April Bandster Bunnies

[mamasugar 0]

April 27th here...really nervous!! Never had surgery before or never been put to sleep!!!! I had a friend come up to me yesterday trying to talk me out of it because she said she knew ppl that had died from this surgery! I about DIED!! Scarred me so bad I went home and researched the percentages of deaths with LAP-BAND®!! I am still going through with it because I have Jesus in my heart and on my side!!

Hi Love, u have the answer to the question. Jesus is the ultimate doctor and healer. People get killed eday by driving down the street. Keep ur faith, commit the surgery team in God's hands and keep going. Fear and faith can not reside in the same space. By HIS stripes u r healed. God Bless

[tawandabee 0]

April 13th will a year of having the band. And i love all 12 months of it..Went from a size 22 to a size 10-12

[waynooo 1]

I was scheduled for 03/31/2010 but my Docs dad passed away on the 30th.:sad: I am now rescheduled for tomorrow 04/08/2010!:thumbup: Wishing every bander good luck and a very long success!!!:mad:

Welcome to the April bunch!

[twinserely 0]

Well the time is finally here tomorrow is the day I am scheduled for 5:30a.m. have to leave the house at 4:00 hope I can sleep tonight I am so anxious I don't think I will be able to. Hopefully I will be back home tomorrow night. If I am I will post how it went. :mad:

Looks like there is a lot of us getting banded tomorrow. Good luck to everyone and see you on the losing side. :thumbup:

[happytrucker280 0]

Froggie D where are you? We need an update....

Mamasugar how are you feeling? Are catching a jet to see the family.

Hello to everybody. Congrats to the newly banded and to those that are too be banded.

Classes started back for me on Tues so I have missed quite a few posts, wow.

My post op appt is on tomorrow and I am so ready to come of of the Clear Liquids. No pain or soreness since Sunday night. These loose bowels are the pits.. I've been using IDS 42g Protein Shots and GNC pro performance to get the Protein in. The incisions are healing wonderfully. Dr Bagnato did an excellent job.:thumbup:

[happytrucker280 0]

Well the time is finally here tomorrow is the day I am scheduled for 5:30a.m. have to leave the house at 4:00 hope I can sleep tonight I am so anxious I don't think I will be able to. Hopefully I will be back home tomorrow night. If I am I will post how it went. :mad:

Looks like there is a lot of us getting banded tomorrow. Good luck to everyone and see you on the losing side. :thumbup:

Good Luck to ya. See ya on the losing side...

[Froggie D 1]

Greetings all, everyone.

Had my surgery today. Went in at 8:30 and at 8:50 they told my husband I was done and I was a textbook case!!!

Then they told me I could go haome. I thought I had to stay overmight, so I insisted they call my insurance and I got to go home.

I am sore, as if I had just done a thousand sit ups, but no pain, no gas, no farting, and some nice, releaving burps. I am drinking my Water and a Protein Drink. Not hungry. Walked around the block with my husband.

Overall, much easier than I anticipated. And, when they weighed me, I had lost 23 pounds.

Hurray for me! Life is good.

Best of luck to those getting banded tomorrow.

:thumbup:

[Bitsyb33 0]

Mine was scheduled today for April 19th!!! I'm so excited and scared to death!! :thumbup:

[mamasugar 0]

this mornin, I woke up feeling very naseaous, I also started my TOM (time of month) overnight. I am not sure if there is any relation to my nausea. I am still on liquids and at this moment I cannot phatom having another Protein drink. I have been sipping on calorie free lemonade to cut down on the naseauted feeling.

I s/w nurse advised that I was feeling like crap. I told her that I cannot do the pro shakes today. She convinced me to try other brands. I was not able to get my shakes in today. Whenever, I tried I wld gag and I did not want to risk vomitting. My doctor prescribed me some nausea medication. Just liquids and a chocolate malt energy drink called MILO (very popular in Mexico and Africa). God willing, 2morrow I will go and buy some Protein Shots.

I have pushed my post op for 2 morrow. Catching a flight to see my family afterwards. I am suprising them, was supposed to get there on Saturday, but I just can't wait.

What happened to my ability to BURP! All I want to do is burp. Also, I have been able to fart (TMI) quite a few times today. ThanK God I am alone.

Congrats to all those banded 2day. God be with those being handled 2morrow.

Edited April 8, 2010 by mamasugar

[happytrucker280 0]

Greetings all, everyone.

Had my surgery today. Went in at 8:30 and at 8:50 they told my husband I was done and I was a textbook case!!!

Then they told me I could go haome. I thought I had to stay overmight, so I insisted they call my insurance and I got to go home.

I am sore, as if I had just done a thousand sit ups, but no pain, no gas, no farting, and some nice, releaving burps. I am drinking my Water and a Protein drink. Not hungry. Walked around the block with my husband.

Overall, much easier than I anticipated. And, when they weighed me, I had lost 23 pounds.

Hurray for me! Life is good.

Best of luck to those getting banded tomorrow.

:thumbup:

Wow, that was a great experience. Thanks for updating. I'm glad that all went well for you. Yes, life is good..

[nycphoenix 0]

taking my lortab as prescribed and walking walking walking as much as i can. i can drink my iced tea but i cant seem to get more than 1 Protein drink in. the lortab is killing my appetite. I've been gassy but have been able to pass gas in the last couple of hours. Im constipated so i'm trying to remember to put benefiber in my drinks

[sunshine821 0]

Hi everyone! My name is Stacy and am new here. I finally have a surgery date of April 23rd! Been at this since last July!

I am getting ready to start my 2 week liquid diet on Friday :thumbup: I am going to have to dig real deep for the will power...so I am hoping being on here and reading about everyones successes it will help keep me on track :mad: If anyone has any tips on what helped them get through the liquid diet I would be happy to hear them. Congrats to everyone that has been banded so far and good luck to everyone that are patiently waiting for theirs!

Thanks!

Stacy

[montynic 1]

Welcome to all the new April Bandster Bunnies! And good luck to everyone being banded tomorrow!

Froggie~ Glad to hear you are doing so well!

I had my post-op appt today. Dr says everything looks good. Today was also my first day back to work. I think it went pretty well. I took some Lortab around noon, but have not taken any since. I'm just super excited that I was moved to phase 2 foods... which means... I get to eat mushy foods! Yay! Tonight I enjoyed the most amazing scrambled egg I have ever tasted! Seriously, it was phenomenal! :thumbup: Sounds like all of us on the losing side are doing well and recovering nicely.

Let's all keep up the good work.

[thinatheart 0]

My surgery is scheduled for 4/30. It is self pay so I am still hoping it is worth it.

How can I post a weight loss ticker on my blog?

[beautifulfeet 0]

My surgery is scheduled for 4/30. It is self pay so I am still hoping it is worth it.

How can I post a weight loss ticker on my blog?

My surgery is April 30th and I'm self pay as well! I know it will be worth it...just a few sacrifices for a few years to make sure it gets paid off. I'm stoked! I'm also trying to figure out how to do the tracker thingy. :thumbup: