August rush 2010!!!

[ddow58 2]

Hello all! I will be banded the 24th and so counting down the days! I have to be at the surgery center at 10:30 a.m. for a 1:30 pm surgery! I may not get home until later in the evening. I'm on a two-week high Protein diet with two shakes during the day and a light meal for dinner. I'm down a few pounds but cheated miserably over the weekend. I'm sticking to it this week and not cheating.

Two years ago I had the Realize Band for 48 hours and then had some complications from a lacerated small intestine from the surgery. Subsequently, I had the band removed and had to have extensive small bowel resection and spent a week in the hospital. Here I am now, healed up from that and will be Lap-Banded the 24th of this month. I am having some deep anxiety about it, but I have a great surgeon and will place all of my trust in him.

You are a very brave lady!!! wow! Not sure I would go for it a second time. Let us know how you are doing.

Hi everyone, I did it! I am banded and it went fine. A little uncomfortable and gas pain not too bad. Nothing pain meds won't help lol.So glad to be home and in my own bed lastnight. Thanks so much for all the support and good wishes. I am so glad everyone had a good surgery on 8/16 our lucky day! Good luck to all of the other's waiting you can do it. Talk more later.

Congratulations!!!!

[Beachbunny 5]

Im home and Banded!!! got to the hospital at 10:00 and didn't have surgery until 4:15. Had a good experience . I walked and walked and walked. the liquid loritab isn't as good with the port pain as the meds in the hospital.

Im officially in Band land!!!!

~jennifer

[RyanZ 0]

Im home and Banded!!! got to the hospital at 10:00 and didn't have surgery until 4:15. Had a good experience . I walked and walked and walked. the liquid loritab isn't as good with the port pain as the meds in the hospital.

Im officially in Band land!!!!

~jennifer

Congrats!! I was banded yesterday at home today feeling the good ole gas pains. Good luck to you and I hope your recovery is painless.

[zeniada 9]

Im home and Banded!!! got to the hospital at 10:00 and didn't have surgery until 4:15. Had a good experience . I walked and walked and walked. the liquid loritab isn't as good with the port pain as the meds in the hospital.

Im officially in Band land!!!!

~jennifer

Good Job Beach bunny so glad your doing well i am so jealous of you but my day will come next thursday!!! cant wait whoo hooo! :smile2:

[MelBigBoobsDubDueces 8]

LOVING THE AUGUST RUSH! MY BANDING IS IN EXACTLY ONE WEEK! AUGUST 25TH! :smile2:

Love to Everyone and Love YOURSELF!

[zeniada 9]

LOVING THE AUGUST RUSH! MY BANDING IS IN EXACTLY ONE WEEK! AUGUST 25TH! :smile2:

Love to Everyone and Love YOURSELF!

Congrats Melanie I am the day after you on the 26th so excited were gonna rock this and next summer were gonna be whole new peeps!!!

[MelBigBoobsDubDueces 8]

Congrats Melanie I am the day after you on the 26th so excited were gonna rock this and next summer were gonna be whole new peeps!!!

Oh we are TOTALLY gona rock this! :smile2: I have so many feelings and emotions right now! but so excited and ready to change my life! zeniada-are u getting LapbAND OR Realize? just out of curiosity...

[jenontheband 0]

Congrats to everyone being banded. I would not trade this for the world! I feel stronger and more in control everyday!

[LaurieH 0]

Congrats to all of you!

[dm5201 1]

5 more days for me before I'm banded! Yea, for me!:thumbup:

[NightNurse 1]

Good Morning! I'm Banded!!!! Went in for a 7:00 surgery and was back to the hotel by 5:00. So far no gas pain ( wow I'm lucky ) but my poor belly sure does hurt. I find it is very hard to get up and down, I've been trying to walk, walk, walk and I even snuck in the shower this morning and just let the hot Water run on my back. DH has been so sweet and got up with me several times last night to walk with me ( in case I got dizzy ) Going to try to head home in a little bit. Congats to all my 18th brothers and sisters and to all the AUGUST RUSH!!!

I can't wait to become a big loser!!!!:thumbup:

[dm5201 1]

BeachBunny and NightNurse, post a play-by-play when you get a chance! Love reading those surgery day stories! Best wishes, Donna

[2miserable 0]

It's soooo reassuring to hear all the positive things so far. Maybe August is our lucky month! I barely got in... my surgery is the 31st. And then the next day (Sept 1st) is my 5 year anniversary to stop smoking!!!! Yeah Me!!!

Well good luck to EVERYONE here! Keep us posted how things are going.

[ddow58 2]

Hey, Diane. Congrats on the quit smoking anniversary. I hit 8 years on the 8th of this month. It's so great to be a non-smoker now. It was such a hard thing to quit. Next year I am going to be saying the same thing about losing weight. What a lifelong struggle to have finally overcome! I can't wait!!

[zeniada 9]

Oh we are TOTALLY gona rock this! :thumbup: I have so many feelings and emotions right now! but so excited and ready to change my life! zeniada-are u getting LAP-BAND® OR Realize? just out of curiosity...

i will be getting the Lap band probably the 10cc depending on what size my stomach is......