Here Come the Emotions...

[rcain03@hotmail.com 1]

I know how you feel. I felt like I was a crackhead getting sent to rehab! I even felt a bit depressed and pissed for a couple of weeks after my surgery. Now, I feel great and it gets better as time goes on because I can see the weight loss now! Don't worry, you will do great! It's hard to do something so nice for yourself sometimes! =)

[CalaCake 0]

In my line of work I see a lot of abusive relationships. Mostly women being physically abused by their lover. That is how I am looking at this banding thing.

1. I am in a relationship with something that I love that makes be feel horrible about myself, makes me hate myself for the way I look, and something that makes me so dependent that I think I can't live without it.

2. If I was in a person to person relationship with someone that made me feel like that I would need to leave, or die. Case in point, I love food, and it abuses me, or I abuse myself with it.

3. In bad relationships the one being hurt always feels like it will be better this time, this time I can control him/her, this time it won't happen again. Will I abuse food again if I decide not to get banded....yup probably. Will I continue in this pattern for the rest of my life....yup probably.

On September 13th I am divorcing food, I am deciding the the relationship we are in is not working for me. Am I going to have a break up phase...yup probably....am I gonna recover and learn to love ME again....yup FOR SURE!

[girlbanded 0]

My surgery is in 12 days and as much as I want this for myself, I am just as nervous, too! All your fears are justified and are completely normal. Looking back, in say 6 months - we will all be in a different world, living a different, much healthier and slimmer life. I send prayers for safe travel, procedure and recovery. We can do this. :smile:

[BeachBabe 0]

I love the abusive relationship analogy! You go girl.

[SarahMarie123 0]

I did it! I am banded! I have a pain build (like a cathedar attached to my belly to help with the pain. I am also on painkillers.

I get up and waslk every 3-4 hours. This is not too bad.

:smile:

[Mandyrae 0]

I did it! I am banded! I have a pain build (like a cathedar attached to my belly to help with the pain. I am also on painkillers.

I get up and waslk every 3-4 hours. This is not too bad.

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Woohoo!!!! Congrats Sarah!!! I am soo happy your doing good. I also had my surgery yesterday and other then feeling sore I feel great. I am up and walking a lot.. my surgeon told me that it will also help the soreness of my tummy feel better. I to had a pump put in my belly for pain meds but had to pull that out last night due to it leaking. I was nervous about taking it out and thought I would for sure be in worse pain without it but so far so good :smile:

[SarahMarie123 0]

Awesome Mandyrae!

I am sorry they had to take out the pain pump. Mine is still in, however I am still taking my full dose of painkillers :smile:

Yay!

[kittykat56 0]

Congratulations, SarahMarie and MandyRae!!! Good Luck to you!