Hey there November Bandsters!!!

[marlamarla1 0]

I cant wait to join everyone with my own Lap Band Journey! I have 8 DAYS till sugery!! :rolleyes2:

[Lilly43 0]

Hi Marla! I was banded on Nov 4. Congrats on your surgery next week It wasn't as bad as I thought.. just sore and gassy for a few days. Good luck!

Sheila

[marlamarla1 0]

Hi Marla! I was banded on Nov 4. Congrats on your surgery next week It wasn't as bad as I thought.. just sore and gassy for a few days. Good luck!

Sheila

Thats fabulous, glad to hear you had a bit of smooth sailing. I cant wait to start loosing some weight! How long did you wait to go back to work?

Marla

[Cangel76 1]

Hello and welcome! I was banded November 2, 2010. Recovery hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I am walking a lot to get the gas out, and a little tender, I was off pain meds two days out from surgery. Good luck with everything! Can't wait to hear about your results.

[kaobserver 0]

Banded Nov. 8th and its definately getting better every day. Still dealing with the gas a bit but hopefully that goes away soon. But good luck on your surgery!

[marlamarla1 0]

Are you still on liquids? Have you found any great eats?

Were you given a pre op diet and how much have you lost so far??

Im very curious as to what to expect.

[Cangel76 1]

Are you still on liquids? Have you found any great eats?

Were you given a pre op diet and how much have you lost so far??

Im very curious as to what to expect.

Pre Op was Protein and veggies.

Post op was liquids for 7-14 days, I only did 7 days.

I am now on mushy foods, I can take just about anything and eat it now, just have to either blend it or chew it up really good. Mushy can include sugar free jellos, Protein puddings, beef. It is pretty varied. I have been craving veggies oddly enough, but have to do meat first. LOL

I wish you the best of luck.

I am loosing it slow but working with hte nutritionist, think my calories were too low at first. My body went into starvation mode and started turning calories into fat. Just take it easy and know, 1. Everyone looses at a different rate, 2. Sometimes the weight loss will slow down and then gain momentum again.

[kaobserver 0]

Are you still on liquids? Have you found any great eats?

Were you given a pre op diet and how much have you lost so far??

Im very curious as to what to expect.

Well I'm now Day 8 and my nutritionist said I can have things the consistency of mashed potatoes. So yay to Mashed Potatoes! I asked if he would let me puree shrimp and eat it and he said if I can get it to the consistency of mashed potatoes. Yuck..

So no shrimp for the time being heh. And my weight is on my tracker, counting my starting weight when I weighed in and including that nasty pre-op diet they had me on I've lost 24lbs so far.

[bwhitty 1]

Hey all.... ONE MORE DAY!!

Banding on November 18th,,,I'm so excited I can hardly stand it...

[chopperblue 1]

Hi Marla, I was banded today!!!! I feel really good, the only pain i had was a really bad headache when I woke up. A little bit of morphene and I felt great. Best wishes on your surgery date!!!!

[Cangel76 1]

Thinking of all of you that have been banded and will be banded. sending you lots of luck and healing energy. The surgery is the easy part. The first few weeks before fill can be difficult.

Lots of gentle hugs, you'll be tender for about a week and remember, walk, walk, walk, walk, the first two days are hard, the next three are a medium level, you will get tired easily and then after that you can do pretty good. Follow your lifting restrictions to the best of your ability. Good luck.