Any July 2011 Bandsters?

[Missy East 3]

Getting banded on FRIDAY! So excited -- more excited than scared, actually! I'm on my liquid diet, and though I've cheated a few times :X, I'm pretty positive everything will go smoothly. I quit smoking in December 2010 because my surgeon asked me too but I'd suuuuuuure love a few right now!

Good Luck to everyone and I hope to see some progress pictures, I'm sure I will post some too. Hugs.

[karmaandkismet 0]

On the other side now! Everything went smoothly. Band is in place and had a hernia repair also. My incisions barely hurt. I do feel like I've don 10,000 sit ups and the gas pain is pretty intense right now. I took some gas-x and I'm counting down he minutes until I an have some pain meds again. In the mean time I'm laying with a heating bad to my upper back to help calms the nerves for the gas pain. An added feature of my heating pad that helps is that I .have a vibrating heating pad. The vibrations help take the edge off of the intest.

[teacherz 1]

I'm officially banded! Everything went amazingly well - I can't believe how smoothly it all went! At home now. Very sore and have some gas pain, but no nausea, Thank God... It sounds like if I can just make it through the next 2 days or so, the worst will be over. Looking forward to this brand new chapter in my lfe!

[karmaandkismet 0]

Me too! The gas is the suckiest part. Ugh.

I'm officially banded! Everything went amazingly well - I can't believe how smoothly it all went! At home now. Very sore and have some gas pain, but no nausea, Thank God... It sounds like if I can just make it through the next 2 days or so, the worst will be over. Looking forward to this brand new chapter in my lfe!

[Scott 72511 0]

I am being banded this monday July 25th. Very excited yet very nervous. Been working on this whole process since Feb of this year, but have been contemplating the band for quite some time. Good luck to everyone!

Scott

[sorcia1 2]

Welcome Scott, and so glad to hear from the others recently banded that are checking in as OK!

I'm headed to a support group that my surgeon's medical practice holds every month for lap band patients, it's pretty awesome. Does anyone else do those?

Tomorrow just has one person getting banded, Carmen16!

No date yet: nickieredd79

June 27:pkjjm31049

June 30: Nechama L

July 1: jenjaw, nancy2011, amjcal, Tracy N, xlstan, Wendy Muehleisen, ahassan, KevinM, Banded Karebear, lifeisjustbeginning2011 (Amy)

July 5: AlyGurl (Aly), MassMom01527 (Steph), Allison0927, Harvest Farmer, wannabe21bmi (Kate), Kim from CT, blackmajyk, Xtinabrown13, Ecinaj, Wanttobeskinny22

July 6: lizzy21050, crash878905, Lorelei, Kimiky, Diana1980

July 7: nesportsfan, hokdo, songbird5769, Short and Chunky, LisaB68, pinktink, dare2bthin

July 11: dixiechick, honeybunny, Jessica43082, hlong1985, Breezybbyy, BANDme_LUV, jengy, leemuise

July 12: BandedApril (April), merlina, mfrancis, Kay Adams

July 13: CurlyDiva, Tammy A, Lisa_MC, Ginasjmm4, JulieB0802

July 14: crystalddm, BandItOrLoseIt, MassMommyRebecca, schmidty42, NewCruiseGirl2011, Denise'sjourney, Meerkat135, dmhanaphy (Dawn Marie)

July 15: Shauna Deanne, Corize, JohnnyBoy, Labella624, Moe-Moe

July 17: Nouzi

July 18: Colee85, Bandmebaby!, ANewMe63

July 19: Mrs. Schultz, karmaandkismet, Anjiie, teacherz

July 20: Carmen16

July 21: NomersCat, Coco's mum, Rock4Light401, TWILLED

July 22: razzcat, Kgirl1960 (Kristy), BamaBrandy

July 25: cat lady, dropsizes (Mary), spicensour, Scott 72511

July 26: Serifa, MustangMama

July 27: Healthy4Ever, 30Something (JeVona), lburn

July 28: Erica Pizzi, whitetiger011680, sherylb

July 29: ButterflyM, PungosMama, kychick1294

[bandit31 0]

Hi everyone,

Just got banded yesterday.. Wow.. not bad at all. Today, my port site is sooooreeee.. hard to get up and down and can't really find a comfortable chair. I hadn't expected to have pain in that port site .. but it's only when I get up ..

Drinking 6 oz every hour and recording it...

Hubby has all 3 cups lined up for me to drink.... What a guy!

I hope eveyone is doing well. I know when this pain and gas goes away, it will be so great.. Can't wait for that day! Thinking about you all..

till tomorow...

[natcheznate 0]

Getting banded on FRIDAY! So excited -- more excited than scared, actually! I'm on my liquid diet, and though I've cheated a few times :X, I'm pretty positive everything will go smoothly. I quit smoking in December 2010 because my surgeon asked me too but I'd suuuuuuure love a few right now!

Good Luck to everyone and I hope to see some progress pictures, I'm sure I will post some too. Hugs.

I am having my banding done Friday also...good luck...

[natcheznate 0]

I am having my banding done Friday at Ochsners medical center in New Orleans. I have pretty much been on a liguid Protein Shake diet for the past 10 days. I thought I would lose lots of weight on this liquid diet....but I have not. What about yall?

[Delete 0]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Lori. I'm also being banded on July 25th. I am very nervous about surgery, which has caused a yo-yo effect from day to day. Today, I have just decided to put up a stop sign in regards to fear of the unknown and move forward.

I want to say thank you to everyone, it is your posts that have helped me to move forward.

Btw....My surgery pre-testing is tomorrow!!!

Good luck to all!

[MustangMama 2]

NatchezNate... I have been on the pre-op diet for 6 days and have lost 9 pounds. All Water I'm sure but its nice to see the loss anyway. I am also in Louisiana btw, getting banded on the 26th.

[30SOMETHING 16]

Thanks for reposting this Shauna. I fdorgot this was on here. Today my preop was moved up a day. Every since I hung up from the dcotors office I have not been able to focus. Im so excited that I just cant take it.

Here you go...from way back on page 7!

Food:

sugar free popsicles

sugar free Jello

Protein shakes

fruit juice/milk/crystal light (I LOVE the Walmart brand of crystal light)

Soup

Medical:

Gas X Strips

Scar cream or cocoa butter

Ice packs

Heating Pad

Lip balm

OTC Pain reliever

General:

drinking straws

electronic scale

hand blender

new set of knives (nice and sharp to cut up food!)

"Bandwagon" book

small rubbermaid containers to help portion out food

food scale

measuring cups

[karmaandkismet 0]

Morning after surgery. Still gassy and sore. I'm trying to tell myself that this is going to feel a lot better in a few days.

[Missy East 3]

I thought I'd add my name to the list of those getting banded on July 22nd

No date yet: nickieredd79

June 27:pkjjm31049

June 30: Nechama L

July 1: jenjaw, nancy2011, amjcal, Tracy N, xlstan, Wendy Muehleisen, ahassan, KevinM, Banded Karebear, lifeisjustbeginning2011 (Amy)

July 5: AlyGurl (Aly), MassMom01527 (Steph), Allison0927, Harvest Farmer, wannabe21bmi (Kate), Kim from CT, blackmajyk, Xtinabrown13, Ecinaj, Wanttobeskinny22

July 6: lizzy21050, crash878905, Lorelei, Kimiky, Diana1980

July 7: nesportsfan, hokdo, songbird5769, Short and Chunky, LisaB68, pinktink, dare2bthin

July 11: dixiechick, honeybunny, Jessica43082, hlong1985, Breezybbyy, BANDme_LUV, jengy, leemuise

July 12: BandedApril (April), merlina, mfrancis, Kay Adams

July 13: CurlyDiva, Tammy A, Lisa_MC, Ginasjmm4, JulieB0802

July 14: crystalddm, BandItOrLoseIt, MassMommyRebecca, schmidty42, NewCruiseGirl2011, Denise'sjourney, Meerkat135, dmhanaphy (Dawn Marie)

July 15: Shauna Deanne, Corize, JohnnyBoy, Labella624, Moe-Moe

July 17: Nouzi

July 18: Colee85, Bandmebaby!, ANewMe63

July 19: Mrs. Schultz, karmaandkismet, Anjiie, teacherz

July 20: Carmen16

July 21: NomersCat, Coco's mum, Rock4Light401, TWILLED

July 22: razzcat, Kgirl1960 (Kristy), BamaBrandy, Kimberly (Kimmietoes)

July 25: cat lady, dropsizes (Mary), spicensour, Scott 72511

July 26: Serifa, MustangMama

July 27: Healthy4Ever, 30Something (JeVona), lburn

July 28: Erica Pizzi, whitetiger011680, sherylb

July 29: ButterflyM, PungosMama, kychick1294

[Missy East 3]

Morning after surgery. Still gassy and sore. I'm trying to tell myself that this is going to feel a lot better in a few days.

Congratulations, Karma!! It will definitely feel better in a few days, keep your chin up and stay positive!! Hugs.