New member with Lap Band Surgery 7 days away

[Scott 72511 0]

Hello Everyone, my name is Scott. I am new to this forum and soon to be new at the Lap Band. Surgery is monday 7-25-11. I am nervous but very excited for the future. I look forward to makeing some new friends here. Also reading and shareing stories.

[xlstan 2]

Welcome Scott!

believe it or not there are a few guys lurking around here. I was banded July 1 and am thrilled that I did it! Will your doc have you on a two-week pre-op liquid diet? yea, that was fun....

anyway, feel free to respond or email me if you have questions/concerns... I screwed around with this decision for 2 years.. damn I wasted some time. So glad that's done and I"m getting on with my life!

Stan

Hello Everyone, my name is Scott. I am new to this forum and soon to be new at the Lap Band. Surgery is monday 7-25-11. I am nervous but very excited for the future. I look forward to makeing some new friends here. Also reading and shareing stories.

[Scott 72511 0]

Welcome Scott!

believe it or not there are a few guys lurking around here. I was banded July 1 and am thrilled that I did it! Will your doc have you on a two-week pre-op liquid diet? yea, that was fun....

anyway, feel free to respond or email me if you have questions/concerns... I screwed around with this decision for 2 years.. damn I wasted some time. So glad that's done and I"m getting on with my life!

Stan

Hello Stan! Thanks for replying. Actually no my Doctor does not have me on a 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I see alot of people do and alot of people don't have to do the 2 week pre-op marathon. However I had to lose 35 pounds before he would do the surgery, so maybe thats why. I do have to do a liquid diet the day before surgery, and a 2 week liquid diet post surgery, but I think that is standard for everyone? I am excited as I can be, but nervous as I have ever been at the same time. How has your recovery been post op? And how do you feel now at almost a month later? Thanks

Scott

[ctagoai 0]

Welcome Scott!

I am also getting banded on July 25th, just like you I am a little nervous but more excited than anything else! Good luck with the rest of your preop diet and see you around!

Christine

Hello Everyone, my name is Scott. I am new to this forum and soon to be new at the Lap Band. Surgery is monday 7-25-11. I am nervous but very excited for the future. I look forward to makeing some new friends here. Also reading and shareing stories.

[Scott 72511 0]

Welcome Scott!

I am also getting banded on July 25th, just like you I am a little nervous but more excited than anything else! Good luck with the rest of your preop diet and see you around!

Christine

Good luck to you also Christine!

[xlstan 2]

Hey man!!

My recovery post-op has been just fine as far as I"m concerned. Spent the night in the hospital Friday July 1, came home Saturday July 2. made it a point to take my pain meds on schedule, and to get up and move every hour for at least 10 minutes for starters, then up from there. moving helps with the healing and the gas. I slept in a recliner, semi-upright when I got home and for the first week, just because it was more comfortable. By Tuesday afternoon that punched-in-the-gut feeling was pretty much gone; on Friday I cut the lawn and on Monday I was back at work. I should tell you that I slept ALOT from Saturday to Tuesday.

Anyway, going on 3 weeks post op, and now on the pureed diet, and no joke I feel great!! All the things that I thought would be issues coming out of surgery are pretty much nonexistent, like chewing enough, being hungry/thirsty, being too tight, blah, blah, blah... instead, it's almost like when the doc put in the lap band he also flipped a switch from pig-out mode to pay attention mode. I'm finding it simple to keep track of calories and protein; something I hated before no matter what diet I tried. that's part of the reason why you find me here now, banded.

I'm still just a little sore around my incision, and I'm in no mood to pick up anything heavy just yet, but that's a good thing..I"m finally learning some limits. Doc tells me it takes about 6 weeks to completely recover from this, and I'll take his word for it.

So, I hope this encourages you and maybe allays some fears... I'm so glad I did this and damn I wished I'd hopped on it sooner!

Stan

Hello Stan! Thanks for replying. Actually no my Doctor does not have me on a 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I see alot of people do and alot of people don't have to do the 2 week pre-op marathon. However I had to lose 35 pounds before he would do the surgery, so maybe thats why. I do have to do a liquid diet the day before surgery, and a 2 week liquid diet post surgery, but I think that is standard for everyone? I am excited as I can be, but nervous as I have ever been at the same time. How has your recovery been post op? And how do you feel now at almost a month later? Thanks

Scott

[Scott 72511 0]

Hey man!!

My recovery post-op has been just fine as far as I"m concerned. Spent the night in the hospital Friday July 1, came home Saturday July 2. made it a point to take my pain meds on schedule, and to get up and move every hour for at least 10 minutes for starters, then up from there. moving helps with the healing and the gas. I slept in a recliner, semi-upright when I got home and for the first week, just because it was more comfortable. By Tuesday afternoon that punched-in-the-gut feeling was pretty much gone; on Friday I cut the lawn and on Monday I was back at work. I should tell you that I slept ALOT from Saturday to Tuesday.

Anyway, going on 3 weeks post op, and now on the pureed diet, and no joke I feel great!! All the things that I thought would be issues coming out of surgery are pretty much nonexistent, like chewing enough, being hungry/thirsty, being too tight, blah, blah, blah... instead, it's almost like when the doc put in the lap band he also flipped a switch from pig-out mode to pay attention mode. I'm finding it simple to keep track of calories and protein; something I hated before no matter what diet I tried. that's part of the reason why you find me here now, banded.

I'm still just a little sore around my incision, and I'm in no mood to pick up anything heavy just yet, but that's a good thing..I"m finally learning some limits. Doc tells me it takes about 6 weeks to completely recover from this, and I'll take his word for it.

So, I hope this encourages you and maybe allays some fears... I'm so glad I did this and damn I wished I'd hopped on it sooner!

Stan

Stan, it is great to hear your doing so well with your band! Also your advice and words have put my mind a little more at ease. I am still a little worried about the whole 2 week liquid diet post op. I will probaby go crazy hahaha. But I am sure I will get through it. Thanks for all your time and advice, I look forward to talking to you again soon.

Scott