September Bandsters

[Tanya_cotto 5]

I'm getting banded on the 30th of this month!

It seems right for me since I'm Ending the September with a surgery

And Starting October as a New person!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Just Wondering What i should buy pre-surgery so my at home recovery can go smoothly.

So for i have to get:

Gas X or Beano

Veggies and fruits to puree

A new book

And pain/ nausea Meds

Anything else you Guys/Gals can recommend?

Do September bandsters Have a Nickname Yet?

[Janice S 2]

Update: pain felt like severe heartburn. At 1 am they gave me Tordol. This was like magic. It significantly decreased my pain. I don't know why the surgeon doesn't order this earlier on surgical day...it was a big help in my recovery. Am ready for something other than Water and ice...patience needed.

[trinate 0]

Me too! I will be glad to see everyones post tomorrow. I just finished a bottled Water and thought... Well. Thats it! So I am off to bed to hopefully sleep some!

it's 3am where I'm at... I am so excited, I can't sleep =D

[Marebeth1 2]

I'm getting banded on the 30th of this month!

It seems right for me since I'm Ending the September with a surgery

And Starting October as a New person!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Just Wondering What i should buy pre-surgery so my at home recovery can go smoothly.

So for i have to get:

Gas X or Beano

Veggies and fruits to puree

A new book

And pain/ nausea Meds

Anything else you Guys/Gals can recommend?

Do September bandsters Have a Nickname Yet?

Congrats Tan ya!! I am pre-op from 9-13 and i can tell you what I did. My doctor gave me Prevacid - an antacid that dissolves on the tongue. I bought some baby food fruit that was on sale. If you take any meds, call you PCP and get your meds to liquids if possible. Your lap band surgeon should prescribe you RX for pain meds and nausea. I didn't know until a few days what was the plan was. Buy a pill crusher. Get a Blender Bottle and make sure it has measurements you can read. Get a food scale to weigh but you don't have to buy this until later. Make sure you have some loose pajamas or gown. Buy some Protein drinks. I got Atkins or EAS at Walmart that are ready made box drinks, because after surgery it is easy and fast to get it out of the fridge when I am feeling puny. I would buy any veggies or fruits to puree just yet but when you do, buy nothing with seeds or stringy like asparagus. Oh yeah, Flintstones chewable Vitamins or liquid Vitamins. You will need to clean yourself out or your doctor may tell you Clear Liquids for two days. I opted for the clean out the day before surgery and bough Magnesium Citrate at Walgreens and I had to take some Miralax as well. For post surgery at home I would start taking MiraLax every day until you have your first bowel movement. It took me 8 days for my first one because after surgery we aren't eating.

Hope this helps.....I have got a lot of good info from others and it has helped me a lot! Welcome to the new world!!

I started a NEW TOPIC on Protein Drinks so we can all put some good info on what is good, not so good, where to buy, etc. I'm still trying to figure this website out and some of it is confusing to me....lol

[Marebeth1 2]

Update: pain felt like severe heartburn. At 1 am they gave me Tordol. This was like magic. It significantly decreased my pain. I don't know why the surgeon doesn't order this earlier on surgical day...it was a big help in my recovery. Am ready for something other than Water and ice...patience needed.

My stay after surgery I kept getting ice and sips of water....I never got heartburn but already had a lot of pain. I wished I was online because I had my iphone with me at the hospital. They usually give a pain med in your IV, first night I had a push button for pain. Sometimes they have to change meds that will work better for you. I'm glad they got your pain under control, that is a main key to your recovery. I took the ice and Water for two days and my doc said when I get home start the Protein drinks.

[Marebeth1 2]

Me too! I will be glad to see everyones post tomorrow. I just finished a bottled Water and thought... Well. Thats it! So I am off to bed to hopefully sleep some!

See you on the other side - of lap band world!!!

[need2lose2 10]

Good luck to everyone getting banded today!!

I was banded on monday. Pain is getting a bit bearable so i stopped the lortabs. Gas is stil pretty bad. Am really tired lately so i'm trying to rest as much as i can. Getting kind of sick of the Protein shakes and i don't much some of the recipes

[Janice S 2]

I had Dilaudid IV for pain but the Tordol worked the best. Just finished my second 1/2 mile walk. Had my barium swallow xray. Waiting to graduate to Jello, broth and popsicles in a few minutes. Will go home this afternoon.

[Erika78 1]

Thanks!!! I started the pre-surg diet today. So far so good! I am so happy to hear your surgery went well

Good luck Erika! I was banded yesterday and it was easy peasy! Hoping for yours to be the same.

[Peps 1]

Getting banded tomorrow!!! So excited and good luck to all September bandsters! We are making changes for a long and healthy life style..... Change is difficult and I'm glad we have each other for support!

Hi Kat,

I'm thinking of you today while you're having your surgery. I know all will go well for you. Let us hear from you when you feel up to it. Take care! We're all here for you! Peg

[Peps 1]

Me too! I will be glad to see everyones post tomorrow. I just finished a bottled Water and thought... Well. Thats it! So I am off to bed to hopefully sleep some!

Good luck today with the surgery! Can't wait to hear how it went. Take care. My thoughts are with you. Peg

[DawnH 9]

Good luck to all the people being banded today!

[DawnH 9]

I'm getting banded on the 30th of this month!

It seems right for me since I'm Ending the September with a surgery

And Starting October as a New person!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Just Wondering What i should buy pre-surgery so my at home recovery can go smoothly.

So for i have to get:

Gas X or Beano

Veggies and fruits to puree

A new book

And pain/ nausea Meds

Anything else you Guys/Gals can recommend?

Do September bandsters Have a Nickname Yet?

Make sure they are the Gas X strips and I wouldn't worry too much about getting fruits and veggies yet. It will be a little while before you can have those and they will probably go bad before you can have them. I would think the hospital will give you pain meds but my dr. didn't give me any rx for nausea meds once I left the hospital so you may want to check if they will give you some for once you get home. I know I could have used some at home. Good luck!

[DawnH 9]

Okay, this is a silly question but for those of you that are post-op and still on the liquid diets is there something that you can't wait to eat when you get on the pureed/mushies part? I am craving refried beans! It is the weirdest thing but that just sounds so good. I go to my post op on Tuesday so I am hoping to advance them so I can have some, lol. Just a silly question

[Marebeth1 2]

Okay, this is a silly question but for those of you that are post-op and still on the liquid diets is there something that you can't wait to eat when you get on the pureed/mushies part? I am craving refried beans! It is the weirdest thing but that just sounds so good. I go to my post op on Tuesday so I am hoping to advance them so I can have some, lol. Just a silly question

I get my staples out on Wednesday and then start on pureed foods for 2 weeks. LOL, I don't like refried Beans, so I will ever crave them, they give me gas and I could imagine how that would make me feel right now. I'm wanting some clam chowder (strain the clams out) or baked potato Soup. This is the stage I will HATE cause I hate pureed foods but I'll get thru it.

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