Looking For A Buddy In Vancouver

[Momo13 22]

Anyone here in BC?

[Courtnin 86]

Hi! I live in Kelowna, but I am having my surgery in Victoria. I'm 23 years old. I go for my pre-op visit on October 25 and scheduled surgery for Noveber 16. I would love to keep in touch with a British Columbian

[cms213 119]

I may not live in Canada, but I sure live close! I'm just outside of Seattle WA and I'm just in the beginning stages of all this. I have a couple appointments coming up in October.

[Isaacsmomma 6]

I'm in Ladysmith and having surgery October 9 with Dr. Tang and Dr. Amson. Good luck!

[sookemama 11]

Hurray for BC!

I'm on the island as well... but would love to keep in contact with anyone in BC.

Best Wishes to all!

[Momo13 22]

Hi everyone! Yay to BC bandsters

Today was my big day! Everything went well today with my band surgery according to my nurse and surgeon I was in a lot of pain went I came to, it felt like i had done 1000 crunches the day before, yeouch! they gave me extra codeine. And then the nausea started...so they have me extra gravol. I was in my clothes and shoes and chillin in an upright chair within an hour.

When I got home I was felling pukey... I didn't want to throw up, tried very hard not too but I couldn't help it. It was just a little bit of Water and I felt much better after. I've been dozing on the sofa and taking small sips of Water (my mouth has been really dry). I've had a bit of shoulder pain from the gas, the pain from when I woke up was supposidly from that too.

All in all, other than the few hours of being dopey and feeling like I was going to be sick it's all good! Its kind of a bizarre feeling though, knowing its inside and that I'm finally here, I've wanted this for 10 years. New chapter began today, exited for the future

[Lana08 37]

Hey girl!!! How u doing now? One week out how u feeling? I was banded the day before u in Van:)

[Momo13 22]

Hey!

So...I started my mushy stage yesterday and I've been cooking up a storm!

I made Turkey Taco Chili, Cream of Zucchini Soup and Curried Chickpeas with Quinoa! I blended half and left half of the batches whole and froze it for the soft foods stage in a weeks time.

I'm finding it hard to eat so far just because I'm simply not hungry! What a bizarre thing!!! I have a Protein shake in the morning, 1 cup of mushy food and 1/2 cup of apple sauce or yogurt a day. I'm taking multi Vitamins and fibre supplements too. I've been eating out of a baby bowl (1 cup) and baby spoon it has a locking lid which is handy so I can throw it in my purse and not worry about it spilling.

The first three days post op were pretty uncomfortable and I was in pain. Hurt to breathe, gas pain in my shoulders etc. I took tylenol, gravel and codeine days 1-7 but I'm just dealing with incision pain now (I was banded on Sept. 26th). I have a post op appointment with Dr. Woo next week. I have been able to sleep in my bed on my side for the past two nights but still have discomfort when I have to roll over or wake up on my stomach and when I'm showering.

I haven't had any problems getting food stuck but I have also been chewing consciously and haven't been eating until I'm full... just the cup of food that fills my baby bowl and Im done, no if's and's or but's! The feeling of food passing through the band makes me very "aware" when I eat now, not painful or anything, I can just feel it so it reminds me to slow down and listen to my body. So far, so good!

How are you guys doing!?