August 6th...time for a healthy change. anyone else new in august?

[melissag43 51]

you ladies will do great. I was banded on july 10th and i would have never believed you could eat so little food and be satisfied. Hang in there.

[angemc 85]

I am having my surgery at 1:30 tomorrow' date=' so I am right behind you. See you on the other side![/quote']

Good luck! I am feeling groggy and sore but ok. How are you?

[angemc 85]

Hey guys! I just had my surgery this past Tuesday July 30th. I was 389 when I started and with my pre-op diet I lost 14 pounds. I too had to eat all my fav foods. I know and hope eventually I can enjoy them again just in a different way. I'm feeling good. Just to the point where I'm tired of the liquid diet that is after surgery. I'm so ready for my soft mushy food diet. I found out about this site last night through a girl who is apart of the norton weight management support group on Facebook. This is great we have all these ways to support one another and to get each other through the highs and lows of our new beginning.

Hi brittani, I was banded today. My starting weight was 399 and I lost 22 on pre-op (which was for 4 weeks). How are you feeling a week out from being banded?

[Brittani87 30]

I am feeling pretty good. Just sore more than anything. In the beginning I wasn't worried about food. I've been doing chicken broth and Protein Shakes and Popsicles. I'm kind of over the Jello. I am starting to get hungry. I see my doctor tomorrow so hopefully he will put me on soft foods. Then ill have more options. I'm still taking it easy. But I feel good and I'm glad I went with the band. I believe it was the best choice for me. How are you feeling? I know the first couple days were kinda rough just bc of walking and stuff. I do sit with a pillow across my stomach. Also you may want to get gas-x pill either the chewable kind or the kind that dissolve bc I was miserable the other day my chest was so tight from the gas and when I took one I felt alot better. Ask your doctor though. It's just kinda hard to burp in the beginning and that's why they want u walking. It helps

[donna450 130]

Good to hear you all are doing good, and in high spirits. Positives thoughts are vibing through me just reading the posts.

8-8 is coming up this Thursday and preop will start. 8-23 is my banding date. I'm a little nervous cause I take so many meds and have to have then changed to be able to take them after surgery. Some are psychiatric, which all of them come in chewable form. The others I saw my doctor today and the office called the pharmacy to check out the others and I was tld they all could be crushed. So I should be able to get off about 6 of them right away, but the others will be a little longer, except my psych drugs which I need all the time. I am willing and ready for this to happen. I just found out today that my doctor doing the surgery is dropping the insurance I use so as of the end of the year I'll need to find another doctor who does lapbanding and be sure he takes my insurance. I'm on an *** United Healthcare. So that'll be in the works after surgery. I don't want to get caught without one. This is too important. So another worry. Take it a day at a time.

Best to all of you. Donna

[Brittani87 30]

Donna I wish you the best of luck. I know it's not hard to stress and worry because I was there too. I was wanting my surgery done before I went back to work and I started stressing as the end of July approached. I just kept praying about it and on July 23 they called and said insurance approved it and that my doctor scheduled me for the following Tuesday he opened that day for me because normally he just does the surgeries on Wednesday's and he knew how important it was to me to get this done. If u don't mind me asking what state you're from..I mean if ur from Kentucky/Indiana I could give u my doctors name. But stay positive everything will work out

[angemc 85]

I am feeling pretty good. Just sore more than anything. In the beginning I wasn't worried about food. I've been doing chicken broth and Protein shakes and Popsicles. I'm kind of over the Jello. I am starting to get hungry. I see my doctor tomorrow so hopefully he will put me on soft foods. Then ill have more options. I'm still taking it easy. But I feel good and I'm glad I went with the band. I believe it was the best choice for me. How are you feeling? I know the first couple days were kinda rough just bc of walking and stuff. I do sit with a pillow across my stomach. Also you may want to get gas-x pill either the chewable kind or the kind that dissolve bc I was miserable the other day my chest was so tight from the gas and when I took one I felt alot better. Ask your doctor though. It's just kinda hard to burp in the beginning and that's why they want u walking. It helps

I've been having Water and broth and have started to feel hungry in the last hour or so. I am still really sore so not at the point of thinking I made the right decision yet. My shoulders hurt. Oh my do they hurt!!! But I'm just hoping that each day ill feel a little better and the band will start working for me

[Tomander 614]

I found a heating pad really helped with the shoulder pain... that's the only pain I had... walking also helped.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 160 lbs

[healthydnp 96]

Headed to the hospital.

[stephwellman 131]

Headed to the hospital.

Good luck!

[angemc 85]

Headed to the hospital.

Good luck

[angemc 85]

I found a heating pad really helped with the shoulder pain... that's the only pain I had... walking also helped.

Tom' date=' Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 160 lbs[/quote']

Tomander my heat pad has been my best friend today!

[donna450 130]

Donna I wish you the best of luck. I know it's not hard to stress and worry because I was there too. I was wanting my surgery done before I went back to work and I started stressing as the end of July approached. I just kept praying about it and on July 23 they called and said insurance approved it and that my doctor scheduled me for the following Tuesday he opened that day for me because normally he just does the surgeries on Wednesday's and he knew how important it was to me to get this done. If u don't mind me asking what state you're from..I mean if ur from Kentucky/Indiana I could give u my doctors name. But stay positive everything will work out

Brittani-Thanks for the support. I live in Florida but originally from Ft. Wayne, IN. But I've been down here for about 26 years so maybe a Floridian. LOL

I hope you are feeling better as each day passes. It really is hard to imagine not eating the way I've been eating and getting along with it so well and losing so much weight. It really boggles my mind. Thursday coming up fast and I'm already feeling the shakes from maybe having low blood sugar levels. But I am projecting, I know. One day at a time. I've got to learn to do that more. BTW you've been banded a little while how is it going for you? Are you seeing the healing process working smoothly? and with little pain? It's so much to grasp. Making this lifelong change makes it difficult to not to think of all the things that could happen. So there I go again. One day at a time. For me being 63 you would think I wouldn't be such a baby!! LOL. You have a great day. Kudos to you.

[dalittlejohn 2]

i got banded yesterday 8-5 ... feeling excited for my new healthy life style

[donna450 130]

i got banded yesterday 8-5 ... feeling excited for my new healthy life style

Great!! How are you feeling? Mentally you sound pumped. That's the way to handle it. I hope I am over this jittery feeling when it's my time in about 2 weeks. Good luck on your postop and beyond.