August 27th banders!

[Stivers4097 9]

I am being banded on Aug 27 and wanted a buddy to post with and see if they are going thru the same things. Any one around this time wanna be my buddy?

[smile1287 2]

I get mine on the 26th!!

[ashleylaray08 37]

I HAVE MINE MONDAY THE 26th!!!!!!

[mstiffanyd 7]

I'm on the 26th too!!!

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

I'm having surgery Tue the 27th! Hollah!

Pre-op sucks.

But I've lost 10 pounds so far, so Yay!

[jfarmer03 20]

I am being banded on Aug 27 and wanted a buddy to post with and see if they are going thru the same things. Any one around this time wanna be my buddy?

I was banded on Aug 20 and I did really good! I had lost 10 lbs going in! Happy!!!!!

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

3 days ago, nice. How you feeling?

[Graceful One 4]

I am currently banded but undergoing a revision & plication this Thursday August 29th! I'm so excited as I've been having problems for such a very long time and I'm ready to get back on the bandwagon!

[dayz1173 1]

I have been banded since Aug 19 and lost 15 pounds so far

[amk2012 10]

I have been banded since Aug 19 and lost 15 pounds so far

Awesome!! I've only lost around eight pounds and I had surgery on 8/14. What types of food are you eating? Any tips?

[angelabgray 17]

I was banded on August 22. I have lost 8 lbs since surgery and 20 total since beginning pre-op diet. Wishing good luck to those who were banded this week! Things seem to get a little better every day.

[dayz1173 1]

Believe or not I'm still on liquids so afraid to eat anything but when I went to the doctor they told me that they want me on purée and chili and bean Soups I guess just afraid to eat and gain weight really that major for me

[mstiffanyd 7]

So i decided to do a youtube channel. I will record a video every week for 52 weeks documenting this amazing journey. If u get bored, feel free to watch lol http://youtu.be/CEA6TVBJDbk

[Graceful One 4]

I was originally banded in 2003 and had a revision with plication yesterday and so far so good! My procedure was to last approximately 60-90 minutes and took over 4 hours as I apparently had a great deal of scar tissue and adhesions on my liver from a previous gallbladder removal as well as other abdominal surgery. My surgeon said that I would be extremely sore with the amount of work that he had to do inside however, I'm feeling pretty good...just like I had a really hard ab workout. Luckily no gas and/or shoulder pains as I had with my original surgery. My biggest problem is nursing my daughter as she just turned one and is now a wiggle worm and likes to contort herself in to many different positions which involve wriggling on my tummy.

Unfortunately I strayed from my original surgeon due to an emergency situation to a surgeon that practices in my area and for the past 3 years have struggled as he felt that 2cc's in a 10 cc band was adequate and that once I had a 'good' fill that I would never need another adjustment. Unfortunately I wasn't even able to maintain a fill as he poked a bunch of holes in my tubing and that wasn't found until I returned to my original surgeon who did the revision yesterday.

I'm elated at this point that I am able to take a few sips and be full.....heck last week I was able to eat a hamburger off the grill with the bun, baked Beans, and a cucumber salad! My surgeon did ask me what my current fill level was so that he could make sure to place an adequate fill in surgery minus a little to compensate for swelling. I'm finally feeling positive being back on the 'band' wagon and know that my new journey is a fresh start and sooner or later I will get back to goal and the point I was prior to my setbacks.