July 2006 Band Crew

[JMO 0]

Where is everyone? or am i doing this wrong?

[hippmom 2]

bgp

guess we are going to be band twinkie-dinks i just have to get through tomorrow without backing out. i'm off work this week and next and i thought this week would drag by but we've had a death in our extended family, my 83 year old mom has been sick, my husband has had to haVe a procedure on his back and our ac went out today!!!! all this has kept me busy and time has flown but the pre opt diet has been hard but with a little thoughtful cheating my scales say i,m down 8-9 lbs

well good luck with you new beginning

[Time2live 0]

Hey all,

So almostready76 and I had our surgeries on Saturday and we flew home to her place on the 10th. It all went totally great. The hospital and hotel in TJ were beautiful and we spent lots of time with 3 other girls who were all banded the same day...one of whom spoke spanish so that was great since the nursing staff had very broken english. Dr. Kuri and his staff were so awesome and just really kind.

Miguel, our driver who picked us up in San Diego was interesting. I saw my life flash before my eyes many times on the ride there....lol.

It was kind of surreal....just thinking that we were in Mexico and really doing this....we laughed sooo much while we were there and surgery went really smooth.

The last few days have been kind of rough. The gas pains spread through both of our backs pretty badly today to the point where it hurt so much to move. Neither of us has any kind of appetite and have basically been eating just to keep out of fasting mode. That's probably been the strangest thing is to go 5 days without food really and not really be wanting it. Though we have talked about food alot...just things that sound good but not that we actually want to eat right now. Over all it was a smooth experience and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dr.Kuri to anyone.

I hope everyone coming up has as positive experience as we did and takes the time to rest and heal.

BTW....our incisions are also healing really quickly too...that was kind of surprising to me.

[Time to love me 0]

Me, me, add me to the list.

July 21 and I my butterflies have moved up into my throat.:nervous

Hey Paulax, You are and have been on the list... It's coming up soon!!! Best of luck to you!! Everyone on this thread has been great about coming back and telling us how it all went.:clap2:

[Time to love me 0]

Hey all,So almostready76 and I had our surgeries on Saturday and we flew home to her place on the 10th. It all went totally great. .

Yeahhhhh, I'm glad to hear that things went good for the both of you! How nice to have met other people there. Must of made it easier and more relaxing. Hope thing continue to go well for you!! Take care

now back to bed... can't sleep.. ughhh :notagree

[loriely 0]

hi my surgery went good .yes the first few days ,there is a little discomfort .getting in and out of bed was hard everyday you feel better i met yoda (her fill) and her dh before surgery so it was nice to talk to them and ask them questions so far so good .i will be glad to eat something solid again (haha) loriely

[dsh0917 0]

Congratulations everyone! I have now been banded since the 3rd. Haven't been hungry, but have had a bit of head hunger. Looking forward to starting soft foods on Sunday. I have been on full liquids one week and now pureed foods for a week.

[JMO 0]

Good morning all,

I hope everyone is doing good...

gochevy3, GrannyAces you are in my thoughts today! good luck and keep us posted....

hip mom, gatorrev, Stesti, biggirlpantiez its almost your time I know yall are going to do great. Keep busy today to get your mind else where...... BGP it wont be long till you will be changing that name... lol

I want to let everyone know we had a blast last night in the chat. It started a little late but i think me and time to love left at 1am. We are planning it again on weds. To those that came, thanks so much for the nice conversation, to those that didn't :confused: (just kidding) join us next weds at 7:30.

KMo- i am waiting for the pics you promised. and I will send mine today. And I will be checking my mail for my freeze dried dinner...

Liz Mo (thats your name) lol

[Ruby Band 0]

Wow! What a difference a day makes. I am now three days out of surgery and I am only a little bit sore. I actually bent down to get the newspaper this morning!

I started full liquids today and can tell that my energy level is up. I have lost 4 pounds since Monday and I am not hungry at all. Oddly enough, the liquids seem to more than satisfy me at this point.

I drove the car for the first time this morning to take my son to middle school orientation.

So, best wishes for everyone who is having the surgery this month. It is encouraging to think that I can actually get back to a healthy weight. :clap2:

[Marlluvia 1]

Hi everyone, I made it back home yesterday from the hospital. I am a little sore, but not bad. Have not been wanting to really eat much, very little liquids. Gas pains are worse than the actual surgery for me anyway. I've been downing Gas-X tablets since getting home.

[BigGirlPantiez 1]

Hey guys!! Here is a photo of Stefani (stesti) and I on Tuesday night...by this time tomorow she will be out of surgery and I will be going in!

[beachgirl 2]

Hi everyone,

I'm home and doing great. It's not bad at all. The first 24 I was very sore, port pain, but after that lot's better. Today I went walking as soon as I got up.

Good luck to everyone that has had surgery and everyone getting ready.

Amy and I also were there together and had such a wonderful time. We all went out to eat the night before surgery with our hubbies and Tracey and had a blast.

Amy when you read this I already miss you.

Sherri

[FunnyDuddies 6]

Sherri I miss ya too. I had a BLAST in Mexcio, and we brought home so much stuff from our shopping Rob could barely lift the suitcase. LOL

I got home a few hours ago from Mexico. Flying was a bit tough, just because I was squeezed in between rob and the window. And we had a lot of walking and running to do to catch our connecting flight in DFW.

My tummy has lots of colors on it. LOL Bright purple, red, yellow, blue, brown...and my skin is so lily white that these colors really stand out lol

[Time to love me 0]

July 14 - hip mom

July 14 - gatorrev

July 14 - Stesti

July 14 - biggirlpantiez

Best of luck to you all tomorrow!!! Hope your surgery goes uneventful. Take it easy and get better quickly. Let us know how you do and what you're feeling.

BGP... Good luck girlfriend! You and Steph will do just fine. PSSSS.. The pic of you and Steph looks nice. You both are beautiful ladies

For the rest of you who have been recently banded, everyone sounds like they are doing great!! Keep up the good work, I'm hoping things will get easier from here, with the perks of losing the weight that you've been waiting to get rid of for LIFE.

[Time to love me 0]

Sherri and Funny, when you read this.. I missed you a lot!!!!! I was starting to get worried about you ladies. I thought maybe you have decided to move to Mexico.

It's great news to hear that you had fun while getting surgery.. LOL sounds weird doesn't it? BUt how awesome to have a buddy with you, in what could have been one of the most exciting days of your life. How cool was it to hang out the night before and just let loose?

Anyway, Congrats to you both, welcome to bandland. Sounds like you both are not in a lot of pain and that you've started this process smoothly. YEAHHHHHH good for you.

PS.... did you scare everyone out of the mall with all that "GAS"? :heh:

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KMo- i am waiting for the pics you promised. and I will send mine today. And I will be checking my mail for my freeze dried dinner... Liz Mo (thats your name) lol

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Yes we had a great time last night! It was lots of fun and it's even a better way of getting to know each other. Funny, Funny and more fun. No cussing allowed.. ROFLMFAO

KMO is in da house.

LMo.. where are you????