help for a newbie maybe

mandykay · January 7, 2007

hello! i read that you do not want others in here, but i do not know how to work this or where else to go. I am just looking for people who have gotten the lap band done. I am in the process. I know several peeps who had the other one done, but no one who has had this one. I would reallly love to meet someone who has, and learn about it from a personal point of view also. I actually may be getting it done about a month before my wedding (insurance reasons). Will I be ok for the wedding? Absolutely no drinking after? HELP PLEASE

shutuplena · January 8, 2007

This is where you should be, asking all the questions you need to. I was banded on 11/14. You should be fine for your wedding. By drinking I assume you mean alcohol. I don't really drink much so it wouldn't be fair for me to give you advice on that, but good luck and don't be afraid to ask any questions. Congratulations on your wedding.

bitteroldhag · January 8, 2007

I highly recommend NO champagne. I drank some Dr. Pepper and was miserable for a week. A nice still wine would work. All those bubbles are really a mess. Congratulations on your wedding and LBS.

Kat817 · January 8, 2007

Welcome--you are in the right place, the right place to ask anything you want!

I would have been fine a month out, I am sure the wedding will be fine. You should be feeling good again, losing well, and back to eating pretty normally by a month. The wedding would be good to keep your mind off of the hard time, following surgery, when liquids are your main food! It passes quickly, and is done so that you can heal. As for alcohol, I have had several drinks at different times in the last 8 months. I will occasionally have a margarita with my dinner at a favorite mexican food restaurant. The other night we were at a friends bridal shower, and they had Fuzzy Navels---I drank that without issue. I don't notice a difference in how my body reacts, I do not drink much, never did, a drink or 2 here and there, never in excess. Pretty much anything non carbonated is fine. My friend who is banded drinks vodka and cranberry juice she says. So it should be fine.

Please feel free to ask away!!! You have found a great site---with great support, and we believe fully in our bands!!!

Kat

mandykay · January 8, 2007

thank you all so so much! I feel better getting responses from people who know what they are talking about, who have had it done. I keep getting advice from people who have not, which really makes no sense after I just read what I wrote! But thank you oh so much! I am gonna try and stay connected to this page, I am not to quick with these forums, but it really looks like this is a great one to be in! Thanks again!

ReneBean · January 8, 2007

Hi MandyKay!

Bubbles - nope. Probaly not. Alcohol? In moderation.

I could have sat at my desk job on day 4. By day 7, I was almost perky.

You ought to be just fine after a month. A full month would be best - because by then most docs will have you back to real food - but if it's only 3 weeks, you will still be ok.

Aside from the lounge, there are several other forums in LapBandTalk.com where you might get useful information.

You can either go to the "Forum Jump" bar at the bottom of this page - or you can go to the top and hit "new posts". That will bring up everything new since the last time you were on LBT.

Welcome and good luck.