February 2007 Bandsters Unite!

[Gaffer 1]

Also a high five goes out to Gerry. I was starting to think that I was the only banded Canadian male in the entire country.

Great work on the weight loss and having the resolve to stay on the Optifast for a month.

Andrew

[susannah 2]

Hey Astrotoes, Thanks for the welcome. My anasthetist also left me pretty bruised also. I have really bad veins to put any kind of IV into. I would make a terrible junkie!:biggrin1: Susannah

[Dame J 0]

:confused: Well whatever you do Susannaha do not make that joke to medical professionals. I said the same thing about not doing needle drugs because of my small veins and the Dr. doing my blood work-up and he just frowned at me. Tough Room I tell ya! :heh:

[priscilla 1]

Geez Gaffer, this lobster is the hottest issue on the post. It really was 3 1/2 lbs (with about close to 2 lbs of meat, yummy!) I hope no band doctors are reading these posts - but if they are, I plead under the Canadian version of the 5th. Well, what the heck - here is the real scoop. I had this fantastical lobster at noon on the day before my surgery. I fessed up to the doctor and he said as long as it was not a STEAK (Gaffer - there goes your steak) or really heavy food and had no carbs whatsover, fish was a good choice. Salmon is good, etc. etc. I think the worry they have as that we will take ourselves out of ketosis which is the state that you are in after Optifast for 2 wks. and then the hunger pains come back. Makes sense, because they do not want us to be hungry after this surgery right? Gaffer, don't do the steak - if something goes wrong with your surgery, then I will feel personally responsible for having strayed off the path and encouraged you to do that too.:bandit

[Astrotoes 0]

Gee Priscilla sorry to have teased you , now look at the kettle of "fish" we opened!:confused: hehe,I've just been drooling since you told me. It's soon time for fluids to be over,I'm hungry and quite weak.How's it for you?Hope your days going well.

[Gaffer 1]

Good to know about the steak. I was only half serious.

I know all about keeping myself in ketosis. I had a ceasar sala last night, and my breath is just as bad as ever.

Andrew

[Yasmina 0]

Dame J

I had an infection in the port site. The incision looked fine, but it was about two inches below that it was red hot to touch and sore. I went to Emerg, it is now looking better each day still a little sore. Call the clinic, get it checked out

[priscilla 1]

Hey Astrotoes - a kettle of fish sounds awesom right at the moment thanks. Glad Gaffer is kidding about the steak - didn't want to stay up all night worrying about him. Yasmina, so sorry about your infection. Thank goodness I have had no trouble. Dame, hope your hand bruises are disappearing too. I get curious stares and point to my husband. Just kidding! Gaffer and Becca - one more sleep to go for you (well, 2 with the anaesthetic). From dreamland to bandland.:clap2: Good luck.

[SeanPA 0]

I get banded in the morning. I have to be at the hospital at 8:30am, not sure what that means in terms of an actual surgery time.

I am rather concerned about the surgery, I think they are going to kill me. The thought of not being in control is almost overbearring.

Once you got to the OR, how long before they knock you out?

[Irishmist 0]

Sean, nothing to be concerned about, the surgery is a piece of cake, no one is going to kill you, they need you alive to be a succuss story to others who may want to have this surgery. You are going to be fine. Well wishes are coming your way. :gluck:

Maria

[Astrotoes 0]

Good luck Sean,You'll do great,I think I was in the or for maybe 5minutes when they knocked me out...sweet dreams:notagree

[travelgirl 3]

After being wheeled into the OR, they pushed the gurney over next to a table, asked me to scootch over to the table, had to reposition myself a bit, lay down, there's lots of activity in the room, most of which I couldn't see, one person took my right arm and positioned it comfortably, another person was putting inflatable balloon-thingy's on my lower legs and getting that part of me comfy, another person took my left arm and positioned it comfortably, and was putting a blood pressure cuff on, the anesthesiologist put a mask with 100% oxygen over my nose/mouth, and said to breathe deep, and then I was on my way to dreamland. Total time elapsed? Maybe 2 minutes, max.

You'll do great! (((hugs)))

[Yasmina 0]

Sean

Tomorrow is you big day !! Sending good vibes out to you Sean. Don't worry, it will be great

[Astrotoes 0]

Ok guys tell me this,is it normal for incision area to be really itchy ...today it's been driving me to distraction, it's red in those areas too,my surgery was 7 days ago:help: .

[Yasmina 0]

Mine is not red but it is itchy! My surgery was 12 daya ago.