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Just banded - less painful than my childbirth experience
If you'll read some of my older posts, I was posting about a 2 1/2 inch abcess on my vulva (TMI, I know) that I had to have lanced. So far, my surgery pain has been less than the pain of having that abcess lanced. Don't get me wrong, I still hurt, but it isn't the type of piercing, unrelenting pain that the abcess was.

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hello this is my first time posting...i will be banded 7/20, in vancouver washington, with dr Emma Patterson. i am 30, 5'4, and 235 pounds. i cant wait to get started, only 14 more days
I've got you added to our group's spreadsheet!

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A word of warning to everyone that is planning on a long car drive in order to get home after surgery: Don't be surprised if you are hurting a little bit more the next day. I noticed that my abdomenal muscles are hurting a tad more than the were yesterday, and I think it was because of all the jostling and shaking from the 6-hour car ride.

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chimboree, I don't think you met the right guy yet! You are a lovely lady and deserve a special man! He is just around the corner!!!!! By the way, I love your name, makes me smile ... chim, chimminy, chim, chimminy, oh what you do to me, it's so new to me .... can't help it that song goes through my mind everytime I read your name, lol! Love it!!!

LOL!!! That's where they (school friends) got it from...that song. LOL. :)

You're right. Haven't met the right one just yet...but I know he's out there...somewhere. Now only if we could cross paths...

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I'm gonna head to bed now. I have been getting exhausted very easily lately. I'm scared I may have a UTI/bladder infection. I had one a couple weeks ago, got extremely sick and dehydrated. I took the antibiotics (just like the doc said), but I don't think it completely went away. I'm freaking b/c I don't want this to hang around and be here come surgery time.

Sorry I haven't been very social!

Welcome to all our new friends! I will update the calendar this weekend.

To all of our newly banded Lucky 7s, congrats. Bobbert's Mom, I'm sorry you're in pain. Mommiranda and Wagnerd, we're glad you're up and about. All who have been banded, please keep us posted. We're all living vicariously through your experiences!!!

Till next time gang. :notagree

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My screen name "Felicia" is my middle name and "17" is the day I was born...pretty simple, nothing fancy:straight

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Well, if you're anything like me, I haven't had to deal with head hunger too much. I'm hungry up until I try to eat something, and then I have to force myself to eat enough. It really is an oddly wonderful feeling. The only other time I've felt this way was during the first month or so that I was taking Phentermine.

Laurend

That's GREAT to hear... When I did the diet pill - I too was never hungry. But I was the kind that wouldn't eat all day then over eat at night when the effects of the pills wore off. Then I would eat too much cuz i hadn't eaten all day..

I am soo glad to hear this - I hope it's this way for me too.

Thanks !!!

Janet

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I've got you added to our group's spreadsheet!

Lauren

You can increase my weight to 250 - I have gained 6 lbs !!!!

It's hell to give up smoking :angry

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Lauren

You can increase my weight to 250 - I have gained 6 lbs !!!!

It's hell to give up smoking angry.gif

I've added that as your update for this week.

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Patti, My Dr. says he keeps all his Band and Rny patients overnight. But he did say if I was feeling great when he makes his rounds at 5 or 6 pm then he may let me go home. So it's a maybe for tomorrow night, but definitely by Tuesday evening I'll be at home.

Thanks chimboree for the prayers. Hope you get your lap top working again. Everyone has been waiting for an updated calendar from you.

Thanks again for doing that for us. It turnes out great when you print it. I've been adding new people on my old calendar, but I know I forgot someone, just don't know who yet.

Lynette Hello

I'm not sure if you have me on your calendar Band Day is July 16, 07

Thanks

Sunshine Sonya

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I ate the whole can plus can of milk along with it. I'm not having any problems, I dont even feel restricted. I know that my first week should be all Clear liquids but its hard since my appetite is coming back. tomorrow I may have some cream of chicken Soup. my port is really the only thing giving me problems. I'll post tomorrow after my chk Soup and let everyone know how it goes (BTW, I also had a cup of almond vanilla ice cream and no problems yet)

D.

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Hey everyone!!! I just got my surgery date this afternoon, its July 19th!!!! I am totaly freaking out I thought I had a month or two. Now I am really scared, only 13 days! Does anyone have any suggestions for the next 13 days to prep myself and my body for surgery? Thanks guys! I am so glad to be a lucky 7 in 07!!! 07 has ALWAYS been my number, hence the 07 after my name. haha Thank you all for the info!!!!

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Indigo Girl

I found that not only sugar free popsicles helped me with my pre op diet but so did the sugar free fudgsicles & creamsicles. I ate at least 5 of each every day until my surgery. My dietician also allowed me to have all the lettuce I wanted with my chk breast and a few sprays of the sprayable dressings.< /p>

Good luck!!

D.

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