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Well, it's finally here! Tomorrow is the big day and I am excited and terrified all at once! Could definitely use some positive thoughts and any words of advice :) thank you all for the support!

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Yay! Congrats to you! This will be one of the best things you've ever done for yourself! Excited and terrified = completely normal, just know that you'll do great! This is the start of new beginning! Take it and make it the best ever!! Keep us posted on how you're doing! Best Wishes!

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How exciting! Post when you can. Good luck !!!

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Congratulations and good luck. Everyone is here to support you.

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Thank you so much everyone for the support!!! It means a lot :)

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I'm banded!!!! Made it through surgery like a champ- just lots is soreness. Somehow have no gas pains-thank goodness! Darn that belly button incision gets to me when getting up I think from my belly weight :/ Any suggestions on ways to get up from bed? Thanks!!!

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Yippee! For me the walking really, really helped -- I compared the discomfort to something I really hate: dentistry. To this day I'd rather have LB surgery than a crown, lol. And now I'm 70+ pounds thinner -- talk about worth it! (One crown, one cavity, one LapBand, zero gallbladder, and, oh, a hernia repair).

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Congrats ! I held a pillow against my stomach and laid on my side and kind of rolled off the bed until it felt better.

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Thanks for the advice! It's been 3 days..still gave soreness but nothing remotely close to the day after. I still need help doing things and getting in and out of bed is a chore to say the least! Now I just feel like I'm starving 24/7, horrible headache, am over the broth and jello! Moist and mushy can't come soon enough-Uggghhhhh

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