Banding.....August 2007! Who else?

[RedFiona 0]

My date is the 20th and I agree with what others have said. I am scared, nervous, excited..... lots of emotions!!! I am 5'3 307, and 39 years old on Sept 4. I am having problems with emotional eating, craving foods I have not eaten in months and months. I try not to let those cravings get the best of me, but it is not easy!!!

[nuddybuddy 0]

Not really sure how this board works but I'm trying. I was banded Aug. 8, 2007. Last week. Really wanting someone to buddy with from the same time or people ahead of me to tell me what to expect. Thanks.

[badonkadonkbutt 1]

RedFiona, we are going to be band buddies, my surgery is the 20th too! So far I am pretty proud of myself with the pre-op diet of nothing but carnation instant Breakfast. I haven't cheated and besides a headache I feel pretty good.

Nuddybuddy, congrats on the band! I hope you are feeling good and you are definitely in the right place for some support!

[sweetforlife 0]

Nuddy buddy, I was banded on the 7th...feel free to ask me any questions.

[nuddybuddy 0]

Thanks!! I hope I can keep up with this site. All I'm used to doing online is checking my mail & doing Myspace-anyone want to get ahold of me my url is myspace.com/theresagkuhn hope I was allowed to put that on here.

[Judy145 0]

Hi to all, I will be banded on 8/20 also. I'm in Indiana and my doctor is Dr. Clark. I went to school in Russell Springs, Ky.

[MissDarlene 1]

Why are you having to give up caffine? I asked my doctor if I had to give up coffee, and he said I didn't.

[nuddybuddy 0]

My doctor said I couldn't have caffeine for a few months & would do better if I didn't have any at all. It dehydrates you.

[MissDarlene 1]

That's good to know. Thanks for the reply. I need all the information I can get. I'm so nervous about this huge step.

[nuddybuddy 0]

Anything else I can help with let me know, but remember I'm still learning too. But then again I am ahead of you so I can answer what I'm going thru or been thru. GOOD LUCK!! It's not too bad.

[nuddybuddy 0]

Thanks-let me know if I can help ya out. I'm just learning but I did have my surgery before yours so that will give me a little more experience than you.

[MissDarlene 1]

What type of pain med's did you ask for?

[nuddybuddy 0]

Miss Darlene,

I really didn't ask for any. I am allergic to morpheine so that was a def. no. They gave me a pain ball. Never heard of that either. It looks like a min. bowling ball & it had a strap so you could carry it with you or as they told me where it around my neck when I was up going to the bathroom & it had a tube connected to it that went to one of my incisions. (You will have like 4 tiny incisions & then your big 1 for your port if you are having it done laprosopic) & I asked for the ball to be removed when I left the hospital because I didn't want to full with it. Then they gave me liquid ibuprofen & some nasal spray called stadol ns.

The nasal spray really makes you sleepy. Then I also had to fill some fragmin. That's shots I have to give myself for 10 days so I won't get blood clots. He says that's just routine. (Expensive is what that is) But I only took my pain meds for like 3 days because they say that they constipate you & I didn't want that. Also, don't bother taking your own nightgown, you won't feel like using it, or at least I didn't. I wore some pants that were stretchy & wore the same outfit home. Is yours overnight? I had mine on Wed at 9:30 & left the very next morning after I did my barium swollow test. (that yucky milky stuff you have to drink so they can look to make sure your port is where it's supposed to be. Then I pretty much told them I wanted to go home. So I left even before breakfast came. I know that's more then you asked for but,hope this helps.TTYL.

[claramae 0]

Miss Darlene---my dr. said caffine is an appiate stimulante. I do not need that, but I cannot give up my coffee.< /p>

[Julz723 0]

Hi all, I am being banded by Dr. Galvani in Chicago on August 22nd and it can't get here soon enough. I have been on a liquid only pre-op for the past nine days (and I haven't cheated once). Good luck to all of you.