My Turn - Thursday April 17th

[neatobandito 0]

I'm currently scheduled for banding on Thursday April 17th - less than two days to go! They called and rescheduled my surgery from its original time of 8:30am, and I now have to leave the house around 5am to get there in time for my 6am check-in. Kind of brutal, since I have two small children to get in gear as well, but I'm willing to do what it takes to see that things stay on track.

Since getting a surgery date, I've gone through the whole range of emotions, but seem to have finally settled on excitement and eagerness. I've been doing my pre-op diet of 4 Medifast shakes and a Lean Cuisine (though it's been more like 2-3 shakes a day) for about a week now, and I've already lost 15lbs! I may just go into this surgery having met one of my goals (of being under 300).

I've been reading the LBT forums for a little while now, and am so glad I found this place. Such an amazingly supportive group of diverse people, with a wealth of information to share. Anyway, I'm a rambler and could probably go on and on here, but I'll just wish everyone the best of luck on their journeys. Take care!

Highest = 330 / Starting = 315 / Current = 300 / Goal = 150

Edited April 16, 2008 by neatobandito

[carol422 0]

May you have an uneventful surgery and a quick recovery!

[StarbuxQueen 0]

Congratulations and stay in touch. This site really got me through the first post op week.

Dee

[gmechele 0]

Congrats!!

[neatobandito 0]

Thanks for the well wishes! I'm now on "the other side" and have my lap band in place.

Surgery went well, didn't take as long as I thought (granted, I remember taking deep breaths and then was sitting in recovery, staring at the clock, an hour and a half later... heh) and I'm doing pretty good. There are a couple issues I plan to call my doctor's office about tomorrow, though I'm sure it's nothing. Other than that, just some soreness (like I've done a few hundred crunches) and gas pains, but I have just about everything I'd need to combat any of those types of problems. I've been up and walking around as much as possible, which was recommended, and I truly believe makes a difference. I'm sure that the next best thing in feeling better will just be time.

I'm already down about 20lbs from when I started my pre-op diet on the 10th, and I hope to see that trend continue.

Best of luck to everyone on the rest of their journey, and to those who are just getting started!

[gmechele 0]

That is so great to hear keep up the good work!! However do you still after a week feel like you did a 1000 crunches?

[Brandy~ 2]

I have had tubal surgery where they went through the abdomen and you will feel like you did crunches till the stomach muscles begin to heal since they were tore apart.

[LiseSeattle 0]

Hi! I was banded at NWWLS by Dr Montgomery! Please let me know how you are doing. I started a blog all about my experience (you can see it via the link below in my sig). Can't wait to hear about your experience - mine was fantastic!

[neatobandito 0]

Hi Lise - Everything went well, and I'm 4 days post-op. I haven't had any major complications *knock on wood* and am just working on healing properly. My port site is pretty sore still and stings when I move a certain way, but it's not too bad. I'm just wondering when I'll actually start to feel hungry, since right now it's a bit of a struggle to want to eat anything. So far, the only things that sound remotely good are popsicles, gatorade g2, Water, the occasional bites of Jello... I've had 1/4 cup of Soup here or there, but even that doesn't taste great. I tried to drink one of my leftover Medifast shakes, but couldn't bare to choke down more than 4 sips. Guess that's just something that'll change once I'm further along?

I've bookmarked your blog and will definitely follow along. Thanks!