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This week's April Bandsters 4/17-4/22



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We have yet another big group of folks going into Banland this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as you go and come back. Please keep us posted! We are cheering you on!

April 17 Debri85

April 18 KarenA

April 19 Roo-Roo

April 19 Brissiebabe (Aussie)

April 19 Betterme2005

April 19 Guitarman(Mark)

April 20 ROC

April 20 spldgrl (is this date correct?)

April 20 Cece05

April 21 Grammi (postponed, possibly to May...let us know!)

April 21 SlimmerSue

April 21 Jorjet

April 21 nygrl

Good Luck everyone!

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LOOK at those bandsters!!! WOW!! Good luck to you all. Please come and let us know how you are all doing.

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Okay, I have seen KarenA, Mark/guitarman, slimmersue, and jorjet. Have any others popped in that I have missed? Just want everyone accounted for!!! Ya'll post!

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Hi everyone I am back and everything went better than I could have imagined. I have not had any pain and I am already back to normal. No one knows I had anything done but a select few so I am very pleased with my recovery. I was even able to get through the clear liquid stage without hunger. I am now on full liquids. Thanks for all of your prayers, I know that was a big part in making this process easier.

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hi i was banded on the 21st and feeling so much better now.. how are you all feeling a week or so later???

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I'm doing very well....counting the days until I can have mushy food! Almost back to normal with sleeping...have a couple of stitches for the doc to take and then I will be great....

Still nursing the torn muscle I got when I sneezed last week...pain comes and goes but otherwise...GREAT!

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i actually just ate a tiny piece of a meat ball...i have a friend who was banded over a year ago and she told me to start trying little bits of things to see how they go down...it tasted so good and i am fine so far.. how long are you guys supposed to be on liquids?? i know every doc is different

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