Any March Bandsters...

[ashleyb 0]

Anyone getting there band in March???

I just found out today I'm getting it done either the 3rd or 10th of March and I am so excited I screamed for like 10 minutes:w00t:

I switched from the gastric bypass to the band and he called he to tell me they could get me in the 24th of this month for the bypass And I said I wanted the band and i called 3 times last week and he was like oh ok well I can get you in either the 3ed or 10th of March!!!!!!!!!!!!! So thrilled and excited and nervous all at once ya know. OMG i cna't believe this is happening finally after over a year waiting. It's happening. I had to wait to so long b.c the Army moved us to texas and i had i start the process all over again when I got here. Anyone in the El paso area?? So excited. Does march bandsters have a name??? We need one!!!:w00t:

[gentletouch72 0]

Hi AshleyB,

I too just received noticed that my Band is scheduled for March 27. My girlfriend and I are going to do it together. This is a journey that should be shared with someone else so what a better way. Pretty soon we will be sharing meals at restaurants and not being upset at who got the larger meal.

[pac 0]

I'm scheduled for March 30th and ready to get it done and get home again. I would love to hear how the rest of you are doing that are getting done this month. I'm in Fort Worth.

[radiogirl 0]

I'm all set to go on Monday, March 16 @ 10 am. WOO HOO!!!!!

[PGIRL 0]

Hi I'm new to this website...so forgive me if I mess up. lol I did get banned March 12th....So I have been banned for 3 days now. It was a lot easier then what I thought it would had been. I just stay hungry though.....I'm still on broth, Jello and Protein Drinks for now =)

[veronicagal 0]

I will be banded on March 24, 2009 here in Austin, Tx

Good Luck!

[veronicagal 0]

Keep up the Good Work Hang in there it will be well worth the wait you come this far Good Luck to you

[knoxvillevol865 0]

I'm scheduled for lap band tomorrow morning in Knoxville, TN. My Physician is Greg Mancini, with UT weight loss and surgery center. The process was a nightmare, but I'm finally there. I've lost 44 lbs. so far prior to surgery. I lost 10 pounds the first week on my 2 wk pre-op liquid diet. So far so good. I have an amazing and supportive wife, that will help me tremendously. Tommorrow 7am I get to start living my life without my best friend being food form now on. I look forward to sitting comfortably on an airliner, travelling.

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[PGIRL 0]

Good luck !!!

[GreyhoundGirl 0]

I will be banded March 30th in Phoenix AZ!!!! I'm so excited!

[knoxvillevol865 0]

Hey all. well Im on week 3 now. I had band on March 16th, down from 402 on day of surgery to 384 today. Down from 462 in the 6 months prior to surgery so I have made tremendous progress. Any late month banders, here are my suggestions for success:

1. Stay EXACTLY to the 2 week liquid only diet. Getting the liver out of the way by shrinking is soooo important to successful surgery/healing.Do chicken broth, do some strains of Soup about once every 3 days so you don'tget too discouraged. Stay with Atkins or other better Protein shakes.

2. Plan to be out of work at least one week. You could do it sooner but your pain and healing will not be good.

3. Get up as soon as humanly possible to walk after surgery. I did a lap of the unit within one hour of being returned to the unit. Also, use a spirometer right after as well. Ask for it. Blow the gas off the body and you will feel better.

4. Be careful what is put on your tray if you are hospitalized overnight. My tray was seriously screwed up. The doctors DID NOT change their mind, someone in te kitchen screwed it up, so point it out to nurses immediately if soemthin on your tray doesnt look right. They could have harmed my new stomach seriously that very first evening if I had not noticed.

5. When you get home, WALK. Oh and Walk,and did I mention walk? So important.

6. Get fresh air/ it will help you feel back to normal quicker, good for the lungs.

7. Two weeks out start to try some cloudy liquids, but stay to the post-op diet. Healing internally is everything.

Any questions ask.