Looking for my band twin - 3.25.09

[KarenInOhio 3]

i'm getting my band on wed 3/25. anyone else? i'd love to find my twin !!!

[Hunzi 0]

That would be me!

I'm getting banded March 25th too. This is round two for me, first try ended with removal about a week later because of a surgical complication. This time I'm keeping it! I'm really looking forward to a no drama surgery!

Always

Hunzi

[KarenInOhio 3]

sending you an email right now !!!

Edited March 15, 2009 by a_thinner_me

[fatgirlinNY 0]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im the 25th and now scared to death. Did you guys have second thoughts at all???

[KarenInOhio 3]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im the 25th and now scared to death. Did you guys have second thoughts at all???

no, not really. i've been looking into WLS since 2001. i am ready !!!! and everyone who has had it done, has told me it was the best thing they ever did.

[Hunzi 0]

Hey Twins and other Marchies!

Well I'm about 48hours away from Round 2! I'm in to the hospital on Wednesday morning for rebanding. I'm trying not to be nervous.

I've been keeping super busy with Mary Kay to keep my mind off it all. I just got back from our career conference, which is so much fun. Now I just want to get all this surgery and recovery over with as quickly as I can so I can get back on track with my business. I'm working on being the #1 consultant in my national area for the 2nd year in a row!

Last June with all the disaster of the post op infection I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be #1, but I was, but the recovery really took me a long time, so I wasn't back to work until about October, and now I'm a bit behind! I think I'm still in the top 10, and there's still plenty of time before June 30th for me to catch up!

With Career Conference, etc, I'm only just now starting the liquid diet. I've been eating fairly sensibly up until now, and working on picking lower carb choices, but now it's liquids until midnight Tuesday. Bah humbug, I'm already hungry.

I'll probably be here chattering nervously until the anesthesiologist knocks me out! Prayers and happy thoughts are most welcome!

Always

Hunzi

[annie1000 1]

Me Too!!!! I am getting banded this Wednesday in Bend Oregon. Where are you?

[Hunzi 0]

Rats! I woke up this morning with a stomach bug! Tossed my Cookies about 6 times over 3 hours and then the other half kicked in. Ick. So my surgery date has been bumped back to March 31st.

I'll think happy thoughts for y'all on Wednesday! And you can be my big sisters a week later.

I'm beginning to think some one is trying to tell me something!

Always

Hunzi

off to practice her sip sip sip since I can only drink Water tonight

[KarenInOhio 3]

Me Too!!!! I am getting banded this Wednesday in Bend Oregon. Where are you?

hi annie ! i'm getting banded in cleveland. are you excited? nervous? ready?

i'm all 3, LOL. :rolleyes2:

[fatgirlinNY 0]

well girls tomorrow is the BIG day. The first day of our new Lives:w00t:

Im feeling better about my decision to have the surgery, I know it's right for me

BTW Im so freakin hungry right now I feel like I might start knawing at my arm:confused:

how is everyone else?

[Hunzi 0]

SO how are you all?

Always

Hunzi

[fatgirlinNY 0]

wooohoooo, Im here and done. Al went so well, better then expected:w00t:

Im definitely more tired then I thought, I guess it's the percocet. Just trying to figure out what to eat

[Hunzi 0]

Yay! I'm glad you're feeling good.

Eat nothing! Sip sip sip! I have a large supply of clear and full Protein drinks for the first few weeks. Sip chicken broth, have a little Protein bullet, sip Water like crazy!

Give that band lots of time to heal in place.

Always

Hunzi

[KarenInOhio 3]

hi girls ! i got home last night. the pain isn't too bad. the liquid painkiller helps take the edge off. walking around is not hard at all (i was expecting it to be). i'm wearing an elastic band around my waist.

i've never sipped so much in my life LOL.

[rachaele1 0]

Here's a funny one: I got banded at 0700 on 3/26, but I am stationed in Italy, so that means it was midnight Central US time - so that puts me on 3.25.2009 too... depending how you count. Anyway - my kids (five of them) are all scared because I am not eating. Neighbors made dinner and Breakfast so I don't have to, which was nice - but honestly, I am just scared. Am I eating the right stuff? liquid and mushy? Are Ramen noodles mushy enough (no, I didn't eat them, just curious). Yesteray (the day after my surgery) I went home. All I ate for the entire day was 1 cup of tea and 1 small yogurt (both from the hospital before I was discharged), 1 small orange slushy, 1 baby yogurt, 1 oz. fresh buffala mozzerella with basamic vinegar and olive oil (I did say I live in Italy), and a couple glasses of ice tea. Is this similar (in volume, not in actual diet) that the rest of you are eating this close to having your surgery done? My stomach seems fine, though still having what feels like heartburn coming in waves - doctor said that is normal and will go away in 2 weeks or so. I go in on Sunday to have the dressing changed (one 1 small incision), then next Friday for a follow-up. How are the rest of you doing?