Any July Bandsters out there?

[Tish5632 0]

Hi All,

Surgery went well, had it on Friday 7/3/09 with Dr. Ortiz.< /span> Dr. Ortiz and his entire staff were amazingly great! I would reccomend him and the clinic to anyone, especially if you're self-pay. It was really easy and I'm recovering well. Still have periods of feeling worn out, run down, a little nauseous, but that's to be expected when I overdo it, which I do. Proud to be a July Jewel!

Tish :biggrin:

[Thewall26 0]

Well tomorrow is the day!!!! Its amazing how quickly the nerves set in when its only 24 hours away, I have been fine up until this morning. All the thoughts of am i doing the right thing, am I going to be able to do this.

[knrpick 0]

ahhhh maaaan! I screwed up! My child had scout day camp and I went with him. Didn't even think because we were in a hurry (we forgot), I ate breakfast! Shoooooot! I'm so mad at myself! I hope I'm not back to square one, my surgery is Monday. I have lost 9 lbs in 6 days, but still, I'm pissed at myself!

[Evie71609 0]

we are out here....my date is July 16th- there is a whole section devoted to us.

Keep up the good work!

[RaceGirl88 0]

Hey everyone, it's now been exactly 1 week since being banded and I am feeling mahvelous. I wouldn't even know I had it were it not for the incisions...I'm down 12 lbs since surgery. I find that my 8oz Protein Shakes or creamy Soups keep me full for 2 to 3 hrs and getting my Water in is also no problem. Thankfully I am able to take standard size drinks and not just little sips, because I have always been a huge water drinker and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to just take sips :biggrin:

Glad to hear that everyone else is having a great start on their journey and best of luck to those who's journey is about to begin!

[Deb_102 0]

Hello, I'm Debbie from Tennessee and my band date is July 21st. I am on my preop diiet now. I am very excited and also nervous..

Edited July 10, 2009 by Deb_102

[Juniper 0]

hey july banders... come on over and join us...

July 09 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

[Deb_102 0]

Hi Debbie from Tennessee here. Band date is July 21st. I am very excited and very nervous also.

[Bunz1969 4]

Hi July band buddies! My band date is also July 21st. It's been so funny to read posts from others that feel the same way I do. So excited, but the negative talk (in my own head) has already started.

[tomina80 0]

I had my band put in on 7/6 at 10 am! Everything went very smoothly. When I first woke up, I remember telling someone that it felt like an elephant was standing on my chest and I couldn't breath, they just told me to take deep breaths and within a few minutes I was fine. It felt like in no time at all I was back in my room snoozing. My fiance was great, kept me company the entire time but knew when to be quiet too so I could sleep.:frown: My nurse was great, made me walk up and down the hall 2x in between naps. They discharged me at 7pm and I actually felt great, I came home and cleaned the kitchen, lol.

2nd day was the worst for me. I just couldn't get comfortable. The port area was really hurting and the gas was bad. And then embarassingly, everytime I tried to relieve gas I would mess myself at the same time:scared2:! I guess it was all that liquid from the pre-op diet. Still happens to this day, so I have learned very quickly to go to the bathroom if I need to get rid of any gas.

3rd and 4th day was good, a little uncomfortable but not too bad.

5th day, I actually got really hungry today but I had about 4-6oz of carnation instant Breakfast and that helped. The biggest thing now besides hearing all the rumblind and tumbling going on in my belly is I cannot burp and it's driving me nuts. It's like it come almost all the way up but no matter what I do I can't get it out. I'm off of the pain meds which I'm really glad of, and I actually went shopping at Walmart and Target today as well as put in 2 hours at work.

Good luck to all of you!:tongue_smilie:

[Guest freedom2009]

Hi Deb, I also am to be banded July 21st and spent the day at hospital for pretesting and a 2 hour visit with a nurse. I've been researching this for weeks and thought I had it all down, but it was kind of overwhelming to hear it all in a two hour class. Im on my pre-op which is a low fat diet, my Doctor doesn't require the liquid diet except for 24 hrs before surgery. I wish you the very best as we travel this journey together. PS My son lives in TN.

[Petunia825 0]

Congratulations to all the folks that have been banded already this month. My date is July 24 with Dr Baunman in NC. Good luck to all and lets keep in touch and share our progress.

[scottishlassywsp 0]

Going to post before my laptop dies!!! LOL!!!! My surgery is Monday and I'm exited....and nervous. I've only lost 7 pounds. I'm on low cal diet....I usually do Protein Shakes during the day and a lean cuisine or ww meal at night. My husband is going to come and wait for me...awwww....just kidding. He is legally blind and can't drive so my sister is taking us there and will pick us up, but my hubby will be there probably listening to his MP3 player or something until it's time to go. Hopefully all will go well.....good luck to those still waiting for surgery and congrats to those who are done with theirs.....

July Jewels rock!!!!!!!!!!! :confused:

[bamacrazy 0]

I'm being banded on July 14th! Good luck everyone.

[Tranquility 0]

Hello to you all! My surgery date is July 22nd. I am also really excited, anxious, and so, so, so scared of the gas pain. :scared2:I am having problems (Yikes! diarrhea and leg cramps) with my pre-op diet of slim fast and will be calling the doctor on Monday. My surgery will be in Texarkana, Texas. Any other northeast Texans out there? Good luck to everyone!:frown:

ps. How do I get that ticker thingy so that I can chart my weight loss??

Edited July 11, 2009 by denouement
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