Any November 2009 Bandsters??

[Odjii 0]

weirdest thing happened to me. I woke up at 5 am very uncomfortable and then my body kept trying to fall asleep. I went to sleep for 6 more hours woke up at around 11am and I'm in no pain and the swelling around my port is almost completely gone. I can walk normally and I feel like I did the day before surgery. I also started full liquids today!

[jenibeni 1]

Thumbs up to Odjii!

Counselor, I'm sorry to hear you're in so much pain :bored: Hopefully it gets better as the day goes on?

[dean123 0]

I am about to jump out of my skin with excitement. My surgery is on the 25th. Yes the day before thanksgiving. I have limited days to take off at work so I am willing to give up turkey day to give this wonderful birthday present to myself.

My birthday is saturday so I had to start my pre-op diet on Wednesday. So I asked my family to do my party before then. They tricked me and waited till the night before my new diet and suprised me with a feast for a queen for supper and cake and ice cream. I was so thrilled. I told them it was my last supper. Ha at least for awhile.

I am so excited. This pre-op diet is getting hard on day three but day 2 was horrible. I heated some V8 today for lunch and I have learned the warm broth and warm v8 seem to take more of the hungry feeling away than cooler stuff.

I had a v8 and a yogurt with Water and I feel satisfied.

So for those coming up to the pre-op, hang in there you can do it and it will be worth it.

I can not wait to start my whole new life.

[dean123 0]

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[Soexcited 64]

Hello all. Well I am 10 days into my liquid diet (4 to go till surgery day) and I feel ROTTEN. Feels like I am getting a head cold, I am super weak and to top it all off having a super bad crampy period right now. Yuck, all I want to do is crawl into bed...I hope I start feeling better the last thing I want is to have my surgery postponed again! I think I feel extra weak due to no food so I ate a bit more today than I have in a while, maybe the extra calories will help!

[jenibeni 1]

Soexcited, that might just be it. Less calories, a bad time of month, changing weather... all could add up to a nasty feeling overall. Stick to your diet as best as you can and take a nap if you can fit one in! Or go for a brisk walk. Both will give you energy, and exercise sometimes helps with cramps.

[Soexcited 64]

yes, both great suggestions thank you. And posting here helps....just needed to vent!

[jenibeni 1]

You're welcome! Just think... feel bad for 4 more days, and then get your band and all that hunger will be over. 4 days is definitely worth it :bored:

[rollinmyway 0]

The pain is a tiny bit better, but still bad. THe gas is just about gone. Only feel it now and again. But the stomach muscle pain is ridiculous. I have Dilautid for pain. I take tylenol in between, but the meds really don't seem to help much. I am sleeping in my bed, but the getting up and down is killer.

Yesterday, I managed to get down 22 oz of Protein Shakes (32 gr protein) and 20 oz of Clear Liquids. It's SUPER hard to get the liquids down. I am working a bit faster today, so hope to get to 32 and 32.

My nose is horribly dry from the oxygen - if you have a humidifier at home, you might want to use it the first day or two.

I feel absolutely no restriction, but my dr said the band wasn't even really touching my stomach yet because my anatomy was pretty small in comparison. I would guess that means I'll get a fairly large fill at my first.

I don't feel any restriction either. My doctor said he should have put some in. Told me to come in at 3 weeks instead 6weeks to get a fill. I'll still be on liquids then. Even though I have no restriction I'm not hungry, so thats good. Is your stomach making weird noises like gurgling. Maybe it's my stomach growling?

[lpglarry 1]

where do i get the gas z strips/ what r they? het ty so much . i am so trying to get ready

[GraciesMom 0]

Hello all. Well I am 10 days into my liquid diet (4 to go till surgery day) and I feel ROTTEN. Feels like I am getting a head cold, I am super weak and to top it all off having a super bad crampy period right now. Yuck, all I want to do is crawl into bed...I hope I start feeling better the last thing I want is to have my surgery postponed again! I think I feel extra weak due to no food so I ate a bit more today than I have in a while, maybe the extra calories will help!

So-E, My surgery is the 24th so I am there with you with the pre-op diet, and I have noticed being a bit weaker both in spirit and physically. I couldn't open a jar today, and when my husband said something to me today that I would have normally let him have it for, I just sneered and walked out of the room. Just too much to think about and to much yet to do, then top it off with the darned diet...Well it's only a few more days. We are women hear us roar!!!! Right??

Hang in there girlfriend, I know we are gonna make it!:thumbup:

[Soexcited 64]

Yes we will make it. And right now I am making Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people who woll be comming over tomorrow to EAT, I invited them (my family) we are doing an early Thanksgiving dinner since I am banded the day before I didnt think Id be wanting company. I am doing the stuffing now, then will get the Turkey ready for the oven first thing in the morning. Its not bad at all, I am drinking my iceopure and so far so good.

[PrincipalsOffice 16]

FYI - Pre Op diet people - the icky-ness you feel a few days into it is often referred to as the "atkins flu". If youve ever done Atkins (or anything high Protein, low carb - hello pre op diet!) its just a phase your body goes through with the dietary changes. luckily it only lasts a day or 2!

[AShaffer 0]

I was wondering how many of you wern't required to do a liquid diet pre-surgery. My hospital doesn't require it at all, in fact they specifially told me not to do a liquid diet before hand. Only time I can't eat is after midnight on the date of my surgery. Anyone else have those same instructions? :thumbup:

[rollinmyway 0]

where do i get the gas z strips/ what r they? het ty so much . i am so trying to get ready

I got mine at Walmart.< /p>