Hi everyone, I just wanted to  give u guys a little encouragment and pass on what has been given to me, I just had my surgery on Monday July 19th I got home yesterday . I too was second guessing myself furing me pr-op diet especially since I cheated  first I had scrambled eggs which wasn't too bad of a cheat  but I was only aloud chkn, turkey, fish, an salad non starch veggies. I then cheated with chinese food one night and paid for that ended right in the bathroom. so I ws freaking out  what if I don't shrink my liver ect... I couldnt egt protein  in, beating myself  up for cheating  if  i cnt do it now how am I gonna do it after  ect.. no point on beating your self up it is different after because your not as hungry.

 I was a little nervouse when I got to the hospital more so because my husband was running late but I went ahead I had the surgery , I woke up to my husband  saying "baby" the best words ever!!! lol  I was in  too much pain and I  still do not have a whole lot of pain my incisions are a little sore but  not  too much.  The gas is ridiculous, that has caused me more pain then anything, im telling u it is something aweful  so make sure u ask f******eds if u need it, and  I only used the pain pump 7 times and your allowed 6 times an hour so that tells u I wasnt in too much pain. Most of the time when I pushed it is was because of the gas and I was trying to sleep. make sure you bring a pillow to use on your ummy on the ride home I wish I had that  on the way home.  I  went straight upstairs to my room when I got home, I was up every hours last night Iguess do  to the hospital schedule even on pain meds and eventually ended up sleeping in the chair down stair with my feet proped on another chair. The best  position was when I took a nap a little while ago  I laid on my bed on my side that helped so much!! I am feeling alot better this after noon and the gas is  finally going away slowly but its going!

 So i know you guys are freaking out but know that you made this desicion for a reason and trsut and believe in  the choice you made , just as there are risks going into this surgery there are risks at you staying obese! The rsik of you dieing in a car accident is alot higher then this surgery.I know that I made the  right choice for me and all though I got a little nervous and began to doubt myself I knew that I had to find that inner strength and do this for me  and I couldnt not let my fear or my families fear stop me from doing what I felt I needed to for me.I am still happy with my choice as of right now , now when I was gaging  my head off  I did say ok  what was I think but that passed and I am sure I will hae many many more moments like that but  I  see a light at the end of the tunnle for the first time in a really long time! I see hope for my future and I see happiness , I see me living my life again for the first time in 10 years and for me  thats means so much !! good luck to you all and know that everyone is here for support  an dthere are such great people here! I hope I helped a little bit .

 Hi, I just had surgery last week and am also looking for support from those who came before me!  :)  I can't imagine how frustrated you must feel having to go through this process again. I completely understand being scared and unsure. What helped me ( the few days before surgery when I started to question out of fear) was to take a deep breath and remember why I started down this path and what I was hoping to gain (and lose). I was trying to keep in mind how important this decision was to my future. How I might be able to lead a normal life--not a life cloaked in my weight. But, I was still scared. Not so unsure, felt in my gut I was doing the right thing...but still scared. As you know, it's not easy. But you will do what you need to! Good luck!

I am 33 yrs old and had LapBand in 04. It slipped and I did end up losing weight (couldn't eat at ALL, threw up everything for a year straight) ... lost 160 lbs. Had to get it out during a pregnancy and ended up getting pregnant twice in one years time and having two beautiful babies... BUT also gained a TON of weight back... MORE than I had lost.

So, now I am approved, scheduled for surgery next week. BUT I am so nervous  and hoping I am doing the right thing.

I used to read these boards all the time and it was great. I've been away too long and don't know anyone anymore. I miss having the support...

I am hoping to meet others having surgery the same week as me to help me through this journey.

Are any of you on facebook? 

Nice to meet you all and I look forward to talking... a lot.  

I will be following along 10 days behind you.  Today is my first day of a 10 day liquid diet.  The last four days are clear liquids.  I figure if I can do the pre-surgery, everything else will be easy.  I hope it all  went well for you today. I can't wait ti hear what you have to say.

Call the dr's office and make an appointment for him.