Congratulations on your weight loss! It sounds like you're doing great. Pam

I learned my lesson abou****er the hard way. Luckily I caught myself before I got too dehydrated though. I went away this past weekend for a scrapbooking retreat -- we were way up north in Michigan in the boonies. The water tasted horrible and I didn't have any bottled water with me. So I didn't drink much at all. I might have gotten about 20 ounces a day for 3 days straight. Of course I didn't really realize it was so little while I was misbehaving, but looking back I was shocked I'd been so bad. So Sunday morning before I was about to leave for home I woke up with a horrible headache, felt weak and blah. I ate some breakfast and felt even worse and had to lay down to take a little nap. On my drive home I came to the realization that I had been dehydrating myself. Idiot! Bad Pam! So I've been pushing fluids for the past couple days and I can't seem to get enough. I still have the headache and still feeling sluggish, but I can feel some improvement as I drink more. So learn from my mistake. Drink your water even if you have to work harder at it than normal. You really don't want to experience the type of headache that doesn't go away with any drug and feeling sluggish and weak is not a fun feeling either. Don't be stupid like me. Drink your water! It's really important. Pam

congrats on your surgery welcome to the losing bench.. I don't want you to get discouraged if you have water wgt on you when you go to your post op vist I had lost quit a bit then during surgery they pump you full of iv's so it takes a little bit to get rid of it but it comes off fast I'm cathy I had a open rny Nov. 7th 07 and down 30 pounds gl on your journey take care

I had Lap band surgery on 11/28/07 i weighed in at my pre op appt on 11/13/07 @248 i weighed in @ 230 on my surgery date and that was very encouraging to me. I have my post op visit on 12/6/07 I can't wait to see how much more weight has come off. I have lipedema of the legs and I did notice a change for the better. keep me in your prayers. Sandy

I am hoping to be approved from my insurance carrier and have lap band surgery sometime in January 2008. How long should I plan on being off work post op? Thanks for your help!