ShanaR
This so called "Bandster Hell" Sucks!
Mar 31, 2008
I know the band is not a quick fix! Im so tired of all these people who sound so miserable telling me how the band is not a quick fix and you can not only depend on the band and you cant be a whimp blah blah blah!!! People come on now!! You all have been where im at!! Your acting like you were born with the band and have never been through what me and all new bandsters are going through!! People stop acting like your perfect because your not! If you where you wouldnt need the band in the first place!!! Im so tired of all of you perfectionists!! You all made mistakes and you all have cheated on the diets and stop beating around the bush!!!! Do not get mad at me because Im being direct with my concerns and posts!! 
. All you new bandsters theres hope!!! If you didnt know about this from your surgeon your not the only one!! Dont get discouraged!! Do not feel alone your not!!! We need to be here for one another!!! Dont give up! This is a long bumpy journey!! When we get there we can finally celebrate!!! WHOOHOO!!!
1 week post opt and 20lbs lighter!!!!!
Mar 28, 2008
1week of consuming chicken broth-SF jello-SF-pudding-water=20lbs lighter with lapband!
My official weight joining OH was
@283lbs
Surgery date weigh in @284.3lbs
1week post opt weigh in@ 263lbs!!!!
WHOOOHOO!!!!
My surgery and recovery
Mar 28, 2008
well the day of my surgery was great! everything went smooth. I was at the hospital @ 6:30 am and in surgery at 7:30am and in recovery at 8:30am. Well I had a very hard time in recovery. I was there since 5:30pm. I had breathing issues from anesthesia. I had unimaginable pain and could not even talk. I finally got to the room and did not get out of bed until about 12:30am. I was on high doses of this great pain med called "DILUTED".. well the next day came and I was not on my way home! I had the worst incision pain and band/gas pain!!! I ended up stayind for 2 1/2days with consuming only 1oz of liquids bc I just couldnt consume anymore than that!!. I got home the next day and was still a mess! It took about 6days until I could leave me house and actually do some things!
