I'm back, I'm banded, I'm thinner and I feel incrdible!!

Jen · June 30, 2005

I haven't been on the board since I had surgery 2 weeks ago and thought I would update everyone ( and I have to shar this with someone - I'm going crazy cause only my mom and two friends know what I did! I am down 22 pounds!!! I feel amazing. My scars are so faint that I think they will be totally unnoticable with in a month or so - right now the only one that is noticable is the port site! I have been excersizing and playing with my son and was back to work immediatly! (went in on thurs the 16th and was at work on monday) I am still on liquids (for 2 more weeks - yuck) but the doc gave me some appetite suppressants and I feel really good now!! I am so excited! I have been overweight for so long ( 6 years) and have lost and gained back SO much ( as I know most everyone here has) but it is so incrdible to finnally have hope again! my divorce was final last July and I will be thirty this next January- my gift to myself (even before I started thinking about doing this) was to not spen one day of my thirty's overweight! I am well on my way!!! thanks for listening!

Jen

Highest 235

before surgery 218

day of 215

two weeks out 196 !! YEEHAW!

goal 130-135

vinesqueen · June 30, 2005

Wonderful! Welcome to the BandWagon Jen!

the best me · June 30, 2005

Well done Jen! You got down below 200 in a jiffy! I got myself stuck at 208 after a start weight of 223. So I'm still struggling to get into Onerderland...I'm so jealous! Yeeehaw for you!!!

giveyouthemoon · June 30, 2005

Yay you!!! I was banded a week after you. You are amazing to me! You went back to work so fast!! I took this full week off and I'm SO exhausted! I worry how I'll do back at work being so gosh darn tired.

Congrats on your success so far.

I've lost 11 pounds since surgery and it kind of scares me to lose weight this fast! Yikes!

Iluvharleys · June 30, 2005

Great job! You sound like you are on your way to a better life!

mousecrazy · June 30, 2005

Is it common practice to get appetite suppressants after band surgery? No one's mentioned it before...remember, I'm really new, so if this is something everyone knows, I am ready to be informed! Congrats on how well you are doing! Cindy

Jen · July 1, 2005

Thanks Guys!! I am really excited!

Cathy- My doc wants me on liquids for a month and knowing how hard that is with the minimal restriction I have ( no fill yet) his patients have much better success if they take them. Honestly - they have amade all the difference - They are much more mild than even the dexitrim and stupid herbal crap Ive taken before. However, they totally work - ALL DAY! They just take the edge off.

Jen

the best me · July 1, 2005

Hey Jen, what's the name of your appetite supressant? Just curious. I thought I'd never have to worry about all that again, but I agree, it may help on those high stress days, and especially as I'm waiting on a fill. I might have it in my med cabinet!! I'd love to know the name of it if you don't mind...thanks!

Madeline's mom · July 1, 2005

Kathy, I used to go to a diet clinic and they prescribed Phentermine (Adipex or Ionamin ). I will take one every once in a while if I feel my eating is getting out of hand. It does help. There are several other kinds also all falling in the same class. Phendimetrazine, diethypropion and mazindol.