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Ali's Musings and Meanderings...
 

Saturday Morning...cant think of better title!!!!

Weekend again...Sometimes they fly by and sometimes they drag. Guess it depends what you are doing and this weekend I have absolutely nothing planned so looks like a slow one. Still, when I'm home I tend to be able to stick to my own rules better so suppose that's not a bad thing. I didn't eat a thing last night at the dinner. I drank six glasses of water. Can't say it was easy but hubby understood, he was trying to keep food down wind of me lol. I don't have a problem with people eating and I can't but the smell last night...my favourite foods, all freshly cooked. It was a torture :phanvan Never mind...there's nothing on the schedule for the next few weeks so should be OK. Was tempted to look at scale this morning as I lay in bed wondering how things are going but I didn't. I got up and left the room immediately and then had other things on my mind and so another day passed... Have walked and drunk 3/4litre of water so need to drink some more. TOM back ache kicked in so maybe just a short walk this afternoon...I'll see how things go.
A1ikou

A1ikou

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sueol's Journal
 

August 25, 2006

Went to B&WH and met with Dr. Robertson and team. Were very nice. Was told I have BMI of 43 or so. Weight 286. Have to go back in 4-5 weeks. Have to attend meeting, meet with psycho, and with the dietician. Then I'll have to get Upper GI done locally. I then go back to see Dr. Robertson and go from there. Hopefully when insurance gets approved, I'll get a date for my surgery:angel:
sueol

sueol

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pbrown's Journal
 

August 17th Banding Completed

I had to be at the hospital at 6:30 in the morning of Thursday, August 17th. I had my husband drop me off with my overnight bag, and he drove another half hour to work as he had several meetings there that day. I told him I would be fine and that he could stop by on his way back home. The surgery went well and I was back to my room by 11:00am, watching t.v. I had clear liquids and jello for lunch and then the Dr. came by and said everything went as planned and he would like me to begin walking about 6 times that day. So...I got out of bed and walked around the floor a couple of times and did my lung breathing machine to keep me from getting pnemonia. My husband showed up about 4:30 and he walked with me and then left to go home.   I didn't need any pain medication the first day, but on Friday before noon and before my husband came to get me I asked for something as my port side was starting to hurt. They gave me Toradal and Motrin in my IV. That seemed to help. Getting into bed that night was terrible. That was the worst part of the whole surgery was geting in and out of bed and sitting down on the toilet and pulling my self up again. OUCH! I had to hold pressure on my port side when I walked around the house on Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Monday it was a little less sore. I was having some gas pains also during these first few days in my left shoulder area. Today is Friday and I can now get in and out of bed pretty pain free and even slept on my stomach last night. I took the Vicodin Friday and Saturday night only and Childrens Liquid extra strength Tylenol as well.   I was on clear liquids from Thursday until Wednesday when the Dr.s nurse called to see how I was doing I told her I felt very weak. I told her I was having a bout of diahrrea as well and she said that was normal being on just the clear liquids. She said I could try some yogurt and Slim Fast, but not full cream soups yet. I had yougurt for dinner that night, but had those gas pains back in my shoulder area right after eating it.
pbrown

pbrown

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ddiedre's Journal
 

I think this new doc and his practice will be good

I'm back from my initial consult with Dr. C. He and his practice are wonderful. They're so kind and understanding. They actually listened to me. Just to have someone listen to me I felt kind of at home. If it wouldn't have been totally weird, I would have hugged them all. He took out some of my fill and is hopeful that will help my reflux. If not, he will be interested in the EGD that Dr. Oweis had suggested. He said that I need a break from this tight band. I've been eating soft food and mostly soups for so long I don't know if I'd know how to eat normal food again (joke).   I can't say as I've noticed a miraculous improvement or anything, but I have noticed some of the pressure in my throat has improved. We'll see how the sore throat is in the morning.   One curious note, he sounded familiar with Dr. Duckett/Oweis and indicated he has received other patients of theirs who had left the practice. :guess
S@ssen@ch

S@ssen@ch

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KariK's Journal
 

Daily Food Journal

7:45 am Breakfast: Atkins shake + 1 scoop Unjury   10:00 am Snack: SF Choc. Pudding   12:00 pm Lunch: 1 C. chicken pot pie   6:15 pm Supper: 1 Baked chicken thigh, 1/2 C. Broccoli   Water: 102 oz.   Vitamins: Biotin 1500 mcg, 2 Tbs. Liquid multi, 1 Calcium Viactiv, 1 Nioxin vitamin.   Exercise: (new entry- yay!) 30 mins. 3 mph 0-5% incline.   Goal: Exercise more!! Tonight was very weird, last night I felt like I could eat and eat, tonight I could barely get down a few bites of chicken and some fresh steamed broccoli. I was thinking I definitely needed a fill and now Im not so sure. ?? hmm we'll see.
KariK

KariK

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My Journey
 

8-25-06 Oh Happy Day

I just received an official letter from my insurance company that my surgery will be approved for payment!!!! Now, this is not entirely the last word b/c I do still have one more test to go through--the psych test. However, the letter states that after I have been approved for the surgery by the professionals invovled, they will approve the payment of the surgery! Yay!!! I know that the insurance aspect of banding is usually the toughest, and I feel so fortunate to have been approved. I suppose that all of the stressors of being a teacher pay off in the great insurance that I get. Thank you thank you thank you! :whoo:
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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kutia's Journal
 

3 weeks

It's Friday again. Sadly, my ticker remains the same as last week. On the bright side, I haven't gained anything. My yo-yo is still on its way down, just slower. At least I know what caused the stall and I've corrected my course. I wasn't exercising nearly enough (at all:o.) So now that I've got my ipod I have begun walking. Since it is mind-numbingly hot here, I wait until the sun sets and then I grab my ipod and walk around the neighborhood. (wow, talk about a run-on sentence. Sorry) It's fairly nice then, I can reassure myself that it is dark enough that people can't see from their houses. Which means that they can't point & laugh, which I'm sure they would be doing if it was light out. Did I mention my paranoid tendencies? Anyway from now on, I AM GOING TO WALK EVERY NIGHT!!   I have an appt. with Dr. Jay next Wednesday. Hey, maybe I'll actually get to meet him this time. Wouldn't that be something. That'll be 4 1/2 weeks, so I'm hoping I'll be able to get a fill. Probably not, but it sure would be nice. Right now the only thing that is keeping me from scarfing down Pizza Hut & Chick-fil-a is me. And we all know how well that has turned out.   Peace out.
kutia

kutia

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jenMomTo3's Journal
 

banded partner

Me and my dh are in this together now. He did great on the surgery and is back at work today. The surgen did say he was going to send ken to a specialist about his liver, he aid it did not look normal? don't know what thats about but he said not to worry to much. (surg was tueday, today is friday) He keeps saying how weird it is not to be hungry. It so nice to understand what he is going through and be able to warn him about things before they happen..   I have lost a total of 24 lbs and man that feels great. I am slowing down on weight loss and I am fine with that. I just want my 1-2 lbs a week. at that rate I will be at goal before my 1 yr banderversity. I am four weeks out today and I have alot less restriction but I still can't eat nearly what I used to. I am begining to understand when people say they are wide open, but I have not been there and hope to never get there.   I start school on monday and I am so ready. I love my kids more than life itself but boy do I need a break. This summer has been hard having to refferree all day. It will be nice when I can wake up and drop them off at school for 6 hours a day.   I am soon going to need some shorts because my cloths are falling off of me. I have to use a belt for everything.. I really don't want to spend alot on cloths but I may just buy one out fit every two weeks. I do know I HAVE to go buy some panties. I wear the boy shorts type and they won't even stay up. they just bunch up under my but so there is no point in wearing them. Ok well going to eat lunch.... turkey wrap..
JMO

JMO

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LittleBird's Journal
 

Back from the dead

Well I left work yesterday like a walking zombie. The pain I was having was a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. I would come and go - but it was horrible. I thought it was strange considering I'm over a week out of surgery. It was my first time with the shoulder pain - I've felt it with other surgeries but never that bad. I tried walking, walking, walking, but it didn't help...I finally layed down at home and didn't move - till this morning.   I feel better so far - I just hope it lasts.   I weighed - 236 - I lost 3 lbs overnight! I realize I shouldn't be doing the scale every day - but it makes this pain worth it when every day almost the number is smaller!! I'm looking forward to being able to really excercise. There is nothing worse than losing weight without being able to "shape" the loss. I feel like a bag of oats...Not very sexy.   I made a protien shake last night - water, soy protien, bananna, and an egg with splenda. Blended very well. It was pretty tasty - so much so that I had one for breakfast too with a splash of vanilla. I know I need the protien and right now I think that is the best way to get it in.
LittleBird

LittleBird

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Telly's Journal
 

Does my ass look fat?

Ok, I have to post this. I bought some lacy boy undies. No this is not an attempT to audition for porn. It's just that I have an ass now and I need to see it on a screen so I can criticize it. :heh:   Only a select few of you will have access to this entry.  
Telly

Telly

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KariK's Journal
 

How did I go down another pound today?

I weigh myself every AM, I know its not usually a good thing to weigh yourself daily but it works for me. Anyhow Im down another pound and I feel like I have been eating so much. Im nursing my baby still though and I suppose she's eating more now as she is getting bigger.. 4 months +1 week old and weighing about 18 lbs. A very chubby cherub baby! But nursing makes it so difficult to gage how much I can eat. Its neat that I can eat more calories and still lose weight, but its difficult because I really do need to eat more calories and I think I do feel more hungry than the non nursing person. I would just like to know how all the celebrities do it??? *hmpf*
KariK

KariK

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Ali's Musings and Meanderings...
 

getting easier

As each day goes by and I don't look at the scale it gets easier and easier. I am back on track in so many ways and not jumping on the scale every day makes it easier to stay positive and believe that the weight is just dropping off. O.K, like most things the downside will be when I do finally get weighed if I'm no where near where I want to be, but then I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now it's absolutley the right thing for me to do. I have avoided eating with others quite well but we have a family meal (out) tonight and I haven't decided what to do. I think I will go for company but not eat anything. As much as anything else, it's bound to be after 9pm and I don't like eating so late. Last time I tried meat so late, it got stuck...didn't pb but was touch and go. Don't want to be in a situation where I'll possibly pb a) in public with no near bathroom (we're talking tiny Greek taverna here) and b)with people who don't know about my band. Sooooo, I'll eat before we go out and just sit with my water... Walked half an hour this morning with no problems and should be able to do the same again this afternoon. Got more than half my water in for day and it's only 1:30pm so doing well. Am gonna go and read a while and have a Greek siesta (welllll why not eh?). See ya over the weekend.
A1ikou

A1ikou

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Bettina's Journal
 

ha ha do they even know what they are talking about??

The thoughts of me, who's degree is Psychology....I was reading tonight ..I won't even mention the topic because after awhile they all sound alike. I just wonder about some people...do they even know how to read? Do they need a dictionary? Do they know how to use punctuation to stress how they feel while posting? Do they go back and re-read what they wrote? I don't think so! Some people just talk out their ass I think...lol, with no regard for other's feelings. I think using a dictionary should be a pre-requisite for joining any forum. Oh yeah what does forum mean: (taken from Webster's) : a public meeting place for open discussion : a medium (as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas (one would notice that there is no mention that its okay to diss others)   So what is the problem here. People bashing others.....do they do this because they themselves want to be bashed?? Its the whole "Do Unto Others" idea I am putting out there. So this means that people are allowed to say what they want to someone else but god forbid that person comes back with a reply!!???Does this even make sense?? um...NO! So I wonder did these nasty people just learn to speak today and they just don't know better? Were they taught this at home (cause I know they didn't learn it at school) Does their mom know they act like this? Even little children don't act like some of the people I have seen on LBT. My favorite has to be the person who bashes someone on one thread and then two threads later they are sticking up for them like they are their long lost buddy.......can you spell Sybil???? (multiple personalities for those who don't get that)   I am thinking that they need to update the list of side effects of lapbanding. "Caution, lapbanding may cut off the oxygen to your brain and make you speak out your butt with no regard for others" LOL I think I will suggest it.   Ugh more drama here lately than in most 4th grade classes!! So one would say to me "why are you even here if you think that way?" I came here to get support and make a few friends. There are about a dozen really nice people on these boards!! The rest of the population..I look at as speedbumps....annoying things lying in my way that I have to gently get over and forget about them after leaving them where i found them.   who was this addressed to really? The "negatives" who will read this journal entry with anger:angry . (the rest of your are truly wonderful people):clap2:
Bettina

Bettina

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Bettina's Journal
 

Approved

I got approved today....the doc's office even called my cell to tell me! So excited....can't sit still. A little worried about having the surgery on a Wednesday and going back to school on Monday...but I have had three c-sections...so I know what abdominal pain from surgery is like. I absolutely have to go to school on the following Monday because Nurse-Zilla messed me up (see earlier journal) Gonna start walking tomorrow. Bought slim fast the other day...just to shrink my stomach and to start to prepare myself for "hunger"..lol. I also have been watching an odd amt of surgeries on TV lately....Dr Rey from Dr. 90210 had fingers in this girls breast to stretch it out for the implant.......ugh is she gonna be sore. I see the blood and turn away...lol idiot that I am. I am not scared. But I am certain that I will be nervous the day of the surgery.
Bettina

Bettina

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KariK's Journal
 

Oh boy, I need a fill

7:30 am breakfast: Atkins shake + one scoop unjury   12:30 pm Lunch: 1 cup chicken pot pie   2:00 pm Snack: SF chocolate pudding   6:00 pm Supper: Nachos about 2 cups, made with chicken, beef, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacomole, salsa, a handful of chips   7:00 pm Desert: Small hot fudge sundae from DQ, bad bad bad.. and GOOD! lol   Water: 60 oz.   Vitamins: 2 tbs Liquid multi, 1 calcium viactiv   Goal: Get a fill and soon, I think im able to eat way too much!
KariK

KariK

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ddiedre's Journal
 

A lighter note

I just looked through the last few entries of this journal and realized that this thing could really be a downer so, let's get some light hearted stuff in. UM, gee I don't know any good things to put. LOL   I do feel a little better than I did 2 days ago. At least I'm not as angry. The reflux is still there, but not as severe. I haven't tasted blood since last Friday (8/18/06). I haven't had to suck on as many tums. I guess those are good things.   I haven't weighed myself so I can't report on that. My goal right now is to get this reflux better not to lose weight. Although I must admit I certainly would be ticked if I gained. :omg:   I just want to be clear for any prospective lap banders who may be reading this that I do love my band and if someone told me I had to have it out, I would expect adequate justification for the removal. I just happen to be a little too tight right now, I think. We'll get this cleared up, I'm sure.   I do not regret the band, I'd do it again in a heartbeat despite what may appear to be negativity here. Please remember that most days go by without so much as a hiccup. It's those days that I am guilty of forgetting to document for posterity. I write for my own therapy. I put things in this particular journal that I feel are directly related to the lap band even though I have a full, private journal that I write in more regularly. I look forward to the comments and hope that my journey can help others just as the journals I read in my early days helped me.
S@ssen@ch

S@ssen@ch

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Ali's Musings and Meanderings...
 

swimming day...

Hello world, Had a really nice day today ) Last night was getting a pre-period migraine and thought it might linger but went to bed early and it left. So today I got up and did a few things and then went with Jordan's cousin and her little girl (visiting from New York) to my hotel. We were the only ones there :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: We had the pool to ourselves for an hour and a half and it was delicious....warm and empty!!! I swam and when not swimming I never put my feet down and I work my arms as much as I can. We ordered lunch and she was laughing that my eat ways...told her about band...made her think twice about she was eating too. I managed about 1/3 of my roast beef salad and enjoyed it. Jordan came to get us at 3:30pm and little Katerini (3) fell asleep in the car on way home- busy day I slept too for a while when I got back and now am just trying to get in the rest of my water for the day. Quiet day at home tomorrow and then we are going to have a goodbye family get together since they leave on Saturday morning. Jordan has a day off from pharmacy in September and since its a Thursday he's thinking of taking the Friday too and making a 4 day break. He wants to go hiking in his beloved Ipperous mountains. If he goes then Im gonna treat myself to a couple of days staying in the hotel so i can swim and the just toddle off back to my room to chill...good idea yeah?
A1ikou

A1ikou

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faybie's Journal
 

thurs before surgery on wed.

I was suppose to start my (self induced) liquid diet yesterday. I had a slimfast chocolate shake in the morning for breakfast. When lunch came I didnt have the will power or desire to have another shake. I had tamales that the house keeper brought me.   Then for dinner I went out to a favorite local restaurant. I ate half of what I normally eat and skipped their homemade brewed beer. So, I ate less than half of what I normally do there including no beer! Far cry from liquids only.   I am drinking my strawberry slimfast drink for breakfast at the moment. It doesnt really taste that great so it is hard to drink. I take a sip about every 2 minutes. I have been drinking it for 20 minutes so far. I don't even think I am halfway finished.   Its Thursday before my surgery on Wednesday and I am very nervous. I still haven't received the letter from my oncologist that he is ok with the procedure. I am going to try to call dr. spivak's office and see if there is a different way to get permission.
faybie

faybie

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Teresita's Journal
 

Thursday- I did it

Yeahhhhhh I did my 30 minutes last night and noooooo fast food. Yeahhhhhh I am so glad. I cooked dinner early and had a meal, no salad so I had broccoli with my chili. I will count that 30 minutes as 1 mile walk.   I will strive for that again today.
Teresita

Teresita

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