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newellby40's Blog
 

One Week to go to surgery

Yes that is how I feel... I am VERY excited and thrilled I have lost 10lbs in one week on this pre-op diet. It is good they have you do this. It is very Motivating for me. I have 2 young children and they want Mommy to be "Healthy" and so do I!!
BethNewell

BethNewell

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newellby40's Blog
 

From: Banding on Feb 3rd. pre-op diet on!

[ We are on the same path my friend. I just joined this site today. I started my liquid diet on Monday and I am scheduled for surgery on the 7th. I am truly sorry you don't have the support you need at home but I think you've come to the right place for that!   Glad to see youre with me on this journey. I am very excited about it. I thought the liq. diet would be terrible and how could I ever be satisified with it, but the protein shakes help a lot. I have used a Tbsp of sugar free jello added to the powder for some different flavors. Check with your dietician. you may be able to have cottage cheese low fat and jello. it is pretty good.   Source: Banding on Feb 3rd. pre-op diet on!
BethNewell

BethNewell

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Blog 89474
 

stalled out !!

Hey everyone!! Just needed to remind myself of how well I have done so far. I have stalled on losing weight . It is the first time since my surgery that I cant seem to lose . Im not gaining but not losing. I think I may be to tight right now but Im not sure. I cant eat in the morning which is not a problem because I dont really like to eat breakfast anyway. I try to eat lunch and the first few bites come back up . The dinner does the same thing. I wind up snacking on peanuts which are not all that great for low carb diet I have been following. I started exercising more and still not losing. I guess this will pass also. I have lost 130 pds but still need to lose 120pds. I am going to go to full liquids again to see if that will bring me back to losing again. My one year mark will be April 8 and would love to be lost 150pds by then. Well I guess I will go and do some exercise or something. I hope everyone is doing well and losing weight. God bless everyone and keep on keeping on.
rhonda2010

rhonda2010

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Ellen's Band Journey
 

FrUsTrAtIoN!!!

I go for my 3rd fill on the 1st. Can't wait to get it either, usually I am scared out of my mind. I have been SO HUNGRY lately! It seems like I am not really eating meals but grazing all day. I know that I am not eating anything bad but I also know that I should be only eating 3 times a day. Arn't you supposed to become less hungry as the band gets tighter? Hopefully it gets better because I will cry if I gain weight
ellenmarie

ellenmarie

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arky's Blog
 

WHY IS NOTHING WORKING!

UGGGGG< I'm so Pissed off at my self, I feel Pathetic, I should be happy, right I'm 10 pounds away from having lost 100 but you know what i feel, fat, ugly, and any other hurtful words we tell are self's.   I have stopped losing weight,   I go to the Gym 5 days a week. I have gone down to 1200 calories a day (or try too,) and nothing is working now, I'm fed up with this.   I need to lose another 90 pounds to blow my family away when i see them in July, I feel like I'm failing them.   everyone says i look so good but there just saying it to make me feel good, it doesn't it make me feel Awkward, like I'm obliging to tell them something and and and I'm not strong to say no to some candy,     why why do I feel like shite when I should be so proud that Ive dune so good.
arky

arky

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Blog 79244
 

I met my pre-goal weight 50 pounds down!

Today I am sitting here at my desk at work thinking back over all the things I had to go through to get to this point in my weight lost. This has not been an easy road to travel, but I thank God every single day for the endurance to follow it through. My first initial visit with my surgeon seemed like yesterday! I was explained all the things I had to do in order for my insurance to approve my operation. I felt so doubtful once I left his office about having the surgery. I've learned to pray first to seek God's will for my life, and I knew something needed to change in my life. It was not the will of God for me to continue to be over weight and so very unhappy with the person I was. I asked God to give me the strength and the will power to do whatever it took for my insurance to approve my surgery. Once my appointments were made with the different offices, things started to roll by pretty quickly. The longest process for me was the six month weight lost requirement. I was really angry for some reason with the fact of being on another diet! I knew diets did not work for me on a long term basis, therefore I really thought it was a waste of my time.(LOL)   To be perfectly honest, I just wanted to be banded and start my new life. Looking back now, there were a lot of things I should have done differently and taken the advantage of but I didn't. One of the main steps in my pre-lap band process was my psych evaluation. I was told from the very beginning the hardest part in this process was going to be the mental aspect. Surely, I was mentally prepared to handle having the band and everything that came with it. Looking back now, I was not as prepared as I had convinced myself to be. I really learned a lot about my band the hard way. I had to learn a lot of different things by trail and error.   I would read so many blogs and hear others say to listen to your band. I really had no idea what they were talking about, but thank God today it has all made sense to me. Having this band for me is a day to day learning experience on what I should or should not do. I am finally to a point that food is not controlling my life, and I can say no to food and be okay with that. I have learned to eat only what I need and it's okay to save or trash the rest. I no longer feel obligated to eat every single thing that is placed on my plate nor do I feel like dessert is always eaten after a meal. My quality of life has changed so much in many ways. I do know that I have to finish this race at my own pace and continue to be focused on my food choices. This is really a life style change and there are no quick fixes to losing the weight. Today I am very proud of what I have accomplished. I have never lost 50 pounds in my entire life, but today I have done just that.   Hooray for ME!    
shonette

shonette

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DaleJR88's Blog
 

Support Group

I am currently working with my Wellness Director where I work on getting a support group started there. I was Banded December 1 and I am down 70lbs since starting my pre-op diet. I have hit a few weeks where my weight loss has slowed and got a little discouraged. Talking with her and trying to get the group started I hope will help me and others. We will also open this to gastric also and to people who are interested in the surgery. If anyone is working with support group please send me ideas on how to conduct these meetings. I am now hopefully back on track with the weight loss and continuing my workout routine. Any ideas would be appreciated. THANKS!
DaleJR88

DaleJR88

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Rachel Banded...
 

Surgery and Day 1 post op

Well I made it and survived. I got to the hospital at 7 am and they quickly wanted me instead of having surgery at 9 I went in about 8. Took them a few times to get the IV but other then that prep went okay. Except some mean lady who wouldn't let my mom in to see me before surgery. <As I mentioned in my first blog I am a BIG mommas baby> Everyone else had family in the room didn't understand why she wouldn't let me. Anyway got to the operating room and the guys in there were cutting up with me and then came the versed. Oh the wonderful versed. I don't remember anything after that but waking up in recovery. I heard someone say "shes acting a little crazy" and I could feel me kicking. But I knew that would happen I am always in a panic waking up from anesthesia and feel like I am smothering. But I had a really nice nurse in recovery that was very reassuring and worked with me to make me comfortable with pain and breathing. I got to my room about 1130-12 with my mom and husband and they immediately let me start walking around as soon as I got good and awake which helped. Had a scary moment where my port site started bleeding through but they told me that was normal since they had given me a blood thinner called lovonox before surgery and that was my biggest incision. It continued bleeding over night but has since stopped. I was released about 4 and got home and settled in. My husband had a little trouble with the pharmacy they put the wrong date on my prescriptions and wouldn't feel it. When he told them I just had surgery the reply he got was "well then shes probably still doped up anyway and wont need it." Thankfully I was able to get a hold of my doctor and he got it fixed for me and needless to say there is a call into corporate by my husband to walgreens that lady would not even bother to help us. I am okay today just hurts to cough or get up and down starting to have a little gas pain but I am tolerating liquids fine. Just trying to keep hydrated. Other then that I am alive and survived. Remain in a lot of pain but trying to keep on top of my pain meds and get plenty of rest for that. Hope everyone that was band yesterday and today are doing well. Will update on my progress as I go. Oh btw My scale is pretty much accurate I weighted after surgery and my weight was down 21 lbs to 359 and that was after a lot of fluids in surgery. woot! On my way.. xoxoxo Rach
~*~Rachel~*~

~*~Rachel~*~

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Rachel Banded...
 

Surgery and Day 1 post op

Well I made it and survived. I got to the hospital at 7 am and they quickly wanted me instead of having surgery at 9 I went in about 8. Took them a few times to get the IV but other then that prep went okay. Except some mean lady who wouldn't let my mom in to see me before surgery. <As I mentioned in my first blog I am a BIG mommas baby> Everyone else had family in the room didn't understand why she wouldn't let me. Anyway got to the operating room and the guys in there were cutting up with me and then came the versed. Oh the wonderful versed. I don't remember anything after that but waking up in recovery. I heard someone say "shes acting a little crazy" and I could feel me kicking. But I knew that would happen I am always in a panic waking up from anesthesia and feel like I am smothering. But I had a really nice nurse in recovery that was very reassuring and worked with me to make me comfortable with pain and breathing. I got to my room about 1130-12 with my mom and husband and they immediately let me start walking around as soon as I got good and awake which helped. Had a scary moment where my port site started bleeding through but they told me that was normal since they had given me a blood thinner called lovonox before surgery and that was my biggest incision. It continued bleeding over night but has since stopped. I was released about 4 and got home and settled in. My husband had a little trouble with the pharmacy they put the wrong date on my prescriptions and wouldn't feel it. When he told them I just had surgery the reply he got was "well then shes probably still doped up anyway and wont need it." Thankfully I was able to get a hold of my doctor and he got it fixed for me and needless to say there is a call into corporate by my husband to walgreens that lady would not even bother to help us. I am okay today just hurts to cough or get up and down starting to have a little gas pain but I am tolerating liquids fine. Just trying to keep hydrated. Other then that I am alive and survived. Remain in a lot of pain but trying to keep on top of my pain meds and get plenty of rest for that. Hope everyone that was band yesterday and today are doing well. Will update on my progress as I go. Oh btw My scale is pretty much accurate I weighted after surgery and my weight was down 21 lbs to 359 and that was after a lot of fluids in surgery. woot! On my way.. xoxoxo Rach
~*~Rachel~*~

~*~Rachel~*~

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PPPBand's Blog
 

The Best is Yet To Come!!

5 days from surgery... 1 day from hospital visit and clearing and I am truely starting to feel it...Nerves are kicking in!! Just trying to tie up loose ends at work/school and get my list together for shopping...Its snowing pretty good here in Long Island so I hope there are no issues with getting to the hospital tomorow... I was given a beautiful plaque from sis the other day about strength and courage..I will keep it by my bedside throughout this experience... having a phone consult with thearpist to get somethings off my chest in an effort to unburden myself before the big day..I think the therapy every couple of weeks is crucial to gettting me to look at food differently....Having trouble sleeping but I guess thats normal before something this important...   Untill next time... Peace
PPPBand

PPPBand

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my journey!!!
 

Size 22 to a size 6

Never in my life did I think I would be a size 6, it started as a rough journey with a gastric band weighing 230lbs then it got easier with a gastric sleeve. I got banded with another doctor in Tijuana and I was always very tight and dehydrated. 5 months after, my band slipped and got it repositioned and yup it didnt work. I switched physicians and again he left me super tight, I had acid reflex for about two weeks, he said it was normal to sleep sitting down and gave me meds. Finally my brother recommended me to OCC and Dr. Martinez and Dr.So tried to save my band we tried it for about 8 months but I got tired of so many fills and unfills. I lost a total of 50 lbs but I wanted more and I wanted something permanent so Dr. Ortiz talked to me about the gastric sleeve and decided that was the best option for me. I got my sleeve March 17 2010 weighing at 175lbs and I love it!!!! And eight months later I was ready for my plastic surgery which I got Nov. 13 at OCC with Dr. Mendez. I had a tummy tuck with liposculpture and breast implants. This surgery I thought would be the most painful one but to be honest the most painful one was my gastric band. My plastic surgery was most of all uncomfortable due do the positioning and drainage. Dr. Mendez is awesome!!!! Now Im at a size 6 three weeks post op and weighing 130lbs. Im suppose to lose some more weight cause Im still very swollen. i cant wait to see the final result Im very happy and excited with all these changes, they all have been very positive!!! Thank You OCC!!!
lvmartin

lvmartin

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Blog 97826
 

Wishes I'd never done this....

I hate the band. I really truly hate that I ever did this to myself. I don't understand how this is such a great thing. I'm miserable.   I was banded on the 20th of July so I'm 6 months out. I can't get a good fill. I either have no restriction, nothing. Or so tight I can't get anythign down. I just spent the last 2 weeks sliming on every bite till it was protein drinks making me slime.   Does anyone else feel this way? Why isn't this working for me?   Hates her band in Colorado!
fool4dance

fool4dance

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Camille01's Blog
 

My Visit with the psyc today

Hello my friends,I made my psyc visit todayand everything went so well I feel like I made a new friend even though I will never see this Doctor again...lol.the visit went reallty well ,I was nervous at first but when I got in the office I was the 2nd visit for that day,I was really suprized when the doc.said that i was his 2nd visit for some needing an evaluation for bariatric surgery even though he's not on the list of doctors to do evals..for that kind of surgery ,,,,he just wanted me to tell him the reasons why I wanted to have the surgery and about my family life,He really wanted to see if I had any trouble in my home life such as being put in a depress state or if my home life is upsetting to me ,if I have ever been on antidepressants,I told him when I lost my dad in death a few yrs ago or with any other death in a family will put anyone in a depress state,YES I was taking an anti depressant, before I left he said (even though I am against baritaric surgery) you are very normal and I don't see anything that would hold you from having the surgery if that is what you want.. he also said I really beleave in loosing weight the old fashion way-walking and doing the adkins diet, all I could do is laugh............YEAH........I am haft way through........I'll be on the other side before long.......camille01
camille01

camille01

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hopee's Blog
 

When will this weight just start falling???

Ok...I'm 2 months post op and I've been filled twice (2.5 cc total). And not losing...My portions are extreamly smaller from my pre-op size so I'm not sure why I'm not dropping. I go for my 3rd fill tomorrow so I will dicuss this with my Dr...But, wondered if anyone else is struggling or how anyone got over this hump...I really would like to start dropping sizes soon.
hopee

hopee

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ATCasting's Blog
 

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ATCasting

ATCasting

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justplaintired's Blog
 

What is the best protein drink?

I'm hoping to find the best tasting protein drink that has the most protein. I want something that will fill me up and not make me gag. I've only tried unjury vanilla and that was pretty good. I'm also thinking about buying that whey stuff to add to things to get that protein in and hopefully keep the hungries away.   I start one week pre-op diet and I'm almost anxious to begin. I say almost because I have heard that pretty much everyone on the forums is starving on the pre op diet. I guess I'm just so anxious to start losing weight!   No more excuses, no more last hurrahs, exercise must begin...   HERE'S TO A NEW ME IN 2011! Cheers!
justplaintired

justplaintired

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Blog 90135
 

Need a fill and workout routine

Eeeeeek, next Wednesday can't come soon enough. I need a fill SOOOO bad. I am joining a gym this week, but there are no aerobics classes, etc....Just the basic with circuits, weights, etc. What is your favorite thing to do at the gym. I wanna get the most out of my workout :-)
qtney1

qtney1

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Jen's Jabbers
 

I think Ive got this post-op stuff licked!

1 week since surgery. I SLEPT ON MY SIDE LASTNIGHT FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT! Can you imagine?!?!?!? Yes, it was that good! The gas pains in my left shoulder are almost unmanagable but who cares? I SLEPT ON MY SIDE LASTNIGHT!!!!!   The liquid diet is getting easier to manage too. The protien minimum my dietician wants me hitting daily is 67g. I had not complied until yesterday and it was my first day back to work. Here's the food journal:   0700 - 1/2 c oatmeal protien smoothie w. soy milk and skim milk powder. 0800 - 1.2 c water 0900 - 1.2 c peppermint tea 1000 - 1400 EVERY HOUR - 1/2 c split pea soup w. soy milk and 2 Tbsp skim milk powder (in my coffee travel mug 1 c at a time) 1500 - 1/2 c water 1600 - 1//2 c veggie chili w. tomatoe juice 1645 - 1/2 c veggie chili w. tomatoe juice 1800 - 1/2 c greek yogurt w. 3 TBSP blueberry puree 1900 - 1/2 c peppermint tea 2000 - 1/2 c water 2100 - 1/2 c water 2200 - 1/2 c greek yogurt w. pear puree.   HELLS YES! Not so bad huh? I didnt slosh at all. My eyeballs werent floating. Maybe because you wouldnt consider these things to be liquids.... Well, I dont really care what YOU (not really you) think! It worked for me! The first 6 days of post-op were spent forcing myself to eat these liquids that were full of protien but sickeningly sweet or actually kind of tasty without even 0.2 g of the magical stuff. I did discover GREEK YOGURT - with 14.7 g of protien per 1/2 delightfully sour cup and a little bit of fruit puree on top - ITS BETTER THAN ICECREAM!!     Also, had an appointment with Dr. Love lastnight. Lol. It had been way too long! Perhaps the appointment is the only reason for my fantastic attitude? I dont care... whatever it is, Im holding on tight and ready to keep movin on!   KEEP ON TRUCKIN!
EdmontonGal

EdmontonGal

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Ready for a Big Change
 

Well........

Alrighty then its been 13 days since my surgery and not much has changed. I am still a lil sore around my port site but I am feeling great. I have lost 10.5 pounds since surgery and a total of 26.5 pounds all together. My pants already fit more loosely, lol. I am trying to not become a compulsive weigher and weigh myself all the time. But its kinda hard not to, lol. Im picking up my cross stitching again and keeping busy with homework (trying to stay ahead of the class) to keep my mind off of food and weighing. I had a good night at work Sunday. Fri and Sat were hell nights lol. I got my homework done for Psych and my book for Ethics FINALLY came in the mail yesterday. So I kinda started reading that last night but by the time I got home it was like midnight. And I had to get up early to come into town for class this morning. So Im gonna try to read some more. I am already 3 chapters behind because of the stupid bookstore. Ugh. Im so tired of college. My husband got his first check from his new job yesterday and he is sooooo proud of it. I dont blame him its much more than he's ever made for that amount of hours. I have made a wish list of things that I NEED to help me on my WL journey : Ipod touch (to listen to when I walk/ workout) and a WII (to workout with when I cant get to the gym). so far thats all I got, lol. I am so excited. I can't wait to go shopping for smaller sizes. Although I do believe that I will be shopping at the Salvation Army and consignment stores until I reach my goal weight, lol. Well I better go read some more. More to come Im sure.    
nurse_b11

nurse_b11

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Rachel Banded...
 

Off to see the Wizard...

I have followed the yellow brick road of requirements. I have figured out the riddles of insurance companies. I have even fought off the flying monkeys of the pre op diet. Now today is my day to meet the wizard and get my band! I will be singing "If I only had a band" all day long. I am about to leave for the hospital to come home a changed person with a brand new pair of ruby red slippers Good luck to all my fellow banders today may God keep you safe. xoxoxo Rach...
~*~Rachel~*~

~*~Rachel~*~

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