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Baby Steps' Blog
 

One day at a time....

Hello everyone,   I had my lap band surgery on January 7, 2011. I've waited so long for this to happen. It has been 3 days since the surgery and I am feeling good. A little sore, but nothing to write home about. It's definitely tolerable. I've been living on chicken broth, s-f popsicles and water. I can't say I am hungry yet. Seems like it's not an issue yet. I am scared but excited. I don't want to make mistakes and learn the hard way. I am trying to read as much as I can and follow the rules. If you have any words of wisdom or comments, please share them with me. I am looking for support and encourage on this journey. Also, if there are things I should be aware of or avoid, please share that with me also. Looking to meet new friends who can share my concerns.   Good luck everyone!!! Baby Steps
Baby Steps

Baby Steps

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roseyposey's Blog
 

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 8 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 10, 2011 - MONDAY - DAY 8 OF PRE OP DIET. - CAN'T WAIT FOR TODAY TO BE OVER. NOT A GOOD DAY AT ALL FOR ME. I AM ACHEY, COLD, AND STILL HAVING DIARHEA FOR OVER A WK. NOW. DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I SWITCHED MY MILK ONCE AGAIN TO ALMOND MILK WHICH IS LACTOSE FREE AS WELL. MY FIBROMYALGIA IS REALLY ACTING UP TODAY. I AM SO ACHEY - I CAN'T STAND IT. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WALKING TODAY. I DID GET OUT AND WENT SHOPPING THOUGH. I GUESS I GOT SOME EXERCISE THAT WAY. I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO GO THOUGH. HAD MY 2 PRTEIN SHAKES, 1 SMALL SUGAR FREE JELLO, 1 SUGARFREE POPSICLE, AND A PROTEIN BAR WITH SOME DECAF HOT TEA. THAT'S IT! I KEEP FEELING EACH MORNING LIKE I LOST MORE WT. BUT THE SCALE DOESN'T SEEM TO MOVE MUCH????? WHAT THE HECK? WELL TOMORROW MORNING IS MY EGD. I HAVE TO BE NPO (NOTHING TO EAT OR DRINK AFTER MIDNIGHT) - HA - THAT'S A JOKE! I AM ALWAYS IN BED BY 10 PM USUALLY!!! NOT THAT I WOULD BE ALLOWED TO EAT OR DRINK ANYWAY!!!! WELL I HOPE TOMORROW GOES WELL FOR ME AND THEY DON'T FIND ANY ULCER. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO JEPORDIZE MY BANDING SURGERY.
roseyposey

roseyposey

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AmyH33's Blog
 

Not such a beautiful day

Well, not such a beautiful day in FLA overcast and rainy, but always sunny on my head! lol Went for a walk after work with both my girls, this time just a mile. I am so tired, I NEED FOOD! Can finally eay a full liquid diet Friday!! See the surgeon Thursday for my first post op, cant wait to see how much i have lost. Have a wonderful evening everyone!
AmyH33

AmyH33

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Blog 4214
 

the dreaded stall...

Well I have been the same weight for 3 days now. 229. I think this qualifies as a stall. I'm hoping it doesn't last long. I know its normal but it still sucks! I want to be under 200 so bad, at least by my birthday at the beginning of april! Well on a good note I started this journey at 291, wearing a 3x top and 24 bottoms. I am now in a 1x top and 18 bottoms! I even tried a pair of jeans that my mom gave me which were a 16. I held them up and was like no way I can get these over my butt, the waist looks tiny, well lo and behold, this butt squeezed into them and was able to zip and button! They were snug but at least I could get them on! 10 or 15 more pounds and they will be nice and comfy! Yay!
hugsamber

hugsamber

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GonnaBeFit
 

Im back!

Well I'm back! After my 2.5 weeks in WI visiting my family for a get away from stress and life right now and for Christmas, me and my daughter got back to an empty and messy house. My husband moved out of the house the day we got home. Its an adjustment that's for sure and my daughter is missing her daddy and doesn't understand what is going on. He decided to move in with his girlfriend and I don't want her around that. Anyways its been very stressful and I'm breaking out, losing hair like crazy and still around the same weight. I have my third fill on the 19th and should be at about 5ml when I get it. Hoping its a good amount bc I might be losing my insurance in a short amount of tome due to the divorce. Please pray for me if you know the Lord and keep my daughter in them as well please!
GonnaBeFit

GonnaBeFit

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Project Disney's Blog
 

The Difference Between "TRY and TRIUMPH" is a Little "UMPH"

That "UMPH " for the over eater is called WILL POWER . We may have tools to help us, but it is still the Will that needs Power to say 'no' to the things that would hinder our success. The trick is to notice when Will Power is wainning and to WORK to get it back to give you the "UMPH" you need for moving on Triumphantly. Maybe you could drag out an old picture, or think of all you have done thus far. I like to read posts from others on this site for inspiration. This site helps encourage will power. I also notice the earlier I disicover a lack of will power, and the earlier I address it, the more successful I am in getting my will power or "UMPH" back.. So be dilligent and recognize a slowing up of your will power . UMPH it up for TRIUMPH ! .... Blessings....Dolly    
Project Disney

Project Disney

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chriper's Blog
 

Overeating and Vomitting

OK Sunday was my first experience with overeating and vomitting. I got up and had some broccoli, chicken, and cheese caserole for breaksfast. I started my day and left for Sunday school. On my way to church I thought I was still hungry so I stoped at White Castle and ordered two cheeseburgers. Given how small they were, i thought they would be the right amount. OMG in the short drive from the restaurant to my church I thought I was going to die. I only ate about half of one sandwhich and it felt so bad in my back and I was burping trying to make it go down, then all of a sudden up it came. NO food just acidic juices...it was not a pleasant experience...lessen learned: do not eat again unless its at least 3 to 4 hours later. its just not worth it!
chriper

chriper

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Blog 102902
 

I long wait?but it?s hopefully almost over.

Okay after about 4 months, I finally have everything done. Nutritionist, psych eval, chest x-ray/upper GI, now I have to wait for the surgeon to sign off and then wait for United Health Care to approve me. This could take and another 2 to 3 weeks but I'm optimistic. Hopefully I can get banded in early Feb. I'm so ready to see my waist line again lol.    
Amanda1982

Amanda1982

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shifflett00's Blog
 

Well Tommorrow is the BIG day.

Jan 11th has finally come. I will be banded along with my husband tommorrow . I have to say the last week has been very hard. The protein pre-surgery shakes have left me hungry all the time. I stayed with the process only giving in to temptation a few times. I gained weight which is hard to believe but the boost protein are alot of calories and you have to drink 4 plus a dinner. If I had it over I think I would have eaten lunch instead. I hope the hunger pains aren't like this after the band is put on. I went to the grocery store yesterday and wandered up and down the isles trying to find the things on my list to eat for the next week or 2. That was not much fun. It is very had to find fat free and sugar free items. I'm hoping I have made some good choices. This defenitely isn't a EASY process . I'm hoping next week this time I can post that I have lost what I gained plus some. And the journey begins......
shifflett00

shifflett00

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PJbanster's Blog
 

Well I never thought I'd see it...

I'm feeling all motivated again! ABOUT TIME! I was stuck at 247 ONE STINKIN WHOLE POUND above the 100 lb loss mark. I woke up and OMG I'm 244! 7 months in and 102 lbs lost! I have to laugh at myself yet again, because I freak out when I'm only losing a 10th or two 10ths of a pound here or there. I'm all POOR ME! It doesn't matter if I've lost 6 lbs the week before haha. I'm pretty sure we all get like that. I was walking in to work with my husband and one of the women I work with followed me in. She made me feel good because she said when she first saw me she said OMG who is that skinny (word I won't say here) with him! I'm not skinny but it it sure makes me feel good to hear it. I even had ice cream this weekend...twice . I've been working out so much I STILL lost. MUUUHAHAHHAHA..cough cough.... HA! (evil laugh) \   OH and I have tried to comment on other people's blogs and when I hit comment nothing happens. Is there some setting I've missed?
PJbanster

PJbanster

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sylvia's Blog
 

Day 3 post op

I slept really well last night could even sleep on my side, I got up this morning and felt really weak thought I was going to faint so I decided to have some ready break very wishy washy mind you and real sugar seems to have done the trick I think its time to start the protine shakes as I need some energy. Amazing I have lost 9lbs in the last 5 days thinking that might be a bit too quick as I do not have that much to loose about 56lbs in total. But feeling good about it, by the way I have no pain today as that was a bit of a problem one sleever recommended liquid calpol which tastes nice but haven't really needed it. I'm not sure how much moving around I should be doing but just keep pottering round the house not sure if I'm over doing it.
sylvia

sylvia

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The plot thickened and so did I
 

The long weight....err wait

Hello all! Hello....? Oh, ok, I'm alone. That's ok too.   I had my first appointment with a bariatric surgeon on the 6th of Jan, 2011. I was so excited and nervous. Part of me still wishes I was just laughed at, told that I was not fat enough for surgery, but alas, that is not in reality the case. So, the appointment went well, Dr. Patrick Chiasson from Tucson, AZ's Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, felt I am a good candidate. My BMI is 42 so that certainly qualifies me. I spoke with Tracy, who is going to be, or is, my patient coordinator, and she and I are starting the process for insurance to pay for the surgery. She felt my date of mid-March was a feasible goal for surgery, which is perfect because I will need that Spring Break for surgery and a little recuperating. The only issues I can foresee at this point for insurance purposes is - 1) I have not had a BMI of 40 or higher for at least five years. I have struggled with one of 35 to 38ish, but late 2010 has been the first time I have even been this weight. And - 2) I have little proof of even the 35 to 38ish BMI weights or proof. I rarely went to the doctor, and when I did it was usually for pregnancies which I am told are not accepted by the insurance company. Nonetheless, my mother is refinancing her house to get her ex-husband off the mortgage sometime next month and has told me she will pay for the surgery if my insurance does not. I would REALLY, prefer her not have to wrap an extra 18 grand into her new mortgage, if at all possible, but I need this surgery like...yesterday, so if nothing else it should still happen in March one way or another.   I am very tired of this struggle. Just like everyone else here on this site, or off it. I take depression and anxiety medication, and that is just not personality. This fat is making me someone that I was never meant to be. Not much longer, I keep telling myself. I will get this surgery, it will jump start my motivation and eating right and be an excellent tool in living healthy. It is just infuriating to have to prove to someone that I am unhealthy to get help to pay for it, or be told I am not unhealthy enough (or for long enough) to qualify. I haven't been denied, but I am just very nervous it's going to happen. Oh well, all I can do is try. I will contact my PCP tomorrow and start the rounding up process of my various medical records, do the other pre-surgery tests and see what happens!   I will post on here as much as I can to keep track of what's going on. Thanks for reading, feel free to leave a comment or send a friend request!  
foxgirl74

foxgirl74

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justplaintired's Blog
 

Socializing...aka alcohol.

Okay, so dh and I have been known to socialize once a week with our dear friends. We just hang around, talk, watch football games, play board games, listen to great music...the usual. How on earth is this going to fly post-band? I know I can survive not eating the munchies but no drinking at all? I understand I have to break up with beer but do I have to break up with all alcohol? Does it really mess up your weight loss or is it just unhealthy for you (which I know it is). I can survive without it as I'm not addicted or anything but I imagine it is going to be tough sitting there and sipping water.   Which brings me to another issue... How can I drink 64 oz of water if I have to only sip it (and NOT from a straw?). I mainly only drink water (except read above...hehehe) so I don't have soda to get over and I don't regularly drink coffee either. When I drink a glass of water I drink it kind of quickly which I hear I can no longer do.   These are not deal breaker issues. I'm very anxious to get my surgery and begin my new life. I'm just worried that those certain things will be very hard.    
justplaintired

justplaintired

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JCM's Blog
 

So here it is....

I was banded in early August of 2010. The fight has been a roller coaster ride at best. I started off with some great highs, finding energy and losing 20 lbs in the first few months! I started to fall, started to fail and my busy life just always seems to get in the way. I made it through the Thanksgiving holiday without gaining (or losing) a single pound. I just had another fill on the fourth, up to 8 cc's and I am able to have a few small bites of food and am done. I can't eat chicken anymore, even the most moist of chicken, for it just won't pass and I end up throwing it up. I have become way to used to throwing up lately and I know that this is not healthy either. I moved in with my boyfriend at the beginning of November and to be honest, this is the hardest part of it all. He was going to have the Roux but because of a lost job has been unable to join me on this journey. I am a girl with no self control and having someone who was supportive in the beginning not understand that I can't eat the things I used to is very hard.   I bought a membership to a local rec center several months ago with plans of getting back to one of my childhood passions... swimming. The first time I went to utilize my new pass, the pool was closed to ready for the winter season. Last night I went to check the schedule for the pool for the winter, and they have closed the pool down for construction until next summer!   It just seems like my best efforts, although not that great, are being defeated at every turn. I am lazy. I have not gone for a walk in months and I know I need to do that. I am worried that with my complete lack of will power that I made the wrong choice of surgery. I realize that this is a slower process, but I am surrounded by people at work who have had either the band or the sleeve and roux and are all doing amazing. It is hard knowing that I am a failure at this just as I have been with everything else in my life.     I have not been able to share these feelings with anyone else. Not sure why I am choosing such a public forum to do so, but I figured I have something close to anonymity here and will not be judged.   more to come later I am sure. Just trying to get out some of the main frustrations that I have now.   Banded August 2010, 260lbs to start, only down to 231. 80 more to go...........
JCM

JCM

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Shayshay209's Blog
 

I need opinions

Ok so I have had my lap band for 16 months now and when I eat I get a headache and my neck gets sharp pains in it, does anyone else get this? Im debating on getting it removed ive lost 85lbs so I'm very happy with what I've achieved..anyone of any tips?
Shayshay209

Shayshay209

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Advice for Pre-Op
 

Just took my pre op pictures..

I've never been more ashamed then when I took and saw my before pictures.. I wonder to myself how I got this way. Soon this battle will be over. Soon I will be in love with not only the way I look, but the way I feel. This next year, I WILL SHOW MY TRUE COLORS, and I will do it all the right way.
ShrnkN2

ShrnkN2

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sleevless4now's Blog
 

Just to see if anybody knows?

I am new at bloging on the sleeve website,I am just curious how long does it take to get approved for the surgery. I have GHI and BCBS.I'm not forsure what there requirements are and what we are being ask to do,Anybody with any Idea that can help me out Please Leave a comment so that I can share with a dear friend of mine that is going through the procedure with me, we are hoping to do this together..thank for your inuput.....sleevless4now.
camille01

camille01

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Erin's Blog
 

Feel like a major failure.

i'm gaining, instead of losing.   im hungry most of the time and then again i skip meals   not exercising, dont have motivation.   i dont know i seem like i cant do anything right.   i guess i'm going to have to live my life being fat.   can't find the help anywhere and not even on here it seems.   i hate myself for letting me get this way.   i'll never get to goal and i know it..
Erin18

Erin18

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Weight for it
 

Starting at the Beginning

Today is my first day on this site. It's refreshing to join a community where you can talk about WLS and not be given the "evil eye". However it brings me to the reality that this is not going to be an easy journey. Well worth it, of course, but not easy.   I've been thinking about doing WLS surgery for quite some time, but it wasn't until the day before my 24th birthday that I brought it up to my doctor. I've been overweight since I can remember. I even joke with my friends that I was born the size of a small linebacker. (I guess your just had to be there) but I've always been okay with being overweight, because that wasn't what defined me.   The slap in the face didn't come until I was put on high blood pressure medicine at 23. I was trying to avoid it for a couple months but it finally became apparent that I couldn't do it on my own. It wasn't that I was naive; I just never thought that I was THAT unhealthy. I played sports most my life, and have been on a constant diet since I can remember. But still, my weight caught up and has begun to take over. The image of dumping water out of a sinking boat comes to mind.   My doctor, skinny women of course, thought that I would be a good candidate for the lap-band surgery. With her support I am SLOWLY making progress. I started this journey November 12, 2010 when I first spoke to her. After two months I feel as though I haven't really gotten anywhere. The biggest problem I'm running into is that I'm not "fat" enough. I'm about 10 pounds away from being in the correct BMI for the surgery. 10 pounds.... really? I thought for sure after the holidays I would gain a least a couple of pounds, but, somehow, I did not. I LOST weight. Which is an accomplishment for me, but also a double ended sword. However I still have a Seminar at the end of the month where I get to meet my surgeon who will be doing my surgery, IF I qualify for it.   I know how much of my life will change. The food that I will no longer be able to eat, the struggle both physically and emotionally. But then I think about all the things I WILL be able to do now that I couldn't before. (Climbing a flight of stairs without huffing & puffing will be my #1) I know this is what I'm supposed to do. I just pray that fate doesn't throw me for a roller coaster to get there.     I know I talk too much,   Adrienne
Adrienne86

Adrienne86

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Tami0520's Blog
 

woundering a few things

Hello, everyone .. I was woundering how long after ur surgery u were able to drive again I keep oj forgetting to ask the doctor and has anyone had an mayjor side effedts from there surgery
Tami0520

Tami0520

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roseyposey's Blog
 

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 7 OF 2 WK.PRE OP DIET

JAN. 9, 2011 - SUNDAY - DAY 7 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. - WELL - WHEN I GOT UP THIS AM, I ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I HAD LOST SOME MORE WEIGHT! I WEIGHED MYSELF AND THE NEEDLE HAD MOVED JUST A LIL BIT! YEH - ME! EVERY LIL LB. LOST - COUNTS! HAD MY HOT DECAF TEA WITH SPLENDA AND A PROTEIN BAR FOR BREAKFAST. NOT TOO BAD. I GUESS I'M GETTING USED TO IT. OH MY - I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR MYSELF SAY THAT!!! TOOK MY GRANDSON SLED RIDING TODAY. IT WAS SO FUN. I HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN YEARS!!!! HE REALLY ENJOYED IT TOO. I GOT LOTS OF EXERCISE AS I PULLED HIM ON THE SLED! LOL I DIDN'T EVEN FEEL COLD MUCH! JUST MY NOSE - HA HA. HAD MY PROTEIN SHAKE FOR LUNCH. NOW JUST 2 MORE PROTEIN SHAKES TO GO TODAY AND I AM DONE! YEH!!! GONNA HAVE A SMALL SUGAR FREE JELLO AND A SUGAR FREE POPSICLE TODAY TOO AND THAT WILL BE IT FOR THE DAY. I SLEPT GOOD LAST NIGHT TOO! I AM STILL HAVING ACID REFLUX IN MY THROAT THOUGH. THAT STINKS! I STOPPED TAKING HE MEDICATION FOR IT SINCE I STARTED THIS PRE OP DIET SINCE I WAS HARDLY EATING ANYTHING. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD NEED THE MEDS. BUT I STILL HAVE THE ACID REFLUX IN MY THROAT. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I AM SCHEDULED FOR AN EGD NEXT TUESDAY. HOPE THEY DON'T FIND AN ULCER. I WANT MY BAND SURGERY TO GO AS SCHEDULED ON 1/17 WHICH IS ONLY 1 WK. AWAY NOW! SO I GOT THROUGH MY 1ST WK. OF PRE OP DIET. YEH ME! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE IT AND I DID! SMALL MIRACLES!!!!
roseyposey

roseyposey

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juli21's Blog
 

Questioning myself

I started the journey of getting banded in November of 2010. It has been, so far, fast and easy. I have already been approved by my insurance company. I am scheduled for surgery on January 21, 2011. I am so nervous, scared and excited. But… I am wondering if I am making the right decision. I have been reading message boards of several sites and there are so much complications and complaints about the band. I choose the band because I didn't want my insides cut and rerouted and the lap band surgery is performed locally. This is the only bariatric procedure being performed in the state I live in. I also don't have to wait. I get my surgery in less than three weeks. I just need to vent. I hope that the band works out for me and that I do not have all the complications that I read about. I will be so disappointed.    
juli21

juli21

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