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allsmiles24's Blog
 

the waiting game

SO.. i have been on my journey to getting banded since about OCT. the hardest part is waiting for my insurance to give me the green light! I am a very patient person for the most part, but i am quickly becoming frustrated with the fact it is out of my control and i have to wait...
allsmiles24

allsmiles24

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hopee's Blog
 

Fills & Restriction

Banded on November 19th 2010...I just had my 2nd fill on Jan 5th 2011 giving me a total of 2.5cc in my band. Until this second fill I have had NO restriction, so I was eating all foods with no problems (over Christmas gaining a few pounds...Frustration was growing). Now I'm thrilled to say I have restriction with only 2.5cc...I'm learning now how much I can eat and how much chewing is necessary to keep it all down. The worst is if I eat too fast or don't chew enough all the saliva that builds up and often the stuck feeling along with the pain in the center of my chest...Really does STOP you in your tracks - forcing you to stop eating...Result= losing weight...YAY! Since Wednesday 5th I have lost almost 5 pounds. I can now say I'm lovin my band.
hopee

hopee

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AmyH33's Blog
 

Another beautiful day

Got up again this morning and went for a 1.5 mile walk with my youngest daughter, shaved 3 mins off the time from yesterday! Gonna stay busy this morning with house work and luandry. Have a great day!
AmyH33

AmyH33

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sylvia's Blog
 

2days post op at home now

well I slept better last night but keep getting up for the loo. Still had no pain meds as they are fizzy and taste like shit and make me gag so I haven't bothered just feels like a pulled muscle. I had some slimfast for my breakfast and might try some tom soup later. Got on the scales and lost 7lbs amazing so loving it so far. Just gonna take it easy today and chill out but nice to be home.
sylvia

sylvia

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sylvia's Blog
 

Day after my op

Well did n't get much sleep they put these pad things on my legs that pump air in and out to keep the circulation going so I don't get a clot but it was really difficult to sleep, but was up and about walking abit like an old granny had some jelly and broth, the hotter liquids seem to go down easier than cold fluids. When my surgeon came to see me I was actually up and about and said I looked fine and how I felt and I said a bit rough after the anesthetic but ok apart from that so he said do you want to go home I said yes that would be great so I left the hospital about 26hrs after my surgery. I do hate hospitals and couldn't wait to get out. So got to sleep in my own bed and hot milk with a soup spoon it was ok.
sylvia

sylvia

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Ready for a Big Change
 

Intro

I will just introduce myself. My name is Chandra and I am from Texas. I am 22 years old and I graduated LVN school in May of 2010. I have been working at my first nursing job since July 2010. I love my job. This is definitely what I was put on the earth to do. I am going back to school for my RN. I have 4 more pre-reqs to get. I am registered for Psych and Ethics which start on Jan 18th. I have been overweight my whole life. When I was 18 I was diagnosed with PCOS and told I would never have children. That led to a depression which led to even more weight gain ontop of what I had already gained. (which was the reason I went to the doc in the first place) I began thinking of the lap band in 2008 when I had my gallbladder removed and my surgeon said that I really really needed to lose weight if I was going to consider children. Well I have a very difficult time losing the weight due to the PCOS. I began the approval proccess once before in mid 2009. Then I lost my insurance and my job. So that put a halt to that. Well now I have a better job and good insurance. I started my proccess back in October 2010. I saw my surgeon and the nutritionist. Then I had my psych eval. Had a couple more appts with the nutritionist and a few days before Christmas I got a phone call saying that my insurance approved me. After the holidays on Tues the 4th I saw my surgeon again. I scheduled my EGD (required by my surgeon) and my surgery. I signed all my consents and then started my liquid diet the next day. So far I am on Day # 4 of the one week liquid diet. My EGD is scheduled for Mon the 10th and my surgery is on Wed the 12th. I am soooo nervous and excited at the same time. I am ready for my life to change. I have been married to my husband for almost 5 years. He is very supportive and excited for me as well. I will be staying at the hospital that I work at, lol. I just moved as well. So everything kinda happened all at once, lol. Moved on the 7th EGD on the 10th Surgery on the 12th School starts on the 18th *SIGH* So the liquid diet thing really isnt that bad. Im drinking my protein drinks and Im really not that hungry. I just like crunchy things and so just the crunch and chewing is what I miss, lol. The sugar detox was awful. I had a constant headache for the first 2 days. Now I am much better and I havent cheated at all! YAY! I even resisted pizza when my co-workers ordered it Fri night. Well I guess I will just update as the week goes on. I hope to hear some feedback from people. I am really anxious to hear other people's success stories. I know that I have a lot to look forward to and its awesome that such online support exists.
nurse_b11

nurse_b11

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Blog 2207
 

January 8, 2011

Well, things did get better this week! On Thursday, Jan 6th, the ins gal from the surgeon's office called to tell me I AM approved for surgery! My date is Feb 2nd! I have appointments with the surgeon, anestheologist and the nutritionist this Thur January 13th. I have to do a full liquid diet for two weeks to trim down my liver and then 2 days of clear liquids before surgery.   It still hasn't sunk in completely.....I'm nervous, but so hopeful that I will have a tool to help me lose the weight and keep it off forever!!
KabinKitty

KabinKitty

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Tami0520's Blog
 

25 days left untill I start my pre op diet 38 days left untill surgery!!!!

In about 25 days is going to be the time to start my journey and make my self healther and happier being over weight is killing me when i was a teenage in high school I was over weight but that people started making fun of me and that kills u the most u cant help what u are some people cant controll what they are and how life comes at them i got tired of people making fun of me while i was in highschool so i slowly almost stoped eating i would eat here and there and i was only over weight i was about 190 when i was a freshman in highschool when i became a junior in high school i was 136 and i felt great i got to wear the clothes i wanted and the ride comments had stoped but then when i graduated high school i started to become lazy with my self and didnt care what i would eat i ended up in a horriable position when i was 18 so i would constanly eat without thinking about it . it was horiable than a year later when i was 19 i started to hear thouse rude comments again like OMG LOOK AT HER SHES SO FAT AND UGLY thouse comments can scare someone for life i didnt have any motovation than to do anything about it as they years went on i just kept ganning the weight now here i am today I can hardly breath My boobs are hudge and i hate it my back always hurts and i just dont wanna do anything at all I wanna have a baby in the future so i wanna make myself healthy first so i can have a healthy pregnancy So Here i am today I am 23 years old and i weight 316 My goal is to lose 150 pounds and I Know i can do it with this surgery as my tool I can not wait to be healthy and have energey again .. Its been a week today since i stoped drinking soda and coffee and anything with sugar in it and I am watching what i eat and I eat so much to start this wounderful journey that i am about to take on and this week i am about to start walking everyday to make my jourmey be succesful i cant wait to get energy because I wanna do ZUMBA so bad .. So if anyone has any tips please feel free to share and did anyone have any bad side effects
Tami0520

Tami0520

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Tami0520's Blog
 

25 days left untill I start my pre op diet 38 days left untill surgery!!!!

In about 25 days is going to be the time to start my journey and make my self healther and happier being over weight is killing me when i was a teenage in high school I was over weight but that people started making fun of me and that kills u the most u cant help what u are some people cant controll what they are and how life comes at them i got tired of people making fun of me while i was in highschool so i slowly almost stoped eating i would eat here and there and i was only over weight i was about 190 when i was a freshman in highschool when i became a junior in high school i was 136 and i felt great i got to wear the clothes i wanted and the ride comments had stoped but then when i graduated high school i started to become lazy with my self and didnt care what i would eat i ended up in a horriable position when i was 18 so i would constanly eat without thinking about it . it was horiable than a year later when i was 19 i started to hear thouse rude comments again like OMG LOOK AT HER SHES SO FAT AND UGLY thouse comments can scare someone for life i didnt have any motovation than to do anything about it as they years went on i just kept ganning the weight now here i am today I can hardly breath My boobs are hudge and i hate it my back always hurts and i just dont wanna do anything at all I wanna have a baby in the future so i wanna make myself healthy first so i can have a healthy pregnancy So Here i am today I am 23 years old and i weight 316 My goal is to lose 150 pounds and I Know i can do it with this surgery as my tool I can not wait to be healthy and have energey again .. Its been a week today since i stoped drinking soda and coffee and anything with sugar in it and I am watching what i eat and I eat so much to start this wounderful journey that i am about to take on and this week i am about to start walking everyday to make my jourmey be succesful i cant wait to get energy because I wanna do ZUMBA so bad .. So if anyone has any tips please feel free to share and did anyone have any bad side effects
Tami0520

Tami0520

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sonya72's Blog
 

near my goal !!!

I think i'm finally where i'm supposed to be, finally. I had my fill today and now i'm at 9.23cc. I had to get a little taken out because i couldn't eat or drink anything. When i weighed in i was at 206 and i started in at 271 and my goal is to get under 200lbs. It has been a long year but i'm so happy to finally reach my goal. I want to give you all out there some hope because at first i thought it was going sooo slow that i would never reach my goal but i'm almost there, so everyone out there, keep up the good work because you will get there. I also want to tell some of you that you won't be on liquids all the time, i can finally eat what i want but only 4 or 5 bits at a time..i'm fixing to eat a chicken sandwich now. so don't lose hope you will get there !!!!
sonya72

sonya72

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AmyH33's Blog
 

Beautiful Day

Its day # 9 post op, had a rough day yesterday but much better today. Got up early this morning and took my first walk. Did a 1.5 miles in 40 mins, I think thats pretty good for me! Still have 5 more days on the post op liquid diet, then go see my surgeon and move up to a full liquid diet! Woohoo! I can have pudding, and sorbet, sugar free of course, and my Opti fast shakes, ugh cant wait! Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Thank you to my family, friends, and co workers for such great support!
AmyH33

AmyH33

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dmia's Blog
 

My first fill....

Hello Everyone:   I was banded on 11/8/10 and so far I have lost 32 pounds. I had no restriction, but I still watched my portions and was very careful with what I ate. I saw my Dr. on Wed. this week for my first fill and I was under the impression that I would probably receive 1/2 cc to 1cc of saline. However...he placed in 4cc., which I was surprised. I was able to drink water fine, continued on liquids for 24 hours and then proceeded to mushy foods. I ate a little egg drop soup with little star pasta in it. I barely got in a few bites and felt tremendous pain...pressure in the middle of my chest....had to let it come back up! Since then, I have only been able to eat a little yogurt, pudding, plus protein shakes. Did I try to eat too much, too quickly? I am feeling definite restriction, ....will it go down some or do I have too much fill for the first time? Will some of you share with me your experiences...please....just trying to walk this thing out in the right way. Thanks!
dmia

dmia

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roseyposey's Blog
 

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 6 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 8, 2011 - SATURDAY - DAY 6 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. I HAVE BEEN SO GROUCHY TODAY AND HUNGRY!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS WEEK OVER WITH. I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THESE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKES DOWN. 1 DOWN - 2 MORE TO GO YET FOR TODAY. I ONLY HAD THE 1 PROTEIN BAR TODAY AND I DECIDED I AM NOT GOING TO EAT 2 OF THEM. I DID HAVE 1 SMALL CONTAINER OF SUGAR FREE JELLO AND 1 SUGAR FREE POPSICLE. WOW - THAT WAS THE HIGHLITE OF MY DAY - THOUGHT I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW " REAL" FOOD WILL TASTE TO ME - WHEN I CAN FINALLY EAT IT!!! TOOK MY GRANDSON TO BURGER KING TODAY SO HE COULD PLAY IN THE GYM AREA. SINCE IT IS SNOWING OUT. IT WAS NICE TO GET OUT. I ENJOYED SITTING AND WATCHING HIM PLAY THERE. BY THE WAY - HE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED HIS FIRST WALK WITH GRANDMA YESTERDAY IN THE SNOW (1ST WALK WITH ME IN OVER 2 YRS.). WE WALKED FOR 15 MIN. WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 BLOCKS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS FUN. I AM DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE A WALK WITH MY HUSBAND TODAY AS IT IS REALLY COMING DOWN - THE SNOW! I SURE DON'T WANT TO FALL. - BUT IF I DON'T - I WILL FILL LIKE I CHEATED TODAY!! LOL WHY IS IT THAT I FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING WEIGHT AND MY STOMACH KEEPS GURGLING AND TELLING ME IT'S STARVING - YET THE SCALE DOESN'T SEEM TO EVER MOVE???? GEEZ!
roseyposey

roseyposey

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Job's Blog
 

semi solid food gives some irritation

I had my surgery done on 2 to 3 weeks back. Till I was taking liquid the feel was Ok. When I moved to semi solid, even a very small quantity is giving a problem like it is stuck for approx 5 min. I am not able to drink lot of water also.
Job

Job

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justplaintired's Blog
 

Cleared by everyone but not submitted yet.

Harumph! So far all of my clearances have been faxed to the surgeon's office so quickly. This last one, the GI, still hasn't made it there yet. I am disappointed because the surgeon's office said I could be moved up sooner as soon as the insurance approves my surgery. So, I made a call to GI office today to remind them but who knows if they actually did what I hoped they had done two days ago.   We had friends over tonight and are planning a grown up weekend away. I am so hesitant to commit to anything being that I don't know if I will be going to surgery around that time. I suspect it will not be bumped up too many weeks early... sort of a last hurrah.   I often wonder how life is going to be without certain foods. How will I do without any bread at all? Pasta will no longer be a friend. I cannot even imagine my favorite food, Mexican, being eaten by me again. I'm looking forward to breaking up with these foods. I'm tired of feeling and looking like I do.   Just some random thoughts...   I
justplaintired

justplaintired

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newnatalie's Blog
 

Happy YOU Year!

HAPPY YOU YEAR! On December 31, many people resolved to lie to themselves about what they would do or stop doing. Don't get me wrong, when we make resolutions we have great intentions, but LIFE HAPPENS and honestly, we often lack the discipline to accomplish the goals we set before ourselves.   So as the clock ticked forward at 11:59:59 pm on December 31, 2010, I simply decided that 2011 would be the year that I take care of me! Having the sleeve was just the first step in a series of "Me Moments". I'm not talking anything extravagant, just small moments of celebrating who I am and where I'm headed.   Although I don't tell myself as often as I should, I am pretty darn great! I take care of my husband, two kids, a dog, own 2 businesses, teach college online, work diligently for my church, counsel numerous family and friends, AND THE LIST GOES ON. Now it's time for everyone to step back, just a tad, and allow me to shine!   So to you I say "Happy YOU Year"! If you never lose another pound, you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalms 139:14)! Make 2011 the year YOU invest in YOUR joy, peace, and happiness. You've done it for others ... now it's time to do it for yourself!    
newnatalie

newnatalie

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sylvia's Blog
 

Had my op now and in my room

Hi everyone had my surgery at 1500hrs today, I was quite sick after the anesthetis so it was a bit rough, but slept it off.   I had no pain meds just feels like I had pulled a muscle in my tummy not sure if that was from wretching .   Been to the loo on my own so 1st step achieved, but no one told me about the green pee !!!!!!!!!!!!!   my surgeon told me that when he has stapled the stomach he glues it then sews over it then puts blue dye into my stomach to see if there are any leaks. Guess thats why he doesn't get any leakage from his patients.
sylvia

sylvia

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Blog 95458
 

I think I'm getting past my first plateau....

Pretty much all of December, I flip-flopped back and forth between 178 and 175. My thyroid medication had to be changed, because of how much weight I had lost. I am hoping I am back on track, because I finally made it to 174 this week. I was starting to get frustrated, but had to tell myself that I had done really good overall. I've now gotten just past the 40 lbs lost mark.   Now, my next goal is to get to 160. My birthday is in early March, so that's my deadline for this goal. I think it may be tough, but I'm going to try.   Finally, I didn't make a "I'm going to lose weight" New Year's Resolution. I made a "I'm going to do 6 5K walks" New Year's Resolution. I know, I know, it is just walking, but I'm just not a runner and don't plan to be at this point.   So, I will check back in, in a couple weeks and let you know how I'm doing.
nomorejellybelly

nomorejellybelly

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Blog 90804
 

How to Leave a Comment?

Can someone please reply to this post and tell me how to leave a comment on anyone else's blog post? I used to be an "encourager" on the old site, but I cannot figure out how to leave a comment on this new site. When I click on "leave comment" and type in my comment and then hit "post" or if I hit "reply" or anything else - NOTHING happens - arghhh - frustrating! Thanks for your help bandsters :-)
marw

marw

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Blog 90804
 

Fill #3

Third fill today and so far so good. Liquids only today and tomorrow and soft foods on Sunday. My doc is pretty conservative and I like that. He does his fills under x-ray, so can tell when it's tight enough. I am now at 6 cc in a 10 cc band. Again, liquids only today and they are going down just fine. I'm hoping to feel less hungry between meals. Have a great day all!
marw

marw

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AmyH33's Blog
 

I think I am hunry

I am 1 week post op and 3 weeks on a liquid diet, at first it was easy, but now I think I am hungry. My head says eat but I am scared to. I have followed doctors orders all along and i dont want to mess anything up. Please let me get thru one more week, and then I can have pudding, cream soups, and watered down oatmeal....mmmm
AmyH33

AmyH33

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Blog 99141
 

2 Months Post-Op: Entering Twosville

Wow! I'm amazed at how my life has changed in such a short time. I was 360 at the beginning of this journey. Today I'm at 298. I know I have a long way to go. I'm enjoying the ride so far. I chose to share my journey with the people in my life. Now I'm so happy I did. I work in an office with a call center and now, a day does not go by without someone congratulating me on my progress. It's a real motivator--keeps me on track. I've had one fill of 5cc's in a 14cc band. Not feeling any restriction to speak of. I think, if I tried to, I could eat a lot more than I do at a sitting. I am just trying to protect my band at this point. I don't want to overdo it and stretch my stomach.   I do worry about eating too fast, though. I struggle with that one. Mind you, I don't wolf down my food by any means, but I do have a hard time waiting 10 minutes between bites. I'd appreciate any advice on that one. What works for you might work for me.   I guess that's it for now...I'm drinking a celebratory Latte (soy with 2 Splendas). First coffee since September...mmmmmmm
cherluvsdan

cherluvsdan

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