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Blog 81843
 

so little lost but so much gained!

after the PCP told me that the ultra sound and MRI said I didnt have PCOS, but did have adenomyosis (the lining of the uterus is growing into the musculatr tissue) he sent me to a GYN. low and behold he said the ultra sound said "indiacative of PCOS" and "multiple cysts on overies" he diagnosed and treated me for PCOS! So, that said, he put me on metformin. I lost almost 20lbs with the meds in the month that I was on iot because I had NO appetite I ate less than 700 cal a day (still counting daily) and it caused major "movement" issues well he also put me on birth control which I started late, so I ended up gaining 5lbs back. then I started to go to the gym 5 days a week, guess what I started to get my hunger back, and also started to gain more weight... 5 more lbs. So the Dr on a follow up visit said that I lost 8lbs he was happy! I was pissed! I had lost 20! but gained 10 back when I started eating normal, and lifting weights. I have started to lose weight again, but its much slower! but heres what I have Gained! I went to a class, turbo kickboxing, last week I hadnt been in
zimmersdreamer

zimmersdreamer

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Blog 82480
 

Is my band too tight?

Hi all As u know i had my first fill yesterday and was given 5ccs which seemed like a whole lot to me for a first fill. well i was on pureed yesterday and everything was going great. Today not so great... so i had b/fast, oatmeal and couldnt finish 1/2 cup and after i was done the food felt as though it was stuck in my throat or on my chest...it just felt stuck. I hit the gym and while i was working out I tried to drink water but everytime I take a mouthful i have to keep it in my mouth and swallow tiny sips at a time or else i would be nauseated. I really dont mind having to sip on water but its the feeling of the food being stuck is what gets to me. and after about a half hour i can feel it slowly moving down. Is this a sign of my band being too tight or should i just give myself time to adjust? and PS the burping is off the charts. I have never burped this much and this loud in my life. I hate it!!! is anyone else experiencing that???
sweetsagi

sweetsagi

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Blog 89575
 

Woohoo!!!

K, for the last past month I’ve been putting off on buying new clothes. Looked at myself the other day in my work jeans and told myself "Gurl!! You look silly in them baggy jeans" so I did It. Only I didn’t want to spend much, so headed to the clearance racks. Saw some "6$ jean" look at the size " Hamm two sizes down" awe!! I'll just try them on.OMG!! They fit!!! I was dancing in the dressing room! Then I stop and told myself "WAIT:eek:stretch-y counts right" lol...That just made my day...Feeling Good.
marig1104

marig1104

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Blog 88752
 

Yuck....

Feeling crummy. Achy head, shoulders and stomach. Body is bloated and sore, stupid TOM:glare:. I'm thinking of calling in sick tomorrow and just veg-out and get the body up and running proper again. Haven't been sleeping to well this week. I can get to sleep, just can't stay there. Oh well...can't wait until work shift is over...just 2 more hours and I can relax. Have a good nite everyone! Tina
Carosel2002

Carosel2002

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Blog 75574
 

Waiting is HARD!!

:mad:Waiting is the hardest thing to do! We are a want what we want, get what we want society and we want it in a hurry too!   It is work to wait! Takes a lot of effort on our part! There are those of you with the lapband that are waiting to get a fill, waiting to get past the post op phase. Waiting to lose the weight you have gained over a lifetime of not eating right. Some of you are still waiting to be approved for the lapband, anticipating what it will be like when you do get the band, and just can't wait to know! But we all are waiting on something, and we always will be!!!! Waiting is HARD!!   I am waiting to see the scales drop till:tt1: the last lb is gone, waiting to achieve my goals I have set for myself! This week I am down 2 lbs yeah for me and my efforts.   "A strong and confident retriever Strains against it's leash, willing itself to be still. Every muscle twitches with expectation as it waits for it's master's command. Like this magnificent animal, you often find waiting to be HARD!!"   God knows that it is not easy to wait and to obey him you strain against your natural instincts; nevertheless, at times he asks you to wait. He also knows that when you wait on him, you grow in faith and learn to respond with strength and wisdom. Those times give you the opportunities to place your hope in God's faithfulness rather than to focus on your own need for gratification.   Wait on him for the perfect answer.   Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NASB     Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. Psalm 37:7 MRSV:sleep:
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

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Blog 94826
 

Last Appointment

OK tomorrow is my last appointment with my primary care physician for the 3 month supervised weight loss attempt. I am a little nervous about it. I haven't had much of a weight loss even though i appear smaller. I am afraid they will deny me because of this. I've done all i could do, so now it will be a waiting game.
chriper

chriper

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Blog 92124
 

1st Fill Today!!!

Okay, I got my first fill today and I was a tad bit nervous. The PA did not have any problem finding my port. She said I had more fluid in my band than she normally sees. She thought that I had a fill before now??:glare: I got .8 in my band today for a total according to her of about 5cc's. I hope that not a bad thing. Out of all of the reading that I have been doing, I thought that was a lot compared to others. I ready for the TRUE weight loss to begin!!! I hope to be posting some loss lbs here soon. God Bless. Cami
CamiC

CamiC

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Blog 67029
 

August 12

Weight....163.6   Had a cup of hot tea with skim milk this am.   Did P90X workout with Jamie for 40 minutes.   Lunch is a salad (lettuce, cheese, egg, bacon bits, mushrooms and banana peppers) approximately 2 cups with ranch dressing. Also 2 medium slices french bread with butter.
sheeskeeal

sheeskeeal

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Blog 98741
 

1 day post op

Hello again my fellow "Banders!"   Well as many of you know by now, I was banded at approximatively @ 2pm August 11, 2010!!!   I am currently one day post op, and I feel really good. I sore in the abdominal area, and the upper back. Upper Back, your asking yourself? Me too, as my doctor explained it to me before surgery, while they are in there they stretch your diaphragm, and the nerves that are connected go up you back into the should blade region. He suggested a heating pad and a lite message from my care taker, which are working beautifully on the soreness and discomfort on my back.   As for the surgery, let me get to the meat and potatoes of it for you, cause I know thats really what you want to hear about anyhow!!! No worries thats all I would really want to hear about if I was you reading my ramblings!!!!   Okay so, I got there, had to sign a bunch more paper work, then asked where my new car was waiting for me at!?! Then I was prompted to give a Urine sample (to check that I wasn't pregnant), then I was giving my every to couture' wrist band!!! White with a pretty label!   After that I sat in the lobby with my husband for about 45 minutes. I was then called back to my private room and was administered my IV, had my vitals taken, and given a warm fluids bag. All while sitting in my amazingly gorgeous blue paper evening gown!   In that room for about 35 minutes, and then it was off to the OR, where I remember NOTHING! I remember waking up the recovery room to a really nice RN that helped me get warm, got me to start drinking water and burping, and then helped me get dress, cause it was time to go home!!!   I was released from the surgery center at about 4:45pm and then it was home ward bound for me. We live a good stent away, for we didn't get home until 12:30am this morning, but not worries. I'm a pretty set regimen for now. I'm up and moving around every three to four hours, i take the smallest dosage of the pain medication, and sip down in about 30 minutes my 4-6 oz glass of water and burp some more.   Burping and Farting are very important, because they fill your abdominal area up with gases during the procedure and you have to get it out, its very VERY uncomfortable to be filled with the gases.   Well I think that Ive about covered it, I will post more as more happens! Happy Banding out there! Much luck, best wishes, and prayers to all:thumbup:
ArmyWives

ArmyWives

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Blog 84891
 

Day 1 post op

Well after yesterday being a walk in the park, I was surprised at the pain I'm in today. I didn't leave the hospital until 8:45 last night because I couldn't drink all the fluid as quickly as they would have wanted. I woke up at 2:00 am and the pain was bad. I took my meds and tried to go back to sleep, without any luck. My nurse said to be ahead of the pain, but it's wearing off faster than the 4 hours on the label.   I'm sipping my protein shakes and a little nervous to drink too quickly. It took me nearly an hour to get one down. I'm trying again, trying to get up and walk around the house, but I'm in real pain and want to lay down.   Does everyone have a hard time getting out of bed the first few days? I need help getting out of bed and also finding a position that is comfortable for me. Luckily my two young sons are helping me today since my husband had to go back to work. They have been like my little nurses!
Lap2Fab

Lap2Fab

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Blog 96436
 

Crazy Dreams

As my surgery date comes closer, I find that I am having CRAZY dreams.... Last night I was dreaming that I forgot to do my pre-op diet and I liver was soooo big that they had to pump me with twice as much air. I was so big that they needed a crane to get me to my hospital bed... Good Lord... I also dreamed that they used green mint gum to hold my incisions shut... Did anyone else have these crazy dreams?
nbrett

nbrett

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Blog 67029
 

UGH..... need to get back on track

Ok... I have now had the band for 2 years. I hit my lowest weight in December 2009. 138#. Since then, I have changed to a new medication, had a fill withdrawal and have gained back 25 pounds. I cannot completely blame the medication or the withdrawal. I have been eating junk. Plain and simple. And I have my hardest time in the evenings.... eating right before bed. Yesterday, because i have been having a bad few weeks, i went to Walmart and bought a bag of the M&M Pretzels and a bag of the small Reeces Peanut Butter cups. I ate exactly half of each bag. Along with a cup of tea, that was my dinner.   So it is time to get things back under control. I plan to finish off the two bags of junk tongiht. Make myself sick on them. Saturday I have a fill in Lubbock. This is my last splurge. I will be back down in the 130's by this December.   I will start tracking my food and exercise here on a daily basis. Wish me luck...
sheeskeeal

sheeskeeal

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Blog 94798
 

Post op Day 6

I had my first post op appointment yesterday. I was a little annoyed at the doctor. First of all my doctor is a general surgeon who does bariatric surgery. It is a Blue Cross Center of Distinction which is the reason I had to go with him. 2nd, he has 2 "fellows" who study under him. I felt like I was on a moving sidewalk. One of the fellows came to get me in the waiting room. He weighed me and thought I was 3 weeks post op. The date was right there on my record. he didn't even read it. He looked at my incisions (for about 2 seconds) and asked me if I had any problems. I went through my list (he didn't write anything down) I told him I was very hungry and that the 1 ounce every 15 minutes would not work with my school schedule. We were interrupted by the other "fellow" who needed the scale so we moved to another room. I was left for the doctor. The doctor came, he didn't want to listen to my difficulties and really didn't give me time to talk about them. I told him I was hungry and that the 1 ounce every 15 minutes would not work when school starts. He seemed surprised that I was only drinking 1 ounce at a time. He said I should be drinking 2-3 ounces at a time. When I mentioned moving to some more sustainable foods,he accused me of "food negotiation" He said he wanted me on protein shakes as long as possible but if i was desperate, I could have some soft scrambled egg. He said come back in 1 month and he would consider a fill! A fill! I haven't even tried to eat food yet! GGggrrrrhhh. The entire conversation lasted 5 minutes. So I cannot count on any kind of food guidance from him. So I will have to make my own deciisons based on how I feel I guess. I was trying to follow his guidelines that he publishes in a nice booklet but it is obvious he doesn't even know what is written there. I can put in 2-3 ounces at a time without discomfort so I should be ok at school. At least I know that I can get in all the protein I need for the day. He is a great surgeon, no doubt, but he is not in touch with his bariatric patients. I mean he could have suggested that I stay in touch with the nutritionist or something. anything but slamming the record shut and saying well you can do some soft scrambled eggs if you want but don't get anything stuck. Eeerrrgggghhhhh:mad:
belld

belld

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Blog 94643
 

Medical Dr.

Just called my PCP again. They wrote the letter and they charged me $25 and then they didn't want to mail me a copy or send it to my surgeon. When this is over i will definitely look for a new PCP.
papoose

papoose

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

Taking a break.

I'm not sure why I haven't blogged much this week. I don't feel bad or down, just not motivated to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard.)   Jax & I have reconciled, so that's good. I have taken a one week hiatus from exercise (which might be a very good reason I'm so blah right now.) I've decided to completely focus on food intake this week. I have done great! My goal is to keep it up next week when I layer in exercise, but to add a 150-200 calorie snack on big work out days (like Jazzercise.) I don't think I need additional calories for my small 20-30 minute lunch work outs.   Next week I will hit it hard, I actually start on Saturday with an hour of Jazzercise. I have more Jazz on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & the following Saturday. That alone would be great! But I will also layer in at least one lunch work out on Tuesday and go from there.   Saturday I'm also getting my hair cut. I think I'm going to continue with the length. However, I'm thinking I might go shorter and sassier next time. But for right now, I like how my long hair is framing my thinning face. Plus, I wear it up most days because it is SO DARN HOT!!   I can't believe that tomorrow is Friday. This week has flown by! I hope you are all having a fabulous one!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 86799
 

Last tango in Fatvile...

I realized today as I was getting dressed that I always seem to go the “extra mile” when it comes to my appearance on days I go to the doctor. Today I meet w/my bariatric surgeon & dietician on the path forward. Sept 21 will be here before I know it!   But back to appearance – it just dawned on me that I think I go all extra on days I know I’m going to the Fatty Doc, bc I feel like my “cute” will somehow overshadow my “fat” – which is often…or at least SOMEtimes the case in the real world. But at a bariatric Dr.’S office – they rarely see the “cute” – if at all, and mostly only see a person that they are glad had sense enough to do something major, about a major health crisis.   *sigh*   I’m good at being fat. Have been fat my entire life. And though after all is said & done a year from now, for all intents & purposes – I’ll still be a fat girl…but a lot healthier one (and 75-100 lighter). It didn’t hit me until today that this will most likely be my last “uncomfortable, morbidly obese, disgusted with myself and how big I’ve gotten” summer. This time next year – I won’t be so cramped in the metro seat as I blog by crackberry, ill be walking taller w/a lil more pep in my step, AND I will have ridden the rollercoasters that I haven’t been able to get on for the past 5 yrs – at least a thousand times.     While still struggling with some future vanity concerns and how ill feel in my new body – I’m still excited. & optimistic that this was the best decision for ME. I know I’m cute (most of the time)…but for so long the magnitude of my good-lookigness has been overshadowed by my weight.     Get. Ready. Here she comes… *doin my Geyonce dance* uh oh uh oh uh oh…
vanishingvixen

vanishingvixen

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Blog 83627
 

4 Days banded...it's gonna be a good day!

Well it is my fourth day with the band and I feel a lot better. I still have a little pain now and then in my shoulder and arm, but not nearly as much as yesterday. It seems my headache has gone away and tomorrow I can start protien shakes, so hopefully will have more energy. My only problem right now is the night sweats. I wake up in the middle of the night drenched and freezing. Is this normal?? I am so excited for my new beginning
kathyotto

kathyotto

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Dance by the Light of the Moon
 

Fifth position

I read a number of surgery day stories on the forum before I realized I have no surgery day story of my own. I don't recall checking into the hospital. I don't recall the surgical prepping process. I don't recall waking up. I don't recall going home. I don't recall how I felt in the hospital or when I got home, though I have a half empty bottle of liquid painkiller to indicate it must've hurt enough at some point to take the medicine.   All I recall is looking at a tray of hospital food at some point, none of which looked remotely edible: clear soup made with beef bouillon, orange jello, some kind of awful protein drink. Might've known my single memory would be of food!   My husband says the anesthesia is probably accountable for the memory lapse which was so thorough that I didn't even realize I had a memory lapse. I had to ask him if I actually had the procedure done in the hospital as opposed to the surgical center and whether I stayed on the surgical floor overnight. I don't recall if I came home and went to bed or if I stayed downstairs on the couch or if I took off to the mall to go shopping.   It is extraordinarily disconcerting to have such a sgnificant event totally erased from my memory. I thought talking with my husband would trigger some kind of "oh, yeah" reaction, but it didn't. Huh. The mind is an interesting thing. Makes me wonder what else I have forgotten so thoroughly that it might as well have never happened.
Llyra

Llyra

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Dance by the Light of the Moon
 

Arabesque

My husband and I got back from Sturgis last week (we went pre-madness week to ride the Black Hills with friends). It was my first long trip on my very own bike and not looking at the back of some male's head. I put over 600 miles on my bike, rode through a howling electric storm that dumped inches of rain on us, not to mention more than a hailstone or three, down miles of gravel roads that were furrowed by that rain I mentioned, and up Iron Mountain on pigtail bridges and through narrow tunnels behind bikers much more expert and a hell of a lot faster than I might've been on my own.     It was wonderful.   I'm ready to go again. In the midst of all the gleaming Harleys and a few truly weird ass custom bikes, our good solid rice burners took us everywhere we wanted to go. I have a Yamaha Virago 1100 and my husband has a Honda Shadow 1100. The Virago is such a faithful Harley ripoff that it even comes with its own oil leak located in a seal that would require the engine be removed in order to fix it. I can buy a lot of oil for what the repair would cost, so Veronica and I happily continue to leak our way down the highway, doing our part to contribute to the economy and the well being of American Oil.     My husband's bike developed a problem with the fan and no one could decide exactly what was going on until we got it back home to our local guru of all motorcycles, Legacy Cycles in Casper. Turned out to be a bad fuse. On the slower roads, he had to spend some time cooling the engine, but as long as he could ride at a good clip, he and the bike did fine.     Finding things to eat wasn't quite the trial I thought it would be. I ate basically what everyone else ate, though far less and much more slowly. Nuts were a good source of protein and easy to get down and I even managed most of a taco salad one day. Had a long discussion with a riding friend who has considered banding, but whose insurance company denied her several years ago. In hopes that insurance companies are more enlightened now, she is going to apply again and I wish her luck   Not sure where the next bike trip will take us. I am ready to leave again this weekend, but alas, my husband is on call at work and it would really be too bad of me to make a run back to Sturgis for the final Friday, Saturday and Sunday without him. We are talking about going to Minnesota and Wisconsin this fall before the weather sets in.   I don't care where, really.   I just want to get on the bike, point it in some direction, and ride.
Llyra

Llyra

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Blog 92878
 

Normal

Ok so everything is back on track again... Thank God, but he always come through, that's why i love him so much! im having really bad gas pains tonight. Hopefully by the morning they will all be gone... August 20th is creeping around the corner, and fast! I am kinda happy i have to work the night before my sugery, i need something to take my mind off of things... Now get this, i have my pre-op meeting with a different Surgeon since my surgeon doesn't have any available dates for pre-op, but this other surgeon wants me to meet him at a spa.... i hope he pays for a massage for me.. LOL. Things i need to do 1. Get a ditigal scale, Mines suck! 2. Go shopping for my post-op diet, Glad i don't have to do the pre-op diet before i go in, but still may do it the week of surgery, just to ensure that i lose the 3lbs i need to, im not sure if im there yet. and 3. Tell my Grandma when my surgery is, i keep forgetting to tell her, even though i know she wont come to the hospital because she don't like them.... It's kinda funny that im having my surgery done at the hospital i was born in. It's like my second birth in the seem place.. well im getting tired, ima take it down for the night... GNE!
sweetkc85

sweetkc85

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The Bitter Bandster
 

Just looking for an excuse to brag

Five months since surgery and almost 11 since I started the process.   My weight has been bouncing around between 220 and 223 for about a month. Go figure, my next mini goal is 219 (99 K).   I still have my eye on 170 but if I never lose another pound my competitive side may be a little disappointed but the rest of me is ecstatic about what I have achieved.     * I am sucking in my gut and the bathing suit hides the dolap but we should all be afforded a little cheating.
btrieger

btrieger

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Blog 1110
 

Six months out

Well, I can hardly believe that six months have passed. It really does go quickly. I'm down 74 lbs. yaaahooooo. I feel fantastic. I have about 30 more lbs to go and I'm very determined to get there. I'm not quite so strick as I was in the beginning but still working hard at it. I pretty much eat anything now. Dr Aceves said I could start eating salads now which thrilled me to death. Drinking is much easier than it was in the beginning. I can pretty much drink normal now. I haven't had any problems eating anything and have never thrown up or gotten sick from anything I've eaten. I do try to get protiens in first, then veggies and maybe a bite or two of anything else that will fit in. I can eat about 3 oz now which is up from 2 oz from the first 4 months. I can now tell when I'm full and stop right away. To all the people just starting this journey, hang in there....it really does work. :thumbup:
Barbara278

Barbara278

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Blog 98863
 

Too Lap Band or Not.

A very big part of me would love to get the lap band. By no means do I think it would be an easy road or a quick fix to my fat. But then I feel like I am give up on my self if I do get the lap band. Why can't I just lose the dam weight? What is wrong with me? But I really, really, really no that it would help me get to my goal give me back my life.. Ohhh man what to do.. I will go to a lap band seminar next wed. To get more info.. Did any one feel like they where giving up???
thena

thena

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