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Pass the butter please...

A blog by Insky67 in General

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Taking the first steps in weight loss surgery.

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Update!

I am now down 56 pounds...three months since surgery adn I am feeling great. Well...almost great! Have since learned that my gall bladder needs to come out! I don't know why it was never checked before my lap band surgery...we could have taken it out then. The idea of surgery again so soon does not thrill me but the pain from the gallstones is AWFUL! If you are considering lap band surgery or are scheduled for it make sure you ask your doc about your gall bladder. So other than that thi

How I'm doing...

I'm doing great! I had my surgery June 4th and have since had two fills. I am not filled to 5 cc's.   I have lost 48 pounds...gone down from a size 24 to a size 16 and the 16's are feeling loose. :confused:   I have tons more energy!!! My knees no longer hurt and I rarely have headaches...I used to have them every day and migraines a couple times a month.   All in all I just feel so much better and I am only half way to goal! I can't imagine how I will feel and look a year from now!

Fill Was OK

I had my first fill two days ago! My band was empty and my doc put in 4 cc's...it was too much so she back it down to 3.8 and I seem to be doing okay.   I don't feel hungry really...I have some head hunger but not too much real hunger. Today I will try to eat some real food so we will see how that goes.   As far as pain goes there was almost none. My doc does not numb you up first like some others so...which is okay with me. I'd rather get stuck just once. It was a teeny tiny pinch and she g

First Fill

Well tomorrow is my first fill. I am a little nervous. I am not worried about it hurting but I am worried about being tight and food getting stuck.   I had another episode where 2 bites of toast got stuck...and I had my first experience with "slime." I fully understand why it is called slime now....ewwwww it was gross! :eek:   It has been 39 days since my surgery and I am not teeting between 40 and 42 pounds lost. It just depends on what time of day I get on the scale. 12 of those po

Update

Guess I should update this blog. It will be one month tomorrow since I had the lap band surgery.   I wish I could say it has been a piece of cake (lol) but it hasn't. Each day gets better but it was a slow healing process for me.   My pain is all gone, incisions healed and I have lost 34 pounds. 12 of that was pre-op diet weight loss. I am on the mushy stage and hate it. I am so bored with mushy foods.   I had one incident of being "stuck" Oh Lordy! That was crazy painful! Enough

PAINFUL surgery

Doc says surgery went well but I gotta tell you...I never imagined the pain would be this bad! Had I known I don't think I would have gone thru with it.:crying:   I had surgery on June 4th and since then I have lost 10 pounds for a total now of like 22 I think (bad at math lol).   I am praying for the day I wake up and feel much better.:thumbup:

Second thoughts...

I am having second thoughts. I don't think I can do this. I don't think I can or want to give up food. I am already failing on the pre-op diet...I can't go all day without eating...the protein shakes aren't enough to help me make it without food.   I think I need to cancel my surgery for June 4th. I think if I have the band put in I will still fail.   I don't know what to do. :thumbup:

Ugh!

:crying: STARVING     Omg...I am starving. I decided to start my "diet" today. I am really not sure when I am supposed to start...someone said two weeks before surgery and that sorta stuck in my head. I am about 4 weeks from surgery but figured I might as well begin now. So this morning...I woke up and I really wasn't hungry. THANK GOODNESS. About an hour after I got up I had hunger pains. So...I made my protein shake...it's alright. Not great but damn it could be good with some pe

Consult went okay...

Sorry I didn't reply sooner...guess I got caught up in other things.   Consult went well. I am tenatively scheduled for surgery on June 4th. As long as we don't run into any insurance snags everything is planned to go!   I had a minor set back when I was leaving the office and found out the doc had a $1000 dollar fee. Not covered by ins. and of course non-refundable. I was NOT expecting that. She also charged $200 dollars for their protien shake mix. :w00t:   Anyhoo...all I need now i

Consult today!!!

* Update* The office called me back yesterday and said they can get me in today for my consult!         Ooooh I have butterflies in my stomach! I keep wondering if she is going to weigh me...what if I don't weigh enough. Should I wear some ankle weights? Rolls of quarters in my pockets? Will I have to get naked? Will she like me? Will I get lost? What time should I leave to go there? I didn't sleep at all last night! I am so tired and my eyes are totally blood shot. I look li

near tears...

Totally bummed today. I called Dr. Jessee's office to set up my consult. I was required to attend a seminar and a orientation prior to her seeing me...I have done both. So I called to talk to Joyce, I believe she is the one that does all the scheduling and all. She is out of the office for two weeks.   I spoke with the gal who answered the phone we'll call her "C". She was rude, short and not very accomidating. The first first appt she offered me was May 6th early in the morning. I can't make

Orientation

:thumbup: I went to orientation yesterday. It was more of the same from the night before and more in depth info on how and what you will eat after the procedure is done. I gotta admit...I got scared when they started talking about a no carb or low carb diet. Um...if I could cut out carbs I wouldn't be where I am today. I am addicted to carbs, there is no way around that. I know my life will be better without the carbs but thinking of myself giving them ALL up forever seems unreasonable

Went to my first seminar...

Seminar   :thumbs_up:     The seminar was amazing. I sat there with my mouth dropped to the floor. All these years and all these pains and ailments I have had can be directly linked to my being over weight. I knew something's but not all of them. Why in the world didn't a doctor never say to me...if you had weight loss surgery half if not all of your medical problems would disappear? I had to fight back tears while I was there, it is so moving to know there is help out there, there is some

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