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Read more about Post op 6 days

Post op 6 days

I have to say I feel pretty good today. I accidentally removed a steri-strip from the end of one of my incisions. I need to put a band-aid on it. REALLY excited to have applesauce and soup today!   I continue to sip...sip...sip....and with no straw! I love straws! I've been doing good and am really excited about this new beginning.    

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• Kimburlee
• April 30, 200818 yr

Read more about My new beginning....

My new beginning....

My story is rather lengthy and sorted. I am excited to exclaim that today is the first day of the rest of my life.   I was banded in October of 2003. By October of 2004 I had lost 165 pounds. My problems began somewhere after that point with a slip. My wonderful insurance that paid for my surgery in 2003, would no longer support the band by October 2004. Somehow I missed the announcement, or decision. My problems began after the major weight loss. TriCare would gladly pay for the removal of m

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• Kimburlee
• April 30, 200818 yr