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A weight loss surgery blog by JasonSWrench on BariatricPal. 7 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Uh Oh - Complication Time

Uh Oh - Complication Time

Well, this week has definitely been an interesting week for me as a whole. Monday, I had a gout flair-up, so I've had problems walking and exercising this week. I've had gout issues since I was 21, and after a decade I still hate my feet.   On Tuesday, I started noticing that I was getting some acne around my scalp, which I thought was no big deal. By Wednesday the acne started to appear around my temple and around my eyebrow. Thursday night, the acne started to scab over. Ah-Ha - it's not ac

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• JasonSWrench
• October 4, 200817 yr

Read more about It's Done

It's Done

Well, the surgery was yesterday and I did swimmingly. The overall experience was pretty good. My anesthesiologist asked me what I did for a living and I told I'm I was a university professor, and he was like "you're pretty young to be a professor." To which I responded, "You're pretty young to be an anesthesiologist." Come to find out, we're both 32. lol As I was wheeled into the surgery room, he had some modern music playing that we both knew. Unfortunately, that music quickly turned to jazz as

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• JasonSWrench
• September 18, 200817 yr

Read more about Surgery Date

Surgery Date

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• JasonSWrench
• August 28, 200817 yr

Read more about I Suck at Blogging

I Suck at Blogging

Wow, I really do suck at blogging. A lot has happened since I had my endoscopy.   On August 15th, I met with my surgeon (finally), and he thought I was a good candidate for surgery. He was happy that I'd already dropped 20 lbs and thinks I can drop another 10 prior to surgery. He then scheduled me for September 17th.   At that point, I was told that it would be a few weeks before I heard anything from my insurance company. To my surprise, the following Saturday I received a letter in the ma

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• JasonSWrench
• August 27, 200817 yr

Read more about What's Been Going On

What's Been Going On

So, here's what's been going on in Lap-Band world for me.   Last Thursday I went in for my upper endoscopy. Overall, not a bad experience. They were very nice and the whole thing went very quickly. The last thing I remember was the anesthesiologist saying "This may sting a little" - and I was out.   When I woke up 20 minutes later, the nurse assisting my GI was packing up the equipment. He showed me the pictures and my GI came in and told me what she found.   Basically, unbeknownst to me

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• JasonSWrench
• August 14, 200817 yr

Read more about More Tails of Lap-Band Fun

More Tails of Lap-Band Fun

Hello to everyone who is actually reading my blog - the whole 3 of you!!!! Thanks for reading!!!   OK, I've had a few fun things going on in blog land. On Monday, I finally got to meet with the GI specialist and I'm scheduled to have my endoscopy next Thursday. While I hear the endoscopy isn't bad, I haven't been under anesthesia of any kind since I was like 15 when I had my tonsils taken out. This is the last hoop I have to finish before we can begin the real trek towards getting the lap-band

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• JasonSWrench
• July 31, 200818 yr

Read more about My First Blog

My First Blog

Some of my friends have suggested that I start writing a blog about my process to get a lap-band, so here goes.   My process started in June. One of my friends is going to have a gastric bypass in December, and I promised here that I would go be with her when her surgery happens. In response, she told me that I should look into getting surgery too and she could come be with me.   Well, I saw my primary care physician and asked him at what point I should seriously start considering surgery,

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• JasonSWrench
• July 25, 200818 yr