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A blog by yoco28 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by yoco28 on BariatricPal. 12 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Im at a stand still!

Well on May 8 it will be 4 months since I have been banded. I have had 2 fills the first on I got 3cc n it did not make any difference. I was still hungery.:biggrin: So I got my second fill, I got 2cc. And the first week it worked and the second week too! But now 4 weeks later im back to being hungery and able to eat anything!:thumbup: I dont let myself eat anything but it is getting harder and harder to control! :frown: As for my weight loss it has come to a STAND STILL! It has been

Jell-O Pudding Pops!!

Protein Jell-O Pudding Pops :biggrin:   Use Instant Sugar-Free Chocolate Jell-O Pudding1 , 1 oz box, makes 6 popsicles   Use Jell-O Sugar Free Instant Pudding (Not Cooked), 4-serving package   Measure 2 cups of cold skim milk following package directions.   Add two scoops of Unflavored Protein or any flavor to the two cups of cold milk.   Thoroughly mix the protein powder with the milk by shaking or stirring.   Put the Jell-O Sugar Free Instant (Not Cooked) Dry Pudding Mix into

Got my first fill and WOW!

So I went for my first fill today and it went well. Now I had to be there at 11:45am so I got there at 11:30am and all I saw was like 6 ppl in the waiting room. So they call me back and check my vitals and then they send me back to the waiting room. I sit there for about an hour till they call me and like 15 other ppl to the back.:w00t: We r sent to this room that has shoe covers and a hair net that we must put on. So we r all just sitting there waiting for our turn to be filled. :huh2:Im sor

It's finely here!!

Today im going for my first fill! Im now 7 weeks post-op and hungery all the time. It seems like I dont have to even chew as much now. But I still need my food really moist still. Also when I drink I can just chug it down with no problem. So thank GOD im finely getting my fill today!:w00t: Im a lil nervous. I dont know what to expect. Does it hurt? How do they know where the port is? ect.....I know my doc numbs u but it is just the unknown! Well im off to the Doctors now. Wish me luck......lol

5 weeks post-op and HUNGERY

Well it has been 5 weeks and I feel good! Just hungery more often. I dont get my first fill till 3/2/09 and it cant come fast enough!:frown: I tried some pure protein bars and they r so good. It is almost like a candy bar:drool:. I also tried some reduced fat peanut butter in my vanilla protein shake and it was really good too. It made me so full. I need to put some in my chocolate shake. It might taste like a peanut butter cup:drool:............WOW :mad2: Sorry if I made anyone HUNGERY, b
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What is this lump?

I'm 1 month post-op. And on Sunday night I was in the bathroom looking at my incisions n like 4 inch above my lil incision on the right side i feel a fist size lump! what could this be?:eek: So I call the on-call doctor. And he says "Do u have a fever or pain there?" I said no pain n no fever. So he said to call the office on Monday morning.:confused: Well I call on Monday morning. And I speek with tons of nurses in the office n no one has ever herd of this before. n they say that it cou
  • yoco28

today i started regular foods

i am 3 weeks post-op n just started my stage 5: regular food trial.:Banane37: i seem to be ok. i only tried the carb balance wrap with some perdue short cuts turkey and onions n cheese with fat free sour cream. i could eat about 3/4 of it. n it filled me up for about 4 hours.:cheatfree: but it was so nice to try something different. it is funny how when ur eating like this. how everyone wants to go on a diet too. i mean just cause u started something now everyone must get skinner before u do
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Why Me...........

I got banded 12 days ago.:tt1: my body feels fine but i think it is my mind! :eek:i mean i love cooking for my family but when it comes time to serve them i get realy pis*** off:cursing:. and i start to yell. :angry:im wondering if it is because i cant eat that food no more or is it just that i miss sitting at the table with them? it maybe both. does this happen to anyone else?:thumbup: yoco28
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7 days post-op

WOW IM SO TIRED OF SLEEPING SITTING UP!:thumbup: I TRIED TO LAY DOWN LASTNIGHT BUT I STILL HAVE THAT PULLING FEELING. WHEN DOES THAT GO AWAY?:confused:OTHER THEN THAT I DONT HAVE ANY PAIN JUST A LIL GAS FROM TIME TO TIME NOTHING THAT A GAS-X STRIP CANT HELP..:cursing: IM STILL ON MY FULL LIQUID DIET. N IM SEEING MY DOCTOR TOMARROW. THEN MAYBE I CAN START THE MUSH FOOD. CANT WAIT :thumbdown: IT BEEN ABOUT 20 DAYS SINCE IVE HAD SOME REAL FOOD OTHER THEN LIQUIDS.:redface: BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE
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Post-op and omg!!

I GOT BANDED ON THURSDAY 1/8/09. AND I HAD TO STAY OVER NIGHT. NOW THAT WAS NOT TOO BAD. BUT WHEN I HAD TO GO HOME IT WAS SO SO COLD OUTSIDE (LIKE 25) I FELT LIKE I COULD NOT CATCH MY BREATH. AND THAT IS WHEN IT HIT ME. I KEPT ASKING MYSELF WHY WOULD U DO THIS TO UR SELF. I COULD NOT HELP IT THE PAIN WAS INTENCE N I WAS TAKING SHALLOW BREATHS N CRYING.:smile: EVEN WHEN I GOT IN THE HOUSE I WAS STILL COLD. I RAN TO TAKE SOME PAIN MED'S N SAT DOWN WITH TONS OF BLANKETS N FELL ASLEEP. BUT AS I WOKE
  • yoco28

The day I have been waiting for!

:biggrin:Tomarrow is my big day! Today I started my clear liquids before surgery. Im so scared. But I cant wait to get it over with. Its weird that I think to my self the if something should happen that I elected to do this to myself. But then I think it is either this get banded or die young cause im over weight. :confused:   Best of luck to everyone!!:thumbup: yoco28

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