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Blog 55877

A blog by bigsarge in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by bigsarge on BariatricPal. 14 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Day 8 My first visit with the Dr. after Band Surgery

I had a great visit with the Dr. I went in stepped on the scale and it showed 239. That's 9 lbs heavier than my scale after my shower. I went into the room depressed. After a couple of mins I went back with my shoes and arm brace off. This time it showed 233. 3 lbs different from my home scale. That reading I will take. I asked what my weight was when I came in to start all of this on Dec 13 2008. It was 241 now 233 down 8 lbs in lets say 6 weeks and 5 days. One of those weeks being on a liquid

Bigger than I thought

After putting my new numbers in on sparks my chart shows I have lost 20 lbs since my journey began. Looking at myself I don't see where they were lost from. And no one else looking at me sees any weight lost either. I told a couple of co workers I have lost some weight being on the diet and they rolled there eyes in disbelief.   I noticed after surgery my throat hurt a little, it stopped after a couple of days and in the last couple of days it seems to be back. I also realized today I had gott

Weigh in one week after surgery

As much as I hated to step on that scale I did it twice. Before my shower it showed me 231. After the shower it showed me at 230. Could I have had a pound of dirt on me? This is why I hate scales. I see the Dr. today for my first visit and his scale will have a different weight. Every scale I step on makes me 5 lbs or more heavier that the last one and everybody says theirs is right. There has been some weight lost but it's not because of the band, it's the liquids only. If the liquid diet wasn'

1 ST Support Group with Hosp

The behavior counselor insisted that I go to this support group after surgery last night and on a monthly bases. I did not know what to expect but I didn't expect a infomercial. What I got from it was two people advertising their services. Spent a whole hour being told what a life coach does for you for $600 a month once a week over the phone(Chat line).   If every month there's a new person with a service for sale then I won't go. It wasn't til the end that three people was asked to stand an

Day 6

Back to work, no pain, nothing to report. Stil conserned about being able to drink 2 cups of broth, slim fast and staying hungry. Searching the web looking for information on what types of foods will I be able to eat and what to avoid. People talk about being banded, but no one talks about what foods they are eating. This liquid diet has caused me to lose weight, Weigh in with the Dr on Thur and post what his scale claims I lost since I was last on it before I was banded.   Family did not wan

Day 4 & 5

Day 4, I went to work again, walked around as much as I could. Still taking it easy. Slept much better last night.   Day 5, today I am doing fine very little pain left. Bandages taken off. Still hungry, keep looking at Dr's eating instructions hoping they will change and no such luck. Thur will start week 2, I see Dr and then I can start eating Thicker liquids, creamy soups, tomato soup, cream of broccoli even an occasional milkshake. Looking forward to it. That might kill the hunger pains. I

Day 3

My pain has gone down quite a bit. Getting in and out of bed much better. Had to go to work today, worked from my desk all day, took it slow and easy. Sill not happy about the liquid diet. My first good meal will be great. Still not sure if I can hold up for two weeks. I really don't feel any different than before. Can't wait to go back to near normal eating. Hopefully many of the same food but a lot less.

1St day after banding

What a day I am starving. The Slim fast just do not fill me. I have things dancing in my head that I have not eaten in a while. Every trip to the kitchen hurts because there's food in there. Can I do this for 2 week without cheating? What will happen if I eat something? Do I reall want to take a chance.

Meds Taken, time for breakfast

I have crushed and opened my capsules. Have to check on the capsules, booklet says they do not need to be crushed and can take small pills with water. How small is small, what can I compare them to? Now for the Slim Fast, Dr does not say what kind, just not thick or power. The Dietitian is pushing BariCare a power or Slim Fast Low Carb. I bought Slim Fast Optima Because that's all I could find in three major stores near me. Amazon has it for $40, 4 boxes @ $10 a box 6 cans to a box, about 28 can

First morning after band

As expected I had a tuff time getting out of bed. Now that I have been up a while I'm not hurting as bad. I am reading my instructions for Week one. Boy do I have a lot of different instructions. The Weight Management Center, The Dietitian's, the Nurse, and the Dr all gave me instructions. I will read them all but will follow the Dr's Booklet to the letter if possible. That means liquids for the next two weeks. Slim Fast Shakes, ready mix no powers. Sip every 20 seconds. 1 - 3 cans per day for p

First night after band

I had a tuff night, couldn't sleep at first stayed up til 1 am. Kept eating the halls for my Throat. My bed sits 6 inchs or so off the floor so It was tuff laying down and getting up. I could not sleep as normal so I stayed on my back. A couple of times I woke up to take Tylenol for the pain. Once I stopped moving the pain was not as bad. Finally slept about 3 hours.

Today I have been banded

:unsure:The two hardest parts about the surgery for me was the waiting and the minor pain after. If I stay very still I do OK. Dr has me on liquid Tylenol. Finally I was taken to the OR, hooked to iV had to recite my name and birthday several times to several people. I remember being brought into the OR and that's it. The next thing to happen was someone waking me up and the stomach pain hitting me. You would think I had been shot 5 times across my stomach. Later I am made to get up and walk a

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