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A blog by PharmaGirl in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by PharmaGirl on BariatricPal. 9 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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I loooove holidays!

Hi everyone,   Lisa and I have just returned from holidaying in the wonderful US of A. Most of our time was spent in Palm Springs but we also spent 4 days in San Diego and 5 days in Vegas.   Neither Lisa nor I have lost any weight but we didn't gain either - we're pretty happy with that considering what we ate and drank and the amount of exercise we did!   We both had our first fill just before we left but that first fill didn't give either of us much restriction (though we have both exper

One week and one day banded!

Hi to all you lovelies out there.   I realised that I have not talked about my actual progress in terms of weight loss at all so far in these blogs. I get a bit frustrated when I look at blogs of those fantastically inspirational people who have done really well over a long period of time but I can't figure how they got there. It'd be nice to compare where I'm at with where they were at when they were in my shoes to give myself encouragement that I'm doing ok. So, from today, at the end of my

The deed is finally done!

Hi there.   Well, I am now finally BANDED!! Hip hip HOORAY! I'm also feeling well enough to post to my blog - YEAY!!   This is how it all went ...   Firstly (apologies if this is too much info) I get my period the night before. GREAT! - NOT!!! My period is totally irregular but one thing I can ALWAYS rely on is the fact that it is going to come at the MOST inconvenient time.   Got to the hospital for the 11am check-in. Pretty straight forward - pay up (just in case you die on the table!

Lisa's experiences are giving me pause

(Please note that posting date is stuffed up because I didn't know how to turn a draft post into a final post until today!!. This was actually started on the 17th April and finished on the 18th April 2009).   Most people posting appear to have had a pretty good recovery after surgery but it has not been such a fun ride for Lisa, my partner, who was banded on the 9th April. She did ok for the first day or two (and only nights were difficult) but then she started experiencing extreme bloating an

Lisa's op and dealing with perfectionism!

Quick update on what is going on with us. Lisa had her surgery on Thursday. I took my laptop to the hospital so I could keep myself busy while waiting for the news of how her op went. What do you reckon I did while waiting - I looked up lapbanding surgery on YouTube and found actual footage of the procedure. Looking this up at exactly that time was not really the smartest move!! Check it out and you'll see what I mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ICI9q7nxU&feature=related . It is amazing

Pre-op diet

Goooood morning all.   I was so scared prior to starting the pre-op diet (which I've started 2 weeks early) that there was no way I was going to be able to survive that phase without massive cheating from the start. I'm an all or nothing girl - I either don't cheat at all or I cheat big time. The last 10 years or so I have not been able to survive more than about half a day of any diet without cheating and I was terrified this would be true with this pre-op thing. This time I, with Lisa's help

Should I be more scared?

Me again.   On Monday night, I did something I'm regretting - I googled "lap band problems". I did not need to read some of the things that came up. Amongst a whole lot of things, I am now very afraid of infections under skin folds that happen after loosing weight, of needing plastic surgery after weight loss, of constantly vomiting after surgery, of having stuff regurgitated through my nose, etc, etc. I really need to talk to someone about how common these issues are and if the latter two onl

Why am I doing this?

Today, I thought I'd write myself a list to remind myself why I'm doing this - it is like a list of the simple pleasures that I can look forward to. Hopefully, I'll be able to refer to this list when I need some encouragement to keep going.   So, here goes - I am doing my damndest to lose weight so that I am: able to move around more easily and to feel more comfortable sitting, standing, walking, etc. not needing to make an effort to get up from a chair, from the bed, etc. able to throw

Date for banding is set!

This is my first attempt at blogging - let's see how it goes!   Yesterday was my first post but, disappointingly, got no replies to my post - :ohmy:. Would love to know why. Any ideas?   Anyway, as my intro post says, my date for lap-banding is set for 23 April 2009. I'm going to have the band inserted at the Avenue in Melbourne.   I am excited and scared all the same time. The success of many on this site inspire me and the prospect of future success is very exciting. Past failed attempts

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