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Blog 61243

A blog by Hotenuf2 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by Hotenuf2 on BariatricPal. 28 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

Entries in this blog

Crushing meds--GAG!! Question for ya'll

Ok so my last fill,,,unfill...has left me with needing to crush all my pills. After almost a year of getting away with just cutting them in half. Barfing them is NOT an option! ugh. So I crushed them...and used cookies and cream ice cream to get them down. just 4 spoonfuls, But I am looking for a better way to then get the powder down. A few taste SO bad...I had to chase the ice cream with water to even get that to slide down.   So please share with me what you guys do to take your pills easi

I am a mess-unfill here I come. :(

SO my fill is WAY too tight. I thought I could work it and give it time to stretch...but looks as if barfing in your sleep is not normal--who knew?? (sarcastic)   I hate to do it. Because I think damn now I am going to have to work hard to lose....silly huh? I am...because my brain still works the same way...thinks the same way about food. BUT I can't be barfing up my half digested meds, and burning my throat and feeling this bad. THIS is not the way I want to do it!   I will try to come

Mid-November

I should just schedule writing to my blog every 3 months at this rate. Geesh!   Ok so lets see...I had another fill last week, and am SNUG!! but I am working with it. I fought myself , did I want one before the Holidays, going home to good ole home-cooking. But I decided--DUH!! that is my mental problem!! The last 20 yrs of my life thinking about eating all wrong. lol So I explained to my Dr. who is cautious with fills at this time of year....for this exact reason, but he agreed I was thinki

September already?

I swear I meant to keep up with this but I guess Life has called.   So had an appt today with my Dr. Lost another 10lbs in the last month. This fill has been tough but I am going to suck it up! I know it will stretch a bit, I have good and bad days, mostly cause I eat too fast I guess. Crazy ups n downs. But hey now at 232...down from 286...I will deal with it!!   Last week I bought full price jeans from LB, been wearing my 22's and 20's just trying to put off buying something...$75 later.

June Already??

Time flies! So, let's see, I lost 1.7lbs this last month...yep was goofin off with food. Just making bad choices too many times.   I am back on track a bit now...after another fill...they gave me 1cc...so now I have 4cc (what they put in anyway).   I tell you at first I thought UH-OH...there is no way I can sustain this restriction, it was SO tight I had to barf a lot...I kept liquid down in small sips, with lots of gurgling. lol very uncomfortable. 2 full days of that.   Then woke u

This last fills thoughts

SO I know get that every fill is different. I wsa good with the 2...3...was a whole new learning curve! Totally changed what I could eat--for the gooD...save me from myself! lol I am very pleased with it, I am hoping for one more light one I think, and I will be rockin n rolling along.   Funny how we tell ourselves SLOW N STEADY...until that first 20lbs...and downsizing in clothes and then it is like MORE MORE MORE!! lol   Gone again

Busy month!

So what has been going on? I have been very busy, with all this new energy. I am down to 239 by my PCMs scale and look forward to the Official scale at the LB Dr office.   This last fill was a new learning experience. For the better, it really cut me off where I needed it. I had a lot more barfing but all because I didn't do my part, chewing small bites...that kind of thing.   Other than that I feel great! I started working out, The Crunch Dance, and a few others I like....and going to bo

3 weeks from 1st fill...report :)

Ok So, 3 weeks ago I had my first fill...   I have lost 6 more lbs!! FINALLY. lol Years fat, want it gone overnight. ha ha.   I am at 243...I dont even remember being this weight. Haven't started working out--been so busy catching up on life I guess. Lots more energy, hardly taking any naps had to take one almost everyday before.   I still feel like I EAT too too much, but obviously it is working ok. I am very happy about it.   Have not re-visited the medication issue for my pre-s

1st Fill...woohooo

Wow was that EASY! I was nervous as could be. WEnt in and found I had only lost 3lbs in 4 weeks, and I knew I was eating too much, but I ate until I was full....and that was too much.   So when I told him I could eat 2 pieces of pizza and that I was HUNGRY he said NO no no,, you need a fill.   It was a little prick, hardly any burn they described and it was in and done! I was walking out with NO side effects, and off to start my day.   So glad I didn't fret too much over it--you dont ei

Nothin' much happening

So not too much to report. Which is good and bad. lol No loss, but no gain. No pains. So all in all it is great!   I go for my month check up and hopefully a fill this week! I am excited. My 20's are BAGGY,,,,and I am anxious to hit the 18s and maybe 16's. Ok so I am getting ahead of myself a teeny bit.   This weekend was big, I decided to sell my motorcycle...I have only ridden a little while, and moved up to a bigger bike way too fast. I LOVE it...but finally figured out that going down

almost a month out!

Ok well I have been so busy that I haven't been on.   Still hovering at 245...Happy cause I am under 250! LOL BUT, am anxious now that I looked in the mirror...my shelf on my ass is GONE! I knew my pants were baggy, and it wasnt a huge shelf (ha ha--denial is wonderful). But it was starting to get there. NO MORE! smooth round tush! COOL! Less love handles!   Now if it would aim for my thighs--though they are the only thing holding my jeans up at this point. Am I picky or what!??   I

Down another 5lbs! Sweet!!!

SO I went to my 2 week check up and expressed my concerns of moving too fast. He was not concerned since I was doind what I was told...working thru the stages.   my incisions were good, and I had no issues other than my worrries which he said not to worry about. So I wait 4 more weeks and see what I lose.   I got up this am...and I was at 245!!! It has been 2 yrs at least since I have been under 250. And the thought that late last year I was at 280+ amazes me that it is gone so quickly.  

Post op check up

Down 32lbs...and I am happy.   I felt like I was moving too fast from liquids to food. But I did all the steps and had no problem transitioning to the next food. So it is good. I go back in a month, and we will see what I have lost and then discuss a fill, or not.   So glad I did this, No regrets not one. I feel great and am back to my normal schedule. Find I am a little tender when bending right over the port area...but I just adjust so I don't.   Hope to come on and read some of

6 days Post-Op...and am FANTASTIC!

Can I just say I am so thrilled about this. I just can't wait to be healthier.   The eating--or lack of is not bad...I did liquids until Monday, then did some mashed taters, and today Thursday, I braved...dun dun DUN...Oatmeal. YUM!   I also had a LB Friend take me to GNC and get some real protein powder to just help me thru and see if I like some of it for the future if needed. The 'itty bitty' girl (wink) was SO nice! (trying to lose my skinny girl prejudice) Honestly, I have never

February 16th...my new life begins

I am VERY excited. I have been home for 3 days. Surgery was early the 12th. And I feel GREAT!!   The pain was never really more than very uncomfortable. The liquid Percocet though bad tasting, I am sure I have paid for worse, did the trick. Only had one incident of nausea, they gave me some meds thru the IV, and it was gone. Have not had that since.   I would say muscle soreness is the pain I feel. Pulling from my collar bone down to my incisions. Which are very small...and will heal u

It is DONE!! yeah!!

Ok this will be quick today.   So I had my surgery yesterday morning, everything went great.   I feel like I was kicked by a Mule, but over all I feel good. Fluids, not too many, and WALK! The keys for sure.   I am home today--Tricare decided they wanted me to stay over night...which worked out great. No stress, pretty quiet and Carteret General and ALL their staff was SUPERB!! Could not have hoped for better care.   Ok..more tomorrow. I am off to maybe sleep some more. :confused:

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!! wooHOOO!

(doing the running man, and the moonwalk) can ya see me? lol   I got my time...630 AM thank God cause I told them, I am NOT a happy hungry person! So waiting all day for it, I would have been sick and mean. :tongue_smilie: not a good way to treat your nurses.   So I am ready. Got my kids Valentines cards made, and their gifts ready, just in case I am not all chipper on Saturday. But I think I will be all good.   Still not nervous. Dentist is worse for me.   MORE this weekend! :w00t:

5 day count down to a NEW me.

Can I just say most people in my life know I am doing this--for me, it isnt a secret. I would be called out by family who would say "OF course we knew you did something do you think we are stupid!?" So for me no sense in hiding it.   That said...every single person except my mom, Dad and Step mom has asked me are you getting nervous? NOPE. I have made it this far, on this diet from hell (snicker) and I have a goal right there in front of me. Nervous not the word for it.   As I am counti

Hmm it worked! ha

Ok so quick one today.   One week on the pre-op diet, 6 lbs gone. So it does work...lol...I am miserable but working it out Had no clue I was so addicted to those carbs.   No approval as of this am...gonna call the Dr office so they can check on it. :thumbup:

Day 5 no caffiene--no/low carbs--I'm ALIVE!!!

LOL YEs I made it thru the caffiene withdrawal. Hardest thing I have done of late. Will not be going back there.   The Carbs...well...doing really well. I am not intentionally doing NO carbs, but I find somedays it is hard to get the right ones in me, but not eating the wrong kind. They said I would lose 5% of my body weight...in 2 weeks...I thought DAMN that is one BIG liver!! ha ha. So that is like 13.5 lbs I need to loose from doing this.   Ok ya'll I will be back...trying to keep up.

HOLY COW!!! 2 to 3 WEEKS away!

Ok so as usual I am not a very good 'blogger', however there was a few Holidays in there.   So I had my Xray and blood test, early December. My darn authorization had expired the day before! ARGH, nobody knew of course. May have that bill...but that is ok.   I went Thursday 1/21/10 to my final review with Dr Bell and in 10 minutes or so I was out the door, and officially on my Pre-Op diet!! Had no clue it would be that fast. All we are waiting for is approval from TriCare.   I could

Good news

Well I finally DEALT with the bill..lol...boy I just took a big long break between. But silly me, it was as I hoped that they just hadnt sent it to Tricare! WHEW!!   So I am back on track, going to get the blood draw and then set up the finance thing--and surgery. Still hoping AFTER Christmas. lol Oh last hooRah. Actually I just dont want to have to 'explain' to people, I want a year to adjust for myself. By next Christmas it will be old hat. I hope.   I really need to come on here mor

World was flat....

and I must have fallen off. Busy life outside of this chaos.   So I have recently recieved 2 large bills....not even put in for TriCare consideration. So I have to deal with these before I can go do the last two things, and I have just flaked. But thinking I am ready to get back on this horse, talk with TriCare and see what is what. Then proceed.   Life is good, remodeled the bedroom...looks pretty. Kids are busy...driving (help me) and boy friend,,,,ahhhhh.     :thumbup:

Normal day...

So I watched the Emmi thing, shared with a few friends who are 'concerned' that my choice is DRASTIC--no shit! lol My butt is drastically huge, and I cant breathe to tie my shoes dag-gone it! Drastic seems to be what I need! lol But think it will help them with details that may put them at ease a bit.   Forgot I had to have a chest xray and blood draw--duh. So will be rolling to do that in a day or so. Then...more waiting. Off to read some success stories on here. Have a great day!

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