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A blog by amh6967 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by amh6967 on BariatricPal. 14 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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4th fill today, 2 1/2 months post op. 30 lbs lost

my weight has fluctuated some, but if you go by todays reading i am at 224.3, which is like just over 2lbs lost since my last fill... (not enough!) so today he filled .5 mls.... we shall see if this makes a difference or not. im starving right now, i can tell you that for sure. no responses on my earlier post regarding occasional Left shoulder pain... oh well. how are other folks doing?

Curious if anyone else stil has some Left shoulder pain?

So occasionally I am getting left shoulder pain... ususally when I'm heading towards eating too fast or too quickly--- feels like it did post op with all the gas. Is this weird? Anyone else experience this? Quick update: So I'm scheduled for my 4th fill next week. I have lost almost 30lbs which is great, but only like 1-2 lbs in the past few weeks. Started at 250-254lbs, and now weigh 225. I'm hoping for at least a ml.... Insurance stopped paying at the end of next month for fills:ohmy

update, 3rd fill done, 26 lbs lost in 2 months

:thumbup:I have lost 26.5 lbs total.... 20 of them came off right after surgery because of all the liquids...   1st fill: 4cc's 2nd fill: 1.5 cc's 3rd fill: (this week) .75 cc's   Down to around 227 lbs, which means 27 more until I reach my first goal weight of 200. (Thats my doctors goal).... Ultimately I'd like to get down to around 170... We shall see. I continue to eat less and less, use much less insulin, I don't snore anymore according to my hubby, and all my clothes are getting

Second fill today- gurgles!! Gurgling!

A little over a week after my first fill a had my second one (about an hour ago) my weight went from 230.8 to 232.1 so just around 1lb of weight loss. My first fill was 4mls, and todays was 1.5mls.... so I have 5.5 in a 14ml band. I have got the BIGTIME gurgles... has anyone else ever experienced this? not burbs, just gurgles. They are so loud it seems the whole world can hear them. Yikes.

First fill today!

Ended up having my first fill today after a couple cancelations. Here's how it went: he had my lie down flat, and felt around until he was sure he had located the port. He then cleaned the area with alcohol, and injected some Lidocaine to numb the area (ouch!) I closed my eyes, put my hands behind my head, and the rest was finished within a couple minutes. I didn't feel the actual fill at all! He had me sit up, take a drink of water to make sure I had no trouble swallowing liquid, and sen

first fill scheduled 7/22

and im glad because i can now eat pretty much anything... and would love some restriction. quick updates: my tummy is healing well which is great. i can now sleep in any ole position i want with no discomfort... however still feel the port on my stomach and a bunch of hard tissue. ..weird. my insulin requirements have gone way down which is SO awesome... i finally got brave enough to resume my metformin... was afraid of the huge pills getting stuck at first, but they are fine. im sure

first post op follow up and cream of wheat

Had my first f/u appt today: my incisions look good, and other than that no new news. I have gone from 250lbs to 229.5 as of today which is pretty sweet. My 2 week f/u with the dieticion is this week as well.... Not sure when the whole fill business happens. We shall see. Oh yeah, and I ate too much cream of wheat today I think... My tummy is feeling a little too full like I totally pigged out. I ate 2 bowls (like a cup each) like 6 hours apart. Ok, all for now.

post-op day 11...egg beater heaven...

:crying: hi everyone, here i am almost done with my two week week recovery time, and getting ready to return to work early next week. updates: i took the steri-strips off my small incisions and they look ok. i am leaving the big one for my doctor... today i decided that i NEEDED to eat something other than a liquid, and made myself some soft cooked scrambled egg beaters with a little melted cheese. i ate very slowly (it must have taken me 10 minutes to eat the tiny amount i cooked)

2 posts in one day? yowza. my shopping trip..

Ok, well I came home after spending around $45 on stuff at the grocery store. I got 2 little things of meat baby food (I'm sure I will regret this), some cream of wheats, organic lowfat creamy soups-in-a-box, (broccoli? butternut squash/ tomato) a bunch of yogurts, puddings, and i think that just about does it. Have I ever spent so much on so little? I ripped open a boston creme pudding and devoured it right off the bat... Probably shoulda eaten it much slower. For dinner? While my husband

post op day 6 blues and pains

Welp, Today my kids went to their first (rainy) day of Summer Camp, while I stayed home to do more recovering. I managed to sleep from around 9 to 2ish... and woke up sore. I can now sleep if very very careful on both sides of my body.... but the second I attempt to get into my favorite position (on my belly, arm under head, knee tucked around a pillow) I hurt...bad. I still don't feel "normal" and wonder if I've got a hernia near my port site. That whole area is extremely tender, sore, an

Yay for BM's! (read at your own risk)

Well, I have two BM's today. Both came on quick, and after not having one for 3 days lets just say that when nature calls I am gonna answer happily. In other news, I have really not consumed all that much today but continue to feel very full and gassy. Had some jello (maybe like 3/4 a cup), had one cup of edensoy chocolate soymilk, and a little clear liquid protein supplement stuff here and there. Slept most of the day, and am almost out of liquid pain meds. (Which really stinks sinc

1st blog-3 days post op concerns, foods, & stuff

I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience... I had taken off all the bandaides from my tummy, (left the steri-strips alone of couse) I am very very sore still, and find most of my soreness on my left side. My large dressing/gauge area (where i think my port is?) is the most tender, swollen, and painful. The weird thing is that to the left an inch from where the dressing/bandaides are is where i feel a definite firmness. Naturally Im paranoid that something is wrong, and t

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