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Blog 67423

A blog by dirttrackdiva in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by dirttrackdiva on BariatricPal. 38 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Egg Drop Soup Today

So.....I tried egg drop soup today, homemade even, hubby made it for me. And it actually went really well. Ate about half a cup of it and was full! :thumbup: Now this is not only a feat in and of itself, but chinese food? Half a cup of chinese food and I'm full?!?! (PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!) Never ever happened before in my whole life! I'm also right now spening the days building a cookbook for me and mom from various websites of bariatric friendly recipes and other things we can eat. Everyth

Discovering Food Websites

Today has been an interesting day. I'm now four days post op and the gas pains have finally started to subside a little. Still hurts like the dickens if I get the hiccups though. On the upside.......wait for it......FIREWORKS SEASON IS UPON US, THE STORES OPENED TODAY! :party: Fourth of July and Halloween are huge around my house. My family reunion is next weekend (the 28th) and I can't wait to go there skinnier than I was last year. That's way exciting. And next year I'll actually get to s

Three Days Post Op

So here I am three days post op and still going strong. My stomach is a little upset today, but other than that I'm doing fine. Discovered something today........I don't like the taste of coffee much anymore. :eek: This is such an oddity because I've lived on it for the last few years while trying to get through school. Don't know if it's the meds or just the fact that it tastes different. A lot of people have said things taste much different after surgery. You can't eat stuff you used

To My Bandster Family

Thanx so much for all of your support everyone. Got home from the hospital yesterday afternoon, the three hour drive home was pretty rough. And to make it worse my hubby was driving and traffic makes him really nervous, and then he gets angry. We live in a smaller town so he doesn't deal with traffic much or very well, must be a guy thing. :thumbup: Everyone said I did great and looked great after surgery. The doc said I was a rock star. :tt1: That made me feel nice. The only thing I've come

I'm a bandster!

So, it's official. :confused: Out of surgery and doing well. In a little pain and my shoulders hurt a little, which is all common. Getting ready to "eat" dinner. Sugar free jello, coffee and grape juice. I feel great! The doctor just left and he said I look great too. Not a terrible amount of pain, but a fair amount. My doctor and this hospital are awesome. Talk with you all soon. Just wanted to give you an update that surgery went great and I was out and about. Gotta get up and walk

"Weigting" Again

OK, so here I am at the hospital again. However I have heard the doc made it today and there are patiens of his going on and not coming right back out. :confused: Excellent sign. Today is my day. My Banster Birthday. I'm so excited. :w00t::w00t::w00t: I can't wait to go to sleep and wake up banded. This is truly the first day of the rest of my life. I know I've said this before, but thank you so much for all of the support I've received from my bandster buddies on this site. You guy

Minor Setback

Well, remember my last post? I guess I'm waiting longer than I thought I was going to be. The doctor got stranded due to the rain because it closed the highway due to flooding. :mad2: So now I just don't know what I'm going to do. They rescheduled my surgery for tomorrow, but it's supposed to rain then too. I'm very distraught about all this. They said when I called the hospital when I got the hotel that he had to turn around and go home and the highway is still closed. They said they gu

Playing the "Weighting" Game

Sitting in the waiting room waiting to go in for surgery. It's supposed to be at 11:00. My mom goes in at 10:00. I'm super excited. My husband and I brought our car and I drove up here and it POURED DOWN RAIN! Driving in the rain makes me terribly nervous. :thumbup: I've been in a few wrecks involving really bad snow and rain. So it doesn't bode well for me to drive in it. Hubby would have if he would have known where we were going. Interesting morning already to say the least.

Getting Banded Tomorrow

Well, tomorrow is the day. I absolutley can't wait. The suspense is killing me. So today I have to get all of my stuff together. I was trying to clean my house before I had to do leave so I wouldn't come home to a messy house, but that didn't go near as well as planned. :thumbup: Oh well, things happen I guess. However, I can already tell a difference in myself. Physically and psychologically. I've really noticed how my life really revolved around food before. I'm the person my house

2 More Days

Two more days to go. Then the liquids won't be so bad cuz I won't be so hungry. It's getting to the point that I almost can't do these liquids anymore. Went to the area Relay for Life Cancer Walk last night, we go every year. This year was a little rough, for a couple of reasons. We lost our team captain this year to cancer, so that was the hardest part. And on a lighter note the guy at the camp beside us was grilling steak and we were four camps away from the people making funnell cakes

3 More Days

Three more days till I get banded. I'm so excited, I almost can't stand it! I'm doing the best I can to stay busy but nothing seems to be working. The liquid diet is getting a little old. I'm glad that part is almost over. At least after surgery I won't be as hungry and have to choke down a protein shake all the time if I want to eat something. Any new and creative ways to make them are welcome. I'm always open to suggestions. Well, not much going on here. Just wanted to post that i

Nutrition Class and Pre Op Today

Went to the doctors office for all of my pre-op and nutrition classes today. That was super fun, and will also save me time on Monday when I have surgery so all I have to do is check in. My last day of work was Wednesday, so I'm officially on vacation till after surgery, supposed to be cleared to return to work on the 26th. Not near as excited for that as I am for the surgery. :mad2: But how many of us really are? The only thing I found out in pre-op today that bothered me (this is going to s

6 More Days

I'm six days away from getting banded. I absolutely can't wait. :crying: My surgery date is the 15th. That's going to be my new birthday. The first day of the rest of my life.   I've been on the liquid diet now since the 1st and I've found a lot of new and creative ways to "eat" the shakes. A little tip: If you put ice in them you can trick yourself into thinking you're eating ice cream. :frown:   Good luck to anyone that reads this that's getting ready to get banded. And if you have any qu

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