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Blog 79676

A blog by bandster in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by bandster on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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baby after PCOS is here now its time to get in gear!

Happy to report to you all that I had my first baby! Its a girl. She was 9.9 pounds and 22 in long. I love love love her. I always wanted to be a mother and was terrified I would never get the chance due to my own body. I have PCOS and type 2 diabetic. I feel such relief and gratefulness and love. I became pregnant a month after being banded. I think it was being banded that allowed me to get pregnant. Well the entire process of being banded. The counseling, the change in diet, the rapid early w

36 weeks banded and 31 weeks pregnant

I'm getting really excited that the baby will be here in the next two months. We still don't know if its a boy or girl. I worked hard on eating healthy through this pregnancy. My band is still loose and I have no restriction. But I think having it in place has changed my appetite. I am only two pounds heavier now than when I conceived so I am really happy. I have been eating what feels like a lot to me but its been nutritious food and the dr's say the baby is growing just like it should, except

pregnant and gaining a little weight! frusterating

I am now 22 wks pregnant. :wink2: So happy that me and baby are doing physically well so far. I have had many emotional up and downs. Trying to find a new place to live. Very stressed about money. I'm trying to relax and just go with the flow. I want to enjoy this time. I have always wanted a baby. Also much to my discouragement I have put on a few of the pounds I have lost. I was so determined to be super healthy and deliver at the same weight I was before pregnancy, because that would mean I h

still pregnant, still loosing, still happy with my band

I'm 17 weeks pregnant now and down 50 pounds since my surgery in November. I'm surprised to say both of those things about myself. I had one fill before I new I was pregnant but have no restriction. I'm not sure why I'm still loosing weight can be attributed to just one thing. I think just having the band in place has decreased my appetite. I think the year of prep I went through before banding may have helped a little. Going on liquids before and after surgery surely changed me. I think my mind

banded in november pregnant in december!

Just like the title says, I was banded in November and got pregnant in December. Much to my surprise. I didn't think that I would be able to have children without fertility treatments of some type. I was diagnosed with poly cystic ovarian syndrome about 10 years ago. We were between birth control methods because the pills I was on were raising my blood pressure. So I'm scared and happy. I've only had one fill, lost about 46pounds, and can eat about 2cups at a time of anything I want. I am still

first fill

I drove through the storm to get to my first fill appointment. I was glad my other half came along. We saw at least 15 cars in the ditch. One went in right in front of us. I met with a new nutritionist who admitted he knew next to nothing about how the lap band works. Strange. But the fill itself went really well. Quick and painless. I feel like it gave me a tiny bit of restriction. I feel full quickly. I'm encouraged that this will help me with over eating and emotional eating. I am noticing I

a month and a half post band

A month and a half after being banded and I'm doing well. My weight loss has slowed but, I'm not surprised. I could list a billion excuses but I won't. I have to get back on the program. My tastes in what I like to eat have changed. I used to eat a lot of carbs. Like a lot. Very embarrassing but I'm going to spill it. I used to come home from working the night shift and eat plates of spaghetti. Almost every day. Big plates. Then my blood sugar would spike I bet. I would feel full and good and th

Moving on and maybe back?

So Its pureed food week and I'm getting to try some new things. Everything has gone down smoothly. I feel like I have little to no restriction and I probably don't. Haven't really been hungry but I can see now where a fill will be needed. Not sure if I'm scared to eat carbs or if I really just don't like the same foods I used to. Tried to blend up some foods in the magic bullet and was completely turned off by the ones with high carbs. Tonight was my families thanksgiving and I tried some grou

I'm feeling good..maybe to good?

I am now nine days post surgery. I have been walking walking walking and I feel really good. I'm hungry at night. I dont think its mental munchies I think that I am getting better and that I am honestly hungry. I keep the liquids coming and have my protein drinks. I have an appointment with my dr in three days and I hope that he will ok me to move to mushies. I have had no problems with jello and cream of soups. In the middle of my work week so I'm a bit tired but other than that I feel really g

its a good thing :)

I can't believe it has been a week. I think that i received some really great advice from you all. i have been morning the loss of my dear friend food. I used to look forward to meeting up with this friend many times a day and that excitement is gone. So I think I have been doing really well at creating new excitement for myself. Visiting out of town friends, walking, walking, walking. Picked up some extra hours at work. Feeling a lot more positive about the choices I've been making. Plus today

my mind is my enemy

Hi I'm new. I was banned 11-12-09 and am following the program. I felt very little discomfort after surgery. I was a bit sore around incision sites and had a few strange bruises but otherwise am well. My dr took me off of my diabetes medication and my blood sugar is normal. Everyone seems to think this is amazing. It shouldn't be high though I haven't eaten solid food in ten days. Most of the time I am excited and feel like I have more energy than ever before. Today I woke feeling a little down

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