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A blog by jennay5180 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by jennay5180 on BariatricPal. 23 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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I HATE this new site.....

Seriously....the user friendly quotient on this site is a big, huge SUCK!!!! Seriously....since the change of the site, I have hardly been on here b/c I just find myself super frustrated! I'm bummed b/c I was following LoseIt! on here....but now I can't find her anywhere! And I miss reading her blogs b/c they were super inspirational! SOOO...Beth, if you are reading this, please private message me your email address so we can stay in contact!   ~Jen

2nd Fill Today

Dr.'s appt. today and I am down 2.5 lbs since my last appointment on 9/25/10. I think I am down now a total of 26lbs or something... OBVIOUSLY, I would LOVE more...but am DEFINITELY happy with the amount lost so far. I am SO happy that people are starting to notice. An older guy asked me yesterday, "Have you lost weight?? You look different! I saw you earlier...but I didn't want to ask....but man, you are looking different!" hahahaha....SO funny! He came in my office today and was like

NSV Day! :)

I had a non-scale victory today! I haven't seen the scale move hardly at all these last two weeks since my first fill...which was making me a little sad....but today, when I went to my closet to find something to wear, I realized that the jeans that I had been wearing were dirty (plus, were SO baggy...I looked like a thug! haha)and didn't have much else to wear b/c I haven't picked up my laundry. I pulled down a pair of jeans that I had tried on a few weeks ago...which I couldn't get up ove

First Fill Today!

Yay....went to the Dr's. and he said that I lost 4 lbs since my last appointment two weeks ago! :smile: Yayy!! That put a smile on my face! He also told me that he didn't think he was going to go ahead with the fill...and I think I must have looked really disappointed b/c he said, "Well, if you really want one, we can do a small one! We just don't want you to get in the Red Zone!" I quickly said that YES! I want a little fill! :ohmy: hahaha...I think I had my mind SO set on getting the f

Gah!

SO...last week, I posted that I was down 20lbs since August 1st. I was SOOO excited! I had hit a small goal of mine...and was TOTALLY pumped. I also made it back to the gym for a Zumba class, totally kept up, and felt great afterwards. On Tuesday afternoon, I ended up with a wicked sore throat.....which stayed until Thursday morning....which turned into a chest cold. I've been coughing, coughing, and coughing some more....and definitely feeling generally awful. I didn't go back to the gym.

Here's to the 20 lbs I'll NEVER see again....

Hey All....   I hopped on the scale today and I have hit the 20lb loss mark! I am SO excited! I went back to the gym today and did Zumba this morning. Considering I haven't been to the gym in forever (a combination of working too much and not being able to lose any weight in order to qualify for my insurance to pay for my surgery), I kept up with the class the entire time and felt good for only being close to 3 weeks Post Op! I am SO thankful that everything worked out the way it was suppo

Not enough calories???

OK...so I don't think I'm getting enough calories?? I signed up on sparkpeople.com b/c I was curious to see. I entered everything I drank/ate today...and I think I was overly liberal with the portion sizes....but I'm only at 498 for the day. This is a problem, right?? I'm not sure how to get more in. I'm afraid that I'll get used to eating too much. Right now, I am having VERY small portions of mushies....and I"m not super hungry either. Any suggestions??

2 weeks Post-Op tomorrow!

SO...tomorrow is 14 days pre-op! I can't believe how fast the time is going! I had my staples removed today. I was pleased that it hardly bothered me! :w00t: The Dr. put on some steri-strips just to make sure that the incisions stay closed. I have lost nearly 20 lbs....and I am pumped! :ohmy: I have started mushies today and I am in my glory! hahahaha....It's just that I am SO excited to eat real food instead of shakes and pureed soups. Anyway, I head back to work on Wednesday. I'm looking for

Banded Yesterday!!!! 8/10/10

AHHH...I was finally banded yesterday! Overall, I'm feeling pretty ok. My back is SO sore...I can't figure out if it is b/c I laid flat on the table for an hour and a few minutes.....or if it just gas. I took some GasX strips...and I'm trying to get up and around to move stuff around. Anyway, my incisions sites are ok....pretty much just the port site is tender. I've only been taking Liquid Tylenol today b/c the Roxicet that my dr. prescribed makes me sick to my stomach. Anyway, I'm glad t

Ahh!!

SO...Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow but my Dr.'s office just called this morning and said that the insurance has not yet approved my surgery! WTF?! My program was over on the 3rd of August....so it should have been approved by now! I think they are frantically trying to call the insurance company today to see what is up.....I will be SOO pissed if my surgery is cancelled and rescheduled!   AND...to top it all off, my boyfriend is giving me grief about my decision to not tell my mother

Operation Mission Pre-Op Diet Day 6

SO...amazingly...it IS getting easier! I definitely couldn't imagine me even thinking this on Monday! hahaha...All I could think about was eating something...anything! hahaha...   I feel good today! I'm down 4.2 lbs this morning since Sunday! I suppose that helps too...when every time I step on the scale, it is going in the southern direction! hahah :tt2: At least I'm seeing some progress immediately. I'm happy with 4lbs...I can't wait to see how I am with 20, 30, 40, 50, et

Pre-Op Day 2

OK...It's Day 2 of the Pre-Op diet...and overall, feel pretty good. I just started getting a little hungry feeling this afternoon. I took the day off from work b/c I had two Dr's appointments this morning (one was my pre-testing for surgery next week, the other was my last appointment before my surgery), so I took the whole day off. I am getting the rumbly tummy today....mainly while watching tv and seeing ads for all sorts of yummy looking food! haha...Oh, mannn....this is going to be a lon

Ughhh....

Ok...so this week I am taste testing different protein drinks. I went to GNC and purchases some Isopure Alpine Punch and some Myoplex Carb Control Chocolate Fudge.   I JUST tried the Isopure and I thought I was going to die! No wonder people lose weight if they have to drink this stuff! OMG...I think I want to puke! Seriously...it has taken me 2.5 hrs...and I'm still not done with 1 bottle of 20 oz! The taste isn't even the worst part.....I have a raging headache! I think it is the fake

SOOOO soon!!

I got a call on Tuesday confirming that my Pre-op appointment was on Monday, August 2nd and that my surgery would be on Tuesday, August 10th (of course, with approval from Tufts...which they will send the paperwork on August 3rd...the last date of my I Can Change Program). They said that I have to be at the hospital at 11:30AM for a 1:30PM surgery time. I was hoping that I'd get an early surgery....so I'd get it over with right away. I am SO excited. My doctor says that we have to take 2 wee

A Light at the End of the Tunnel!!

Oh, my goodness! I just got off the phone with the receptionist at the surgeon's office...and they have set a tentative date of Tuesday, August 10th, with a pre-op date of Monday, August 2nd! :tt1: This is all, of course, providing that my insurance approves me! It is so weird! One of the two people whom I have told about this decision asked me on Sunday if I was nervous. I told her not at all! Then, I get my tentative date today and I just got the butterflies! It is SO strange! Somet

Time is Flying By......

It seems as if time is flying by....and for this, I am EXTREMELY greatful! I am believing that the next couple months will just sail by (although I should be sad that I am wishing away the beautiful weather just to endure another one of those eternal New England winters! hahaha)...   My boss is out of town at a conference this week...and whenever she is away, time at work flies by! :thumbup: We are going through a rough time at work with our boss...so whenever she is away, we feel a bit fr

Sad today....

Today is a sad day for me. My boyfriend of a year and half decided to part ways yesterday. I have been doing pretty well for the most part....mainly b/c I went into the relationship with minimal expectations. I had met him shortly after getting out of a 2 year relationship with another guy, so I didn't want to be hurt the same way I had been previously. It has helped...b/c I am not devastated like last time! I was a complete wreck for days! This time, it makes me sad when I think about cal

Feeling at a Standstill......

SO...I had my Nutritionist appointment last night. They told me that this appointment would be an hour long. I got there about 15 minutes early....but couldn't find where it was located in the hospital. I was directed to the basement....but it was nowhere to be found. Then, I called the number given and she told me to come back upstairs and in actuality, was right down the hallway from where I had spoken to the first person. Haha...Oh, well.   I got to her office, paid my $10 co-pay, an

Second thing down....still a whole bunch more....

SO...I wanted to write this down somewhere in case I forgot.....   Start date of the icanchange program: 02.03.10 Completion date will be 08.03.10 My 1st call to health coach: 02.03.10 My 2nd call to health coach: 02.17.10 My 3rd call to health coach: 03.15.10 My 4th call to health coach: 04.07.10 ***The booklet has been completed ***Sleep study was completed on 04.06.10....now I'm just awaiting the results of the study. The technician said that she didn't think that there were enoug

One down....a bunch more to go! :)

SO....I had my first appointment with the surgeon today. It was basically just going over everything we had gone over at the seminar that I attended a few weeks back, just in a little more detail. The receptionist gave me a whole bunch of paperwork that needs to be filled out. She told me that the nutritionist would be calling me to schedule an appointment (first of two) within the week....and on my ride home, the receptionist from their office called to schedule that appointment. I will mee

Things are still looking up....

Last night, I went to my first seminar. I really feel like this is where I am supposed to be. The two doctors (a father/son duo) were so friendly and made you feel so comfortable. They were so encouraging and made me feel like this was the absolutely best decision I could have made! I have done so much research, so I didn't really hear anything that I hadn't heard before. It was nice to meet them though. I made my first appointment with the Doctor who would be performing the surgery - on M

iCanChange

OK...I just got the call today from my "Health Coach" that I have been officially accepted into the 6 month program "iCanChange" through my health insurance!!! :bored:   I feel like this is the first step in what I know will be a long journey. I have to have 8 phone calls within the 6 months that I am in this program. I can't lose more than 5 lbs or else I am under the 40 bmi...and will automatically not be eligible to have this surgery paid for by my insurance. SOOO...needless to say, I'm

The Long and Winding Road....

SO...I have unofficially begun the journey. I have taken steps to prove that I am serious about getting thin and being healthy. OK....so over the weekend, I did a lot of research on different doctors in the area who specialize in LAP-BAND®. In fact, I found a Weight Loss facility pretty near my house that ONLY does LAP-BAND® surgeries. I called my insurance first thing Monday morning and found out that indeed the LAP-BAND® surgery is covered, provided you fall into the "Medically Necessary" ca

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