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A weight loss surgery blog by Serenidee on BariatricPal. 6 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about the other side...

the other side...

Well, had my lapband surgery yesterday morning. All went well and am home now. My surgeon was lovely, as were the people at the hospital where I stayed overnight. Couldn't be happier with the treatment I got =)   Too my usual long time to wake up from the anaesthetic, and slept a lot but today, I only have some minor discomfort in the left shoulder... referred pain they call it. Other than that, nothing too bad... a little discomfort under the lungs, but nothing from my wounds. Hope it st

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• Serenidee
• July 1, 201016 yr

Read more about Today is the Day...

Today is the Day...

6.30 am here, and all packed. Ready for the hospital, and waiting for the taxi to take me in for the operation. 3 hours from now, I will be getting my LapBand. So ok, just then... writing that, I felt a twinge of nervousness. lol   I think I have all I need ready for the hospital, as well as for when I get home. So better go and get the girls up, to get ready to go.   Cya on the other side... dee xox

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• Serenidee
• June 29, 201016 yr

Read more about D-3...

D-3...

D... Doin' it Day is June 30th. Been a while since I was online. PC decided to have a meltdown, but glad I'm back before my operation.   I put the date back a week or so from the original 21st, to get things organised around school holidays for the girls and I.   Now have just 3 sleeps to go, and I'm not at all nervous... wonder if that's a good sign or not? lol Must say that I'm excited at the idea of the new life I will have. Wonder if that's because I'm delusional? lol   I guess I'm j

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• Serenidee
• June 27, 201016 yr

Read more about 70 days... and counting!

70 days... and counting!

Hi all :thumbup: 70 days to go, and after the last 7, they can't go fast enough.   This past week it is confirmed that i have diabetes, hypertension and severe sleep apnoea. Not bad for someone that just thought they had a weight problem. I think tho, that i am very fortunate to have no had these diseases until the last while, and they they have been caught early on it seems.   My lapband operation really can't come quickly enough from a health perspective for me. My G.P. and surgeon a

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• Serenidee
• April 11, 201016 yr

Read more about From then to now...

From then to now...

Almost a week since my April Fool's Day first blog posting, and i've finally procrastinated myself into this 1.39am effort. I told myself that i would record this journey, and i will.   I know to do so, is important for me because i must always remember what life is like now at my heaviest, 193.5kg (427lbs)... for those days when i want to give up on the struggle to stay on my pre-op diet, or post-op when things might get a little rough and i feel frustrated.   If you chance upon this blog

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• Serenidee
• April 5, 201016 yr

Read more about A lifetime ago...

A lifetime ago...

It's April 01st 2010, Fool's Day. Seems like a good day to start recording what life was like, what's going to happen and beyond. Knowing what i know about myself, i think it a good idea to write as much down as possible so that i can look back and remember, if per chance i forget where i am right now and where i want to be... after my scheduled lap-band surgery on June 21st 2010.   The 7th of March, the day i decided to take the step and have a lap-band inserted, was just a little over 3

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• Serenidee
• April 1, 201016 yr