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Blog 98741

A blog by ArmyWives in General

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

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My band...

So, finding out at my fill, that I have a 14cc band, I ws told that it could take about three fills to really start to feel the restriction, because its such a large band.   Well, since the fill, I havent felt anymore restriction and I have another apointment in two weeks where will be asking for more fluids in my band....   Just my update!     Best of Luck and prayers to all...

My first fill...

:tongue2:Okay so on Saturday September 18, 2010 @ 9am, I had my very first fill.   Now before I get started with the really short story, let first tell you I waited in the lobby for 15 minutes before my appointment.   Okay so I was called back, weighted (total of 43.9lbs. in 6 weeks) I laid flat on the bed, then my doctor came in, (I got to keep all of my own clothes on!) He explained to me that he was going to give me a shot of litocaine (mind you it was in a diabedic needle) and I didnt e

five weeks out..

Sorry its been so long since I posted... Life has just gotten a little over whelming lately.   As of right now, Im down 35lbs in 5 weeks! Alot of people are starting to notice and it feels really good.   I recently had to buy a new outfit for my Dad's funeral (he passed away two weeks ago) and Im already down two pant sizes, two sizes around and one cup size in my bra, and one size smaller in my shirts!!! Im very pleased with all the progress.   I have every intention of getting back in

It's been 2 wks

Since I was banded, and Im LOVING IT!   Over the last week, Ive experienced what it's like to NEVER be hungry! Never in my life have I had to remind myself to eat something.   I have noticed that if I forget to eat something small (around late afternoon) I start to feel shaky and sick stomached. Occasionally a headache will follow.   Im learning the importance of reading food labels and taking my time in the grocery store, which I have found to be a challenge in its own!   There have

Doc App. Update..

In Saturday Aug. 21st I had my second post op check up appointment, and it went very well. I was given a 100% and allowed to go back to normal activities, just cant go back to the gym for two more weeks:sad:....other than that, Im off to give this journey a kick start!:w00t:   I was also given my appointment for my first fill!!! Im really excited about it, I really ready to feel some restriction! So On September 18 @ 9am Im getting my gas tank filled up!!!   Best of luck and prayers to all!

searching for advice

Hey guys, got a question, I know that the goal with the protein shakes is to get the max protein intake, however with so many out there, Im confused... On the paper work from my surgeon, they give you examples such as boost, ensure and slim fast... after reading the labels on them, i was taken back by how much sugar and carbs are in those brands, and choose to go with EAS because it has 17g of Protein, 2g of sugar, and 1g of carb.... Im starting to wonder however if the purpose of the high sugar

One week!!!

Its been one, emotional, fun, scary, over whelming yet AMAZING start to this never journey!   Its been so much fun to loose my initial 25lbs!!!, and I have a doctors appointment on Saturday (just for a check up), but Im hoping that they will give me my fill date...!!!   As for now Im going to cut my blog back to once a week unless something happens and its worth sharing the experience...   I just wanted to say thanks to all that tune in every day to hear about my latest... EVERYTHING!  

So today is 6 days post op....

I FEEL AMAZING... I feel that Im about 98% I had a very physically active day yesterday and today, and I was able to get threw them with little to no discomfort....   Today I did get a little discomfort when walking across campus.. It was right next to my belly button, Where my port is, and I think that it was just the walking pressure on my lose skin that made it discomforting....   Well, today I was able to add "full liquids" to my diet, and this morning when I woke up, I was able to get

Day 5...

Well its been five days since I was banded, and today I feel like in about 80% which excites me, since at 25yrs old, I decided to go back to college and today is the first day of school!   Yesterday, the chest pain that been radiating, that Ive been telling y'all about, was really strong last night, and I was starting to get worried that maybe I was missing the warning signs of something else, and my husband was starting to get worried as well, and convinced me to go to the ER for a check...

OMGosh...day 4

....Im calling day 4, "Dont leave the house, or get to far away from the toilet!"   It started at 6:45am and hasn't let up all morning. Ive been having BM with gas.. Im great full to be passing the gas, but my toilet and I have become better friends than I wanted to be!   Except for the chest pain that is still very strong and radiating into my upper back and left shoulder, I feel great. No abdominal pain, no incision pain, I feel great!   My stomach is really talking something fierce tod

3 days post op...

Well this morning I had my first post op visit to the doctors, and it went well... They weighed me, and coming in at 270.2 from starting of 292.5 Ive lost a total of 22lbs since the beginning of my journey with the lap band!   My incision sites were looked at, and i was asked how I was feeling and then I was off... Nothing dramatic just a check up.   My consultant Angela gave me my official "Lap Band" packet of paper work, that allows me to fill out some info and receive a business sizes car

day 2 post op...

This morning was by far the roughest... I didnt sleep well last night, im still having a lot of back and upper shoulder pain that is radiating into my neck, which made it very hard for me to sleep last night.   My husband got home from work at just a hare after 9am and we went for a 20 minute walk around our neighborhood, and it was a nice walk, however I was miserable. I still had a bunch of gas in me and the walking was helping move it, just not move it OUT! When we came home from the walk,

1 day post op

Hello again my fellow "Banders!"   Well as many of you know by now, I was banded at approximatively @ 2pm August 11, 2010!!!   I am currently one day post op, and I feel really good. I sore in the abdominal area, and the upper back. Upper Back, your asking yourself? Me too, as my doctor explained it to me before surgery, while they are in there they stretch your diaphragm, and the nerves that are connected go up you back into the should blade region. He suggested a heating pad and a lite me

To begin

Ive decided to blog this experience in hopes that other will find answers that they are looking for, like I once was.   To start we have to go back a few months.   May 8, 2010 @ 10:30am. I went to the seminar! I was surrounded by people looking for the same answers that I was searching for. After a quick 30 minute introduction to the process ahead of us, we were taken individually into our private patient room, where we were giving one on one time with an actual PhD.   It was there that I

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