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A blog by something_for_gabby in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by something_for_gabby on BariatricPal. 8 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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First fill/adjustment 21-9-2010

So yesterday I had my first adjustment. It was really scary to have someone touch my wounds after I have guarded them so fiercely. But all went well. She said my wounds were all healing well and that everything seemed good.   But the best part.... I thought I had lost 9.9kg/21.8lbs (according to my scales), BUT, when she weighed me it turns out I have lost 10.4kg/22.9lbs. I know it's not a huge difference but I was getting frustrated not being able to get over the 10kg mark, and it turns out

Day 19 Post-op

First and foremost, I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who commented on my last entry. I was feeling extremely low and it was really uplifting to hear that how I was feeling and what I was going through are pretty standard. I guess they can't prepare you for things like that.   I still haven't lost any more weight. I'm skipping around 117kg for some reason. My body has decided to wage some kind of resistance and it has picked 117kg as it's line in the sand. My dietitician phoned and we h

Day 15 Post-op - Serious band negativity.

Here are the reasons my band is ruining my life:   I cannot sleep through the night. I constantly wake up and have to change positions; I am so so OVER everything I am 'allowed' to eat - I am on a mixture of liquids and pureed food. I am hungry A LOT but everything I eat makes me feel sick - regardless of portion size, what it is, etc My husband enjoys curries and chocolate or whatever he wants - and I sip on water. My wounds are really sore. I can't bend, stretch, have sex. Nothing.

9 Days Post-op

Short and sweet today: Getting much more water down at a time; Still sticking mostly to fluids but have had some foods that are more on the pureed side - i.e., well-cooked rice, mashed chick peas with yoghurt. Wounds are feeling pretty good. Only minor discomfort when I move in some positions. Still have blisters but have taken all of the strips off and things look... ok, I think? Was able to sleep on my wounds on my left side last night - heaven! Still extremely weak and easily exhau

Day 6 Post-op

First of all, thankyou for the comments on my last entry. I know it was a total drainer to read... just having one of those less than positive days.   I went out for approximately 10 hours last night and was feeling pretty good but completely exhausted -- in fact I was out of breath walking from the movie cinema to the carpark.   I woke up today feeling really good. All of the exhaustion meant that I slept really well. My wounds were feeling quite good also. However, I noticed one of my st

Day 5 Post-Op

I was sent home less than 24 hours after I was banded. I have had almost zero-pain - except for the shoulder.... THE SHOULDER. I have been doing my husbands head in complaining about it.   The only thing that has been concerning me is that I have developed a chesty cough, and every cough is like being punched in the wounds.   In general - lack of sleep, wound discomfort, shoulder-tip pain, no appetite, eating almost nothing, frustrated at taking an hour to drink water, endlessly thirsty --

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