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roseyposey's Blog

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My lapband journey

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MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 3 POST OP

JAN. 20, 2011 - THURSDAY - DAY 3 POST OP - WOW THE WEEK IS GOING BY FAST. I TOOK MY BANDAGES OFF YESTERDAY EVENING. PRETTY SCARY. LOL. UNDERNEATH WAS NOT TOO BAD THOUGH. NOW TODAY I WILL BE GETTIN THAT SHOWER. OUCH ON MY BELLY. HA HA THE CREAM OF WHEAT THINNED DOWN HAS BEEN WORKNG WELL FOR ME FOR BREAKFAST AND THINNED TOMATOE SOUP FOR SUPPER AND THEN THE PROTEIN SHAKES FOR LUNCH AND EVEVING TIME SEEMS TO WORK WELL. I ATE A COLD POPSICLE LAST NIGHT AND IT GAVE ME SPASMS IN MY BELLY. NOT

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 2 POST OP

JAN. 19, 2011 - WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 POST OP - WELL I FINALLY GOT A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP! HOME IN MY OWN BED. I ACTUALLY SLEPT THROUGH THE WHOLE NIGHT. I SURE NEEDED THAT! WOKE UP STILL IN ALOT OF PAIN IN CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER. I NEED TO WALK ALOT TODAY TO TRY TO GET SOME MORE OF THE GAS PAINS OUT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY PAIN MEDS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HOME OTHER THAN CHILDREN'S LIQUID TYLENOL. ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS - I BOUGHT THE BUBBLE GUM FLAVORED UNKNOWINGLY AND IT IS AWEFUL SWEET. YUK.

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 1 POST OP SURGERY

JAN. 18, 2011 - TUESDAY - DAY 1 POST OP SURGERY - WELL I AM VERY TIRED TODAY AND GROGGY AND STILL IN ALOT OF PAIN MAINLY DUE TO NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP AT HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT. SINCE I HAD TO HAVE A HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR AS WELL, I AM EXPERIENCING ALOT OF EXTRA POST OP PAIN! MOSTLY IN MY CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER. SOME OF IT IS STILL FROM THE GAS THAT WAS PUT IN MY STOMACH DURING SURGERY. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE THIS PAIN A COUPLE MORE DAYS. I HAVE TO BE ON THE LIQUID DIET ALL THIS WEEK YET. THE

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - SURGERY DAY! - JAN. 17, 2011

JAN. 17, 2011 - MONDAY - SURGERY DAY - WELL I WENT FOR MY LAPBAND SURGERY TODAY! WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8 AM AND GOT OUT OF RECOVERY BY 10:30 AM. GOT TAKEN TO MY ROOM THEN. ALL I CAN REMEMBER FROM THE SURGERY IS GETTING A SHOT OF VERSED FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO RELAX ME AND THEN THEY PUT THE MASK ON MY FACE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS. THEY SAID IT WAS SOME OXYGEN! HA - AFTER SEVERAL DEEP BREATHS - I WAS UNDER! NEXT THING I REMEMBER THEY WERE TRYING TO GET ME AWAKE IN RECOVERY ROOM

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 14 OF MY 2 WK. PRE OP DIET (LAST DAY!)

JAN. 16, 2011 - SUNDAY - DAY 14 OF MY 2 WK. PRE OP DIET (LAST DAY!) - WELL TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF MY TWO WK. PRE OP DIET! YEH! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE END IN SIGHT! WELL I AM DEFINIITELY SCARED ABOUT TOMORROW MORNING'S SURGERY. MY DAUGHTER, JAMIE DROVE IN FROM PITTSBURGH TO BE WITH ME FOR 2 DAYS DURING SURGERY. THAT WILL MAKE IT ALOT EASIER FOR ME! SHE IS TRYING HER BEST TO KEEP ME BUSY AND OCCUPIED TODAY SO AS NOT TO THINK ABOUT THE SURGERY TOMORROW - HA HA. WELL I WILL KEEP YOU

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 13 OF 2 WEEK PRE OP DIET

JAN. 15, 2011 - SATURDAY - DAY 13 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. - WELL I MADE THE BIG MISTAKE OF WATCHING LAPBAND SURGERY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE LAST NIGHT. OH MY GOSH! DO NOT WATCH THEM!!! I AM NOW READY TO CANCEL MY SURGERY! HA - WISH I COULD BUT I CAN'T! I AM A TROOPER - SO I MUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON! THERE HAS TO BE A RAINBOW AT THE END OF THIS JOURNEY RIGHT? SO I WILL HAVE MY PROTEIN SHAKES AND BAR TODAY ALONG WITH MY SUGAR FREE JELLO AND POPSICLE AND HOT DECAF TEA AND SOME CHICKEN BROTH.

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 12 OF 2 WEEK PRE OP DIET

JAN. 14, 2011 - FRIDAY - DAY 12 OF 2 WEEK PRE OP DIET - WELL IT IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MY SURGERY DAY OF MONDAY. I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS! I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T READ THE BLOGS ON ACTUAL SURGERY DAY. PRETTY SCARY, MAKES ME WANT TO CANCEL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY SO POSITIVE UP TO THIS POINT. I HAVE BEEN KINDA MOODY TODAY TOO! I DO HAVE MY LIL GRANDSON HERE WITH ME, WHICH MAKES THE DAY SO MUCH MORE TOLERABLE! HE KEEPS ME BUSY FOR SURE! HAD MY USUAL PROTEIN SHAKES TODAY, ALON

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 11 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 13, 2011 - THURSDAY - WELL I SLEPT GOOD AGAIN LAST NIGHT. I HAD MY HOT DECAF TEA AND A PROTEIN BAR FOR BREAKFAST. I AM ACTUALLY COUNTING DOWN THE BARS I STILL HAVE TO EAT YET! YUK!!! I HAD A CUP OF CHICKEN BROTH. IT TASTED HEAVENLY. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SAY THAT IN MY LIFETIME? I STILL HAVE MY 2 CHOC PROTEIN SHAKES TO DRINK TODAY YET - AND I CAN HAVE MY SUGAR FREE POPSICLE AND SUGAR FREE JELLO YET AND THEN THAT'S IT FOR TODAY! I AM GONNA DO SOME JUMPIN JACKS AND WALK

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 10 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 12, 2011 - WEDNESDAY - DAY 10 OF PRE OP DIET. - WELL I SLEPT IN THIS AM AND IT FELT GOOD TO DO SO! I SAW IT HAD SNOWED LIKE A FOOT OR MORE OUTSIDE THOUGH! YUK! I HAD TO DIG MYSELF OUT AND GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET LABS DRAWN. I SURVIVED. I AM CRAVING VEGETABLE SOUP SOOOOO BAD TODAY! WISH I COULD HAVE IT - BUT I CAN'T! HAD MY USUAL CHOCOLATE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKES AND BAR. I DID HAVE 2 SMALL CONTAINERS OF CRANBERRY JUICE AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER LABS. TASTED GOOD! SOMETHI

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 9 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 11, 2011 - TUESDAY - DAY 9 OF PRE OP DIET. - WELL I WAS UP AT 5 AM. THIS AM. I HAD MY EGD DONE THIS MORNING. NEEDLESS TO SAY - I DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT! VERY RESTLESS WORRYING ABOUT THE PROCEDURE. WELL IT WENT WELL AND WAS VERY FAST. I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT IT! THEY GAVE ME SOME GOOD DRUGS - LOL SO MY LAPBAND SURGERY IS ON AS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY 1/17. THEY GAVE ME SOME HOT TEA AND A POPSICLE FOLLOWING MY EGD. I HAD SOME SUGAR FREE JELLO A WHILE AGO - SO

MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 8 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 10, 2011 - MONDAY - DAY 8 OF PRE OP DIET. - CAN'T WAIT FOR TODAY TO BE OVER. NOT A GOOD DAY AT ALL FOR ME. I AM ACHEY, COLD, AND STILL HAVING DIARHEA FOR OVER A WK. NOW. DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I SWITCHED MY MILK ONCE AGAIN TO ALMOND MILK WHICH IS LACTOSE FREE AS WELL. MY FIBROMYALGIA IS REALLY ACTING UP TODAY. I AM SO ACHEY - I CAN'T STAND IT. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WALKING TODAY. I DID GET OUT AND WENT SHOPPING THOUGH. I GUESS I GOT SOME EXERCISE THAT WAY. I HAD TO FORCE MYSE

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 7 OF 2 WK.PRE OP DIET

JAN. 9, 2011 - SUNDAY - DAY 7 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. - WELL - WHEN I GOT UP THIS AM, I ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I HAD LOST SOME MORE WEIGHT! I WEIGHED MYSELF AND THE NEEDLE HAD MOVED JUST A LIL BIT! YEH - ME! EVERY LIL LB. LOST - COUNTS! HAD MY HOT DECAF TEA WITH SPLENDA AND A PROTEIN BAR FOR BREAKFAST. NOT TOO BAD. I GUESS I'M GETTING USED TO IT. OH MY - I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR MYSELF SAY THAT!!! TOOK MY GRANDSON SLED RIDING TODAY. IT WAS SO FUN. I HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN YEARS!!!! HE RE

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 6 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 8, 2011 - SATURDAY - DAY 6 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. I HAVE BEEN SO GROUCHY TODAY AND HUNGRY!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS WEEK OVER WITH. I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THESE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKES DOWN. 1 DOWN - 2 MORE TO GO YET FOR TODAY. I ONLY HAD THE 1 PROTEIN BAR TODAY AND I DECIDED I AM NOT GOING TO EAT 2 OF THEM. I DID HAVE 1 SMALL CONTAINER OF SUGAR FREE JELLO AND 1 SUGAR FREE POPSICLE. WOW - THAT WAS THE HIGHLITE OF MY DAY - THOUGHT I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN. I CAN ON

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 5 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 7, 2011 FRIDAY - DAY 5 OF PRE OP DIET - WELL I GOT UP THIS AM AROUND 7:30 AM AND FOUND THAT IT HAD SNOWED ABOUT 3 INCHES. SO I WENT OUT AND SHOVELED A LIL. HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN MANY MANY YEARS! I THEN MADE A SHOPPING TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE (ANOTHER THING I DON'T OFTEN DO - MY HUSBAND USUALLY DOES THE SHOPPING). I HAD TO GO BUY SOME LACTOSE FREE MILK FOR MY PROTEIN SHAKES BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN HAVING DIAHREA FOR PAST FEW DAYS AND I SUSPECT I MAY BE LACTOSE INTOLERANT AND WITH HAVING TO

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 4 OF PRE OP DIET

JAN. 6, 2011- THURSDAY - WELL I GOT UP THIS AM NOT WANTING TO DRINK MY CHOCOLATE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKE. YUK - I EVEN ADDED A WHOLE SMALL BANANA AND SOME ICE AND PUT IT IN THE BLENDER. STILL YUK! BUT I GOT IT DOWN. OH MAN - I HAVE TO DO 3 OF THESE A DAY PLUS 2 OF THE PROTEIN BARS WHICH ARE JUST AS BAD. I WANT MY LEAN CUISINE 200 CAL DINNERS BACK. THEY WERE SO TASTY AND MUCH MORE SATISFYING. BUT NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THEM. NEED TO SHRINK THE LIVER FOR THE BAND OPERATION ON 1/17.

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 3 OF PRE OP DIET

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 2011 - DAY 3 OF PRE OP DIET - WELL I SLEPT IN UNTIL 8:30 AM TODAY. A LITTLE RESTLESS LAST NIGHT DUE TO MY 9 AM APPT. WITH DR. MARLEY RE: PRE OP SURGERY. I LOST 5 MORE LBS. FOR A TOTAL OF 10 LBS. LOST SO FAR IN MY JOURNEY. NOT BAD CONSIDERING I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE GAINED WT. OVER THE HOLIDAYS. YEH ME! I HAD LABS DONE AND AN EKG. I GOT TO TALK WITH THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST RE: MY SURGERY. HE ASSURED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN RECOVERY DUE TO MY SLEEP APNEA. DR. M

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 2 OF PRE OP DIET

TUESDAY - JAN. 4, 2011 - DAY 2 OF MY LAPBAND JOURNEY- I WAS ABLE TO SLEEP UNTIL 9 AM AGAIN THIS AM. YEH! HAD MY CHOCOLATE CARNATION SUGAR FREE BREAKFAST DRINK WITH 8 OZ. SKIM WHITE MILK FOR BREAKFAST AND 8 OZ. HOT DECAF TEA WITH 1 SPLENDA. lUNCH CONSISTED OF A 9 3/8 OZ. LEAN CUISINE GRILLED CHICKEN PRIMIVERA DINNER AND 8 OZ. STRAWBERRY KIWI CRYSTAL LITE DRINK. SUPPER WAS 8 OZ. ROASTED TURKEY AND VEGETABLES LEAN CUISINE DINNER AND 8 OZ. STRAWBERRY KIWI CRYSTAL LITE DRINK. EVENING SNACK WAS

LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 1 OF PRE OP DIET

DAY 1 OF MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - MONDAY - JAN 3, 2011 - " WELL TODAY IS THE 1ST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE!" - I AWOKE AT 9 AM THIS AM WHICH IS GOOD FOR ME AS I HAVE NOT BEEN SLEEPING WELL LATELY OFTEN GETTING AWAKE AT 3 OR 4 AM AND UNABLE TO GET BACK TO SLEEP. I STARTED DAY 1 OF MY 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. BREAKFAST CONSISTED OF 1PKG. OF SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE CARNATION INSTANT BREAKFAST MIXED WITH 8 OZ. SKIM MILK AT 150 CAL. AND 5 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. FOR LUNCH - I HAD A 9 OZ. LEAN CUISINE BE

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