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bama_belle's Journal

A blog by bama_belle in General

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bama_belle's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by bama_belle on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Unidentified pureed objects....

So today was my first post-op visit. I'm down 12 pounds. I know that's not as much as some have lost their first two weeks, but for me - THAT'S AWESOME. I've dropped from 267 to 255.   I've learned a few things:   1. One really can get tired of the taste of chocolate. I would never have figured it, but it has happened. 2. I don't like puree. It doesn't matter what it is. I don't like it. So... I'll have mashed taters, and the like, but ah... puree is just not going to happen and I

Driving Miss Crazy

I was told no driving for a week.   BAH! I have been chauffered by my daughter this whole week. I love her, but I think I will be glad when I can drive myself again, and I know she'll be glad. LOL   This morning I actually felt good when I got up. The bloating seems to be going away, and there's very little pain... mostly around my port area.   But tonight, after work, I'm crawling in another car someone else is driving and heading north to Tennessee for a family reunion with a branc

Journaling

One good thing I have done this past week is that I've started writing down everything in one note book.   I am not keeping a separate blood sugar log, etc., etc..... I'll quit before I get started good.   One day - one page so far. Everything that goes in my mouth - food, liquid, medicines, everything, gets written down.   Right now, BMs are even being written down.   This WILL be a good thing, though I hate doing stuff like this. Just have to remember to keep doing it every day. :cry

Nibblers Anonymous

Today marks week 1 Banded. This time last week I was going down for the count, so to speak, and being wheeled in for the surgery.   I would like to say it's been a great week and I've not had any problems, but since I was back to work on MONDAY that would be a lie. I've been worn out, no energy by the time I get home and sleep through most of the evening, so walking has been at a minimum other than around my office and house, BUT I think the not walking was more because of all of the soreness

Banded

It's finally done.   As of 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2008, I joined the many who have been banded. They woke me at around 3:00 p.m. when they took me to a room. I was made to stay overnight since I have sleep apnea, but I had my CPAP with me at the hospital and all went well.   I was up and going to the bathroom by about 4:00, and by 10:00 on Friday I was on my way home.   I'm sore today, but I think it's more from the gas from the surgery than anything, and if I could finally get

Scheduled

Well, today - just a little while ago - I found out my scheduled surgery date.   May 29. My life will change forever on that date.   Don't get me wrong. I know this is no miracle cure. I know that it is going to take a LOT of hard work on my part to get where I need to be, but.....   This surgery is going to give me the opportunity to live to see my great-grandchildren. Heck, I don't even have grandchildren yet. But I plan to live to be 90 and be one of those eccentric little old ladie

First Consultation

So I finally met Dr. Stahl. The folks in his office were all very nice. They weighed me (266.5 - down 2.5 from April 1 - YAY!:thumbup:), got my height 5' 1 3/4", took my picture and side profile :thumbs_up: and then I waited....   He examined, asked me some questions about my health history (started with the PCOS at 16 and ended with me in his office), then asked me what I was expecting from the surgery. I was honest with him, point blank, that my biggest concern is my health. I don't want to

A light at the end of the tunnel

So, I haven't posted to this blog in a year. I got mad because United Health Care turned me down. I fell into a funk, and pretty much just stopped trying.   And then something wonderful happened. I found out that I am eligible for Tricare Prime due to my husband being retired Army, and guess what. They pay for weight loss surgery! We already had Tricare Standard, but they would only pay a certain percentage and it was harder to get approved, so I bit the bullet, wrote the $115 per quarter che

Does it never end???

Wednesday evening I wound up in the Chiro's office with a compacted C4 vertebrae and pinched nerve in my neck and have NO idea how the hell I managed all that.   Guess it was the sumo wrestling and bungee jumping from the week before? :biggrin1: NOT.   Anyway, fast forward to Friday, I've been through 4 Chiro visits and been flat on my back for the past day and a half... I feel better and finally returned to work this morning, but dang it's been a rough week.   On top of that, yesterd

Day Two On My Way

So, the right knee is killing me this morning. I don't know why this of all mornings. It's not that cold outside. It's not raining. I haven't done anything out of the ordinary. Even so, it was all I could do to make it up the stairs to my office this morning.:crutch: For those that don't know me, in high school I was running laps around the football field at track practice, stepped in a gopher hole (I live in the sticks!) and managed to all but destroy my knee. Track was no more. Hell, if Fred

Crying in the Doctor's Office

Well, let's see. Yeah, I did. I bawled like a baby. No matter how hard I tried to keep the calories down and do what I was supposed to do, I still gained weight. I don't see how. But I did.   On Friday, October 27, I found out I weigh 280 pounds. That's the heaviest I've ever been in my life. I don't want it to become 290 or 300 or... more.     I am also diabetic, have sleep apnea, bad knees, bad ankles, bursitis in both shoulders, chronic bronchitis, depression, absolutely NO energy

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