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A blog by Carrie in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by Carrie on BariatricPal. 17 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Full of questions

We got notice that we are moving to Washington State (Redmond area) from DFW in about 2 months. I am excited to start a new life in a place I haven't even visited. I've been to Seattle but not Redmond and that was only on vacation.   I continue to regret having this surgery. My life would have been so much better if I had just had the Lap band removed and NOT had this surgery. I try to avoid any reminders of this surgery which is impossible. My outside physical scars are almost healed. I went
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Only person on the planet..

with this problem.   I feel like I have been totally honest with everyone about how I feel. I really regret having this surgery, that's my experience. I feel like when I state this I am rediculed (sp) and told to deal with it. Well obvioiusly I have to deal with it because I have no other choice. I can't turn back and change what my body is these days. My husband and I continue to argue, I'm still covered with the nasty ozzing rash after almost two weeks. I've tried everything on the rash. But
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First Post-Op Visit

I went in and saw Dr. Castro for the first time since leaving the hospital. I showed him the itchy and annoying rash on my abdomen where they "scrubed me". I told everyone and it was written on my bracelet that I am allergic to Iodine/Shellfish. I have full confidence he will find out what bothered me and if in fact they used the wrong pre-op prep.   I had a very small amount of creamy chicken soup made from Soup on Hand. It was sooooooooooo good! Next week I get to start eating mushies and so
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What did I Do to Myself?

Yep as the title states I am smack dab in the middle of buyer's remorse. I am 6 days out from surgery and down two, yes ONLY 2 pounds. My thyroid refuses to budge anymore weight off at this time. I know I should be concentrating on healing but it's still no less annoying or upsetting. I had some beef broth last night and all it did was make want to eat the roast that goes with it. I have my post-surgical follow up today with Dr. Castro. At this point I regret having done this. I continue to feel
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Alive but tired at 2 days post-op

I am doing well except for being tired. I plan on writing in more detail about my surgery and hospital experience, both were great. I admitted my fears to the staff and they were very helpful through the whole pre-op things and jitters on my part.   I've been up moving around as much as I can stand and making sure I keep protein in my hand. My goal this first week is 40 grams per day and 40 ounces per day of water, so half of what they normally recommend long term.

Getting Nervous

My big fat brain is starting to mess with me. For some reason the closer this date gets the more nervous I have become.   I have a beautiful and intelligent daughter who is almost 6 and starts Kindergarten next Monday. Only 3 days before my surgery. She comes looking for me if I am in the bathroom a bit longer than she thinks I should have been, just to check on me and walks away. She has a very sweet and pure heart.   Then I have a beautiful yummy rolly 19 month old girl with eyes bigger a

Lots and Lots of Pre-Op Stuff

This time next week I hope I'm feeling well and relaxing after having surgery the day before. I plan to take my notebook to the hospital as they have wifi.   I went yesterday to Dr. Castro's Pre-Op class. At first I thought it was kinda dum to make a pre-op/post op who had originally lost 140 pounds before my band went all bitch on me to attend such a class.   It started at 8 am. They had a slide show presentation with several different speakers. They had the Bariatric Coordinator Nurse over

Getting Ready

I have my pre-op class that Dr. Castro requires for folks having surgery all day this coming Thursday. At that time I will have a useless psych eval as I'm already on liquids mostly so what food am I exactly giving up for this surgery? lol I will also see Dr. Castro immediately afterward for my pre-op exam.   The next day on Friday, I get blood and labs done at the hospital then it's nice and quiet until the day of surgery. I have to be there on the 26th at 8am for a 10am surgery!!!   I'm ge

Got a Date (and not with Hubby!)

Looks like my band removal and conversion to VSG will take place on Thursday, August 26, 2010. My sweet Hubby's birthday. I would say it's his birthday present, but I'll save that for when I'm at goal and get my boobs done...lol.. I've lost most of the weight before and he loved me then and he loves me now. I am so blessed to have a hubby simply put, loves me for me, even the imperfect, not convient parts of me. I've known him for over 13 years and we have been married almost 9 years. It's nice

More Sucky News

It took 8 days for Dr. Castro's office to get back to me. Maria called me the day after my consultation telling me that because my insurance would not file ANY appeals on my behalf. Basically my insurance denied me on my old doctor and because they used the correct code and then the Dr. Castro's office will NOT file under the same code because it's a waste of time. I have several phyical reasons behind why I don't RNY but apparently that doesn't matter apparently there are no case exceptions to

First Meeting with Dr. Castro

Hubby and I met with the man that will hopefully help me with my band problems and get me into a sleeve.   Dr. Castro was very informed as to the causes that many of us "old timer" bandsters face as far as Esophageal Pain and stretching. I was surprised at the amount of time he spent making sure we were informed and understood my options. Dr. Castro agrees with me that the Sleeve would be the best choice for me because of IBS and he mentioned the fact that scar tissue would make RNY/Gastric By

FOUR new meds this week alone!!

Yep as you read I picked up four new meds this week. I'm on my third different combo of High Blood Pressure medicine because the last two didn't work I've been averaging around 200/100 in a non-mad mood. Only the Good Lord knows what it runs when my temper gets into the equation. Of course after taking two other meds my primary care doc wants to know what could possibly be causing such high numbers other than of course me still being overweight.   So he does a......blood test. I am now sufferi

Trying not to be Excited

I have a consultation scheduled with Dr. Manuel Castro on Wednesday. After my previous experiences with Bariatric Surgeons, I'm not sure exactly what to expect. My hubby keeps telling me not to get too excited or hopeful that Dr. Castro can help us. Yes, us. I want to eventually get my hubby approved for the VSG as well. He is only 20 pounds smaller than he was at his highest weight 5 years ago when he was banded.   I went to my primary care doctor, Dr. King and he was upset with me over my bl

I got Results from the Biopsy NOT Taken!!

Oddly enough I asked Dr. Felts if he found anything in my stomach or esphagus during my EGD. Of course the answer was NO, you are fine, I found nothing and took zero biopsies. Yesterday I had a chance to check the voicemail on my cell phone. I had a message from Dr. Felt's Medical Assistant telling me they had the results of my biopsy and there was a problem and I needed to call her back immediately for insttructions. What would you think at that point? Worst case scenario would be a tumor or a

Meeting Pamela

After a great deal of soul searching Hubby and I realized we both had a lot of weight to lose. We also considered the fact that dieting and exercise only would take years to lose the weight and that's ONLY with us being a customized diet and workout routine and sticking to it no matter what.   We decided to have a consultation with Dr. Robert O. Powell in Dallas, TX. We went online and checked his medical license with the states he had worked in and all was well. I searched and read references

The Beginning, A Good Place to Start?

I am the youngest of 4 girls with 10 years between me and the oldest. I grew up in a family full of abuse. Not the typical abuse one thinks of when an adult says I was abused as a child. My abuser was my older sister who is 6 years older than I. She began abusing me both verbally, mentally and physically when I was about 6 years old. This continued until after I was well into young adulthood. At the age of 23 my Knight in Shinning Armor (aka Hubby) showed up and rescued me. Also during my childh

Another one Bites the Dust

In my last post I spoke about how my original surgeon had his patients handed out based on insurance. Well Hubby and I ended up with Frank Felts, M.D. as our new bariatric surgeon.   Time went on as it has a tendency to do. The first year with the band I lost about 140 pounds. I started at 297 and ended up a little over 160. Life was good. For some reason I always had a major problem with adjustments of my band. I played the "fill then unfill" game for many months. I woke up one morning after

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