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LauraG.'s Journal

A blog by LauraG. in General

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First Fill

I had my first fill today, wasn't so bad, just the pressure when putting the needle in the port was kinda weird feeling. I really don't feel any difference he put 1 cc in my 3 or 4 cc band.He had 2 cc in and when looking at the band through the floroscope (I think that's what it was) while I was drinking the barium he said that was too much restriction so took out 1 cc. So I am on liquids for three days and then blended for three days and then if I can tolerate solids I can move on. I am very cu

2nd visit with Dr.

I went to see my surgeon yesterday and I am down seven pounds from the last visit. 262.8 My incisions are looking good and I get my first fill on July 27th. I can't wait because I am hungry seems like all the time. I must say I am doing pretty good to not snack and just eat my three meals, but it is not easy. My goal is lose 2 or 3 more pounds until my fill in 2 and a half more weeks.     261.0

Getting hungry

I haven't lost any more weight since I started stage 4. i didn't start exercising until yesterday though, so humh maybe that has something to do with it. I'm finding that i am hungry more and more and have totally lost that feeling of not feeling hungry. So it is has been very hard not to eat like normal,but I haven't for fear of stretching my stomach or gaining back any weight i have already lost. I go see Dr. Dyer on Monday and hopefully will find out when my first fill is.I hope it works and

one more day til stage 4

Well since my post op visit where the dr. took two strips off only one has come off. I'm starting to wonder if they will ever come off without being pulled off. I am so ready to be able to clean all those areas.I've got one more day on my blended foods and then on to the stage 4. I'm still feeling very low on energy however seems in the afternoon I will get a bit more, but in the morning wow I usually feel like I am moving in very slow motion. I am eating my 3oz of protein and 2 tbsp veg at ea

7 days post op

Well my drive to the dentist wasn't bad at all, glad i went. I went to my post op appt. yesterday and I am down 2 lbs from when I weighed right before I went to the hospital. I don't know weather to count the 8 I gained in the hospital or just go by what I weighed before I went. So he said my incision and little punctures looked good. I was hoping he would take my little strips off but he said to leave them on til they fell off could be another week UGH! They are starting to itch .I feel good as

5 days post op

Today I am not feeling as bloated as I have been, seems I'm able to drink more at one time then before. I am now back to what I weighed the day of surgery. I don't feel like I've lost any weight though. I have been very good about taking all my vitamins and supplements and getting in the min amount of protein drinks. Oh eggs well never taste so good-can't wait I'm not in much pain at all just if I bend over it hurts a little. I've still had no shoulder pain Thank goodness!I do feel like I have

4 days post op

Today I am feeling very tired I'm sure due to the fact that i am not even getting in 350 calories a day,which is very hard when all you are allowed to have is sf popsicles 30 cal sf jello 10 cal ,broth 5 cal per 8 ozsf liquids which I am drinking crystal light and that is only 5 cal per 8 oz, and then my unjury protein powder per scoop 80 cal.I am so full all the time, I feel like my stomach is full of jello when I walk. I'm finding it hard to get down 600 calories a day.I think I remember my Do

Finally Banded

Well, I made it through my 6 day pre-op liquid diet the hardest part about the pre-op was not being able to have anything to dink after midnight. I was so thirsty the morning I went to the hospital. I checked in at 10:30 I was called back to the first room where they asked all the same questions again and I got my blood thinner shot (Wow that was a fun one -you should see the bruise that left)after waiting with me for about a half hour I told my husband to go ahead and leave so he could get some

surgery changed to the 15th of June

Well, my surgery has been changed to Friday the 15th. I don't have to be there til 10:30 a.m. I guess that beats Thursday at 5:30 a.m. I have to say I was dreading having to get up at 4:30 to be at the hospital by 5:30. However I am not so thrilled about the extra day of liquid dieting. I am so cranky and hungry!!! But I can do it:) Two and a half more days to go.

Pre-op

I started my five day liquid pre-op diet today. So far not so bad , however by tommorrow night I probably won't feel the same. Thank goodness for the yougart and No sugar added fugesicles!

Pre op done

I had my meeting with the nutritionist and my pre op at the hospital yesterday, so I am ready to have the surgery on the 14th of this month. Can't wait! Now I just have to get ready for my 5 day liquid diet and make sure I have everything I need when I get home from the hoptital.

consult done

Well today I went to have my psyche consult and all went well, he approved me for surgery. I'm so glad to have that over,because I really had been dreading it. That test was sooo long and some of the questions made me laugh,they were so out there. I guess they wanted to make sure you were really paying attention and not just filling in the dots without looking at the question. So now I am down to the pre-op visit and seeing the nutritionist, which will all be in the same day.

getting closer

Well I have scheduled my Psyche consult for May 18th and my pre-op and meeting with the nutritionist on June 4th. I am really getting excited about this and still can't believe I actually have a date.I have told maybe ten people and not quite sure yet how many more I will tell . Oh heck knowing me I'll tell everyone that asks or wonders how I'm losing weight or why am I having surgery. People can either have nice encouraging things to say or negative ugly things to say or think. I actually don't

Finally have a date

Well after a long time of waiting I finally have been able to schedule my surgery. Not because of insurance (I am self pay) but because of waiting til I had the money to pay for it. I thought it would be in March then when that fell through I just knew it would be April, but NOT, so I decided to just sit back and (it will happen when it happens.) So I finally have the money and was so hoping for May which I could have done because the surgeon had three or four days open- however my husband could

Lapband journey

I am 40 years old, soon to be 41. I started thinking about wls two years ago and actually wanted to have Gastric Bypass. I had no co-morbidities so my ins. would not cover it. At that time I weighed 262. I now am up to 280. I am 5'9" and at the highest weight I have ever been. I actually am glad that I didn't get the bypass surgery, because I think for me the lapband is a better choice. I have two sons ages 6 and 4 and am horrified that one day they will be embarassed when another child talks

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