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D_Carrimko's Blog

A blog by D_Carrimko in General

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Finding my little self

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New Year New Family Life

I cant believe it but i have not eaten not even a bite of processed food in over 2 weeks.   The only drinks i have had are cold water and Almond Milk.   My whole family jumped on board, so we sold all our unopened processed food to friends, and stocked up on healthy spelt and almond flour, rapadura/panela sugar and coconut sugar, and a heap of fresh veggies and some fruit (we are not big fruit fans, we like it but dont crave it) . I and my eldest son drink almond milk as dairy milk makes us

Home Sweet Home

Home at last!   What a December we had, it was great seeing friends and family but i was very thankful to be home Saturday. Now for the horrid part, UNPACKING, YUCK OH!!   The Friday before we came home i had my first postop appointment with Dr Burton. I was down 12 pounds and he put in a 1ml fill so now i have 5mls in my 10ml band.   I had my first dance with acid reflux on Saturday our travel day. It felt hot and burning down in my neck and every time i swallowed it felt like there was g

All is Good in my world.

I did as my dr suggested for my stuck episode and it worked like a charm. Soda was my saver.   Day 9 post-op.   Today i was able to take my bandages off my wounds. They look great with no swelling or redness, they are still a bit tender but only a 3 on the 10 pain scale.   So food, i did start on mushies yesterday as the dr recommended. I made scrambled eggs in a mug. They were delicious.   Recipe: 1 Egg beaten in mug 1 Tbs salsa 1 Tbs grated cheese Mix well microwave 1 on high sti

OUCHIE! OUCHIE!

Last night (25th) i had 1/2 a slice of very thin lunchen ham. I was in so much pain about 20 minutes after. I have been able to get down all my fluids but it hurts.   I called my surgeon just now, and he said as long as i am getting down all my liquids, i SHOULD drink some diet soda to alleviate the pain some. He said if i am still in pain tomorrow afternoon he will see me first thing Saturday morning to take out a little fluid from my band for a week to let the irritation settle and then he w

Almost very good girl.

5 Days Post-op: My pain is still there but not too bad, so i am happy to be on the generic pain meds now, and only take them when i really need relief.   Last night (Christmas Eve) was my extended families Christmas dinner.   I had a tonic water with lemon (as my surgeon does not limit soda in a lapband patient) and it did NOT agree with me. My tummy felt upset the whole night. I must admit it was hard seeing all my favorite Christmas foods (Calamari, Shrimp, clams, dips with crusty bread

Beating the Pain

Hello day 2 of my new life. I woke up in terrible pain in the middle of the night last night. It was throbbing incision pain, i was able to take some codine tablets, which i was glad i had no problem swallowing. It eased the pain enough for me to be able to fall back asleep, but it was right back with an accompanying migraine too in the morning. I went to the store with my family and walked walked walked, which helps a lot with the bloated feeling, but i did go to the pharmacy to ask for pain me

Done Deal

So i am 2 days post op and feeling pretty good. I had to stay in hospital over night because my band had been filled too much ( 6lms in my 10ml band) so i had to wait for the surgeon to come in the next morning to take out 2mls. It went great. My husband and kids are doting and caring for me so much, and my Mother bought over some homemade chicken soup, it was so delicious. I am typing this at 1am as i woke up with really bad gas and surgical incision pain, so i took 2 codine pills and am feelin

MEAT...GIVE ME MEAT!

I caved and had 3 bites of my husbands calzone tonight. The meaty cheesy smell was killing me. But after my 3 bites i was fine.   It was like a smoker having their first cigarette after a long international flight. DONT SMOKE!! My father died of lung cancer and it was a horrible drawn out death.   On an exciting front today was the last day of school for my boys and are now on summer break, and my daughter cut her second tooth. YAY!!

Love Divinci Sugar Free Syrups

I have a new blender! It has a food processor canister, a masher for making thicker style mashed potatoes and veggies and an immersion blender for smoothies. But today i used Davinci Sugar Free English Toffee syrup in my OptiFast shake. It was sooooo delicious!!!! I have been using their syrups for years now.   I can make sugar free protein ice cream and flavorful smoothies and flavored plain yogurt. I have all kinds of flavors, mint, dulce de leche, english toffee, french vanilla, orange, ras

T Minus 10 Days

Well hello world! I am not new to the WLS crowd as i had a gastric bypass in 2009, but due to not being able to absorbe my bipolar 11 meds i was put on 24mg of Risperdone which made me gain every ounce back plus some.   Fast forward to today, i am almost weened off the Risperdone and my PCP, Psychiatrist and psychologist and most importantly myself think lapband surgery would be a very great tool for me to once again become successful in my weight loss efforts.   I live in Outback Australia

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