Tater Bug

Dynamo.. I totally agree with Woofay... pat yourself on the back..only a hand full of M&Ms... those and Kisses are my weakness. And yes.. easily a bag would be gone in an afternoon/evening. Sounds like you have a good plan laid out in front of you. I am doing better today so far. I do better when I have something to do. This last weekend in the evening was terrible. I have lots of work to do outside..but not motivated to do any more crafts or things on the inside. So.. thats when I want to eat. I am on my lunch break now but I already ate my beans and cheese from Toco Bell. OMG that tasted so good and it alreay comes in a small contanter so I dont have to measure (and try to be good and stay out of it). But.. now that work is slowing down... its still month end for me so we have to stay until everybody has there work done... Well..now.. I am going nuts. Thank goodness for this site and that I have access at work. I am really finding out when I was eating. I never realized that if there was nothing else to do I would pig out... you should see all my pen caps! My dentist is going to have a fit. I also have given up gum... and I am missing that something awful too. I guess that I shoud up date my ticker thing but at this point I am afraid that I will gain those extra pounds that I had lost back so it might as well stay. Oh my fill cant come soon enough! You guys are my friends and you all help so much! We can do this! We just hit our first speed bump is all... What are you doing for excercise Dynamo?

Oh my goodness... How is everyone! :typing: Wow Shesha... what an thing to go threw! Are you going to come back to Co and have Dr. K fix it? Do you know how something like that happens? Sorry.. I am really really behind on the happens here! Woofay and Dynamo! Hey!! I have been thinking of you!! Anita.. how you healing??? Feeling???? Been thinking of you lots too! I am feeling much better. I worked a ton Thrus and Fri.. and by Friday I was sore.. not too painful sore..but moving slow sore. Got home and slept. This weekend did a lot walking..(went too several antique shops.. I dont like to shop but at thrift store, junk store, antique stores or Home Depot/Lowes and Hobby Lobby.) Then.. when I got home.. went walking around the neighborhood. So.. my belly feels fine.. but my feet are sore. You would think I would remember to wear tenny shoes or something better then flip flops. But.. it is habit.. I am either barefoot or in flipflops. Oh well. I was on clear liquids a lot longer then I should have been,, but after being in so much pain and so swollen... I was just flat out afriad to try anything else. Well.. had cream soups... and smoothies... and then yesterday had 2 chicken tenders. I chewed a lot.. my goal is at least 50 chews per small bite.... but... I wasnt very successful... I could only make it to 37ish. I had lost 18 pounds:clap2: ... but.. after yesterday and today.. I am back up 3 pounds:eek: :think . I feel terrible! So.. I am not going near my scale any more! Besides.. I cant tell where I lost it to begin with! The only place I could see a difference was my hands. I am following all the rules... I have been measuring out my food... and nothing to drink before or after.. which is easier then I thought. (WELLL... inless I take a bite of something spicy.. then.. I have to drink...or I will pass out from the pain of hot mouth... yes.. I am a huge chicken on hot food). I am FINALLY able to actually take a swollow of water... not just a sip. :faint: But I feel no restrictions. I have my IDS protein *YUM* so I am not tired.. I HATE EVERY PROTEIN SHAKE I HAVE TRIED. Thank goodness I only have samples! I only have to suffer threw each one once! YUCK! I am tempted to see if anyone wants the rest of my samples and I will just stick with the IDS and tasteless protein powder that I add to all my food. SO.. if anyone wants a great deal on about oh... 50-60 bottles of protein powders... let me know. I guess that they really aren't bad. My hubby and kid like them. I know I am bad... I wont finish one that I open so they do for me. They say that they taste a lot better then they would have thought.. but I am extremely picky eater. :hungry: Any how... sounds like all of you who havent had a fill yet are in the same boat as me... no restrictions..and eating. I feel bad eating. I haven't experience PBing or slime or any of that. I came close last night I think... was the first time I ate out... and I got a thing a whipped taters (I added tasteless protein powder at the table).. but I did not pull out a small portion to the side. So.. I had one or two bites too many. I did not feel sick, but I felt that I had to move.... I barely waited til I got home before I went and walked about a mile and half. I would have walked more but it got to cold. I did not go prepared with a jacket because I just needed to move. Does this happen to anyone else? I hope that when I get my fill (Friday May18) that I will be back to feeling restriction and will know when to stop. Or at least feel full. Because I dont feel that now. I dont know if I feel hungery... but feel... oh... I dont know.. I dont feel hungery, but I feel like I should eat because there is nothing else to do!:help: Is that totally crazy?!?!?! I spend any extra time cleaning my house.. or working on hobbies.. but at night when there is nothing else to do... I feel like I should watch tv and eat. I am trying to be good.. but I must not be since I gained 3 pounds back in 2 days... GRRRR... I hope to be there on May 8 but there is another meeting that if my DH cant make I will have to cover so.. that sucks too... that I was looking forward to meeting ya'll.. and now there might be a chance that I cant. WAA WAA WAAAA.... I am such a cry baby tonight.. Well.... ALL OF YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!!! YOU ALL ARE WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL FOLKS!!!!!! GOOD NIGHT AND SLEEP WELL.

Hey guys! It has been a tuff week for me. I was healing and moving so well after surgery, then I went to work on Monday and OMG... I have never felt so terrible! When I went to work in the am.. the only swelling was a little right over the large incession.. by the time I got home.. my entire abdomin was so swollen.. and I hurt more then I ever did after surgery. I took Tues off.. took lots of pain meds, wrapped my belly in ice and buried myself under the blankets and slept. Got the nerve to call in to work on Wed.. and slept all day again. I went to work today and I felt so much better. I actually did a little bit of my work standing.. well.. sorta standing.. I had my legs slipt so wide apart that I wasn't too much higher then my chair.. Good thing Im short. hehe. I am okay tonight.. just very very tired and a little touchy painish. It was a late night tonight at work and will be another long day tomorrow. I will try to make it to the May meeting..I would love to see you all! Take care all..

Hey guys.. Thanks for the awesome photos!!!! Its funny, I also asked Dr. K how everyone did on their surgerys and when he smiled he must have already knew about LBT. I have also been promoting his name with everyone I come in contact with that is interested in the procedure. It is really hard to impress myDH but.. from the very begiinning, my hard to win over guy was comfortable and trusted Dr. K with my life. You all are such awesome people! We will have to see if we can get together for someing.. games.. or a lunch thing... something! I feel so close to all of you! You guys are the best! Happy healing everyone!

Hey guys!! Glad to see everyong is doing so well.. Sunnysea.. wow.. I feel so bad for you! What an time you have had! I am really good. Anita that is awesome that they let you go from the recovery room.. I had to wait for someone to take the iv out and since I had such problems the week before they wanted to make sure to give me anouther dose of antisickness meds. I have been feeling so good that i am sore now.. but its my fault. I have cleaned my kitchen and reworked my junk drawers, clean out my office, looked for and found my childs report card (I put it in a safe place but I made it so safe that it was safe from me.) But I finally found it, I went with DH this am to drop off the carpool of kids off at the school and talked with the teacher. Went back with him to pick them all up from after school and then went shopping for an outdoor recliner thing called "antigravity chair" OMG it is so comfy! will use it inside for now and then later will put in outside on my deck. So.. if I was curious as to why I am sore.. I just explained it to myself. Oh well.. I will take a nap and all will be better. Chow for now guys! God bless each and everyone of you!

Woofay.. I saw a thread on here from someone else who had a reaction to the tape.. Seems to me that they too took the tape off and used a small amount of benidril (Sp) cream around the redness but not on the incissions. I have tried to find that thread but of course now that I am looking for it I cant find it. That might help you though. just remember to get close but not touch your ouchies!

It wont be long Mal.. you day is approaching fast! Woofay.. I

Okay that was weird.. I am FINALLY Banded!!!! No pain, just some discormfort. I am on the other side!!!! And Offical. Now I am going to go take another nap.. Thanks you guys!

Hey Tracey could you change my band date from 4/13/07 to 4/18/07? I had complications the first go around and had to go back today. But I am FINALLY

Hey there! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I had to change my surgery date from Friday 13 to Wed. April 18. I had complications that was just a weird wild card. No ones fault or anything.. but Dr. K and his staff totally put my saftey above all else.. so we just had to do it a different day. I had surgery done is this am and am doing really well. not much pain, just still very droggy. The love, careing, and professionalism from Dr K and staff are far better then I ever could have dreamed of.. let alone actually experience! I am so happy that I went with him! To me, there is no one that can do a better job. My complication, I will tell you so you dont just wonder.. was something that the docs had never come across in their 17-23 years of doing this. The normal 'adult' breatheing tube that is used to incubate wouldn't fit. I had all the indications that it would but it wouldn't and by trying the first time with a normal one (like 99.99% use and always works) didn't my throat and mouth swelled shut. They easily could have forced the issue with smaller and smaller tube but just worked to get me breatheing on my own and worked me in this week. Today.. they knew what to expect and had things totally ready. (used a child tube, but mostly helped me to do it on my own.) Today.. I had no complications and everything went better then right the first time. I was rolled in at 930 and was awake and getting dressed at noon. Sat w/ iv in the recliners for a bit and was on the road back home at 1. Never did I feel rushed or anything. I did it all in my own timw.. under the thread for Dr.K some take lots longer and come around, or nap more in the recliners.. but I was ready to go... So.. as you can tell... I am recommending any one and everyone who is considering Lap Band to him. Exspecially since I had complications that first go round, how it was handled and every step of the way.. proves to me that I was in more then capable handss. I only wish that if I ever need any other surgeries in the future that his team could do it... I know.. that is far fetched but.. that is how impressed and how well they took care of me. :biggrin1: Best of luck on your journey my friend.. and if you have any other questions or anything please feel free to PM me. Keep me posted on your decision.

Hey Guys! 2nd time ended up being the best! It was funny, they knew who I was at check in and all the way threw without me telling them. I had mostly the same staff but for 3 people. This time I actually remember the OR room... last week I didn't remember much of anything! They let my family know after I was successful incubated. I know that my fam was pretty nervous about that. Was rolled back about 9:30ish. and was wake and getting dressed at noon. I like those recliners... I left and started back home about 1. I kept catching cat naps in the chairs. I dont have what I would call "pain"... just very droggy, and an uncomfortable feeling in my tummy. I feel so much better this go round then I did last week! and I didn't get sick!!!!! YIPPEEE!!!!!!!! Yes.. I even took a bucket with me in the car just in case.. but I didn't need it. So far not any sign of nausea.. I hope that it will stay that way. The nurses did go ahead and give me another shot of anit nausea meds right before I left because agian.. of how I reacted last week. Woofay, I totally agree that potholes suck!! We hit a few coming home and they were not fun. Lapdancer and Dynamo I am so happy to hear that things went well. Sorry Dynamo to hear that you had to use the anti nausea stuff, but thank goodness you have them and that they work! Angie... I am sorry that I missed you down there today. I pray that things go as well or better for you then they did me, and since I had a very smooth run with it.. that would be awesome for you! Question guys.. right afterwards.. or well.. the day of.. did you find that if you took a normal or larger size sip of CL that it was umm;.. maybe a little discomfort". I cant figure out the correct word... not pain.. but not pleasant. It is easily avoided by taking small sips. I am just so used to chuggin' liquids that first larger sip was a shock. But am adjusting. Just wondered if anyone else ran into that. Well.. I think that I am going to go take a nap again. Thanks everyone for all the prayers, good thoughts, and love sent our way! We did it! Finally on the other side! To those who are coming up for surgery... it will be great! As always you will be in my prayers!

check out "considering Dr. Kirshenbaum" under the doc/hospital tab He is very reasonable.. I was looking into mexico until I found him... just a thought. Best of luck on your journey!

just a thought... I was considering going to mexico but ran into problems trying to find places in the us to do fills afterwards. I since found a doc in Colorado who after figuring the cost of travel and fills was cheaper to go to him for all of it. His site is really simple but he is wonderful! There is a thread here about him.. "Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum". Lap Band Surgery in Denver Colorado | Lap Band Surgeon in Denver | Gastric Band Surgery Denver | Bariatric Surgery I get baned by him tomorrow and I am so glad I went the extra step to see what I would do after banding for care. Best of luck on your journey!