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slimdiva@52

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  2. Posted

    Hi I was banded on Aug 28th. I'm doing ok. I am still doing liquids n the last weight I was 13 pounds down. I don't see or feel a difference. I'm not able to get 1000 cals in but I do have my Protein Shakes n Water in. I eat a lot of ss Popsicles. I have about 2 cups of Soup a day n some yogurt. I walk about 30 minutes a day. I was hoping for better results but it is what it is right now. I plan to increase my walking this week. My first fill is scheduled for Oct 14th n I am a little nervous about that. I hope we can b band buddys. I'm from Washington DC. Where do u live?

  4. Posted

    It's not a matter of doing "bad" or cutting back tomorrow. It's a matter of letting your stomach heal from surgery. It's been sutured' date=' manipulated, and overall wounded. Cheating on your post op diet puts you at very high risking of ripping a suture and/or causing a band slip.

    Hopefully you didn't do any damage. Just stick to your post op diet from now on- regardless of what you want and what social function you're at. It's simply not worth the risk to cheat.[/quote']

    Mis73- thanks and u are right. I will definitely stick to my post op diet. I think I will skip the social functions for a while or don't stay as long. May b just stay for 1 - 2 hours. Definitely not 5.

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  5. Posted

    I am 2 weeks banded.I went to my family function today n there was so much food. I prepared my lunch bag with yogurt Protein Shake n some broth. However I wanted what they were eating. I sucked the seasons from 4 jerked wingets. I put a spoonful of onion dip n my hand n ate that. Then I went n set down n ate my food that brought from home. I was so week. I did not bite the chicken n swollen. I just wanted to taste it. Should I feel so bad? Did I do so bad? I plan to cut back tomorrow n only have the protium shakes n water.???¢

  7. Posted

    I have had real problems going to the toilet since my op. I have had to have two enemas to help me go' date=' as it was impossible. I am now on 15ml of lactulose day and night to help me.

    Is this a normal problem?

    I know I am eating much less food now which I realise must impact.

    But I would love to know if anyone has had similar problems and how long it took for them to resolve.[/quote']

    Hi Sally I was banded on 8/28 n having the same problem. I have not been at all. I hope someone can give us some advice. I'm feeling bloated n my stomach is really hard.

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  9. Posted

    I wish! Still waiting for my date. I am' date=' however, about to turn 52 in Sept. and look forward to being a Slim Diva myself. Can't wait to get started! How is it going for you? I love DC, grew up in Annapolis, now live in New England. Interested to see you had surgery in Providence. How will you handle after-care? If my hospital program staff doesn't hurry up I may go elsewhere. Getting a bit impatient![/quote']

    I pray you get your date soon. Ill be 52 on Dec 31st. I have been off work but could have gone back today. I'm eating ss pop sickles n Jello, yogurt, Protein shakes, n broth. I still have a raspy voice since surgery and sniffles but no pain. I go for my 30 minute walks twice a day n try to get my Water in. I have not tried eating anything other then what my doc ordered. I am determined to follow the band rules n eat what n when I suppose to. This might change in the future but for right now I don't think about straying away from the liquid diet. Best wishes!

  12. Posted

    Hello all. I'm relatively new to being banded (August 6th) on even newer to this site (yesterday). I figured I'd take a minute or two to introduce myself and say hi to the community.

    My name is David Pelletier and I live out in a lovely section of New Jersey. I'm married to an awesome woman' date=' who is very supportive of my choice to get the band. I have one little boy (Drew - 2.5 years old) and a pair of little boys on the way (Noah and Mason due in the October/November timeframe).

    I've been overweight/obese most of my life. Was a skinny child growing up and put on weight in high school. I maintained my larger size throughout college and despite numerous attempts to remove weight, I never lost more then twenty pounds....and never for long either.

    I hovered around the 300 mark for a good ten years or so, and the real eye-opener for me was on a trip to Florida with my fiance (now wife) when I had a difficult time getting into a ride at an amusement park.

    Around the time when we got pregnant with the first child, I started considering lap band as a tool and a crutch that I'd need to get things under control. I had some really bad eating habits and an even worse relationship with food in general. I started considering it and even went for my first visit. Then, I changed jobs and insurance and it mostly fell off the radar for a while. It was still in the back of my brain, but I just never did anything.

    I told my wife in 2012 that I thought I should start it up again since the job I moved to had it as a covered item on insurance and I had to do something to change the relationship with food that we had. I figured, it wasn't going to be just me that benefited from this, as it would change the normal focus of food that was such a common theme in my immediate and extended family. We talked it through and decided to wait, for money reasons, until we got pregnant again.

    Fast forward to early 2013 and we found out we were pregnant with not one, but two little monsters. I found a doctor and began the path to getting a band. After a slight insurance situation (and I'm sure I'm not alone here) I finally got my band on the 6th of August.

    Between the two separate instance of the pre-op diet (thanks insurance!) and the now post-op diet, I'm down just about 50 pounds from where I started in March. I'm feeling better and starting to ramp up the exercise to get to a leaner version of myself.

    Thanks for taking the time to read my little story and I look forward to updating with some great results in the near future!

    ~David.[/quote']

    You look great!!! Continue the wonderful journey n keep us posted.

  13. Posted

    The picture on the left is my wife and I' date=' May 2012. The picture on the right this past weekend a combined 160+ pounds lighter. I was banded the end of Feb 2013, my wife had bypass the end of April. So much in our lives has changed... 4 mile walks/jogs, 7 miles hikes, 15+ mile bike rides. And the bedroom... HOT!!!

    Getting married, having our kids, and making this change... best things we have ever done![/quote']

    SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!! Best wishes n prayers to you both!

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  17. Posted

    Congratulations!!! I can only hope I can reach my ultimate goal. This time last year I was only 25lbs away from my goal now 40lbs.... I'm so upset and worried that number will climb back up!

    What changed? Did you stop eating healthy, not working out, or??? I'm asking because I'm newly banded and want to understand what contributed to the weight gain. Thanks and best wishes!

  18. Posted

    Hello everyone :) I wanted to share my story with you so that I may help someone that is discouraged with what they are going through. I am 43 years old' date=' I have been obese for several years now. I developed gestational diabetes 8 years ago with my youngest child and had kidney problems in my pregnancy and was on bed rest for the last 4 months. My son was born 7 weeks early and after a weeks stay in the NICU he was able to be in a regular room until he could go home. I suffered irreversible damage to my organs and I was diagnosed with Cushings Disease and type 2 diabetes. So over the years I have been battling with health issues and weight gain. I have been seeing a surgeon preparing for lap band surgery since January and was so excited on Friday, August 23rd, 2013 to finally go for my surgery. I was prepped, put to sleep, woke up after surgery with the nurse telling me everything went great and I was immediately so happy and praising God for this wonderful blessing. It was shortly after they moved me into recovery and then they let my husband come in to see me. I was so happy to see him but I could tell that he was apprehensive about something, he proceeded to tell me that I didn't get to have the band placed, I thought he was joking but he wasn't. I was just devastated, crushed, defeated and anything else that could describe major disappointment. He felt awful when I started to cry uncontrollably and couldn't stop. The Dr. Came in with pictures and was trying to explain that my liver is fatty and so enlarged that it just was not safe to do it. I stuck to the 10 day pre op liquid diet but it seems to have made no difference. He said to call and make an appointment for a week to discuss my options. I only have two inch long incisions to heal so I'm doing ok physically from the surgery but it's really so discouraging that I will have to go through more to see if I can do it again. I won't give up but I am disappointed in my surgeon for not telling me that I might have a problem, as he took out my gallbladder 3 months ago, why couldn't he have noticed that there could be problems with my lap band. I have an idea that I will be put on the 30-45 day liquid pre-op diet and it's so expensive for the special foods that we have to have. I paid 150.00 for just the 10 day diet. I am sorry to sound like Debbie downer here but I'm two days post op and have to heal from the surgery that didn't happen :([/quote']

    I am sorry that r going through this. Look at it as a higher power looking out for you yet again. Things don't happen as we would like them to or when we want them to but believe that it will happen when it suppose to. When u finally get banded a lot of other health issues will be address, the surgery will go more smoothly, your recovery will be easier, and you will be fit mentally and physically. Sometimes when life's disappointments comes my way I try my best to find a positive out if it. Look deep, hold steady, and be well. I'm praying for you!!!!

  19. Posted

    Hello everyone <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I wanted to share my story with you so that I may help someone that is discouraged with what they are going through. I am 43 years old' date=' I have been obese for several years now. I developed gestational diabetes 8 years ago with my youngest child and had kidney problems in my pregnancy and was on bed rest for the last 4 months. My son was born 7 weeks early and after a weeks stay in the NICU he was able to be in a regular room until he could go home. I suffered irreversible damage to my organs and I was diagnosed with Cushings Disease and type 2 diabetes. So over the years I have been battling with health issues and weight gain. I have been seeing a surgeon preparing for lap band surgery since January and was so excited on Friday, August 23rd, 2013 to finally go for my surgery. I was prepped, put to sleep, woke up after surgery with the nurse telling me everything went great and I was immediately so happy and praising God for this wonderful blessing. It was shortly after they moved me into recovery and then they let my husband come in to see me. I was so happy to see him but I could tell that he was apprehensive about something, he proceeded to tell me that I didn't get to have the band placed, I thought he was joking but he wasn't. I was just devastated, crushed, defeated and anything else that could describe major disappointment. He felt awful when I started to cry uncontrollably and couldn't stop. The Dr. Came in with pictures and was trying to explain that my liver is fatty and so enlarged that it just was not safe to do it. I stuck to the 10 day pre op liquid diet but it seems to have made no difference. He said to call and make an appointment for a week to discuss my options. I only have two inch long incisions to heal so I'm doing ok physically from the surgery but it's really so discouraging that I will have to go through more to see if I can do it again. I won't give up but I am disappointed in my surgeon for not telling me that I might have a problem, as he took out my gallbladder 3 months ago, why couldn't he have noticed that there could be problems with my lap band. I have an idea that I will be put on the 30-45 day liquid pre-op diet and it's so expensive for the special foods that we have to have. I paid 150.00 for just the 10 day diet. I am sorry to sound like Debbie downer here but I'm two days post op and have to heal from the surgery that didn't happen <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />[/quote']

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  20. Posted

    Thanks for the post. I am 11 days away from surgery and getting excited. I am having it on a Thursday and need to be back at work on Monday.

    I plan to go back to work next Wednesday. So I've only have 7 days of recovery. I was nervous and excited as well but now I am more then happy that I have my band. I have experienced any major pain or gas. I'm trying very hard to get my Protein shakes n Water n but its kind if difficult to do because I'm just not hungry. Other. Then that all is wonderful.

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  22. Posted

    There should be a section in these forums for those doing well & those doing just so so & needing some inspiration & an occasional push. I am one who did well for a few years then got to a long time stretch where I stayed the same and thought "this is it' date=' I feel great". Then after I had a mammogram things changed and my bariatric people thought I needed to have my restriction unfilled. Now I've gained 30 lbs! The oncology people have told me I am cancer free, so the next step is to visit the bariatric people to get my restriction back. Huh? I know this, but I don't seem to find the oomph to proceed. I've been trying to do this by myself, but am not succeeding. I should light a fire under my behind. Right? (I have seen my GP.)

    The Band really is the best thing I ever did for myself. . . . . so will I just sit and whine/cry??[/quote']

    Hi I'm new to the site but have seen a few encouraging quotes from you to others. You can do this. Get back on the bandster wagon and rock like you did before. Best wishes to you!!!

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  23. Posted

    I was supposed to be banded on June 22nd. After my chest xray prior to surgery cancer was found on my lung. Thank God for docs that are detailed in pre op. I had part of my lung removed' date=' cancer is gone and now I am waiting to be banded Oct. 10th. What a roller coster.[/quote']

    Thank God for his mercy n grace he found in you. I wish you the best in your journey.

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  24. Posted

    It's been 3 months' date=' going into 4... I've had 3 fill ins, still trying to get into my green zone. I loose, but not as much as I hoped for. I think I need to work out more. Starting weight at 257 current weight 219.

    Here's some Pixs:

    Me before surgery

    Two weeks after surgery

    I think about a month?

    2 months ago

    Last month, shirt fit me big I got my old size but it didn't fit well, sadly I wore it once, and not again

    This is me now, with a shirt that marinated in my closet for two years. It fits and loose now....

    Well everyone, I can really only count with the honesty that you lovely people can give me. It least I know you will be honest.

    I can handle it! :)[/quote']

    You look GREAT!!! Keep up the good work!

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