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claramae

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  1. Oh, what a wonderful day!!! I got to have solids today. We stopped at AppleBee's and I had a Quesidea Burger. It is a very lean burger toasted between 2 flour tortillas. Hubby and I split one. I ate only 1/4 of my half. I can remember when I could wolf down the entire thing, plus fries and 2 glasses of tea!!!! Anyway, brought the rest of mine for later. I ate the burger at 4 p.m. and it is now 8 p.m. and still not hungry!!!!
     
    I do miss my tea while eating!!!. I just order water with 2 lemons and then I make lemonade by adding 1 sweet n low. I just sip on it while waiting for the food to arrive.

  2. mushies --- wonderful

    · claramae · 09/18/2007 03:08

    Today was my official day for mushies. Today I had oatmeal for breakfast.
    Lunch was tuna. Very, very good.
    Dinner was salmon patty and half baked potato. I really think I over ate and I am a little worried. I should not ate the whole salmon patty and perhaps skipped the potato. I promise to do better tomorrow.
  3. I was supposed to start mushies tomorrow. My daughter,son inlaw and two precious twin granddaughters were here for the week end. I decided to start mushies one day early. I had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Everything went down and stayed down. For lunch, we had chicken enchilida casserole. I put some in blender and ate a little. Everything went down and stayed down. I am now boiling eggs for egg salad. Life is looking up!!!!:clap2: I have the satisfied feeling finally. Certainly not too full. I did not want to get too full. For one thing, every adult at the table was watching me, thinking I was on the brink of failure!!!! Ha, I showed them.

  4. Sept 11, 2007

    · claramae · 09/12/2007 01:00

    Nothing much to post today. I was very neausea (I must learn correct spelling) all day Saturday, then ok Sunday until about 9 p.m. Monday was hell. Never did throw up. Just that awful sick feeling. Anyway, today, Tuesday everthing is fine. Even went out to a real restaurant with hubby. We went to Chineeese. I just had the sizzling rice soup and tried my best to avoid the rice. Anyway, it was a real treat.

    Good news is that we got a new car today. We got a 2007 Camry. It is silver with leather interior. I am so proud. I hated to give up the other car. It served me well, but when it gave out Sunday, that was all she wrote. :dog:

  5. saw the surgeon yesterday

    · claramae · 09/08/2007 14:50

    I saw Dr. Bryce yesterday. First time since surgery(surgies!!!). Anyway, he is proud of the weight loss I have had so far. I am on the liquids until the 17th and mushies for 1 week. I thought I was going to be on mushies for 3 weeks. Dr. Bryce said they have re-thought the program and now they say mushies for 1 week. I will get real food starting on the 24th of September:clap2:. The thought is great, but, it still scares me. Will I be able to control the amounts. Mostly, I think I will.:cry

  6. Melt Down part II

    · claramae · 09/04/2007 12:04

    I know God is testing me. But my family should let him do it on his own. They are really trying to take over His job.
     
    I finally got DH under control. Bless his heart. Now darling daughter has stepped up to the plate. My youngest daughter, Jennifer 35, is an alcholic. She has never admitted to her drinking problem. I will not go into all the very hurtful things she has said to me, that she does not even remember. Anyway, the school where she teaches at gave her a choice; resign or be fired. If they fired her, she would loose her teachers certificate. She resigned. She informed us of this latest saga in her messed up life on Sunday. I have not heard from her yet and this is Tuesday morning.
     
    She has been so "out of the loop", she says she never was told I was having lap band. When my other daughter, Paula called her and told her I had my surgery and I was fine, she said "What surgery???"
     
    My other daughter is a mental health worker----THANK YOU GOD. I am sure she wants to change her phone number. No just kidding. She is very, very supportative.
     
    The good news I have is that I have lost 14.6 pounds.
  7. I cannot take a bite of food without hubbie standing over me; "you're eating too fast";" I hope that is the right consistency"';"that is not what the information says you should be doing". WTF AM SUPPOSED TO DO. If he could, I would be eating from an eye dropper. This is what I have had today. 1/2 c of coffee over 30 minutes time; it was way too cold by the time I got to the "good to the last drop". Had such a small amount of chicken broth, it was bearely visiable in the bowl. I wish I had some of those little pill cups they use in the hospital to put my rations in.
     
    If my sister in laws call one more time and ask; Is she hungry??? What did she eat today??? You mean she had a drop of chicken broth and a spoon of jello and she is not hungry???
     
    I had my band on the 27th. The day surgery turned out to be 4 days and 4 nights in the hospital. They had to repair a hytial hernia. It was as big as the grand canyon, but then of course big girls do not have henias the size of a leak in a bike tire. We go for the grand canyon. My doctor said if he had hollered into it, there would have been an echo. Well, excuse me.
     
    Because of the trama of the grand canyon getting repaired, the swelling caused my band to slip. And this was DAY 1. Nothing would go past the band. DAY 2 they tried to get past the band twice and nothing. We are stuck. Well by this point, I am pucking up the most funky stuff that has ever been inside a human being.
     
    DAY THREE ; 2.5 hours of surgery to find out WTF is going on. When I woke, I felt like I had been hit by an 18 wheeler.
     
    DAY FOUR; I go down for a barium swallow test and God Almight, I hit a grand slam home run. Everything is moving right along. HOWEVER, because of the trama, I must spend the night in the hospital once more.
     
    DAY FIVE; Nurse comes in and tells me that my potassium is too low and they cannot let me go home once more. I looked Nurse Ratchet in the eye and I said "Like Hell. Whatever you are going to give me, I will take it at home." Two hours later, Nurse Ratchet informs me that they were successful in bringing up my levels. If I had the strength, I would dance.
     
    So, then i was sitting there waiting for hubby to arrive and my dand gum IV starts beeping. I call Nurse Ratchet. She informs me she will be right in. After 15 minutes of waiting and listening to the beep, beep, beep, I get up, unplug the IV from the wall and start down the hall, all the time pushing this beeping IV pole and trying my best to hold the open in the back gown across my big #$%. Oh, did I add that I was bawling. The nurses are sitting at my destination writting in charts, IGNORING ME!!!! Finally one of them come up to me and says "May I Help you???". She fixes the problem and I return to my ward.

    Fifteen minutes, the IV starts beeping again. I buzz for the nurse and they assured me they would be right in. Fifteen minutes passes. I get up, unplugg the IV again and disconect it from my arm. I take the beeping IV and set it in the hallway and close the door. So, I guess I told them who was the boss.

    When hubby got there, he went to see the director of nursing and she came up to see me. After she left my room, hubby went to the nursing station for a cup of coffee and he told me the director had the nurses in an office, and she was waving her arms so much, she looked like a line judge at the Super Bowl.

    So, is it any wonder I had a nuclear fusion. I hope when I get to be 130 pounds, this will be funny.:help:

  8. Last Diet Coke

    · claramae · 08/27/2007 03:25

    I just popped the top of my last Diet Coke for at least 6 months. Well, really, Diet Cokes are a bad habit anyway. However, I will enjoy this last one and I better hurry as I have little over an hour to finish. I usually take a while to sip one.

    I will also be giving up hamburgers, pizza, Mexican Food, BarBque for a while at least. Hopefully, I will also be giving up 100 pounds of ugly fat!!! If I could have anything in the world right now, it would be a big juicy hamburger and chips to go with this Diet Coke, But why am I torturing myself with these thoughts.

    Monday morning, in less than 12 hours I will have my band in place. That will be the beginning of my new life. A healthier life. I want to see my precious twin granddaughters grow up. They are the light of my life. I had no idea that grandchildren would be so very precious. Their names are Kaitlyn and Miranda. Although they are twins, Kaitlyn has brown hair and Miranda is a blonde. They each have their own individual personalities. They live in Houston and we live east of Dallas, so I do not get to spoil them often.
     
    Then there is my dear precious husband. He would do anything in the world for me and anyone else in this family. I am doing it for him. In the past year, I have had 3 hip surgeries and still am not able to do much around the house to help him. Loosing some (alot) of this weight will be easier on my joints and I can finally give him the help to run this house.
     
    So, my next entry in this journal of my new life will be as a banded person. See you guys Tuesday.:kiss2:

  9. Insurance approved

    · claramae · 08/23/2007 22:37

    I had to be at hospital this morning at 7 a.m. for pre-opt. I stopped at the business, as is required. I told them I was self pay. They told me to go get all my labs finished and stop by and they would call the insurance to see if they would pay. Well, I stopped back by and Praise God Above, Insurance is going to pay.

    I did not think they would because as of September 1st I will be on medicare. i figured Blue Cross would drag the ball until after September 1 and then I would be medicare's problem. Thank you God

    I am still on liquid diet. I have been on it since August 13. Never thought I would last this long without committing some major crime, like murder!!! But everyone in the house is still alvie and unharmed. :clap2:

  10. 4 days on liquid diet

    · claramae · 08/16/2007 23:59

    I have been on liquid diet 4 days now. The hardest day was day 2. On day 3, I had to go to the Lap Band office and hear a seminar on nurtition. As I was walking out, I passed the scales and decided to weigh myself. Lord, the world has come to an end; I have lost 5.2 pounds!!! This is not so bad after all!!! LOL

    Hubbie and I had to run errands today. Since we live in the country and have about 13 miles to town, we usually combine our errands with either breakfast, lunch or dinner. This time it was different. I really did miss that side trip to the restaurant. Instead, we went to Wal Mart and I stocked up on broth, jello, chewalbe vitamins, etc. Also, we went by Dr. Bryce's office to pay for the surgery. I handed the check to the girl and said "Here is Dr. Bryce's check to go on that vacation to Europe!!!!:ohwell:

  11. Date set for August 27th

    · claramae · 08/13/2007 00:45

    Tomorrow I start my liquids. I am so anxious and scared. I feel like I am going to bury my best friend tomorrow----food. Wish me luck.
     
    My date for surgery is the 27th of August. I will write more tomorrow after the first day of liquid diet. That is if I have the strength to even sit up and type!!!!:cry

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