michelle9003

:sad:Hi all... I have not posted in quite sometime. I guess I have not had much to post. I am an official slow loser. I have only lost 30lbs since feb.. I'm on my 6th adj. I finally have a feeling of rescriction. So last month I dropped 7lbs. Just wanted to say hi and I'm trying to get back that feeling of I can do this. It's been so hard. The hospital program I went through is shutting down their program. their not making enough money. My dr is out of a job and I have to find another dr. who will take me as a patient. So frustrated right now. Ok I vented. thanks :thumbup:

:biggrin: on number 3. dr says keep coming in weekly till i have restriction. i think i'm there. its so funny though some food like some junk foods go down without any problems, then i go to eat turkey or broccoli and can not. go figure. i have lost a couple more pounds since my 3rd fill. yes i want it to come off fast also, trying really hard to have patience. i will not go back till week of 21st for another .5 cc so well see. the journey is beginning. i just want to see more in my face. :tongue: michelle

Ok hey all... I have not posted in quite sometime. i have had no restriction what so ever. i'm hoping that the band will start to work now. tonight is the first night i actually was full. so i'm crossing my fingers. my 3month date is may 5th. so the dr and i are trying to get restriction before we have to start charging me or the ins company. i received a statement from the hospital that they billed my ins company for 38800.00 i had my gall bladder out as well. the bill freaked me out. hopefully ins will start paying soon. i hope everyone is doing well and losing lots. not much here to report so i have not posted. i have tried to stay positive and have some patience. but it has been very difficult. so will see this week. if i have any progress. if not i'll go back next week. i think its very cool that he'll see me weekly untill i get restriction. wish me all luck guys and gals. really need to get this going...

well i had 2cc put in. i hope it works. only only liquids today. i do not feel any different. so i hope tomorrow when i start with mushies again it will show resctriction. i had cream of ckn soup. he said if i need to add he'll do it in one week. i have gained in 4 weeks by his scale. i'm so relieved.

down a total 15 from jan 7th pre op included. cant wait next week first fill. i'm soooooo ready to start again.

:thumbup:Hi i was banded feb 5th. no restriction what so ever. I cant wait. I feel encouraged about your news... just really excited to start this process. i', off today i thought about calling to see if they would give me a fill 5 days early but i doubt he would. lol your news is motivating for me as i ate some ice cream today.. i have only gained 4 ounces since all the initial loss, so i guess i'm doing ok with intake. only 2 BP. one mild one and one with juice. YEAH... YEAH... :huh2:

can soneone add my date 3/20 i really cant wait to have my first fill.

I was banded on feb 5th... 08. no fill yet and i can eat whatever. i chew, chew, chew. i just stop eating but i know i can eat more right now. its really difficult. i have not lost anthing since 2 weeks ago. only gained 4 ouces. total of loss of 14.5 pounds since i've started this whole process. is this bandster hell? i have 11 more days till my first fill. its like i eat a little bit all day long.. am i being wierd? need some feedback. i feel like i have nothing there but my port. help.......... thanks:thumbdown: michelle

:rolleyes2: banded on feb 5th. bariatrics wellness center. springboro/middletown hospital. all the posts are great. so much luv and support! cant wait till my first fill, nervous and excited!

:smile:I was banded feb 5th and very next day i was sneezing and coughing. like 5 sneezes in a row. i caught a cold. so that week i had the snifles and coughing. with repeatative sneezing. it felt like my stomach was coming out of my chest. it hurt so bad. i did not know about the pillow till after the cold was gone. i was really scared. i could not stop sneezing and i have loud big sneezes. lol... anyway glad thats over with. so i feel fo you all. M

:wink2:I had both done at the same time... They found stones and said i needed it out. and actually it was in bad shape aparently. i was told if i did it seperate that most likely i would need the gall bladder out shortly later. so we did in one shot. nothing that the surgeons say surprise me anymore. i have learned so much about my body recently that i never knew. hope that helps.

:thumbdown: thanks michelle

OH thanks for that... i dont see my surgeon till next week. you know... getting hungry and bored..lol so tomorrow i will head to the gym that will help. yeah i had some goldfish like 10 slow to mush and it made me feel full. i'm so thirsty for water i was always used to gulping and its so different now. lol so drink more, think less and do more... lol

I am in the stage 2 and already i can notice that i can drink more and possibly eat more.. i'm not; but i have had some runny mashed potatoes and ckn salad. on my list it say its ok but i dont want to eat too much. or gulp too much water. i guess i'm healing well. i've lost 12.2 llbs but i'm getting ready to start so i know i'm retaining water now. Is anyone going through this rigth now? banded on feb 5th. i think i'm getting in 50 g of protein and about 500-600 calories. just wanted to check in for some feed back. i try to eat slower and drink slower but not having any difficulty. i'm not going over my portion size with food. I guess i'm being paranoid. Just want to make sure i'm doing ok...:biggrin: thanks M.

i picked at scrambled eggs/ very soft almost. i had my protein shake and i blended for dinner chicken verde cream soup.( milk). it was delic. i have planned for tomorrow blended can ckicken w/ mayo. really runny! low fat mayo. its on my list of recipes from the dr.