SkyeBlu

That is such a good feeling!!! I have to eat out alot for work (lunches mainly) and am so proud of myself when I walk out and have eaten right and don't feel like i'm going to pop!

YAY FOR YOU!!

It was such a releif when the pain passed!

*whew*

I will be going much slower from here on out....and very cautious with the beef jerky!!!

That is cool! Let us know what issue we get to see you in!

Can't wait to see you!

It was determined between my Surgeon and my Rheumatologist that the benefits of having the band placed far outweighed the "possiblity" of a issue due to my lupus. And, if my body does eventually reject my band we will cross that bridge IF it comes for me to cross.

If you really get down to it you do what is best for you and you make that determination between you and your doc. Just don't hide anything from him just to get the band!

It isn't as bad today as it was yesterday...but....now it just feels like a lump o' crud sitting in my tummy. I already have a bunch of liquids in my lunch bag to take to work with me. I'm now sipping tummy mint tea

Going to take it really easy the next few days.

I have been doing so good on what I put in my body (i'm 17 days post-op)and how I eat, if it isn't the consistancy of a smoothie it doesn't get swallowed (even if it was close to a solid form on entering my body)....then today I think I may have jacked myself up! Hubby and I went to the Reno "Elk Camp" (a huge convention for the Elk Foundation) we were walking around looking at booths when a vendor handed me a piece of Jerky I didn't even think twice about it and popped it in my mouth I chewed it up pretty well and swallowed....as soon as I swallowed it i was thinking "what did I just do" after a bit I got an ache from it so I sipped my Water and kept walking.

I am still getting hungry and able to keep stuff down but I feel like there is an elephant parked on my chest and something stuck in my tummy. It doesn't really "hurt" but feels like I either need to burp or like I ate to much even though I have only been doing small sips of smoothies/juice/gatoraide and water since. My throat feels tight and as an added bonus I think I am getting sick.

I really hope I didn't mess myself up!

Any thoughts?

Skye

The only good thing I got out of the "6 month supervised diet" that my insurance made me do was a program for my computer called "Balance Log" I paid about $70.00 for it and actually really like it!

It is very user friendly, you can set up how you want your meals structured, you can break down by day/week/month what your totals are for meals, nutrients, exercise, Water...and a few more. It totals your nutrient intake for each day so you can see where you are on your protien/fat/calories etc. every time you open the program. It is also web compatible as well as palm compatible.

That is so wonderful of you to take in these beautiful babies! More pics please :scared: (do you have another dog as well?)

I myself have 3 dogs and one cat....One is a pound pup...everyone else found us. Each of them is a welcome addition to our lives and family!

I love my fuzzle mutts

That is SO AWESOME! GREAT NSV!!

I can't wait for my marathon event!!

I am not normally one to promote drug usage but my doc as well as a Homeopathic MD that I see told me about this medication that is coming out and says it looks to be a drug to keep an eye on. (in a good way)

Rimonabant....it will be sold as Acomplia

It is designed to block the receptors that say "I need a smoke" " I need chocolate" etc....it has shown GREAT results in Europe in helping people stop smoking and in losing weight becuase it litterally shuts down the part of the brain that receives the "chemical" message that says "I have to have xy or z right now" AND it isn't having any traumatic side effects (like anal leakage...wtf was that all about? I mean seriously...we have a drug...it will make you lose weight...BUT...you may have an oily discharge from your hind end????)

For me it is nice to know that there is research being done recognizing the fact that there are some of us in the world that no matter how hard we try to lose weight some synapse isn't "firing" right in the brain when it comes to food.

www.acompliareport.com

Ok I missed this post COMPLETELY over the past 2 weeks....

I was banded February 10th in Truckee CA by Dr. Billy

I'm down 15 lbs to date!

Skye from Reno, NV

BTW....GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

That is so AWESOME! Great job!

Have fun on the slopes!

:scared:

I did have some co-morbidities....

High cholesterol

Severely degenerated lumbar spine (had to have emergency back surgery Feb 05

sleep Apnea

Acid Reflux

Problems with my knees

Minor heart attack Oct 05

And the insurance STILL gave me a hard time! Doctors on the other hand were fighting tooth and nail for me!

It is an actuall rash...but BAD! I can tell i'm eating well enough due to the fact that I feel really good otherwise. I need to work in some more Water though....and wow that is hard for me to do! I'm working on it daily though. I take all my Vitamins like I supposed to. I have a call into my doc but won't hear back from them for a day or two due to the holiday.

Did anyone else go through changes with their skin after being banded?

I feel really good am getting plenty of nutrition but.....

I normally get a bit of a rash on my face when I get really stressed out, but I look like I have the chicken pox!!! AND...the skin on my fingers is peeling...:help: What is that all about??????

Skye

That is more than a mini NSV! That is awesome! I love the feeling of a GOOD hug! YAY to more good hugs for the two of you!!!!!

I started my journey to WLS April of last year and was banded Feb 10th. I had a borderline BMI of 39 as well. The supervised program was a joke and I even gained a few pounds due to the stress of the whole mess. My insurance provider is one that is notorious for denying the surgury but when it was all said and done and I jumped through the hoops a surgery that was going to cost me $15-20,000 out of pocket cost me $4,000 after insurance covered their part. To me it was worth it, but that is a decision you need to make for yourself. My thoughts were the same as Dovie....I have been lugging around most of this weight for years so what was 6 more months?

I wish you the best of luck!

just over a year ago I went out and bought a set of "how did I get this fat and need to get rid of it quick" work out clothes, unfortunately after my back surgery I gained some more weight and those clothes (in a size I SWORE was the biggest I was ever going to be in my life...yeah right)didn't fit quite right.

Well.....

Today i wore that outfit (bra and all) to go walk on the treadmill at the gym today!!!!! I actually did a little happy dance when the bra went right on with no pulling, tugging, swearing or contortionist moves. I love those silly little moments that make us smile!

Skye

I have had many moments of "oh my gosh what did I do" over the past week! The worst was the other night.....I got into an argument with DH and did what I normally do grabbed the closest comfort food and stormed upstairs, fortunately my food was a chocolate protien shake. I sat down in my room and started to cry because I was so damn angry with him, in between my sobs I took 2 HUGE chugs of my shake (I was 5 days post-op) and OMG it hurt! I got so mad at myself for abusing my body....I got so mad at myself for turning again to food....I got mad at the band for not letting me inhale a bag of popcorn or a twix bar....I got mad at my husband for making me upset. And I cried!

Then I realized I was the most upset about not having the same coping mechanism I have had for 20+ years EATING AND EATING AND EATING when I feel badly. I then was crying because I was mourning food, I didn't fully understand what this meant when I was pre-op...now I get it! I talked to the nurse at my docs office and she told me that not being able to eat when upset/stressed etc is almost as emotionally stressfull as losing a parent. It is something we have loved and relied on for years and years and now suddenly it is not there in the same capacity.

You/we have undergone a MAJOR life altering surgery and it will take some getting used to. Find a new outlet for that stress/emotion that doesn't involve mastication, go for a walk/read a book/call a friend/come here for support but don't go back on the habits that brought us here in the first place!

My call to my mom (it was 2 hours split over 2 days) was so exhausting that I waited until after I had done the surgery before I told my brother because I knew he would take it as hard as my mom did and have as many questions.

With my friends the two that have known me for 14+ years and have been with me through all the bs I have with my health and my weight think it was the best thing I could do for myself. The few that have only been around a few years gave me an enormous amount of flack.

When being verbal about the people that gave me crap one good friend made what I consider a rather astute observation.....when I am telling someone I am having life altering surgery to make it so I can't eat as much I am saying to a point that I find over-eating/binge-eating/poor-eating unnaceptable and that they may take it personally that I am saying "that" lifestyle "their" lifestyle is no longer acceptable to me, when I only find it unaceptable for "ME" and that is my goal with the surgery is to take care of "ME".

It is nice that you have such a good friend in you and your husbands life!

Skye

My BMI at banding was 39 so I was just under the requirements for banding without co-morbidities. I had back surgury last Feb, high cholestorol (even with meds) and a minor heart attack in October so the insurance covered some of the surgery.

I am one week post-op and down 10 lbs ....I know this is just the begining and there is a very tough road ahead, but I'm thinking I made the right choice, my husband who was very against my banding choice at first is even thinking it was a good decision!

Skye

I know I am new here but here are my thoughts.....

We are here to support each other: support comes in many different forms, it can be anything from a strong shoulder to lean on to a swift kick in the a$$ or just someone sitting back and listening to us vent.

We are posting our thoughts and oppinons on an open board....if we post something we are going to get different oppinions...and if you think about it "THANK GOODNESS for different oppinions" We are very very lucky to live in a time and society where we are alowed to stand up and state what we think and how we feel in a public forum (could you imagine how sad it would be if we all had to think..feel...act the same?)

If you stand in a room and say something outloud are you not going to get various comments back? Are you not going to get different oppinions? That is what happens here! Thank God for free speech!

We are here to support you and get support ourselves don't let a few potentially misinterpereted (or even not so nice) comments drive you from another amazing tool that we have been given in our lives!

Skye

I went today and got a tub of the orange pineapple! As you said it was a bit spendy BUT if one 12 oz portion that I can sip on for a while gets me 50 g of protien and only has 210 calories it is SOOO worth it!

Thanks!

Skye

Hello and welcome!

I just had my band put on Friday, so, I can relate completely with the jitters!

Good luck and you are going to do great!

Skye

I am going to have to look at those! I am very new on my venture but almost 2 weeks into the liquids and SOOO over milky based protien shakes!

Thanks for doing the research!

Skye