MNTwinmom

I agree that you need to walk more. Do not be concerned about walking to workout. Just walk. I too paced the hallway in my home. Each time commercials came on when I was watching TV I would make myself walk a bit. It will get better. If it doesn't you should call your doctor.

First workout of 2010 is D.O.N.E.!:smile2:

First workout of 2010 is D.O.N.E.!

Thankfully the holidays are over and I cannot get distracted by all the yummy goodies that were everywhere! I own the fact that I ate them and the scale is up 7 lbs as a result. I also own the fact that I procrastinated calling to get my January fill (I called the last week and a half in Dec) and now have to wait until the middle of February to get in. I also own the fact that I haven't been exercising since the surgery. That ends today though because I really do not like the "soft" feeling of my muscles that just last year were rock hard. Because of my previous complication with my stomach stopping working post surgery (see prev post) my surgeon has been understandaby cautious with my fills, but I am left feeling very frustrated because I do not feel very restricted. My first fill even seeped out, which my dr. said happens to people. I am left wondering why. Did I do something to cause it? Will it happen every time? Has it happened again and is that why I can eat the amounts of food that I can? So many questions for when I see him again. There is a slight possibility that he might do a fill clinic one Saturday in January. If he does this I am on the list of people who want to come in. It is -20 degrees right now in MN. Our thermostat is set at 69 degrees in an effort to conserve on energy bills. I am a little chilly, so it is a good time to go exercise and warm up.

Thankfully the holidays are over and I cannot get distracted by all the yummy goodies that were everywhere! I own the fact that I ate them and the scale is up 7 lbs as a result. I also own the fact that I procrastinated calling to get my January fill (I called the last week and a half in Dec) and now have to wait until the middle of February to get in. I also own the fact that I haven't been exercising since the surgery. That ends today though because I really do not like the "soft" feeling of my muscles that just last year were rock hard. Because of my previous complication with my stomach stopping working post surgery (see prev post) my surgeon has been understandaby cautious with my fills, but I am left feeling very frustrated because I do not feel very restricted. My first fill even seeped out, which my dr. said happens to people. I am left wondering why. Did I do something to cause it? Will it happen every time? Has it happened again and is that why I can eat the amounts of food that I can? So many questions for when I see him again. There is a slight possibility that he might do a fill clinic one Saturday in January. If he does this I am on the list of people who want to come in. It is -20 degrees right now in MN. Our thermostat is set at 69 degrees in an effort to conserve on energy bills. I am a little chilly, so it is a good time to go exercise and warm up.

I am feeling the same way! I will have my 3rd fill in February and won't get to talk to my dr. about this until then. I will be interested to hear what other people have to say about this.

I. Can. Not. Eat. Hamburger!

I. Can. Not. Eat. Hamburger! :smile2:

Amazing! Good for you! I'll have to try Trader Joe's. I've been eating cottage cheese too. I was banded 8/12 and have lost 13 :smile2:

I went back to work Monday (8/31) after being banded 8/12 and then on vacation a week and a half after that. I had my complications (prior post) but am now feeling much better. I do not miss my meds, although sometimes I take them after eating and I am supposed to take it before as it stimulates the stomach and makes me feel hungry. Taking it after I eat is not ideal as I just end up feeling hungry again even when I know I am not:mad2: The next thing I have to check off my list is walking 30 mins/day. I know it is important, especially since I have a desk job and walking here consists of walking to the water cooler to refill my water glass. The swelling must be way down now around my pouch because since about 5 days ago I have been able to eat whatever I want including bread. I had 2 days of experiementing with it before the scale went up, up, up, so it was back on the pureed foods I am supposed to be on and the scale went right back down

I went back to work Monday (8/31) after being banded 8/12 and then on vacation a week and a half after that. I had my complications (prior post) but am now feeling much better. I do not miss my meds, although sometimes I take them after eating and I am supposed to take it before as it stimulates the stomach and makes me feel hungry. Taking it after I eat is not ideal as I just end up feeling hungry again even when I know I am not:mad2: The next thing I have to check off my list is walking 30 mins/day. I know it is important, especially since I have a desk job and walking here consists of walking to the water cooler to refill my water glass. The swelling must be way down now around my pouch because since about 5 days ago I have been able to eat whatever I want including bread. I had 2 days of experiementing with it before the scale went up, up, up, so it was back on the pureed foods I am supposed to be on and the scale went right back down :smile2:

Thanks everyone. I am doing so much better! No, they did not give me Reglan in the hospital. This was the first time this happened to my surgeon, so it was definitely unexpected.

You are going to look amazing at 175!!!

Thanks everyone! I am feeling so much better even after my hospitilization 1 week post-op (see most recent blog).

I was banded 8/12/09 and the surgery was textbook. I did have a bad day dealing with vomiting the day of surgery, but that was not unusual as it was a result of the anesthesia. What was unusual is about two days afer I came home I started getting extremely nauseous and would vomit at least 3 times in a day. I am on the clear liquid diet, so my intake amounts were very small. I was in communication with my doctor daily for three days. We tried anti-nausa pills first - no luck, I also developed a yeast infection from all the antibiotics given to me in the hospital - yeast infections can induce vomiting I was told, so I started taking a med for that. Still no luck. On the third day that I called him, he called me into his office and removed 2 ccs from my new band and had me drink about two ounces of water as I sat across from him. It definitely went down faster, and sitting down I felt good, so I was free to go. As soon as I hit the lobby I knew I was in trouble and made a beeline for the bathroom where I promptly threw up all the water I had just drank. My dr. walked me right over to the hospital for an upper GI where we found my stomach was not contracting to push food into the intestine. I ended up being admitted over night (exactly one week after my procedure) to start an IV as I was pretty dehydated at this point, and started on regular doses of Reglan, a stomach stimulating med which also helps stave off nausea (a big plus for me!). I have been home over 24 hours and really need to stick on my med schedule or I get nauseous. My dr. has never seen anything like this before. I have a friend who is a gastroenterologist at another hospital and he has seen this before. He theorizes the stomach stopped working for a number of reasons: the narcotics I was taking for pain, the new anatomy and my body trying to adjust to it, and the edema and swelling at the band site. I haven't taken any pain meds for the last couple of days, so I am hoping that by tomorrow or Sunday it will start to "wake up" a bit on it's own. As it is, I will be on the Reglan for at least 3-4 weeks. Today I have been able to eat yogurt (a food the dr added for me today), jello, and a popsicle. It is all I dared to do for now. I am go on vacation tomorrow and have all of my oher staples alrady packed. Tomorrow I am loking forward to some soup instead of broth :cool2: