anna_ree
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heey i was just thinking of you today. i had my first fill just a few hours ago! yay!
i havnt lost anymore either =[ as soon as i started eating soft food and regular food i gained a few back that i lost during the liquid weeks.
i am at 3 c.c. in my band now. i go back in a month to see how iv done and if i need another fill. i hope i can lose at least 10 lbs in a month.
i have the urge to diet like crazy to lose weight before my appt like im used to, but if i lose a lot of weight he wont give me another fill lol. i just want to be at the point where i lose weight without trying so hard.
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From the album: day of surgery
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hey dblex, im glad to find someone from corpus.
do you already have a date for once you are approved? dr griffon is awesome by the way! he is such a nice guy and according to him my surgery went perfectly. i go back in 3 weeks for my first fill. if u have any specific questions about anything just ask =]
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I have just been drinking protein shakes and eating soup. but since iv started eating (the past few days) i have gained two pounds. i am not eating a lot, but its more than just clear liquids. on clear liquids im sure i didnt get more than 100 calories or so, and other liquids it was more like 300. now im assuming the soup (cheesy potato) has more calories. but i really do have a restriction. i ate soup yesterday and it was just about a half a cup or so and i felt soooo full. my mom had gotten me a milkshake and no matter how bad i wanted it, i couldnt drink it. i was that full on the little bit of soup. but i still gained a pound. UGH.
i hope you have more success with losing weight when u get to weigh in. my surgeon did say not to worry about weight loss right now because this diet is crazy. now i know what he means!
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One more day until I start my pre-op diet! Being banded Feb 25 =] Anyone else?
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how did you know your band slipped? did u have some symptoms?
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I am only 11 days post op and i have this feeling for the past couple of days. before this i felt perfect, no pain at all. then during the weekend it just out of no where became very sore from my port (the right and above my belly button) and around the front of my stomach. it hurts to bend and stretch. it feels like i have done bunch of sit ups. i got really scared and googled it, most of what i got is that the port is sewn onto a muscle and that its healing and i have probably over worked it. the only work out i could think of that i did was picking up my 25 lb toddler nephew. i was putting him in and out of the car seat and carrying him quite a bit. it didnt hurt while i did it, but that night it was soo sore. i feel better thinking thats what is it, but i also can feel something above my port. like i can rub my stomach and feel the port sticking out, then right above it it feels very firm. im not sure what it is, i am assuming its the muscle that its attached to. i pushed on it, but i dont feel any pain or soreness. hmmmm...
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I meant me, and I meant the full liquids is NOT much different. Sorry I was typing from my phone
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Hi lila, I was banded 3/12, and today was my first day back to school too. I was exactly like u, skipping breakfast and only eating when I was starving in class. Well today during my science test my stomach let ms and everyone in class know that I was hungry. So don't worry it'll tell u. That was at a 2 pm class and I hadn't eaten breakfast. After class I came home and drank an atkins drink. The full liquids is much different. But u can drink anything and eat soups. Before it was just broth, but now u can eat creamier kinds. I'm going to make potato soup tonight. Also I'm eating sugar free pudding, the little snack packs are just 60 calories and taste pretty good. Good luck!
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i had to write this separate because it was too much lol
anyway so im back to just liquids. i should start pureed foods tomorrow or so. i want some mashed potatoes or refried beans =] lol
wow u lost so much! thats good! i lost a lot during the diet before the surgery, like 20 lbs, but since the surgery i have lost just about 10 lbs.
im very happy with that because i fit into my smaller jeasn from high school =]
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i started the full liquids thursday afternoon. i started with sugar free pudding too! lol. its soo good compared to clear liquids. my doctor said the "weeks" can be like 5 days, so i calculated that i can start pureed foods tuesday and by april 2 start regular foods. that seems really quick, but it would be 5 days for liquid, pureed, and soft.
oh gosh i need more protein too. its bad, i get like at the most 20g. =/
my tummy pretty much stopped hurting. sometimes if i laugh a lot it does hurt, or when my little 19 month nephew kicked me on my port!!! ouch. but im doing okay.
i do get hungry, mainly when around the food. my friends (who dont know i got the band) always want to eat. i tell them i am just fasting to lose weight, but that doesnt stop them from eating in front of me. but luckily i get full pretty quickly with what i do eat.
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i dont know from experience, since i have only had the band for a few days, but my friend has had the band for over 3 years and she still eats almost everything she did before. She just eats LESS of it. i asked her today because i was worried that id miss food too! i asked about pizza and she said of course she still eats pizza, the thin crust is easier to eat though and she said she sometimes has trouble with chinese food. so ya she can eat pretty much everything still. but of course, everyone is different. i just hope i can still eat my fav foods, even if it is just a few bites.
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wow thats interesting, my ports just above and to the right of my belly button. that spot hurts the most.
ya those happy pills really made my hospital visit a pleasant blur lol.
ya maybe thats why you are in a bit more pain. the oustide incisions still hurt quite a bit.
are you able to drink all the recommended protein drinks? i am supposed to have 60 to 80 g of protein a day. and it has to be clear liquid protein. well they smell horrible and taste either too sweet (like kool aid without enough water) or kind of bitter. either way, i can usually only get down about one, which is still 40 g protein. but then my stomach feels soooo full and uncomfortable. im mainly just sipping my decaffienated ice tea (sweetened with splenda) all day.
im starting to get hungry though!!
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did you say your ports in your shoulder?
im feeling much better, the inside pain has subsided, but now the incisions are starting to hurt (when i move certain ways). i went out yesterday and i got a little car sick, so i took some meds for it, but i went to my sisters today and i felt fine.
my post op appt is thursday, whens urs?
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you can see the 4 places they cut. the very right is the longest, thats where the port is at.
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i was thinking the exact same thing! how can people say they didnt feel pain.
i stayed the night at the hospital because my mom felt more comfortable knowing if anything went wrong during the night, id have immediate care. but omg sooooo sore and in pain. i just got home, so i was there about 30 hrs i guess. but i was constantly asking for pain meds!!! and i felt very sick when they did the xray, but my surgeon said it looks perfect.
i am home now. still sore and i guess gassy, just burps and hiccups, and that hurts like hell! the port does hurt/is uncomfortable, but i feel much better now compared to last night.
im glad you have happy with ur decision! i am too! i know this is going to change my life =]
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Thats good, hopefully you can get in in the morning too! I found out i have to be there at 7:30 am now, but i live like 3 minutes away.
so i had my blood work today. i had an EKG last week at my other doctors, so they didnt have to do that again. but i did the chest x ray and gave blood. they had to poke me 3 times! ouch. each arm then one hand. they just couldnt get any blood out of me lol. but im glad all of that is over with. I didnt have to pay anything and they didnt mention anything about pain medicine yet. i guess my mom will take care of that while im in surgery.
im so hungry btw lol.
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oh wow i wonder if i will have to pay for my meds when i go for blood work. i really had no idea what i was going to do there. i already paid the hospital and the doctor for the surgery. luckily now i met the deductable for my insurance so i wont have to pay much for anything for the rest of the year lol.
my surgery is at 9:30 AM, so i need to be there at 8 AM. i am so not going to be able to sleep that night!
