amyrainbow

Hi All! I was banded September 2nd - self-pay - Ugg! I felt pretty good - right after I woke up, I felt like I couldn't catch my breath and had pressure in my chest which really bugged me, but didn't take long to go away. I took pain meds for a day and a half - not really in any pain, but helped me relax and sleep instead of stressing about WHY DID I DO THIS??? Have had a few doubts and crying episodes - mostly due to the extreme hunger the clear liquid and then full liquid diet (with nothing warm for one week) have caused me. Not to mention my mom lives with me and cooks fabulous meals for her and my 10 y/o son - so it's tough watching them eat scratch made pesto pizza, bacon and homemade pancakes, chicken fried steak, gravy, mashed potatoes peas and corn - aarg - now you know why I am fat! Ha. Try out scratch made cinammon rolls to DIE for :couch2: a blessing and a curse! Went back to work this Tuesday (so, took last Thursday and Friday off) and felt tired - but OK. Everyone at work kept asking how my five day weekend was and what did I do. Awww - a lot of laying around, didn't really go anywhere… have decided not to tell anyone, at least for now. Paranoia huge - what if i get a blood clot - are my incisions infected - what if it erodes etc - not usually a worrier so I don't know WHAT my problem is! So, weighed on Tuesday and am down 8 pounds - plus the 10 from the 2 week low carb diet, for a total of 18 - so THAT made me feel better. Plus, had some semi-warm brocco cheese soup, and some yummy mashed potatoes and gravy - finally feel like i had something to EAT - so my attitude is much better - at least for the moment! I have been heavy since about 8 years old - fatter every year and have NO idea what I will look like skinny - so I am excited about that! :blushing:

I am in Loveland and just got my band last Thursday, Sept 2nd. I was going to use Johnell, but as a self-pay couldn't scrounge up enough $, so I had to go with Dr Kirschenbaum in Aurora. I'm doing pretty well, haven't taken pain meds since Friday night - have been sneezing and it hurts :smile: Paranoid about infection because of some things I have read on here. I think everything looks good though, have had a 99.2-99.8 fever - but from what I have read that's not uncommon. I am SO HUNGRY - my mom lives with me and is helping with my 10 y/o and keeps cooking and cooking aarg. I also get the feeling like an air bubble but I can't burp - that is somewhat painful but not too bad. I just keep praying and hoping that I made the right choice :smile:

OK - testing out my tracker, and posting in here. I'm scheduled for surgery with Dr K in Aurora next Thursday! Eek! I am scared crapless :thumbup: my son found out you can die in surgery and begged me not to do it. He said he didn't care if he had a fat mommy and I should just "deal with it" But, I am also excited about the possibilities. And afraid of yet ANOTHER failure. Any of that sound familiar? :biggrin: