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sassaay

By sassaay, in Insurance & Financing

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Mahoney    1

Mahoney
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Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! I so happy for you. I can't believe you have surgery tomorrow. Congratulations and best wishes, Bob

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Hi Anne! My name is Kim and I live in Sacramento. I went to one of Dr. Machado's seminars a few months ago and had an appointment scheduled with her until I found out that my insurance company, Blue Cross, doesn't approve the band. I would love to talk to you about your experience when you recover from your surgery. Good luck and please email me.

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sassaay    1

sassaay
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Hi Everyone,

I have to say once more... that everyone on this board is so supportive and I just think you are wonderful.

I have been united with my Lap-Band and everything went well. The only down side was that I spent 6.5 hours in recovery because they did not have a room for me at the hospital... but it was OK as I was in a nice bed already and not sitting on a gurney all that time.

I am in more pain than I thought I would (I always thought I had a high threshold for pain), but the liquid Tylenol helps and the liquid Vicodin at night is a savior. Every day gets better and I am pleased to be on my Lap-Band journey. I am hungrier than I thought I would be and must stay on Clear liquids (with the exception of 2 Protein drinks a day) until at least my first pre-op appointment which is scheduled for next Wednesday.

Thank you all for your warm wishes and support. Even though I lived an emotional rollercoaster the 3 days prior to surgery, I think it was best. I really didn't have time to get nervous because everything happened so quickly.

I look forward to sharing with all of you along the way and please keep sharing your experiences because I learn so much.

Take Care and thanks again.

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gabby    0

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Wow Ann..........I had tears in my eyes when I read your posts. Talk about how the pedulum swings. Welcome to band land. May the only rollercoaster you ride now, be the one at Disney World. Get better quick. I found those hand held blenders were a godsend for me I pulverized about everything those first couple of weeks, I found it difficult to eat the same food twice, so I basically blended whatever I was in the mood for.......tomato Soup only goes so far.................take care.....Gabby

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realtortlw    0

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I did not have any idea of what had happened to you. What a ride. I thought you went the day after me. But I have not seen a post recently so I hope you are recovering wonderfully. Yes this site is so wonderful for support. I wish you the very best and I am so glad your insurance came too. I am a week ahead so you can always share with me. Hope you are feeling better from surgery.

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sassaay    1

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Hi Gabby,

Thank you for your kind post. I really felt like the folks on this forum were the only one's that could truely understand what I was going through... and I am so glad I shared because everyone has been so supportive. Regarding Disney World... I have never been, but it is nice to know that if I ever do get there I now have a chance of fitting into the seats!:confused:

Hi Teri,

I have been following your progress and thank you for sharing. So far, I have been trailing behind you pretty much on schedule. Today is exactly 1 week since surgery and I feel soooo much better. Everyday I have more energy and am able to get around without the same pain as the day before. My first post-op appointment is tomorrow and as of this morning I had lost 8lbs. Thanks for your support.

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leo    4

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hi sassaay, keep up the good work! dont forget to update your auto sig! :confused:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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