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Fill #2 today!!

aeromech

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aeromech    202

aeromech
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I had my appointment today, got asked the same questions as last time. Admitted to eating larger portions than needed and having problems eating too fast. I wasn't really getting stuck as much as being uncomfortable and waiting for the food to finally bounce past the band.

With that info we added 1cc today bringing me to 3cc total. Learning from last time I will be on liquids the rest of the day and tomorrow as well.

Surgery date March 20th, 2013 I was 256lbs

Today I weighed in at 237.8lbs

They want me to get to 199lbs and at 6ft tall I want to get to 180-185 lbs and be out of the overweight bmi category. To their standards I have lost 31%of my excess weight, for my goal I have lost 23%.

I really haven't been exercising at all. I need to start because I have a 5k walk to do on June 1st for a Corporate Cup event for work. Oh yeah she was harping on me not getting enough sleep too.

They set me up for another appointment in 2 weeks, we will see how much I improve with exercise!

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Aza359    64

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Good job! I had a fill today another 1.5 added in my 14cc band total of 5.5cc hopefully im nearing my green zone because i too have been able to eat and not feel satisfied off a small portion so im up eating another 1hr/2hr later

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aeromech    202

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I have the 10cc band. I had some problems early on with a 4cc prime right out of surgery and had a hernia repair as well. I was so swollen that I would get pills stuck and Water was even a difficult thing if drank too fast. I'm hopeful with this fill that I will be close to green, but that's yet to be seen.

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Korenza    6

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Banded on April 22, 2013... my first fill is in another 2 weeks. Does it hurt to get a fill?

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Kai-shek    230

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Banded on April 22' date=' 2013... my first fill is in another 2 weeks. Does it hurt to get a fill?[/quote']

Everyone is different, but for me it did not hurt at all. It was so easy, didn't feel a thing. Good Luck!

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aeromech    202

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For me, it depends on who is doing it. The first time I got Fluid removed and the needle didn't hurt at all, the same nurse took Fluid again due to my hernia repair healing and irritation of he esophagus. The next time I got a fill and it hurt a little, but it was a different nurse. The port area was sore for like a day or two. The last fill was the same as last time, same nurse, same soreness.

With the first nurse there was no soreness at all. The fill process is very quick, I make sure to tell them I am ticklish... Lol. The first time I almost hit her because arms jersey so much. Guess I have to get over being ticklish.

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Korenza    6

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Thank you for your comments. Just didn't want to hear...OMG yes it HURTS...Lol.

Also, in mushy food stage and starving! Pretty sure Dr. said I could have toast (grilled cheese sandwich)????? What's your take on it?...I'm so hungry and scared.

Thank you for your help

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ItsANewDay    119

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I would pay my doctor's June mortgage payment if he'd give me permission to eat a grilled cheese sandwich. I haven't had a sandwich in seven months.

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miznikkie08    23

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I would pay my doctor's June mortgage payment if he'd give me permission to eat a grilled cheese sandwich. I haven't had a sandwich in seven months.

Haha I feel the same way and I'm not even a sandwhich person!! I miss subway tho!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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