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Tired_Old_Man

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Tired_Old_Man    1

Tired_Old_Man
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Hi everyone.

I just signed up today and wanted to welcome you to my computer.

I guess to you, I am the newbe, but to me, you are all newbe's.;)

I had my lap-band installed in September of 2002. I weighed 327 :hungry: prior to the surgery and am 233 now:scared:. I am 5'9" and would like to get down to 180. I would also like to hit the lottery. I came here because my daughter-in-law got tired of hearing me complain about my lap-band problems and tired of seeing me spitting up food everytime we eat together. So she figured she would find a sight for me to get some help. Nosey, ain't she?

I'll post my problems in the appropriate places and I may even be able to help others by answering some questions.

How come this forum doesn't have a spell-checker?

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babyjane    0

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okay, tiredoldmman--you are right--you aren't a newbie. I am a newbie/banded may 11th. hope the info works both ways....why are you throwing up all the time? is that something that has happened recently for you? welcome to lap band talk. :biggrin1: there is also a thread on here somewhere for anyone age 50 and up...i post on it too---maybe you could give us some insights of yours on that thread also....

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Tired_Old_Man    1

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I am a newbie/banded may 11th. hope the info works both ways.

I've got a big mouth, so I'll be slinging as much info as I know.

why are you throwing up all the time? is that something that has happened recently for you?

If I knew the answer to that, I would be charging people for the advice, not paying the doctor to do an endoscopy on me two days from now.:cry

welcome to lap band talk. :biggrin1: there is also a thread on here somewhere for anyone age 50 and up...i post on it too---maybe you could give us some insights of yours on that thread also....

Thank You for the welcome and I will give the "Old-Timer's" section a look.

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Marimaru    7

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Hey there and welcome!

I hope you get your issue figured out. Maybe keep us updated on that so that we can watch for it down the line?

;)

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Tired_Old_Man    1

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My doctor informed me that I tested negative for H. Pylori.

So in about a month, I will see how my weight is doing and then decide what to do about a fill.

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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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