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Joyce

By Joyce, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Joyce    0

Joyce
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I am having my surgery on Wed the 28th of April.Dr.Spiegel is my Doctor.

Joyce

Orange Texas

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Joyce    0

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Hi Ginny

I am doing fine thanks.Still slow and tired of the liquids.So did you have surgery with Dr. Spiegel?

Thanks

Joyce

4/28/04 banded

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kellymoos    4

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Hello to both of you. I was also banded by Dr Spiegel:-) I am from Bridge City, work in Orange, grew up in Port Acres and graduated from Orangefield. Glad to meet ya'll:D

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Well do ya'll have any suggestions on the liquids? I go Thursday to get my staples out.What else do they do?Will I just see Mellissa?

Keep in touch

Joyce

4/28/04

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What kind of Soups can you have the second week?Is that the only thing added from the first weeks list?I have sugarfree Jello but I wasn't sure if I can have that for the second week.Nice to know someone is going through the same thing as me.

Keep in guys

Joyce

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Well yo be honest for Soup I tryed several but vegtable was good and potato but I got the soup at hand by campells any kind is great and it really fills you up. Ginny

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Well Ginny when did you start the potato Soup.I wonder when it says week 2 thicker Soups and milk shakes.Does that mean I can have potato?

thanks

Joyce

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I may be wrong but it seems like Dr. S said that if you are getting hungry than try more things I would just make sure the Soup isn't real chunky more runny. But try the soup at hand Broccilli and cheese is really good and they have a velvet potato that is great. Ginny

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Well Wed. I went and got my staples out.I just seen Mellissa and she weighed me and tooked my staples out. I am happy to say I lost 12 pounds. I had a big smile on my face when I left.I am going to get my first fill on the 31st.Have you had a fill yet Ginny? I am sure you have Kelly or have you ?Could you let me know what to exspect if ya'll have? Mellissa just said no eating after mid-night.

thanks

Joyce

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No I will have a fill on Monday week. I am not sure what to expect. Congrats on your 12 pds. That is awesome. Ginny

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I have had 2 fills, 1 unfill and then another fill. It is not at all painful forme. He puts a needle in your port and just adds saline. It is not a big deal at all....Good Luck

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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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