Do you live in the Reno / Sparks area and are banded???

I would love to get together to compare notes, cup of coffee, start walking with a partner etc.

Interested?

Pam,

I had some potato buds with Purreed chicken breast. This weight thing has really got me stumped though. I know I ate a little more yesterday than before, but I gained 2 lbs! Not my idea of good timing, I go to Dr Gansers today for my postop and was hoping to be down more. Oh well,

I really hate going up!

Red, I don't have any info on the TJ's out here, just what I have heard through the grapevine. I do know the TJ's in rossville is as small or smaller than Reno's.

Chris

I know, I know, I hate that scale when I am "up". But love it when I am "down" pounds.

Tell me how things go with Dr. Ganser. Have you taken off your clear bandages yet? I have little pieces of reinforced tape (scotch tape size) then a square of clear stretchable plastic wrap like stuff over them.

I took off the clear stretchable stuff this AM so my incisions could breath, and it is amazing at how sensitive they are and itchy.

I did 35 minutes on eliptical and 1.8 miles walking my dogs. I walk the dogs for their benefit and my wind down after work~it is a very leisurely walk~stop and smell the roses kind~see what is new in the neighborhood kind~see what pretty things the neighbors are doing in their front yard so I can copy them kind.

I try and take a different route so I don't get bored but I am the kinda person who is mundain and does the EXACT same thing over and over and over again. I have a 17 year old bichon who is overweight and a 3 yr old poodle, I keep telling myself it is all about the 17 yr old dog and her health and I am a bad dog owner if I don't take her for a walk.

all I had were regular bandaids. Took them off as soon as I tok a shower. No stitches, just superglue.

OK, went in and went to the bathroom and I am back to where I was before I took my shower makes me feel a bit better. we will see when I see him in an hour

Chris

WELL, NOTHING SPECIAL in this AM's appt. just asked me how I was doing and if I had any questions. Looked at my incisions and got me an appt. for my first fill.

Chris

So Chris;

Go read Baby Got Back recommendations of hydration and the first fill.

Did you ask them if you are suppose to be feeling restricted now? Did you tell them what you are eating? Are you eating what you are suppose to be eating?

I am not.... Dr. K. wanted me on liquids for 2 weeks (no frigging way). and I have not felt that "full feeling yet" the one that you described when you ate that soup.

What Dr Ganser said was that I may not even need a fil. He really squeezed a smaller band on me than he usually does. He said that I will be suprised when I start eating regular foods that I will already have a pretty good restriction going efore I ever fill. Does that make any sense??

I do know that I am not feeling the restriction like I did before now that the swelling has gone down. I will feel something when I eat, but it is not the same

Chris

Lapband support Group in South Meadows Hosp is held every third Thursday of the Month starting at 6pm

Can anybody is our group commit to meeting there every month, our group to keep us accountable?

Because obviously we are not accountable to ourselves~that is what got us in this predicament~at least with peer pressure and peer praise each month we can encourage each other~what do you think??

LOL! I can't make it this month I will be in San Diego with Shamoo the whale.

Just FYI

Gail went into surgery this AM at 9 to be banded!

I think I am going over at lunch to see how she is doing, she will have to spend the night, but I have other obligations for this evening....

Good luck Gail!!! i will be thinking about you today!

Chris

FYI:

I was going over to visit Gail in the Hosp and I called before going over there just to make sure;

Gail is out of surgery; I spoke with her husband; he said she had a hernia repaired too and pretty out of it "but" she is banded.....

He did not elaborate anymore than that, and I felt that my prodding was pushing the limits of me asking anymore questions.

I will cc this on March bandsters...

congrats gail, glad all is well

Chris

After much delay!!!!!My computer is still out. I guess I am going to have to bring it in for repairs. Believe me I have spent hours with HP and 2Wire!

I am at the library which is about a block away from my home so I walked here. I have had and still have pain. Dr. Ganser said to expect it because of the hernia repair.

I have absolutely no appetite but I think the pain meds may have something to do with that. They put in the small band, I think he said it was 7.9? But I am not sure.

It will be a few days before I am up and about again. I am going to sign off for now, I am pooped!

Thanks,

Gail

GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU gAIL!

You will get you appitite back, but it will be a few days. Take it easy rest and relax!

Sorry about your comp. problems

Chris

been a few days since any posts. Gail, how you feeling??

I kinda hit a plateau here the last few days. Been keeping my weight almost the same.

Everythin else is looking good.

Had a great shake this AM. Had a 1/2 bannana with my peanut butter shake and it was great

the Macaronni and cheese yesterday was not nearly as good. It about made me sick, but I think I was eating too fast

Chris

Chris:

Gail is recoverying but in some pain that she does not want to take loritab for becauase it makes her loopy. She is in her Hawthorne house.

Her computer is STILL down so that makes recovery even worse because you don't get the reassurance from other banders that everything is okay.

She had hernia repair which also makes things hurt more. She had fleeting thoughts of "why did I do this, and what the heck did I do this for". but I assured her those were normal feelings when you are in pain.

I told her to take more loritab and go for short slow walks. What she really needs is some bariatrix so her protein can kick in and help heal her but she is out right now.

She is suppose to come to Reno within a couple days and I will give her some of mine.