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sassaay

By sassaay, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Penni60    45

Penni60
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Anne: So how are you doing? We haven't heard from you and starting to get worried. I have you in my prayers.

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sassaay    1

sassaay
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Hey Everyone!

Thank you all for your well wishes. I haven't felt much like using a computer, since I have to do that daily and only took 1 day off for my surgery. Luckily, I had the weekend to recover... but by the end of my work day, I was so beat I just had to rest.

The surgery was successful. I had an endoscopy first and everything w/ my stomach looks great. I feel less pain this time and am trying to figure out if this is because my insides were use to the band and this is not such a dramatic difference than when I was first banded... or if I used my Morphine pump more this time and it helped me heal faster. My only complaint is that I got some serious chest congestion and the coughing has been hard... Imagine my big butt laying over a pile of pillows just so I can cough a couple of times... not a pretty picture :)

I am on clear fluids the rest of this week and move to pureed next week. My first post-op appt is tomorrow and I think I will bounce back more quickly than the last time. The only weight that has really come off is the excess I gained just before this second surgery. I already know the doc is going to make me wait 6 weeks before my first fill, so this will be my next challenge.

Thank you all for your support.

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New Hope    37

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Anne, so glad that all is well. Please give yourself time to heal! Just try to move around as much as you can - comfortably. That will also help w/that nasty congestion. Take care!:)

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leatha_g    4

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Good luck, Anne. I'm sorry you're even have to do this, but I definitely can relate. I don't think I found the second time around on liquids/soft foods as tough as the first time around. Maybe it won't be too bad for you either.

Take care..

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sassaay    1

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Leatha,

I agree, it has been a much easier ride this time.... pain, food, energy... Not sure why, but I am grateful. I started pureed foods and I even feel like I have more restriction than I had at this stage the last time.

Now, I am looking forward to getting back to the gym... then maybe I will really see the weight begin to fall.

Donali, Maurice, New Hope, Penni, Jennye, Vera, Darci, Neicy, Nancy, Leatha, Theresa, Betty, Michelle (shellyj), Michelle (LaMadam) and Alexandra..... THANK YOU, you all are the best and if I accidentally forgot someone... please forgive me and know that I appreciate you as well.

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Bright    9

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So sorry it's taken me so long to get around to reading all these posts - so glad it's all over for you Anne, and hope you are bonding with Berpitha ll ! Thinking of you, and hope the liquid phase speeds by for you - take care of yourself and don't be rushing back to the gym!

(((((((((hugs))))))))))

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sassaay    1

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Thanks Bright!

I just noticed how great you are doing... down 65lbs!!! That is fantastic. I think it is time for you to bless us with more of your beautiful before and after pictures.

I will have to wait until I get to solids to know for sure, but I have a feeling that my new band won't have the same affect on me as the original 'Berpitha'... I am going to have to think of a new name if that exasperating experience of over emphasized burps does not return... I am keeping my fingers crossed... how embarrassing it was :)

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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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