Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

[mdrai 3]

Good Saturday Morning, Violets~~

Today is Day 13 -- 2 more to go!!! :biggrin1:

Will be out & about most of today... one of my best friends is moving back to our town after 4 years away & I'm going to decorate her new house w/streamers & balloons & a sign for their return later today!

Then we have soccer, soccer, soccer... that will take up about 6 or 7 hours today...

I can't believe that when this weekend is over... I'll be getting banded! When I start to get anxious &/or hyperventilate, I just think peaceful, positive thoughts and zen out... I'm actually ok, I think!

Hey, did any of you have to "swish & swallow" this nasty mouthwash stuff 4x/day for the 4 days prior to your surgeries? BLEH! I can't remember the name of it right now, but it's to prevent yeast?? I also have to wash w/a different yeast wash medicine 2x/day on my stomach/folds area... lovely. Not. But having to do them is making this REAL!

Oh, and OF COURSE I'm expecting TOM ANY MINUTE... so I may or may not have to start injecting myself w/the Lovenox on Mon night... they said that if I'm bleeding, not to do it (this may be a time when I'm actually happy about TOM! if TOM = no needles!)

Ok, gotta dash -- Have a great day, everyone!!

[ihomeschool4 0]

it seems like forever since I posted...we've had TOOOO much going on, but things seem to have settled. I have caught up on most posts...just have two pages left to read...

Hubby and I just got back from Monterrey. We had our first adjustments. EXCELLENT experience! He got 1.7 cc and I got 1.0cc. The fill amounts seem perfect. We are each eating about 1/4 to 1/2 cup food and feeling very satisfied. I have lost 6 pounds since Wednesday!!!!! Plateau is officially BROKEN!!!

The fill consisted of this:

• I was put on an x-ray table ( i went after my hubby and it was already in the standing position, so they let me ride it back down to the flat position - Weeeeeee!)
  
• Dr. Lizcelly (Rumbaut's team) found my port with her hand then turned on the x-ray and showed it to me.
  
• She showed me the port and band on the x-ray and showed me that my heart was beating - what a relief!
  
• She numbed the site with a shot that felt like a bee sting, then using the x-ray inserted the adjustment needle - didn't feel it at all, but it sure was freaky watching that long needle go in there!!
  
• The x-ray table was mechanically moved to a standing postion and I was given some type of barium swallow.
  
• We watched the Fluid go down and she injected 1.5 cc's. The fluid had completely stopped with the 1.5cc's, so she pulled out a little and had me swallow some more. She did this until she was satisfied with the amount going through.
  
• I ended up with 1.0 cc, she pulled the needle out and it was over...just a little band aid and NO PAIN afterward.
  
• We drank a cup of Water while visiting the nutritionist then went back to the hotel on full liquids.< br />
• We had to try to eat 3 small bites of scrambled eggs the next morning for Breakfast. If there was too little or too much restriction, another adjustment would have been done, but neither of us had any problems.

We got back home last night (Friday) and I had lost 6 pounds. What a difference!!!

[mdrai 3]

Hi Christy -- Glad to hear from you & so happy for you that the fill went well and you're dropping lbs again! Yay you!

[TracyTX 0]

Terri-I did not know that! Fluids & mushies after a PB...this may sound like a dumb question, but why? Thanks for the info.

Christie-yay for you and your 6 pound loss! Way to go girl!

Michelle-I did not have to do that swish & swallow thing....

Everyone have a great & healthy holiday weekend!!

Today-233

[Jennifur 0]

257/233/160

OOHOOH!! I almost forgot. The last time I ha been to my regular dr office In January, I weighed 269 and today it was 234 on their scales

woooohooooo!! So I definitely think that the 12 pound loss from then to my pre-band weight loss counts. So that is a grand total of 34 pounds. COOL:)

That is great, and of course it counts! I have my ticker set on surgery day weight, but when I get bummed that I have not lost anything in 3 weeks, i just remind myself that I lost 48lbs in total since January and that is 1/2 way to my ideal goal weight. Ok I want to be less than 175 but would be soooooooooooooo very happy with that, so I am keeping that as my goal.

I hope to get a fill on June 12. I have good days and bad days.

As for chinese, I wanted some this week too, so instead of general tso's which is my fav. I got chicken & broc w/black bean sauce and it was good, light and filling. I was so happy with that

Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend! my mom is here from AZ so we have been running for days, but so nice to have her here. Have not seen her since the week before surgery and she is amazed at how great I look

[TracyTX 0]

Jenn-I would SO be happy with anything in onederland!! It has been so many years since I was there. Heck, when I graduated from high school many moons ago I weighed more than I weigh now, so i am happy with my progress so far too. My mini goal right now is 220 something.

Have fun with your mom!!

[Jennifur 0]

TracyTX

I hear you, I wanted to be 225 by the end of May, doesn't look like that is going to happen. I did just weigh myself for the first time in days, I was down to 230.5 at 1:30 in the afternoon, so i hope in the am I will be 229.

I am going to six flags for the day tomorrow, it is my stepmoms company picnic. So I am looking forward to going on waterslides and being able to play and not just watch.

May not go on as many rides as I would have in the past, but more that I did last July when I was 280!!!! so excited

[TracyTX 0]

Jenn-That sounds like so much fun. I have not been in a pool or anything like that in 20 years. I do not own a bathing suit...and when I get one, I am really going to have to work on my fears of being in public wearing one. It just un nerves me to even think about it. But, I will do it because life is too short to just sit back and watch everyone else live and have fun....i have done that way too long! But the idea of being able to play with my 3 1/2 year old daughter in the Water will be my driving force!!

I am waiting for my husband to come home and then we are going to the casino in Lake Charles. I can't wait. It is amazing how much better we feel about ourselves that we are losing some weight, isn't it. I just found myself smiling at myself in the mirror instead of feeling depressed. That is awesome.

Take care

[janiebug 0]

Ever since being banded I have done nothing but moan and groan and you guys have been very encouraging and positive! You all are sooo nice!!!! I got my fill Thursday, and LOVE MY BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope this is not a honeymoon phase, but I have great restriction, it seems perfect!!!!!!! Thanks for putting up with me!!!!!!

Jane

[TerriDoodle 6]

Terri-I did not know that! Fluids & mushies after a PB...this may sound like a dumb question, but why? Thanks for the info.

Well, it's just what I've read on this board. That a PB really irritates your pouch and esophagus and you need to give it a rest, otherwise you may have a tendency to PB again...vicious cycle thing.

I am waiting for my husband to come home and then we are going to the casino in Lake Charles. I can't wait. It is amazing how much better we feel about ourselves that we are losing some weight, isn't it. I just found myself smiling at myself in the mirror instead of feeling depressed. That is awesome.

Take care

Hey! We thought about doing the same thing! That would have been wild to meet you there! We have to help DH's sister move tomorrow. Fun.

[Daisalana 33]

Hey guys! I've been lurking.. Accounting at work is having a break down, so I was filling in all week and yesterday it came to a head and there was a lot of issues.. so I was in and out of my office, I would read posts, but didn't have time to reply. Last night I was engulfed in looking at wedding dresses online.. I've pretty much decided the style I'm going for.. a renaissaince kind of look.. but with huge train.. I want 3/4 sleeves that flow to the ground. Now I hope it's not too hot! LOL. Pushed it up so it wouldn't be too cold and now I worry about it being too hot.

Oh, I also found out about sand ceremonies! I was worried about doing the unity candle ceremony outside, I DJed a wedding in atlanta and it was outdoors and the candles wouldn't stay lit, I was emberassed for them.. so the sand ceremony is what we're doing. For anyone who doesnt know (maybe I'm the only one who didn't know!), you each have a vase of colored sand, and you pour it into a combined vase and it makes a design, and like our lives were seperate and now combined, the sand can never be seperated and individual again and so is the marriage (paraphrase). So then I was looking for pretty vases.. and the 'sand ceremony kits' I've found 3, the same 3 at 2394234 different websites. So I thought of something better. Getting a personalized crystal decanter (for brandy I guess), to do the mixed sand, so we can cap it and keep it on a shelf and it looks pretty. Item 620 Decanter - Barware, Custom, Engraved, Personalized, Monogrammed, Customized, Etched

Thats the one we're getting, with a rose etched into and our joined initials.

So onto the weightloss. I've NOT been eating healthy!! But, the flip side is I'm NOT eating a lot.. so I'm hoping that evens things out. I have been 300-301 for days now.. soon it'll be in the 200's!!

Today I had a half of a bacon egg and cheese burrito from Sonic and half of a chocolate milkshake. 4 bottles of Water (its sooo hot today, I'm parched). Thursday night we went to Cracker Barrel.. I order pancake breakfast... I ate the eggs and 1 sausage, and about 4 bites of the pancakes.. Took it home.. Friday I had one of the pancakes (all of it!!), and I had my PB moment.. not the stuck one, just where I burp up the food and have to spit it up into something.. and then I kept eating more!

I can't wait for my fill.

[Daisalana 33]

Just wanted to share, we made a wedding website:

Welcome

[ihomeschool4 0]

Terri - I asked him if it could be flipped...he said very unlikely..but possible. Hopefully not.

We (hubby and I) just got our first fills and my port was flipped on it's side. I think it happened when my darling wonderful 3 year old son hopped on my lap and landed with his hand on my port then to add insult to injury slid down off of my belly, digging in with his hand and dragging it right across my port incision. It really hurt for about 5 days!!!

Anyway, it wasn't an issue with the fill. Doctor Lizcelly (Dr. Rumbaut's team) found it right away and held it in position while she stuck the needle in. I think I will always opt for fluoro just to be safe and avoid as much pain as possible...

Just thought I'd share...Lizcelly said that it really isn't a big deal and not to worry about it.

[adorable 1]

9 days until I hopefully can get a fill - I'm able to eat about 1 1/2 cups of food and my weight loss is at a standstill....It's weird - I never feel hungry until I actually start eating! Then I just can't seem to get enough food. My weight is fluctuating between 239-240. I need to get it down a little so that I'm completely out of the 240's. LOL

Oh well, maybe I'll be getting a fill soon. My daughter and I got a lot of exercising done today. We oscillated the dirt in the front on both sides of the sidewalk and mixed with some really good potting soil. Then we planted lots of pretty flowers. That was after we shopped all day LOL....

I hope that everyone had a great day!

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Hey all!! Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day weekend. I will be working every day, so I hope all the Violets will have fun for me.

Michelle-I will be sending good vibes and thoughts your way on Tuesday, I am so happy for you.

christy-It's great that you have gotten past the plateau thing!! Makes the rest of us aware that it is only a phase!

You all inspire me and make me happy to be a Violet, thanks for the daily encouragement, even if it isn't directly directed at me. I get a lot of positive feelings about the band when I read your posts, thanks again!!

You guys are great!! Ciao Bellas!!