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2 week post op visit....

Katie328

By Katie328, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Katie328    0

Katie328
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Well i guess technically it was almost 3 weeks but whatever! My dr. weighed me 2 months pre-op and I was at 344....well for my 2 week post op I was at 333!!!! So I've lost at least 11 lbs so far (I am sure I weighed more than that the day of surgery but I guess I should go by his official weight.) I am thrilled to be 11 lbs+ lighter!!!!!!! Just wanted to give you guys an update!! Oh yeah I go back in 4 weeks for my first fill!!! WOO HOOOO!!!:D:):(

Katie

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slenderella    7

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You are doing great!!!! Keep it the good work...Good luck with you fill, I am 2 months post op with out a fill yet, still losing and not really hungry. so I'll go as long as possible until I really need one...let me know how it goes!

Nancy

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New Hope    37

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Great job! I also waited 2 months for my first fill. I wanted to make sure that everything had healed well first. Is your energy level picking up yet?:D

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Congrats on the loss and keep up the good work!

Are you going for a fill even if you're still losing weight? I've read in many places to only get a fill when the weight loss stops for greater than 3-4 weeks. I haven't been for a first fill yet either, and have been advised to be careful of getting scheduled fills regardless of physical status, so as not to overfill. I also find that I've tightened up some on my own since surgery 19 days ago. I didn't feel much restriction the first 2 weeks, but after my friend visited this month the restriction increased... but didn't decrease after...weird. Congrats again on the great results so far, it's a great feeling isn't it?

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Thanks so much guys! Hope, yeah my energy is picking up, plus knowing i'm doing well makes me more motivated to get outside and walk walk walk. walked today for about an hour, nothing to stressful but got the ol' blood and heart pumping pretty good...gotta start somewhere right??

Pam it's so funny you say that my monthly "friend" is here and it's been difficult to eat much of anything the past couple of days...when normally baked potato wouldnt bother me the other day I had to stop halfway through...and for some reason I am having a harder time than normal with my Water...I'm getting MAYBE 40 oz a day in which i know I need more of and would help with the yucky bloating but the thought of it makes me ill almost...what I really want is MILK...oh it's like Heaven for some reason...anyone else ever get any odd cravings like that??

Michelle, the mushy stage has been the greatest thing ever since getting off those liquids!!! thought that torture would never ever end, LoL!! Mac and cheese and refried Beans and mashed potatoes are wonderful!!! Let me ask you guys a question though....is it ok or not ok to eat the skin on a baked potato? i went to wendy's to get one with cheese ( for Protein of course :) not that I love love love cheese) and didnt know if the skin was ok...

Thanks for all your support you are each becoming new editions to my family quite quickly! My mom said she felt like she was getting to know you all as well because i tell her of all of my great advice I get and support and how wonderful you guys are!!

Much love

Katie

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New Hope    37

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Katie, I like milk too, and drink a glass every day (fat-free). I wouldn't eat the potato peeling, apple peeling, peach peeling, etc. They're pretty bad about getting "stuck" and you don't need that. Best of luck to you!:)

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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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        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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