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Had Surgery 9-10-08 and feelin good

AngelLove

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Hello everyone! Just wanted to tell you ladies that I had surgery on sept 10th and there wasn't much pain at all. When I got to the center I was being a big baby so they gave me some happy drugs after that they knocked me out and performed the operation. After surgery I felt alot of pain from the incisions but after a couple hours it wasnt as bad, I didn't even take any of the pain killers that they prescribed. There is some slight discomfort but not enough to take pain killers. I had my 1 week follow up appointment today and i lost 7 pounds since surgery :thumbup:. I will probably get my first fill when I am at week 4.

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That is wonderful news. I'm glad the surgery went well and your recovery is also going so good....and 7lbs in one week sure is something to smile about :thumbup:. Can't wait to join the world of the banded :smile2:. Keep us posted on your progress

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Congrats girl! glad to hear you are doing well!

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AngelLove    0

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Way to go girl! I was banded 9/9. Which band did you have installed?

I have the Lap Band AP, which one do you have?

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I have the realize. It is installed without Fluid so I have to wait until 10/22 for a fill. I am suppose to have a little restriction just because the band is there, but I can't really tell. I start mushies tomorrow for two weeks. Since I am doing most of the work on my own until the first fill, I am trying to follow my post op diet.

I lost 11 lbs by day 8 after surgery and I am still there. But that's OK I guess.

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I have the realize. It is installed without Fluid so I have to wait until 10/22 for a fill. I am suppose to have a little restriction just because the band is there, but I can't really tell. I start mushies tomorrow for two weeks. Since I am doing most of the work on my own until the first fill, I am trying to follow my post op diet.

I lost 11 lbs by day 8 after surgery and I am still there. But that's OK I guess.

I started mushies yesterday, I had a couple bites and I was FULL. I don't have any Fluid in my band yet either, I will get a fill on 10/9.

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Angel- I wish I could get a fill as soon as you . Are you feeling restriction? How can you tell. I am so trying to learn this band. I am trying new foods but I am scared at the same time . I am really liking chicken salad because it is soft. How is it going for you?

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Angel- I wish I could get a fill as soon as you . Are you feeling restriction? How can you tell. I am so trying to learn this band. I am trying new foods but I am scared at the same time . I am really liking chicken salad because it is soft. How is it going for you?

I don't know how much restriction is due to the band. I know that my stomach probably shrunk some since i was on a liquid diet for a while. I can tell that I have restriction because I feel full, stuffed at times. I'm trying hard not to over eat because it makes my stomach hurt. I'm not eating on a huge plate either. But don't worry, as my doctors said, this is the time for healing, not to lose weight. As you get your adjustments you will find restriction so don't worry too much about it. Do you drink with your mushy food meals? I was told not to drink with my meals but i'm finding it hard not to. I have to work on it.

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I don't know how much restriction is due to the band. I know that my stomach probably shrunk some since i was on a liquid diet for a while. I can tell that I have restriction because I feel full, stuffed at times. I'm trying hard not to over eat because it makes my stomach hurt. I'm not eating on a huge plate either. But don't worry, as my doctors said, this is the time for healing, not to lose weight. As you get your adjustments you will find restriction so don't worry too much about it. Do you drink with your mushy food meals? I was told not to drink with my meals but i'm finding it hard not to. I have to work on it.

What are you eating on your soft foods diet? How much are you eating?

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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
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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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