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Hi All-Stars!

Well, called my surgeon's nurse this AM. She got me in this afternoon to see him. I could hardly get my hot tea down this AM so figured since I've been having a lot of problems the last couple of days and periodically over the last 2 1/2 weeks since getting sick, I'd better get in to see him.

He took out the .25cc he put in 3 weeks ago. I've lost 5lbs in those 3 weeks. I NEVER lose like that! Guess that's what happens when you're not eating or drinking much. I felt a lot better and was able to drink a 20oz bottle of Water in about 20 minutes after the un-fill.

He's mad at me. I "confessed" to eating Soup b/c it's all I could get down (and lunch yesterday, it didn't stay down) and not taking my Vitamins b/c they wouldn't stay down either. He's punishing me by refusing to see me for 4 weeks! LOL! "And I'd better NOT gain any weight. I'll be dieting!" LOL!

He cracked me up! I didn't tell him I've also been drinking Protein drinks and I eat soups/stews on a regular basis! (I figured I'd send him over the edge if I told him that! LOL!) I love making soups/stews and they're so good to eat and warm (I'm SO cold)! He thinks (once you're healed from surgery) that Soups and shakes are evil. Slider calories.

Hopefully, this illness, whatever it is, goes away soon. I should be okay now as far as getting stuck b/c of all the extra mucus (sorry!). I just have to worry about being able to keep things down.

I literally have had NOTHING to eat today. I'm waiting for DH to finish making dinner and we'll see how that goes. I'm actually hungry so I'm hoping it's a good sign!

A part of my feels like I went backwards today tho. Logically I know I needed that un-fill esp. with the problems I've had the last couple of days, but still.

I'll get back on track once I get better!

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I was too tight and had to have 4mls taken out i was that swollen, and couldnt keep any thing down, i am now back down to 2mls in my band, and the surprising thing is, that i am over my plataeu and have started losing again, The post traumatic stress, i have over the too tight, has made me be super concious of my portions right now, so i cant complain, i feel great, and only have 7kgs to lose till i get to goal now. 15lbs.

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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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