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Roheryn

By Roheryn, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Roheryn    0

Roheryn
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Wait, what, well hey peoples!! Wonderful to see you all doing so well!!

Been a while again :thumbdown: I'm such a delinquent.

And if you didn't notice by my Sig, I had to have my band replaced...I had been so careful and I don't know when it happened (and I am wondering if it started since I got that overfill!!) but my band slipped slightly and two weekends ago it came to a head when I got home from a night at the movies (where I ate nothing mind you!!) and I couldn't swallow saliva, drinks, nothing!!

The end started after I had been sick with a sinus thing so I had added restriction from that and then ate a Pasta dish (which I had no problems with before this mind you) several days before the hospitalisation . Anyway it got stuck and I didn't realise this as I felt fine but the next day it decided to reappear (I won't go into detail :tongue_smilie:). Anyway so I went onto liquids did what you're supposed to do and then moved up to soft foods, etc. but it wasn't going to help me, I was doomed.

So after a very uncomfortable Sat night, I called the emergency number (why do these things happen on a weekend when your doc isn't around??) and went in for a complete unfill which was unsuccessful. I was then admitted to hospital and didn't eat or drink for a further 28+ hours, it was just me and a drip. I had to do a barium swallow (not great when you can't keep anything down so it was only a matter of time before it made it's reappearance! Luckily not before they got their images) this showed a possible slip/obstruction. So Monday afternoon I was wheeled into the OR and they replaced my band. Thankfully it all went ok and the pain following surgery was nothing like the first time round (probably because they didn't have to replace the port) though the gas pains were horrid this time! Go figure!

Anyway I am doing ok, my spirits are somehwat higher than they were (lots of crying and 'why me's??' before the op). Doc says sometimes these things just happen but I hope it doesn't happen again because I don't want to have to make the decision to have it removed which is what would happen if it did it again!

On the plus side :laugh: I've lost a few kilos after months (:thumbdown:) at a plateau!!

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krtork    0

krtork
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Ro~ Glad to have you back! Sorry to hear about the band slipping - sounds like you really went through a rough patch!

Take it easy, keep healing and keep losing!

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I think you have experienced what we all fear. It sounds like they have you back on track now. I know you are glad to be past the plateau but hate how you had to do it.

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I'm so happy that you're ok and still among the banded. I was feeling like I might have had some slippage after being too tight, but I finally feel like I'm back in a sweet spot after losing a few more pounds. I was really fearing having to have the band removed altogether.

Bryan

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Roheryn    0

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Thanks guys!! Hope no one else has to deal with this!!

Back to the docs tomorrow...Interesting that this time they didn't staple me but stitched inside or something anyway looks much neater and hasn't been itchy like last time was with the staples...Wish they did it this way first time!!

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Ro!!! You're back!!! About damn time!! LOL!

So sorry to hear about your second surgery and all you've had to go thru. Really glad to hear you seem to be doing good now!

Take care, heal well and STICK AROUND THIS TIME!! :thumbup:

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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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