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Fleur's Journal
 

18 Days till banding

I'm obsessed with finding out all I can before my LB day on the 30th March. I have no doubt that I am doing the right thing but what if I let myself down. I'ts hard to be confident when all else has failed in the past. If this doesnt work - then what. I consider myself of above average intelligence and faily capable but when it comes to weight loss all I've ever known is failure or limited success followed by failure. Funny, but the things that make me doubt myself are the ones that make this an appropriate option for me. I guess I'll feel better when I know what I'm dealing with, until then I'll keep on Truckin. I meet Dr Bowden tomorrow and Beres (GP) for a referral and hopefully some encouragement.   I've been eating heaps - like I'm trying to get it all in before it starts.   God knows what I'll weigh when I start on Optifast on Thursday.   Fleur
Fleur

Fleur

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My Life Change
 

36 hours until banding...

Here I sit, 12 midnight. It is Saturday night, sunday morning. I will be banded on Monday!! I cannot believe it has actually arrived! I am going to do clear liquids tomorrow. My sister in law took some pics of my booty today...LOL...she is crazy. She had to put it on extra wide angle view. i will have to post them for before/after...lol.   Anyone reading, wish me luck. I am really starting to get butterflies.
mini_me

mini_me

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brneyezz's Journal
 

Approved

I found out on Friday, March 10th 2006 that I am finally approved for Lapband. I am so happy and cannot wait to start my journey.:clap2:
brneyezz

brneyezz

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kaybug's Journal
 

trying to hold on

today is the seventh day of no solid food and im trying my hardest to not turn in a real bitch but its not working every thing hurts to sit ,to stand, to go to the bathroom ,to raise my hands, to walk, to laugh, then on top of all that i can't eat or have sex cuz these stupid staples r killing me by drying out and connectioning to my skin. i want to know if i can hold on before i lose it right now all i hear is going , going, going , i need some kind of support for some one that has been there and knows what im going threw im tring to keep in mind that im going to be something sexy in a couple of months but that knowlegde is starting to wear thin in my mind my husband and children r starting to hate me cuz im so snappy and everything. please lord help me right know write in my book is helping but man do i want to scream loud but guess what it's going to hurt. kaybug
kaybug

kaybug

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Bostongurl's Lap-Band Journal
 

March Goals

Last months goals: 1. loose another 10lbs 2. get control of evening snacking 3. edjucate myself to diet and excersise SMARTER - get the best possible workout and diet results from what I'm doing 4. get a new scale 5. short term goal, get under 250 6. get my BMI below 40 First off, I actually did really well on last months goals. In fact, I can pretty much say i accomplished all of the goals above. Although #2 is an ongoing badle, and #3 is never ending, I completely accomplished the rest and it feels great. March Goals: 1. Get weight to the 230's 2. Stop eating in front of the television 3. Only weight myself in the mornings 4. When I get one of my crazy cravings at home, I vow to nit at least 5 rows on my scarf before giving into the craving. 5. Continue to go to my Power Strenght class twice a week 6. Burn a minimum of 2000 calaries a week 7. Track my calerie intake on Sparkpeople.com 8. Keep calerie intake below 1200 9. Tan once a week - makes me feel more beautiful
Bostongurl

Bostongurl

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jillbean21's Journal
 

LAP BAND JOURNAL

March 11, 2006 2:40 p.m. I waited 2 years to have my lapband surgery done. I wanted this so bad because I wanted to lose weight. Then on May 9th of 2005 I had my surgery. I couldn't believe how restricted I was. Eating three teaspoons of food at a time was remarkable. After I healed up I was able to eat more food. The band they put in is a large one. It's been 10 months since my surgery and I got discussed. I can eat the way I used to. And I'm hitting the food pretty bad. Got to stop this because I gained back 12 pounds. Before I had surgery my weight was 340 and now I'm 285. On Friday March 10th of 06 I had my 4th fill and Dr. Joyce said I'll probably need 2 more fills. I'v got to start doing what I'm supposed to do. Other wise this is a waste. I thought I was supposed to be at my normal weight by now. But Dr. Joyce said I'm only supposed to lose 2 lbs. a week. So, that made me feel better. When I went to get my fill I met a girl who also had the band done. We got to talking and she told me about a web site Lapbandtalk.com. So, I signed up. And I really like it. Much better then ObesityHelp.com This is much broader.
jillbean21

jillbean21

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mommy3boys's Journal
 

day 1 intro

well here I am 3 years out and still struggling, self sabotaging myself..   status   surgery 1/25/03 270 highest 242 day of surgery saw 168 last year (when going through hardest part of divorce) current 185 goal 150   just had my 3rd fill 1/11/06 very snug fit   need, must exercise   day 1 of journaling set
mommy3boys

mommy3boys

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Julie*'s Journal
 

March 11

9 days of mushies left! I'm finding that my mood has levelled off a bit the last day. Plus, I'm down 18 pounds so I feel like it's working and that helps with my moods. I found some good soup recipes for mushies that I am going to try tomorrow. My SIL is here this weekend and I don't really want to try new stuff with her here in case she asks any questions. That's the last thing I need!   I get a bit worried reading about slippage and stuff and just hope that my band is kind to me.
Julie*

Julie*

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kaybug's Journal
 

my first days

my surgery date was march 6, 2006 and at the time i was 355 pounds not happy and very ready to lose the weight. im 31 years old and my birthday is right around the corner. I've had my band for about a week and im very happy with it very hungry but looking forward to losing the extra weight. My husband is very supportive. My children and freinds are there and very helpful im having a hard time bending over and pickin up things below my knees but im doing good. Right now the worst pain is the hungry and the staples r starting to dry and itch. So movement for me is very limited but if this little dicomfort is something i have to go throught to get where i want to be then lets get it on.
kaybug

kaybug

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Sandybells's Journal
 

2 weeks since surgery

I went shopping from 8 this morning to 4:30 pm. Walked alot. My surgery is a distant memory...How cool! I got barbeque chicken wings from KFC...not good at all... the band is not happy with that. My husband took me to Applebee's for dinner and I had onion soup.. Cheese is rubbery so couldn't eat that part.. Husband shared some of his steak and mashed potatoes..Yummy stuff! Went down easy too.. I am so tickled with my band and my weight is down to 179 today. Yeah! From 190 on day of surgery. It is working well.
Sandybells

Sandybells

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vinesqueen's Journal
 

Saw the Endo today

Well, today I saw the Endo, but it didn't go quite how I would have liked. Becaue I don't have the strechmarks, and because I work out I don't have the thin arms and legs, he doesn't think I have cushings, but he ordered the 24 hour urine test and three other tests. (my husband has my PDA with that information). I do know they are testing my testosterone because of the increased body hair, the increased facial hair (6 laser hair removal treatments and it is all growing back) and the male patterned baldnes, he thinks I might have something wrong, like a masculinizing tumor, but probably not cushings.   He wasn't interested in my sudden and unexplained weight gains, my fatigue, or my inability to lose weight. I think the man weighs 150 soaking wet. He's going to send me to a doctor that specializes in metabolic issues, although she mostly sees professional atheletes. He kept refering to me being obese (no kidding) and thinks that is why I'm having all the problems. He thinks I should work harder at losing weight. (hello! I had WLS for crying out loud, I work out, and I've managed to lose 15 pounds net since April.   I'm not terribly optimistic, but he didn't dismiss me altogether either.   He did tell me to stop taking the thyroid medication. He looked at my test results from Jan and couldn't believe the other doctor put me on thyroid medication.   This doesn't mean that I don't have Cushing's, it just means that I won't know until after I get the test results back from the lab, and until I finish peeing in a bottle for 24 hours. Oh joy that one...   I just sort of thought that after reading all that I've been able to read about Cushing's that some of the major symptoms that I have would have been looked at, and not brushed aside.   He wasn't interested in my journals, my before and now pix to see the difference and I was disapointed at that. The Cushings's board said to bring all that stuff, and he didn't even want to see any of it.
vinesqueen

vinesqueen

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Jerseytammy's Journal
 

Gained Weight

Well my fears were confirmed yesterday, I have gained 10 lbs since I have started back eating. I mean who was I fooling, I have been eating snickers, bites of carmel, dinner mints and anything else that tempted me. Did I think for one minute that the scales would lie to me, no, but I kinda hoped that since I only ate like 4 fun size bars instead of the one king size I would have normally had that some how it would be OK. I told myself on the way home in the car, this is it, I will start following the diet to a tee, I mean I went through major surgery to get here and look at what I am doing. I was sooooo ill and moody all day yesterday, I was mad and disappointed in myself. So this morning I get up and do a weight watchers english muffin with the heart healthy butter, and a cup of def coffee with splenda and benefiber. yeah I know, where is the the protein, sigh. Then I get to work and 2 hours later my stomach is growling. I am still very moody and ill but work was busy today so I was able to ignore the hungry, but then my feelings get hurt at work and what do I do, I go to McDonalds for lunch and have a double cheese burger and 4 piece chicken nuggets , nope no fries. What did I tell myself while I ate it, I am having my first fill on March the 24 and this might be last time I get to eat fast food for a while, what a damn joke!!!!!!!!! I am right back to my old habbits, my feelings were hurt and I dulled the pain with food. Is there any help out there for people like me? Some days I wish there was this magical pill I could take and never want to eat again, oh if ur reading this I am sure you have too or know someone who has. What makes us different from the normal size people out there, is it that we truly lack the will power to say no when enough is enough, or is it true that we have a disease and its not our fault. I smoked for year but quit cold turkey, why cant I just stop over eating, it sounds sooo simple. Put what you are suppose to eat on your plate and when it is gone you stop. It doesnt take a genius to figure that out, so why is it soo damn hard? I know I am not alone but I feel alone. Why do I write in this journal? Cause I hate someone that is wooo is me and I think that is what I have become, Poor little Tammy she cant stop eating, she cant lose weight, well stop freaking eating and you can! I pray months from now, I had orginally said years and deleted it, I look back at this journal and say "you did it, you went through hell and kept going, you didnt stop , and you didnt give-up. I keep telling myself tomorrow is another day and tomorrow you will stay to ur diet and things will get better, but will tomorrow ever come?
Jerseytammy

Jerseytammy

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Confessions of a Nervous Bander
 

Couldn't Sleep

I couldn't sleep last night. I am so worried about the surgery. It's more so the after of the surgery worrying me. I am going through a bad flare of fibromyalgia and asmtha right now, so I am worried how my body will react to the surgery.   I'm so worried I will not heal right or my lungs will have such a rough time I will end up in serious condition..   So worried.:help:
NeenBand

NeenBand

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cashley's Journal
 

Grippy Day

Went to the grocery yesterday.... Finding it really hard to still make good choices. Of corse I'm not filled yet so these first 6 weeks are so hard. I keep hearing everyone say... It's a bonus if you lose but *#@*@))@, I just spend $17,500 on this and I want my new life to begin as soon as possible. I'm not getting any younger.   In the past I would spend about 6 - 12 weeks on a diet before I'd give up. Usuallly in that time I might lose 3 pounds. I'd sit and watch at Weight Watchers as others would lose 2 or 3 a week. But I'd also see a lot of people like me that would lose .2 or even gain after a week on plan.   I'd hear other optimistic people say "Don't give up you are at least going down" and I'd say "It's not worth that much work and it being that hard to only lose 3 pounds".   When people think that overweight people are lazy it kills me but I've never seen my skinny friends work so hard for a goal and they don't have a clue what it's like to never see it.   I'm doing weight watchers now so I can at least maintain these first 6 weeks. Today is my 5th weight in.
cashley

cashley

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cashley's Journal
 

My first journal entry!

Wow - I've been Banded for a month and just found this journal area. It's really nice because so many questions I have of others are right here. It's nice to see other people who have been though what you are going though.   I'll start this jounal with how I got to this point... I was young in college and thin. I could eat anything I wanted it was great. Of course you don't realize it then. I taught aerobics to put myself though college and had a weight lifter boy friend. What a life. Had I know that would be part of my metibolic issue now I might not have tried so hard then. I busted my butt to stay fit and thin but didn't diet. Soon it got harder and harder. I had to workout more and there just wansnt that much time. I started dieting but it seemed to be a downhill slope. Getting worse each time and harder to lose. I finally tried Phen Fen... It worked - Lost it all - felt great Until they took it off the market. Gained it all back.   Nothing worked.... My doctors didn't believe me they said I wasn't working out enough or I was eating too much. I kept journals they didn't want to look at.   I finally went to my endo for my hypoglcymia and she said most people don't really have hypoglcymia that it's in their head... she sent me home but first wanted to do a blood test. My suger was in the 50's and they wouldn't let me drive until it reached 70... and she thought it was in my head.   She send me to a dietian and she said cut your carbs... it was such BS! I've told a lot of people I was having this surgery and they said but you don't need it you're not that heavy. (Just diet) People don't realize I work my butt off just to stay at 220 and not go higher.   Well I workout more then anyone I know, I eat less then many people I know. My mom has diabetes and heart disease. She had a massive heart attack at only 45 years old and had to have by-pass surgery. She's thin for the first time in her life and she didn't diet or change her eating at all.   I swear it's hormones... why would my mom's body change so fast and now she eats way more then me.   Anyway here I am - tired of fighting the fight and not going anywhere. I'll just cry if this doesn't work becuase I don't mind the work as long as I can at least see some results. It's the weeks after weeks that turn into months after months of staying on a strict diet, working out and not losing. My doctor finally said once - You're body is just "used" to your workout - you'll have to workout harder. (There just isnt that much time in a day)
cashley

cashley

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Julie*'s Journal
 

March 9

Hungry Hungry Hungry but hanging in there. I'm finding that I have to eat something when I get home at 3pm but I guess that would be my snack of the day since I don't eat again after dinner. I lost a pound so that's good but I doubt I'll lose much more w/o restriction or lots of exercise. Then again, even if I feel like I'm eating too much it's SO much less than normal.   My friend told me today that she believes I can unlearn head hunger. This is certainly a new thought for me. Her point was that head hunger is a learned behavior so why can't it be unlearned? I have to think about this one for awhile.
Julie*

Julie*

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chabutter's Journal
 

The beginning of the journey (not yet banded)

I have been researching the lapband and rouxenY for a while. RouxenY is out of the question for me because I and my family are afraid of death. Besides this, I am twenty one years of age! Young, and I highly doubt that the staples will survive until I am 30. (much less 40,50, or however long that I hope to live)..   My story: I have ALWAYS been a big girl. I was tormented as a child, and in middle school and at 12 I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome and Pre-Diabetes. Thats a scary thing, and embarrassing thing at twelve years old. I didnt want any doctor telling me about my menstration, and I didnt care about diabetes. I was eating donuts and chocolate milk everyday for lunch, and nothing mattered.   at this point I was prescribed glucophage to regulate my bloodsugar and bring my hormones back to normal. :phanvan   I remained between 240-220 throughout highschool, but through running and trackpractice and other whatnots, I was able to get down to close to 200 pounds by graduation. :straight   (I have been a vegetarian for 9 years as well, but often and always choosing the bad foods):straight:straight:straight   Come college, I was suffering from depression and anxiety. I was in a highstress environment because I was going through a very intensive music program at a conservatory. Through an even stricter vegan diet, and from overdoing things at the gym, I had lost 20 more pounds and gotten myself down to 180-182. I couldnt understand why I couldnt get a boyfriend. This was the thinnest I had ever been, and it was unhealthy. I was weak, my hair was coming out, and I was constantly exausted from overexercising, low self esteem and not getting enough food, and not any protein at all. :rolleyes   that very year I came down with a generative joint disease called rheumatoid arthritis/ or rheumatism. I suffered.. boy oh boy did I suffer. Slowly, I couldnt walk, or do anything. I had to quit music, and redefine myself completely. I was completely depressed, however I had gained a boyfriend who didnt care at all about my weight. :clap2:   quickly I gained 60 pounds, and my rheumatologist made me go on prednisone for a while, and I my metabolism slowed to a crawl because I could not walk. Me knees got shot, I ended up having to have surgery on both elbow joints, my wrist lost the space between the bones, and my fingers swelled up. Ic ouldnt even bear a sheet on me at night, and when people accidently bumped into my swollen body I would scream bloody murder. this was 2004-2005.. i flunked several quarters at school, and i was just a mess.   although I am doing much better. I cannot stand for more than an hour or so at a time. i can no longer run because my left ankle needs surgery and physical therapy. my metabolism is terrible and even though i am eating normally, i still have issues with foods, and I still have been steadily putting on the weight.   that is my story. it is ridiculous.
chabutter

chabutter

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Jerseytammy's Journal
 

More than I bargained for.......

March 9 Ok I had to leave work yesterday due to that fact that I was so miserable from being constipacted. I know it had to piss my boss off because I have just came back after being out for 9 days due to a rough recovery after my surgery, so much for a raise anytime soon huh. Heck I am worried about being replaced if something else happens, like I dont have enough to worry about. I called the doctor and he had me give myself a fleet enima, oh that was lovely. Then he had me take 3 colace and buy some benefiber for everyday use for a while. I cant help but think, did I not see all these when I was doing my research on the band, or did I turn a blind eye to it? I didnt know about lapbandtalk.com when I was doing my research, and I wished I had. Here it seems that people talk about everything and that is what people need to hear that are thinking about doing this. You know how misery loves company well sometimes I believe that people sugar coat the band cause people want people in the same "group". Ok did that make sense, its like if your wearing a short dress to a party and you know other will be wearing long dresses you will try to have someone else wear a short dress too. Ok maybe I think too much. Did I take a Xanax last night, you bet I did. I was miserable most of the day, then the girls came home and needed attention that I was in mood to give them, and lets not even get into my husband being pissed cause I was at home, he is worried about me lossing my job too. Ya know everyone says you have to take care of yourself first then worry about a job, but who are we kidding, we live in the real world where good jobs are hard to come by and bills dont care if your sick or not. I do have a good job and they have been supportive of me so far , I just pray my luck holds out. Have I been watching what I eat, yeah I look at every bite right before it goes into my mouth. I think they call that the see food diet! My mom and family that knows about my surgery keep asking me "how much weight have you lost", oh my god, I think if someone never ask me that again I would be ok!!!!!!! I know they mean well and they are doing it out of love and excitment for me but to someone who just wants to forget about my weight it is a constant reminder. Funny I am sitting here eating Chex Mix while writing in my journal, my tummy was growling and this was the only thing in the vending machine that wasnt loaded with sugar. I had a weight watcher english muffin this morning with that healthy butter spread (the one that is suppose to be good for the heart) and a cup of def. coffee. I usually dont take lunch until 1 so when I do eat I am straving. Ok I must say this, I am SICK TO DEATH OF EVERYONE WATCHING EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO MY MOUTH, if I had it to do over again no one, and I mean no one would know i had this done. Ok I know most of us had to see a shrink before having this surgery done, but I am not sure I am mentally prepared for all this. I know this is a magical cure , this is a "tool" to help me out but this tool doesnt talk and tell people to shut up. Ok that was harsh, maybe shut up isnt what I meant, I just think that people need to be more sentative to the situation. This is going to be a longgggggggggggggggg hard road and being asked about it everytime u see me doesnt help me any, it reminds me of the hard work I have to do. Say if you had a diease and you were going blind, would it be ok to ask that person everytime u see them " How well are you seeing today?", I think not, so why do people think it is ok to ask "how much weight have you lost?' or what are you eating and how much. heck maybe it is just my friends and family and no one else is experiencing this. I just pray for the day when my weight wont be all consuming for me.
Jerseytammy

Jerseytammy

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urbrdfs's Journal
 

Lapband Journal

Flew from Atlanta to San Diego on 9/9/05 @ 6am. Picked up by driver in San Diego around 11:00 am then driven to Alma Hospital in Mexicali, Mexico (about a 3 hr drive). I was met at the hospital by Yolanda (Dr. Aceves' coordinator) which informed me of the things that would be taking place. Yolanda is a very lovely lady, very informed (was previous a professor at one of the colleges). I was then checked into a room and immediately they started running test for my surgery (X-rays, bloodwork, ekg, etc., I had elected to have surgery the same day I arrived).   Dr. Aceves came into my room sat down and talked with me. He is a very soft spoken, kind, and very knowledgable man. He began to demonostrate the band (he had brought one with him), telling me how everything worked, the good and the bad. He made me feel very comfortable answering all questions patiently without making me feel he needed to be seeing the next patient. He understands English very well, but when he speaks you have to pay attention to get it all.   Around 1pm I was taken into surgery, 54 min later I was in recovery. I stayed in recovery for an hour then wheeled back to my room. I was expecting lots of pain (according to everything I had read), but it was more "pressure" than pain (for me anyway). By that evening I was up and walking some.   Dr. Aceves came by that night, before leaving the hospital to check on me and to ask if I needed a sleeping pill. The nurses checked on me continually throughout the night giving me pain medicine (through my iv) every 3 hours.   The next day I walked a good bit because it makes you feel so much better. Sunday, after lunch, Yolanda came by, got the papers for me to check out and took me to the hotel. The driver picked me up the next morning (Monday) around 7am to go to the airport.   I did not get back to GA until 10:45pm (a very long trip). The worse thing for me was the flight returning home; sitting that long with the seatbelt over that area was very uncomfortable, even tho I had on very loose clothes. Probably had the flight not been so long (7 hours) it would not have been nearly as bad.   I had taken the following week off and basically I just took it slow. I have a 16 year old daughter that helped me alot, but within a day or so I was fine. I was on clear liquids for 2 weeks which actually wasn't that bad. The people at work simply thought I was just drinking tea or something. I had not told anyone at work because I simply did not want to hear their opinion about me leaving the country for my surgery.   On November 23rd I went to get my first fill. They could not locate the port (done without fluro). I had to schedule another location a couple of weeks later to get the fill done under fluro. On December 12th/2005 I went to receive my fill (under fluro) and was given a 2.5cc. By the end of December I knew that my fill was too restricted, however, at their request continued to try to work with it. I basically drank my breakfast and often my lunch, sometimes I could eat something like soup for lunch and then by around 5:30pm I could eat like most bandsters do - protein, veggies etc.   I struggled through January and February and was pretty much okay other than still unable to eat in the mornings. In March I received some very disturbing news about my daughter that was and still is very stressful. I started having acid reflux during the night; waking up strangling. I contacted the center and they still think I do not need to have a slight unfill; they want me to "work around" this problem. They did put me on medication which I have been on for 3 days now. However, it is only a 14-day treatment so after this I am not sure what will happen.   The good news is that I have lost 45 lbs plus 18 lbs before surgery which amounts to 63 pounds. I am very thankful for the band; I would never have lost this much without it. :clap2:   3/16/06 I have an appointment to go get some of the fill taken out. Still having reflux pretty bad; the little food and little sleep is like waaay too much.   4/21/06 Drove to Nashville to have a portion of the fill removed and they could not find/hit the port (after 4 or 5 sticks...ouch). I was sooooo dissappointed after a 6 hour drive, the cost of gasoline, the cost of a hotel room etc. So...I now have an appointment in Tampa, Fla to have the fill completed under fluro.   5/3/06 - Tampa/fillcenterusa - Had fill (1.8cc), everything went great! No problems in locating the port, in fact the easiest one I've had yet.   9/06 - 1 Year anniversary - total of 71 lbs loss.   10/06 - 203 and still loosing, just slowly, but....that's okay. No hair loss, no loose skin etc., and that's pretty good for someone 51 years old.   1/2007 - 193 - total loss of 85 lbs....yeah.   3/2007 - 187   4/2007 - 180 (-98 lbs) yeah!!!
urbrdfs

urbrdfs

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Dawg's Lap-Band Journal
 

3/8

Weigh in day today and I have lost 2 pounds. Looks like the weight loss may be starting to slow but signed back up for the gym and maybe that can shake things up a bit.
dawg

dawg

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Bostongurl's Lap-Band Journal
 

MMPI Test

So I had my MMPI test today. I arrived at the Boston Medical around 7:40AM. Tony checked me in, I payed $160.00 then I filled out a couple page multiple choice. Then Tony brought me and one other women into another room, told us what was in store for us, then we watched a TERRRIBLE video from i kid you not the 70s. Then towards the end of the video the therapist came in and took me to another room to basically interview me. She was really nice, and she asked me TONS of questions about my state of mind, my support system, basically evaluated me mentally. She said she had never given such a glowing report, which felt great!! She said I seem like I will do really really well with the surgrey and that she is not used to seeing people who have lost weight at this point. So then when we were done, I went back into the other room and took the MMPI test, which was close to 600 t/f questions which were very intersting. I finished around 11:15 and was back to work by 12:00. So now I guess the results for this come back in about three weeks. At that point Tony submits the paperwork to my insurance company, which can take another 3-4 weeks. Then from there when I'm approved, then they set a surgery date, which is usually about 3-4 weeks out. So bassically we are looking at Mid May sometime. Next steps: tomorrow, call PCP to make an appointment in a month for a letter of medical clearance from my PCP. Three weeks from today, March 29th, call tony to see if my test results were in. I'm in a great place though, i'm loosing and am happy. So i'm down 12lbs, and if all goes well, I could loose another 18lbs or so for a total of 30lbs before the time of my surgery. So that's my next goal. It's an aggressive one, but I know I can do it.
Bostongurl

Bostongurl

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ReneBean's Journal
 

3/08/06 - One month and counting...

Well, if there was any lingering doubt about my need for a fill, it has vanished. My weight at my one-month follow-up visit was - gasp - the very same as it was on the day of surgery! Uh - yeah. Not so good.   Of course, I have been eating everything in sight - so I guess that might explain it...I suppose I just have to do everything back-assward, since it seems that I have last supper syndrome, AFTER the surgery.   But, such is life. I have my fill scheduled for the 21st - right after I get back from NY and another follow-up with Doc Fox in Mid-April to see how that whole fill thing is working out. I guess I will just go on as I have been until I get my fill and start all over.   The Doc says that I should probably just schedule the 2nd fill for 3 wks after the first one. Maybe I will just sched. for the very same morning I go for the follow-up. Might as well get it all done at once...   I am still out of control at work, and so far, the concept of coming in earlier has failed miserably. So, I have been to the gym a few times - but not nearly enough. It seems that DH is flaking out on that, too. He hasn't even harassed me about it in a week. Not good. We both need to go.   The only light in the tunnel is that I took my official measurements. An inch here, and inch there - half an inch on an extremity or two. The biggest size difference was the chest measure - apparently, I have lost 3 inches of ugly fat off the rolls on my back. That is awesome.   I am still keeping all the floppy bits bound up - which is fine, except that it means sex must be planned in advance. It's hard to feel sexy in a cotton sports bra and a girdle.... and access to all the parts is limited unless I strip down. I guess we are just going to have to schedule that event.   Well - I have to get back to the insanity that is my job. Apparently, a file sitting on my desk for more than 2 hours constitutes "backed up". (Even though 24 hour turn time is standard).   Well. Such a cheery entry. I am going to have to work on an attitude adjustment. This might assist in the whole weightloss concept.
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