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SummerTime but still no Bikini

Not that this body would ever be in one anyhow. There is nothing like buying new clothes to make you feel great. I've reach a point where I've cleaned out the closets and got rid of clothes that were OH so BIG on ME!!!:clap2: And going to the store and buying smaller sizes. I started out a 24-26. I just never really looked at myself as being as BIG as I was--talk about a eye opener. I'm down to a 18 now and the weight loss is also coming off, still slow but I've come to live with it. Started going more to the gym more and really fill great about myself when I get everything done that I want to do and still the inches if not so much the pounds melting away. There is nothing like that feeling (much better than eathing that is for sure). My husbands family haven't seen me since the end of the year and we have a big family get together coming up at the end of July. What a surprise I was to them all. We had such a great time. Until the Fri night before the NY family was leaving I came down with some upper gastric pain. I had been eating still sm amts but of food that I don't normaly eat so I thought that was the problem. It lasted for 2 days and by Sun I was back to my old self. (note to myself stay away from those kind of foods) We were leaving on Mon to make the 5 hour drive back home when BAM it came back again. I didn't tell anyone because it would just make the ride home harder for me to be asked all the time "How do you fee" etc. So after driving for 5 hours we got home then I told David what was up. Went on the lap band web site to see if it could happen to be slipped band. Then put a call into Dr. Bass. He felt it was due to being too full and wanted me in his office in the morning. Well by 1a I was climbing the wall is hurt so much so off the to ER and 14 hours later with many test's done I was going to have Gall Bladder surg. It was HUGE so I couldn't have it done lapie so 16 staples later I'm home for the next 6 weeks recovery. Dr. Bass had to do another unfill for me. Thanks to not having much of apetitie. I've lost another 9.5lbs witch bring my total to 66.5 lbs gone since I started this journey back in Sept. I only have another 5.5 lbs to go to be under 200 lbs. Which is something I havent been in over 21 years.
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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It all stared in May 2005

After coming back from a trip to Lake Taho for spring break and seeing how "FAT" I looked in all the pictures. I new I need to take a BIG step in doing something about this. Two of my co-workers had the bad done, 1 in Feb and the other in April. After seeing all the great results they have had in such a short time. I felt this was something I should look into. After muling this over and over I told my husband David that this was something I wanted to do. He at first was shocked since I always felt it was the lazy way out, but understood that I had changed my mine and gave me all the support I needed to get thur this. Went to a Gastric Support Group given at the hospital that I worked at. Got on line a read up on the lap band and felt it was the best choice for me. Made the appt. with Dr. Bass and also felt it was the best choice for my body time.
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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Now for all the rest

Well it took several months to get all my dr's. appt. for med clearence and all the evaluations taken care of. I had made the decission not to tell most of my co-workers:kiss because they can be such a bunch of bitches at times. Some of them gave one of my co-workers such a hard time because they felt like she wasn't losing like she should:omg: and who died and made them the experts. Alot of them could loss some weight themselfs. Of course I did have to tell my boss who was very supportive of this since she happens to be a by-pass gal herself and respected my decission of not telling everyone. I was really hoping to get this taken care of in July but it took until Sept until all the paper work was completed. Including dealing with the hospital declining me. But I fought back and WON:clap2: So I was all set for Sept 9th, 2005 when what happens I get a call the week before from the Drs. office asking if I would like to be done a week earlier. :faint: AH NO, I already have my whole life in order here with taking time off of work. I thought how unfair that they think people can just up an change because he wants to go take a class. I asked if this class would help in anyway to do a better job on my lap band and they said no, so I said SORRY can't change
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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Liquid Phase before Surg.

Well this wasn't the easiest but it was a job that I had to get through. But get through I did:clap2: . It now surg. day Sept 9th, 2005. My case was sch. for 2pm so I got to the hospital around 11am to get the Iv and the rest of the paper work taken care of. Then I get told that Dr. Bass had not been aware of a case sch. before me:mad: which means that I've been pushed back another hour. Do they happen to know how uncomfortable those stretchers happen to be for my butt. Soon enough I'm off to night-night land and rolling into the OR. Now my husband David happen to work in the OR so it was nice to have him help me on the table and hold my hand (even if I didn't know he was there) until it was time for him to leave. Woke up in the Rec. Rm. sore but very HAPPY that it was all over. Dr. Bass said all went well.
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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After Surg.

After staying afew hours in rec. rm I was trans to a pvt suite (Dr. Bass and his partner has them for there Gastric Pt.) around 7:30p that night. It was very nice being by myself. Didn't feel all that great from the anesth. that is for sure. They got me out of bed so I could use the rest room (talk about rubber knee's). I was told that I would be getting a clear liquid diet (hear we go again LIQUIDS) But what did they bring me but a Reg. Gastric diet (chicken, veg, coffee and dessert) UGH!!!:eek: David tried to tell them that I was only to have liquids and the Nurse repiled this is what your Dr. ordered. David said you call Dr. Bass and get the right order. So by Mn. I was up in a chair sipping on soup, jello and Ice tea. It felt like a 4**** food at that point. After all of this David didn't feel it was safe to leave me alone so he spent the night with me. We told Dr. Bass what happen and he was not a very HAPPY CAMPER with the staff. Went home that after noon and started my road to recovery. I something couldn't believe that I was now a LAP BANDER!!!:clap2:
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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Home and Recovering Time

I had alot of discomfort around my port. All I did was go from the bed, bathroom, computer for the first few days. But each day was easier and easier. I took 3 weeks off from work. I'm a sec. in the Labor Room, so they felt I didn't need anymore time than that. Well, let me tell you I work 4 12 shifts with alot of up and down during those 12 hours. I was in so much discomfort that first week. But by the 4th week I was back to the normal and on the road to lossing. I didn't get my first fill until something in Oct. didn't feel much of a difference and weight loss was slow. Got a 2nd fill 4 weeks latter and a 3rd fill in Dec. Still a low weight loss. Thought I would have lost alot more by the time Dec. had rolled around but hey 20lbs gone is better than gain. Well I must have gotten a piece of steak stuck so off to Dr. Bass's to have a unfill. Not too HAPPY about it at all.:angry And of course what did I do but gain 2lbs when I went back for another fill.
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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It's a New Year-2006

Even with the slow weight loss I never had felt better. One of the best decission I ever made was having this band and have NO REGRETS!!! It just hitting those plato's that make it hard for me. So after our 25th Anniversary trip to St. Aug. and WDW, David and I decided to join WW. Now WW doesn't taken to kindly to Gastric pt. So I decided to keep my mouth shut on that little secret. I have to say it has helped alot. We both really like going to the meeting. We have the best speaker ever which I think really can make or break a meeting. It still hard at times when we go out to eat and I see all this really great food going by me. But over time I haven't let it bother me as much anymore. David and I have a weekly date when we go to WW then out to Sweet Tomato's for dinner after. I 've done really well on WW and starting to get alot of WOW your'e looking Good comments:D
SunshineGirl2

SunshineGirl2

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