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Iv'e been Banded!!!

I just got back from the hospital about an hour ago!...Ok lets just start from the top. I woke up yesterday morning stressed and a little overwhelemed I was a big ball of nervous energy not knowing what to expect. I was fine as I said goodby to the kids, and then me and my husband were on our way to take our youngest to preschool, and he looked over at me and asked if Iwas ok and I just fell apart, crying....I guess it was all that nervous energy finally letting it's self out, and me a person who tries to be strong foeveryone else, jsut had to let it go. So after he calmed me down and reassured me as only he can we were on our way. Let me just say Plano Presbetyrian Hospital is awesome, I was all checked and IV's in less that an hour, and I was given some medicine to make me a little drowsy, they wheeled me into the operating room, and the next thing I knew I was waking up in the recovery room! It was so hard to try and wake up I thought something was wrong, that is the worst feeling ever wanting to be awake but not able to wake up I was so FRUSTRATED, for the whole rest of the day I kept trying to wake up and couldn't my husband came to my room and I was talking to him and just nodded off in mid sentence, on about the 3rd time of doing it I just told him to go home because there was no use to him being there to watch me sleep. ... it was awful. I finally sorta got it together around 7pm to where I could stay awake for longer than 15 min with out nodding off so I called home and checked on the kids, and went for a walk around the bariatric unit. I made myslef walk around there once every hour this helps prevent blood clots from happenig along with the very stylish stockings they make you wear. Once I got back into my room, that is when the recovery regret set in I was groggy, my stomache was sore and I couldn't get comfortable, oh and did I mention I was full of gas...I was just so miserable I started asking my self what the hell was I thinking why did I do this...I made a mistake...Then reality set in and I just realized that less than 10 hours ago I had surgery, and I needed to give it a while. Now sitting here a day later still full of gas but really happy I had it done. :thumbup:! I guess on a scale of 1-10 10 being the worse my pain level is about a 4 right now, but it is totally manageable. I am on my way to the new me and I can't wait to finally get to the end of the road!
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Anxiously...Nervously.... Patiently......waiting!!

So...I go for my preop testing on Tuesday, and I am really nervous what if they find something wrong with me and decide that I cannot have the surgery?? I am so excited about getting the lap-band, I don't know what I would do if they told me NO! I feel like this is the last resort for me. I have been heavy all my life, and it really got out of control once I had kids. I have tried everything that I can think of to loose weight, and nothing seems to help. I would work ouy 5 days a week and lower my calorie intake, but even that didn't help it's like my body is fighting against me or something. I really like to work out but I felt like I was working out for no reason becasue I never saw any results. I feel really bad for my husband. He is super fit, works out every mornig and has an awesome body, an then he is stuck walking around with me and my super jiggly belly and thunder thighs. He has never said anything negative about my weight he actually thinks I am beautiful which hey I can't disagree with :thumbup:. He only says that he wishes that I was healthier, but hey so do I! That is why I have have decided to do this, I have 3 kids and I would hate to leave them before it's time. I have a 7 year old daughter and I want to show her how to be an empowered healthy strong woman, I cant do that as this fat person I HAVE TO loose this weight. I am super excited for my surgery on the 17th I just pray to God that th pre-testing goes well and that nothing stands in my way. They say that if you believe in God and follow his plan that he will give you the desires of your heart....Well God this is me believing and my desire is to become the woman on the outide that I am on the inside by having this lap-band surgery....a little help please :biggrin:! Anyhow if you read this and believe in God please pray for me leave me a litte note and I will pray for you also. This road does not seem to be an easy one but it's one that I have decided to take!
Chapau01

Chapau01

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I'm on a mission

So it's been a while since my last post...I have lost a total of 21 pounds and I had my first fill on Tuesday....still havent lost as much as I thought I would at this point but I think my progress is pretty good. I have fallen off the whole work out train becuase I am just so darn tired when I get home from work, but tonigh I mad a consious effort to gt back into the swing of things. MY husband and I are going to the MArine Corps ball on the 4th so I am really trying to get down another 15 lbs before then wich should be easy if I do the full liquids and work out like I am supposed to soooooo wish me luck friends!!! lol :thumbup:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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I am so freaking happy!!

So I haven't posted in a while so I have alot to share!! I am not longer in the 300!! Thank you JESUS, and I am now down to a size 18!! From a 24 to an 18 is AWESOME!! This journey is slower than I thought it would be but it is so worth it. People who have not seen me for a while are always like WOW you look awsome what is your secret and I just smile and tell them I have been watching what I eat and workng out...wich is the truth! My husband has been so super suppportive and has encouraged me to work out with him whcih I HATE WORKING OUT but I love the results so I am still working on it!! :tongue_smilie: The biggest thing for me was being able to fly on an airpaline withough having to ask for a seat belt exstintion!! I would always be soooo embarrased to have to admit that my behind was too fat to buckle a regular airplaine seat belt. But not only could I buckle it this time I had about 6 inches to spare and was able to move around and sit comfortably!! We did ALOT of walking on our trip, and it was a breeze for me I know that before the surgery I would not have been able to enjoy myself to the extent that I did and I would not have been able to walk around as much as I did and I was jsut so full of energy and life. My husband was even soooo impressed he told me that he has always loved me and that he really is excited about this new person that is emegrging!! I AM SO FREKAING HAPPY!!! :thumbup:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Preop- Visit done....Life as I know it is over!

It's offically set in stone! I start my preop diet tomorrow...and my surgery is on Monday . I went and saw my doctor today and I have to say Dr. Hamn and his staff are wonderful, they treat you like family and are so warm and welcoming when you come in, and although Dr. Hamn is not the most personable man, that is really not my main concern as long as he is a master at what he does which from what I hear he is he can have the worse bedside manner in the world, just as long as he sucessfully, and competently does my surgery. Anyhow the appointment went well and any questions or butterflies that I had are gone, becasue he and his staff are so informative, and open to answering any questions that you (or n my case your spouse) have.I am just so ready to get this done. I am kinda in a mourning stage thinking about all the foods that I LOVE that I am going to have to give up, I ate all that I wanted up to today because I know after tonight it wont even be an option. The crazy thing is is that I have lost 4 lbs eating all the junk this week??:eek: Go figure, maybe I just need to go on a junk diet and skip the surgery!! :wink: Naaahhh I'm just plain!. Anyhow I am pumped and ready to go and I can't wait for the new me to break out! I am on my way to my new dimention, so I am going ot walk, talk, pray, and act like I am already there!!! :thumbup:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Progress....

So today is a better day for me...I woke up a lot les gassy THANK GOD, and a little less sore, I am actually healing alot faster than I thought possible. This morning was my first day of solid food. I ate about 1/4 cup of oatmeal and I am still sipping on my morning cup of joe. In about an hour I will make a protein shake and sip on that until it is all gone. I have to say that I have not really been hungry it's just the mental thinkg of wanting to chew and taste something. I have to keep reminding myself...okay your not hungry.... and it's a lot harder to get allthe water you need that you think it is....just continously sip on water or you will get dehydrated, I think I was a little close yesterday, but I have it under control now. Oh and by the way the liquid pain killer they gave me is disgusting OMG, it's so hard to get it down because you want to chug it but you can't and the slower you drink it the more disgusting it taste....so I have kinda decided I will deal with the pain instead of the nasty taste...the pain is not that bad anyhow. I had already lost 14 pounds the day of surgery which was amazing I was so happy I have no idea how much I weigh now because I have to get a new scale. I promised myself I would only weigh my self on the 17th of each month so I don't over do it and get discouraged. I have been taking advantage of these past few days off I actually took a nap yesterday and I am seriously contemplating taking another today :thumbup:. Hey my body needs rest to heal properly...:ohmy: I still think that this is the best descision that I have made and I am looking forward to see all the progress that I make.
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Post opp....hmmmm

Soooo I had my post op appt yesterday, and I have only lost 17 lbs!! WHAT!! I know others who had surgery same day as me and they have lost over 20lbs. I am al ittle frustrated, and kinda sad, I know I have not been following the T but honestly have been doing really good...I have not eaten a full meal yet and when I am hungry I eat things like string cheese and yougart, oatmeal and cream of wheat,,,I am still doing the soup, but honestly I am starting to hate soup I have been careful about the amounts. I am healed enogh now that I can start working out not just walking so that is what I am going to focus on now is creating a great work out plan for myself. I do get me fist fill on the 29 so I am super excited about that hopefully it will give me the restriction that I need! This lapband stuff is alot harder than I thought it would be,but I think I am getting a handle on it!
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Another 5lbs GONE!!

Went in for my 2nd fill today, dropped another 5 pounds YEAHHHHH!!! That is a total of 26 pounds in 2.5 months that is awesome!! I am on my way!!
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Progress......

So today is a better day for me...I woke up a lot les gassy THANK GOD, and a little less sore, I am actually healing alot faster than I thought possible. This morning was my first day of solid food. I ate about 1/4 cup of oatmeal and I am still sipping on my morning cup of joe. In about an hour I will make a protein shake and sip on that until it is all gone. I have to say that I have not really been hungry it's just the mental thinkg of wanting to chew and taste something. I have to keep reminding myself...okay your not hungry.... and it's a lot harder to get allthe water you need that you think it is....just continously sip on water or you will get dehydrated, I think I was a little close yesterday, but I have it under control now. Oh and by the way the liquid pain killer they gave me is disgusting OMG, it's so hard to get it down because you want to chug it but you can't and the slower you drink it the more disgusting it taste....so I have kinda decided I will deal with the pain instead of the nasty taste...the pain is not that bad anyhow. I had already lost 14 pounds the day of surgery which was amazing I was so happy I have no idea how much I weigh now because I have to get a new scale. I promised myself I would only weigh my self on the 17th of each month so I don't over do it and get discouraged. I have been taking advantage of these past few days off I actually took a nap yesterday and I am seriously contemplating taking another today :thumbup:. Hey my body needs rest to heal properly...:ohmy: I still think that this is the best descision that I have made and I am looking forward to see all the progress that I make.
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Life....

So I have been back to work for two days now....and I I am healing nicely. I my self can actually tell that I am loosing weight mainly in my face right now but also becasue a few pairs of pants that (uhh ummm) usually fit like tights:blush: are actually a little loose on my now! I have not weighed myself in the past few days so I don't know what the total is so far I am trying to hold out until my appt on the 1st, I still have not bought a new scale and the one we have does not go up to the 300 whuch is where I was...it does that roll around thing which I hate I want a digital one so I know for sure exactly what the number is! Anyhow I guess I will just wait until I get that digital scale to weigh my self once a week. People at work are starting to notice too I think...My Boss said that I looked different the yesterday mrning in our morning meeting, and then I have been eating soup for the past two days when usually I would go out to luch everyday and eat Taco bell or some other delicious fast food place in which I must stop talking about now or I am gonna start missing it again......:laugh: I am really tired of eating soup everyday!!!! :laugh: but I am not tired of being a healthier person so I guess I will jsut have to continue on my journey! I am so happy with my progress so far and I wish all of my fellow bandersters that same happiess and sucess! :confused:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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I'm in hell now!

So a few days ago I thought that my band had slipped..:thumbup: It was a false scare, and I found out that if my band had slipped I would be vomiting all the time, I am just in bandster Hell, which means that all the swelling fromsurgery has gone away, and I feel hungry all the time and my restriction is almost zero.....:blushing: I have my first post-op on the 1st and I am going to talk to my doctor about when I can get my first fill. For the past week I wake up in the middle of the night in agony because my stomche is empty! So I have to run in the kitchen and eat something, mostly yougart, or string cheese, but OMG it is soooooo painful, painful enough to wake this very hard sleeper! :confused:While in Bandster hell I really have to watch what I eat and make smart choices, which has been a little easier than I thought it would be, but I want the restriction. I am headed into my second week, and have already lost 17 lbs, which I am impressed by and shows me that this thing is really working. I just hope that I can keep up the good habbits long enough to loose the 50 lbs I want to loose by October. I plan on starting my work out plan next week, because most of the soreness that I was feeling is gone now I ACTUALLY SLEPT ON MY BELLY LAST NIGHT!!! :biggrin: So wish me luck you all, becasue I am gonna need it for the next few weeks, if I am gonna make it through HELL!:thumbup:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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It just takes a little time

So it's Saturday, and I have to say that as each day passes I feel a little better...I am very happy to say today that there is NO MORE GAS PAINS!!!! All the air that they pumped into me belllt is offically GONE THANK U GOD! The only minor discomfort I have now is soreness where my port is located, and I am guessing becaue it has been attatched to my muscle. I have loss another 3 lbs which is AMAZING so I am down a total of 17 pounds now who hoo!! I am really ready to start working out to speed up the weight loss, but I know that I am still a little to weak for that. I am still tired and find it necessary to take a nap everyday, I am wondering how I am g oing ot get through work on Monday....but we will see I am sure I will be fine. My children are so funny my daughter who is 7 asked if it was ok to hug me because she didn't want to hurt my stomach how sweet is she, and then my eldest son keeps rubbing my saying he just wanted to make sure I felt ok. They are so sweet. We went out to meet the teachers yesterday becasue they start school on Monday, and my belly was swollen I just knew that someone was gonna ask me when my baby was due lol....I can tell a little difference in the way my clothes fit wich is AWESOME...I can't wait to see what the people at work say becasue only 2 of my co-workers new I was having this done!
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Soooooo

So another 4 lbs gone!!! YESSSSssss! Still tryingto get in the groove of working out, but keeping up on my daily walking. I am still having gas pians really bad from time to time, but I thought they would be over by now. I am loosing inches like crazy but the number on the scale is not changing as fast as i'd like it too, but no biggie at least I am noticing progress..Took my hubby out to Dave and Busters last night and did really well, ate lots of green beans a few bites of BBQ grilled chicken breast and a bite of loaded mashed potatoes...we had a blast though, he is so sweet he was like are you sure that is all your gonna eat I hope you are getting enought nutrition, I don't want to see you wither away...and I was like....ummm that was the whole point of surgery honey.. lol but Iknow what he means he is always asking me if I have taken my vitamins, and how many protien shakes I have had for the day...he is sooo funny! Anyhow I hope you all much success! TAKE CARE!:thumbdown:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Preop-Test DONE!!!

Well I went for my testing yesterday, and got a little bad news, but I dont think it is anyhting that will stand in the way of my goal! So I had to be there @ 7:30 am which meant I had to get up @ 6am ughhhh! :confused:Anyhow I made it to the hospital and did all my registration, they actually went ahead and did everthing so when I go in on the 17th for the actual surgery all I have to do is check in on the 2nd floor. Anyhow I had to do the Chest X-ray first which was no biggie, then I had to do the Upper GI, OMG:eek:...first of all your stomach is empty then they give you this little fizzy cup of liquid which makes you want to burp, but they tell you DONT BURP, then you stand in front of this table with this big flat camera infront of you, and you have to drink this liquid which taste like chalk and slighly watered down 7-up and it has the consistancy of yougart only a little thicker, they tell you to drink....keep drinking....keep drinking, and then all of a sudden they tell you stop and hold your breath! It took all I had in me not to vomit all over that man and that table, but I made it through then they lay the table down flat and tell you to roll around the object of the game is to let the white liquid coat your stmach so they can make sure that everything is working the way it's suppose to in there. Then they take more pics and your done with that part....I personally went in the bathroom and exscuse my language but puked it all up:sleep: it was soooo disgusting...good thing I carry a toothbrush abd toothpaste around with me where ever I go!!! Next I had to get a EKG, and 3 viles of blood taken which is were the kinda bad news comes in the nurse who was very funny and friendly told me that my heart beats weired, she said that the electrodes that tell my heart to beat do not do so in a rythym like most people's do my electrodes go fast at times and then slow at others.....but I am not claiming any sickness! By his stripes I am healed!! After my EKG I headed over to Dr. Hamns office for another little 10min test were they put a clip on my nose and asked me to breathe through this tube, the nurse said it was testing to see what my resting metabolism was which I told her was zero.....Over all the testing was not as nearly bad as I though it would be and to God be the Golry there is nothing that is going to stop me get this done, now all I have to do is go for my preop-meeting with Dr. Hamn and start my preop diet on the 13th!! I Am so excited!!:cursing:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Baad daaayy!

I am having a bad lapband day today! EVERYTHING is getting stcuk!! Things I usally have no problem with are getting stuck and it's so aggravating and painful!! UGGGHHHH I am having one of those what the hell was I thinking days!! On the brigt side I have lost 6 lbs since my fill 3 weeks ago! lol........gosh this is really a catch 22 sometimes I just wanna be like everyone else around me and eat what I want when I want without having to think about how it's going to go down and if I will get stuck!! OMG.....I know I know stop complaining and deal with it I have a lapband for a reason.....just let a sista vent for a minute geeshhh! lol:cursing:
Chapau01

Chapau01

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Only one week to go!!

Soooo Next Moday is the big day!! I am so anxious and nervous, and excited I can barely stand it:biggrin:! I have a girlfriend at work that has had banding done and I know I must get on her nerves because I ask her questions all day long all the time on what to expect and what is gonna happen next! OMG I CANT WAIT!!!
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