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It's A Monday

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lauraq

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Today is one week since my surgery and I'm back to work. I thought for sure everyone would notice something different, but only one person asked me if I had lost weight. Of course, in scrubs it's hard to tell any body-type. Overall, I feel good - just a little shaky today. I was at a meeting at lunch and felt some rumbling in my belly and barely made it to the restroom for my first poopy-do in 5 days. So, that feels amazingly better. I was a fool early in the week with those Gas X strips - I was taking 1 at a time not realizing that I could take up to 4 - that really seemed to help.

My diet consists of soups, puddings - not enough protein - I need to work on that some. My steri strips fell off and the incisions look OK.

On the home front, I'm waiting for an appointment for my mom to have a PET scan to start a metastatic workup, looking for an orgin of the cancer that appears to be in her eye. She is doing well and my daughters are pampering her by fixing her food, cleaning her house, and watching movies with her. We will get through this - God's grace is sufficient.

I hope all my other June 29 lap band buddies are doing well. WE have a lot of work to do, and I look forward to seeing how everyone is doing.

A special thanks to my band buddy "imaluckydog" for being available for me Friday when I was in a low spot. Thank you so much.

And to those of you who have gone before, keep the info coming. Even what might seem trivial to some is "lapped-up" by some of us.

Have a good week.

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I there, I believe I chatted with you in a room yesterday. I was banded on the 29th as well. I am going back to work tomorrow I am ready getting tired of seeing all the food ommercials on tv. Is your site where the port is more sore that the others. I sometime get stabbing pain there. Go to the doctors on Wenesday so we shall see. My prayer go out to your Mom stay strong!

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Hi LJ - I think we did chat. Yes, my port site hurts more now than it did last week. I go back to my doc on THursday. I worked today and was really wiped out when I got home this evening. At one point when I got up, I thought I was going to faint. Now feel better after a shower. Does your shoulder still hurt?

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