Anyone remember Mary Poppins? OK I'm Old..

I was Banded 6.29.09 and my First Fill 7.29.09

I feel a little like Mary Poppins right about now as I float into my Doctors office today for my four week HAPPY VISIT. I know I feel lighter but I did not know how much lighter. I do not own a scale. I was not even sure I would get a fill? I thought it was to be 6 weeks out and I am only 4 weeks post surgery.

I look in the mirror and I see a fat person. I have had to buy new bras and new clothes. I have gone down two sizes. Yikes!! My family has paid me a lot of complements and I do take them well. It does make me feel good. I still feel like a fat person. I see my fat self in the mirror. I hope this will change! I will need to make that happen. I am working on it......

Although I was light on my toes when I walked in, I flew out as HIGH as a KITE when I left.

My nurse said "are you here for a Fill?" I said you tell me? I had to fill out a one page questionnaire, took about 20 minutes. It was almost like a test. How much this do you eat? How much that? Does this happen when? and are you allergic to anything OMG!! How many times have I had to tell them this stuff. I think they do this because it buys them time in between patients.

Today before I left home I weighed my shoes so I would know how many ounces to subtract from my weight. My sneakers weighed 3.3 ounces I am a nut case, who in their right mind weighs their shoes??? I have an old food scale my husband uses when he catches fish. LOL

Ok the Fill. DO NOT READ if you get squeamish OK...Lay down on the bed and push your stomach out as the nurse pushes the needle in. She said it's a 2 inch needle that goes into my port area. No, I could not look!! I get squeamish too!!! Put your arms over your head and she said breathe normally. YA OH RIGHT!!! Oh that's if she can find my port!!! She was trying to be nice. I have a lot of adipose tissue (you know FAT) and she has the needle in and it takes almost 10 minutes (no kidding) to find the correct angle. I keep breathing. She is being nice and I am saying I'm just Fat!!! I am not sure I enjoy this experience AT all. The nurse was so patient. I am sure if I had said "oh forget it" she probably would have!!! I am glad she hung in there and gave me a Fill I will NEVER EVER FORGET!!!!

Here is the deal.. I have a 10-cc Allergen Band. At surgery time I got a 2-cc primer Fill. Today, She gave me 2-cc's I now have 4-cc's. Only liquids for 24 hours. Soft foods for 2 to 3 days after or how ever I feel on the third day. It is recommended I continue to eat slow and to chew, chew, chew to Beat the Band. The nurse said I may not feel any restriction for about a week. She said just take it easy and go by how you feel. I am very excited with a loss of 10 pounds. Add that to the 37 I lost / or misplaced before because that is what I lost first post op happy visit. I am down a total of 47 pounds. Where did it GO? NO I DO NOT MISS IT :thumbup:

Excersize is not my favorite thing I walk and that is all I do, I WALK. I am making good food choices and I feel full most of the time. My head does get hungry but I do NOT FEED IT!! THAT IS MY MONSTER WITHIN. I want to be small so I eat small. I am what I eat.

FRIENDS Thank you to everyone who has given me tips and helpful remarks. I am finding this journey to be more manageable than I had envisioned. I am creating my destiny.

All I can say is:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

imaluckydog

WOW< 47 pounds that's amazing!! I hope I have the same success! Keep up the good work!

You look marvelous! (yes I remember Mary Poppins--lol)

Excellent job! You are losing so FAST!!! Now remember or put a sharpie mark on the needle mark from this time so she can find it faster next fill (mine is just at the very end of my 'porthole' scar, and yes, I always tell him that and he finds it in less than 30 seconds). Congrats! -BG

...if you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious...

CONGRATULATIONS!! Thats impressive!!! You have an advantage of having the 2cc primer fill, My 10cc band was empty until my very first fill a month after surgery. So you are ahead of the race already because you are probably feeling restriction from day one....makes me wonder why different doctors and weight clinics have such a wide protocols on the same exact surgery.

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Barbara

you may alway see the fat person in the minor but that is want will keep you working on yourself. but know that

is whom you may see but that is not who you are now.you go and remember we are all here I get my band on aug 25. and I can't wait .

Thank you for all the comments. I have always felt full. I have to take it very slowly. I met with another person who had it done at the same hospital and she did not get the 2 cc primer, like I did. I am not sure why I did? I have had a hard time today after yesterdays first fill.. I am drinking only today. I made the mistake of having a bite of a muffin OOPPPssssss. Not a good thing. I will not do that again. I honestly feel full so full. I am not sure I like it. iamaluckydog