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Week 2 Progress - What A Week!

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Hi again, been about a week since I updated. Too bad work takes so much time away from lap-blogging and other really fun things! What a week this has been! I graduated to moist-soft-mushy this week, and made a chicken in the crock pot to have all week. Everything was going perfectly until I MINDLESSLY popped a little piece of cooked chicken breast in the hatch while talking on the phone Monday night and OH BROTHER! I thought I chewed it well, but hey - I was talking on the phone and not really paying attention! That nasty habit of mindless munching came back pretty easily, and my band reminded me how it's not a healthy idea. That bit of chicken got stuck and I was in excruciating pain for the next hour and a half!!! OMG! I called the surgeon who was out of town and another doc on call called me back. She confirmed that I was indeed stuck since her coaching me to drink water to see if it would go down proved as much. It came back up, and it hurt so bad! I had waves of stomach contractions that came every 30 seconds or so for so long, and she advised me to go to the ER if they didn't stop. About a half hour later, I was in the garage, keys in hand (kicking myself for being so stupid so soon after surgery) and ready to drive myself to the ER when I felt it drop through! AAAAAaaaaahhhhhhh!!! What relief! I was exhausted, felt like I had been in labor and I was so happy I didn't have to go to the hospital and the waves of pain were gone!

 

Needless to say, I thanked my lucky stars over and over, went to bed and learned a valuable lesson. CHEW CHEW CHEW CHEW and don't eat when distracted!! The next day I went back on full liquids just to be safe and to rest my insides. Since then, I've felt perfect!

 

Hope my crazy experience helps someone out there - I knew better, but have been feeling so good I guess I forgot the rules and what can happen. Lesson learned. :) I'm down 7 pounds from surgery two weeks ago today, and really only lost one pound this week. I'm trying to keep in mind that I'm still in the healing phase, and don't need to get too worried about losing the weight right at this point. I am pretty happy though with my overall loss of 16 pounds since the day I started my three day pre-op liquid diet. :)

 

Hope you all have a great day, good luck everyone getting banded today, it's like another birthday!

Hugs and love to you all -

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hey d thanks for sharing.

i am working on week 3 myself and on mushies also. can i ask what type of you are eating?

congrats on the great attitude because i enjoy reading your blog.

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Hey Carolinagirl! A typical day for me is a protein shake in the morning maybe adding half a banana, made with skim milk. Lunch is maybe a cup of chicken salad (chopped up chicken, light mayo, chopped up pepperocini, a little salt and pepper) and maybe a fruit cup - then dinner is maybe a turkey meatball or two with marinara sauce and a little parmesan. I eat lots of chicken, and meat - but as I said above, it can get stuck if it's too dry or not chewed well enough. Make sure there's sauce (chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy is awesome!). I've had green beans, tomatoes, greek yogurt, cheese, and my all time favorite is a sugar-free popsicle in the evening. Hope that helps! How are you doing on week 3? Have you had any problems? How are you feeling?

:) D

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