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Well everyone, i know it has been over a year since my last post. i am down to 159.5 and feel great. i have 30 more lbs to go. tthing have been going good and the wight has been coming off in a slow steady pace. avg 4 lb a month. i have been having some issues with abdominal pain over the last few months, its more muscle pain right in the area where my port is. idk if this is normal or what. it comes and goes, isisnt a constant thing. but other than that nothing new and exciting has been happin.

Well it has been quite some time sine my last post that i remember.. so my lil update.. I just got my second fill yesterday. I feel like a tightness on my stomach that is constant. Since my last weigh in i managed to look 9 lbs. my goal was to get to 195 this month and i did it, it was a great feeling. My doc says im doing great, and im on the right path. Im slowly starting to feel better about myself. I dont feel like im loosing weight but clothes are fitting mare nicely and im a little less shy about hiding my stomach. My friends brother who i seen every so often told me last night that i looked great and asked if i had lost weight (he doesnt know what i had surgery for) and it was a great feeling knowing that ppl can notice a difference, because i sure dont. I will say i have been kinda lazy with the exercise part because of school. but i do work a very active job on the weekends which right now is all i can get in as my "exercise". I cannot wait for the weather here to start warming up so i can start walking and runnin outside because i certainly dont have the money to pay for a gym membership.... oh and im excited i can start eating veggies again!!!! big thing for me since i love them sooo much <3 .... but yea for now that is all i can think of thats going on... So my question for those who have had a few fills what does your restriction feeel like?? i dont know if this tightness im feeling mean something is wrong or if its suppose to feel like that..

Dont worry ur not the only one.. im right there with ya... i havnt lost anything the last 3 weeks since srugery, and i had my fill on the 13th... The nurse at my office told me ill really start to feel the restriction after like the 3rd fill which was nice to know cause i didnt feel anything after.... Just keep on the right track as everyone keeps telling me and it takes time but it will.. someone told me that she noticed that she was loosing inches but the scale wasnt movin at all... Stay positive, ur not alone in this!!!!!!!

I cant believe it has only been a month and 3 days since i had surgery.. Thing are unfortunately still looking pretty discouraging for me, going on week 3 of no loss. Had my first fill on friday it went okay. I will say My Dr is amazing cause he knows how to make ya relax.. But like i was saying the biggest part that is bothering me is the no loss, yea i have had no gain, but i guess im just gettin very impatient with it all because i eat what im suppose to and it seems like its not working, im staying active. And with my last semester of nursing school starting up tomorrow Im a nervous wreck from that too. I would just like to see some progress i guess =/

I guess i was just expecting that as fast as i was losing it b4 i expected it to continue and it hasnt.. Im hoping its because my body is decreased in swelling and it is that time for an adjustment because i have healed... friends and family seems to be noticing i have lost weight but i dont see what they see, guess thats also cause im more harsh on myself then they are.

Well its been almost a month since i had surgery. it has been kinda low key. Im back at work. I will says it has been kinda disappointing because i have been following my diet plan but havnt last any weight in two weeks. Im down almost 20lb since prior to surgery, but i have been sitting here for the past two weeks, I have been active, i dont know if its because this is a far as im going to get until i get my first fill on friday or if im doing something wrong. If anyone has any input it wud be helpful, because i am very discouraged right now because of it. -Katie

Yes i have staples.. i have 1 staple on each of the smaller 4 incisions which are about 1/2 and inch long.. my biggest incision i have 4 staples which is about 2 1/2 inches long. i have one smaller one under each breast, one right at the bottom of my sternum, and one bout 2 inches over from my largest incision.. my largest incision is above my belly button about 4 inches to the left (looking down from my view, right for someone else looking at it)... I also have the steri strips over mine as well. I know what you mean about wanting to go out but gettin tired very easily, i went shopping last night and i kept having to stop my friends to sit down for a bit cause i would get tired pretty easily.. Good luck to you too!!!

Well tomorrow i get my staples out =) CANT WAIT. I keep forgettin i have them sometimes. it itching is driving me crazy. other than that, i went out last night with friends for one of their bday for a few hours before i had to leave because i started to feel uncomfortable and a lil bit of pain. other than that it went well. it was really nice to just get outta the house again. still very minimal pain if any. LOVE that i can sleep on my belly now because i have always been a belly sleeper. Right now one of the biggest obstacles i have is people knowing i had surgery and wanting to know on what, but i dont feel comfortable telling them, only a few close friends and my parents know. it has not been easy because i have very nosey friends. Well i weighted myself today and im down another 3 lbs in the last 3 days. =). other than that not much going on, still laying pretty low, taking it easy, going day to day. -K

Well, Hello everyone. just wanted to say reading all ur posts is very insightful and helpful

Good luck you can do it!!!!

Well, Day two post-op has come and gone, went out shopping with my mom for a few hours to get out of the house. Pain isint as bad as i thought it would be, I take tylenol now for my sore throat from the breathing tube i had during surgery. Taking it one day at a time. REALLLLYYY looking forward to finally moving onto the next stage in my diet where i actually get to eat something other than clear liquids, yes its pureed but at this point idc!!! this broth and water n gelatin isint cutting it or making me feel "full" at all. Unfortunately i also havnt been eating that much because i havnt really had an appetite, my mom is tryin to make sure i eat but its so hard when i have no desire to. Sleeping has gotten a lot easier, since i have always been a side sleep or belly sleeping on my back was difficult but now im able to lay on my one side with no problems. Incisions are really starting to itch, and its soo hard not to put lotion on them to calm it down but i know i cant. my 8 staples are coming out monday afternoon!! Cant wait!!. and i took my first post-op shower today, the hot water felt amazing on my sore shoulders, made sure i didnt soak my incisions, and i feel cleaner now thankfully. IDK why but to me it still seems like i had nothing other than a regular surgery done. My stomach doesnt feel any different but that is prob due to the fact im still on only liquids. well see how tomorrow goes.. Well thats my update so far, I dont think i forgot anything...... -K

I was scheduled to stay in overnight.. I am fine now, no nausea, minimal pain. Moving round still a little slow specially after i just wake up or have been sitting for a while i feel like an "old lady" cause i walk all hunched over. But other that the first day I have had no problems, my incisions look great, like i said minimal pain due to the gas and occasionally when i move cough, hiccup, or sneeze. My throat does still hurt a bit from the breathing tube they put in me durin surgery but that will hopefully go away in a few day

the dry heaving wasnt even that bad it was the pain caused from it since they r abdominal incisions. I used a pillow to support my stomach every time i coughed, sneezed, or got sick. Im hoping to take a shower tomorrow since my dr said it was okay and hopefully loosen up my muscles a bit, i would loveeeee to sit in a hot bath to relax but that cant happen.