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cori jo

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    First Fill!!!

    By cori jo,

    I went for my first fill yesterday, 02/02/12. I was down 20 lbs, 5 inches off of my waist, 3 inches off of my neck!! CRAZY!! My doctor and her staff were so happy for me. The fill went very well. My experience began with an upper gi. I had no idea what that was. I guess it is kind of like an x-ray. I stood in front of a machine and swallowed white fluid. The machine took picture of the fluid going down my throat and into my stomach. It was to make sure that the band was placed correctly and not too tight. It was cool to see. Then I had my fill. I laid on the table with a pillow under my head and under my lower back. The doctor injected my stomach with a numbing medicine. Then she had me do a small crunch and she found my port. She stuck a needle to find the port entry and removed my fluid. I had 3 cc's. She then injected the 3 cc's and added 1 cc. I have a total of 4 cc's. The experience was totally painless. It did feel strange but not painfull at all. I will get another fill on the 22nd of Feb. We shall see how much weight I can lose until then. I didn't do any walking yesterday. Today I will. We will see what happens. My goal is to be under 200 by then. My weight has been fluctuating between 205 and 207. Not bad! Thanks again to everyone for sharing their stories. I find your words inspiring and informative! Thank you and good luck to you all!
     
    Cori Jo
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    The countdown is on....11 days to surgery! I have my pre-op appointment tomorrow~it can't come soon enough! I am so excited! I was instructed to do the "slim fast" shake diet or drink two shakes a day and eat one meal. I have found a chocolate shake that I actually like. I mix it with skim milk and ice. Tomorrow I have decided to add a little bit of vanilla yogurt. We will see how that goes. I have been a little emotional today. I am not quite sure why. I think I spent tooooo much time worrying and thinking about the surgery. I have my fears but its a very important step that I have to take. I am so sick of being unhappy with my weight. This is a step in the right direction. Thank you for all the blogs. I really enjoy reading everyone's views and everyone's experiences. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your support and positive words!
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    2 Days Post-op

    By cori jo,

    Happy New Year! I woke up feeling great! I was able to walk around and even do dishes! YAY...lol! I am down 3 more lbs. I know that I shouldn't be weighing myself but I couldn't help it! I am drinking vitamin water, chicken broth and protein shakes. The sugar free popsicles have been a nice treat. I have kept a heating pad on my belly and it has been helping. I have also been taking gas-x strips for the gas pains. Those pains come and go! I am anxious to finally take a shower...doing that tonight! Other than that...all is well. I go back to work on Tuesday. Hopefully I will make it through the day. We will see what happens!
     
    Hope everyone is well!!!
     
    <3 Cori

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