Diatheke

I had my second fill today. We stopped at Burger King on the way home. (great idea right?) I had about three bites of my hamburger and a few fries WHILE drinking my cold ice tea. Needless to say I was in a bit of pain rather quickly. I thought I was eating slow but I forgot about the no drinking while eating thing. The pain pretty much subsided on the rest of the hour long drive home. I get home and decide to take my meds and take a nap so I put my pills in my mouth and shoot them down like I have for years with a couple huge gulps of cold ice Water. This is when the pain really begins! It hurt so freakin' bad... pretty sure I am having an esophageal spasm. Its a pain I am actually already familiar with due to my rather large hiatal hernia that I had fixed during my band surgery. I've eaten a certain way for so long I do it without thinking. I am going to have to chew,chew, chew, eat small and avoid drinks while eating. When I do drink I am going to avoid cold. I am currently sitting here with a heat pad on my chest, seems to be helping a little but wow... If I wasn't already a little familiar with this intense pain I would think I was having a heart attack. Live, learn and keep on keepin' on I guess.

I had my surgery yesterday and am now home. A little sore but not too bad. Its the first day of my new way of life.

Thanks everyone! Very sore but the pain meds help. Looking forward to recovery and getting on with life.

Thanks everyone... I feel a little strange knowing its only hours away. Its been a long journey of visiting specialists, taking tests and seeing dietitians in order to satisfy insurance requirements. I am so looking forward to feeling better. This morning I could barely get up due to my arthritis and extra weight. I am so looking forward to being able to exercise. Getting all this weight off my joints is going to help so much I know lap band is a tool and I plan on using it to become a healthy person. I don't want to just lose weight or be skinny, I want to be healthy.

I have my pre-op consultation tomorrow at noon and surgery Thursday at 7:00 am. I am in Scottsbluff, Nebraska in the hotel that belongs to the hospital. We came a day early due to a blizzard warning. I've worked a long time to get this done and I was not going to let some snow stop me. My wife is more worried than I am... LOL but I don't get too worked up about much. I always joked that if the end of the world comes I will be sitting in my lawn chair with a beverage enjoying the show.

I am having my lapband surgery April 11th in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Unfortunately I've had many surgeries so I am hoping this one won't be too bad but surgery is always stressful. Not looking forward to post op but I am tired of being fat and exhausted so I am determined to make this work. I want my life back, I have so many plans but the last few years I feel like I have been a prisoner to my weight. In a week this whole thing becomes a reality.

My last dietary visit is Monday and then we can submit to insurance for approval. The person helping me with insurance says its a slam dunk and should be a quick approval, hope she's right. I've attended the seminars, consulted with doctors, jumped through all the hoops and have done six months of dietary visits, I want to get this thing going. For many years I was heavy but healthy and active then I had a major colon surgery and had a bag for several months plus many complications and was laid up for over a year combined with getting psoriatic arthritis. All the laying around robbed me of muscle and I gained even more weight until I became a very fat and unhealthy person. Walking up a flight of stairs make me gasp and suck air - I am so tired of this. I am looking forward to losing weight and being able to exercise and just feel better.