katerzz

Right now I'm about 26/28, pants tend to be 28 or 30. but im loosing very quickly so im like always between sizes its seems.. some walmart stuff i can fit into 26w but then i also have a pair of pants that are 24w that fit fine (but not in good shape so i cant wear outside of house) shirts i wear 2x/3x is amazing compared to the old 5x lol I'm going to ask my mom if i can borrow some money and go to goodwill or somewhere and see if i can find *anything* that would even work for a month or two.

so many of the symptoms above are much like gallstones/gallbladder issues.. which happens with about 1 in 10 weight loss surgery patients when it doubt.. check it out!

NSV: Energy.. wowzer i feel so much better Sex.. its the best ever. sleep.. if i manage to fall asleep (late nite tivo watcher) i sleep sooo good Bras.. first time I tried on an old bra i had lost 9 inches off the one i wore before Cuddling.. me and hubby can cuddle on teh couch now.. i can even lay on him nps Shoes.. i can now wear shoes that are cute instead of the only ugly ones that would fit Clothes.. Nothing fits.. my closet is empty and i have like 3 things i wash and rotate since nothing else fits Seatbelt.. i dotn have to fuss to get it on.. its simple click People look at me now.. im not just fat anymore i mean im still big.. but wow peoples attitudes ar so much better around me and i dotn get "stares" like i used to in stores attitude.. i feel better now i am more confident hubby.. he loved me before but you can totally tell the changes and he is soooo all for it. EVERYTHING has gotten better in our marriage. Smiles.. hubby told me i smile wayyyy more now Apperance.. 6 months ago I would throw something clean on and walk out the door now i take such better care of myself and i try my best to look good when going out thats my short list =) hope it helps

I am sooo there right now.. after like 70 lbs I've noticed walking up to a business and seeing my reflection. THe other day i had a job interview and was all dolled up i decided to go see my hubby at work.. they havent seen me sinve january and WOW you shouldve seen there faces!

wow im amazed at so many surgeons who NEED to do it under fluoro.. My surgeon pushes around on me.. finds the port (has me kinda do a sit up he can pinch it with his fingers showing wher it is..) then he numbs me up and POP hes in no problems. I've only had 1 problem where they couldnt find the port and that was the nurse not the surgeon and only after i had already had a fill (they were taking some out a few mins later after i couldnt drink) which ive heard that the material on the port gets "stiff" sort to speak after a fill (to close back up would be my assumption) But even after they couldnt find it it was just a matter of them not being able to pierce it.. they were in the right place it just wasnt piercing through the port. Now if i could just be so typical on fill lvls as the average person id be set hahaha

my nutritionist actually recommend the "chew and spit" dealy-o it gives us the gratification of foods we cant eat which in return makes it so we dont try or do eat something that can cause problems. (i do it often actually if i have a craving for something such as subway i eat the meat off of 1/3 of a 6 inch sandwhich and then 1/3 of it i try to eat.. some i manage to get down.. when im full i chew and spit then i save the other 1/3 for the next day.) As far as making myself throw up.. if I feel that i've eaten to much (only happened once), that i didnt chew well enough (3 times) or something is just cloggy i guess I actually drink Water.. to encourage it to come back up because i'd rather get it over with then wait an hour for sliming. Once.. i actually forced myself to throw up because the pain was to unbearable. My hubby laughs actually because he knows when i get something stuck (its always chicken nuggets in front of the computer when it happens) i run to the bathroom.. drink some water and 2 mins later im back to eating and feel fine. Its not a disorder in my case and i see absolutely nothing wrong with it. If it were something i did often.. or to have satisfaction (the throwing it back up part) then maybe.. but i do it to feel better when something isnt sitting right and 5 mins after it happens i go on about my day and can breath again. As far as chew and spit.. i do it for the satisfaction. We are human .. well i am anyway. I dont do it to "cheat" or anything other than i want the taste of something i cant really eat but dont want the hassel of trying to get it down. I'm lookin forward to next weekend when i get to taste a piece of steak for the first time since march.

One thing is ive noticed after loosing as much weight as i have sometimes it hurts my port we always laugh about it cuz im like wait that feels good.. but no wait it doesnt hahaha

I went to a seminar not to long ago.. the surgeon said that yes some insurances will cover it because of health reasons (rashes for one) after 70 lbs i'll tell ya what... im ready for mine i swear all the weight was in the boobs. But.. the surgeon did say there is a difference in what insurances pays for, and what a cash paying person would get. Basically it doesnt look as good.

is your band completely empty? If your surgeon wont consider you getting a bigger band.. then get a better surgeon. At least find out if hes the only surgeon with that opinion. I guess I have first hand experience my surgeon gave me two choices.. remove the band or replace it with the larger one. He had no clue why the size wasnt working for me.. but it wasnt.

i think what got me through liquids / mushies was instant mashed potatos.. u can buy a pouch of them for like a buck and it lasts FOREVER. You just add water to it.. lots of it It should be running off the spoon... but it gave me the full feeling

i wish i had your guys' problems!! lol i can eat them no problem actually can eat any fast food that ive tried. the worst part.. is now that i actually CHEW the food.. boy fastfood sure does taste gross!!! If i had only chewed long enough to taste it before maybe i wouldnt be where i am today!!

my scars werent any where near each other really (see below). i actually asked my surgeon to do it in the same scars and he said it was easier to do them elsewhere to get closer to the gallbladder. I also had a 2nd band surgery to change to the larger band 3 days after my first in the same incisions.. so i was quite sore from that but i believe thats just cuz it was so soon after. i wouldnt worry but thats just me =0)

have him dig around while hes in there.. my surgeon told me after my gallbladder was removed that my band looked great and everything was looking good

I'm so amazed how long it took some ppl to get diagnosed with gall stones/ gallbladder problems.. i was at the hospital for 2 hours and they did 3 differnt tests and instantly new what it was. The ER doc knew from teh get go but had to confirm it.. they also did ultrasound on my kidneys to double check to make sure that wasnt part of it

From someone who just sorta went through this.. get your gallbladder removed and be go completely unfilled. When they took my gallbladder out i felt 1000000 times better the next day and havent had any problems since until i was overfiled. IMO.. honestly i think you went a long time undiagnosed with the gallbladder, which can definately cause most of the sympoms you described. I would assume the pill backup, caused irritation.. which caused swelling and more and more and more.. its a downhill battle. Did you go staright onto liquids for awhile after all this happened? You definately have to give your body time to recover and let the swelling go down. if it were me.. id get a second opinion its obvious you arent sure about his. There is two things to this .. one is that even .1cc can give restriction... and .5cc can make you gag because its to tight. I think that your gallbladder caused most of these symptoms.. and what you described that isnt covered there sounds to me like you were filled to tight. What size band do you have? If he is so apt to "removing" it.. see if they can give you a larger band. Thats what my surgeon did 3 days after my first band. Whatever you do.. if you do not want to have the RNY DONT DO IT. THis your body.. not his. It is your right to choose what to do with it.

I dont know that id have the surgery scheduled then for the only reason being the doctor is leaving town.. and id hate to see anything go wrong and you have to waste the money you spent for the cruise. (i wasnt expecting anything to be wrong... 3 weeks after surgery i could NOT have gone on a cruise)

have faith! i'm 5 months out from my surgery and only have 4ccs in my vg band and my surgeon thinks its insane he said normally i should be up to 8 by now!! It is definately true later down the road you'll need very small fills to make a difference.. my suggestion.... find a new fill doctor that guys a jerkoff who is obviously inexperienced and cares more about the $$$ then the patient

Ok.. this is funny so be ready to giggle.. Katerzz's NSV of the day: When your nurse whos giving you an unfill tells you its time to retire my pants. She tells me, "they are wayyyy to big on you i cant believe you can keep them up" (btw.. the pants.. i love them they are black silky pants that ive had for years Granted, almost 70 lbs later.. well ya you get the picture) HAHAHAHA I'm loving it... (i think the fresh water is going to my head after that unfill)

I tell everyone I meet who i think should know.. and i think it helps me better not worrying about "Keeping a secret" plus.. i couldnt imagine not having the support i have of everyone around me. I am not really embarassed to have someone ask me how much ive lost.. if they dont know the difference between the band and the bypass the sure do after meeting me!!! like.. no offense at ALL but I really frown on this comment tho.. i mean its cool some ppl dont tell but disappointed to see someone actually say, "Please be smart and don't tell anyone." especially when so many of us are open and honest with everyone we meet about the band and the weight loss. I dont think i would ever tell someone, "please be smart and tell anyone you meet" I think my way of thinking with the band is this.. I wish someone would have came to me 2 years ago and said, look ive lost all this weight i look and feel great and id recommend it to anyone who needs to do this to be healthy. I kinda hope that me telling everyone i meet does a few things, one being inspire others to look into it.. but most of all getting awareness and knowledge out about the lapband. And really.. talking about it to people and hearing their questions and answering them is a big support for me. Especially when they ask, "what made you decide to do this surgery" (so i am always reminded why) and even better.. "would you do it again and why" (to remind me of all the great changes and what i wouldnt take back for the world) .. then of course there is always asking "what can you eat" (this reminds me of what i SHOULD be eating to be a "perfect bandster") I dont think theres a stronger way of support at this point in my journey. My hubby is there 100% and we talk daily about my changes both physical and emotional but being able to even have some little idea that i could be inspiring someone else to do this for the better.. im all for it and it makes me feel good to know someone else can be as happy as i am.

oooo ill tell ya.. your to tight. you described me till today!!! the nurse who took 1 cc out of me today told me that shes had patients that need .2ccs taken out to go from to tight to just right

ok.. its been almost 1.5 days since my last fill and im ready to DIE. I've can eat anything.. usually when i come home from a fill i can do liquids/mushies the solids by the 3rd day. This time.. im having problems doing liquids last 2 fills i dont think i had good restriction well it was good first few weeks then gone.. this time i figure oh what the hell lets see what 2 will do.. HAHAHA its killing me!! I drink Water... like little sips and it gives me the hiccups! ive hiccuped more today tahn i think i *ever* have in my life put together. I lay down.. and ugh i feel it all gurgly and then it likes to come back up. Ive done mostly just water today.. and yep it comes up all i have to do is open my mouth and lean over teh sink and out it comes just like i was poring a glass of water lol the worst is the salava!! ugh its all thick and just sitting in the back of my throat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sent a email to my surgeons nurse asking if they can sign me up for berrum swallow to see if im a baby or if it really is to tight so hopefully they do something otherwise im going in tomorrow and tellin them to tAKE IT OUT ... lesson today.. KATERZZ THINKS SHES OVERFILLED!!!

took out 1 cc today.. WHOHOO i can drink water!!! lol i lost 6 lbs since tuesday (2 days) .. i told them if i were able to drink Water i wouldve left it in there hahaha

If you had a complication.. or know someone who did can you post up the link to the thread or website. I've had several people ask me including a good friend and I'm amazed at how people are starting to shrug off what *could* and has happened to many bandsters. Its not a marjoity thing.. risks are low but lets face it things do happen

called the docs office.. it was the most humorous convo i had. I absolutely love my surgeon.. hate his office crew. I called.. which calling itself and getting ahold of anyone is like ya right.. you gotta jump through hoops to actual get directly through (luckily i learned a nice trick) So they answer.. I tell them I need to see Dr. Ganser and shes like.. oh an appointment okay lets see.. and i said no i need to get in today like now if possible. So im on hold.. put to three different people some how ended up at the insurance lady and she finally came back on and said he was out of the office today but the nurse will call back. I like the nurse.. but she hurt me last time she did my fill.. so not looking forward to it but at this point I dont care i just want it out!!!!!!!!

I tell everyone I know.. even if I dont really know them. I guess being fat my whole life i stopped caring what people thought of me and realized all that matter was what I thought. I would assume some ppl think its the easy way out.. one of my sister for sure. But frankily.. who cares? heh ive lost 60+ lbs and they can screw off as far as im concerned because the only person its changing.. is me. They were jerks to begin with if they even had any doubt i was making the wrong decision at the time I decided and did this surgery.