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let's see is this works

let's see is this works

You know... I feel great. Of course I have pain sometimes, but not as bad as I thought I would have. My worst day was the morning after leaving the hospital. I had not gotten my prescriptions filled so all I was liquid Tylenol. I took two doses of that and in 30 minutes felt much better. My energy level is picking up. At first I was in bed by 8:20. Now I can hang until about 9:15! My belly isn't as sensitive as it was those first five days. I still have all but one of my Steri-strips, but that's because I will not face the water when taking a shower. I really do not want an infection. I'm back at work - have been since Monday (3/31/08) and I'm ok. That first day was a doosey - thank God for liquid Tylenol and the ability to take a nap in the middle of my day! Who needs lunch time when I can sip my lunch all day! Speaking of sipping all day, I just finished my protein drink that I made this morning before leaving the house and guess what - it'll be lunch time in about 35 minutes!!! HA!

If I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I weigh myself. In the morning, before I brush my teeth, I weigh myself. When I come home from work, I weigh myself. I have to tell myself not to weigh myself every other time that I walk into my bathroom. I am going crazy chasing behind my scale. I stand on it at least two - three times every time I weigh myself. I need help. I need an intervention. Should I remove the scale from my house:tongue_smilie:? I should put it in the shed shouldn't I? Then I will only go out to weigh myself once a week. Maybe that will help. I don't want to become obsessive. Of course I will not be doing this until after I see below the number 300 on my scale. This morning I was at 301.6!!!! Yipppeee:lol:! So so sad. Who celebrates being 301 lbs? I do dammit. I was 332 last year. I was 314.2 on the day of my surgery. I think I may make 20 pounds gone by the end of my second week. That's my goal; to be 294.2 by April 6, 2008. Maybe I'll wait until then to take my scale out of the bathroom. On a high note.... I burped alot less yesterday than any other day since surgery:thumbup:. Of course I had more gas. That may have been because I had cream of mushroom soup mixed with vegetable broth than I poured through a semi-fine strainer. I know that that cream stuff makes me gassy, but I wanted something with a little more texture:drool:. I'm so glad that my nutritionists approves of this. I do not know how people do a completely clear liquid diet for two weeks. Heck if I could do that I would not need the band. So anyway, no more creams this week. Today, its tomato soup mixed with vegetable broth. I also slowed down on the popsicles. I was sucking down like four a day!

If I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I weigh myself. In the morning, before I brush my teeth, I weigh myself. When I come home from work, I weigh myself. I have to tell myself not to weigh myself every other time that I walk into my bathroom. I am going crazy chasing behind my scale. I stand on it at least two - three times every time I weigh myself. I need help. I need an intervention. Should I remove the scale from my house:tongue_smilie:? I should put it in the shed shouldn't I? Then I will only go out to weigh myself once a week. Maybe that will help. I don't want to become obsessive. Of course I will not be doing this until after I see below the number 300 on my scale. This morning I was at 301.6!!!! Yipppeee:lol:! So so sad. Who celebrates being 301 lbs? I do dammit. I was 332 last year. I was 314.2 on the day of my surgery. I think I may make 20 pounds gone by the end of my second week. That's my goal; to be 294.2 by April 6, 2008. Maybe I'll wait until then to take my scale out of the bathroom. On a high note.... I burped alot less yesterday than any other day since surgery:thumbup:. Of course I had more gas. That may have been because I had cream of mushroom soup mixed with vegetable broth than I poured through a semi-fine strainer. I know that that cream stuff makes me gassy, but I wanted something with a little more texture:drool:. I'm so glad that my nutritionists approves of this. I do not know how people do a completely clear liquid diet for two weeks. Heck if I could do that I would not need the band. So anyway, no more creams this week. Today, its tomato soup mixed with vegetable broth. I also slowed down on the popsicles. I was sucking down like four a day!

HA! You can't burp. All I did was burp. From the day after surgery until about two days ago ( a week and one day) I burped so much I was sick of myself. Not small cute burps - big manly burps. I tried really hard not to do it in public. If I wasn't burbing I was passing gas. Yes I know its gross, but I figure this site demands honesty. I thought it was just the gas from suregry coming out, but now I'm reading that I may be burping more once I reintroduce real food to my stomach. I cannot say I'm thrilled about that, but hey, there's got to be some price to pay right? Anyway, I am happy to annouce that yesterday evening, I realized that I did not spend the day burping - oh JOY! I guess I'me moving to another phase.

I know you're scared. I was terrified. All I thought about was dying during the operation and leaving my five year-old motherless. Well I was banded on March 24, 2008 and needless to say, "I'm still Alive!!!!!" Not only that, I'm down 12 lbs. Have faith. You've researched this surgery. You know that it is relatively safe. You also probably know the risks of remaining over weight. One of the great things about this surgery is all of the pre-tests and approvals you have to get in order to be approved. Those tests helped me to make up my mind. I knew I was basically healthy, but headed towards danger if I didn't make a serious change. So I went ahead with the surgery. I was afraid, but I trust my surgeon and I have faith in God. In fact when I woke up in recovery, my first thoughts were, "Thank you Jesus, thank you Lord." Hang in there, you'll be just fine.

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I was banded on 3/24/08 so I guess that makes me 8 or 9 days post op. I don't know if I should count my surgery date or not. Anyway, I went back to work yesterday. About half-way through I needed liquid Tylenol and a nap (I took both). I am not in the mood to go out. I was ready for bed at 8:30 last night. I am sure I'll be ready for bed around the same time tonight if not sooner. Functioning is one thing - going out is completely different. I don't want to give marital advice - but if you're not ready to go out, then you should not go out. My daughter wanted spaghetti this week. As much as I wanted to make it for her, I was not sure if I could handle the temptation, so I decided not to do it. Don't put yourself in harm's way and don't wear yourself out. If going out tonight will make it difficult for you to go to work tomorrow, then choose the important activity and go with it - either going out or going to work.

I am one week and one day out. I feel bloated. I can lie on my stomach, don't know if I should or not but I do. I can also lie on either side. I have not gotten to anywhere near 64 oz. of water. I have been drinking 16 oz of milk with 1 scoop of Unjury. No, I cannot finish that in one sitting. Because I have added Unjury and orange juice to my diet I have reached 800 and 900 calories within a day. Before that I was teetering around 378 calories a day. I am sick of burping all the time. I am sick of gas sneaking up on me and I am certainly tired of pooping liquid. I am especially tired of thinking I have to pass gas and finding that its much bigger than that. However, I am 10 lbs down. I cannot complain. My belly itches, so I wipe it down with alcohol wipes. I still have all but one of my steri-strips. That's probably because I am terrified to "wash" my stomach. I do not want an infection. Since I am using 70% alcohol wipes I know that my stomach is clean - Of course I bathe (shower) the rest of me. I am back at work today. Earlier I was suffering, but I took a dose of liquid Tylenol and I am back to "normal."

I was just banded on March 24, 2008. I don't feel guilty. There are some that would have me feel guilty. My mom is against WLS. I'm sure that she has her reasons and that she is concerned for my health; but it didn't feel good to hear her say, "Well I'm glad it worked out for you" the afternoon after my surgery. My dad on the other hand has been very supportive. I weighed 314.2 lbs on the day of my surgery. I was miserable and insatiable. I was always hungry. My knees and hips hurt all the time, My acid reflux was a killer, and I had no energy. Now I'm only one week and one day post op - but I fell great - well I'm tired right now because I'm back at work. But mentally I feel great. I am down 10lb and I am ready to do the work to help the rest come off - I am walking more now and will begin an exercise routine when I reach six weeks post op. Hang in there and go for it. No one should feel guilty for doing something to better their selves. This was not a cop out for me. It was not an easy decision. I was terrified. On the day of surgery I friend of mine (who was banded a year ago) said to me, "I am so proud of you. You're 70% there; the rest is up to you." That's how I feel. I'm proud pf myself. I hope you will be proud of yourself too.

That's how long I have been banded. I am at work right now. I am so tired I could throw a temper tantrum. I'm a little dizzy and in a little pain:crying:. I just took some liquid Tylenol - a single dose to help me get through this day. I get off work at 3:35. It's 11:40 right now. As soon as I can I'm putting my head on my desk and sneaking a nap. Think I may start taking my liquid vitamins twice a day until I get back on track. I think I'm supposed to be doing that anyway. The liquid diet is still ok. Of course I get those moments when I want to put something chewable in my mouth, but I just remind myself that I am not really hungry and more importantly, I did not put my body through this just to fail. I'd better succeed just to justify the scars on my once perfect stomach! I have lost one steri-strip. When I bath I do not face the shower head and I have tried to barely get my stomach wet. In fact I clean my stomach with an alcohol wipe or two. I like that because it also helps with the itchy skin that the steri-strips cause. Oh! - A co-worker asked me if I was losing weight!!!! YEA!!!!!! I have only lost 10 pounds since surgery and I'm sure that 's not really noticeable on a person my size, but I will take any kind of victory can get. I need all the motivation I can handle right now. Now if only I could figure out how to post my weight loss ticker and find a rarely used bathroom in this place - I'm gonna need a little privacy:embaressed_smile:...

That's how long I have been banded. I am at work right now. I am so tired I could throw a temper tantrum. I'm a little dizzy and in a little pain:crying:. I just took some liquid Tylenol - a single dose to help me get through this day. I get off work at 3:35. It's 11:40 right now. As soon as I can I'm putting my head on my desk and sneaking a nap. Think I may start taking my liquid vitamins twice a day until I get back on track. I think I'm supposed to be doing that anyway. The liquid diet is still ok. Of course I get those moments when I want to put something chewable in my mouth, but I just remind myself that I am not really hungry and more importantly, I did not put my body through this just to fail. I'd better succeed just to justify the scars on my once perfect stomach! I have lost one steri-strip. When I bath I do not face the shower head and I have tried to barely get my stomach wet. In fact I clean my stomach with an alcohol wipe or two. I like that because it also helps with the itchy skin that the steri-strips cause. Oh! - A co-worker asked me if I was losing weight!!!! YEA!!!!!!:biggrin: I have only lost 10 pounds since surgery and I'm sure that 's not really noticeable on a person my size, but I will take any kind of victory can get. I need all the motivation I can handle right now. Now if only I could figure out how to post my weight loss ticker and find a rarely used bathroom in this place - I'm gonna need a little privacy:embaressed_smile:...

I have not posted in a few days. I actually have been sort of busy. Today is my 7th day being banded. I feel ok. I had one day of wanting to chew for the sake of chewing. I definitely was not hungry. I have yet to break the 500 calorie mark. I drink unjury and put it in my soup, I don't really care for the taste of either the chocolate or the vanilla, but they will do. The unflavored one mixes well into my soups. I may try it in juice tomorrow. The pain is subsiding. That's good becasue my pain pills are worthless. A doublt dose of liquid tylenol seems to work better. My five-year old had given me a few good shots in the stitches. OF course it was by accident, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Two of my incisions are virtually pain free and three are not. My belly itches to high heaven. I constanty feel like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner and the gas is getting on my nerves - sort of. I am burping and pass gas like a mad woman! Hmmm, I have not had a real BM in two days. By real I mean liquid or otherwise. Lately is been liquid. I guess I hope to have one later today? Yeah I guess I do. Well I need to go to sleep because I have church today. Happy reading and I hope I wasn't too graphic.

I have not posted in a few days. I actually have been sort of busy. Today is my 7th day being banded. I feel ok. I had one day of wanting to chew for the sake of chewing. I definitely was not hungry. I have yet to break the 500 calorie mark. I drink unjury and put it in my soup, I don't really care for the taste of either the chocolate or the vanilla, but they will do. The unflavored one mixes well into my soups. I may try it in juice tomorrow. The pain is subsiding. That's good becasue my pain pills are worthless. A doublt dose of liquid tylenol seems to work better. My five-year old had given me a few good shots in the stitches. OF course it was by accident, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Two of my incisions are virtually pain free and three are not. My belly itches to high heaven. I constanty feel like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner and the gas is getting on my nerves - sort of. I am burping and pass gas like a mad woman! Hmmm, I have not had a real BM in two days. By real I mean liquid or otherwise. Lately is been liquid. I guess I hope to have one later today? Yeah I guess I do. Well I need to go to sleep because I have church today. Happy reading and I hope I wasn't too graphic.

Be careful with the binges. I went to three seminars/consultations for three different practices - all had a few common rules - one of which was we were not allowed to gain more than 20 lbs from the first appt weigh-in to our surgery date. Good luck to you! Today makes my 7th day being banded !!

Expect to become more nervous. That's what I did. However, the people here really helped to calm my fears. In the meantime - go shopping. Get everything you will after surgery - liquid vitamins and all. If you are a woman, some nice loose fitting dresses will help.

Can someone explain to me how to put my weight ticker on?

I woke up at 5:00 in pain. I just felt awful:crying:. I cannot even describe what it feel like. Well let me try. I felt overly full, stuffed beyond capacity. Tight and bloated. I could not lay, sit, or stand comfortable. Then I felt the urge to go to the bathroom. Of course all I produced was dark dark watery stuff, but at least it cam out. Then when i tried to lay down again it didn't hurt so much. But the pain was still in kill mode. I decided to take a double dose of the liquid Tylenol. I have not gotten my prescriptions filled yet. It took about thirty minutes after that dbl dose for me to start feeling slightly human again. Then I was releasing some major gas. I mean like “Whoooaaa Nelly:ohmy:!!!!! That made me feel much better. Then another BM and then guess what? I could sleep:thumbup:. Best two-hour nap ever. So I guess this is my gross morning I'm burping, farting, and pooping nasty looking liquids. The last time I sat on the toilet to have a BM all I got was a really long and loud release of gas. Now I am really wishing I was at my own home rather than here with my sorority sister. Then I could be nasty in peace and not worry about what someone might be thinking about all of these body noises (and smells) I am making:embaressed_smile:. On the bright side it's 10:10 am and I am not the least bit hungry. I do need to start drinking some water though. Ok that was three big burps in a row just now and fart that made my five year old say EEWWWWWW:scared2:!!! That's my cue - I may need to be heading for the toilet soon so I'd better end this now. Sorry if I grossed anybody out, but if someone is reading my blog like I read other's it's so they can learn what to possibly expect, so I intend on being honest. More later....

I woke up at 5:00 in pain. I just felt awful:crying:. I cannot even describe what it feel like. Well let me try. I felt overly full, stuffed beyond capacity. Tight and bloated. I could not lay, sit, or stand comfortable. Then I felt the urge to go to the bathroom. Of course all I produced was dark dark watery stuff, but at least it cam out. Then when i tried to lay down again it didn't hurt so much. But the pain was still in kill mode. I decided to take a double dose of the liquid Tylenol. I have not gotten my prescriptions filled yet. It took about thirty minutes after that dbl dose for me to start feeling slightly human again. Then I was releasing some major gas. I mean like “Whoooaaa Nelly:ohmy:!!!!! That made me feel much better. Then another BM and then guess what? I could sleep:thumbup:. Best two-hour nap ever. So I guess this is my gross morning I'm burping, farting, and pooping nasty looking liquids. The last time I sat on the toilet to have a BM all I got was a really long and loud release of gas. Now I am really wishing I was at my own home rather than here with my sorority sister. Then I could be nasty in peace and not worry about what someone might be thinking about all of these body noises (and smells) I am making:embaressed_smile:. On the bright side it's 10:10 am and I am not the least bit hungry. I do need to start drinking some water though. Ok that was three big burps in a row just now and fart that made my five year old say EEWWWWWW:scared2:!!! That's my cue - I may need to be heading for the toilet soon so I'd better end this now. Sorry if I grossed anybody out, but if someone is reading my blog like I read other's it's so they can learn what to possibly expect, so I intend on being honest. More later....

I posted a really long blog this morning and of course it is not here. I was expressing my fears and concerns regarding my surgery which is in two days. I love this site. I visit often, but sometimes the glitches are enough to make me want to use profanity. I mean damn. Its not easy coming on here to say I'm afraid I may not awake from surgery. I know its a relativley safe procedure. I know this, but I also knowthere is a POSSIBILITY of a problem. I am paranoid I know. I believe that all willbe well,its just that sometimes I let my imagination get the best of me. My baby is five and needs me as a mommy. But that's also one of the reasons why I'm doing this. My highest weight was around 334lb. I amd not quite 5'6". My left ventricle is slightly enlarged and I have kee and hip arthritis and bone spurs. Pretty mild as far as co-morbidities go I know, but I am also bordering on having high blood pressure. I do not want that. Heart disease runs in my family, so the odd so f me living until I'm old old - I mean really old and gray at thie weight are slim to none. So I am going to do what is best for me and my baby and everything is going to be alright. I trust my surgeon, but more importantly, I trust God. Now let's see if this posts.

Hey Rugman, I wish that I had read this before I went in, but I wee that it wsn't posted until last night. I appreciate you thoughts, you, of course are right. Thank you for your words of wisdom. Keep me posted on your progress and I will do the same for you.