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Since we are all "family" I want to let you all know something my family is going through right now. My papaw was put into CCU Wed due to Renal Failure. Grandma passed away last year on their 60th wedding anniversary Sept 30. Papaw said he went and had a long talk with her Monday and told her how much he missed her and that he is tired. He seems to be getting worse. Doctor said today that he will not live longer then a month. His BUN and Creatine are EXTREMELY high. They dont even know how he is alive now. He went into CHF yesterday. His right kidney has stopped working and left one is still passing A LOT of blood and clots. He now has tubes going through his back straight to his kidneys to try to drain them. Since Wed, he has had 6 or 7 units of blood yet his blood levels are still low. I didnt go see him today because he needs his rest. Dad saw him and said that he is very tired, hard to wake, and getting "loopy" these are not good signs. This is how grandma died, everything just shut down on her. I guess he has admitted he is tired and in a lot of pain, papaw doesnt admit to stuff like that. He also said Jesus came and talked to him. So I think it is now just a matter of time. Been spending my time sitting down at CCU for the past couple days. :thumbup: On a bighter note. I went thursday and Kaplan took 1/2cc out and I can eat again. It is so nice to actually eat solids and meat. I won a 3 month free pass to the fitness center so I went down and walked laps in the pool for 40 mins, my legs were rubber when I got out lol. Just thought I would let you all in on what is going on. See you all at support group on the 22nd and hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Just for those of you who Care :biggrin:.. I posted updated pictures of me in my profile. I went to Catherines today and bought a pair of pants that I dont have to hold up when I walk lol. I LOVE catherines new sizing. According to them I am a size 5 or 6 LOL. I asked them if they came up with this to make fat girls feel good about themselves lol. I said I would only by a pair of pants but I thought I would amuse myself and try on a smaller shirt and well, it FIT, so I am wearing that shirt in the pictures.

Froggi, I sent you a message. read that.. You will be fine. Dont beat yourself up.

One good thing about beeing too tight right now, I am actually excited to see the scales. I go Thursday. I sure hope I make Dr.Kaplan happy. I dont know exactly how much I have lost since my fill, 2 weeks ago, I know it is at least 10 pounds. Froggi, they told mom that healing time is not the time to worry about weight loss, they dont expect you to gain or lose really. It will start coming off. It has only be a week. Oh boy, you get to go to full liquids tomorrow. Enjoy that first bite of pudding. It was the best thing I have ever tasted lol.

Just letting you all know that I survived shopping today. I said I wasnt going to go near the mall but someone told me that there wasnt a crowd at all. Boy was I suckered into that one. I stood in line for 20min! got a good deal thoughlol. I was SO proud of myself at Walmart. There was 1 Hanna Montana guitar left on the shelf and I got it just to get home and find out that "Santa" already got Bailey one but it is the real thing. Bummer. Now I gotta go back to Walmart. lol. I think Ill wait until later when all the doorbusters and stuff are done. I hope you all had a great thanksgiving. Even though I could eat VERY little, it was great!

They are letting people go early now. I guess he is actually looking at letting people go home the same day. Mom went home at 9am

Ok just to let you know. Yes I finally told Jeannie I am way too tight. She said she knew I was too tight that day due to the noises my stomach was making but I told her I was proving a point to Dr.Kaplan. Well, Im only hurting myself doing this. I can only eat liquids. I tried a soft solid today and it did NOT go down. Didnt come back up, but caused a lot of discomfort. I go with my mom for her first fill on the 4th and I will have my very first unfill that day. I am SO READY to eat something solid without sucking on it and making it liquid first. My 10month old cousin is eating about twice as much as I am right now. It will get fixed next week. Froggi, congrats, you are one of us now. You are officially a BANDSTER!

Froggie, are you counting down the hours yet?

Thats cool Susan. Will it have the same Address?? I just have it saved under my favorites and get here from there.

Heck, I lost count how many times I would gain a pound or 2 when I was seeing Lindsey. I have tried eggs for breakfast, they wont go down :cursing:. Right now Im sticking with my liquids, because that is all the goes down, pudding is even too thick to get down. Mom moved to purees yesterday and had pureed chili, yum yum. She should be on softs by Thanksgiving. Heck if I keep this up, I wont be able to eat anything at Thanksgiving. That could be a good thing though lol. Good luck Froggi. Moms bowels are not too happy at all about nothing but liquids. The pureed chili helped though, she was so happy when she went to the bathroom today LOL. Monday will be here before you know it!

Thought that I might join in, today is my 2 week post op anniversary. Pureed chili is something everyone needs to eat. I know that Elizabeth has a lot of support in this forum so that I figured I might as well get in on the action.:cursing:

The chili tasted a lot better when I was eating it...right now, I hurt in my shoulder, jaw and back. That will teach me to try to eat it two days in a row.

lol. may have to. When Bailey was a baby, I put some in her mouth and blew in her face, she swollowed it right down. The things we do to get meds down kids. My friend would hold her little girls nose and blow in her face. Its so nice when they are babies and they dont know any better and actually smack their little lips to the taste lol.

Ok just wanted to let you all know. I bought some liquid ibuprofin today (having trouble getting pills down). This stuff is NASTY!!! Now I see why kids spit it out when we try to shove it down their throats. Just thought I would let you all know lol.

If they dont call you, that means the time has not changed and you need to be there by 11. It will be here before you know it. Ok, yes Monday was hurtful. I am hoping to be down 16 or more by the time I go with mom for her first fill on Dec 4th. Since Monday I have already lost about 5 pounds, so if I keep this up, I can do it. You know, I compared the nutrition facts of the honey nut cheerios to the plain oatmeal that he wants me to eat and honey nut cheerios are healthier so I dont get it. The Cheerios only have 110 calories, 22 carbs, and 2 sugars. Plain oatmeal on the other hand has 150 calories, 27 carbs and 1 sugar. So I dont understand why it is so bad. I cant get the oatmeal down. Not that I dont like it, it just wont go down. One SMALL bite and Im done, cant eat anymore. You should hear the noises my stomach makes now since my last fill, man, it is LOUD and embarrassing sitting in class. I take a sip of water and my stomach has to talk about it lol. After I ate 2 bites of soup last night, I couldnt eat anymore. Mom said this may be a good thing, the weight should come right off now. I guess I wont overeat at thanksgiving now lol... heck, I may just get a spoonfull of mashed tators and thats it, that is if this restriction keeps up. Hey I was thinking. When I worked at Camden, I was the Team Captain of a Relay for Life team. Now that I dont work there, I dont have a team to join. I dont want to be a captain, just join a team. I was wondering if you all would like to put a team together. With school and all, I dont think I could be the captain, but I am will to be the co-captain and help whoever takes it. What do you all think?

Maybe Im just a failure then. I dunno.... Mom said when she went to him this morning, he was nice with her. She told him I am hungry and he just said he would take care of that today. He sure is making me feel like the failure of all the ones who have been banded. A friend of mine who has the band eat anything and EVERYTHING she wants to and isnt loosing weight, he doesnt say one thing to her. I eat maybe a 4th of what she does and she eats sandwhichs and all that junk. I stick with my salads and meats. But I guess since I am being childish and eating honey nut cheerios, that is the reason I am not loosing as fast.. My PCP thinks my slow weightloss is great. I dunno...Its very aggrivating. That chili sounds good. I am trying to eat cream of chicken ( strained of course) and I am having trouble getting it down. Well, maybe now that I cant eat, I will loose the weight faster. I just feel like going out and getting a bottle of diet pills and stop eating ( I wouldnt do that though, not very healthy at all) thats just how I feel right now. I dunno....I guess I will just see how things go. I have to go with mom for her first fill and he said he wanted to talk to me again that day, just what Im looking forward to. Im going to see if I can still use the gift certificate I got right before my surgery and get a free 3 month pass to the fitness center. I think walking the pool and stuff like that would help and less impact on my knee. I wish I knew what was wrong with it and what to do about it. Oh well, enough of my troubles. I may just be a little extra emotional right now for some reason and my be taking this all the wrong way.. WHO KNOWS! Talk to you all later. Elizabeth

Glad to hear you dont have to have surgery. Was he nice to you? He put 2cc in me also for a total of 9.5cc. Boy my stomach is doing A LOT of talking when I put something in there. I think it may just be my nerves right now though. Ive been a mess all day. I would calm down, start thinking about it again and start crying again.. When is Jeannie going to start doing all the fills, anyone know??? I HAVE to lose 16pounds by next visit

Yep Im sure I will see you Kyla.. If that is the case with your port, that isnt as bad as the band leaking. I know someone who has already had to have her port revised. I think she is the first and only one so far. Hers flipped over though and they couldnt get it to flip back. Support group is next monday right?? the 24th? Thats the first day of finals, that gonna be a fun day lol.:Dancing_sorry:

Im sure you will be down more by MOnday. I wont be able to go early unless I get out of class early.. I get out of class at 11:50 and have to come from Marietta. I will be going straight from school to there.

Oh Kyla I sure hope you dont have a leak. If you do, would you have to go through the whole surgery again? Ive suddenly lost my restriction. One day I couldnt eat, now I can eat anything and EVERYTHING. I can even eat bread again and I havent been able to eat bread for a couple months. I hope that doesnt mean anything.. I sure hope it is all ok with you Kyla. I guess I will see you Monday. I will be there at 12:15 Froggi, you should stick around after your appointment and we can all meet