keisha85

hi,

it turns out that isnt my port and is in the sae place that yours is going to be, but the port site has not caused any pain at all, just this incision on my breast bone, which is now bruised. i am in no pain at all today and havent taken pain killers for 18hours. i hope you have a speedy recovery to and the best of luck for tommorrow.

sarah x

figured it out! computers are great when you know what you are doing aren't they?!!

hiya,

keeping you posted!!!

i feel absolutly fine today, just the bit that is bruised, but it just feels a tiny bit tight on my skin.

i can ot feel my port at all, did feel it 2 nights ago when i couldnt get to sleep as i was to hot, but apart from that ive not felt it at all.

i feel completly back to normal now (or normal as in person, not normal as in hungry). i had the tv on yesterday, there are so many food adverts, but not one of them was bothering me which i was really surprised about and when my sister stayed she was really surprised how her take away did not make me feel hungry either.

i have lost 7lbs since friday which i am really pleased about, taking my loss upto 15lbs since 3 weeks ago, which i am sort of shocked about.

hope you are well

sarah

hiya,

i lost 3lbs over the weekend, but havent weighed myself since, keep forgetting to do it in the morning before i get dressed, as ive been tired this week. i looked in the cookbooks just now and there are some nice things, but ive got to work out the quantities for one person or do the things that can be frozen, like the meatballs. seems like alot of ingrediants though, but my shopping list is long this week, with lots of variation, so ive, for example, got one onion and 2 oranges. trying to make it as varied as i can as my head is now complaining it wants food when im not hungry, so need to make my diet as varied as i possible can. people in the office had donoughts today and cake 2 days ago, its not normally that type of an office, unless it is someones birthday, but has been in this last week. think that is why my head is going mad!!

hope you are ok, only a few more days to go. are you on liquids?

hi

thanx for the positive thoughts, did you find you had a bad night then i good night, alternate?

hi

each day was getting better, but i had a bad night last night, so i think i am going to just take it easy today and hopefully notice the improvement again 2moz. i think it is more that i slept funny and have woken up with back ache. but i dont want to take any pain killers, because they taste so disgusting!!!!

hiya, hope you are ok

thanx for the suggestions, its not going to be an issue now until the 18th sept as he is not coming and they are then giong to australia til then.

are you counting down the days?!

sarah

hiya, sorry ive not got back to you sooner, forgot to check this bit of the forum. its good to hear you ae feeling better. the discomfort will go and then you can get on with your life again. hows the liquids going?

hiya, how are you? thought i would see how you were getting on with. sarah

thanx for the good idea, im off to see the nurse tomorrow, so i will get some calpol on the way there. hope you are getting sorted and the nerves havent got to you too much

sarah

hiya,

the appointments with the nurse should not be a problem, and therefore i will not have to see the as much, however, i obviously do have go for fills with him. i have my pre-op blood work etc on tues, so am going to mention it again, and also take the academic diary with me, in the hope that i can be booked in before the 2 week notice period they normally ask for. you dont realise that there's so much to think about, like i was going to put some nail varnish on this mroning, and i have to remember to make sure it is all of efore i have my op. have you got those thought of things to remember?

hiya, hope you are recovering ok and your trip to belgium went smoothly.

welcome to the world of being a banster. it does get easier after the first week

not sure what happened with my first attempt, but will try again!!

thank you for the comments on my pics, thought it would hopefully lesson the nervousness of people if they aw how quickly my incisions were healing.

i can believe the difference in my face already, especially as my chin has started going, thought that would take a while. we ar all going to look like different people in a years time!!!

hope you are ok

sarah

hiya

that was quick for a first fill, it was never going to be before the begining of october, however, i only eat tiny ammounts as i have alot of restriciton apart from at lunch time. but i still have to eat very slowly, otherwise i get ill, it sticks in the back of my throat and really hurts.

how much have you lost? ive lost 35lbs in 5 weeks.

Sarah

hiya, i am virtually normal foods now, but i want to get use to them before he comes. had a small jacket potato for my lunch, some tuna and peas.

have you got everything organised? i was making list after list at the stage you are!!!

hi. the count down is on for the first of september for you!!

sarah

hi,

how are you? how are you feeling about tomorrow? the best of luck for it. im sure you will be fine.

sarah

hiya

it went great, the nurse's were surprise that i was up and walking down the corridor 3 hours after id come round, but it really does help with the gas pain in my shoulders, so i did it everytime i needed to. the people i went with always do an overnight stay, and i was glad of that as i needed some IV paracetamol, which made it able for me to sleep, it was the port pain (which is very high up, close to my breast bone) that was really hurting. i was officially discharged by the surgeon at 5pm on the operation day as the nurses had let him know how well i was doing, so lef tthe hospital at 9am on saturday morning. one thing i will say is that they did not send me home with pain relief, so make sure you have some dissolveable paracetamol as i did not have any until about 6pm and was in agony. very thankful to my friend who went out and got some. apart from that it is the easiest thing, so there is no need to be nervous at all. i slept in my own bed all of last night, only waking up because i was thirsty and my sister was talking in her sleep! any other questions you want to ak, feel free.

sarah

hiya, just to let you know how it went, it went really well, i was walking 3 hours after coming round and the nurses were really pleased and half surprised at that. but it really helped with the shoulder pain.

one thing i will say is get yourself some disolveable paracetamol before you go in as i was not sent home with any painkillers, just antibiotics and anti-clotting injections so was in pain yesterday but now i am taking that every 4 hours i am absolutly fine. and slept in my bed all night last night, woke twice because i was thirsty.

hope this settles any nerves you might have, and i am willing to answer any questions

sarah

hi

i thought you might be on chat, so i hope ive got the right person!!

i will be on chat later, but just to let you know it all went ok on friday and im feeling fine apart from pain where i think the port site is,

sarah

hi

i saw you are from the uk, so thought i would say hi. i am just outside reading and have been banded for 11 days. what stage are you at etc?

sarah

hi

wounds are healing up fine, i am only bruised on the one that is very high up. the rest arent bothering my any more but stupid me has managed to twist something in my ribs yesterday on the way home from the nurse's appointment!! im not normally acident prone, honestly!!

the appoinment went fine, i will be weighed etc next time i go as i still a bit bloated and therefore she said we will wait.

hope you are ok.

hi,

its ok took me a while to remember to check this part of my profile. how are you feeling? i am at work, on lunch break with my soup in front of me, everyone else is having roast from the canteen

hope you are ok and glad you made the decision

sarah

hope you are ok? i seen youve been on here whilst i havent. keep sipping!!

new 'me's' are something so good to look forward arent they?!

im on mushies, but soup is part of all the stages, so i am having soup for my lunch, yoghurt for my breakfast and then having 1tbsp pureed chicken, 1tbsp pureed potato and caarrot for my evening meal.

i can start soft food tomorrow, but i will start on saturday, looking forward to having scrambled egg, rice and peas the most!!!

my first fill isnt booked yet, i see the nurse again a week tomorrow, and i will be weighed and measured then. its estimated that my first fill will be the end of september. as my surgeon doesnt do them until 8 weeks. however, even though i am on mushies, i am still never hungry. so maybe i will be someone who only needs one fill or maybe me being hungry will suddenly arrive!!

hope your ok