ahb08
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hey mama...well it aint goin good at all! ive been sitting at 246-244lbs for almost 4 weeks now...i got my first fill yesterday which was 3cc's b/c i was completely on E from the getgo...hell girl i dont know what "full" feels like b/c yes i do feel a little pressure in my chest but not enough to make me put the fork down..im just crushed b/c i feel like this aint gonna work for me....i finally joined a gym yesterday so i will start exercising asap as im hoping that will increase my results...my 30 days is in 3 days..and ive only lost 7lbs since i had surgery on 6/19....and...im sooo damn sick of people asking me "how much are u down?" im like damn!!! i didnt have gastric shyt get off my back! lol but enough of my complaining how have u been..and how are u enjoying your summer since this is the first summer where u really can "enjoy" summertime...!
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omg girl i just now realized that u got banded 2 days ago!! how are u feeling do u have any restriction right now????
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yea i had my first fill today and u were right my band is fine...they went ahead and put 3cc's in me....and my doctor actually allows fills every two weeks....but im gonna see how things go with me and solids...now i just gotta get the working out in....what do u for exercise? and how soon did u start after sugery?
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girl im fully recovered and totally on E ive been eating pretty much normal foods i only feel pain if i eat too fast but i do get full faster but i can still eat like 8oz of food at a time...im just ready for my first fill on this wed....when i saw my surgeon at my post op appt he apologized for making me soo hungry he sd my stomach was that big or fat plus he didnt add any fluids so thats why i didnt have restriction at all...i just hope that my band is still ok...like it didnt slip or anything...so ill see this wednesday when i do a barium xray
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im doing good girl...ready to get a fill because im totally empty right now..i get my first fill next wednesday.....i been having a normal appetitie but i have been eating small portions so even though the band isnt filled it starts to hurt if i eat to much so i just stop. and then of course im counting the days down when i head up there to be with my baby end of the month......maybe we can hook up for a drink or two! lol
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i tend to be a night owl..,but i must of dozed off after u sent the last message... happy 4th of july to u
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mine took 24 hours...but thats good that you have a secondary insurance..not many have that
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yes i do know that feeling....before i got approved.....getting approved was the only thing on my mind for months and months.....how many more months do u have again before u submit to insurance?
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hey there the surgery was good girl im about 98% recovered..no restriction so that sucks..and i have been down the same 7lbs since a week post op...not gaining or loosing..just been at 245 for a week!!! i get my first fill on the 15th of this month im ready!! how are u mama??!
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OMG yall, i can't believe how quickly i was approved....my case manager submitted on 5/12 at 2pm. and I received a call from Aetna directly at 1pm today that i was approved....!! I was told the approval went so quickly b/c my job...(2nd biggest bank in the U.S.) has reps at aetna that just handle my employer's portfolio of aetna accounts...so i guess working for a big company pays off even though the top CEO doesn't know u from left or right.....!!! The slight disappointing thing is that my surgeon is going to be out for 2 weeks, so i won't even be able to meet with him until 6/4/09 :crying:..meaning im probably not looking at surgery date until mid to end june!!! blahh!!! but im glad i no longer have to worry about being denied!! I gained 7lbs during 90day pre op, skipped one mnth, and made it up end of april, and didnt do a psych eval, b/c it isnt required by aetna nor my doctor, if i didnt have any previously psychiatric issues......
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thank you guys for clearing that up for "ALFUSO" as that was an ignorant comment, for your info im almost 5'6 so thats when my 175lbs is a 12...thanks again everyone for putting ur upmost logical inputs in!!
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Help needed please..."hell"
ahb08 replied to patricksmom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
O thank goodness u replied to this thread miss b....bc the way u felt when u first got banded is the way i feel.....no restriction and i have cheated with a couple things portion wise....but i see u have lost 78lbs since surgery so i see there is hope....as the original person said, i tool feel like i have stretched my pouch over one overeating session..which was half of a deli lettuce wrap with cheese and ham....no bread included....but i kinda ate i fast and i immediately felt sickish..so i stopped...but now i still feel miserable as that was like 6 hours ago..so im glad that im still full but other than that meal i still am soo hungry..and im kinda fighting with myself on whether its head hunger of if im really hungry... -
Banded on Saturday and I AM HUNGRY
ahb08 replied to mia_72797's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey mia...i know how u feel...i was banded on 6/19 and was hungry pretty much the next day...i basically fought it b/c of the fact that i was in soo much pain, and that is what encouraged me to no cheat. I did have a slice of turkey 4 days post op....unfortunately u will have to fight it...i mean u can try some real good broths but i dont know what u like...i actually had nothing but Jello, sugar free fudgesicles and some homemade asian style beef broth that i loved even before the band...but once day 5 came i started eating things like turkey slices but it would be one small slice every 4 hours or something and i had a few grapes here and there ....i was sooo hungry the only pain i still had by day five was port pain from the heals of the port being stitched on my abdominal walls..but i didnt have any dizzy or nausea feelings after day 4....now im pretty much back on semi solid foods.....and i have no restriction so im having to battle with self discipline right now...and it sucks. My doc's orders do allow me to proceed with semi solids and mushies after 7 days so im just trying to stick with good choices.....lots of veggies like spinach...i had shrimp, shredded beef with veggies and half of a bunless sandwhich with lettuce in place of the bread more like a lettuce wrap...those are the few things i have been eating since i have been back to regular foods.. I hope things get better for u and u get the feeling that ur aiming for aswell as im wishing for myself too..... -
I was just banded on 6/19 and last night i had to go ahead and rip off the steri strips b/c it has caused very bad irritations on my tummy...now each incision site is an inflammtory rash.....and the residue of the strips (adhesiveness) is still stuck on on my skin i have been trying to rub them off as gentle as possible, but its hard b/c it just teases the itch that the rash has caused....im getting frustrated with all this crap....i have no restriction and my will power is about to bust...and these damn strips have screwed my belly all up....ahhhh sorry i just had to vent yall....Im gonna start medicating the rashes with cream and hopefully the inflammation will go down...not how i imagined things to be :rolleyes2:
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Bad Breakouts caused by steri strips
ahb08 replied to ahb08's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hey jamie, thanks for ur support..but yes the same thing u just described about the red around the incisions is whats happening to me..and they're puffy, i put on some prescription rash ointment tht my doc prescribed me for my mile eczema so hopefully that will work...my incisions are doing good for the most part, they seem to be sealed up pretty tightly...i appreciate ur input again......thank u!:tongue2: -
yes i did have my surgery...and im a little upset..b/c for one i dont have restriction like everyone claims they do even with an empty band.....girl i had my appetite like 2 days after the surgery....and then the damn steri strips have caused irritation on my skin so now im dealin with that.....girl i dont know where to start with this....i dont get my first fill until 7/15 and i hope my doc is aggressive b/c im kinda loosin fate in this whole thing....
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Bad Breakouts caused by steri strips
ahb08 replied to ahb08's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
yes ur right sandokat..its most likely and allergic reaction...i tend to get rashes easily and i knew deep down before i had the surgery that this was probably gonna happen....but thanks on the advice about what i need to watch out for in the lotions...:rolleyes2: -
Bad Breakouts caused by steri strips
ahb08 replied to ahb08's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Oh thanks parrot i didnt know about the adhesive removals..ill definitely ask the pharmacist..thanks!!:rolleyes2: -
75 lbs gone forever! This is a size 12-14 dress too. I couldnt believe it when I tried it on and it fit!
ahb08 commented on tmg333's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Omg sistah...u lookin mighty nice...p.y.t up in here!! -
I ask this because i have never ever had surgery in my whole life, excuse me men that read..but the closest thing to having medical tools inside of me is an annual pap, and i dont have kids as of yet either so i know my body is in for a real shock!...lol but anyways....other than stretch marks, i never had any major scars etc.......ive been a big girl all my life but i have been blessed with good health where i never really need to visit the doctor but for basic yearly check ups....I have failed and succeeded at weight loss in the past but i have been overweight foreeevvver....so the lapband is my final decision...im just nervous about feeling weak and helpless after the surgery, like the post op surgery stuff i read about on here. im still doing my doctor visits..but i would soo appreciate all of yalls support and input on things when the time does come to be poked and bandaged.....thanks
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oh ok thats good to hear.....my first fill is 7/15.....ive been stuck at 7lbs down post op since 6/25....so im happy i havent gained or lost. yea i think im going to have to invest in an at home equipment b/c texas is too hott to be outside working out and im not too much of a fan for gyms....im just now trying to decide what kind of equipment to go out and buy....but i hope u enjoy the rest of your week..and again congrats on the lost i know we got a ways to go, but i know we can do it with support and motivation!