nhverve
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Hi Shannon!
Congratulations on starting this journey! I was banded Jan 15th 2010 so I'm about 7 months out and have lost 85lbs ish.
The Co. I work for is basd out of Maine so my insurance is also so I had to have the surgery at Maine Med, but I've only heard good things about Portsmouth. I was thinking of maybe going to a post op support group there, but I'm not much of a joiner so I've not gone.
Did you and your husband go to the info session yet? It's funny but there doesn't seem to be many Hew Hampshireites on this site.
Let me know if you have ANY questions.
Nice to meet you too
-Kate
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From the album: it's a process
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WOW under 200!!! Amazing!!!! I'm slow and steady! You sound like you're doing awesome!
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From the album: it's a process
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From the album: it's a process
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I'm so jealous!! I too am at my 3rd fill and was convinced this would be the one... I don't think it is :thumbup: I just had the fill a day and a half ago so I'm still on blended foods, maybe when I eat some "real" food I will notice the difference. I WANT RESTRICTION!! I lost 50lbs in 4 months before surgery so I anticipated plateauing a little post surgery but knowing it and dealing with it are two different stories. ugh. Here I am though back on track... hopefully!
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I have my 3rd fill on the 28th and I am desperate for it! The first two haven't done much. I have a good feeling about #3!
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Sucks doesn't it?!! I was anticipating a difference but really there wasn't much at all. I have been looking foward to my next fill since the last now and I've had to reschedule it because my lovely supervisor "couldn't" give me tomorrow off!!! So dissapointed!!! But I've resch for the 31st. I've had a rough couple of weeks with freakin PMS! It's brutal for me and I've got to do something. To the gym tonight for me! I feel like I want to give myself a fill so I don't have to wait
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hmm. I also had pretty painful gas that seemed to be in my pouch area. What I discovered was that I was inhailing just as I was drinking so i was swallowing air with the Water. Let me tell you this was a hard habit to break. I guess I was used to literally inhailing my food :tongue_smilie:. Once I retrained myself it got much better. Plus I find that just letting it out as soon as I feel like im getting gassy helps, not always socially appropriate but whatever :cool2:
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I too am VERY hungry the past week or so, it's not heloping that I'm totally PMSing and I want to eat everything. Hang in there and be prepared for your 1st fill not making that much of a difference. My 1st fill made a difference for about 2-3 days then I was back to no restriction. Thankfully the place i go to will do a fill every 3 weeks and I plan on taking advantage of that as long as I need to. I thought my 1.5 hour drive to get a fill was far, 3 hours! 4-5 hours!! wowza! I hope things are easirer for you today Jadeite!
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Sorry!! I'm so bad at immediate correspondance! I'm over 4 weeks out and the burping has only got a little tiny bit better. I've always been a bit gassy that way so I just let em' rip
I had a fill just over a week ago, i was still on mushys but two days later I was able to eat real food and it was AMAZING! I was very careful eatting but soon discovered that I didn't have an issue with anything I was trying to eat. I was at a party this weekend and was able eat anything I tried and I don't feel like i have any sort of restriction. So I'm having another fill in 2 weeks (if my freaking supervisor ever gets back to me about getingout early that day!!!) One thing that is frustrating is I haven lost a lb in a week and a half! Granted I started lifting and upped workouts overall so I've convinced myself that I'm gaining muscle plus im totally PMsing so thats not helping
.Hows school? Do you work too?
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I totally am not motivated to do school work either! I have to get back into the swing of this as far as thats concerned thought. So hows the pain? I had none of that gas pain but I hear it can be awful. I stepped it up at the gym this week, and needless to say my body is very very sore BUT in a good way. Today I think I'll take it easy and just do the elliptical. Maybe a nap then then gym
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Woo hOO!! Way to go! Easier than you thought right?! That was the case for me. Just wait until you can start really exercising, I bet the pounds are going to slide right off you!!!
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I have a feeling you may have just had your surgery!! I hope all went well and I'm sure it did!! I am now officially 4 weeks out and yesterday I had my first fill. For me it was painless, honestly. And I lost 10 lbs. Not as much as some but I lost 49 before the band so I'm ok with the 10, it's like 2.5lbs a week so thats good! So now it's 59lbs and I've only gone down 2 sizes
It's me belly. I've lost the most fromthe chest up, butt and legs. I fear the belly will be the last to go for me. Let us know how your doing!!
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Post Surgery Depression
nhverve replied to nebraskahickchi's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey there.. I work with a Dr. who had pretty major surgery last year and 2 weeks later he came back to work and spoke of how he became very depressed post surgery, which is not like him at all. He talked about it openly because he was concerned for himself. He said it was a reaction to the anesthia. It took him more than a month to feel back to his normal self. This is someone who has no history with depression. I'm glad you're seeing the Dr. that perscribed your meds. Depression and anxiety are no joke. I hope you get this all sorted out. -
From the album: it's a process
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From the album: it's a process
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From the album: it's a process
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From the album: it's a process
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Anyhoo. I'm doing ok. Got my period this week and it was a lot heavier than it usually is, I'm guessing from the Lovonox (blood thinner shot I got pre op). I am only down 5lbs since surgery. Well I gained 8 during surgery and I lost that too but I'm not counting it. I think I haven't lost more because I have yet to consume more that 700 calories a day. I'm not really hungry and I'm a little scared to eat too much since I'm still healing and stuff. I noticed that leading up to the surgery if I went below 1000 calories my weight loss would stall so I think I just need more calories and I'll be golden. Today I'm trying to get more in. It's such a mind !@** to think that I have to eat MORE! After trying to train myself to eat less.
No regrets. I feel 100% back to normal.
You know thinking back and looking through my closet I realize that the weight/size I'm at right now is where I always seem to get stuck. Then start gaining again. This time that wont happen!!!!!
-Kate