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Non-Scale Victory 2 weeks post-op band to bypass
neshag04 replied to Mizzhappygolucky's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congrats I am down to one from a total of 3 and I’m 5 days post op -
Hi everyone!! I'm 4'11" and weigh 191#, preop BMI 38.6. I'm being banded in less than 12 hours by Dr. Spivak in Houston TX and I'm so excited. I should be sleeping, we have a 3 hour drive to the hospital but I'm just too excited!!! I'm been reading the board for months now trying to decide if this was the right decision for me and have found the forum very informative and supportive. Thank you to all who have shared your triumphs, trials and tribulations!!!
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Sounds like gas pains so it is probably normal. I had lots of weird feelings (in my chest and back) from the gas for the first week.
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I am going back Monday fir a half day. I will work all week but not 49 hours. I have a desk job and lots of support and assistance at work.
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Hunger pains on left shoulder
terry1118 replied to Cherry's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have left shoulder pain, too. When they took me into the operating room and strapped me down they had my arms strapped outward to either side. When I woke up after surgery my left shoulder was screaming in pain. It has been hurting to some degree or another ever since. I had a serious bout of tendonitis in my left shoulder last summer. I assumed that having my arms tied like that brought it on again. Maybe not? I'll have to ask my surgeon next week at my six week follow-up... -
This was taken just a couple of weeks before surgery in August '08 - I shudder to think of how much worse this shot would've been if it had been taken profile... as it is you get a good idea of that huge belly and those THIGHS!! My GOSH! No wonder it hur
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From the album: My journey to new life
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From the album: Just ME
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If you change your mind, do they have to give you your money back?
Big Wave Dave replied to kero's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Aloha Kero Please don't back out, I'm 2 weeks post-op and down another 20 Lbs. for a total of 41. It was the best thing I've ever done for myselft, wait forget myself the best thing I ever done for my wife and kids, because hopefully I'll be around a lot longer and can take care of them and be a better husband, father and a healther one to boot. So please hang in there and go ahead and get it done. Aloha BWD -
I thought they weren't going to approve me but they did!! I'm excited, I have my 3 hour class about the surgery June 29th at 8:30am. I'm excited and scared. I believe im making the right decision.
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Ok I am almost a week post op and doing..i think tooo well LOL. I decided I can start the mushy stage early. LOL I hope i am not causing myself damage. I feel wonderful 2 days after surgery I was on the beach with my family (in clothes, not a bathing suit. :frown: what can I say I can't wait for my band to be filled!!!!:confused2:
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Progress With Valentines Day Sleevers? (2/14)
chafamex01 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
3 months post ops & down 50lbs! How are my fellow Valentine Day Sleevers doing? -
Good luck mine is surgery aug 24th on liquid diet now I weight 245 lost 3 pounds so far used to weight 265 im nerves too Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app
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HW: 585 SW: 499 CW: 268 Age: 47 Height: 6'1 Total Loss: 317lbs Date of surgery: 4/6/2015 find myself not losing any more weight, not a pound, in fact I see my weight go up 1-2 pounds this week and eating the same.. Calorie intake: 1200 calories Burn about: 2000 calories Workout: Recumbent Bike: (3X) 15 minutes at 4-5MPH, maximum tension..... Nutritionist, stated I cannot lose anymore weight, I have no more fat to burn and any additional weight I will be losing will be muscle. Current weight, 268 and the nutritionist stated, I have about 20-25 pounds of excess skin making my true weight 243lbs what are your thoughts on this? I think I still have more weight to lose, any advise?
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What are you all eating at 2 weeks post op
2-Liter replied to tanyatg's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
When you make your eggs put them in the blender and Blend at a high speed for 2-3 minutes. This will make them light and fluffy and easier to digest. I pour a little Almond milk as I blend them and it makes them delicious. My limit is one large egg any more than that and I feel sick. -
Toast or crackers with meals
blizair09 replied to Carmencita!981's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I eat the same thing every day. (I am the kind of person that can do that, but I understand that everyone is not wired like that.) I eat 7 times per day, about 2 hours apart. I drink 32 oz of water after Meal 1, another 32 oz after Meal 2, and 16 oz after Meal 3. I also have 16 oz of PowerAde Zero after Meal 6, and 8 oz of water mixed with 8 oz of PowerAde Zero after Meal 7. The meals look like this: Meal 1: 1 scrambled egg with 2 oz grilled chicken breast Meal 2: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T of sugar-free strawberry preserves Meal 3: 1 string cheese, 5 ParmCrisps, and 2 oz grilled chicken breast Meal 4: 3 oz salmon with 1 oz green beans Meal 5: 2 oz hamburger steak (90% lean) with 1 oz green beans Meal 6: 3 oz grilled chicken breast with 1 oz green beans Meal 7: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T of sugar-free strawberry preserves I've been eating this way since I finished working through my food stages at about 2 months post-op. But, I kept my carbs below 20 grams even during the food stages. I stayed on liquids an extra week because I wouldn't eat the next stage's foods (ripe banana, cream of wheat, etc.), and I just avoided anything on my NUT's list that had carbs. It was tough, but it was the only way I knew that I could be successful. I hope this helps. -
I'm loving the blogging thing....it sure is nice to have a place to go and write down your thoughts. I don't always have a particular topic I want to ask about or announce in a forum but just want to put it down on paper and for the record I hate journalling, pen to paper writing is not my strong suit but I can type like the wind :crying:. I'm sitting here listening to my husband snore (as well as the damn dog...I never knew chocolate labs could sound like a freight train) and just enjoying my alone moment after a long, but good day. I heard bumping around in the kitchen and found my 17 yo son making a snack, my first instinct was to demand "why are you out of bed" then it dawned on me....my baby is closing in on 18 and he can honestly make bedtime decisions for himself. Turns out he has a major final in the morning and is pretty stressed about it so studying like a mad man. In the process he got hungry, how can I argue that one. My point to my rambling is actually this. My son is almost 18! The first day I met my husband I was 6 weeks past my 18th birthday. I made some very adult decisions that altered my future permenantly at the same age my once premature, angel faced son is now. He is no longer that little thumb sucker asking for one more story, he is a tall, handsome, strong,extremely intelligent young man who hugs me into his chest telling me "that I'm the perfect snuggle height". It scares me that he will be out in the world very soon. It scares me that I had so much of my life pass me by and I barely remember it and I don't want him to do the same thing. He has such a furvor for living life, but then I have to admire that he just wants to get out and live life. Shouldn't we all? Isn't that what it is about....living our lives? It isn't about what house we lived in, what car we drove, or how our credit score was....in my mind it's about the life we lived and walking off into the sunset knowing we did right by ourselves, that we didn't settle. I know I don't want to settle....
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Hey Everyone!! Well, it's been over three months since I revised from band to sleeve. I just thought it is time for a new set of pictures. I think it's a really good idea to keep record of how things are going and I prefer to do it about every month. I would say 10 Lbs, but ya know - with the sleeve that could be every 10 days! LOL So, the Brown sweater is me at my heaviest 330 The Pink Shirt is me at about 300 The Blue Dress is me gained all my weight back after being banded at 280 And The black shirts is me today at 235... Yippeeee!!! I feel AWESOME!! I'm rolling right along and I can't say that I've ever had more fun losing weight. This surgery was plain and simply a miracle for me in which I'm thankful DAILY that it was created. Also, thank you to everyone here for providing such an awesome place to share the good times and the not so good times. You all have been amazing to me, and watching you all melt away keeps me fighting to do the same. Hugs!!!!
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I have been researching for the last 3 years and each time i really question everything I come back to the band being the right choice for me. My surgeon and I discussed failure rates and they were around 13 - 17 percent over a 5 year period, and were based on factors of carbonation consumption, over eating and repeatedly stretching the pouch above the band. Before you take the plunge, please go speak to a few other surgeons.
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Nice thing happened to me today.....(Funny)
Liprippa posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I wear a shirt and tie to work everyday. One of my coworkers met me for lunch today and he said "Damn man you look like you raided your dad's closet. The shirt is too big for you now." I got back from lunch and a lady that I work with said "You have been taking the assaway pills, it looks like you got no butt in your pants." Ok I must admit I have never been accused of being light in the seat. Both together made me laugh today! 6 weeks post op today/46lbs so far -
I GOT APPROVED! should I start my lap band diet, or have my last hurrah with food.
NiftyNinjanator replied to CWinkler340's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had steak, mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus and corn last week. Brownies for dessert. My last hurrah, and it was deliscious, and I bet I'll remember it for years to come. :-) I probably would not have done so if there was not such a list of food that my doctor said I should not eat after the band, red meat (unless ground), Pasta, rice, tortilla. I am sure I can eat them at some point, if I am careful, but the fact that he says not to, had me thinking it would be my last steak ever. I still remember stopping at culvers for some cheese curds and chocolate custard with Peanut Butter and chocolate sauce right after joining weight watchers too. This was 5 years ago. I started weight watchers the next day. Last hurrahs are big to me I guess. I am ok with it, and I am ready to leave it all behind me!! -
I GOT APPROVED! should I start my lap band diet, or have my last hurrah with food.
CWinkler340 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Insurance approved me! now I am curious to see what everyone did pre-diet. Did you have that last bowl of Pasta? that last 40 oz soda? or did you start right away with the restriction. I start my 3 day liquid on the 25th! Also! I'm curious, What last minute questions should I ask my doctor? I see him tomorrow and then not again until surgery Aug 28. I AM TERRIFIED! never had surgery! man oh man. -
I've had my band since Nov. 2012. I started out great and lost 43 pounds the first 3 months. But these last few months I have done terrible. I've gained back about 10 pounds and I'm so mad at myself. What are some things you did to get back on track?
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Anybody Got Post Lap Band Blues????
Baltimore2012 replied to nursesweetc's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I really believe that anesthesia can cause you to feel blue... I know it's been a few weeks but I really think it can linger and make you feel down. This surgery wasn't minor... You're body is going through tons of changes... Also your mind and emotions too... I think it'll pass in a few days. Hang in there! :-) -
When I bend down, I feel the port.
endingyoyo replied to Lorettanjgal's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
For the first month or so post op, I could feel my port when I bent over. Hard to explain the feeling, kind of a pulling, but not really. In any case, it is totally normal and went away at 4 weeks or so. I can't feel it al all now (unless I'm digging for it!) -
Hey! So iv only just started my journey and spoken to my dr now I'm waiting to see specialist and get the ball rolling! I'm very nervous about a few things ; 1. The actual procedure and the 1 in 2,000 people can die? 2. How do you cope after with the emotional eating/boredom eating? Learning to say no? 3. I eat quite healthily anyway but I like pasta/rice am I still going to be able to eat carbs? 4. How long was the change in portion sizes and feeling full so on? I'm sure there are loads more questions but these where few if any of you could help at all? Thankyou
