Vacation woes and wows

[dk4k 15]

So I went on vacation to Europe for a month. I know, you don't feel sorry for me! There was a lot of sausage, bread, and beer to be had! I did not have any problems with getting stuck...at first.

Two weeks into my trip, I fell off a horse. OW ow ow ow ow! I did a few things wrong after that: 1) I took Aleve because I knew I was going to hurt like hell later, and 2) Later, my hosts forced me to drink the Polish medicine, which is normally vodka but they thought I needed something stronger so it was cognac, and 3) I proceeded to eat a normal sausage-y dinner. It was not long before I was stuck and sliming. I've never been stuck before, only had an uncomfortable feeling when I eat too fast or too big a bite. The sliming eventually led to vomiting, and there were streaks of blood in it. Oh how scared I was! I was in a foreign country, vomiting blood, and I just knew that if I went to the hospital, they wouldn't know what to do with me. So I only told my husband, who was freaked out but agreed to stay quiet and keep an eye on me. I sipped Water for the rest of the evening, then just ate soft stuff for 24 hours. I felt fine the next day...well, my stomach felt fine. My body was extremely sore! I had to be more careful with food after that, I seemed to feel tight/stuck more easily. I visited my bariatric doctor when I got home, who checked my band with the x-ray and everything looked great.

I ate basically whatever I wanted for a month and gained a pound. Not bad! We walked a LOT, and I was not the person everyone else had to wait for, as in past trips. 7 months of exercise allowed me to be the person in front for a change! So other than the horse fiasco, I had a really great experience.

[sweetpea61956 6]

Sounds like a great trip and successful! Sorry about the horse and the incident that came after..but you did good! Congrats

[NJGirl32 43]

Congrats on a successful Vacation!! I just came back from my cruise today-I had a super tight fill before I left. Spent 1 day sick/slimming/vomiting, but I learned my lesson!! It is scary being out of town and wondering if you did some damage!

1 pound doesn't even count-way to go!!!

[NJGirl32 43]

Sounds like a great trip and successful! Sorry about the horse and the incident that came after..but you did good! Congrats

Sweatpea- you are doing AMAZING!!! With no fills?!!! Wow!! Congrats-you look great!

[sweetpea61956 6]

Thanks! I don't want fills until my willpower slows down...

Sweatpea- you are doing AMAZING!!! With no fills?!!! Wow!! Congrats-you look great!