No longer feel like a failure

February 9, 2008

:grouphug:To all the wonderful people that got me through this week, you were soooo right and I should not have felt like a failure.:thumbup:

I was down 2 more lbs and that was after a month of not paying attention to my food intake.

I told my doctor, but he also knew I was scheduled for a fill.

Really interesting the way it is done.

I went to the radiology department and the radiologist is the one who did it. First an x-ray, then had me lay on another table with the inside of my stomach on a computer screen, and he injected the needle, the table stands me upright and had me drink a bit of barium and watched it go down. Took a good length of time to get the saline exact. And we saw how dangerous it could be when he put in just a tiny bit to much. It cut off my passage way and kept the barium from going through.

So I'm a happy camper, sipping on chicken broth. Clear Liquids for a few days and slowly increase as in the beginning.

AND!!!! I came home and ordered a 3rd row center seat ticket to see Bon Jovi and Daughtrey opening at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on April 12th! That will keep me focused for a couple of months. Seeing these guys especially in the seat I got is a dream come true!!!! :biggrin2::tt2::wub::tt1:

GayleTX · February 9, 2008

Good for you!! That sounds like real progress and also sounds like you've got a fill doctor that is doing things right!

BTW.......thanks for the follow-up. It gets really frustrating sometimes when people come on and post something and a lot of people take the time and express their concern and offer help.......then we never hear another word. So thanks for sharing your good news and your excitement about Bon Jovi! Wow!!

make33 · February 9, 2008

Hey Lvly--I am so-o-o-o glad it worked out for you!

I do wonder how many persons go down your road and never come back to us! We all know that we sabotaged ourselves before banding in so many ways--after 40 years of dieting, I was to the point that I would try one and give up within a week if I didn't see a pound come off.

Sure the Band can be "cheated on"--but we all KNOW what the best way is to get to that life we really really want, and I'm happy you're turning around!

Gee, I wish my surgeon had that X-ray thingy, though, instead of just giving me 1cc every six weeks and crossing our fingers! Oh well, he's just being cautious and you can't fault him for that.

Have fun at Bon Jovi--but I'm still going to be on you to get going with that exercise too, m'dear!! :thumbdown: