Kaiser Richmond Pre-op

[marquint 2]

Hello everyone- boy I have been on a roller coaster lately!! I havent been on and by all the posts I tried reading I missed so much! Congrats Heather on your weightloss!! and next week is a big week for some of you...I am so happy for you all. is there anyhting special you all are doing b4 the surgery?

Anyway I wanted to let you all know that I hve met goal and hopefully Liz will call me tomorow to set up my appt to meet with her. I have had the flu this past week but I'm feeling a little better. Talk to you all later.

Maria

[smallerj 2]

Congratulations Maria, Woo hoo!

Wow Pam, shows there is an end in sight. So we can all look forward to a year later when we are at our sweet spot and just have to work the band.

ok, can't hold it in anymore :blushing: met with Dr ??? from my PCP office today. He was really cool. I was surprised that he knew a lot about the band. He told me about how the surgery goes, the recovery after and what to look forward to after I've had the band a while (like taking less pills). He talked about how proud I should be that I've done so well loosing weight and getting my BP and cholesterol down, blah blah blah. Needless to say he sent a note to Dr P saying I'll be fine. Yea!!! I'm good to go.

Ok totally juiced, today is wednesday 1 week to go! Candra you only have a few days. I don't think I'm gonna bother with the anti nausea stuff. I'm not much of a pill person. I'll deal with it day of.

[smilin_apple 0]

Okay Ladies I'm back....boy you guys can write!!!!

I have been trying to catch up on all this reading for 2 days and I still haven't read it all from the last 6 days!!!!

Well here is an update on me....

I went to SSF on Friday last week and (the drive was okay, not too bad even with the Bay Bridge closure) The PA gave me a .3 cc fill which brought me to around 7 cc's. I felt okay that night just tighter. I had about 1/4 c mashed potatoes that night with about 1 oz of white fish. I also had about 1/4 of the broth only from my chicken noodle Soup and I was actually full. I hadn't felt that way in a long time!!

So the next day I was super tight! It took me 3 hours to sip down my 3 oz Protein shot. Then I had one more protein shot that night with 1 cup of Water.

I am noticing now that I am 5 days out that I still pretty much can't eat in the mornings but if I just baby sip on my water or liquids (protein shot, etc) all day; by late afternoon I can eat something small and the same for dinner. I am not for sure but according to my mom's scale I had already lost 8 lbs as of Monday night!!!! That made me feel sooooo good. Which means I have finally gone PAST my plateau!!!!! If any of you who know me know I have been at this plateau for almost 7 months!!! It feels so good to finally be losing again. I think I might have finally hit my "sweet spot"!

Well I am off to get my daughter out of the pool I will be back in a little while.:blushing:

[marquint 2]

Thanks Jes!!! and you go with your bad self you are on your way...

April- I liked your ticker so I added it..I was having trouble with the other site but this one seemed to work and congrats on the weight loss keep it going gurlie.

Everyone- have a good night!! and I plan to get back on track..or should I say please help me to get back on track. :0) I know you will..Especially Donna

Donna- you are an angel..I will tell you why when I finally meet you. Thanks 4 your emails I needed them right at that moment.

[smilin_apple 0]

Thanks!!! This was the easiest ticker I found too!!! And as long as you remember your pin # it is very easy to update as well!

[Desperate1 1]

Yeah Maria! Keep us up to date as to how all your appointments go and the dates!

Yeah Jes! We are right on schedule! did you get that docs name at all - we may need him later LOL

Yeah April! 7 months is a long time so you deserve that 8lbs!

Yeah Pammie! got a fill but what's up with only 7.5 cc in a 10cc band?? Do I have that right?

John, what's the word? I still have time to change my mind for the sleeve LOL Got any new 411? Did you ever look up wasabubblebutt and/or headhunter?

Tina - how's it going? my fingers are getting numb haha

Nicole - we miss you - when will you be done unpacking??

Ok, so, today I was at safeway, looking for clear vanilla extract when all of a sudden a man - I say man loosely - he was probably about 23 or 24 - anyway, he taps me and says "I just had to come find you, from the moment you walked thru that door you took my breath away" I know - it's corny but listen, it gets better....

He introduces himself is name is...??? can't remember/not important - no, i'm not a complete BE-OTCH but listen to this... He said "I love a woman with some substance to her" DID HE ACUTALLY THINK THAT TELLING ME HE LIKES FAT GIRLS IS A COMPLIMENT?? WTF!

Ok, so this fat girl needs to go clean the kitchen & bathe for bed

[smallerj 2]

Maria, did you call Sara? She is the one who schedules the appointment with Liz.

[smallerj 2]

Candra, I'm sure it was the girls he fell in love with...:blushing:

[smallerj 2]

ok I can't believe I go from excitement to fear...now I keep thinking that something will go wrong or it's really not going to happen.

[meandmyweightloss 0]

Not sure how many of you are able to make the meetings at kasiser on those Sat...but I know its hard for me and Christine you had mentioned how hard it is cause it takes up the whole day.......any body got some sugestions where we could get together maybe on a friday night or something......Just a thought

[meandmyweightloss 0]

Smallerj...girl I did the same thing...I was wreck....but you will be so happy when you are all done and healing and watching the scale move down!!!:blushing:

[momcof3 1]

That is so funny Candra. I don't think he was calling you fat, just saftig. But he was being awfully forward. Some men like women with curves - I haven't met any yet though. :blushing:

Both Dr. Im and Robin said no one has 10 cc in their 10 cc band. He said if you did you wouldn't be able to swallow. He tried to put in 8 cc but it wouldn't go. Maybe it depends on the person? I just know I don't want to be too tight. He said if you pb/vomit too much your band can slip and he doesn't want that to happen to anyone. I know after Tina's episode I don't want to be too tight and have to have all my Fluid taken out.

At first when I was going to get my fill, a nurse came over to sterilize the area and I said - you're not doing the fill are you - I only let Dr. Im do my fills. He said not to worry he was doing the fill.

I asked Robin if there is always an attending surgeon plus the regular surgeon and she said yes. I must have been out already - she looked it up and said Dr. Baggs was there when Dr. Im did my surgery.

Darn it I shouldn't have taken that nap - it is bed time and now I'm not tired.

[Desperate1 1]

ok I can't believe I go from excitement to fear...now I keep thinking that something will go wrong or it's really not going to happen.

Ah... I keep asking myself "am I really gonna do this?" We will make it happen Jes! It is our destiny to be thin... Our thin girls within are beggin to get out. But I keep bouncing back and forth too!!!!!

[Desperate1 1]

Oh, Pammie, that makes sense. So if you lose more weight then there will be room for more saline, right? I don't ever want to be too tight either but maybe I do if it means I can't eat anything and lose alot of weight.

And, girl, this is Vallejo - All the "thugs" are forward. Come out here and you will meet lotsa guys - not quality, but quantity LOL. You will get picked up on all the time - they just don't usually say "I like you cuz your fat" so to speak...

Hey Candi - why don't we try to organize our own support group on a friday evening. We can see if Angel or Donna can send out a listing - Donna can lead it :blushing: or something like that. Anyway, I'll come to a friday evening event if you find one or start one.

[singand_dance 8]

Candi, Have you gone to the EG Kaiser meetings? I think they're on Monday nights. Maybe we should pick a week and all go!