I went for my 2nd fill today. I was sure I'd lost something since my last visit but was shocked that I'd lost 11 pounds! That is awesome! Tooting my own horn here but what the heck! I've now lost 27 pounds total since surgery. I got another 1.5cc in my band, for a total of 3cc now. I'm on liquids for 24 hours then move on to mushies and back to regular foods slowly to see what I can tolerate. I was so happy when I left the doctor's office today. I had to call my mom, my sister - DH was still at work so I got to tell him later. I am so close to being under 200 lbs, it's been YEARS since I could say that. And to know that when I lose a pound it's not coming back, that's HUGE!
Yea me!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Fill #2
I'm off tomorrow to get my second fill in my band. I really need it too! I have been able to eat WAAAAYYY more than I should. I really haven't had problems with anything, sadly. The doctor said it could be 3 fills before I hit the "sweet spot" where I have restriction. Honestly, that kinda scares me too. So far with the band I haven't had any bad experiences, no getting sick or getting anything "stuck". I've heard that is extremely painful and not something I am looking forward to. I know that the more fills I have the more likely it is I will experience something bad. But I know the reason I had the surgery in the first place is to be healthier and happier. So if it takes me eating something I know I shouldn't, and then having a bad reaction, to keep me on track I guess it will!
I don't know for sure how much I've lost because my scale doesn't weigh the same as the doctor so I will find out tomorrow. All I know is that I can take my jeans off without unbuttoning them! That's fun! LOL!
I don't know for sure how much I've lost because my scale doesn't weigh the same as the doctor so I will find out tomorrow. All I know is that I can take my jeans off without unbuttoning them! That's fun! LOL!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Lamest blogger EVER!!
To anyone that actually reads this blog my apologies! I started this blog to keep everyone updated on my progress with my lap-band and then just sorta forgot about it..LOL! It's been about 2 months since I posted last... seriously lame!
Since my last post...we had Christmas! LOL! Since I didn't have a fill I completely enjoyed myself during the holidays. I could eat anything I wanted, just not as much of it as I usually would have. I went in on January 17th for my first fill. I had heard of others that had rough times with their fills so I was worried going in. It was all for nothing, it was completely painless. I was in and out in about 10 minutes.
My doctor uses Flouroscopy when doing a fill. Fluoroscopy is like a moving X-ray. I took a sip of some barium while standing in front of the machine (I'm sure it has a name but I have no idea what it is) and I could see it going into my stomach. It was kinda neat! Then he had me lay on the table and he started feeling around on my stomach for my port. I asked him if he was going to numb the area at all before and he said NO so I was freaking a little but it was ok. My skin at the port-site is still numb from the surgery. He said I may or may not ever have feeling in that area again. Weird huh?
So he put about 1 1/2 cc of saline in my band and had me do another barium swallow. It was so neat to see the difference in how the barium flowed into my stomach after the fill. It was quick and painless, just like I like it! I go back at the end of February for another. He said it may be 3 months before I am where I need to be for restriction.
I haven't been able to tell a huge difference in my eating yet other then just the portions. The only thing I have had a problem with was a burger from Wendy's. Yes, I know I shouldn't be eating that anyway so it served me right! I learned my lesson!
I'll try to do better with my posts. Maybe I'll figure out how to add pics to my blog, that would make it more interesting at least!
Since my last post...we had Christmas! LOL! Since I didn't have a fill I completely enjoyed myself during the holidays. I could eat anything I wanted, just not as much of it as I usually would have. I went in on January 17th for my first fill. I had heard of others that had rough times with their fills so I was worried going in. It was all for nothing, it was completely painless. I was in and out in about 10 minutes.
My doctor uses Flouroscopy when doing a fill. Fluoroscopy is like a moving X-ray. I took a sip of some barium while standing in front of the machine (I'm sure it has a name but I have no idea what it is) and I could see it going into my stomach. It was kinda neat! Then he had me lay on the table and he started feeling around on my stomach for my port. I asked him if he was going to numb the area at all before and he said NO so I was freaking a little but it was ok. My skin at the port-site is still numb from the surgery. He said I may or may not ever have feeling in that area again. Weird huh?
So he put about 1 1/2 cc of saline in my band and had me do another barium swallow. It was so neat to see the difference in how the barium flowed into my stomach after the fill. It was quick and painless, just like I like it! I go back at the end of February for another. He said it may be 3 months before I am where I need to be for restriction.
I haven't been able to tell a huge difference in my eating yet other then just the portions. The only thing I have had a problem with was a burger from Wendy's. Yes, I know I shouldn't be eating that anyway so it served me right! I learned my lesson!
I'll try to do better with my posts. Maybe I'll figure out how to add pics to my blog, that would make it more interesting at least!
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