butterfly71201
Unfilled.....AGAIN!?
Mar 10, 2011
Went back to the office again yesterday since I have been vomiting several times a day. One day I vomited 6 times during one meal! Saw Jodie who I absolutely love and she was so sweet. You could tell she wanted to have a magic cure for me. I asked her why I was still fat even though all I do is vomit LOL She was like oh I don't know. She probably thinks I am a kook...that's ok, cuz I guess I am. So anywho, she calls Dr. Streeter after I pretty much unloaded everything I feel on her...(pissed, over this band, sick of this shit, etc to name a few things I said) He tells her to unfill my band especially since before I went to the office, I was vomiting so hard I heard a strange noise from inside my esophogus. It scared the hell out of me! They said if that was me slipping my band, the unfill would help drop it in place. Then he wants me to go back & see him in a month and if I still want this band out, we can discuss it then. Jodie said there is no reason to remove it right now since it is unfilled and just sitting there. So here I sit with a useless band and a head full of emotions. This has been one effed up journey.......not sure how to feel right now. Hundreds, no probably thousands of dollars spent, 2 surgeries, scopes, test after test, needle poking & prodding and yet I am no better off than I was almost 2 years ago. How would you feel? 
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What's next?
Feb 18, 2011
So I called my surgeon's office the other day & told the nurse I had enough. I vomited 6 times in one day and have spent everyday since vomiting at least once. So she sets me up to talk with Dr. S and says she will let him know whats up. I get a call a few hourse later that they actually want me to meet with the head surgeon Dr. K and he will decide if I am a candidate for removal or to convert to the RNY.....I am like WTF??!! I don't want the RNY! If wanted that I would have had it in the first place. But I still make the appt. for the next day and tell my husband to come with me because from everything I heard Dr. K is a wonderful surgeon, but can be a little rough to deal with. So I can barely sleep, keep wondering what will be said, will I have to put my foot down? Who knows! Well we go see Dr. K & he was extremely nice!! All that worry for what? He does however have a piece of paper that says I want to discuss converting to RNY!!??? Are you shitting me? So I tell him I'm confused cuz I never said that and he apologizes and things Dr. S. might just be getting frustrated. I'm like yeah, I know the feeling! So I give him a quick rundown of the bazillion tests, the extreme pain & vomiting and how I am at wits end. He says ok well your last barium swallow was in July let's just re-do it to see if anything has changed, or if the band slipped. He also said he can take the fluid out, but would rather wait until after the test so he can see what exactly is happening. He asks if I can at least get fluids down and I say yes, so he is good with waiting. He said well let me be a second set of eyes see if there is anything going on we missed and then make a decision together. He said I am soliciting band to RNY patients BUT I can tell you are not at that point yet and it is a decision not to be made lightly. He said that is something we would have to mutually agree on. Yeah ok, I'm all set there. So Friday the 25th I will undergo my 5th barium swallow....Wish me luck! LOL
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Holy Long Time!!
Jan 23, 2011
Well it has been a crazy long time since I posted!! Shit went completely whack and to make a long story short I had to be completely unfilled due to severe pain. I had a few endoscopes done and it was discovered I had duodenal ulcers. I had to take all kinds of meds until we found one that helped and then had another scope to make sure it was healed. I finally just got a fill the other day and I had to start like it was a brand new band. So 4 cc's for me. The worst part was while I was unfilled i gained a shitload of weight back. 
That was such a kick in the face. To go through the main surgery, a 2nd surgery for my flipped port and numorous trips to the ER for severe pain and now my weight iS up again?!! Not to mention the numerous scopes & upper GI's. Let's just say I almost gave up as did my surgeon before we found the ulcers. Well that is life I guess. So here I am at square 1 hoping & praying for a new start! Wish me luck!!!
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That was such a kick in the face. To go through the main surgery, a 2nd surgery for my flipped port and numorous trips to the ER for severe pain and now my weight iS up again?!! Not to mention the numerous scopes & upper GI's. Let's just say I almost gave up as did my surgeon before we found the ulcers. Well that is life I guess. So here I am at square 1 hoping & praying for a new start! Wish me luck!!!Ahh BS and loads of it!!
Jan 18, 2010
Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I hope everyone is doing well and feeling healthy!
So I haven't lost much more unfortunately. I have been having a rough time and resorted back to some old habits. 
I have been trying like hell to break them. I had another fill Thursday & too much was put in and I could not swallow saliva or water from 3pm Thursday until they could see me at 2pm on Friday!! (btw on Thurs it was the first time ever my fill was one quick stick!) So my surgeon wasn't in, it was the new guy and he stuck me like 5 times before getting in the port. He removed 1cc and it was instant relief. I can now eat "normally" and not choke when I lay down!! I am hoping this jump starts more weight loss. I already lost another 3 lbs,and am hoping I continue this trend. 
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So I haven't lost much more unfortunately. I have been having a rough time and resorted back to some old habits. I have been trying like hell to break them. I had another fill Thursday & too much was put in and I could not swallow saliva or water from 3pm Thursday until they could see me at 2pm on Friday!! (btw on Thurs it was the first time ever my fill was one quick stick!) So my surgeon wasn't in, it was the new guy and he stuck me like 5 times before getting in the port. He removed 1cc and it was instant relief. I can now eat "normally" and not choke when I lay down!! I am hoping this jump starts more weight loss. I already lost another 3 lbs,and am hoping I continue this trend. Stuck and not moving!
Nov 04, 2009
I am stuck at 53 lbs lost and cannot lose anymore right now. I have no motivation and am so frustrated! This really freakin sucks big time. Anyone else having a hard time??? I know it's only been 4 month's, but come on!!
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First PB while on vacation!! WTF??
Oct 23, 2009
I had my first PB incident while on vacation. We were in the T Rex Restaurant (all 11 of us) and the food came. Ate literally 3 bites of my ribs (which I have eaten in the past) and this horrible pain comes on. The pain keeps coming and going. I excuse myself go in the ladies room and just stand there in pain. I couldn't vomit or anything. Go back to the table and feel like I want to die. At this point, I am not even talking anymore, the pain was that bad. Kept coming and going (reminded me of labor pains, only higher in my chest) I must have gone to the ladies room 3 or more times. On one of the trips, half the alien came up!!! Scary!! 
But the pain never leaves, so I know there is more stuck. The whole time I am trying not to worry every1 I am with, but I am unable to talk or interact in any way. After we finally leave I had a torturous and painful ride back to the timeshare. Hubby drops me off and goes to buy me green tea and pineapple juice to try and help with this misery. I go in the bathroom and finally (Thank you Jesus!) the other half of the alien emerges!! So almost 2 hrs later & the pain is gone!!! That was pure torture!!! It was very painful. What a miserable experience. I have been having troubles a lot lately with things getting slightly stuck. I am trying to be extra cautious and chew well. I never want to relive that experience again!!!!!!!!!!! Really made me question my decision to get this band. I know that was just becuz of the pain I was in, and how scared I was.
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But the pain never leaves, so I know there is more stuck. The whole time I am trying not to worry every1 I am with, but I am unable to talk or interact in any way. After we finally leave I had a torturous and painful ride back to the timeshare. Hubby drops me off and goes to buy me green tea and pineapple juice to try and help with this misery. I go in the bathroom and finally (Thank you Jesus!) the other half of the alien emerges!! So almost 2 hrs later & the pain is gone!!! That was pure torture!!! It was very painful. What a miserable experience. I have been having troubles a lot lately with things getting slightly stuck. I am trying to be extra cautious and chew well. I never want to relive that experience again!!!!!!!!!!! Really made me question my decision to get this band. I know that was just becuz of the pain I was in, and how scared I was. Pain finally leaving!
Sep 30, 2009
I went back to Dr S's office on Monday to have my staples finally removed and when I get there, the girl behind the desk says all snotty who are you seeing?? So I tell her, even though I want to leap over the desk & choke her. She then says u were just here and Dr S is out all week. Ok now I feel like I may hurt her. So calmly I say well they wouldn't remove the staples that day & I made this appt. 10 days ago after surgery & was told Dr S would be in. So she passes me off to her co-worker & this lady is like someone canceled her appt. So she adds me back in and I wait wondering who the hell I'm seeing if Dr S isn't in?? I go in my room and guess who walks in? YEAH DR STREETER!! Dumb bitch! WTF??? Anyways he asked how I was doing if I was losing weight, had restriction, too much ristriction, etc then said let's take the staples out. We talked about my pain & he said I am not suprised you are in pain I had to put some really good tight, deep sutures to avoid this from happening again. I promise hang in there, it will get better!!! I said ok, as long as I know it will get better.
I asked how long until I can really exercise again and he said 1 more week so I can finish healing and I asked about my plane ride & Disney coming up & he said I will be fine!!
So needless to say I was happy.
It has been 3 days since then and I have to say, the pain really is getting better! I was able to sleep a little on my belly last night although when I rolled back I thought I would cry! lol Things are finally looking up!! Hope all my band buddies out there are doing great! Please drop me a line every now & then so I know how you are all doing! xoxox
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I asked how long until I can really exercise again and he said 1 more week so I can finish healing and I asked about my plane ride & Disney coming up & he said I will be fine!! So needless to say I was happy. It has been 3 days since then and I have to say, the pain really is getting better! I was able to sleep a little on my belly last night although when I rolled back I thought I would cry! lol Things are finally looking up!! Hope all my band buddies out there are doing great! Please drop me a line every now & then so I know how you are all doing! xoxox
First 50 GONE!!!!!!!!
Sep 26, 2009
I have officially lost my first 50 lbs!!!!!!!!!! YAY ME!! On another note though, I have been in lots of pain with this torn suture, or whatever the hell it is. Sigh..........guess u gotta take the good with the bad.
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Torn Suture
Sep 24, 2009
Had to go back to Dr S's office today & met with Jodie. I had rolled over the other night & felt a horrible pain/burning in my belly. Jodie called Dr S who had today off (the nerve, lol) and he said sounds like I tore a suture!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF?? Gave me more liquid perc and said we need to wait and see. Basically we will know how bad the damage is when I go for a fill. I still have to go back Monday to have the staples removed. ONLY ME!!!!!!!
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All done...
Sep 18, 2009
So I went to Tobey today. They had a hard time getting IV going. (figures) They opened the same incision and saw that my port had unsutured at the bottom and stayed sutured at the top. It also had flipped over as we had already learned from the fluoro. Dr. Streeter flipped it back over and re-sutured it down. Then I was closed with staples. (I'm assuming becuz I had a reaction to the dermabond last time??!! I was in a bit of pain in recovery, but they gave me some fentanol & some morphine right before I went home. Got my script for liquid perc and I was on my way!! The liquid perc is actually the one thing that has worked for the pain. Thanks again for all your prayers & well wishes. Oh yeah and Dr. S added another 1 cc of saline to the band while he was in there. So liquid diet for me today & mushies 2morrow! Oh joy!! LOL I go back in 10 days to have the staples removed.
xoxoxo
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Fairhaven, MA
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06/16/2009
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Jan 07, 2009
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