Catapult
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 6 months ago
Does the sleeve expand after 3-4 years? - I curently have a band which is just not working (no early satiety, can eat a horse) despite fills, unfills, being too tight and too loose and somehow never being in the green zone...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 7 months ago
new scale victory - Weighed in this morning and I am now 30% of the way to my goal weight (in 5 months since banding). Also I now weigh what I did when I met DH, 8.5 years ago!
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Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 9 months ago
possible band leak - how much is lost? - Hi
I recently had a fill and thought I had 8cc in my band. Their computer says 8cc. My surgeon could only get 7ccout. I said 'is it a leak?' and she said that the bariatric phys...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 10 months ago
Saw a psychologist yesterday - I saw a psychologist yesterday as part of my surgery package. She said I probably have an eating disorder (well, before the band). Now I have the band things are much more in contr...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 10 months ago
Can't drink cold fluids anymore - Hi
SInce getting the band, I can't drink cold fluids anymore. It sits in my stomach/esophagus and feels like a bruise inside me, so bad it makes me gasp with each sip. Now we ar...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 10 months ago
Clothing size still the same - Hi
I am 33 lbs down and my pants have gone from size 24 to size 18.
But my tops are the same size! I tried some 22s on and they are tight in the bust and across the shoulder...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 10 months ago
How much weight do I have to lose to gain energy? - I have lost about 33 lbs. 100 lbs to go about to get into a normal BMI healthy wt range. I sleep about 11 hours each weeknight and 14 hours a night on weekends. My work isn't very ...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 14 years, 12 months ago
Husband disgusted with me - I got my first fill on Thursday and I can still eat a mountain - not that I am doing so. I eat about 2 cups of food at a sitting, 4 times a day. I try to eat less but am starving. ...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years ago
got my first 'fat' insult today - Today when crossing a car park a lady pulled over and yelled 'open your eyes you fat blubber'.
I instantly got angry and yelled some cuss words right back at her, and she looked...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years ago
Brining chicken Q - A couple of days ago somebody posted a way of making chicken tender, to 4 cups of water add 1T brown sugar and 1T salt. Add chicken.
I can't find the post now.
Is the chicken...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years ago
smell and taste perversion - After my surgery I have had annoying reactions to various foods and smells that I used to like.
Like my husband's cologne, pumpkin soup and my sugar free tropical flavoured drin...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years ago
on post-op liquid diet. How many cals? - I am on day 8 of the 14 day liquid phase post-op diet. I have protein shake for breakfast, strained tomato soup for lunch and strained cream of chicken soup for evening meal. Occas...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years, 1 month ago
2 NSVs for me - I have lost about 19 pounds since beginning the journey a few weeks ago - 7.3 pounds in the last 6 days since surgery.
Today I was able to sit in an outdoor chair without gettin...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years, 1 month ago
itchy wounds - I am Day 5 out of surgery and my wounds, or the dressings, are itchy. Is this normal or could it be a sign of infection? I don't feel hot.
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years, 1 month ago
nurse's stupid Q - The day after my surgery a nurse came into my room to remove my IV. She says to me "have you tried diet and exercise?". SIGH.
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years, 1 month ago
surgery yesterday - Well I was banded yesterday, I woke in recovery puking a lot despite 4 different anti-emetics they tried. I hope it didn't slip the band and get me off to a bad start. I got 3 hour...
Catapult posted a discussion topic 15 years, 1 month ago
thoughts on the eve of my surgery - I am thinking about a lot of things. I wonder if I will ever be thin enough for my family. My mother passed away recently but both parents always said I was fat. For my 12th birthd...
