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August 7, 2006

I had my band done of Friday August 4, 2006 at 8:30 I guess I'm doing pretty bad. I just got out of the hopsital late this afternoon. I had a reaction to either the anesthesia or the band was too tight from the swelling and all I did was vomit until yesterday. The doctor said I couldn't go home until I could hold at least 2 oz of liquid per hour. I am really sore and I still feel like i swallowed a golf ball. the Doctor said it was just from the swelling. I can't wait for it to go away and I can barely get the 4 oz down of liquid now...2 oz yes, 4 no way.My incisions are pretty gross looking and it does feel like i did a million sit ups (not that I know what that feels like!) I am actually afraid to take any pain meds cause I don't want to start vomiting and I am allergic to percocet and codeine. So If I really need them I have liquid tylenol or i can call the office for toradol. I don't have to go see the doctor again until next Monday since i spent so much time in the hospital... I think the surgery was much harder than I thought it would be... Well when I woke up on friday I felt great. I was drinking and happy and not alot of pain at all but come 4:00am Saturday morning and all I did was vomit every half hour for over a day... I was very upset and even more sore... worried I was gonna rip out the stitches.
I kept saying to myself what the hell did I do? What am I crazy? But I hope everyday will get better. I guess I just have to take baby steps that's all. I don't have too much gas pain that everyone is talking about... So I guess I can be thankful for that(right now!)
I am taking little sips, walking and doing my breathing machine from the hospital but other than that... I thought it would have gone alot easier! Oh well, I guess nothing in life is ever easy!

August 14, 2006

10 days after surgery and I am doing well I have lots of restriction and I am never hungry! I hope this lasts. I went to the doctor today and I have lost 14 lbs since surgery. My scale says 14 the doctor says 9 but the last time he weighed me was back in may! So I am going by my scale.

September 13, 2006

I got my first fill today. I lost 19 lbs all together on his scale and 24 on my scale. The fill didn't hurt at all. I was expecting so many things. He didn't even numb me before. Just poked the needle in and took out the .4cc's I didn't even know I had in there and Put in 1.3. For a total of 1.7cc's. I hope this gives me restriction because for the past week or so I could eat just about anything!

September 30, 2006.

All of a sudden I feel some restriction! 2 weeks after my first fill. I hope it lasts!

October 16, 2006

Well whatever restriction I had is not here anymore... where does it go? I don't understand this band sometimes. But I still want it and need it and appreciate it. I don't know if I love it yet... but people have started to notice the weight loss and I am so happy about that! I feel better and I am fitting into some clothes that I didn't fit into last year.

November 8, 2006

Today I got my second fill I am now at 2.1cc's I hope this gives me some restriction. It is funny last night I ate dinner and had to stop because I felt like I had a big lump in my throat. This morning I had ricotta cheese and the same thing happened. I don't know if I should have gotten the fill or not but I told the doctor and decided to get the fill anyway. I have lost on his scale 28lbs. On my scale 33. So I am happy and looking forward to this fill being a charmer! Just in time for Thanksgiving!

12/20/06

I got my third fill of .6cc's but as I was driving home from the doctors office I felt alot of gurgling with just drinking iced tea. But I figured I would give it a day or two to see what happened but would quickly decide since Christmas is in just a few days and I don't want to be in the ER on Christmas.I now lost 37lbs.

12/21/06

I am having a stuck feeling with just Carnation instant breakfast... so I called the doctor and went in for an unfill of .3cc's. It immediately feels better and now I don't have to worry about anything happening on Christmas. Funny thing is I weigh 3lbs less then I did at the doctor yesterday! 40lbs lost so far! I am happy with the weight loss so far!