Lauri P.

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Had my 1st fill on Jan 9th. Im officially down 28lbs. Ive been on the 6 day liquid diet my Dr instructed me to be on. Today @ 3pm, i will be able to go back to eating again. But of course im a little scared. I know it will be trial and error as far as finding out what i can and cant eat. Dr Merriman put 2cc's in my band, said he left 3cc's in it from surgery. Im going to weigh myself once a week & write it on my calender to keep up with the weight loss. I dont want to get freaky obsessive about my weight, because ill just stress out .

Finding that i can eat more and pretty much whatever. Im trying to stick to the soft food diet and not eat any of the christmas junk we have at work (ive done really good @ work) but at night i still eat. Im trying to keep it under control and some days are better than others. Im not sure what my weight is because i dont have a scale, i can just tell that my work pants are getting loose. Couple of girls @ work have noticed. I just tell them ive started my new years resolution early because i have a wedding to go to in march and i want to look nice. Not been getting my exercise but i have been walking around the mall & walmart a lot. I tried to get on the elliptical and only lasted about 2 minutes.. I guess thats a start .

ok, went to dr's support meeting .. i learned that i can drink without being afraid i will stretch out my pouch. I met some other lap-banders and they all had great information and suggestions. There is another meeting with the PA on thrusday.. hope that will be just as informative. Starting to eat just a little bit more.. I start getting this little tickle/cough in the back of my throat that tells me its time to stop. Have not weighed myself.. I will wait until Jan 9th when i go for my 1st fill. Maybe ........

Went back to work yesterday. My uniform pants rubbed against the incisions but i just unbuttoned them when i was sitting. I was suprised how loose the pant legs and shirt sleeves have gotten!!! Then this girl at work asked me if i had lost weight because my face looked thinner... i just smiled and said something about not eating a lot due to abdominal surgery. I was a little tired coming home and was glad that my today & tmorrow are my regular days off... im trying to get my house back to normal. This mushy stage thing is a little confusing to me and i dont think im getting enough fluid in so im thirsty all the time, but hopefully ill get it figured out soon.

Today I go for my post-op appt!!!!  Today also, it seems to be the start of TOM
Whoooo Hooooo! Just what i wanted since i have not weighed myself at all since Nov 12th. Also,  I FEEL WAY WAY better. Only thing i feel anymore is my left side (i guess the port side).

I was beginning to wonder if i would make it! Still very sore on the left side and back aching because im still hunching over.. Im getting bored with the fluids..looking for new ideas. I did very well during thanksgiving....everyone gobbling up food & me just sitting there looking lost and alone .
BUT I SURVIVED!!!!! Going to dr for post op check up on the 29th...planning on trying to go back to work then. This protein!!!! Goodness its nasty! I did well for about the 1st 4 days and now im about to dry heave when drinking it. Have new product enroute..looking forward to drinking it with out wanting to puke. Also have problem with diahreah.... spew spew.......taking liquid med to stop it ....works for a bit then im back at it again.... I hope this stops before i go back to work... I wear a uniform and dont want to have to change clothes during the day.

Ok. This is my official whining & complaining blog. My left side hurts like hell and my head feels like it is full of cotton! My surgery didnt turn out as easy as i thought it would. Apparently my blood pressure dropped very low 119/47 (something like that) and i couldnt even get out of bed, i kept passing out! 
Doc says im the 1st out of 800 people that have ever had that problem, so lucky lucky me gets to go visit a cadiac doc soon. But i did get to go home on day 2. Thanks to my husband and daughters i have been able to get out of the recliner and into bed when i need to.  The walking hasnt been so bad. Im just piddling around the house to fix my liquids.  My nose is all stuffed up & full of blood. I think that is sinus problems. It happens when i lay down a lot. Ive decided  to only take pain meds at nite..We will see how this works.
Ive caught myself wondering why i did this at all. I keep telling myself that  everything is going to be ok...that this is the normal part.. I just keep wondering if i would be happier being a fat person then being the big baby that i am today.

ok...tomorrow is the big day...I have all these thoughts running thru my head... like why am i doing this?? I am purposely having by body cut into and having a foreign object put in .... not medically necessary... and i may or may not have problems... either now or in the future.... then i will have to go under again... 
 
I think i have everything i need (as far as the hospital and home) stuff goes.. have to make a few quick runs after work..then clean up the house and go to bed..... so im not going to be on blogging  tonite.. I want to keep my mind as clear as possible. Haha ...like thats going to happen....

so I will be on the losers bench tomorrow....
I wont be back on this thing until sat or sunday.... 

WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had all my pre-op tests last thursday. I was totally petrified about the endoscopy. Turns out it wasnt as bad as i thought. I made it thru just fine. I think that has curbed my fear a little bit. All my other tests came out ok. My cholesterol was a little elevated, but i was told not to worry too much. Will retest again in 6months. Ive been very busy getting ready for Friday. It feels like i have so much to do & so little time.!!!

So, today i go to see the nutritionist and im a little excited.. Hope she gives me all the info about the post-op diet i need to be on and what i need to shop for (as far as liquids and vitamins go). Been on the phone with the hospital about pre registering for the endoscopy and surgery im scheduled for. My husband is standing by me, but i dont think he realizes yet how our lives are going to change. I think he thinks his wife will start losing weight and everything else will be the same. NOT!!  he is about 40lbs overweight, so maybe if i can get him to start walking with me, we both will lose weight together.