Follow-Up

Jun 13, 2009

Saw doc last Tuesday and luckily my esophagus was back to its normal size thank goodness.   I immediately felt better after all the fluid was removed during the previous visit and I haven't thrown it up since which proved that the thing was tooo tight!  It felt good to eat normally and not have to chew forever with really small bites.  My weight was going up and down in the last couple of months depending on what I was eating or whether I not I was exercising.  I can still fit all of my size 12s comfortably and that's what's important.  If I lose these last ten pounds or ever fit into a size 10 one day that would be cool but my main objective from now on is to maintain my weight and clothing size.  The doctor told me it is possible my esophagus would stretch again if im not careful and gave me 1.5 cc of fluid and said I should no longer worry about restriction at this point but gave me the fill so I am not as hungry all the time and to help stop the weight I am putting on.  I honestly have not gained a lot of weight because went I went to see him in April I was losing because I could not eat all all due to the reflux.  Things have been so good so far.....I am no longer starving when I go to bed and I make sure all of my meals fit on a small plate with no 2nd helpings.  The doc also stated my insurance would pay to have the band removed but would not cover a revision surgery since I am no longer morbidly obese.  My frture options are to remove the band altogether if I continue to have complications or remove the band and self pay for a gastric sleeve.  I am not sure what  I will do at this point but no matter what I promised myself I will never weigh as much as I did before.  I realize I had really unhealthy eating habits before and now I understand how I got that big in the 1st place and fortunately learned new ways to eat and exercise.   

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