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So I have a friend... she had the lap band surgery and has been nagging me to ALL GET OUT to update this page. This has been something I have been avoiding as I was ashamed about struggling after surgery. I have to get this all out as part of keeping a positive attitude towards myself which is something I am trying to improve on since having surgery. Surgery went great, no complications, home three hours after surgery. Recovery was hard from all the gas and being sore, but I made it with almost no pain medication and lots of walking and support from my friends and family. I was SOSOSOSOSOSO stoked to get my first fill. You are made acutely aware of just how fat and unhealthy you are before surgery and the only thing you want to do is lose weight and see results. So when my first fill came and went with no loss I started to get nervous. Afterall, I was already over 5 cc's which made me think I was just a big ol' cow. Then my second fill... stlll nothing. My third fill put me at 6 cc's and I felt too tight. I hadn't drastically changed my eating habits to slow down or chew so I thought I was to tight and had an unfill. Then, after several more weeks of no loss, and at my wits end in tears I called my surgeon. They had me come in the same afternoon for a fleuroscopy. I drank the drink while Dr. Michaelson watched it go through my band. He said he knew exactly why despite all the working out and eating right I was doing I was just not seeing the results. I was not tight enough! He gave a whole cc which brings me to 7. He said I was "just right" and in that green zone I had been waiting to see. I was scared and deligthed that this was the actual beginning. I have changed my habits and slowed way way down and made the very best food choices. I can definately feel the restriction. I have been so hungrey and frustrated for over 2 months now and finally it is WORKING!!!!!!!I have been walking/running for an hour a day 5-6 days a week and now I am seeing the payoff. I promised I wouldn't get on the scake until Sept. 2nd so no number game would start to occur. I was really scared to put this all down for everyone to read, until I talked to my freind Kristie. She pointed out the fact that it might help just one person t hat read this and feel better, and not feel like they are failing or this won't work. My faith has been restored and I once again feel I can do this and it was without a doubt the right choice for me.

SO I am officially now a BANDSTER!!!!! My surgery was at 2 yesterday afternoon. My mom and fiance went with me. We checked in at 1 and they took me right back. I filled out my anthestia paperwork and got weighed and changed. I lost 8.6 pounds in 7 days so my surgeon was very excited for my new life change. I got a shot in my thigh of a blood thinner and not even 5 minutes later I was walking to the operating room. They got me comfy and warm, started my IV and then it was time to sleep. I just kept thinking of trying on little beautiful wedding dresses! I woke up later and was ok. Not hurting too much, but my throat was very sore. They gave some ice water to sip on and sat me up. I was full of gas still so it was such a relief to sit up and burp! I was moved to a big chair in recovery room and soon after I was fully awake I was walking laps around the nurse's station. I went home a while later and did my walking and resting. I had some moderate shoulder pain but i found a heating pad on my abdomen helped. Last night was tough. I was very bloated with air and couldn't get it to go anywhere even with walking. My mom ran to the store and got me some gas x strips and what a difference! I felt so much better and got comfy enough to sleep. I have done my walking today and showered and have been taking it easy. SOOOO EXCITED!!!

NO, not the movie. That's the first day of the rest of my life! I will always feel that way about having the opportunity to have this surgery and change my life. I went shopping today with my honey to get all my liquid stuff for after surgery. Read my book, went to the store and got all sorts of good stuff. I must say, people have been so helpful on here! It's very cool to have help and suggestions from people I have never met that just want to help others. I have heard a few people say that right sfter surgery, in those first few days, they felt very sad and cried and felt like they had made a mistake. I might be a little naive, but I really don't see it going that way for me. I have SO much support, and SO many goals and dreams for myself and I feel like this is the beginning! If you are reading this and have any suggestions or tips I would love to hear them!

I am counting the  minutes until my surgery! I have my pre-op appt on June 3rd and then surgery on June 10th! I am so ready to be healthy and happy and start losing this weight for my wedding to the most amazing man in the world on Feb 21, 2009. I am definatley in it to win it =)