marissar

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Today I am halfway to my 4 month mark and i have lost 50lbs! I can not believe it. I got on the scale at the beginning of the week @ 197 and this morning I am down to 188! awesome! The weight loss has slowed down a bit till this point. I havent been able to go to the gym either because of family stuff.
my mom has cancer so ive been taking care of her because she just had surgery. But she will pull through.

The only problem i had is that i can not tolerate soft foods. after my second adjustment i just cant handle them and they just wont go down. this includes mashed potatoes, matzo balls, and eggs. but give me any kind of bread rice bad stuff and it goes down like a charm!!!! WTF right? I have 3 more band adjustments coming up... im kinda scared of what will happen then.

I went from a size 20 jeans to a 14! I havent been a size 14 since jrhs. And xxl shirts to M! i am so happy.Ill take some updated photos soon.
thanks everyone!!
-rissa

well i have had my ups and downs before surgery. 1st down was my boyfriend broke up with me to go off and be selfish... have fun every night with out having someone to call on the phone and answer too. so after 5 years in a long distance relationship all i did for him and his family i got "slapped" in the face. so he did this just weeks before my surgery when i needed him the most.

But my surgery went amazing! i am home 4 days now and i have lost 10 lbs since! Im eating purreed foods now holding everything down nicely. no throwing up which is a good thing! all the gas pains are pretty much gone. i still feel a little bit of tightness by the bandages but thats normal right? I didnt really use the pain killers too much... only to sleep. but last night i didnt even take one to help me sleep.

dr dakin came to see me after surgery and i was smiling and he said he has never seen a patient smile so much! hahaha. at least i can remain sweet through all of this!

Yes my date is august 28th! my pre-testing is august 15th. Im really excited/nervous/everything you all felt too! for months it has just been something ive tested for, seen doctors for, talked about. Now its really happening. in 28 days, this real! I cant believe it. Wow.

thanks to everyone on OH you are so supportive. I love you all haha.

yey!

my endoscopy came back clear! Now all I have to do is get approval!!!
I am so excited!

the new letter my doctor wrote, ROCKS!

my doctor today, what a disaster. I hope this "letter" does not keep me from getting approved. I am so down right now.

Anyone have any ideas? please share!!!

Well, yesterday I got the note from my Physician. It was about 3 sentences and anyone can tell, wont be good enough for the insurance company. So I made a meeting with him on Monday. So I can tell him exactly what the note needs to say and he can write it, not one of his nurses.

Today, I had my endoscopy. I was SO NERVOUS! I hate needles, god knows how I am going to get through major surgery. (but i will). When I woke up I felt really silly. I was laughing a lot, I felt kinda wasted. I had the whole office laughing with me. haha. Im not sure what they did but now my throat is really bothering me. Anyone else have this problem?

They said I might have some bacteria and they took a culture. If I do, then its going to be 6 weeks on antibiotic. which means, no surgery until the bacteria goes away. Im praying the test is negative!

Tonight I went to see Transformers. It was really amazing (im a nerd and i like these things and read comic books too) But not to sound totally corny, in a month I will get my Lap Band surgery and totally transform my life forever.

I spoke with Diane, Dr Dakins assistant/secretary, today. I explained to her that I've been holding up my endoscopy because I saw an endocrinologist. The endocrinologist thought that I might have cushings disease. After testing, we found out I dont have it so I scheduled the endoscopy for Friday 13th. Really comforting, right?I'm not too nervous about it because a lot of people in my family has gotten the procedure done and they were all fine.
So Diane said I will most likely have my surgery in August. So crazy. I cant wait, amazing things are going to happen. Ill keep you all posted!
>marissa

Wednesday I had my first visit with dr dakin. My cousin is seeing him for his own wls. He highly recommended him to me and im glad he did! Dr Dakin was really nice, and really cute hahah. I acted like a 13 yr old girl who was talking to a boy she liked... it was bad. OK aside from that, i thought it was great that he didnt sugar coat the surgery or expected weight loss. He said with my weight, I will only loose 40lbs relying on the band alone. So i have to get off my ass and do some serious working out, once this is all done. his office staff were really nice people and informitive. My mom went in with me because shes a little nervous about this. But I cant wait for this! haha. Go in there now, tighten that stomach pouch!!!!!!!!

Im surprised that i didnt freak out when i saw the sample menu he gave me. I am so motivated that all i see is the end result and if i have to suffer a few months eating gross stuff then so be it.

I wanted to get the surgery during my spring break and take the following week off from school and my internship at magnum photos. but... it might take longer to fully recover than 2 weeks. So im waiting until after graduation: JUNE. thats a long time from now. I dont want to wait that long but realistically it makes more sense. Id be out of school and ill have the summer to concentrate on getting myself and career together.

this is going to be a huge year for me! graduation and loosing weight!

my family is behind me 100%. Im really greatful for them. they dont want to see me sad anymore because of my wieght. Also my boyfriend is happy for me. He like who i am now but he doesnt want to see me so depressed about it and just wants me to be happy with myself. he wants me to see the great person he sees. i love him so much.

Anyway, thats me  and here starts my journey!