Sombrero_Sue
Lots going on
Aug 20, 2008
Looks as though I have not been on here in ages. I have, but I have not updated anything. I have had another fill June 1st of 1cc. That was helpful. Bringing me to 3cc in a 10cc band. It felt good at first and I felt restriction. That did not last very long. I should have gone back for another fill sooner but well here we are the end of August and I am going tomorrow for another fill.
In the meantime I headed off to scout camp with Alex, this was my last hoorah since he will cross over to Boy Scouts next year and it will be time for me to extend the apron strings a little and let him go. (sigh) I had a total knee replacement on July 22nd and have been hitting the PT pretty hard and just trying to get better. The first few weeks are as tough as everyone says....and yes PT stands for PAIN AND TORTURE!!
Well ok maybe not but I admit to crying every session while the therapist was trying to break up the scar tissue. Ewww I get all scared when I think about it.
The one good thing is being in the hospital helped me stay on track and got me loosing again. I have lost another 8 lbs in the last 3+ weeks.
There are times I wish this were moving a little faster but I also realize this is the most I have lost in 10 yrs so I am not complaining. I will get another 1cc fill tomorrow and maybe get rolling here.
Later Gators
In the meantime I headed off to scout camp with Alex, this was my last hoorah since he will cross over to Boy Scouts next year and it will be time for me to extend the apron strings a little and let him go. (sigh) I had a total knee replacement on July 22nd and have been hitting the PT pretty hard and just trying to get better. The first few weeks are as tough as everyone says....and yes PT stands for PAIN AND TORTURE!!
Well ok maybe not but I admit to crying every session while the therapist was trying to break up the scar tissue. Ewww I get all scared when I think about it.
The one good thing is being in the hospital helped me stay on track and got me loosing again. I have lost another 8 lbs in the last 3+ weeks.
There are times I wish this were moving a little faster but I also realize this is the most I have lost in 10 yrs so I am not complaining. I will get another 1cc fill tomorrow and maybe get rolling here.
Later Gators
Fill 'er up!!
Feb 23, 2008
I went for my 2nd fill onThursday 2/21/08 and Dr Bono gave me 1cc in my 10 cc band so that brings me to 2cc's. I was teasing with him and brought him a 1000cc bottle of saline and told him to not be so scotch with the saline. I had no restriction up to this fill and wanted to be more aggressive. Typical man it fell upon deaf ears. But he did explain that everyone is dfferent. .75cc cold choke me and 2.5cc and I could be starving. Ok ok you are the doctor. I actually feel a alittle restriction this time wooohooo
I am however still losing inches. My pants are all baggy in he butt and thigh area. My poochy belly seems to be hanging out for the long haul...but I notice a difference there as well. It is more centred adn flatter near the front of my hips. and I must be losing there aso cuz now this is gross but I feltthe stretch marks that were pulled tight prior to this. And I noticed my upper arms thatwere never loose and flappy are getting losse and flappy....
hmmmm better start some soup can curls. :-)
That's all for now....
I am however still losing inches. My pants are all baggy in he butt and thigh area. My poochy belly seems to be hanging out for the long haul...but I notice a difference there as well. It is more centred adn flatter near the front of my hips. and I must be losing there aso cuz now this is gross but I feltthe stretch marks that were pulled tight prior to this. And I noticed my upper arms thatwere never loose and flappy are getting losse and flappy....
hmmmm better start some soup can curls. :-)
That's all for now....
A peek inside my little world
Jan 31, 2008
Well I am going to make an attempt at this. I began researching WLS in 2003 and lurked the boads here for quite some time trying to learn and make a decision. I knew many folks who chose RNY but I was scared. I was trying to convince myself and I kept having visions of the 3 stooges in white coats, stroking gotees and shaking their heads (mostly Moe) and saying ts tsk if she only had that 6 inches of her intestine we could save her. Ackkkk....I researched and talked to folks for 4 yrs no matter how amazing their results were, RNY was just not for me. That is when I started to look int the lap band. It was not available here so it gave me time to learn and ask questions. My surgeon started doing lap band about 2 yrs ago and that is when I decided I was more serious about this. The kicker came last summer at cub scout camp. I go every year with my son for a week. It is a blast. Our pack has the most parents attend and it is like a huge family vacation. Anyhow, my arthritis was acting up in my knees and I couldn't keep up with all the walking. The leader decided we all had to take our swim test so we could all help take kids out in boats etc... Ok I can swim no biggie.
'cept all the dads that were there are all in their 30's and really fit looking etc. Ok I can swim...go for it. I jump in and blow them all away. Who got cramps, who had heart palpataions... wha wha...well ok it wasn't funny but I did feel good that this old fat lady can outshine some of these dads. The next day I jump in near where I took the swimming test the day before...yesterday the lake was about 6' deep, but where I jumped in was only about 3.5' deep and I hit bottom with my left knee bent and found a huge jagged rock and split my knee wide ass open, blood was pumping out big time, uh Dan the healthtent man.....I think need more than a bandaid here.... I had hit a vein..oops. Then mind you it was like 150' there and 100 % humidity....inother words it was friggin hot and humid...I was drinking tons and tons. We all were. Hmmmm I feel weird though.
Could it be my blood glucose was nearly 400? Holy crap batman. I attributed the drinking and being tired to the weather but low and behold
my sugar was sky high. That is IT!!! Do something about this dang weight or die. I am a single mom with a wonderful 10 yr old son, I can't leave him alone in this world. After seeing my PCP the next day I talked to him about the surgery -he was all for it. God I love this man. Now to break it to my family....hmmmm will they judge me and think this is the easy way out? Will they think I am vain? Deep breath.....ok Mom.....Dad
I am going to an informational session with the girls at work (2 had by pass and another was considring the band) Mom and Dad were all for it. Damn don't parents shock you ? Just when I thought I had them pegged to be judgemental lol. I talked to my son, he was like ok but I think you are beautiful now....kisses all around. I know baby but it will help my sugar and my knees too. He was all for it.
I get all my pre op testing done, I still had the cardiologist to see but the surgeon 's office called and said look we will schedule you tentatively for 13 days from today, Apply for approval from the ins and await the cardio results. Barring any trouble you will be banded on 11/5/07! WOOOHOOOO that was EASY. My cardio results were in 2 days later and ins approved in 3 days. I was in like Flynn.
I was planning to be out 2 weeks - you know to rest and make sure I was ok. As fate would have it I had an emergency splenectomy while being banded. Something about it being stuck to my innerds and it starting to weep and then bleed. I spent 4 days in ICU and 1 day in a reg room before coming home. I spent the next 3 months recouping. I loved it actually. I am sure I could have gone back to work sooner but when else would I get the chance to rest, recover, spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years my birthday etc with my son. I got to go to his school for lunch, I was there when he came home in the afternoon. I baked cookies to take to school for a surprise. I worked on Christmas play costumes....
I returned to work 1/28/08. They missed me. I missed them too sort of...
in a friendship capacity not in the work capacity lol
My office is very small with only 5 girls....and 4 of us are either by pass or bandsters.
So that is a peek into my little world. I am just getting into the 21st century and not up on blogging but am going to give it a try.
I will keep up to date as best I can or catch up when time permits.
I am off to help complete a PineWood Derby car....race is Saturday. My son holds the track record of 201.7 MPH scale. He has gone to districts 2 of the last 3 yrs....this year is not looking good. We have a hitch in our giddy up....a wobbly wheel. Hmmm tis ok maybe it is another's turn to bask in the glory of Districts.
Susan
'cept all the dads that were there are all in their 30's and really fit looking etc. Ok I can swim...go for it. I jump in and blow them all away. Who got cramps, who had heart palpataions... wha wha...well ok it wasn't funny but I did feel good that this old fat lady can outshine some of these dads. The next day I jump in near where I took the swimming test the day before...yesterday the lake was about 6' deep, but where I jumped in was only about 3.5' deep and I hit bottom with my left knee bent and found a huge jagged rock and split my knee wide ass open, blood was pumping out big time, uh Dan the healthtent man.....I think need more than a bandaid here.... I had hit a vein..oops. Then mind you it was like 150' there and 100 % humidity....inother words it was friggin hot and humid...I was drinking tons and tons. We all were. Hmmmm I feel weird though.
Could it be my blood glucose was nearly 400? Holy crap batman. I attributed the drinking and being tired to the weather but low and behold
my sugar was sky high. That is IT!!! Do something about this dang weight or die. I am a single mom with a wonderful 10 yr old son, I can't leave him alone in this world. After seeing my PCP the next day I talked to him about the surgery -he was all for it. God I love this man. Now to break it to my family....hmmmm will they judge me and think this is the easy way out? Will they think I am vain? Deep breath.....ok Mom.....Dad
I am going to an informational session with the girls at work (2 had by pass and another was considring the band) Mom and Dad were all for it. Damn don't parents shock you ? Just when I thought I had them pegged to be judgemental lol. I talked to my son, he was like ok but I think you are beautiful now....kisses all around. I know baby but it will help my sugar and my knees too. He was all for it.
I get all my pre op testing done, I still had the cardiologist to see but the surgeon 's office called and said look we will schedule you tentatively for 13 days from today, Apply for approval from the ins and await the cardio results. Barring any trouble you will be banded on 11/5/07! WOOOHOOOO that was EASY. My cardio results were in 2 days later and ins approved in 3 days. I was in like Flynn.
I was planning to be out 2 weeks - you know to rest and make sure I was ok. As fate would have it I had an emergency splenectomy while being banded. Something about it being stuck to my innerds and it starting to weep and then bleed. I spent 4 days in ICU and 1 day in a reg room before coming home. I spent the next 3 months recouping. I loved it actually. I am sure I could have gone back to work sooner but when else would I get the chance to rest, recover, spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years my birthday etc with my son. I got to go to his school for lunch, I was there when he came home in the afternoon. I baked cookies to take to school for a surprise. I worked on Christmas play costumes....
I returned to work 1/28/08. They missed me. I missed them too sort of...
in a friendship capacity not in the work capacity lol
My office is very small with only 5 girls....and 4 of us are either by pass or bandsters.
So that is a peek into my little world. I am just getting into the 21st century and not up on blogging but am going to give it a try.
I will keep up to date as best I can or catch up when time permits.
I am off to help complete a PineWood Derby car....race is Saturday. My son holds the track record of 201.7 MPH scale. He has gone to districts 2 of the last 3 yrs....this year is not looking good. We have a hitch in our giddy up....a wobbly wheel. Hmmm tis ok maybe it is another's turn to bask in the glory of Districts.
Susan
