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I'm back...Lap-Band to VSG 11/23/11    
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My first week back to work
on February 5, 2012 3:44 pm
For the month of January I had to learn what I can eat. I took it week by week and added new food per doctor orders. I am now eating chicken, lunch meat, salami, cheese, greek yogurt and much more. When I was home from work it took me about an hour in the mornings before I wanted to have my protein shake. I never felt hungry in the morning, but I knew I needed protein. Now that I am back to work and on a very structured time schedule this has been the hardest adjustment. This was a hard week I was sick to my stomach until Thursday. I felt better on Friday. I just had to adjust to getting up early and eating.
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I can eat and drink...still having pain in 2 areas
on January 5, 2012 3:00 pm
It's now Jan 5 and I look back on my hard journey. 2 surgeries, vomiting, dehydrated, 13 days in the hospital and 12 days on the feeding tube. How did I make it? It was the power of prayer and great family & Friend's. Would I do it again...I can not give you an answer. I am eating and drinking and I feel confident that everyday I am improving. I slowly started the gym on the recumbent bike.

I still have pain in 2 areas. Left shoulder scapula and under left breast ribs baby shooting pains. The doctor ordered a chest x-ray. When I am active the pain starts it must be a muscle spasm and Chiropractor only gave relief for one day.

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It's been almost 4 years...I did it down 100lbs. :)
on January 1, 2012 11:09 pm
Since I started this adventure I finally reached 100lbs gone and still losing.
PINCH me I can't believe it!
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The tube is gone!
on December 28, 2011 8:20 pm
I am happy to report the tube is gone. The doctor removed my tube on Tuesday 12/27. I feel so much better. I am pleased to announced it worked. Today 12/28  I took my pills, 6oz protein shake, 1 single serving applesauce, Gatorade all day, 1/3 cup Orange smoothie from Jamba Juice with whey protein, 1/3 cup mush chicken noodle soup, sipping on my Jamba Juice drink. All of the food has stay down. The burping has minimized. I did have a single episode of diarrhea, but I expected it. My body is going through a lot of change.

My anxiety is almost gone and I will not sit in my new recliner. I am back on my chaise couch. I love my cough. Good bye recliner bad memories.

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Warning when you revise
on December 26, 2011 6:16 pm
Something no one had no idea would happen was the Band narrowed around my stomach. I had an extensive surgery to remove scar tissue, adhesion's, and they found an old suture. If your doctor wants to remove to Lap-Band and wants to wait 4 weeks to proceed with another procedure just agree. I didn't get this option and I am wondering if it would have made a difference with my recovery. I was in the hospital for 8 days and when I woke up from surgery I had a feeding tube down my nose. This was to perform for two purpose's. One to keep the narrowing of my stomach open as I healed and second to give me nutrition as I heal. I can still have clear liquids. I went home with the tube and home health care has provided the feeding products. It takes12 hours to feed in a day. It's very slow going into your stomach. I left the hospital at 60ml. I reached goal of 90ml. I get cabin fever and I feel like crawling out of my skin. I just need to relax, but I am laying around all day. I do have medication to calm me down. I never thought I would feel this way. Tomorrow is my doctor appointment and I feel confident he will remove the tube. I am healing with desire to eat. My stomach growls. This has been a very long healing process with complications. I would not do it again!
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When I  was a little girl I was a heavy child. All through high school I was the biggest out of all my friends. I was always out to have a good time and let things roll off my back. I  had a great time in high school I had a lot of friends girls & guys, but no boyfriend. Everyone liked me I was a good friend. When I graduated I weight 215lbs. I know this because of all the medical forms we have to fill out. I then started gaining more weight in my twenties. At 28 years old I enter an personal ad in my local paper seeking a man. I know there is someone out there looking for a plump & pretty woman such as I. Aaron anwsered my ad. We spoke on the phone for 12 hours then met the next day. It was the next day when we hung up the phone. We were glued since the day we met and he loves a PLUS SIZE WOMAN. We met and married (240lbs) within 11 months and on Aug 5, 2008 we celebrated are 8th anniversary. Now you are wondering what happens when I lose weight, Aaron loves me not the outter body. He knew I was unhealthy at 309 lbs. my body ached when I was in bed longer than 5 hours, my lab test were border line diabetic, bad GERD and a family history of kidney failure. On June 27, 2007 I started my diet. I had to lose 30 lbs per the requirement from the insurance company and I did it. I woke up at 5:45 am every morning and started walking and changed my eating to 1200 calories and no coffee. Seven months later I am having surgery. I weighted 262 at the hospital. It was the best decision I have ever made. My husband Aaron is just amazed.
I now wake up every morning at 5:20am and hit the gym. I feel so good when I exercise in the morning. It gives me energy.