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Big! Non Surgery Victory!
on March 19, 2011 6:32 pm


Hi All!

Now don't laugh, but this is the first time I've been on a slide in many years! Thought you would enjoy! I did!

Jen-
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New NSV!
on December 28, 2010 9:24 pm

Hi All!

      Took the kids tubing yesterday in the mountains. I was able to fit into a pair of XL snow pants and I participated in the whole experience. If I had tried this a year ago I would have been miserable, uncomfortable, winded, and my whole body would have ached. I had such a good time and I even could fit my butt inside an intertube! Life is getting better. Most of all, I was able to enjoy the great outdoors with my family!

Jen-

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3 month bandiversary/update
on November 16, 2010 6:56 pm

Hi All!
      Well, it's hard to believe it's already been 3 months since I had my band placed. I am down 38 lbs. from my pre-op diet and down one dress size. A good friend of mine who also is a bandster sent me a box of her "hand me downs" that she can no longer wear, and the box weighed 39 lbs. (She brought that to my attention today.) Anyway, I was AMAZED at just how heavy it was. I can't believe that I was carrying that much extra weight on me. I had fill #6 today and can't tell what my band is doing because I am on liquids for the rest of the day, but hopefully tomorrow I will notice a difference. 
      Thanks for everyone's support here on OH. And a big thank you to Jean McMillan for writing such great book! I've been reading it since last week and just love it! I also am sending one to my friend who sent me the box of goodies today. I know she will just love it!

Jen-

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6 days post-op and feeling crappy
on August 22, 2010 8:35 am
Hi all,
      Well it's been 6 days since I had my band put in. I am on a full liquid diet, but getting really bored with soups, cream of wheat, protein shakes, fruit smoothies, and SF Jell-o.  I decided to stop taking my pain meds because because they were making me real loopy and I just felt this "disconnection" with the world. I still have to sleep in the recliner because it is too painful for me to climb in and out of bed.  Between getting up to walk every few minutes and breathing into my little "do-hickey", I am very busy. I also keep getting these waves of nausea which I can't explain. I am getting in my 64oz of fluids or more a day so I don't think it's dehydration.  All in all, I feel like crap! I have my one week checkup with my surgeon tomorrow and I will address all of these things to him. I thought that it being 6 days out that I would be feeling better. Thanks for listening, hope I didn't bring anyone down, just not feeling well yet.

Jen-
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Yay! It's finally here!
on August 16, 2010 6:11 am

Hi all! 
      Just wanted to let everyone know that today is the big day! I have to leave in 45 minutes and had some time to kill before we left, so I thought I'd hop on and say good morning. So far, I feel pretty good. Didn't sleep the best last night and boy did time fly, but all in all, I feel ready. I'm a littlte nervous about any pain I might have afterwards. Wish me luck! See you on the flip side!


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 Hi All! I am waiting approval from my insurance company to see if I can get Lap Band surgery. My good friend, Jenn, referred me to this website, so here I am. Not much to say except I need to do something now about my weight before it's too late. Like so many of you I've suffered with my weight problems most of my adult life. I am going on 42 years old and still have a lot of living to do. I was adopted as an infant and had a pretty "normal" upbringing I think. My parents divorced and after that, things just started spiraling downwards. Food has always been my friend in times of emotional support. I've tried everything to lose weight. I started out in my 20's by working myself to death and smoking cigarettes. That worked for a while. In 1997 I suffered a bad knee injury while playing softball which, 10 years later, found out I have no ACL and a torn meniscus. Now, 13 years and one knee surgery later, I am limited to any activity or exercise. I can walk short distances, pedal a bike, and swim. Anything beyond that swells my knee up and it takes a week to re-cooperate. My obesity makes it almost impossible to start any kind of fitness regimen. 12 years ago we decided to start a family and 2 children later I've put on 90 lbs. (I was already 40 lbs. overweight when we got married.) Throughout the years I've tried Fen-Phen, Weight Watchers, over the counter weight loss drugs, every fad diet out there, and my most recent, the Insulin Resistance Diet. I am on several medications including MetFormin, Prilosec, Fenoglide, and Rythmol. I suffer from severe sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation which my be caused by the apnea.. I am too young for all of these problems. I am blessed with two beautiful children and a wonderful husband who loves me for who I am. I want to be around for a long time and right now, I am on the path to Fat Lady's heaven. I am praying that I can get this surgery because I desperately need help. I like the fact that Lap Band is less invasive of a procedure and the fact that it can be reversed if medically necessary. I have a lot of anxiety about the loss of my "friend" .... FOOD. Yet I am eager to get the ball rolling and willing to do what it takes to be healthy so that I'll be around for lots of years to come. I have to admit I feel embarrassed to have a medical procedure just to eat healthier and be at a healthy and normal weight, but I am learning that obesity is a disease, not a choice. Bariatric surgery is a tool, and with today's technology I am going to take advantage of that and use it to get the help I need. Look forward to meeting some of my new friends here on OH. Please feel free to visit my profile anytime.