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I'm back! I've had such issues w/my band but I'm still a believer. I've had three fills and two drains. Originally, I had 2 ccs in a 10 cc band. That wasn't enough so my doc bumped me up to 3 ccs. BIG MISTAKE. I had to have it drained two days later because nothing was passing through. I recovered from that and went back for another fill. This time, we went to 2.75 ccs. I was feeling great. Finally felt good to have some restriction again. Three days later, I found myself in the ER with SEVERE pain and vomiting the barium that I drank when I received the fill. Again, we had to drain it and let my esophogus heal. I am waiting to try fill #4 but I wanted to wait until graduation is over because I really cannot afford to be sick right now.

No, I'm not as far down as I'd like to be (nearly a year out from my surgery) but I'm not going to complain. I've got to get my butt back in gear and get back on the train of motivation!

Weight 224.

If I count the day that I had surgery, I am now five days out. Although I was hoping to feel a little better now than I am, I am being patient about the process and am excited about being able to have my "mushies." I want my energy level back... NOW!

I've lost a few more pounds which brings my total to 20.5. I'll TAKE THAT! I should be able to get back into that pair of Rockies that would not go up over my butt just two weeks ago. As soon as my tummy heals a little more, I'm gonna try them on!

Weight: 253.0

Well, my surgery was on Tuesday (5/;29) and here I sit... THURSDAY. I'm feeling pretty good and have only had two emotional breakdowns. LOL. I guess that's all normal though considering I've just altered my body forEVER! 

I'm not hungry... I don't think. I'm still having difficulty identifying what the rumblings in my tummy are... hunger? gas? who knows!  Speaking of gas bubbles, I feel like I have to burp all the time. Instead, it just rumbles around in my pipes and hurts a little. I've talked my husband into patting me on the back like a baby to see if that will help them come out. Believe me, I will NEVER discount the cries of a gassy baby again! What a learning experience this has been! 

Well, that's all I've got today. I hope my words will help someone else who is having the surgery done. 

Weight: 258 (yeah! that's 15 pounds!!!!)

Now that I'm ready for the surgery physically, I am preparing mentally now. Three more days and counting!  By the way, I'm down two pounds.

Pray for me.

Weight: 263

Well, that was a piece of cake. They are waiting to draw blood and run the other tests until the day of my procedure. So, today they just talked to me. They went over the risks. UGH! Why do they always have to list "death" first! It would be nice to read all the risks and just have a statement at the end that said, "Oh! And by the way, you could die." 

I found myself second guessing my decision to have this done. Why in the world am I doing that? There is NO WAY I am going to back out now. I have come too far and starved for too long to turn back. 

Mother Nature is still holding on to some extra fluids, so I still haven't lost anymore weight.  I'm not gonna get discouraged though.  THINK... THIN!

Weight: 265

Well, tomorrow I go in for my pre-op. What seemed like a dream is now only days away.  I cannot wait to be done with the surgery and on the road to recovery. 

Thankfully, I am comfortable with my doc. He did my gall bladder surgery a couple of weeks ago and I had almost ZERO pain. I am not kidding! On a scale of 1-10, it was about a .5. At my last appointment, he was reassuring me that the lap band would be equivalent to or less painful than the gall bladder surgery. Let's hope he's right! 

Six days... and counting!

Today's weight: 265.5 (where'd that .5/lb come from? Mother Nature... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!)

Well, I am one week away from my lap band procedure. Yep, May 29, 2007. One week. WOW! It seems so surreal. Well, everything except the fact that I am STARVING! lol. 

I just started my second week on Slim Fast and I am finding myself craving the WEIRDEST THINGS! Last Friday, I was at my son's field day and I actually thought about diving face first in the grass beneath my feet. My rationale? Celery is considered a "free food" on most diets! Grass must be, too. Thankfully, I snapped back into reality with the help of a fly-away soccer ball upside my noggin!

Yes, cravings for astro turf have fallen by the wayside. Now, I am  craving those items that, as I child, I would have found repulsive to even consider putting in my mouth. Things such as liver, beets, turnip greens, cabbage and the list goes on!

Do I mind the cravings? HECK NO! I knew this was not going to be an easy two weeks. Everything worth obtaining in life takes patience, discipline and hard work. Man, is this hard!

Word to the wise. If you see a blonde woman staring wantingly at your beautifully landscaped yard, go get your kid's soccerball! Who knows when I'll need a reality check again!

Today's weight: 265