Jennifer R.
25 Reasons that I want to lose weight and keep it off...
Oct 25, 2009
Many of these things I can do without losing weight but I won't...and that's the key. I need to feel comfortable enough to actually do these things.
1. I want to start living my life and not continue to stay in the shadows.
2. I want to be able to travel on airplanes without feeling uncomfortable or using a seatbelt extender.
3. I want to ride amusement park rides.
4. I want to walk into a room with confidence and not shame.
5. I want to cross my legs.
6. I want to walk up a flight (or 2 or 3) of stairs without feeling like I'm going to die.
7. I want to be able to have a child and have enough energy to keep up with them.
8. I want to buy clothing in a regular store.
9. I want to find my inner athlete.
10. I want to have better sex
11. I want to wear a bathing suit without a skirt.
12. I want to have energy and not want to sleep all the time.
13. I want to have confidence and not hide from social experiences.
14. I want to be able to tuck in my shirt.
15. I want to wear a belt.
16. I want to wear high heels and skirts and look good!
17. I want to be approachable.
18. I want to be SEEN.
19. I want to live a long life.
20. I want to be able to fit into restaurant booths, chairs, all types of seats.
21. I want to go on a zip line.
22. I want to go parasailing.
23. I want to go on a hot air balloon ride.
24. I want to travel the world.
25. I want to live long enough to reinvent myself a few times.
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1. I want to start living my life and not continue to stay in the shadows.
2. I want to be able to travel on airplanes without feeling uncomfortable or using a seatbelt extender.
3. I want to ride amusement park rides.
4. I want to walk into a room with confidence and not shame.
5. I want to cross my legs.
6. I want to walk up a flight (or 2 or 3) of stairs without feeling like I'm going to die.
7. I want to be able to have a child and have enough energy to keep up with them.
8. I want to buy clothing in a regular store.
9. I want to find my inner athlete.
10. I want to have better sex
11. I want to wear a bathing suit without a skirt.
12. I want to have energy and not want to sleep all the time.
13. I want to have confidence and not hide from social experiences.
14. I want to be able to tuck in my shirt.
15. I want to wear a belt.
16. I want to wear high heels and skirts and look good!
17. I want to be approachable.
18. I want to be SEEN.
19. I want to live a long life.
20. I want to be able to fit into restaurant booths, chairs, all types of seats.
21. I want to go on a zip line.
22. I want to go parasailing.
23. I want to go on a hot air balloon ride.
24. I want to travel the world.
25. I want to live long enough to reinvent myself a few times.
I've been banded!
Oct 25, 2009
I had the lap band surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 and I'm almost one week post-op. The day of surgery, I arrived with my girlfriend, Karin, to Orange Coast Memorial Hospital at 5:00am. I signed some paperwork, had them bill me for my $200 co-pay and then waited a few minutes for the nurse to take me back. I was immediately asked for a urine sample and then I changed out of my clothes into a large gown that was very accomodating. I was put in a slightly uncomfortable bed (but really, at that point I didn't care) and they began to hook me up to an IV which took 3 tries. They let my family in the pre-op area which was kind of set-up like an ER - lots of beds with curtains but no privacy of walls and doors. Everyone was prepping for different surgeries and I could hear the nurses asking the same questions they had asked me.
The anesthesiologist came by and gave me something to ease my anxiety (even after I told her I wasn't nervous). That did immediately help me become calm and a little loopy. Dr. Francis came in and told me that because my BMI was high, if she could not do the procedure laparoscopically, she would stop and not do an open procedure. This surprised me but I couldn't really argue with her. A few minutes later they took me to the operating room and had me scoot onto the table which I remember being hard and they had a pillow under my knees and a rubber headrest. I was told to breathe in the oxygen and then I was out.
When I woke up, they told me everything was fine and they were able to do the procedure. It felt hard to breathe like my chest was very heavy and the machine kept beeping telling them that I wasn't getting enough oxygen. They had me swallow pain medication which didn't initially help because the primary pain was gas. The nurses let me lay there for a while and then they wanted me to sit up. I had a lot of nausea and the last thing I wanted to do was sit up. They were persistent and once I sat up, they started dressing me. I was thinking that this seemed really fast and I just wanted to lay back down. Once I was dressed they had me go to the bathroom. Mind you, they didn't ASK me if I had to go...they just sent me. Once I came out of the bathroom, they had a wheelchair ready for me. I felt like I was only out of surgery for about 30 minutes!! Of course it had been hours since my surgery was at 7:30am and we were leaving the hospital at 11:30am. Karin pulled the car around and off we went. Looking back, there was nothing I could have done at the hospital that I couldn't do in my nice comfy bed.
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The anesthesiologist came by and gave me something to ease my anxiety (even after I told her I wasn't nervous). That did immediately help me become calm and a little loopy. Dr. Francis came in and told me that because my BMI was high, if she could not do the procedure laparoscopically, she would stop and not do an open procedure. This surprised me but I couldn't really argue with her. A few minutes later they took me to the operating room and had me scoot onto the table which I remember being hard and they had a pillow under my knees and a rubber headrest. I was told to breathe in the oxygen and then I was out.
When I woke up, they told me everything was fine and they were able to do the procedure. It felt hard to breathe like my chest was very heavy and the machine kept beeping telling them that I wasn't getting enough oxygen. They had me swallow pain medication which didn't initially help because the primary pain was gas. The nurses let me lay there for a while and then they wanted me to sit up. I had a lot of nausea and the last thing I wanted to do was sit up. They were persistent and once I sat up, they started dressing me. I was thinking that this seemed really fast and I just wanted to lay back down. Once I was dressed they had me go to the bathroom. Mind you, they didn't ASK me if I had to go...they just sent me. Once I came out of the bathroom, they had a wheelchair ready for me. I felt like I was only out of surgery for about 30 minutes!! Of course it had been hours since my surgery was at 7:30am and we were leaving the hospital at 11:30am. Karin pulled the car around and off we went. Looking back, there was nothing I could have done at the hospital that I couldn't do in my nice comfy bed.
About Me
Fullerton, CA
Location
40.9
BMI
Surgery
10/20/2009
Surgery Date
May 13, 2009
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