First Post-Op Visit

Jan 03, 2011

I had my two week post-op visit with Dr. Brams today.  He said that everything seemed to be going well... my stitches are healing fine, and I've dropped 17 pounds since my surgery on the 23rd!   I asked him about this pesky rash, and he said it looked like I had an allergic reaction to the adhesive they used to make the steri strips even more sticky.  He said I shouldn't scratch them, if I can help it, and I told him, "Okay, you stop breathing, and I'll stop scratching!"  :)  He gave me a prescription for a topical steroid cream that should stop the trick and heal the rash within a few days.  I can only hope!

He also said something that kind of bothered me.  He mentioned "statistics" with the lap band, and statistically speaking, I will lose 50% of my excess body weight.  He gave me a target number of 180, which he said would be a "challenge", but I told him I wanted to get down to around 145 to 150.  He said that would be "extremely challenging."  Why???  Why would that be so  hard for me to do?  It's not completely unattainable... I've been that weight before.  I mean, if I went through all the trouble and effort to have MAJOR surgery so that a weight loss device could be permanently implanted inside my body, why would I not want to take the next step and go the distance to see how much weight I can lose???  It was kind of a downer for me, to be poo-pooed for such a "challenging" notion, and I told him I was going to prove him wrong.  I CAN do it, and I WILL do it! :)  I am woman, hear  me roar! :) :)

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