Ambelina wrote a blog post 13 years, 9 months ago
Road Trippin' - forethought! Not Afterthought! - What the heck, let's do a road trip!  What was I thinking?  Actually, I preplanned so much I even sought advice from my surgeon.  For some reason, I get car sick pretty easy si...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 13 years, 9 months ago
Good Hair month, but hard day yesterday - Wow.  Yesterday started great.  I had a healthy breakfast, satisfying and healthy lunch, and even did well at taking my nephews out for dinner at a chinese food restaurant (just at...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 13 years, 10 months ago
Week 3 of a Bad Hair Month - Someone just posted asking about hair loss.  I was so glad they did.  Other posters mentioned it could be due to the anesthesia 3 - 6 mos postop (& I'm 6 mos today).  And a few oth...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 13 years, 11 months ago
My own worst enemy? - My last fill was almost two weeks ago, and it was a tiny little fill.  I was able to do liquids & mushies no problem.  Somewhat able to advance to regular foods with chewing and ta...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
3 mos postop... - Last few days have been really rough for me.  I've thought about posting, but my head's running in circles.  With 3.5 cc's in my band last week, they had to take 3.3 hour a week ag...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
What a week... - So Monday and Tuesday at work were pretty hard.  It's just really intense there.  My whole team is walking on eggshells.  At some point our stressor is going to transfer, retire, o...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Unfill update - Although I was bummed about the unfill, I have to admit it.  Liquids only today, and I still wasn't really hungry.  So my tummy & band definitely neeed time to heal.  For dinner to...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Needed a complete unfill - This is my post from yesterday, 2/25/2010.  Had my 3rd fill yesterday... bringing me to 3.5 cc's.  They had me drink a bottle of water before I left the office, and that went d...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Valentine's Day Challenge! - 12/23/09 - Starting weight today - 261.  Can't wait to see what 2-4-9 looks like on a scale, so that is my goal.  And I think I've hit Bandster Hell, so I hope my goal is not too l...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Tomorrow's the day.. - I just really can't believe it.  It seemed like it took so long to get here & then the last week just whizzed by - even being on a liquid diet - it still whizzed by.  Today was all...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
pre-op liquid diet - They had me start on the night of Thanksgiving (let me eat dinner with the family  - as long as it was an early dinner).  So I have my protein powder, fat free yogurt is allowed, l...

Ambelina wrote a blog post 14 years, 5 months ago
Nail-biting... - Surgery is now less than a week away.  Time dragged for so long and then Bam!  I'm knocking at the door.  Met with the dietician again yesterday and my liquid diet started last...
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Salem, OR
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Surgery
12/03/2009
Surgery Date
Aug 03, 2009
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