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Hi every one, I don’t want to bore anyone o I’ll make I short.
I was always heavy but never really minded it. That was until I was 23 years old on three different medications for high blood pressure. I went through the weight watchers programs for three years and lot a ton of weight for the first time in my life I weighed 165 lbs. and felt great. I then had my second son and put on forty pounds and no matter what I tried I could not loose this weight. Here I was 28 ears old weighing 248 lbs. still on meds and suffering from depression and stuck in a ob that I hated with all of my being. Then just when I though that I was going to feel the same for the rest of my life. I got an email at work from a friend that was going to go to a seminar and wanted me to go with her for support. This to me was just another endless road or so I thought. I went to
My co worker had already had the gastric and had lost a ton of weight she was already 7 months in and had lost 100 lbs. I didn't like how she was looking so I decided to go with the lap-band. On Feb. 6, 2007 I went in to get my band. I was scared to death. Dr. Floch gave me hug and told me that he was going to take good care of me not to worry and he knocked me out. I woke up 6 hours later feeling sick fro the Anastasia and my left shoulder hurting like hell. I meet my nurses and spoke with my doctor. They gave me something for the pain I was having on my shoulders and went straight into slumber land.
The next day was great for me I was taking my 1 oz of liquids and walking around with out any pain so I went home. I was not ready for the hunger pains I got two days after the band. Ooooh that was bad. I went an entire week like this.
I had to keep the gas x handy to cause my shoulder hurt like hell I could not move my left arm for about two weeks the doctor said it was air. I don't know.
Anyway I went on the two week diet at 248.
The day of my procedure 214.
One wk 210. First fill
2 wks 200
3 wks 198
4 wks 1 93
6 wks 195 got fill # 2.
For three months I stayed at 193 with no change but I had lost my insurance and had to wait till my new insurance kicked in.
I just got my 3rd fill10167 and I am at 190. I want to take my time because I don't want my skin to start flabbing. (Yeah right! like it's not going to happen anyway.)
I am so happy that I did decide to use this tool. It was the best thing I could have ever done. I Iove my doctor and Daniel. They are great! I am still struggling with my diet because being Puerto Rican I love rice and with the band if I am not careful It can hurt. So I chew chew chew. I still take gas x to help me with the occasional gas pain on my shoulders. If I don't eat at the first sign of hunger I get the gas pain on my shoulder. I try to drink a lot of water but I can only force 36 oz of water a day I get sick if I do more.
