Finally went for a fill
Dec 17, 2008
I had a little bit of a scare a few weeks ago. I drank orange juice and I started to feel a knot in the area of my band. I thought it was chest pains at first. Am I having a heart attack? As the day went on the knot turned into a persistent pain. I started to think- maybe my band slipped? I took some pain pills and went to sleep hoping it would go away and..... it did. In the morning I felt fine. I realized that I didn't have any of the symptoms of a slipped band and the pain was most likely a muscle strain. I was doing some strenuous work sanding wood cabinets a few days before.That little scare prompted me to go in for a check-up. I had a routine physical which was fine and then I made the dreaded appointment to see the surgeon for a fill. I knew I had gained weight but to find out that I gained 10 pounds was a shocker! I am back in the 200's. 202 to be exact. What a mess I am. I can't even write about it without getting upset. I got another fill which brings me up to 5 ml in the band. When I left the office I was VERY restricted- I could barely keep water down but I knew that feeling would go away and within a day I felt much better.
The dietitian gave me good advice and told me to eat something every 2 hours. She told me to get an alarm clock and set it every 2 hours to remind me to eat. This sounds good and I will certainly try it. I feel restricted with 5 ml but I have to mentally tell myself that I don't need to eat that piece of cake or candy or any sweet. It's a really struggle.
Its very hard....much harder than I thought. In March it will be 2 years since I've been banded and I have yet to come close to goal weight. The goal I set for myself was 150 lbs. So I have 50 lbs to loose.
I still wear a size 16 jeans and I still get compliments every now and then from family and friends which is nice but I just don't SEE the weight loss and the scale certainly doesn't show it. The 10 lbs I've gained is all in my belly and waist area- I can barely button my jeans.
I guess the band works differently for different people and the weight I have lost so far is probably going to be it unless I start exercising again. I truly do want to exercise but of course I can never find the time. Especially with winter and the cold- I hate the cold weather. I have been doing a lot of work on rehabbing a house to prepare it for rental and that's been taking up a lot of my time not to mention my regular ole day job. With so much going on you would think I would loose weight but the opposite seems to happen. WHY?
Well- time goes by so fast- I can't believe it's been 6 months since I've written an update. I can't believe I'm 40! Life is certainly too short to worry about appearances but I do want to be healthy and enjoy my retirement years when I get there- GOD willing of course.
Until next time I get the desire to write- I'll try to stay positive and pray and work harder at taking care of myself.
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Philadelphia, PA
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32.4
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Surgery
03/15/2007
Surgery Date
Nov 03, 2006
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