POST-OP 2ND SURGERY PORT REVISION

Jun 17, 2007

All is going very well, I have surgery 4 days ago and I am back wot work and doing well.  I am very sore at the port site and very black and blue.  However, them found the hole and it went thru both sides of the tubing, so it was definitly punctured at some point in time.  O-well that is over and I now have RESTRICTION, it feels great, it am now experiencing everything I expected to experience back in February!!!!  I look forward to weighing in on Wednesday, because I have to have lost something!!!!!! 
I have experienced the sliming and PB'ing everyone speaks of, it has not be terrible yet!!!!!
Much thanks to my husband, as he took good care of me!!!!


17 weeks post -op / 1 week pre-op

Jun 06, 2007

Well, I guess I should stop counting the weeks.  As, I am off to the OR on June 14th, to have the hole in the port tubing fixed!!
I hope this operation gets things working and I can start losing.
I will consider my new Band date 6-15-07.
I will update after the surgery!!!!!!!

WELL EVERYONE: WE HAVE A HOLE!!!!!!!!!!

Jun 05, 2007

I AM NOT CRAZY!!!!!!!!!
Everyone learn from me, if you think something is wrong, insist on having it checked.  I have for the last 15 weeks said that I have zero restriction and that every time I get a fill, I feel the saline flush across my stomach on the inside.  WELL---- after a 5 minute and the help of an x-ray machine-----WE found a HOLE in the port tubing, so off to the OR I go again within the week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am happy they founf the probelm and I am not CRAZY, however I do not look forward to going to the OR or the recovery again!!!!
Ihave to keep laughing!!!!!! So onward and upward, hopefully this next time I will have restriction and the tool that I tried so hard to make work for the last 17 weeks, WILL WORK!!!!!!!!!!
Keep in in your thoughts!!!!!!!


16 weeks Post OP

May 30, 2007

Here we go again!!!!!!!!!  Well, I had my doctors appointment yesterday, and I lost nothing!!!! SUPRISE!!!!  I told them that 1-3 day after my last fill which was 4 weeks ago, I had ZERO restriction again!!!! So, she stuck me and got into let port and tried to draw back the saline that she put in 4 weeks ago and GUESS WHAT!!!! less than a 1/2 cc of saline and theny had put in 2.0 cc, 4 weeks ago.  So, they are now setting me up with an appointment to have an  IV dye study to see if my port or the tubing or the band its self has a hole in it and that is why I am not able to have restriction and why when they draw back the port is always almost dry.

Everything else is GREAT!!!  Had a wonderful birthday and family time with  my nephews from Florida.

Enjoy the week, and hopefully this week we all lose the pounds we want.

15 weeks post op

May 23, 2007

Well, HAPPY 38 BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!
My husband and daughter did a nice job this morning with birthday cards and gifts.  I wish I had given myself a gift of more weight loss!!!
I have a fill appointment next Tuesday the 30th.  I hope and pray that the fill goes well and I get restriction again.  This restriction only lasting 1-2 days is not good!!!!!!

Good Luck to All


14 Weeks post-op

May 16, 2007

Well, that fill did not last long.  I am back to very little restriction and hungry all the time.   I need to refocus and start exercising again.
Next MD appointment May 29.  Two weeks away, so I will start  over again today with my being strong and good with food and exercise.
I have been the problem the last 2 weeks.  So, bad me, now starting again with being GOOD!!!!!!!

All on the home front is GREAT, 
Enjoy your week

13 weeks post-op

May 09, 2007

All is okay, not sure why the 2lbs weight gain.
I did have several adult beverages this weekend.

All is good!!!!

12 WEEKS

May 02, 2007

Let me just say THANK YOU!!!!! The scale finally moved in a large amount in the lower direction.  I had a fill yesterday 5-1-07 I now have 3.0 cc in my 4 cc band, well just let me tell you!!!!
THIS IS WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I final have great restriction, my port access was another thing, 5 sticks before he got into the port, but, he got in and all is well.  I now feel full 80% of the day.  I can only eat at most 1 cup of solid food.  I had an apple with peanut butter and I am STUFFED.
I have heard from other , just have patience and I am so glad I did not give up.  I have hit my goal of being under 250, so now I work on being under 240!!!!!!

 So Much Thanks, to my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter!!!! Your support means more than you will ever understand!!!!!

My love to all, and if you are at the point of giving up, please e-mail me as I can tell you first hand how much it will be worth sticking with!!!

11 weeks

Apr 25, 2007

All is well down another 1lbs.  One  down is better than  any UP !!
Not  much is new, I have another fill appointment next Tuesday May 1st.  
My family and I have been very busy!!!!!!  
Good Luck to all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  have a great week


10 weeks post-op

Apr 18, 2007

All is well, I have changed my weight-in day to Wednesdays, and I have promised myself  that I am not going to weigh myself every morning.  I have read that if you weigh yourself every day that you tend to eat more on the days you lost weight and are depressed, angry and unable to focuse on the days you do not lose weight. 

I now have a feeling of fullness after I eat, however I can still eat more then the 3/4 to 1 cup of food at a sitting.  I have another fill for May 4th so,I hope to make it to 3cc and call it a day.  I only hope that the scale starts to move!!!! still a 0 loss for the week.  I have really been trying to watch and get in my water and protein and exercising.

All is well on the home front.  My husband and I have been working alot.  We work at a hospital and overtime is readily avaliable, and we both love our life style, toys and vacations so we work the overtime to get everything we want extra.  It just so happens that we built a new house and moved in July 2006, so there are alot of new things we want.  I only thank God that he has the same work drive that I do and he pulls his share of the load.  It is ever so nice to be in a relationship that is equal and I do not have to do all the work!!!!!!
Much love and thanks to my husband!!!

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