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I went back to Dr. Miles last week for my first fill.  It went well.  No problems, and I can tell a difference when eating.  I have between 2.5 and 3ccs in my 10cc band.  I certainly need to take small bites, and some things are harder to eat -- mostly the stuff I shouldn't be eating anyway!   I had lost 24 lbs according to his scales in the afternoon of last Tuesday.  As of this morning on my scale, I've lost 31.5.  The liquid days helped jump start me back into strict adherence to "the rules."   When I add the 12 lbs I lost pre op, that's 43lbs. 

Anyway, the big news was that I'm going to need some more surgery.  Immediately after surgery, I felt a bump just below my bra line.  It was not where I thought the port should be, and I didn't think I should be feeling the port yet.  But others thought it could be the port, and in my 1 week post op appt., the nurse thought it was the port.  However, I think I was sitting down when I showed it to her.  You can't feel it as distinctly when I'm sitting, and you can't feel it at all when I am laying down.  This time I made sure I was standing when I had her feel it.  It was unusual enough that she had both Dr. Miles and Lenny, the PA, come in and poke around at it.  Well, it turns out to be the tubing connecting the port to the band.  It is making a loop that is sticking out.  When I lay down (as in surgery), it lies over to the side, so that is why they did not see it.  It needs to be fixed.  They are going to have to make another incision (port size or more, I think), go in and tack it down.  If it will not cooperate, they will have to move the port to stretch out the tubing.  They don't want it to get kinked or anything.  Obviously the tubing needs to work.  I am fine with all of this EXCEPT I do not do well with general anesthesia, and I'm going to have to have that again.  They need me to be asleep enough that they can move the port if necessary.  Dr. Miles is not going to empty my band, and I'm hoping they will be able to control my nausea.  I don't want this to cause another problem.  Dr. Miles has never had this issue before.  I am hoping it is not a big deal because I'm planning to go back to work the Thursday after the surgery on Tuesday.  Hopefully that will not be a problem. 

Just wanted to keep this updated.  Other than that, I am in full crazy mode.  Christmas is so fun but chaotic, and I'm finding it hard to get time for exercise.  I'm also not sure I'm getting in all the protein I need.  Focus, focus, focus!  Merry Christmas. 

This past summer, I was working out regularly and trying to get into good shape as I prepared for surgery.  I did the eliptical machine often.  I went back to that machine last week and was surprised with how well I was doing.  I had not been on it since surgery.  When I was working out on it regularly, I noticed that for some reason some days were easier than others, so last week, I thought it might be a fluke.  But, I noticed again today that doing the same level work out is much easier when you are 20lbs lighter (even when you haven't been working out regularly!).  The funny thing is that in the past, I would have barely acknowledged a 20lb weight loss.  It seemed like a drop in the bucket when looking at how much I needed to lose.  Today, I realized that 20lbs can make a big difference -- even at my weight.  I am down about 32lbs overall, so I've lost more than 10% of my body weight.  I'm beginning to believe that small changes really can make big differences.  I'm so thankful to be losing and feeling healthier! 

Tomorrow morning I am having my surgery!   We have to be at the hospital at 8 with a 10 o'clock surgery.  I am feeling pretty excited but also a bit fearful of how successful I will be.  Having failed at so many diets, for most of my life, I really don't want this to be the same.  I am trusting others who have gone before that this can be done.  I know I am going to need my faith, family and friends during this process.  I can't wait to see what this next chapter in my life is like!