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Just an update, up to 42.5 pounds lost but need to start excercising!

Hello, just wanted to give a brief update, my enegy level is awful im going to try i think the building block vitamins, i did want to post tho that people are starting to notice my weight loss, im so excited... to me i havent really lost alot yet because i had gained so much in such a short period of time that i will have to loose about another 30 pounds to be able to feel diff, but i can tell it in my pictures and my clothes!! Whoot Whoot, thanks for letting me toot my own horn!

I have lost 40 pounds so far.... today the hubby and i went to grayson and ate at the china house and i had some of the garlic chicken and mushrooms there, it was so tender and unbreaded it went down like a dream and tasted wonderful! i also had a few noodles, i have to say that this is the best meal i have had since surgery, next i want to try mexican, i really need to get a good reciepe for garlic chicken yum!!! nothing really new with me, same ole' crap with work, had a team manager interview but they ended up promoting a bunch of losers and none of the people who deserved it got it.... well at least we havent heard anything else, normally you get a denial letter which i havent gotten so i guess maybe paitience and persistance would pay off but thats my problem im not patient! please keep praying for me, i think im starting to develop another stricture yuk! also a lady i know thru my husbands work(well dont really know her just know of her) had surgery thursday and is having major complications please keep her in your prayers too!

i drank pop today diet coke and it didnt bother me im so excited.

Just thought I would update... Today I have another interview at my current job for an HR position working in Kronos doing time, hopefully i get that because i think tha would be a good job but i dont know how many people are interviewing, i know of one other guy but he has alot of attendence occurances. I also interviewed last Thursday for team manager at work as well, im trying to get into a promotion some how because it would be more money, and it will get me off of the phones.....
Well enough about work.... i tried popcorn yesturday and am happy to report no complications... i was rather excited, its the little things you cherish when you are so limited on eating. I have lost 38 pounds in almost 6 weeks, granted i need to excercise ...I am coming down with a cold, my throa hurts and my nose is running, i am uing claritin to try to keep that under control and lots of cough drops and i dont want to go to the dr. because of the antibiotics do bad things to me :) well i guess thats all there is to post about, ill try to keep everyone updated. As always keep me in your prayers!

Just thought i would update, I have lost 33 pounds so far, i am doing a little better since the endoscopy was done to help me swallow a little better, i stay tired tho i cant wait until the unbelieveable energy everyone is talking about kicks in, It seems that the surgery has been a bit more frustrating then i expected it to be. I hope it continues to get better, i had my first eposide of throwing up from drinking when i ate, it was coming out of my nose and everything. Please continue praying for me, i have alot going on in my life.

Welp i went today for my endoscopy to stretch my esophogus. I am swallowing better now but they found out that i have an ulcer and they removed one of my staples around my stomach. I feel a little bit better, they got my iv on the first time but it was in the bend of my arm so my anasthesia didnt kick in soon enough... I actually remeber the scope going into my mouth and hitting my tonsils area... but im ok now things are a litle rough swallowing but are much better. Just thought i would update.  I have to take my prevacid a little better, i havent exactly been following all my pills, viatmin intake and protein...gotta get on track. continue to pray for me.

Ok I knew it would hit me sooner or later... im just a little over 3 weeks post op, im getting really aggrvated at the food choices and the fact that i cant have this and that, i dont particularly crave any one thing and i dont want anything that i cant have but i have ate the heck out of soups and puddings and hard boiled eggs til i could just die, i have been able to tolerate mashed potatos from kfc, i have also been eating refried beans from taco bell on my lunch and such and i found a really good cheesecake flavored pudding that is sugarfree but for some reason i just am aggravated at everything, i wanted to try to start excercising today but im having a hard time making myself do that. Im also have a hard time getting my protein in, and most of all them dang yukkie optisource viatmins, they are so chalky and taste awful, why cant it be easier? I mean if i had a choice i would have the surgery done all over again but the aftermath is whats the hardest, the mind over matter, just the same ole shit all the time when you eat something, i am about to be in tears here and the so called people that i met before surgery that were suppose to be here for me that have already had the proccedure done are no where to be found, luckily i met a lady at work who has had it done so when i have questions i feel like we can relate a little, the only problem with that is she had it like 2 1/2 years ago and i think she dont really remeber when she could have certain things and what she ate and when which is understandable, I have to say when i was preparing for surgery i was really preparing myself for the surgery day and waking up, i dont think i really thought it thru on food choices ...honeslty i think it took me by surprise, i also think i have a stricture, thats yet another thing they didnt tell me in my preop teachings or office visits is that you can develop what is called a stricture and it prevents the digestion and ease of food going down, it is so unconfortable and it feels like you are getting food stuck in your throat and it just sits there, everything feels really heavy, i was suppose to go today at 930 to have dr wheeler look at it but i didnt have noone to take me, they may have to do an adoscopy on me and dialate my esophogus, i hope this isnt something i have to go thru and have complications with alot,  there are just little things they dont prepare you for before surgery, i rescheduled my appt for wednesday at 11 am, im going to see if my mom or someone can take me, i have to have it looked at b/c im miserable. I am trying to located people on here that have had the surgery to tell me about there trials and tribulations but half of them dont reply.... im just frustrated!

Well today I have to work at 1, i am getting ready to lay in the tanning bed then get ready for work, got a long day ahead of me. So Far i have lost 25.5 pounds, my clothes are starting to fall off, my pants that is... The only problem i am having and after talking with others that have had this done i suppose its pretty normal... when i eat i feel pressure between my breast bones no matter how slow i eat or how small of a bite i take, it is really uncomfortable, i also started taking the optisource biatmins and so far i havent worked my way up to 4 a day yet, dont even know if i will lol they are absolutely disgusting, they taste like an orange citrus alkaseltzer!! yuk! very chalky and awful, i called and talked to the dietician and the only other pills i can get is the building block but you take 10 of those a day, my god, i think im on more meds and restrictions then before i had surgery. Also im having a hard time getting my protein in considering when i eat it takes an act of congress to agree with my stomach. Monday i am suppose to go see Dr. Wheeler to possible do an endoscopy to open up my esophogus, i belive it has to be dialited, im suppose to take someone with me but i dont have anyone to take so i may have to reschedule it. All in All i guess things are going ok, i am eating soups and just whatever is easy to chew, knock on wood i havent dumped or got sick but there are foods that make me feel nauseated and make my stomach feel really heavy, i cant wait until mt stomach fully heals to the point of comfort, then we will be talking :)

Well today is my day off from work, I have lost 22 pounds but to me I dont feel any different *sigh, my clothes arent fitting any looser really, maybe its just all in my head,