whitneyb1999
Had my first fill yesterday!!!!
Nov 02, 2010
Has been awhile since my last post I have been quite busy these days with other issues in our family lately. Yesterday I had my first fill and everything went well I was weighed in first and I am now down to 236 so that was good to hear and see. Dr B. didn't have too much of a problem finding my port and when he did he put 3cc's in and I didn't have any problems with that. So now for the next few days I am on liquids and then pureed food. I have been feeling pretty good and still very happy withmy lapband surgery.
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Had my staples removed today thank goodness....very happy
Aug 31, 2010
Well today I went and had my staples removed and \ am so relieved to have them gone as they were driving me nuts from being so dry and itchy. While I was at the hospital I was weighed and I have lost 11.7 pounds since August 3rd so I was very happy with that and so was Lisa and Rheinette(sp) they said they could notice a big difference especially in my face so that made me smile. In 5 days I will finally be able to have solid foods thank goodness...lol I will just have to remember to chew chew chew...and no drinking liquids with my meals.
Today while I was at the hospital I met up with Denise and her hubby Craig which was very nice to see them both....made my day...it was a very very hot and humid day in Moncton as well so I was glad to get back home and in my pool...now I will be getting a call from the secretary at the Dr B's office giving me an appointment some time in October for my very first fill which I will be looking forward to having....
Things are going pretty good for me so far...knock on wood ....:)
Day 16 post-op and feeling pretty good
Aug 25, 2010
Hard to believe that it is just a little over 2 weeks since I have had my surgery and now I am finally able to have pureed food woohooo!!!! It tastes so good to have food but pureed. I haven't had any problems as of yet with the food for supper I had a piece of a bbq'ed pork chop with some potatoes and carrots and it tasted good, although the looks are not very good..lol. I was pretty full after measuring out a cup of supper combined. Now I am having some pears pureed yummy..well once day 28 comes along I can introduce my stomach to whole food and just have to remember to chew chew chew. I will be so looking forward to August 31st to get here so I can get these staples removed they are driving me crazy as they are itchy and so ready to come out now. Oh well when I go to get them removed they will also be weighing me and giving me my next appointment to receive my first fill. So far I feel pretty good...my first day back to work is the 28th so that should be interesting.
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Day 5 post-op
Aug 13, 2010
Today is day 5 of post op and I am feeling much better today and the gas pains are starting to finally go away thank goodness. I still get them but not near as bad as the first few days. Yesterday I went for a drive with my DH out to the country to see my mom and my aunt I was tired after the visits but it was nice to get out. I have been on cream soups for my meals as long as they are strained and they tasted so good and I have also been having my meal replacement shakes(equate) and they taste pretty good also so I am getting my protien and nutrients that I need. I can't wait for day 15 when I can have pureed food that will be different and so will the tastes. My 5 incisions look really good but the staples don't come out until August 31st and then I will also get weighed at the hospital wooohoooo..
Today is a beautiful day out there so I will do some more walking it helps allot and sipping on the water and drinks.
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Today is a beautiful day out there so I will do some more walking it helps allot and sipping on the water and drinks.
Day 3 after surgery
Aug 11, 2010
Well I am now on day three of my post op and I am feeling a little bit better then yesterday as far as the gas pains are I went for a walk yesterday with my DH just down the road a bit it was a bit tiring but it helped with the gas pains in my shoulders and back and chest area. I slept much better last night and was able to kind of move over on my right side to sleep not all the way over mind you but some of the way and it wasn't too bad. Today I am allowed to have some tomatoe soup and v8 juice and some chocolate mile 1% woohooo I am really excited about that but I can't wait until day 15 when I can finally have pureed food that will be the test. Well I am going to go and get something to drink and do some walking. I will post later if I remember. Have a great day everyone.
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I had my Lapband surgery yesterday August 10th
Aug 10, 2010
I had surgery yesterday morning it was suppose to be at 9:30 but when I got to the hospital at 7:00am the nurse in day surgery informs me that my surgery is going to be at 7:45am and that apparently they had changed it but did not call me at all so everything was rush rush rush to get ready with the nurse and prepped. So needless to say I was done earlier then expected but glad of that and I was discharged from the hospital around 3:30pm and home by around 7:00pm as we had to stop along the way to get my prescription filled. I was glad to get home and it wasn't long after that I went to bed to lay down as I was tired and sore. This morning I have some discomfort but it is not too bad but I am still tired and will probably lay back down. Today I am allowed juices and clear broths and black tea so that will be good. I am going to try to blog as much as I can each day to let everyone know how my progress is going.
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Day 8 of my shakes and bars!!!!!
Aug 02, 2010
Well now I am on day 8 of these shakes and bars and I will be so glad when day 14 is here and I am done them, don't get me wrong they are not too bad but right now pardon the pun I could probably eat the arse out of a skunk and that would not be pretty!!!! 
I am now down 12 pounds since I started the shakes last Monday and still have another week almost to go. Today my family and I are going out to my Aunts summer place for a big family get together with a BBQ and it is going to be sooooooooo hard not to want to eat some of the amazing food that will be there, among the food will be some lebanese food which is love mmmmmmmmmmm temptations will be there and I still have to make some hamburgers for my boys and my DH made an awesom potatoe salad which everyone loves to have during these special family get togethers and me I will just be bringing my bars for out there...and there will be plenty of drinks going around and I will have my water and crystal light...and possibly a black tea...yummmmmyyyy...I guess the way I look at it is that it will all be worth it in the end and the results will be amazing. It is going to be hard not to want to sample a little bit of food but I know I can't today so here is to all my willpower 
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I am now down 12 pounds since I started the shakes last Monday and still have another week almost to go. Today my family and I are going out to my Aunts summer place for a big family get together with a BBQ and it is going to be sooooooooo hard not to want to eat some of the amazing food that will be there, among the food will be some lebanese food which is love mmmmmmmmmmm temptations will be there and I still have to make some hamburgers for my boys and my DH made an awesom potatoe salad which everyone loves to have during these special family get togethers and me I will just be bringing my bars for out there...and there will be plenty of drinks going around and I will have my water and crystal light...and possibly a black tea...yummmmmyyyy...I guess the way I look at it is that it will all be worth it in the end and the results will be amazing. It is going to be hard not to want to sample a little bit of food but I know I can't today so here is to all my willpower Day 5 of my shakes and bars
Jul 31, 2010
Well I am now on day 5 of my shakes and bars and they are not so bad to be honest this Meditrim is tollerable and the vanilla shakes I usually put a crystal lite in to flavor it so it makes it easier to take. The bars are good but you need to wash them down as they are pretty dry. Hard to believe 9 more days and I will have had or in the process of having my surgery.... and this tuesday coming August 3rd I go to Moncton to get weighed at 11am to see how things are going with the shakes. I am still getting hungry even with just hte shakes and bars but the headaches have gone away. Woohooo it is getting closer and closer I am so excited.
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Day two of the shakes
Jul 26, 2010
Well I have the first day down of my shakes and I have to say they don't taste too bad but then again I still have 13 more days of just shakes and bars and water with crystal lite yummmmmyyyyy...... oh well it is just a small sacrifice to take compared to the end results with my life changes. I have a major headache but I guess from what I have read from others that have been on these shakes have had the headaches as well I hope though that it doesn't last the whole 2 weeks that I am taking these shakes.
Today is day 2 and I am going to go and make my first shake of the morning. God I am craving some food right now but I have to be strong and think about what I am doing all this for.
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Today is day 2 and I am going to go and make my first shake of the morning. God I am craving some food right now but I have to be strong and think about what I am doing all this for.
Had my visit to Moncton yesterday for Pre-admission
Jul 21, 2010
Had a great day yesterday in Moncton of course I got there about an hour earlier then planned but that was ok because I went and had my blood work done and my ECG and then I walked down to the x-ray department for my chest x-rays and there I sat and waited well over 2 hours because for some reason they were delayed and it was very busy which they said is very unusual because normally it takes about 20 mins tops to get your x-rays done. That was ok I sat there and a patient that had been waiting before me and overheard me mentioning to the receptionist that I was here for my pre-admission tests for the lapband for August so I had a very nice conversation with her and her husband, she is having her surgery August 21st and she is having the sleeve. By the time everything was finished it was after 5pm and since my DH and son Michael came up for the drive we then drive to Costco which is one of my favorite places to go and we also went to WalMart and then homeward bound we were. But first we stopped at the Big Stop Irving in Salsbury for something to eat because I had not eaten all day the food is so good there. I was stuffed.
My next visit to Moncton before surgery will be August 3rd just to go to the barriatric clinic to get weighed as I will have been ont he shakes for a week by that time and they want to make sure I am loosing the weight on the shakes. My appointment on the 3rd is at 11:00am. Than the big day will be a week later August 10th at 7:00am I have to be there and my surgery is scheduled for 9:30am. My stomach is in knots I guess reality is kicking in more so now.
I am very excited and it has been a long wait.
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My next visit to Moncton before surgery will be August 3rd just to go to the barriatric clinic to get weighed as I will have been ont he shakes for a week by that time and they want to make sure I am loosing the weight on the shakes. My appointment on the 3rd is at 11:00am. Than the big day will be a week later August 10th at 7:00am I have to be there and my surgery is scheduled for 9:30am. My stomach is in knots I guess reality is kicking in more so now.
I am very excited and it has been a long wait.
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Willow Grove,
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08/10/2010
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Nov 08, 2006
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