Hi Kerry, This is the first time I have been online for awhile. I hope you are doing ok and dropping those pounds!!! I had an insurance problem so I am still waiting....But I haven't give up hope yet!!
Hey Kerry. Haven't seen you on the board lately. Hope all is well. Things are pretty good with me. Waiting to have a fill next Tuesday. Had restriction up until a week ago. Attribute two weeks of it to flying and getting tight. Even though I have been hungry, I am sticking to my dr.'s strict rule of eating 1/2 cup 3x daily and that's it.
Think I have also hit a plateau and trying not to let it get to me. It's bound to happen once in awhile.
Hope things are going great for you. Check in if you have time. Karen
Hey Kerry, Just checking to see how you are doing and how your surgery went. I'm 8 days out and doing fine. The lap surgery was a breeze but surgeon did more than I expected. Had a hiatal hernia larger than a baseball. He was going to just repair it, close me up and not do the lap band. He talked to his team and they decided that since I had worked so hard and lost b/4 surgery that it would be worth a try. He told me yesterday at my visit that my recovery will be pretty long.
I have had extreme shoulder pain for the entire week. Every time I swallow (even saliva) I have such terrible pain that I can hardly take it. My kidney stones are less painful. He is unsure how long this will go on. It is from the hernia repair. He also cut away quite a few adhesions and I have to go back in when I am healed for surgery on a number of hernias in my belly.
Anyway, he told me yesterday that I can do NOTHING for six to eight weeks. I can walk but I can lift no more than a pound for that time period. I have to be careful how I get in and out of a chair and how I roll over in bed.
It's a bummer but worth it in order to keep my band. He stated that once the band has time to form some scar tissue, my chances of keeping my band increase. I want this to work so I will be very good. My husband is chasing me up to the lake for the next six weeks. (I am very picky about my house and he is afraid I will over do).
Anyway, that's my story. I'm a little bummed but plan on working really hard to make this work. Anxious to hear how you are doing. Let me know when you feel up to it. Karen
Kerry, just sending a message wishing you good luck tomorrow and a easy transition into band life. Make a pact with yourself to follow all the band rules. You can then look forward to a new you. God Bless. Karen
i am getting banded june 6 i am excited but also a little aprehensive. i am afraid the 2 weeks diet before surgery will be hard to stay on i think if i can go for 2 weeks befoe and 2 weeks after why do i need the surgery/ i need words of encouragement. i am doing this for mostly health reasons and prayed a bout this and knows this is what God has convinced me i need to do.
