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I forgot to update when I received fill #5 on November 20th.  That fill took me to 6.0cc's and no change in appetite or consumption; today I received .3 for a level of 6.3cc's, so hopefully something positive will happen within the next 5 weeks.  I had been on vacation from everything (work, exercise, dieting) the past three weeks, but my vacation is over.  I have started exercising and watching what I eat again and I'm looking forward to seeing some significant changes on the scale (not the same 2-5 lb fluctation) when I go back to the Dr. on 2/11.  Sometimes I wish I would have opted for gastric bypass because I'm sure I would have been a goal by now, but I realize this way is better for me and is making me a stronger more determined individual. 

I went for my 4th fill this morning, jumped on the scale and had only lost 2lbs .  I wasn't suprised, I have been at a standstill for the last 6 weeks, losing and gaining the same 2-3 lbs.  Dr. Mo added .7 for a total of 5.8ccs, I hope this helps.  I really need to get the scales moving again, if I want to reach my mini goal of 175 by my birthday at the end of December.  I still working out every morning before I go to work so I guess I maybe losing inches (who knows).  I really need to do better with my food choices and making sure to count calories.  I can still eat anything and everything...nothing seems to bother my band that I sometimes forget that I have one.  I will be glad when I get restriction like I had right after surgery.  Anyway my next appointment is the week before Thanksgiving which is fine with me since we currently don't have any special plans for the holiday. 

I had my 3rd fill today and it went well, Dr. Mo gave me a .6 fill for a total of 5.1cc's in my band.  I have lost 6lbs since my last visit and a total of 32lbs since surgery on March 31st.  Not bad, but of course I was hoping for more pounds to be gone by now.  I was aiming for 10lbs a month but that hasn't happened yet.  I have to keep reminding myself, that I didn't gain it all over night, so I can't expect to lose it all over night.  I'm still exercising about an 1 hour a day for 4-5 days, so although the scale is not moving as fast as I would like, the inches are coming off.  TTFN........

Well, I had my 2nd fill on 7/10 and he put in .5 cc's.  I now have a total of 4.5 cc's in my APS band.  I have lost 9 lbs since my last visit at the Drs. office.  My next fill is late August at which time I hope to be well under 200 lbs.  I'm still exercising atleast 4-5 days a week for an hour at a time and I think that is what is helping me lose weight because I can still eat anything I want.  Waiting to see what the next 6 weeks brings. 

It wasn't that bad, a little stick.  Now I'm on liquids for two days, then soft food, etc.  So I guess I will see what the next 4-6 weeks bring.  I have lost 7lbs since my last visit on 4/9/08 (about 1# per week) was hoping for more,  maybe today's fill will help.  

My first post-op appt. was 9 days after surgery and things are healing fine.  I almost feel like myself again, but can only eat small amounts of food now.   From March 17 (pre-op) to my first post-op visit on April 9th, I have lost 17 lbs, but now the hard part is trying to keep loosing until my first fill on May 22nd. 

I arrived at the hospital at 5:30am and surgery began on time at 7:30am.  Surgery took a little longer than normal since Dr. Moazzez had to repair my hiatal hernia, which meant I had too stay in the hospital overnight.  I'm in a little more pain than I was expecting, but I guess that is because of the hernia repair.  I have the small AP band and now I'm on full liquids for the next week, it has taken me over 2 hours to drink 8 oz of ff milk, I don't see how I can get all my protein in at this rate.  I am not hungry at all and I hope this feeling can last until my first fill.

2morrow I begin this journey to become a healthier me.  I am looking forward to feeling better, eating less and reaching my personal goal weight.  I jokingly told Dr. Moazzez to make sure he has a great weekend and sleep well since he will operate on me first thing in the morning.  I have to arrive at the hospital by 5:30am, which means I need to leave home nlt 4:15am, I guess I won't get much sleep.  

I feel amazingly calm about the surgery, hope I can say I feel the same 2morrow morning.

It's been a while....I was originally scheduled to have surgery December 3rd, but while doing some of my pre-op testing, we found that my left kidney was distended.  This required more testing with a Urologist and ended up needing to have surgery.  Thus trying to correct my kidney problems became my first priority and my lapband surgery was postponed until March 31st, less than 2 weeks.  Yipee.....

I had my pre-op appointment yesterday and officially started my pre-op diet; which consists of 2 protein shakes (Breakfast & Lunch) and a protein based dinner.  My surgeon required that I lose 15 lbs before surgery, I have already done that, so anything I lose now will be a bonus.  

I had my first appointment with the surgeon on July 16th and he fully explained the Lap Band and thought I would do well with this procedure.  He did tell me that I needed to lose 15 lbs before surgery (Hope I can do this).  I also met with the Nut. and she discussed all of the life style changes I will have to make and to begin now before surgery to make them a habit.  I had my required Pschy. appointment - all is well.  I have to meet with each one of them 2 more times before my documents can be submitted to the insurance company.