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On October 15th I had my first post-surgery check up.  From Oct 3rd to Oct 15th I had lost 10 pounds.  From Aug 30 (the date when I set my surgery) to Oct 15th, I have lost a total of 18 pounds.  My next check up is Oct 25th. 

So far everything is going well.  I have recovered nicely from surgery.  One incision is taking its own sweet time to heal, but my family doc said that it is looking good.

I have noticed that eat less food at a sitting.  I still myself having cravings for certain things, especially sweets.  At least I'm not eating the amount that I used to when I give in to the cravings.  That makes me feel good.

I had my surgery on Monday, Oct 8, 2007.  Everything went very well.  I checked into the hopsital at 8:00, and I was in the OR by 11:00.  My surgeon completed the surgery in 30 minutes.  I spent about an hour and a half in the recovery room, and then about 3 hours in a post-op room.  I had an x-ray done to make sure that fluid was passing thru the band.  After that, the nurse gave me my prescriptions and I was on my way home at 4:10.  My surgeon checked on me pre-op and post-op, and was very happy that he did so.

All of my incisions are at the top of my tummy.  For some reason, I thought they would all be down the sides of my tummy.  They gave me so much anti-nausea medication, there was no way that I was going to be nauseous.  They gave me some med thru my IV, a patch behind my ear, they were supposed to push another vial of the liquid med thru my IV in the OR, and then they sent me home with a prescription for an anti-nausea med.  I have not felt sick at all, and I think this helped.  I also have not had any problems with gas.  The surgeon must have done a great job of pushing the excess out.

The pain was not as bad as I thought it would be.  The pain in concentrated in the incision area.  I'm still taking some Percocet this morning.  Standing up and sitting down are painful, but that should subside in a day or two (I hope!).

I'm eating s/f popsicles and drinking plenty of water.  I'm going to try some broth today, and then tomorrow I can move on to soft, liquidy type foods - yogurt, cream of wheat, s/f pudding, etc.

Here's to the beginning of a new chapter in my life!

Well, I have been on on my two week pre-op diet.  Luckily my surgeon believes in letting his patients eat food for these two weeks!  I have been restricted to a 1200 calorie/day diet.  I have done well.  I weight myself on Friday, 9/28, and I had lost 4 pounds during the work week.  This week I planning to substitute some meals with protein shakes, in hopes of losing more than 4 pounds this week.  The two days before surgery will be liquids, so I should lose a pound or two then!

I am looking forward to the surgery.  I'm not scared.  Just a bit nervous, but I was just a bit nervous before my two planned c-sections.  Once I'm in the OR, I usually relax.  Once I'm under the night-night medicine, all my cares will be gone, until I wake up in recovery.  I am just anxiously awaiting for the hopsital to call me and let me know what time my surgery is scheduled, and what time to check in at the hospital.

I think I have everything that I need - chewable calcium, chewable vitamins, protein powder, protein bars, liquid Tylenol, a blender, etc. 

June 9, 2007 - Attended educational seminar with Mercy Medical Center's Center for Weight Loss.
June 29, 2007 - Attended educational seminar at Iowa Health Des Moines Bariatrics.
July 6, 2007 - First appointment with Dr. Eibes at IHDM Bariatrics.
July & August 2007 - Worked on getting doctor documentation for weight loss surgery request to be sent to insurance company.
August 22, 2007 - Request sent from Dr. Eibes' office to Coventry Healthcare of Iowa.
August 24, 2007 - Approval received from Coventry!
August 30, 2007 - Second appointment with Dr. Eibes.  Lap Band surgery scheduled for Monday, October 8, 2007.
October 3, 2007 - Pre-op physical completed.