1 Week Follow Up

I went for my one week follow up appointment with Dr. Barba - My appointment was for 4:10 and I had to wait an hour and half to see him - I thought this was an excessive wait time but I guess when you're a surgeon with this type of surgery unexpected things come up - So anyway after waiting so long I completely forgot to ask him any of the questions I had written down (duh) but he said my incisions were healing well and I looked good and to come back in 4 weeks to see if I need a fill! So that's it - pretty uneventful - Patty took me to the appointment (she's the best!) and we ended up having a mini-support group meeting in the waiting room so the wait went by pretty fast - I got to see my room mate Judith - which was a treat, she was a riot! I also got to hear a horror story of a guy who had an erroded lap band and was going to get it removed - he had lost 170 pounds and said even with all his issues he would do it again in a minute - there were several success stories that were really nice to hear..... So I'm still on liquids for another week and I'M STARVING!! But I'm hanging in............I've lost 5 pounds in 7 days for a grand total of 26 pounds since the beginning of my journey. I get to eat on 3/22 and I'm so looking forward to it! So there's my progress report and I'm sticking to it! Warm Regards, Tammy 7 Days Post Op!! Count Down: 7 days to eat mushies.

hi tammy,, boy you just are having ,,not so good of luck are you,,,but congraulations on your weight loss,thats great! I am hoping to join you in april,,keep up the good work,stay strong on the "mushys" lol..cyndee

Tammy - Congratulations on the great job you've been doing! And God Bless ya for having the patience to wait an hour and a half!! Hopefully that won't happen again! Good luck on your journey and keep up the great work! Welcome to the losers bench! Hugs, Carla OH Support Group Leader

Hey there Tammy. Congratulations my dear, great job. Welcome to the loser's club. Your on your way. Keep up the good work. Congrats to you Hugs KimC

Hi Tammy, You are doing a great job!! What's another week of liquids (easy for me to say - remember I said that when I'm complaining!!)!! I must say you have the patience of a saint. I don't know that I would of waited that long. Glad there were others there to help the time pass! Keep up the good work! Nancy K

Hi Tammy I am glad your appointment went great and it will go by fast before you know! I cannot wait Spring will be here so we can go outside to get fresh air and exercise Also will enjoy more daylight outside !! Looking forward to meet you on June 24th Kathy K

Hey Tammy! That's a beautiful little progress report...I'd stick with it too! You are doing wonderfully..especially for still being on liquids!! Congratulations on your continued success and I look forward to comparing notes with you in a couple of weeks! Angie

Tammy, Dr B's wait time on Tuesday's is ALWAYS that long (for me too when I went) but you have to get there on time or you wait longer, but the good thing is everyone in the waiting room is post-op so you can talk. You just have to tough it out. He's worth it. Congrats on your loss! Enjoy liquids! Talk to you soon! Jen

Nice Job Tammy... keep up the good work!!! -CJ

Thank you everyone!! Best Regards, Tammy 8 days Post Op! 6 days to mushies!