157 weeks ago tomorrow...

...I got my Lapband.  Tomorrow at 5:30AM I check into university of Washington medical center to have it removed, the damage assessed and my hiatal hernia repair redone.  I am sad, disappointed, grateful and relieved that I finally have some idea of what the problem is and that in a few months I may be able to eat more normally and eat healthy foods.  I'm tired of regurgitating every meal, getting tests, going to doctors and being focused on this problem.  I look forward to getting on with my life and enjoying my family and friends, travelling and enjoying retired life with my sweet husband.  I've learned a lot from this experience.  

Thanks everyone for your support, encouragement and the occasional kick in the pants when I needed it.  I'll post when I'm off the drugs...

Steph

All the best, Steph!!!!!!

Good luck! Unless you are like me and didn't go to  the night before you won't get this.  We will be thinking about you though.

How did it go, Steph?  I hope it was as uneventful as mine was.  Please update us as soon as you're feeling well enough.

Best, 

Lisa O.

Hi Lisa,
It went well. About 3 hours of surgery. They found that my band was at the very top of my stomach and there was a lot of scar tissue around the stomach and lower esophagus. Dr Khandewal did my surgery; he heads the bariatric department at UW. He left the HH repair as is, just removed as much scar tissue as was safe. I came home on Saturday afternoon, I'm feeling a lot better today.

My GI tract is awake for the first time in a year and a half! Today I ate a poached egg for breakfast, no problem. I've had no regurgitation and no stuck feeling. They did an endoscopy too, passed a bougie thru the esophagus without issue.

I coughed up a lot of blood clots from my trachea/lungs, but it's diminishing.

I'm very optimistic that I will continue to improve...starting a very low carb high protein eating plan when I get approval.

How are you doing??