Update!

Jupiter6
on 7/29/07 9:56 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

Glad to have good things to report! My belly pain is still pretty annoying but with the exception of getting up and down, I can work around it now. Some of it's actually from the contact dermatitis I got from the surgical tape-- my skin has turned all alligatory and puckered and tears when I move, so I slathered myself in neosporin and feel a bit better. SigOt brought groceries and we spent an hour or two making all manner of pureed foods in the Magic Bullet so that when I finally get to eat them Tuesday, I am ready. I did taste the tiny bit that hit my fingers, and lemee tell ya-- I am soooo ready. Been 25 days since I last chewed. And the scale-- eet ees finally MOVINK! Down to 297.6--- officially under 300 and my BMI is under 50. Took long enough! Hopefully I will be able to sleep in my bed soon. Other than that, all's well...bean broth for dinner--- es muy yummy! We went to the pool today-- I didn't bounce around as I like to, but did get in some movement for about an hour.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

Gael T.
on 7/29/07 10:45 am - CA

VSG on 01/23/11

Hi Shari, It sounds like you are turning that famous "corner" in your recovery!

I'm sure you can feel it too! Congrats on being below 300! You are just moving right along. Today the pool....Tomorrow the bed.....

Newly crowned: Official VSG Lady in Waiting

Janine P.
on 7/29/07 11:01 am - Long Island, NY

DS on 05/03/11

Good job girl. I'm glad things are starting to get easier for you; you need the break. Glad you could get into the pool; I bet that was relaxing. Keep it up. You're doing great.

Janine Me on Youtube

Elle B.
on 7/29/07 1:05 pm - TX

Lap Band on 12/10/07

YEAH!!! Girl.... you are healing and moving.. Feeling a cheer coming on!!! ** Grabbing Pom-poms" We're feeling great We're feeling fine We're UNDER 299!!!! Whoa!!! Whoa!!! ***waving Pom-poms in air*****

acappellamom
on 7/29/07 1:10 pm - NJ

hoo-ray!!

Jean

BFrench
on 7/29/07 1:19 pm

Glad to hear it, Share Bear.

JourneytoHealth
on 7/30/07 1:33 am - Non-OP

Hi Shari, I've been busy plus not feeling very well this weekend so I didn't check-in. So happy that the first post I read today is about you feeling better and doing better. You are definitely on the mend now. YIPPPEEE!!!

~Tali~

JustBud
on 7/30/07 3:31 am - Houston, TX

Shari: Last week a bath.. this week pureed food.. What's next my dear?

Was your surgery done laproscopically?.. Where did you have surgical tape placed at? Is this for skin healing or to hold tubes, etc in place?

Eat to live, not live to eat!

Jupiter6
on 7/30/07 5:41 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

It was done lap, but there's a LOT of seeping and leakage from the site where the drain is/was, which they cover with a pile of gauze and tape into place. The tape they initially used made this horrible red welt/ rash strip--- musta been that blasted paper tape (silk tape doesn't do that to me so much.) I was also allergic to the morphine, which made me extremely itchy-- Benadryl helped both. Tomorrow, an egg. 25 days since I last chewed somehing--- wish me luck!

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

Angela B.
on 7/30/07 5:46 am - Somerville, AL

Lap Band on 10/04/07

So glad you are feeling better !!!!!

10/4/07 surgery 265, 11/7/07 1st fill 252, 12/27/07 2nd fill 243, 1/16/08 234, 2/27/08 3rd fill 230, 5/18/08 209, 6/12/08 home scale 200!!!!!!!!!!! 10/22/08 1 yr......184, 11/4/08.....170, Pouch dilation in April 10, complete unfill. Starting over! 7/29/10-175

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