Twas the day after my first fill!!!

I can certainly feel restriction today. I have had some mild discomfort around my stomach. Which hopefully is just everything adjusting to the fill. It comes in spasms kind of. Not pain or anything, more of a muscle ache.

I am coping alright with liquids. I sometimes gurgle a bit with some liquids. I just have to really take it slow. The cup a soups I am handling OK. I just add a bit more water so they aren't as thick as what they are supposed to be. I haven't felt like eating much at all today, but I have been making myself eat my 3 main meals. I am feeling full very quickly, so I guess that's a good thing.

I know if I have drank or eaten too fast as I get little air pockets or bubbles and feel the need to burp. But it's not a burp, but more of a bit of a follow through from the last bite I took. I am making a real effort to make sure I slow things down a bit to stop this from happening. It's not a pleasant feeling at all.

5 weeks and 1st Fill!!!

Well today I had my first fill. I was quite nervous before I had it as I didn't exactly know what to expect or what I would have to do. I had a little bit of a wait in Dr Watson's surgery as he was running behind. Only about 20 or so minutes, so it wasn't that bad.

I got called in and the first thing i mad him do was weight me. I was dying to know how much i had lost. In the last 5 weeks I have refused to be weighed on any other scales, so this was it!! I was literally cringing in case it was a bad result. WOOO HOOO I weighed in at 120 kilo's exactly!!! YAY for me!!! So i have lost 7.7 kilo's all up so far!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO! As you can tell I was extremely pleased with that. I didn't really have any expectations in my first month as I knew I was adjusting to having the band and not many people lose much weight.

The fill procedure part was pretty easy and i don't know what I was really stressing about. He popped me onto the bed and told me to lift my head and shoulders up towards my knees, so he could feel my port. He put in a local and then he put in the fill. Not sure how much he put in. I forgot to ask!! hahahahaha He said it would be trial and error with getting the fills right. He didn't want to put too much in, but he didn't want to put not enough in either. I have got his mobile and contact details in case I do have any problems. So that's good!!

He was very pleased with the way the Op went. he said I didn't have any fat around my liver or stomach at all. he even said when he put the band around, he had to put some fluid in it as it was a bit lose around my stomach. So I guess that's a good thing to know I don't have a fatty liver or stomach!!! He was pleased with the war wounds as well. Commending himself on doing such a good job too :))

So all in all, everything is going great!! I have had some soup and that went down no problems. I have felt a little strange around my stomach area though. Must be that bit of restriction that i can feel and it's just causing a little bit of discomfort. It doesn't hurt or anything. I'll stay on fluids again for a couple of days and then slowly introduce my solids again!!!

4 Weeks post Op!!!

OMG!!! I can't believe how the time has flown. so much has happened in the past couple of weeks, I don't know where to really start!!

Easter was really hard!! Knowing that I couldn't have chocolate, but still watching everyone have chocolate and oh, the smell of that sweet chocolate was just heaven!!! I think just smelling all the chocolate the kids got, I put on a couple of kilo's!!!

I have been pretty good the last couple of weeks with food. I have been chewing properly and not having many problems at all. I have had one incident of of PB'ing, but I have put it down to chicken not agreeing with me. Well not over cooked anyways. I kind of knew what to expect as I had read it over and over again on the yahoo boards, so as soon as it was happening, I knew straight away what went wrong.

I am pretty much on solids now, but still being very cautious of everything that I am putting in my mouth. I still tend to go for soft and mushy foods as I don't think I really want to step out of my comfort zone just yet. I have been having alot of the lean cuisine and healthy choice meals as I find that they go down really well. If I am unsure, I just give it a quick blend. but so far, all is good!! I keep a good stock in the freezer for myself and make sure I have one on hand at all times. I still have problems with the drinking after a meal thing. I am really struggling with this. Hubby is always watching me and on top of it though if he can see that I am slipping. So I guess that's a good thing!!

I have my first fill next Tuesday and I am looking forwards to it. I can tell that I am ready for it as I am starting to eat more and more and not be as full as what I should be. I'll definitely fill you all in once I have had my first fill. I can't wait!!

I went back to the gym today for the first time since my Op and it was great. Such a fantastic feeling to be getting back into it. I didn't feel any soreness or pulling anywhere. but ask me again tomorrow how sore I will feel from the workout!!! hehehehehe

So everything is going great. I still haven't weighed myself. I am waiting for my first fill for that, so I will certainly be interested to know how I have gone over the past 4 weeks. Now that I am getting back into the gym, I am hoping it will just literally fall off :))

2 weeks post Op!!!

Well it's almost 2 weeks post op. Just a couple of hours off!! I have felt rather tired the last few days and a bit worse for wear than I have been feeling. I am still hurting a little. It could be because I have been picking baby up and I am feeling the twinges more. It's not painful, but more annoying than anything. i feel fine, but my body isn't co-operating!!

I have had a couple of Non Scale Victories (NSV's) this week. Firstly my rings are just slipping off my fingers. So I have to be careful not to flick my hands or they'll just fall right off!! The second one is I went and saw mum and dad today and mum said she can see that I have lost weight in my face but also my bum. She said a few weeks ago that's the first place that she'll notice is the bum. I still can't see that I have lost weight. i think it's because I look at myself in the mirror everyday and I just look the same. I am itching to jump on the scales at the doctors on the 24th though!! I have promised myself I am not going to jump on any scales until then!! I can feel that I am losing cm's. I can feel my clothes becoming looser. When I start back up with my PT I'll ask my trainer what my centimeters were before as she took them all. Will be very interesting to see!!

I had my first piece of food get 'stuck' yesterday. It wasn't as big as deal as I thought it was going to be. It was my own fault for not chewing enough though!! I had a sharp pain to the left side, but I remember what Brian said at our Perth get together and just take a deep breath, so I did, and it quickly passed. So i am making sure I really mush my food up again!! LOL it was still quite mushy what I had, but not blended as well as what i have been!!

My stomach has been rumbling heaps lately. Not because if it's hungry or what!! I get it early in the morning these loud and long rumblings. It sounds quite funny actually. But the strange thing is, I'm not overly hungry.

12 Days Post OP!!!

I have pretty much graduated from liquids to mushies, although I still prefer to go a soup if i can't be bothered mushing anything up!! I still have plenty of cup-a-soups left over in the cupboard!!

We had the Perth get together on Saturday night and I met some other wonderful bandits and their partners. It was great to heard of their experiences and success with the bands. It was a great evening, although there wasn't much on the menu for us mushie bandits. I ended up having the curry laksa soup. it was very spicy. I think I managed to eat about a cup, although it didn't even look like I had put a dent in the plate it was that huge!! I had a little bit of cheesecake for dessert. Just the middle cream cheese bit. I think I only ended up having about 3 - 4 mouthfuls and that was enough!! But apart from the food, we all had a great night!!

Yesterday was DH's dads birthday. We had lunch at the Blue Water Grill. Again, no soups on the menu, but they did have fish and mashed potato. I asked the waitress if she could blend the fish and some veggies for me. They were very accommodating and I had a meal just for me that looked like a meal that they serve everyday!! How spoilt was I?? Even though I asked for Entree size, there was no way I ate through all of it. Xander ended up finishing the fish and potato. I think he enjoyed that more than his nuggets and chips!!

Health wise I am back to my good old self. I almost have no pain now. I still feel a tad of discomfort in bed when I am rolling over, but when you are half asleep you don't really pay that much attention to it. I have been doing a bit of walking. Nothing to much at this stage, but am just really getting ready for when I am. I am hoping next week to hit the gym and ease back into my routine and then start my personal training again soon after.

All my bowels are back to normal now and I am back to being my normal regular self. I am still taking my Metamucil everyday though along with Berocca Performance for those extra vitamins and minerals.

My war wounds are healing up nicely. I don't think they will be at all that noticeable. Dr Watson did a great job and they look nothing more than a small graze. I am very impressed. I was expecting these huge big scars.