LAPBAND FILL #7 (7-16-08)

alrighty i just got my 7th fill 2 days ago. from what i was told on my last appointment i received a whole cc but it was noted down that i only got 1/2 of one. the nurse didnt even tell me about this which kinda made me upset. well anyhow it was back to my dr. i was so happy he was giving me the fill instead of the nurse. he asked me several questions and we went over my eating habbits and what not so he decided to give me another 1/2 of a cc bringing my total to 10 ccs in my 14 cc band. in the previous 2 weeks before this fill i had lost 9lbs so he was kind of iffy about the fill and i can see why now. for the first time ever i have to drink my liquids slowly or i feel as if im getting backed up. i tried to eat a cookie today (yes i know i shouldnt have) and it got stuck so bad i felt as if i was going to die for 45 mins. i should have known better and now i will listen when they tell me 48 hrs liquids only. well i am going to try and stick to a healthy meal plan my next appointment to go back is on august 13th so i guess we will see what happens between now and then :)

LAPBAND FILL #6 (7-2-08)

well i litterally just walked in the door from getting my 6th fill. I now have 10 ccs in my 14 cc band. Oh want a day. My appt was suppose to be at 2 pm so i was there 10 mins early as usual. My co worker who had got banded a month before me was also there. I knew it was going to be a long wait since his appt was suppose to be at 130. After shooting the breeze with him for awhile, he was finally called in. Then the long wait really started. At about 230 he came out and told me a little about how his appointment went no fill for him today. So i figured yaay I should be next. finally at 245 they called my name. I was pretty frustrated by this time and when i got on the scale, it just added to it. I only lost 4 lbs in the past month. I knew I needed a fill a month ago and that just kind of irritated me.Any how, then the fill. It wasnt my dr that i liked doing it, it was the nurse who i had the first encounter with that really came off as a ____! She was really nice to me today and really releaved some stress off the situation. She decided to give me a whole nother cc and the whole thing litterally took 4 mins. I feel like it was rushed since they were behind. I walked in, she asked me 4 questions while she poked for my port, poke the needle in and wiggled it around ( which my brother was totally squirming becuase it looked as if she was stabbing me lol) and i kept laughing becuase it tickled. after she shoved the cc in she put a bandaid on and said see you in 2 weeks. at this time i was like huh? the dr office that only gives out monthly appointments wants to see me in 2 weeks? so i had to verify with her and yep i go back in the 16th and shes hoping by then for me to lose another 4-8 lbs minimum.I didnt have to do the drinking the water thing to make sure it stayed down or anything, basically was a poke and run. so we will see how i do in the next two week.

DENIED #6 FILL (6-4-08)

well today i went for my 6th fill. was hoping to get a small one maybe around 1/2 cc or something since i can still get away with eating and not chewing to well and i get hungry every 3-4 hours. so i went to the dr and according to my home scale ive only lost 4 lbs in the last 4 weeks. i got on their scale and omg! time for me to buy a new one lol. come to find out in the last 30 days ive lost 18 lbs so they would not give me an adjustment. instead i get to go back in 28 days from today so i guess we will see how this goes. im down 96 lbs tho!!! woohooo

LAPBAND FILL #5 (4-30-08)

well today was my 5th fill....another cc added for a total of 9ccs. it was dr holloway that did this one and i explained to him how i have pretty good restriction and thought i needed just a little tweak. idk how a whole cc is a little tweak but i guess i will see in the next few days comming. i hope this is the absolute perfect fill and will last awhile. ive lost 12 lbs in the past month but have been cheating majorly. since tomorrow is the 1st my goal is to stay on track until my next dr appt on 6/4/08. its only one month so hopefully i can lose 15 lbs but id be happy with 10 also.

LAPBAND FILL #4 (3-28-08)

well alrighty, yesterday i went in for fill #4. It was a new RN that did it this time. For every one of my fills it has been someone new lol so wonder who will do #5.well when i went in today, i found that my scale at home was on the money.... in 3 weeks and 2 days i lost 13 lbs so i was pretty happy about that.I explained to the RN how i dont really have restriction and can eat upto 2 cups of food but i cant eat bread. She decided to give me another CC. So now I have been banded 3 months and 9 days and already have 8 ccs. I really hope this is the sweet one becuase starving is really getting old. Or at least feeling like I am.... not to mention my will power is really starting to fade. Well I guess we will see how this goes over the next few weeks since they already schedualed me for fill #5. Im crossing my fingers to have that appt canceled though, so only time will tell

LAPBAND FILL #3 (3-5-08)

ok well today ( March 5th) i had my 3rd fill with a local dr instead of driving 3+ hours to colorado. From what i was told at the dr in colorado starting this fill i would go back for 1/2 cc till we find the sweet spot.After going over how everything has been with the local dr (who keep in mind my colorado drs recommend very highly but isnt covered under my insurance) injected me with 2 more ccs today. So now 2.5 months out at 7cc hopefully this will help me out some.

LAPBAND FILL #2 (2-21-08)

ok so heres how it went down lol i was suppose to have my second fill on 2/18 but my dr is 3 hrs away and what do ya know a stupid blizzard. good thing is i reschedualed and got it on 2/21. i was kind of shocked becuase i still felt i had no restriction and in the 2 weeks since the first fill i lost 12 lbs. i had to argue with the dr to give me a fill even. i knew the will power would be pretty hard and just wanted some help. well she added 1 cc in my band so thats a total of 5 ccs in the 14 cc band. i had a different nurse do my fill becuase the guy that usually does mine was sick. This one actually hurt a little. my dr really doesnt joke around about fills i guess becuase my 3rd fill is already schedualed for 2 weeks from today and it will be with the reg dr :). well we will see how this one goes and hopefully i wont even need a fill for awhile

LAPBAND FILL #1 (2-4-08)

talk about a reality check! holy crap! i got my first fill 2 days ago on 2/4 and it went great!!!! the totally cute dr steve as i call him had me lay down on the table with a pillow under the small of my back and one under my head, then he kept having me raise my head n relax as he was feeling for the port. next kinda freaked me out right as i look over at him he says "ok and a poke for the needle " and i saw his hand move like he was litterally stabbing me! but to my suprise it was a real little poke not even as bad as a shot.I found out i have a 14 cc band and they normally start ya off with a 3 cc fill but he gave me 4. The clear liquids all day monday almost killed me....ok not really but my stomach kept growling finally i got tired of it and went to bed....12 hrs later up n around i was lol. the second day i was suppose to have full liquids and back to normal today but last nite i had some wendys chicken nuggets lol. havent had any problem with those but i been drinking my water like nuts and i feel some pressure going on....not quite sure what to think of it yet might be time to hit the bullitens lol. But anyway yea it seems like a week ago i was sooo depressed cuase i kept getting denied for surgery and here it is already had the first fill and second one schedualed on 2/18. crazy