Pregnant!

Well I was meant to go and get my port reflipped yet agian! Im not sure if I mentioned that but after only 2 months of being fixed I felt a sharp pain and then when it was time for my 10000000 fill the doc was unable to do it. He then sent me for an xray to find out it had flipped! I was meant to be off for another Operation on the 12 Nov only to find out recently that Im pregnant! Great news but with the port being flipped Im unable to get any fill out! We are waiting to see how I go for the next 28 weeks at least!. So far Im ok getting things down! I also have a friend who had a band and didnt need the fill taken out throughout the pregnancy! It was certainly bad timing on my husband and my behalf, and unplanned. I guess I didnt even think about what it could mean as the band is became part of my life to the point were I have even forgotten its there! My doctor is not at all concerned and if need be I can get the operation either way he would just like to wait as long as he can! So Im eating the best stuff for me and my baby at the moment and if anything I have lost some weight! My main worry is putting the weight back on! Im just going to have to make sure that whatever I eat is going to benefit both myself, my band and my baby!

Lapband concerns

The past 2 months or more I have stayed the same weight and today i got weighed and had put on a kg. I have been home with a torn ligament which in the past few weeks has healed enough for me to start fast walking again, ( I did try a month back but the pain came back after the walk. I have been in need of a fill. Currently i feel as though I can eat a fair bit. ive gone from vomiting to waking up one day and feeling fine and being able to eat more then usual. I get tighter near my period so i thought i would just ride it out as my doctor and I agreed to do (hence the vomiting)

i went in for a much needed fill today and my Doctor could not find the port so I have to go in On Monday to get it done under xray! (i find this really frustrating) but just hope that it has not flipped again. My docotr said that he put extra stiches in so its highly unlikely, but its got me pretty worried because the thought of doing this again makes me cringe!

I will keep you posted

Beena

home from Hospital

I'm am home from the hospital and it turned out that the port and the tubing were floating around and were not even attached to anything so its all fixed. My gallbladder was inflamed and my bowels had shifted. I have the little buggers in a jar (the gallstones) and can not believe that they caused this much pain. Im not able to have a fill for 6 weeks which sucks! So Ive gotta try to keep my weight down. Overall I'm feeling OK I have anti inflammatory, painkillers and antibiotics to take so I'm hoping it will get me through! I'm going to try have a sleep now just thought i would post.
Beena

The day before the Port operation

Well Im not looking forwards to tomorrow let me tell you. The port has flipped and the gallbladder needs to come out and Im hoping that this pain will never ever come back! and that I have a full healthy recovery within a week. i hve been told that this op is worse then th band and the band was so painful for me I cant imagine what i will be feeling this tie tomorrow and really dont wanna!. I just want the weight loss to begin again with the band but its been hard without another fill to try to maintain my weight! Im trying to stay around 95kg the lightest Ive been was 93kg and I felt really great and now with the extra few kgs I just feel yucky! Im in a size 16 these days and Its a nice feeling. I nearly got a 14 skirt but opted for the 16! I carry my weight in different places to most people!. A person i know had lost all their weight and went and got all the skin removed and has been in pain for 4 weeks now (I have no idea if this is the norm) but it has making me rethink if I wanna get this done in 20kgs time! I was hoping the band op and then the next op would be the tummy tuck but now with this gallbladder / port flip business the less scars and ops the better at this stage!. i have scars from my band that he will be reentering into for the gallbladder! but there still will be extra scars! GREAT! Oh well as long as its not open surgery I cant complain which still should be a possability.

Anyway bring it on lets get this over and done with so I can start working with the band again.

Beena

Another Operation

Well I have been complaining about the severe pain that I sometimes get with the lap band and after many tests it seems as though i have Gallstones. I'm sheduled to get the gallbladder out next Thursday along with getting the port to my lap band re stapled. Gallstones can be caused by rapid weight loss i have been told, so Im feeling I cant win. My port also has flipped so while my surgeon is in there I have asked him to fix up the port. I am really not looking forward to being in pain again! I guess the bonus is he said he will make sure the band is working while he is in there. As for my weight loss I am slowly putting it on because i am unable to have a fill until this issue is all sorted out which sux!. I'm up to about 95kg I have also managed to roll my ankle its swollen and sore and i can not do much in terms of exercise at the moment. Anyway there is no reason to feel sorry for myself! I just hope all goes well with the op and that it fixes my pain problems and I can live a happy and effective life with the band! I really hope that the op is much less painful then the band was cos for me it really really really hurt!

Beena

Gall stones

Thanks Cara I hope all went well with the Op.

Hi all well what can i say I am over due for a fill but have had a few tests to confirm what i thought was Oesophagus spasms from the band!! (as Ive only had the pain since the band was placed )It turns out that i have Gallstones which i have been told can be caused by rapid weight loss!!. Now I'm waiting to see the doctor to see what my options are!! At this point i really don't want another op so I'm hoping that there is a few other ways we can go about treating this so i can move on to loosing more weight!! I'm down to 93 kg which is good and i did reach my goal for my birthday to be under 100kgs (just wish i could see 89kg on the scales so i would just feel like i was moving again!. I am NOW in a size 16 to 18 and can slip into a few stretchy 14s depending on the make! It is a great feeling. i love walking past the plus size section and seeing what choices I use to have compared to now! ( why is it that some designers think young overweight women should wear floral!!) I have no idea! The debate at the moment on the news about the band has been interesting as the government where I am from is considering making it for free! Some ex biggest looser trainers have not been supportive of this and I can in a way understand that! they are coming from a mindset that everyone is like them that everyone has the discipline the lifestyle the urge to do what they love doing and i personally feel that not all of us out there feel like this!! I have became more athletic since I have lost nearly 40kg but not near enough as i should or could be or have the desire to be its just not part of my genetic makeuP to jog 30 hours a week! Also a few of the past contestants are back to their old selves and some are even doing Jenny C adds!! That is nothing against them by any means but its the truth!!. I really don't know where I will be in 20 years I hope that the band will help me eventually maintain a healthy weight for life but who really knows. there are some people out there that the band just didn't work for it is just one of these things.. I for one came to the conclusion that if this didn't work I would just have to live this way for ever until I die of a heart attack. No matter how we loose our weight the end result is the same. I feel great!! I don't have the sheer embarrassment of wondering if I can fit in a chair or wondering if I will break the chair at the restaurant anymore!! I still have a huge way to go i have another 20 kgs or more if I wish but it beats being 132.5kg!!

Cheers

Beena