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 This is just before surgery once I changed into my "remote controlled" gown. |
 Just out of surgery, see my On Q Ball, that is to delivery pain meds to my incision sites. Sure helped a lot too, sorry I had to take it out. |
 First all day at home, see the incisions and bruising. A little painful. |
 Belly looks better after one week but I sure don't. |
 1 week after being home, look like I am mad at the world. |
 This was taken on Sunday August 17, 2008, had on the outfit I had not worn in 3 years. |
 This is three weeks after surgery. |
  I forgot to get a picture of me standing up, so this was taken 4 weeks out at a meeting and I am sure not happy with the way it looks. The other is the group of us that went out to dinner that night. |
 I have lost a little this week, but not near enough to make me happy. I actually think in this picture I look bigger. GRRRRR |
 OK two weeks have come and gone and I am now 8 Weeks out and have lost a total of 26 lbs. Yes, just one pound in the last two weeks, oh, but I have lost another 2-5 and regained it and lost it again and regained it. I am sure you get the picture. 10-3-08 |
| No picture last week, just did not have the time, Plus I had a gain when I went for my 3rd fill. I now have 5.5 cc in a 14 cc AP Band. I upped my calories and carbs a little and lost 2.5 lbs this week. I am pleased with that although I would like to have lost more. 10/14/08 |
 I managed to keep the 2.5 lbs off from last week, but have not lost any more. |
 I had two people ask me this week how my eyes got blacked, well, I had not noticed them looking that bad until this picture. Dark circles under the eyes is a Coldiron trait, but mine usually do not look this bad unless I feel bad, and I feel fine. I have just lost like 2 lbs in the last two weeks, but hey I will take it. Oct. 31, 2008 |
 I can tell you one thing, lap band surgery is not easy. I have had the hardest time losing this weight and it sure is easy to get off track again. I have actually gained a little weight and I think it is very noticeable in the above picture. I have a new goal and that is to weigh 250 by my birthday on March 30th. I had hoped for it by Christmas but I knew a couple of months ago that I was not going to make it. |
 This picture was taken on Christmas Day. I can tell you one thing, my nephew is not taking my picture again. I look awful when he takes them because he is so much taller than myself. I remember wearing this shirt last Christmas and it was too tight, esp. around the "belly." I never knew that 25-30 lbs could make such a difference. |
 Today is my normal picture taking day. I must say I am not sure if I like my hair short or not. I pray that I am back on track and am losing again. I am down 2.2 lbs but it must stay off me for more than 2 days for me to really claim the lost. |
| Well, I went to get a fill in Hazard on 1/6/09 and got very upset, had only lost 1 lb. since the last time I was there. If that wasn't bad enough, when Lori try to see how much fluid was in my band, I was more than 2 cc's short. Is there a leak, did someone write down the wrong amount? I don't know but it sure has upset me. On top of that I lost the restriction I had prior to going. I now feel like I did before I even had surgery. Needless to say, this is quite depressing. I could just cry about it and have. Hopefully on January 20th she can figure out what is going on. Pray for me please I need it.
Update
January 20th, I found out that I had no fluid in my band, I do not know what has happened to it but I have been without restriction since January 6th. One month today. I have had two appointments in Lexington to find out what is going on but Ice and Snow kept me from going last week, that was going on in Lexington, this week, snow here kept me from going. I plan to go on Feb. 10th and hope I find out what is going on. |
 Feb. 6, 2009, tomorrow will be my six month band anniversary and I must say I am not happy with my loss, but I have had a few problems and hurdles to jump through. Hopefully, on Feb. 10th I can get a fill and get started on the right track again. |
 Feb. 20, 2009 I am not happy with what is going on, but I have hopes things are going to get better. When I went for my fill in Lexington on Feb. 10, they were able to get 2 cc's out of my band but to me it looked dark brown, the PA said it looked dark green to her. This scared me some, but I am trying my best to stay positive. She, the PA, left the 2 nasty looking cc's out and added 4 cc's. I go back on the 24th for her to remove what is there. If the fill is still in the band she will check the fluid color and continue depending on what that shows. I pray it is still there and is clear. |
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It has been so long since I updated but I didn't get a picture that I liked the last time and I wouldn't post them. I am not fond of either of these, but I know that I need to update my pictures. The two pictures above were taken Wednesday May 6, 2009. It has been one year since I began the process of preparing for WLS, I am very disappointed that I have not lost more, but I know my time is coming soon and if not. Well, I am very seriously thinking about having the Duodenal Switch. I never thought I wanted anything this drastic but just the few pounds that I have lost I feel, oh so much better. I have more self worth, which I didn't know losing a few pounds would make that much difference but it has. I can not imagine, what I would feel like if I lost 100 lbs, like I would like to.
May 28, 2009
I went back for a fill on May 26 and Tracy discovered I only had 4 cc's in my band again. Now she is convinced that I have a leak. I am going to have surgery soon to replace my port and tubing, my question now is how do they know it is not the band? Guess we will find out. This is bitter sweet news! The bitter part is I have to have surgery again, the sweet part is, I am not a failure, I was beginning to think I had failed at weight loss again. I actually have shed some tears over this, and now I know it isn't me it is the "equipment." I was getting where I didn't want to go any where because I was ashamed I had not lost more weight after my surgery. I pray that this will soon change and I can be a loser again. For once in my life I WANT to be a loser.
June 1, 2009
I was told today that my surgery will be June 11th, won't be soon enough for me. I honestly can't wait to get back to losing weight. I felt so much better when I was losing. I pray that all goes well and they find the problem and that it is something simple to fix.
June 12, 2009
I pray I am back on the losers bench, at least everyone best make room for me again. I had a port and maybe tubing replaced yesterday, June 11, 2009, I was told that it was leaking like a sprinkler. This is just like starting over, I believe my port has been leaking since sometime in Dec. 2008. I have been grieving over the money I have wasted on trips to Lexington and for fills, and they were just leaking out. I am glad they figured out that something was going on so that I can get back to losing.
I should have taken my picture before this surgery or even today when I got home. I am doing pretty good except I am having more pain in my port area than I did with my lapband surgery. Looks like they cut right over top of the other scar though, so maybe it will heal better this time and look better too. I'm going to take small steps and set small, reachable goal with a long term goal in mind, also. Please keep me in your prayers.
