tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post3356008907610196672..comments2024-03-01T06:21:31.345-06:00Comments on Once Upon A Time...In the Land of Cheese and Sunkist: Lap Band--Check, New Life--Check!Amy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15765516850913923317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-33465315791754613602011-01-11T23:01:03.975-06:002011-01-11T23:01:03.975-06:00You know, you are very inspiring, and funny!You know, you are very inspiring, and funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-1091088048622759902010-01-13T09:17:53.041-06:002010-01-13T09:17:53.041-06:00I was in an outpatient facility but lucky to have ...I was in an outpatient facility but lucky to have the first surgery on the docket. I hate going under (been through that a couple times in my life, once for tonsils, once for wisdom teeth) because one minute they're asking you if you feel sleepy and the next minute they're waving hello to you as you wake up.<br /><br />I got an Upper GI done before I was sent home. My doctor, who is total no-nonsense, straight forward dude (name Dr. Billy, the friendliest of all doctor names, right?) was very happy with me as I was leaving. Apparently I got in the right protein diet & supplements so he said it was really easy for him to see everything he needed to in my body and said it took him 42 minutes, a 3 minute shave off of his average slow time. He even SMILED! That made me feel so good.<br /><br />We drove home and I've been ok every since, but when I took off my bra, my boobs did the same thing. I didn't feel quite up to showering last night since I showered before we left at 5am to get to the surgery center 45 minutes later. I at least had a bigger bathroom, but even though I kept saying I had an IUD in they made me take a pregnancy test too. <br /><br />My poor skinny boyfriend shivered his ass off in the waiting room because the secretary said the temp needed to be low for some reason. I tried to rest but the shoulder pain from the gas was killing me, so the best I could do was sit on my massage chair pad and stick in in the spot at my shoulders. <br /><br />When Liv came home school and was done with homework, the three of us went for a stroll. It wasn't too bad, all in all. We live upstairs, so walking up and down them was maybe the scariest because I thought I might trip and fall, but I made it. <br /><br />I like to think I had my own little inpatient procedure because they both doted on me... hell, they were probably better than most nurses. Although I loved that the two nurses who helped me in the recovery room were both named "Carrie." The first thing I said when I woke up and they introduced themselves, I said, "Oh, you care! But no pig's blood." Took them a minute, but then they were both laughing and going about checking my blood pressure and what not.<br /><br />Surgery was definitely not what I expected even though I knew exactly what was going to happen from attending classes and even putting myself through the brutal experience of watching YouTube clips of actual surgeries.Manic Pixie Dream Sluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083090390604114658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-68656478631036306502009-01-27T18:54:00.000-06:002009-01-27T18:54:00.000-06:00CONGRATULATIONS! You look sooooo happy. I am prett...CONGRATULATIONS! You look sooooo happy. I am pretty sure I didn't look that good post op. Matter of Fact, I am pretty sure I looked like crap! It took for-e-ver for me to get that sticky junk off of me! Good luck with that. Keep the pain meds coming, don't let your self get in pain. <BR/>CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com