RE: Re: Random questions...Kate

January 9, 2008

Hi

Kate,

Don’t get disheartened. It will all

start to come together for you very, very soon. That stitch will go too. I had

one for about 8 weeks and shoulder tip pain but it goes, as does the memory of pain.

It’s all new still, give yourself

time to adjust to your new life and I promise it will all start falling in to

place as the weight falls off.

Fi

Re: Random

questions...

Not long to go now!! Woo Hoo!!

I got banded on 5 December and I still don't have any fill yet. I

was so excited about my banding date, I forgot I'd have to wait to

get fill. So this post-banding time has been a bit of an anti-

climax as I feel like I'm always waiting. It's been hard to see the

scales creep slowly upwards (or not so slowly) as I have all my

apetite back along with all my old ability to eat.

I know that next week I'll get some fill and things will really

start to work. It's just hard now.

I started back at the gym last week and thought - yay! I can go back

to my routine of going every lunch break. Not so! While I am fine

at the gym, later that night and the next day I am a quite sore. So

I have had to start back more slowly and re-evaluate how much I can

do.

I have been really surprised at the pain I get. I still get a

stitch in my side on an almost daily basis (5 weeks post-op). Maybe

I am just unusual...but everyone always seemed to be so quickly

recovered and pain free.

Just a bit flat and down. I guess my band experience hasn't had a

chance to be exciting yet! I'm sure I'll feel differently when the

weight starts to come off.

Kate

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