4th Fill
I am very happy today. Even though I have been able to eat a lot more than I thought it would have been possible with a 4.5 ml fill, I have lost 2.250 kgs in two weeks' time. Without any effort.
I saw my surgeon today. He was in happy mood and that predisposed me well. We had to wait for a room to empty and he agreed to take out the saline to see if there had been any leakage. He put in 2 mls in a syringe and pulled the plunger... it filled to 8mls so he said there is no leakage, the system is working well. I questioned the 0.5 fill that went missing but he said everything is fine and pushed the contents of the syringe back in.
So now I have a fill of 6 ml. It makes drinking a bit of a problem as I keep burping and now that I've come home and drank a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, I felt like I was going to have a PB after the first big gulp. But I didn't. The surgeon has cautioned me to adhere on liquid diet today including yoghurt and to ring him by Friday to let him know how I am doing. He also commented that the fat around my belly was getting softer and I confirmed that lying on my side is much easier nowadays as I am closer to the surface of the bed. LOL
I am confident that with 6 ml I will be able to eat a lot less and mark faster progress. Fingers crossed! Now all I need is my aunt to come visit and clarify whether she intends to go on holiday with me or not. I have to have something more to remember out of this summer other than the wind, the heat and the stomach banding! :)
I saw my surgeon today. He was in happy mood and that predisposed me well. We had to wait for a room to empty and he agreed to take out the saline to see if there had been any leakage. He put in 2 mls in a syringe and pulled the plunger... it filled to 8mls so he said there is no leakage, the system is working well. I questioned the 0.5 fill that went missing but he said everything is fine and pushed the contents of the syringe back in.
So now I have a fill of 6 ml. It makes drinking a bit of a problem as I keep burping and now that I've come home and drank a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, I felt like I was going to have a PB after the first big gulp. But I didn't. The surgeon has cautioned me to adhere on liquid diet today including yoghurt and to ring him by Friday to let him know how I am doing. He also commented that the fat around my belly was getting softer and I confirmed that lying on my side is much easier nowadays as I am closer to the surface of the bed. LOL
I am confident that with 6 ml I will be able to eat a lot less and mark faster progress. Fingers crossed! Now all I need is my aunt to come visit and clarify whether she intends to go on holiday with me or not. I have to have something more to remember out of this summer other than the wind, the heat and the stomach banding! :)
Total loss in 6 weeks: 11.650 kgs
posted by Tania at 12:40 AM
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