Several of you have asked about the whole lap band experience so far. Thus far, not much has happened except healing. I spent a week eating only liquids. Then 2 weeks on mushies. Food with the consistency of refried beans. For the past week and a half I have been on solid food. My band is empty right now. Which means my stomach is pretty much back to normal. I can eat what I could eat before the surgery. This afternoon I have my first "fill" where saline is put into the band through a port. A needle is inserted into port and saline is injected. It goes through a line into the band. It will probably take 2 or 3 fills to find the spot where I am consistently losing weight. Will keep you updated. So far I am down 10 pounds.
This week the kids have been out of the house a lot more because of the whole school thing. Yesterday, I caught myself, a couple of times, reminding my kids that there were "real people" around us. Just a general reminder that they were not the only people on the planet and to be aware of others around them. This is usually given when they are running through groups of people that we don't know.
Last night I was on the phone with a dear friend who lives in Maine. His kids have just entered middle school and high school this year. He and his wife are the same age as Kevin and I. As we were trying to talk, 4 of my kiddos were running around the table screaming while Grace sat at the table trying to do her homework. Her solution to this? To alternately yell at them to stop and at me to stop them. Never mind that she has a homework desk upstairs in the quiet with a lock on the door so she can do her work without distraction.
Have I mentioned how much I love these 'unreal people' or how much they make me yell and laugh at the same time??
In case you are wondering what "unreal people" look like, check out the following:
Oh, and yesterday's headache, named Headache Gustav by my sister, is still hanging in but is more a tropical storm that the level three hurricane it was yesterday
3 comments:
Glad to hear that you are healing well and I hope it continues at a fast pace. And I love hearing about the family craziness!!!
Well at least you have been downgraded. Hopefully soon it will wash out to sea and there won't be a Hannah, nor Ike nor Joshephine right on its tail!!!
10 lbs already that's great, hopefully it will be the answer you've hoped it to be!!!
Love the new blog, too cute!! You are having way too much fun with that!
I love the blog look - email me so I know how to do that. I'm there with you on the headaches. Ugh!
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