So I'm back not quite 2 weeks later. I went to see my surgeon yesterday about all the "yakking" which hasn't really ceased all that much. Okay, not at all. It's so random. One time I can eat a little fish and vegetables and be fine. The next time, I can take a li'l sip of water and spew like a geyser. I would say call me Old Faithful, but that's predictable. Me and my reaction to food beverage intake? Not so much. My friend Bonnie calls it Bulimiatric (instead of bariatric) Surgery. LOL!!!
ON THE UPSIDE: My x-rays are fine. The band hasn't slipped (which is an ugly phenomenon that requires corrective surgery), the band isn't too tight or anything like that. In fact, Dr. Felts said that if he were just treating the x-ray, he'd say, "this band needs to be tightened some". But he's not treating the x-ray, he's treating the whole patient. This particular patient has MS and that's causing some, well a lot, of the problem. See, my esophagus doesn't work normally. As with any other muscle, it can (and frequently does) have spasms. That's why I'll randomly choke on some water and always have the hiccups. Also, the band feels tighter when you have PMS. I guess water retention affects everywhere. And I been under some stress lately--which of course always makes anything worse. So there you have it. It's all connected. The human body is amazing--even when it's not acting exactly right. My gastrointestinal pyrotechnics displays are the result of a combination of MS, STRESS & PMS (say that 3 times fast.) So we didn't adjust my band at all. I'm set to see him again in 2 weeks, by then Aunt Flow should have come and gone along with her H2O hoarding cronies. Hopefully things will have calmed down by then. Oh yeah, and on the SUPER DUPER UP, UP, WAY UPSIDE: I'VE LOST 5 MORE POUNDS. 5 POUNDS IN 2 WEEKS. THAT'S AWESOME! THAT IS A TOTAL OF 30 LBS. LOST IN 3.5 MONTHS. (Especially considering that I saw a lady at the office yesterday who had her surgery 18 months ago, and she's only lost 50 pounds.) Okay, that's all for now. Back to work for me.
-KGB
ON THE UPSIDE: My x-rays are fine. The band hasn't slipped (which is an ugly phenomenon that requires corrective surgery), the band isn't too tight or anything like that. In fact, Dr. Felts said that if he were just treating the x-ray, he'd say, "this band needs to be tightened some". But he's not treating the x-ray, he's treating the whole patient. This particular patient has MS and that's causing some, well a lot, of the problem. See, my esophagus doesn't work normally. As with any other muscle, it can (and frequently does) have spasms. That's why I'll randomly choke on some water and always have the hiccups. Also, the band feels tighter when you have PMS. I guess water retention affects everywhere. And I been under some stress lately--which of course always makes anything worse. So there you have it. It's all connected. The human body is amazing--even when it's not acting exactly right. My gastrointestinal pyrotechnics displays are the result of a combination of MS, STRESS & PMS (say that 3 times fast.) So we didn't adjust my band at all. I'm set to see him again in 2 weeks, by then Aunt Flow should have come and gone along with her H2O hoarding cronies. Hopefully things will have calmed down by then. Oh yeah, and on the SUPER DUPER UP, UP, WAY UPSIDE: I'VE LOST 5 MORE POUNDS. 5 POUNDS IN 2 WEEKS. THAT'S AWESOME! THAT IS A TOTAL OF 30 LBS. LOST IN 3.5 MONTHS. (Especially considering that I saw a lady at the office yesterday who had her surgery 18 months ago, and she's only lost 50 pounds.) Okay, that's all for now. Back to work for me.
-KGB
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