2 Days Post-Op

On Monday April 7, 2014 my wife drove me to the hospital for my revision surgery. The surgery was scheduled for 10AM. While in surgery my doctor removed my lap band, and performed the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. 
The portion of my stomach that was removed was the 2nd largest that my doctor had ever removed. It was almost the size of a 2 liter pop bottle. 
The morning after the surgery, I was taken down to the radiology department for a swallow test/leak check.
I'm still sore in the upper abdominal region.
I was fortunate to be allowed to come home the next day (April 8th). So I spent last night at home.
I'm moving around pretty well. Drinking my fluids. Not hungry at all.
Thank you Dr. Taddeucci for your excellent work.

Re-Filled

I went in to see my Lap-Band Doctor today to get my band adjusted again. I really needed to get the band filled again. After I was having trouble, I had the band deflated a little bit. Well, I gained weight. I gained weight fast. I couldn't believe how fast the weight was coming back on. Ok, so here we go, time to lose the 17 pounds I gained. I'll keep you posted.

Frustrations

I went to see my doctor a couple of weeks ago to get my Lap-Band deflated since I was having problems keeping food down. Well, he removed some fluid from the band, which corrected the problem. It turns out that I have gained 12 pounds in three weeks. I am going back on Monday, Oct 29th to get my band re-adjusted so I can get back to where I was. Also, just a quick update on another issue. I had my appendix removed 5 weeks ago. That was a crazy experiance.

Making Progress

I am making progress at re-losing the weight that was gained. I did quite a bit of reflecting on my situation since last seeing Dr. Taddeucci. It is amazing how a little slip here, a little cheat there can really add up to 40 pounds of gain. Anyway, I've lost almost 20 pounds of that gain, and have the goal of losing another 20 by sticking with the program.
Yesterday, my lovely bride went into have her bad reconnected after her band slipped last year. Dr. Taddeucci removed the old band, and replaced it last summer, but couldn't do all the work at the time due the swelling and scar tissue. She is home today, resting as you would imagine a person would after surgery.
I have taken some time to review all the instructions on eating so that I make sure we are both successful.