I know its been awhile.....

To my faithful followers, I know its been awhile. Honestly though I really haven't had much to report up until today. Life goes on the same as it does although I have been a bit more stressed lately due to state testing coming up next week for my students.

That aside, today was a monumental day in the life of my band. Today was my first fill day. I went to the hospital and checked in. Everything was normal and very fast moving. I didnt mind because I had to go straight back to work afterwards anyway. So they weighed me in-- (down 2 more pounds yay!) and I sat and waited for about 5 minutes.

Once I went in they did a quick Xray type deal where I could see everything happening on a screen in real time. I had to do an upper GI with the gross Barium liquid but it wasnt too bad. Before I took my first sip, Dr. C numbed the area and then stuck in the big needle. Yeah, it was big! I didnt watch him put it in, but I did feel the pressure. Thankfully NO PAIN AT ALL!! Once it was in I watched the screen as everything happened. I could see my ribs, my esophogus, the opening to my stomach-- even my band constricting just a pinch as he added the liquid. IT WAS SO STINKIN COOL!!!

All in all Dr. Clark ended up putting in 4.5 CC's for my first fill. I immediately felt restriction but not in a bad way. I am going to have to get adjusted to this restriction. I am still on liquids/mushy stuff for the next couple of days so we'll see how that works out.

All in all I am exactly 6 weeks out today. I had my first fill and I am down 26 lbs. It was a good day!