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Friday August 11, 2006
32 Days after LapBand

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Yup- 44 pounds down in 32 days. Simply amazing.

I made a loud " 44- WOO HOO" when I got off the scale and asked the new Deaconess chick if I could hug her. She thought I was insane.

All the folks in the waiting room lobby saw me dancing like an idiot. It would have been embarrassing to my self had I been in public, but dancing just seemed appropriate. Many hugs and high fives were had and a few "pre Band" folks were amazed. I got lots of questions from them and tried to answer them all and directed them to this blog.

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In other other news, I had my first fill today. As promised- NO PAIN. I asked Dr. C if he gave pain shots first and his response, was "No, it would be silly to give a shot for a shot. I use "FREEZE SPRAY". So, I laid back on the table and he made a "THUMP" and said "There's your port". Then he "SPRAYED" me. You smelled alcohol and felt a tad cold, then felt another "THUMP" and he said "There you go". Whole thing took just a minute. You have to drink 2 ounces of fluids safely before you can leave after a fill. I did that, and yes I felt some restriction.

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And in other news......NOW I AM FAMOUS. Folks from Johnson Ethicon were there and videotaped me getting filled. Apparently they are making their own "BAND" and needed a training film on how to fill. As it is going to help folks, I agreed. It will be a training video for doctors that use their new band. They had seen me dancing like an idiot so knew that I was talented. Also the Brunette Endicon chick had really nice long hair and a great smile. One might even say she was hot in her lovely suit. As a matter of fact, I would.

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Lastly, lest you forgot. 44 BABY!