acabral08

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

Got in touch with my surgeon and this is his reply:

Unfortunately it sounds like you have developed an ulcer in the area where the bowel joins the stomach pouch. This is not uncommon with the gastric bypass.

Great just what I wanted to hear.  So I have to take the zantac for 3 months.  But, I do believe it is getting better because now I can take my meds without being in pain.  So if I have to go thru this for 3 months it is worth it to be able to wear a size 8-10 down from a 24 and my joints feel so much better.

Also, I've always been a faller (more so when I was heavier) and true to form I fell over my dog the other day.  Well, what a difference!   I actually didn't even get hurt and not only that I was able to just get back up without having to crawl to a chair so I could help myself up.  Now, this might not sound like a big deal but before WLS I always hurt my knees and back then needed help to get up.  I'm sure when you fall with 109 more pounds on you that the impact is much worse.

These are the things that make my head realize that I have lost weight.

Hope everyone has a great, wonderful day!

Okay, everything was going great, everything was wonderful Friday when I talked to my Dr.  The next Tues. I had a terrible pain below my sternum and started dry heaving and throwing up.    This continued the rest of the week and I missed a whole week of work.  WTH??  Thought I had the flu since everyone at work is sick.  Then Sunday my pain was so bad I called Urgent Care and spoke to the on call Dr.  He prescribed Zantac and anti nausea med.  I took the Zantac and within 20 minutes the pain was gone.  So does this mean I NOW have acid reflux?   And if so why?  I haven't been eating any different.  So I take one twice a day.  7am and 7pm.  Yesterday by 5pm I was hurting and had the dry heaves.  Took my Zantac and felt much better.  This morning I woke up and realized around 7:30 that I hadn't taken my Zantac yet because I was in pain again.  Does anyone know anything about this? 

I emailed my surgeon this morning hoping to find something out.  If I do I will let you know.  Until then I will be taking the Zantac.

The good new...I have now lost 109 pounds and I am 6 months out.  I am wearing and 8-10 pant and sm- med top.  Not bad considering I was 24 pant and 2X top.  I'm so glad I had this surgery...even if I do have reflux. 

Now that I am feeling a little better I will try and post a little more often.

Oh, oh, oh...I joined an on-line dating service.  Never had the guts to do that before.  I'll let you know if I get any responses.   Have a great day everyone.

Hello my fellow OHer's!

Had my phone appt. with my surgeon and it went so well.    Cheers to me!
I have been so uncertain about my vitamins:  am I taking them right, the right amount, the right time?  Sometimes I forget a few or all of them (not often though).
Well, my blood tests (11 vials worth) all came back perfect so he said to keep doing what I have been doing.  I have lost 103 pounds and he said as far as he was concerned I didn't need to lose anymore that 103 was an enormous amount to lose.  I would still like to lose another 15 at least and then see from there how I feel about it.

One of my daughters brought a top over for me to try on and when I took my shirt off she said "My goodness mom I can see your shoulder blades!"  LOL, bones are popping out all over.

When I saw my other daughter on Sat. she couldn't believe how wonderful I looked she said I even looked younger.  Haha.  I hadn't seen her since Christmas so that made me feel good also.

I am so glad I had my RNY I just wish I had done it sooner.  Have a great week everybody!  (that's in case anybody reads these.)

Hi my OH peeples!!

I have a phone appt. with my surgeon on Friday.  I had to go get my blood work done and be weighed so that it would be on file at Kaiser.  Well I went in yesterday and have lost another 3 pounds!!  Hallelujah, hallelujah!!    So I have lost 3 pounds this week...I am shocked.  I am 5 1/2 months out and I still lost 3 pounds this week.  So on my way home I thought I would stop and buy myself a new pair of  pants for work...a size 10!!  Oh yeah, that's right I said a 10!!   And they weren't stretch either.  Afterwards I went to my car and cried (not sure what I was feeling) but I haven't worn a 10 since high school.  I think that I finally got the idea that this surgery might actually work for me.  Gee, it only took 103 pounds but then I have lost 100 pounds before.

Could it be possible that I could get down to a single digit size pant????  Whoa, what a concept...

I will let you know how things go with my phone appt.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

As of 6:35 this morning, January 24, 2012 I have lost 100 pounds!!!     

So does that mean that I am in the Century Club now???  And how does that work??

It has been an incredible 5 mos!!  So much has changed for me,  now if my brain would catch up with my body all would be good.  My daughters sent me balloons with 100 in them and said that if I wanted I could just tell people that I was the number 1 mother.  Oh hell no...I HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS!!!  I want to shout it from the roof tops.  I don't care if people look at me like "whoa you were 100 pounds heavier than you are right now?".  I am going to wear this SUCCESS proudly!!

Thank you OH, thank you RNY, thank you my supporters and most of all thank you to me for the dedication and hard work I have gone thru these past months. 

Finally!!!  I can drink water without ANY pain   I am 5 months out and have lost 98 pound. 

I weigh 172 this morning!    I have lost 79% of my excess weight, I am no longer extremely obese or obese I am now just overweight!!!   My BMI is 29.1 down from 40.2.

Life is looking good!!  I wouldn't trade this surgery for anything.  It takes awhile to get to this point but it is all well worth it.  I will be starting a Step Class next week.  Hopefully it doesn't do me in!!

Best wishes to everyone that is starting this journey!!

Hi my favorite OH'ers!!  It has been 4 1/2 months since surgery and I am 95 pounds down.  HOLY COW!!! How did that happen???  Annndddd, I'm finally starting to feel a little bit thinner.  It's funny because I don't really feel thinner then I will see a pic of myself like this one from last weekend.



and think WOW who is that person?  So yes there are times I feel thinner than others.

Had a great time at my nephew's, riding dirt bikes, quads, (oh yes I did!!) and shooting clay pigeons.  What a great day!!

Life is good!!  Thank you God for helping me to make the decision to have this surgery and keeping me safe.

Sorry it has been a while but I was very busy during the holidays....SHOPPING!!   And I mean shopping for myself LOL.  All my Christmas shopping was done so I treated myself. 

I am at 177 pounds which is a 93 pound loss and I needed some new clothes.  I am wearing a size 12 - 14 pant (down from a 24) and a Med-Lg top (down from 2X).  OMGOSH!!  This is so much fun!!!   I bought pants, tops, leggings, tights, shoes, boots (never could wear boots because my calves were to big).  Now I have to tell you that I went into a Victoria Secrets to buy some bras and was very uncomfortable.  I felt like an impostor, like I didn't belong there.   Not sure what that was about but ended up leaving without a new bra.  I know that was all in my head but felt it none the less.  The bras I tried on fit but just lost my enthusiasm.  The girls are looking pretty bad right about now.  Oh I don't know, maybe two TUBE socks with sand in the toe???   I was hoping to get something that would not only push them up but keep them there.  So, needless to say I am still on a hunt for the right bra.

My hair started falling out about 1 wk ago.  I thought I would be prepared for this but it really is  frightening.  I mean it comes out in handfuls.  I have to use a lent roller on my clothes before I leave the house.  And the worse part is I find hair all over my pillow, my floors, my kitchen.  I have to be very careful.  Not sure how long this lasts but hopefully it goes by pretty fast because it is scary.

All these wonderful things that are happening to me and I'm still not feeling thinner.  Sometimes I see myself in a window or mirror and it takes me a second to realize that it is me.  Anyways, I had the best Christmas that I have had in a long time and I hope that all our New Years bring us happiness!! 

Yes it is 4 months today and I have lost a total of 88 pounds  .  And I would like to tell you about some things that have happened to me:

1.  I can cross my legs.
2.  I can sit in a chair with arms and not worry that it will sick to my butt when I stand up.
3.  I can walk up and down hills and mountains and not have to stop to catch my breath.
4.  I can drive my car and see my lap at the same time.
5.  I can run and play with my puppy and not be winded.
6.  I can ride skate boards with my grandsons.
7.  I can actually take a bath and the water swirls AROUND me.
8.  I can go to a holiday pot luck and not be miserable (over stuffed) all day.
9.  I actually look forward to shopping with my daughters and not having to go to the "fat lady store".
10.  My body doesn't hurt when I do any of the above!!

Today is our Christmas Potluck at work and I was really scared.  As it turns out I had nothing to be afraid of.  We had a progressive potluck and started in HR with Appetizers.  I had 1 sauteed mushroom and 1 sm meatball.  Then we went to curriculum and had the main dish.  I had the inside of a chicken tomale.  Then back to Accounting for dessert at which point I was full and wasn't interested in anything.  So things went really well for me.  I have to say I am very proud of myself.

Also, last night I had a party with people that I quilt with.  We took pictures (I will try and download one) it was the first time that I realized that I am loosing weight.  Now you know what I mean...I know the scale is going down, my clothes is getting smaller but my brain still doesn't get it.  I almost didn't even recognize myself.  (I'm on the far right by the way, 4 mos ago I would have been the one on the left hiding behind everyone.)

I have also started to lose my hair.  Yes, I mean big time.    How long is this going to last and it does grow back right?  I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!