bristolsmom
3-26-06- Well, I have to say this has been a lot easier than I though it would be. I have had my surgery date for about a month now. I just started the process in January. I have wanted to have WLS for a year now but I had to get all my little ducks on a row. I had my first appt related to WLS the second week of January and by the third week of Feb. I had a date. (May 4th) I am so excited. I was having some second thoughts but after I spoke to Dr Mitchell I have no fears now about the surgery. I am just a little worried about afterwards. I am afraid I will have a hard time figuring out the right things to eat. Everyone I have spoken with though says it is just trial and error. I feel like I am getting a fresh start at the same time though I have been overweight most of my life and i don't know what is underneath all this. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. It still seems like this is happening to someone else though. I have wanted this for so long and now it's really going to happen!!! I know my friend and family are sick of hearing about it but I can't help it. It's all i think about. I just can't wait to be able to go running in the mornings before work or get out in the yard and roll around with my dogs, chase my two nephews around in the yard and play baseball with them, Even just walk to the mailbox with out getting out of breath. I AM GOING TO BE HEALTHY!!!!
4-26-06- It's been a while I know but I only have 8 more days! I am so scared but I am SOOOOO EXCITED!! I know it is going to be hard but I know I will get through it. I have already been for my last appt and I have pre registered at the hospital. Everything is done I just have to show up! I have to loose at least 7 pounds but they want me to loose 14. As of today I have lost 7 and I am still going. I do tend to have a hard time finding the right things to eat but it is getting easier. Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of me these last few months! I am so greatful for the kind words and prayers. I can't wait to get on the loosing side!!!
7-12-06- It's been so long! I haven't had the time to write. Well, I'm 2mos 8 days post op and let me just say...... Thank you Dr Mitchell!!!!!! This has been the best thing I have ever done in my life! I have been so grateful for this surgery. I have only been sick about 2 or 3 times and it wasn't that bad. I just got sick then I was fine. I haven't experienced dumping syndrome but I do stay away from all sugars. I feel great!!! I think better safe then sorry with the whole dumping thing. Plus I'm scared of not dumping. I am afraid I won't get sick from the sugar and then I would want to eat more things like that. So i just stay away all together. I had a wonderful stay at the hospital and the nurses were great. I haven't had any complications at all and I have lost 55 pounds as of today. I love the new me that I am starting to see. Wooo Hoooo! My husband has been so awesome too. He has supported me the entire time and tells me how great I look. Even when I came home from the hospital and looked in the mirror for the first time at all the tubes and tape and bruises. I cried and said I looked like a science project and he said I looked beautiful. I don't know what I would have done with out him. I knew that I was making the right decision to have the surgery but I still was second guessing my self. I KNOW I did the right thing. I have never been happier. I can feel my self confidence comming back and I'm not embarrassed about how I look. I LOVE THE LOSING SIDE!!!!!! I'll update again soon.
7-31-06-
I love this! I'm down 64 pounds and I just keep loosing and i never really get sick! I know my family is tired of me talking about how wonderful I feel all the time but I do I feel great! All my clothes are getting too big. I went a few weeks ago and bought a few new things and even they are starting to get bigger. My husband told me yesterday not to wear this baggy shirt. He said show off your new figure! I didn't really realize that I had one until he said that. I feel prettier! I go back to the doc in two days for my 3mo check up. I hope everything goes okay. I am a little nervous. I will update again soon.
8-5-06
I went back to the doctor for my 3mo check up and it went great! They said I was doing exactly like I should be. I have lost 68 lbs now. I have met so many wonderful people who are going through the same things right now and I can't believe how much help they have been to me. I know I'm not alone. I seem to feel different every day though. I mean I feel a little smaller everyday...it is so awesome. I started at a size 26/28 shirt sometimes a 22/24. I was wearing a size 22/24 in my pants too. Now I can wear a 20 in my pants and an 18/20 in my shirts! the best part is I know it's only going to get better from here! I am so happy!!! Thank you Dr Mitchell... you and Brett have given me my life back! I'll update again soon.
8-31-06
Hello again, I'm still loving life. I have lost 76 pounds now and I couldn't be any happier. I feel great and people are really starting to notice. People who don't know I've had WLS and haven't seen me in a while are even noticing. I went to the beach with my daddy and my oldest nephew this past Saturday and I actually wore my bathing suit on the beach without a shirt and shorts over it. I was actually comfortable. It was so awesome. I had so much fun. I even had the energy to chase after the nephew and play in the water with him. It was great. I don't feel embarrassed anymore when I go places either. I have gotten a lot of my confidence back. I have been pretty busy this week though. My husbands brother and his girlfriend are getting married and I have been busy helping my future SIL with wedding plans. I really am enjoying it though. I am so happy for them. Well, Monday will be four months and everything is going great! I'll update again soon
9-17-06- I went shopping yesterday with my mom and we both stood in the dressing room and cried! I was wearing a 24 or 26 before my surgery four months ago. I bought size 16's yesterday and my shirts were size 26/28 and I bought size 15/16 (XL). I didn't even have to buy them in the fat girl dept. I bought them in the REGULAR department!!!!! It was the most amazing feeling. I have lost 83 pounds now and I am thrilled. I think I floated out of the store yesterday! I have been on a natural high ever since...lol. I even have a butt now and it's cute!!! I haven't seen that thing really look like a real butt in years!!! I love the new me. I hope everyone else is as happy as I am. I told my mom if I don't loose another pound after today I would still be happy. I love this!!! Talk to you soon!!
10-22-06- Well, I am still doing great. My mom took me shopping for my b-day and bought me several outfits. It was so awesome. I love shopping now. I have lost 95 pounds now. Down to 202 from 297. My husband and I went to my little cousins b-day party last night and almost all of my mom's side of the family hasn't seen me since July. Their faces dropped when I walked through the door. Everyone was so amazed and I felt amazing. I am so proud of my self now and I can walk with my head held high. My husband has always been great to me and never pressured me about my weight but I have noticed that he walks with his head a little higher when I am with him now. He says he is just so proud of what I have done and completely happy for me. We went to an Eric Clapton concert for my b-day and my butt fit in the seat comfortably. That was a triumph in it's self!
1-3-07- It's been awhile. I have been so busy. My husband's grandmother passed away on 11-9-06 and it's been a roller coater ever since. He has had a really rough time. They were extremely close. His grandpa is still alive and lives about 2-3 hrs from us. Since Grandma has passed we leave work on Fridays and go down there to be with Grandpa. My husbands brother got married 11-25-06. We have a new sister-in-law. We love you Meranda! I say new they have been dating for 6yrs. So needless to say she was already like a sister in law to us. My boss took myself all my co-workers and spouses and children to the Bahama's on a cruise for Christmas!! We had such a wonderful time. I work shorts and had tons of pictures taken of myself. The best part I was totally comfortable doing it. Formal night rolled around and I put on a little black dress and nobody could beleive how great I looked. I never EVER dance I even went dancing!! I felt so liberated!! I am down 114lbs now. My weight loss seems to have slowed. I haven't lost any weight since the beginning of December but I think I have just hit a plateau. I know I will loose more but it's like I told my mom yesterday......if I don't loose another pound......I am soooo HAPPY!!! I will update again soon!
3-4-07- I am feeling bettter about the weight loss slowing down. I went back to Dr. Mitchell on 2-9-07 and Brett told me that it was supposed to slow down because I have lost so much and don't have that much more to loose. As of today I have lost 123lbs. So almost 10 more pounds since January I think. Becuase I was on a plateau from December until the end of January. I feel great though. I am in a size 12 now and to me that it totally insane. I haven't worn a size 12 since probably middle school or early highschool. My dad told me the other day that I was smaller through my shoulders than my mom and that made me feel good. Seeing how my mom is so thin. I think she wears an 8. I talked to Brett about plastic surgery when i was there for my appt. He said once I stabilze for about 4-6 mos then he will refer me to a surgeon in Raleigh. That can't come soon enough. My stomach doesn't look as bad as soon that I have seen but it does look bad. My arms and breasts could use a lot of work too. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Until next time!
4-27-07- I'm down 129lbs now. I have 18 more to go to get to 150lbs (my goal weight). I go back to Dr Mitchell next Friday for my one year check up! Thats so hard for me to beleive that it's alreadt been a year! I have to say though it's been the best year of my life! I feel better, I look better, I am happier!! My husband and i had a great relationship before but this has made us even stronger! I couldn't have done all this with out him. He's so proud of me and most importantly...I'm proud of me!!
2-17-10- I can't believe I havent updated in so long!! I have kept my weight off and I am still as happy as ever. I now have a two year old little girl that is the love of my life and I truly believe that i wouldnt have her if I hadnt of had the WLS. I had three terrible hernias back in Jan 09. Went to see Dr Mitchell and he fixed me right up. He is the best surgeon. I have finally made the decision to have all the skin removed and a breat augmentation. I am scheduled for Mar 3rd. I am very excited and very nervous. I will try and update afterwards!
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