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7 and a half months post op, down 114 pounds
Jul 27, 2011
I am 7 and a half months post op from RNY done on 1-10-11. From my highest weight of 341, I am down to 227, 114 pounds down! 20 pounds of that was lost before surgery. My weight loss is slowing down to 6 pounds this month, which is a bit frustrating but i also know that I could be excercising more. I am being active, but not as active as I want with it being so hot out. I rescued and adopted a Shar Pei dog, so he is my walking buddy and personal trainer. Who knew that 7 months, life could change so drastically. I am more confident, self esteem is slowly improving, back and knees hurt less, off blood pressure meds, more energetic, and just in generally happier:)
Surgeon's goal is 190 for me, my goal is probably lower. How exciting though that I am only 37 pounds away from surgeon's goal already:)
As always comments are welcome and encouraged!
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Surgeon's goal is 190 for me, my goal is probably lower. How exciting though that I am only 37 pounds away from surgeon's goal already:)
As always comments are welcome and encouraged!
2 months, 1 day post-op and 44 pounds down since surgery
Mar 11, 2011
I had my surgery on Jan 10th, 2011. To date I am down 44 pounds since surgery, 64 pounds total. I have my good and bad tummy days. My surgeon wants me to keep trying meat, so every day I will try, usually throw it back up, and quit trying for a day or two, then try again. Besides struggling with meat, my other struggle is with my mood. I am bipolar, and before surgery, my mood was pretty regulated. Since surgery, my body has been acting differently with meds being malabsorbed. I have had more bad days then good, as far as depression, anxiety, and irritability go (which is unusual to me). But I am averaging 4-6 hours a week at the gym so that is good. My blood pressure is 119/73 on NO meds and my back pain is less. I have found that in the water I can excercise without back pain and strengthen my back, and I'm ENJOYING it:) My clothes are getting baggier all the time and other then mood wise, I'm starting to feel and look like my old self!
I got released to go back to work on Feb 28th. However, I am not back to work yet. My most recent job was A LOT of heavy lifting that was damaging my body. So I am looking for a job with very little lifting and no heavy lifting. I also need evening shift (because of sleep/insomnia issues), which is hard to find with a desk job. But I am praying that the right job will come along at the right time.
****Feedback and comments welcome as always!
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I got released to go back to work on Feb 28th. However, I am not back to work yet. My most recent job was A LOT of heavy lifting that was damaging my body. So I am looking for a job with very little lifting and no heavy lifting. I also need evening shift (because of sleep/insomnia issues), which is hard to find with a desk job. But I am praying that the right job will come along at the right time.
****Feedback and comments welcome as always!
15 days post op, 19.8 pounds down:)
Jan 25, 2011
Well today, is my 15th day post op and I am down 19.8 pounds!! I am really excited about that, but not so much excited about being sicker than a dog. My sinus infection that I had before surgery came back. And I think my allergies are flaring up on top of that or I have a head cold. Feel like total crap because of it. I was supposed to go down to Pittsburgh a day early and spend the night at my best friend's place and visit with her. But that isn't happening cause I don't feel good and don't want to get her and her kids sick. But I am driving down to Pgh tomorrow for my 2 week post op apt and to visit my "friend" that just so happens to be a guy. My mom offered to take me down to my appointment, and had I not wanted to see my friend so bad I would let her. I really don't feel like driving feeling this sick. But hopefully I will feel a bit better tomorrow. I will update this post in the next few days and let everyone know how my office visit with the surgeon went. I am still fighting dehydration and it will be even trickier with being sick, but I'm hoping to stay out of the hospital.
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9 days post op: Hope is Alive!
Jan 19, 2011
I have never done a blog. But I am going to try to update this on a somewhat regular basis. If you have comments, please leave them:) If they are longer then allowed, feel free to send me a message. Best of luck to all my loser and future loser friends out there! This is going to be an incredible year!
My RNY GB was on 1-10-11. I am know on post op day number 9. I have lost 9.2 pounds in that time which is about a pound a day average which is very exciting! I am slowly, but surely getting my energy back. I actually felt like doing very light house cleaning yesterday and I will be driving today for the first time since surgery with my surgeon's approval. The pain is almost gone, and very tolerable. The gas is frequent but the chewable Gas-X is helping. My mom took pics today and showed them to me along with my highest weight pics and day of surgery pics. It is amazing to see a difference in just 9 days! I am getting at least 48 ounces of liquid in. Striving for 60 ounces. I am getting my 60 grams of protein in , mainly by protein drinks, but that is okay. I have also had baby oatmeal and cream soups. Even when adding protein to them, it still isn't a lot of protein and honestly they dont taste that good. So I am sticking to the protein drinks for this week on full liquids mainly.
This coming Tuesday is my first post op appointment at roughly 2 weeks. It will be interesting to see what is said. I am really excited I got the appointment moved to the afternoon as I am driving down myself and will get to see a good friend and love interest.
This surgery has given me more of something that I have desperately needed, hope. The last ten years or so has been really hard for me and my family, not every day of it but a lot of it. And today I weighed in at 309.8, and reached a goal. I have not weighed that little since 2007! There is a bigger part of me that is hopeful, that this time as long as I use the tools given to me to my biggest advantage, and I plan on it, that I WILL SUCCEED at losing all of the weight for once and KEEP it off!
I am also hopeful that this will be the year THIS GIRL, gets THE GUY!!!:) :) :) I have been friends with my love interest for about 14 months. Shortly after we met, he moved two hours away because he got a really good job offer. He is a great guy, and we are pseudo dating as I would call it. Neither one of us have the time and money right now to come see the other more then once every month or two. But we talk, text, etc constantly. And he has let me know that he is only interested in me (who would've thought?!) and I have let him know that I only want him. This is the first time in my entire live I have fallen in love. I have dated, had boyfriends, and loved them, but never fallen in love. He doesn't know this yet. But I plan on telling him next time I see him when I go down for my post op apt, if the time seems right. I totally am 100% in love with him and could see forever with him!
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My RNY GB was on 1-10-11. I am know on post op day number 9. I have lost 9.2 pounds in that time which is about a pound a day average which is very exciting! I am slowly, but surely getting my energy back. I actually felt like doing very light house cleaning yesterday and I will be driving today for the first time since surgery with my surgeon's approval. The pain is almost gone, and very tolerable. The gas is frequent but the chewable Gas-X is helping. My mom took pics today and showed them to me along with my highest weight pics and day of surgery pics. It is amazing to see a difference in just 9 days! I am getting at least 48 ounces of liquid in. Striving for 60 ounces. I am getting my 60 grams of protein in , mainly by protein drinks, but that is okay. I have also had baby oatmeal and cream soups. Even when adding protein to them, it still isn't a lot of protein and honestly they dont taste that good. So I am sticking to the protein drinks for this week on full liquids mainly.
This coming Tuesday is my first post op appointment at roughly 2 weeks. It will be interesting to see what is said. I am really excited I got the appointment moved to the afternoon as I am driving down myself and will get to see a good friend and love interest.
This surgery has given me more of something that I have desperately needed, hope. The last ten years or so has been really hard for me and my family, not every day of it but a lot of it. And today I weighed in at 309.8, and reached a goal. I have not weighed that little since 2007! There is a bigger part of me that is hopeful, that this time as long as I use the tools given to me to my biggest advantage, and I plan on it, that I WILL SUCCEED at losing all of the weight for once and KEEP it off!
I am also hopeful that this will be the year THIS GIRL, gets THE GUY!!!:) :) :) I have been friends with my love interest for about 14 months. Shortly after we met, he moved two hours away because he got a really good job offer. He is a great guy, and we are pseudo dating as I would call it. Neither one of us have the time and money right now to come see the other more then once every month or two. But we talk, text, etc constantly. And he has let me know that he is only interested in me (who would've thought?!) and I have let him know that I only want him. This is the first time in my entire live I have fallen in love. I have dated, had boyfriends, and loved them, but never fallen in love. He doesn't know this yet. But I plan on telling him next time I see him when I go down for my post op apt, if the time seems right. I totally am 100% in love with him and could see forever with him!
About Me
Erie, PA
Location
38.7
BMI
Surgery
01/10/2011
Surgery Date
May 22, 2010
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