jassieb

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gosh folks, it's been so long since i've been on my computer. and since i've checked out this site. my most recent picture is from the summer of 2010. i've lost about 175 lbs. by that time. i'm over 200 lbs. down now....about 225 lbs. i'm not sure when i will stop losing weight. i have alot of loose skin. very unattractive. it's funny that i am more critical of myself now than i was prior to surgery. looking back at photos of myself at my 50th birthday party, i cannot believe i ever was that size. i never saw myself like that. it's very scarey to see myself like that. i could have died due to my weight for so many reasons. i have an 11 year old daughter and i couldn't imagine her having to grow up an orphan. i can't thank dr. poplawski  enough. he is a miracle worker in my eyes. the care i received at the barix clinic in michigan outshines any type of care i have ever received in a hospital setting in ontario.
i have been told that there is a clinic in guelph ontario canada that specializes in this type of surgery now, so hopefully the people who truly want and need it will no longer have to wait 5 years to see a surgeon. my only regret is i didn't do this sooner.

well summertime is almost half over. i've been doing ok. i don't see the weight dropping off. i know why, it's because i'm not exercising like i need to. i joined the y. so i started with the "gentle fit" workout in the pool. that was a monday. alot of ab work. my tummy was very very sore after that workout. i went to "AQUA FIT" on tuesday and officially did myself in. i was so sore after that workout. so i've decided to go to "gentle fit". it is on monday, wednesday and friday. i think that's enough to start with. once i'm comfortable with that, i will add the "aqua fit".  when my daughter starts to school again in september i plan to work out on a treadmill and other machines after the pool workout. i get one or two free sessions with a personal trainer and i hope to have them help plan out a safe, effective workout program. i think that will help the loss process and help to give me more energy as well. anyone have suggestions for other ways to a successful new me?????

well i went for my 6 week post op and i was pleased with the results. i was above the percentile of weight to be lost in the 6 weeks. my incision looks amazing. i would personally like to send out a huge thank you to Dr. Poplawski of the Barix Clinic in Michigan for not only doing the procedure correctly, but also cleaning up all the scar tissue from the butcher job done by Dr. Joffe in Scarborough Ontario.
I want to change the surgeons name to Dr. Poplawski and I don't know how to do it. can anyone let me know how?
i go back for my 3 month post op and i will be excited to see how much i will have lost by then.

has anyone else had to beat down the demons? you know, the demons that you want all the wrong foods, not because you are hungry, but because you are used to eating all the time.  this week has been a hard week for me, i wanted salt, big time. withdrawal from chips, and anything sweet. maybe it's pms and i have to learn to feed these cravings with something other than food. any suggestions out there?

sometimes during my day i crave food that i used to eat. i'm not hungry, i'm starting to recognize what hungry feels like. of course commercials on tv don't help!!! cooking and watching my daughter eat is hard. she doesn't like that i'm not eating what she is. she is only 9 so as much as she understands the most of surgery and changes, there are some areas she isn't  comfortable with it all.  smells of food cooking, especially bbq drive me crazy. any suggestions? i wasn't able to go for my 2 week post op in michigan so i don't know what the first 2 weeks have done for my new life. have i lost any? i won't know until my 6 week post op. i am hoping i have a big number showing that i've lost by that time. i am having a hard time walking. i get dizzy really fast. i will get my vitamins and b12 tomorrow and hopefully that will help. i had a problem with low blood pressure the night and day following the surgery, and it didn't increase drastically before leaving the hospital. i need my nap every day. i am hopeful i will get more energy when i start my b12 and vitamins. well that's it for today!!!

gosh, i am finally on the way to a new me. i originally had gastric bypass surgery operated by dr. joffe in scarborough. i was unsuccessful. i lost like 25 lbs. imagine going for the gastric bypass, being cut from top to bottom and not losing weight. i was sick, throwing up at least 3-4 times daily. my incision opened up, i had an infection, actually 3 different infections. i had no follow up except when i had to go to scarborough grace regarding my incision. anyway, i felt like such a failure. fortunately i posted on this website that i had surgery and lost neary nothing and someone saw that post. she told me about the trouble my surgeon was in, and to apply to ohip. approved and now i've had my revision/conversion bypass surgery done in michigan and i'm on my way to a new me. my surgery was june 3/09. i am finding it hard, i wasn't the least bit hungry at first, now i find that i am getting hungry. i'm on full fluids, and another 12 days i will move on to pureed foods. i am praying that this will work this time. my follow up appt. was to be today, but i couldn't afford the trip. i will see my own doc on wednesday. i am certain i have lost some weight. my face, ankles and wrists look smaller. welcome to my journey!!!!