8 MONTHS
Sep 10, 2007
Hi everyone!
Today is 8 months to the day of surgery. I am doing really well. I have went from 271 (pre-op) to 173 (97 lbs gone forever) as of this morning. From a size 24 to a comfortable 16 (even loose). I only have 14 lbs to go to goal. That should not to too difficult in the next 5-6 months. I do not nor have I ever regretted this surgery. My life is sooooo much better now. No diabetes, no high cholestrol, no gallbladder, nothing but good. The only thing that could stand improvement is my energy level. I am tired even after sleeping 8 hours a night. I also get dizzy and light-headed when I stand up. I went last week for blood work to see if my iron levels were down. I have not heard anything back yet. No news is good new I suppose. Another thing is that I am cold no I freeze all the time. Dr. Myers says that is normal for the first couple of years. I still go to the gym about 4 days a week. Talk next month. Bye
7 MONTH'S
Aug 10, 2007
Wow, it seems like it was only yesterday that I had surgery. It has been 7 months today. It is kind of strange to think that 7 months ago I weighed as much as I did (271 lbs). As of today I am down 90 lbs. (181). I am at a stand still and I don't like it. I guess you just get used to losing the weight and when your lose slows down you start to think ok now the weight will start to come back on. Even thought I know that we can't gain weight back eating 1200 calories a day. I am now in a solid size 16 and I would love to get to a size 12. I am large boned (I know, every fat person says that). My first meeting with the dietician, she told me that I was in fact large boned and I about fell over. Most people use that as an excuse, but here I am a large boned person. Who would have guessed. HaHa!! I still have not regretted having surgery. I would do it again in a heart beat. My son asked me if I feel like telling every over-weight person about this proceedure and I said "YES", although I don't. If someone would have told me I needed WLS I would have been like "shut your mouth". Well I am just rambling on, so I will go for now.
Speaking
Jul 17, 2007
Last night I got the opportunity to speak at Dr. Myers seminar. Boy, was I nervous. The thought that 6 months ago I would not have even dreamed of getting up in front of a group of people and speak, let alone speak about something so personal as this surgery. I think it went well. I got to meet Sami Sue from this site. We have the same surgreon. Congratulations Sami on your surgery date. As of this morning I have lost 90 lbs. It is hard to phathom that I have lost that much in less than 7 months. I continue to work out 4-5 time a week. As I told the people last night, exercise becomes like another addiction. Only a good one. Take care.
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Jun 26, 2007
Well the doctor was at a loss. He said he did not know what was causing the pain, but said that some people can develop slight irritable bowel syndrome (sp?) so now I have medicine to take if the pain comes back ( I only had to take 2). He feels that the place that I am having pain is (in his words) where my ovaries live. HaHa! So for now we will just see.
5 months out
Jun 18, 2007
I forgot to update on my 5 month anniversary. I am now down 80 lbs. and am in a size 16-18 not to bad from a 22-24. I have been having alot of pain in my lower abdomen. On Weds. last week I was in the ER with the lower abdomen pain and it was moving up the my left side. My SIL thought it might be appendicitis, but they did bloodwork, x-rays, and a CAT scan and they found nothing. Since I have had the pain just not as intense. I have to go see Dr. Myers on Friday to see if he can figure out something. I hope he can I am tired of having pain. I will update when I go to the Dr on Friday. Talk later.
Follow up appt.
May 28, 2007
We to see Dr. Myers on Friday to get my incisions checked out. All is fine. I am down 75 lbs now and I do not have to go back for 6 months. Hopefully I can be almost to goal at that appt. I am hoping for 160 lbs by then. That's a little over 6 lbs each month. I think I can do that if I continue to work out 4 times a week (including 1 water class). The water class is only for people that have had GBS, so you don't have to worry about the way you look in a bathing suit because we all have sagging skin. I have been feeling down for the last 3 days. I don't know if it is because it is that time of the month or if it is because of the holiday and not having any family around (they all went to KY for the holiday). Hopefully I can pull myself out of this funk. Talk later. Bye Bye
Dr's Visit
May 24, 2007
Drum roll please!!! I just got back from my PCP and (I can't believe I am about to say it) I am no longer a diabetic. Horay! Horay! My A1C is 5.4. Just where it is suppost to be. My PCP said that he will see me when I need him. This is the first time in 6 years that I will not have to go back in 3 months. Tomorrow I go see my surgeon. I am taking a copy of my labs for him to look at. Well now it is time for me to let my feet touch the floor. Talk more later.
I'm home
May 16, 2007
I got home today around 1:30 from having my gallbladder taken out. No pain except for my right shoulder (the gas is rising). Dr. Myers used 3 of my incisions from the first surgery to do this one. I will go for now I need to take to some pain medicine to see if it will take away the pain in my shoulder.
GALLBLADDER
May 09, 2007
Well, I just got back from seeing my doctor to get the results of my gallbladder ultrasound. He came in and said you have gallstones, so your gallbladder will have to come out. So I am going to have another surgery on Tuesday, May 15 @ 11:30. Hopefully I will be out in time to come home the same day. I will write next week and let everyone know how I am doing.
What is this pain?
Apr 27, 2007
This might seem strange but on Tuesday night I was at our support meeting and a new couple was there and she was going to have surgery on May 1st and they wanted to know a little more on the surgery. What kind of complications we all had and most of us said that we did not have any complications. Well, on Wed. morning I woke up with a bad pain in my upper abdomen. My doctor was out of town, but I spoke with him on the phone and he told me to go to the ER, so off I went. They did xrays, bloodwork and blew one of my veins in my hand and sent me home with no explination on what was wrong. I do have to have a gallbladder ultrasound on Monday. I saw my doctor today and he is treating me for an ulcer. He said if it wasn't one that the medicine will not hurt, but he thought maybe it was so now I have to take 2 medicines and have the ultrasound and go back in 2 weeks to see my doctor again to go over my test results. I kind of hope it is an ulcer then I will not have to have another surgery. I will update later to let you know what is going on. Bye Bye
