9 years Post OP

Aug 12, 2011

 Well i'm 9 years post op.  And i have never gained any of the weight back.  I lost almost 150 pounds.  I go up and down 15 pounds due to thyorid diease and retaining fluid.  I never got that skinny body like most but I went from a size 34 to a size 16/18 and i know that is a great accomplishment from where i was.  I still hope to loose some more just for health reasons.  I'm going to try to workout more.  Its just hard for me because of having thryoid diease i have no engery.  But I'm working on getting that taken care of they are trying to get my T4 levels right.  

But i feel better.  I have lived longer and i have a wonderful family.  I had a daughter 2 years and a month post op and she was healthy.  I gained 15 pounds with the pregency and she weighted 8 pounds and was a very healthy baby.  So don't worry about getting pregant after surgery and not getting enough to eat for the baby.  Its nature your body will kick in and care for the baby.

I have had some stomach issues with the surgery with pain in my stomach which was gasses backing up in the upper part of my stomach cause such pain that morphen didn't work.  But now i'm on a preventative antibotic that I have to take daily for the rest of my life to keep the gasses from backing up and causing me pain. 

Other then that, that's the only down side i have had.  I have had my gastro Doctor said that Dr Jett did an amazing job on my surgery and he had never seen a surgery of my state done so well.  He gave him high koodoos..

So yes if i had to do it over again would I!  HELL YES!  If i hadn't had it i would be dead or bed fast now and wouldn't have had my princess Sarah.. She has breathed new life into me.  I've had a great 0 years being a mom to my kids and now i'm a grandma and i'm looking forward to the next 30 years...


Sheila 

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