My One Year surgiversay (a bit late)
Hello everybody!!!! My one year was May 31.... I even had my f/u appt with the surgeon on that day. I ahd them measure me for ha ha's and found out that I am an inch taller that I thought I was... I am 5'5" which places me weight (148) in the normal BMI range!!!!! That may just be the one thing I am most happy about. This last year has been tought but has gotten easier with the exception of one thing...my appaetite which is as up as ever...I am very upset about that but I have no tbeen gaining weight in fact the scale was 1 lb lighter today!!! The most notable change is that I feel human...worthy of love, fun, and happiness. I don't feel like a fool treating my patients who I suspected (paranoia) looked at me with disgust. I AM HAPPY!!!!
My wedding on May 20 was awesome and beautiful and I posted some pics in m yprofile including a great body shot in the after section way down the bottom of the profile. I cannot imagine what it would ahve fewlt like to be the center of attention at 250 lbs.... and I thank god for this surgery so that I did not have to go through that...if for no other eason I will have proff that I was thin once in my wedding pictures (I guess I will never totally shake the feeling that this surgery "will not work" for me). We went on a cruise to Bermuda and It was fantastic.... it is so gorgeous there...go if you can!!!!
Take care all!!!
Rejoicing 2B free
on 6/7/06 12:51 pm - southern states
on 6/7/06 12:51 pm - southern states
Hi Stefanie, May I say you make one beautiful bride!!! I am so happy for you that in this past year you have been able to lose so much weight and the blessing of being able to be married as a normal weight person. You look positively radiant. Congratulations on your wedding and surgiversary. And hey, isn't that added inch the icing on the cake 
? I like what you said about feeling human and worthy of love, fun and happiness. We all can share in that sentiment here on the May board. It is so great to feel no longer less than but rather... equal to others since the stigma of being morbidly obese vanishes. Thankyou for dropping in to share your update and your wedding pic's. It lifted my heart to read your post and see the photo's both before and after. Mary
? I like what you said about feeling human and worthy of love, fun and happiness. We all can share in that sentiment here on the May board. It is so great to feel no longer less than but rather... equal to others since the stigma of being morbidly obese vanishes. Thankyou for dropping in to share your update and your wedding pic's. It lifted my heart to read your post and see the photo's both before and after. Mary 
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