NERVOUS ABOUT TODAY

i got my follow-up appt today with the surgeon. what if he says i haven't lost enough? i hate that he was right! when i went 8 days post-op and had lost 17 lbs, he said i probably won't even lose that much in the next month, that he would be surprised if i did. and i have only lost 12! i wanted to prove him wrong, but oh well. i guess that's why he is an extraordinary and briliant surgeon! i have my list of 100 questions for him, so he will love that! and then i am going to the stoe and buying a peppercorn pork tenderloin because that is going to be on my new diet! YUMMMMM hugsssssssss~mary jo

GOOD LUCK MARY JO! dont be nervous i am sure all will be fine. DO post and tell us all about the important. I hope you stressed about your depressed and tired moods this week everything should be shared GOOD LUCK! TONIGHT i go to my surgeons Support GROUP meeting, I love going their to see all the happy successful people, help a newbie etc. GOOD LUCK POST SOON! LOVE LISA

hey lisa! well, things went well, 29 lbs like i already knew, and she(nurse practitioner) said that was great! that made me feel better. i sort of mentioned how i get depressed when i am on a "stall", but i told her i would make an appt with my pcp. i got rx for actigall and will take that for 6 months and she also wants me to start taking a stool softener, so maybe that will help with weight loss too! ya know, there's a support group meeting tonight at my hospital, every 2nd tuesday. i really should start going... hugsssssssssssssssssss

Mary Jo, I am glad you are feeling a little better about your loss. We need to be careful about how attached we get to that scale - I know it is tough. I only weigh myself on Tuesdays and Fridays. They are far enough apart that I get to see results, and I do not get bummed every day because I do not see a loss. We will get where we need to be - each and every one of us!!! And ***YES***, please go to your support group meetings. I went to a number of them before I even had surgery, and found them to be a fabulous resource. These people have taught me so much... they are a resource we should all utilize!!! Nicole 6/7/05 - Lap RNY 312/269/150

I love going to my surgeons support group meetings at the hospitol. THERE motivational and its nice to hear everyone is going thru same thinggs...and how all our bodies are different. IS actigall the gall bladder meds? my surgeon put me on something for the gall bladder. Go see your regualr PCP too and stop watching your scale and let your tool work for you. You are doign well. I loose more cause i have alot more weight to loose then you. It will slo down for me when i get down a bit....BE STRONG! HUGS LISA