July Baby- glad to have some support!
Hi all! this is my first post. I am 4 weeks and 3 days post-op. I have lost about 46 pounds. I am so glad I could read about your guys experience. It feels great to know that I'm not the only one feeling the things I do.I need to work on:
- weighing myself several times a day
- getting depressed if I show a gain, ( 2 pounds this morning but I started my monthly too.)
- getting scared when I hear about this person or that person who has died from the surgery.
How do you all deal with this?????
Thanks, Mandy
I weigh myself several times a week, on the scale at the gym...it forces me to work out 
I've begun to accept that I will not show a loss every time I weigh, and have realized that as long as I'm doing what I'm supposed to, it will all even out in the end. I've been a slow loser, so I've had to come to terms with this early on. As for the getting scared when hearing about others dying from the surgery, especially further out post-op, well...I haven't figured that one out yet! I believe that my surgeon has done an excellent job on me, and I should have no problems down the road, but there always is that nagging feeling that something could go wrong.
If you continue to have difficulty dealing with some of your emotions and thoughts, you can always seek counseling or join a support group. A lot of people enlist in outside support to help them better handle everything going on.
Pamela
352/322/135
I've begun to accept that I will not show a loss every time I weigh, and have realized that as long as I'm doing what I'm supposed to, it will all even out in the end. I've been a slow loser, so I've had to come to terms with this early on. As for the getting scared when hearing about others dying from the surgery, especially further out post-op, well...I haven't figured that one out yet! I believe that my surgeon has done an excellent job on me, and I should have no problems down the road, but there always is that nagging feeling that something could go wrong.
If you continue to have difficulty dealing with some of your emotions and thoughts, you can always seek counseling or join a support group. A lot of people enlist in outside support to help them better handle everything going on.
Pamela
352/322/135 Hey Mandy-First off, let me just say HOLY COW! YOU GO GIRL! 46 pounds in a little over 4 weeks is AWESOME!!!
As for the weighing thing, I bought some digital scales after WLS, and am lucky because they weigh exactly the same as my surgeon's scales, so there are no surprises. I weigh daily, and if I show no loss or even a gain (yes, it happens even with guys--except I don't have the monthly friend 
), it is a motivation for me to work harder.
As for people dying from the surgery, we all knew going into this that death or severe complications were a very real possibility, but we understood that the benefits far outweighed the risks. Just pay attention to your body, follow doc's orders, and as always keep smiling and keep the faith!
Take good care!
-Jeff
RNY 7/7/4 338/280/188
), it is a motivation for me to work harder.
As for people dying from the surgery, we all knew going into this that death or severe complications were a very real possibility, but we understood that the benefits far outweighed the risks. Just pay attention to your body, follow doc's orders, and as always keep smiling and keep the faith!
Take good care!
-Jeff
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