Good luck to everyone!
It is 6 months since my surgery on September 8. I have lost (according to my scale) 134 pounds. Actually, that amount was in little less than 6 months. I'm almost halfway to my goal of somewhere between 150 and 200. I've been lucky and not lost any hair. I've been getting around 80 grams of protein a day. I tried the protein drinks but had a hard time. Now, I eat protein bars and they are okay. I've started trying to do the recumbent bike (bad knees). As soon as I lose enough weight, my orthopedic surgeon is going to do knee replacement. Then when I finish, I'm going to have plastic surgery. No one will be able to recognize me when I'm done. I had a hard time at the beginning due to the fact that my youngest brother died two weeks before my surgery. I had gone for my pre-op work and nutrition class, when I got home he had died. He was one of the Medical College of Virginia's first stomach staplings. A lot of what the doctors now know about the gastric bypass, they learned from his complications. Also, he did not listen to what they told him. You must take your vitamins, exercise, and eat correctly. Otherwise, this will be all for nothing. Everything they tell you that can happen if you don't do it the right way happened to my brother. He had so many physical problems. Fortunately, he's in a better place now and is no longer sick. I want everyone out there to listen to what their doctor's tell them. I wish everyone all the best and if you need to talk...I'll listen. Good luck and God bless!
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