Long time since I have been here
Hello Everyone,
Wow it has been a VERY long time since I was last on here. I had RNY w/Dr Ed Lin @ Emory 7/05. I started at about 350lbs(honestly I stopped looking at the scale when I got that high) and currently am down to about 110-117lbs, in my opinion too low for me, I would actually be happier at 140, but I will take what I can get...LOL.
I am now at a cross road. About a year ago I started having major pain in my lower back. After seeing several doctors found out that the extra skin is causing the pain, and it needs to go. Now that I have insurance again (thankfully being a student Kaiser offered a bridge program while I am in school) I am starting to look into plastics. I really am not into having it done, but I do not want to live on drugs.
Life has changed dramatically since the 5th of July, or as I call it my Independance Day. I have gone from a size 26 to a 2/4/6(really depends on the maker of pants/shorts/skirt etc) I still have to be really careful in what I eat (trust me I have had several times where my food has made a reappearance)
I have good days and bad days (like anyone else). Even with me being as far out as I am it really is still a learning process. Major life change for sure. People look at me differently, which is still really weird, I do not think that I would ever get used to that.
In the end I think that it was the best decision that I ever made, I just wish that I had done it sooner.
Erica
Wow it has been a VERY long time since I was last on here. I had RNY w/Dr Ed Lin @ Emory 7/05. I started at about 350lbs(honestly I stopped looking at the scale when I got that high) and currently am down to about 110-117lbs, in my opinion too low for me, I would actually be happier at 140, but I will take what I can get...LOL.
I am now at a cross road. About a year ago I started having major pain in my lower back. After seeing several doctors found out that the extra skin is causing the pain, and it needs to go. Now that I have insurance again (thankfully being a student Kaiser offered a bridge program while I am in school) I am starting to look into plastics. I really am not into having it done, but I do not want to live on drugs.
Life has changed dramatically since the 5th of July, or as I call it my Independance Day. I have gone from a size 26 to a 2/4/6(really depends on the maker of pants/shorts/skirt etc) I still have to be really careful in what I eat (trust me I have had several times where my food has made a reappearance)
I have good days and bad days (like anyone else). Even with me being as far out as I am it really is still a learning process. Major life change for sure. People look at me differently, which is still really weird, I do not think that I would ever get used to that.
In the end I think that it was the best decision that I ever made, I just wish that I had done it sooner.
Erica
Wow, what an amazing loss. I am a size 24-26 now, and I can't imagine being that small. I am hoping to be a size 12-14. Would you post some before and after pics?
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I do not have any pictures on my coupter that I can upload, but I have some on MySpace (under dillaq) I had my brother put a picture from August 2004, that was roughtly a year before surgery, and the picture that is on my main profile was taken about 2 years ago, at about 140lbs so I am a little thinner now.
I never imagined myself in 2-4 EVER. It is interesting though, I LOVE Goodwill..
Erica
I never imagined myself in 2-4 EVER. It is interesting though, I LOVE Goodwill..
Erica
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