3 months out
(just went back and read this and I warn - it's LONG! LOL Must feel chatty today) 
I had my 3 month appointment today with Dr. Geller. I'm down 73 pounds! I'm so excited. I've had a problem with still being able to wear my "old" clothes and them not fall off. This was a mental hang up for me. However, I went shopping on Tuesday and found that I can wear a size 20 pants comfortably (although they are elastic waist) instead of a snug fitting 26! I swore I wouldn't buy a lot of new clothes, but I bought 5 pairs of pants! Sears had a great sale. My total was just at $80.
Hopefully these will last me awhile since they are a tight-stitched elastic. I also was able to go into the "regular" department and get in XL shirts instead of 3x! This is great.
For those of you pondering having surgery, I'll give just a hint of what it's been like.
My surgeon was done by Dr. David Geller in Louisville. I have to admit I was just a tad bit apprehensive only because he was fairly new when I went to see him. I did a lot of research and found he is an excellent doctor and also figured if he wasn't, Dr. Shina would not have let him join in his practice.
I went through a lot of emotional issues from excitement to petrified. He is a great surgeon and takes the time to talk with you and really seems to genuinely care.
About 3 weeks before my surgery I got in a crying fit and made my husband promise if I didn't make it out of this NOT to let my 2 year old call any other woman Mommy! He thought I was nuts (so did I). I went through looking for excuses to cancel the surgery to hoping the office would call and move it up. The first couple of days out of surgery I was kind of out of it - I guess from pain medicine. The 3rd day I was coherent and ready to get up. I had a hard time getting the nurses to help me even though it's a must. Despite the pain, I made myself get up and walk around. By the time I came home on the fourth day, I was moving well. Slow, but well. I took only 3 pain pills at home - 1 each night for the first 3 nights so I could get comfortable in my recliner. I was there 2 weeks. The worst part was not being able to take a full shower! 2 weeks and 2 days out, I was at Caesar's casino! Didn't win, but it was good getting out. I went camping that weekend, too. I tired out easily. I got to where I couldn't drink the Unjury protein. It just wasn't good. I went about a month without protein supplements - something I would never recommend. I found one I dearly love - NECTAR (at www.wlssuccess.com). It makes all the difference in the world. Probably by week 4, I was totally pain free. I had 8 weeks off work - I recommend taking as long as you are able. Getting over the pain was the easy part - changing habits to your new diet regimen required that time. I think if I would have gone back to work earlier, it would've been harder to adjust. I've never wished I didn't do this. It's a very serious decision and you have to be very serious you want to commit. It's somewhat hard at times with the head hunger, by I know I don't want to go back to size 26 and that keeps me going.
If anyone has any questions or anything, please email me. I welcome them! This is the greatest I've been physically and mentally in more than 18 years!
I had my 3 month appointment today with Dr. Geller. I'm down 73 pounds! I'm so excited. I've had a problem with still being able to wear my "old" clothes and them not fall off. This was a mental hang up for me. However, I went shopping on Tuesday and found that I can wear a size 20 pants comfortably (although they are elastic waist) instead of a snug fitting 26! I swore I wouldn't buy a lot of new clothes, but I bought 5 pairs of pants! Sears had a great sale. My total was just at $80.
Hopefully these will last me awhile since they are a tight-stitched elastic. I also was able to go into the "regular" department and get in XL shirts instead of 3x! This is great.
For those of you pondering having surgery, I'll give just a hint of what it's been like.
My surgeon was done by Dr. David Geller in Louisville. I have to admit I was just a tad bit apprehensive only because he was fairly new when I went to see him. I did a lot of research and found he is an excellent doctor and also figured if he wasn't, Dr. Shina would not have let him join in his practice.
I went through a lot of emotional issues from excitement to petrified. He is a great surgeon and takes the time to talk with you and really seems to genuinely care.
About 3 weeks before my surgery I got in a crying fit and made my husband promise if I didn't make it out of this NOT to let my 2 year old call any other woman Mommy! He thought I was nuts (so did I). I went through looking for excuses to cancel the surgery to hoping the office would call and move it up. The first couple of days out of surgery I was kind of out of it - I guess from pain medicine. The 3rd day I was coherent and ready to get up. I had a hard time getting the nurses to help me even though it's a must. Despite the pain, I made myself get up and walk around. By the time I came home on the fourth day, I was moving well. Slow, but well. I took only 3 pain pills at home - 1 each night for the first 3 nights so I could get comfortable in my recliner. I was there 2 weeks. The worst part was not being able to take a full shower! 2 weeks and 2 days out, I was at Caesar's casino! Didn't win, but it was good getting out. I went camping that weekend, too. I tired out easily. I got to where I couldn't drink the Unjury protein. It just wasn't good. I went about a month without protein supplements - something I would never recommend. I found one I dearly love - NECTAR (at www.wlssuccess.com). It makes all the difference in the world. Probably by week 4, I was totally pain free. I had 8 weeks off work - I recommend taking as long as you are able. Getting over the pain was the easy part - changing habits to your new diet regimen required that time. I think if I would have gone back to work earlier, it would've been harder to adjust. I've never wished I didn't do this. It's a very serious decision and you have to be very serious you want to commit. It's somewhat hard at times with the head hunger, by I know I don't want to go back to size 26 and that keeps me going.
If anyone has any questions or anything, please email me. I welcome them! This is the greatest I've been physically and mentally in more than 18 years! 
CONGRATULATIONS LAURIE,
I'M JEALOUS YOURE DOWN THAT MUCH. I WAS ONLY DOWN 45 POUNDS, BUT HE SAID THAT WAS GOOD. HE SCHEDULED ME FOR AN UGI TO MAKE SURE I HAVE OR DON'T HAVE A LARGE STOMA. HE SAID IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. HE ALSO SAID WHERE I WAS A REVISION THAT I WOULD LOSE SLOWER THAN OTHERS...I BELIEVE DELEROS SESTER TOLD ME THAT ALSO. MY EMAIL HAS BEEN MESSED UP SO EMAIL ME AT [email protected]. ANYWAY HE SAID I WAS AVERAGING HALF POUND A DAY WEIGHT LOSS AND THAT WAS GOOD FOR ME. TOLD ME TO START GETTING MY PROTEIN IN. I BOUGHT A MONTHS SUPPLY OF THE TASTELESS UNJURY AND I LOVE IT. ON MY SECOND PROTEIN DRINK TODAY. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO START MEASURING MY FOOD AGAIN UNTIL HE FINDS OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND FOR ME TO DRINK AS MUCH WATER AS I CAN 15 MIN BEFORE I EAT. YOU LOOKED SOOOO GOOOD!!!!! ARE YOU GOING TO JOIN THE SUCCESS AFTER WEIGHTLOSS SURGERY PROGRAM THEY HAVE? HE WANTS ME TO. I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT, BUT I'M GONNA TRY TO SEE IF THEY CAN SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN OR SOMETHING. I REALLY NEED IT. I'M STARTING TO GET HEAD HUNGER AND JUST WANT TO EAT JUST TO EAT. BUT I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!! I WILL EMAIL YA LATER ON. MY NEXT APPT IS DEC 18 AT 2:45. MAYBE I'LL SEE YA THERE.
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