long time no post....

hi, remember me?? lol. good to see so many of you are doing so well!!! fr those who forget, or dont know me, i had rny in edmonton june 5th 2012, my start weight was 360, im now 230. ive been 230 for a very long time.... like 10+ months... i dont excercise, never have, i know it would change things, but im just to sick sore and tired from other health issues. i dream of losing another 30 lbs, all i ever really wanted was onederland!! im having issues, most likely ulcers, lots of burning pouch, no appetite, blood in my stool. yada yada... im going to be booked for gastroscopy, colonoscopy, barium swallow, gotta do an ecg, and did blood and urine on fri. well see how it goes.. im hoping once my issues get worked out, ill be able to lose some more,,, but i highly doubt it... not being a pessimist, more a realist... since my weights been stable i could probably do plastics, and im actually being refered to dr islur... i want tummy tuck, mons lift and arms.. i see by your posts im looking at about 10000... hope the bank will help us!! weve taken out 30000 over the lasty couple years for james student loans, hes thankfully going into his final year at red river. very torn as to whether i should bother with plastics at this point..i really need it... but... im still 230lbs.. i thought coming on here again would help me feel better about my progress, or rather lack of progress... but seeing that some of you went for surg starting at 230 lbs... depresses the hell outta me... i dont know why im posting this, i dont want to discourage others, im very jealous of some of you, not spitefully tho. i was so determined at 1st, had such high hopes, but it wasnt my reality...i'm sad.. discouraged... stressed, overwhelmed by so much other crap in my life, my weight isnt even a focus in my life.. i just settled into this eating/sleeping/being way of life, this is where i ended up....sorry to be a party pooper!!

niki 

Hi Niki,

I sent you a private message.. take care

Welcome back Niki!  I recognized the handle right away.  There are a few of us heavy weights here, mostly trying to get into the program.  I was admitted to Edmonton but when i canceled an appt for financial reasons and didn't immediately rebook, I was "discharged" back to my GP.  I'm praying that this is a God thing and it's because I'd be better off without the extra travel.

You are not a downer or "party pooper", it's life and when you're heavier and see your goal weight is just lower than someone's highest, it sucks.  Doesn't mean we can't be happy for them while we're sorry for ourselves.

Keep in mind that you likely have a lot of skin to be removed.  I've heard of stories where larger patients have 20 pounds of skin removed.  Maybe not being concerned about flapping skin will help make exercise more appealing.

I am glad to see you back.

Niki! Nice to see you back.

Look at how much you HAVE LOST!! You are down 130 lb  from where you started, which is fantastic, no matter how you look at it..That's equivalent to the weight of an entire person. Sorry to hear about all your other health issues that are obviously even worse than before. 

As for the plastic surgery...I'm pretty sure Dr. Islur will apply to Manitoba Health for your tummy tuck, so you won't be looking at anywhere near that much. I paid for my tummy tuck & lipo privately because I didn't expect to be approved (no skin issues) and I was on a timeline. You end up with a mons lift with the tummy tuck pretty much by default, or at least I did anyway. All that skin gets stretched up.

I have never exercised in my life either. I just went to my first-ever yoga class last night because I knew I had to do something. I know I'm going to have to push myself to keep going. If I didn't know the instructor personally, I would never have gone.

I'd be happy to lose more weight, but I'm fighting to stay where I'm at.  My BMI is still almost 31, still in the obese category. It sure beats the 48 I started at. I've been where I am for months, too.

I hope you get some encouragement from these posts. I bet most of us think you have done an awesome job to get to where you are. I hope you can look a little more on the "glass half full" side!