2 months post-op update

   I am two months post-op today. First the good stuff. I have loss 63# and 27 and a half inches.Seven more pounds and I will never see the 300's again!!!     And now the not so good. I have been feeling very bad for a couple of weeks. No energy,getting sick,having black outs, and feeling dizzy. i went to my PCP today and she believes that I am getting dehydrated. I know I am not getting enough water. She wants me to have at least four bottles of water a day and at least two protien shakes. I haven't been doing either one.And she says I am taking my vitamins wrong.She says you can't take the iron at the same time as the calcium or the iron won't be absorbed. So she did a bunch of blood work on me. They took 11 tubes of blood. So we will see what that brings.     I have also been having alot of pain in my right hip. It started last Friday. So she had me go to the hospital and have lower back and hip x-rays. She thinks it is a pinched syatic(sp) nerve in my hip. All I know is it is painful!! So we will see what the x-rays say.     As of today I am on regular menu. Yeah!!! Looking forward to some fresh fruits and vegtables. And maybe some meat. So far I haven't found anything my pouch doesn't like. But I can't decide if that's good or bad. LOL     Over all things are going ok. I will post my two month pictures either tonite or in the morning.Take Care all and God Bless. Tammy V. 

  You know it's not going to do you any good to be thin if you aren't healthy!!!  You have to have water...you have to have protein!!!  You may also consider that you could be a little hypoglycemic with all that....that was my problem when i was feeling like you described...i guess your bloodwork will tell.  I hope you can get on track....for your own sake.  You have a new chance to take care of that body and you need to seize this opportunity and do it up right  .  I wish the best for you...Congratulations on the awesome weight loss....I'm right behind you....

Thank-you for the encouragement and support. I promise I will get myself on track. Love Tammy V.

Tammy you know better than not get in your water or your protein. There are too many different types out there to not be able to find one that you like and get them in daily at least two you should have three . but if you do just two you will be better off. Sounds like you have a great PCP that knows her business. even to knowing that your iron and calcium dont go together.  Hope you get yourself on track or im afraid you could wind up sicker than you ever dreamed possible. Get with it girl. Maybe we need to all come see you lol  God Bless you girl .

I really do have a great PCP! I love her. And the best part about it is ,she has had WLS herself and knows just what I am going thru and knows how to help me. Tomorrow I am gonna get myself on track and do what I am suspose to. I promise. Thanks for the encouragement and support. Love, Tammy V.

tammy    COngrats :)   You are doing so good..  WOW, am i ever losing slower than anyone here, guess I am the turtle :)  At least i am losing, and boy oh boy am i ever losing inches..  Its crazy how that works.. but at least I am going somewhere.  I don't see how there is such a variation in how fast people lose.     Get tha****er and those shakes in.. I havent been getting my vitamins or calcuim, i keep forgetting them..  Always something to think about. blessings cindy

Cindy  hey im the turtle here not you lol...i have only lost 83 lbs in a lil over 5 months and like you it seems like im the slowest loser here but at same time im ok with it cos at least im losing and its NOT like im on a strict diet like be4...its easier to lose now with this tool....even us turtles have a chance to win this race lol hang in there we will get there.....

Shiela..  I have lost 36.5 in two months, much slower than Renee, Tammy and the others who had surgery the same time I did and all have lost 56, 63, 72 in the same 2 months.Thats what I meant.  Now, however, what I keep thinking about is that I will lose 80 or 90 but it might take a year, not 5 months.  Do you remember how much you lost the first 2 months?  So see, you aren't the slowest loser here, but it might be because I had the sleeve and not RNY..  I think the loss is slower, but they said you tend to catch up later on out, and sometimes lose longer..  we will see.

 Cindy  i was only teasing you i hope you know that....i have averaged about a 16 lbs loss a month so i was at about 30 to 32 lbs at 2 months out but i know how u feel...i couldnt believe how much others was losing compared to me...we will get there even as turtles hahaha  SMILE

Yes, i knew.. :)  Just playing too, it will all work out in the end.  Have a great day..