Here I am again

A little over three weeks out. My side pain is finally starting to subside (hear me Magee! It WILL get better). I'm working hard to get protein in. And I'm finally eating food. Soft food...but food all the same. Two days ago I was crying and telling my husband I made A HUGE mistake. I was in a lot of pain. I'm better now. Honestly? I'm still not crazy about this process. I'm tired of no energy (although that IS getting better, but I sleep 11 hours a day). Tired of no pizza. I'm ready to be two years out, thin, tucked up here and there. They say it goes by fast. I hope it will for me! Tracey

Tracey, I'm four and one-half years post-op and I will tell you that it definitely does get better. You know that it will....do you know how I know?? You said in your post that only two ago you were crying and telling your husband you made a huge mistake but you are better now. That was only two days ago and you're already feeling better. In one month it will be even better and three months even better, etc., etc. Try to look at the big picture of this next year and all of the positive, wonderful changes that are ahead for you. Those two years will be here before you know it. Once those pounds are literally falling off of you, pizza will seem very insignificant compared to how strong, healthy and beautiful inside and outside that you will be feeling about your accomplishments. Try not to think about the few things you're not having right now but look ahead to the loose clothes, numbers on the scale dwindling quickly before your eyes, and feeling a sense of pride in yourself you've never had before. Pizza? What's that??? (Okay, maybe that's an exageration but you get what I mean!!!) It's going to be a great year for you!!! Cathy ObesityHelp Support Group Leader

HI Cathy, Thanks so much for the reply. You're right. I do know it will get better. As of today I've lost 32 lbs. I still worry that it will stop all of a sudden and I'll be the one person this surgery doesn't work for. Do you have any idea when the Lebanon support group will start forming? I have trouble getting to Springfield with four kids to take care of and my husband working nights. Tracey

It really does get better as time passes. It is good to eat real food again. Farther down the road you might be able to eat a little pizza. Lots of times I just eat the toppings and leave the crust. I can eat a little bit of thin crust but most of the flavor is in the toppings. Dont try it yet but you can have the topping off a pizza later probably. I make homemade lasanga with high proien noodles and lots of meat and cheese. It really is not bad and you cant eat much but it sure is good. Time will pass fast and when your clothes start falling off of you and you get to shop for nice new clothes in regular sizes that is a real kick. I am a man and used to hate to shop now I love shoppings since I can wear the nice clothes now,

Thanks David. Tonight I made chili using Ground turkey. I couldn't eat much, but boy was it nice to eat some regular food. I didn't think I could be satisfied with so little of a good thing. But I honestly was. I htink I'll feel better as I incorporate more regular foods into my diet. Tracey

Hey Trace - thanks for the encouragement. I had the same meltdown the other night. I need to know regular food exists for me - even if it's later. That side pain is getting annoying (you know that). We stepped off the cliff and now we've got to go with it - no matter what. We are in the worst of the worst - all the limitations and problems of the surgery with the fewest amount of benefits as we haven't lost all that weight yet. I am guessing the lesson is PATIENCE. All these folks can't be wrong unless there aren't any real people here and they are all paid schills employed by the surgeons to sucker in new victims for WLS surgery (ok - I've been watching too much bad TV)