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Topic: 365 days
I made the best decision a person could do for theirselves. Yes its been a year already that i had my sleeve! I cant believe its been that long so far! I wouldnt say its been an easy road but one i wouldnt change for anything.
When i began this journey i had 6 months to lose 10lbs. Silly me DIDNT take it seriously and do it. So time September rolled around they gave me ONE more chance. I had 2 months to lose 20lbs. So i followed a special diet and i lost 24lbs after putting my mind to it! I was then scheduled to have surgery January 6th. I had lost 45lbs by that time.
I wasnt all that nervous on my surgery day until they told me i had to have the breathing tube put down while i was awake! (cause i have a goiter *thyroid*, which i need operated on this year but thats another story) so then i freaked out and i will tell you it was the most uncomfortable feeling in the world! Scary to say the least!
The surgery went fine and as text book as it could go the surgeon told me. Sadly i had booked off 3-4 weeks of work but ended up taking off 3 months. I ended up with a gall stone stuck in my bile duct which cause me a great deal of pain. The same pain as gallbladder attacks cause (i had my gall bladder removed over 10 yrs ago) so this was a stone they had left there by mistake. Soooooooooooo i finally had my endscope to clear that problem and then i could focus on losing the weight.
My surgeons goal weight for me was 170, i said 150 so i went between the two and said ok 160 it is. I am happy to say i hit my goal weight a few months ago and lost more since then. My lowest was 137lbs but Christmas put on 2.5 pounds which i am trying to get off now.
Off all three of my blood pressure meds now and all three of my diabetic medication! And i dont have to take any inhalers anymore for asthma. I can walk upstairs without huffing and puffing. I have more energy then i used to! I feel great all around to be honest. Well except my thryoid trouble now and well back pain. My back sadly hurts more than it ever did when i was obese. But hoping to get that looked at soon!
All in all i would never change a thing and I LOVE MY SLEEVE!
Ginny
I am going to try and attach some pics of before and after. I have more on my profile if you like to see and send a friend reqest too if you like!
Ok pics arent working for some reason for me. :-(
what do you wanna be when you grow up little girl? i wanna be a loser and sit on the bench sir! (45 lbs lost pre op) 300lbs starting weight, currently 141lbs! Lowest has been 135lbs and hoping to get back to that.
When i began this journey i had 6 months to lose 10lbs. Silly me DIDNT take it seriously and do it. So time September rolled around they gave me ONE more chance. I had 2 months to lose 20lbs. So i followed a special diet and i lost 24lbs after putting my mind to it! I was then scheduled to have surgery January 6th. I had lost 45lbs by that time.
I wasnt all that nervous on my surgery day until they told me i had to have the breathing tube put down while i was awake! (cause i have a goiter *thyroid*, which i need operated on this year but thats another story) so then i freaked out and i will tell you it was the most uncomfortable feeling in the world! Scary to say the least!
The surgery went fine and as text book as it could go the surgeon told me. Sadly i had booked off 3-4 weeks of work but ended up taking off 3 months. I ended up with a gall stone stuck in my bile duct which cause me a great deal of pain. The same pain as gallbladder attacks cause (i had my gall bladder removed over 10 yrs ago) so this was a stone they had left there by mistake. Soooooooooooo i finally had my endscope to clear that problem and then i could focus on losing the weight.
My surgeons goal weight for me was 170, i said 150 so i went between the two and said ok 160 it is. I am happy to say i hit my goal weight a few months ago and lost more since then. My lowest was 137lbs but Christmas put on 2.5 pounds which i am trying to get off now.
Off all three of my blood pressure meds now and all three of my diabetic medication! And i dont have to take any inhalers anymore for asthma. I can walk upstairs without huffing and puffing. I have more energy then i used to! I feel great all around to be honest. Well except my thryoid trouble now and well back pain. My back sadly hurts more than it ever did when i was obese. But hoping to get that looked at soon!
All in all i would never change a thing and I LOVE MY SLEEVE!
Ginny
I am going to try and attach some pics of before and after. I have more on my profile if you like to see and send a friend reqest too if you like!
Ok pics arent working for some reason for me. :-(
what do you wanna be when you grow up little girl? i wanna be a loser and sit on the bench sir! (45 lbs lost pre op) 300lbs starting weight, currently 141lbs! Lowest has been 135lbs and hoping to get back to that.
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing?
Looking forward to the new year. Hoping for great losses. Christmas and new years were uneventful was still on mushies. Hoping this stupid stall will soon break. Happy New year to you.
susan palmer 
highest weight 280 current weight 186
Topic: RE: How is everyone doing?
Sorry to hear about your fall, hope your better soon. I fell during the holiday season as well and have a lovely black eye, but fortunately no actual damage just lots of bruising. All the best in 2012.
Topic: How is everyone doing?
Well how was your Christmas and new years? Mine was not to bad. I had a fall at the grocery store and it put me out of doing much for the holidays. Hurt my back and I had a huge bump on my head, it is almost gone now.
I am down 60 pounds now, going slow but it is going. I was done on July 25th. I am not able to do exerising. I can't walk much yet but soon as I am able I will get back at it.
Well I hope to have a good 2012. And everyone here have a Happy New Year.
Topic: RE: Home and sleeved
I was a self pay in mexico. As long as you have the $ and send in the forms you can pretty much have your surgery any time as long as you give your self time for your pre op diet. I you are interested in going to mexico let me know i can forward my coordinators info.
susan palmer
highest weight 280 current weight 186
Topic: RE: Home and sleeved
Hi Kim, i was wondering how longt of a wait you had from the time your doctor sent in the consult till the time you had your surgery .. thank ,you Paula
Topic: RE: Home and sleeved
i was wondering from the time your doctor sent the papers in till you got ur surgery how long was the weight
Topic: RE: 5 Month Progress with Pictures
LOL there goes Carley LOL
My dear, I had NO pain medication WHATSOEVER...not even a tylenol...and I havent since being home either This is no attempt to impress anyone..or embellish nothing.... i was just stating fact.... sorry you feel offended by it.
When waking up in recovery that was the first thing they asked...if I needed anything for pain and I said I feel fine. They repeatedly asked and still... I said no. I was in no pain..I felt great and was joking and having a nice time with the girls in recovery.. It was tender but just that .....on a scale from 1-10 twas barely a 2 for me..which was nothing.. I do have a high pain threshold, as well as the doc said since I was in excellent health everything would be excellent afterwards...and is was and is. I remember hearing the recovery nurse giving my report to the 3rd floor...and it was from her lips that I heard I had received NO pain meds as of yet and is not requiring any and was doing excellent. It was barely a half hour upon getting into my room that I went for a walk being told to slow down..I was fit going in, walking 11K a day at 4mph, I was physically and mentally ready for this and I truely feel tis why my recovery was so good.
I know everyone is different and my experience may not be the same as anyone elses. I am very fortunate. Surgery is very individualized...anesthetics alone can be a deciding factor on recovery. One thing I have learned in researching everything is whatever I went through was different...BUT what I read was very helpful in helping myself listen to my body and know what I needed to do through it all. I am not niave to think my experience was going to be like anyone elses I have read... I kept an open mind and was aware of the possibilities.
I learned alot and from those that shared their recovery stories and used their advice to find my own. Even during my introduction of water and fluids, with remembering everything said...I personally could tell a different story with what I learned from my experience...doesnt mean it didnt happen...just my experience was different as is many others.
Being confident of a good recovery and keeping an open mind and facing what needs to be done works wonders IMO. Here it is barely 2 1/2 weeks after surgery and I am back to walking 11K, and even dancing...and I feel wonderful...I realize it is only because I was fit going in that my recovery is doing so well.
My dear, I had NO pain medication WHATSOEVER...not even a tylenol...and I havent since being home either This is no attempt to impress anyone..or embellish nothing.... i was just stating fact.... sorry you feel offended by it.
When waking up in recovery that was the first thing they asked...if I needed anything for pain and I said I feel fine. They repeatedly asked and still... I said no. I was in no pain..I felt great and was joking and having a nice time with the girls in recovery.. It was tender but just that .....on a scale from 1-10 twas barely a 2 for me..which was nothing.. I do have a high pain threshold, as well as the doc said since I was in excellent health everything would be excellent afterwards...and is was and is. I remember hearing the recovery nurse giving my report to the 3rd floor...and it was from her lips that I heard I had received NO pain meds as of yet and is not requiring any and was doing excellent. It was barely a half hour upon getting into my room that I went for a walk being told to slow down..I was fit going in, walking 11K a day at 4mph, I was physically and mentally ready for this and I truely feel tis why my recovery was so good.
I know everyone is different and my experience may not be the same as anyone elses. I am very fortunate. Surgery is very individualized...anesthetics alone can be a deciding factor on recovery. One thing I have learned in researching everything is whatever I went through was different...BUT what I read was very helpful in helping myself listen to my body and know what I needed to do through it all. I am not niave to think my experience was going to be like anyone elses I have read... I kept an open mind and was aware of the possibilities.
I learned alot and from those that shared their recovery stories and used their advice to find my own. Even during my introduction of water and fluids, with remembering everything said...I personally could tell a different story with what I learned from my experience...doesnt mean it didnt happen...just my experience was different as is many others.
Being confident of a good recovery and keeping an open mind and facing what needs to be done works wonders IMO. Here it is barely 2 1/2 weeks after surgery and I am back to walking 11K, and even dancing...and I feel wonderful...I realize it is only because I was fit going in that my recovery is doing so well.
Topic: RE: 5 Month Progress with Pictures
To state that you had no pain meds is misleading and irrational.
It gives people waiting for the surgery the wrong impression. I 100% believe that you had pain meds at many different points after your surgery.
For someone to endure major surgery without meds is barbaric. 80% of your stomach was removed for an additional 50 lbs to lose.
You certainly don't need to make statements like that to try to impress anyone any further. Your story alone is already an accomplishment without having to embellish your pain med schedule in hospital. It doesn't make you weak to say they hospital gave you required pain meds.
To state that you had none doesn't make sense from any rational or medical standpoint.
Maybe you meant that by the time you got home, you didn't need to take more pain meds. You most definitely had them in recovery and over the course of your hospital stay, unless there was a medical reason why you couldn't be given any.
It gives people waiting for the surgery the wrong impression. I 100% believe that you had pain meds at many different points after your surgery.
For someone to endure major surgery without meds is barbaric. 80% of your stomach was removed for an additional 50 lbs to lose.
You certainly don't need to make statements like that to try to impress anyone any further. Your story alone is already an accomplishment without having to embellish your pain med schedule in hospital. It doesn't make you weak to say they hospital gave you required pain meds.
To state that you had none doesn't make sense from any rational or medical standpoint.
Maybe you meant that by the time you got home, you didn't need to take more pain meds. You most definitely had them in recovery and over the course of your hospital stay, unless there was a medical reason why you couldn't be given any.
Topic: RE: Owlss Support Group Meeting (Halifax) Dec. 20th
Just a reminder our meeting is tonight! Hope to see you there!! 
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