UPDATE -- HELP - I'm Home AND DEPRESSED!!!
HI Everyone,
I just wanted to post and thank everyone from the bottom of heart for there encouragement. You will never know how much it meant to me. Your words got me thru some very tough days. YOU ARE ALL MY 
Please forgive me for not writing sooner, it's weird; I could only bring myself to post and that was out of desperation. I couldn't for the longest time have a conversation about the surgery or how it was making me feel. Even now w/ some people I know it's still hard. But it's easier for me now.
I will be sending out personal messages to everyone *****sponded, and I hope to meet the locals for some NY fun. 
I celebrated 1 month post-op on Sept. 9 -- I went for my check up.
I was finally put on pureed food; I had also lost another 5lbs. Which is just amazing 
to me, because I was at the doctors just a week before. In total I have lost 69lbs. 24lbs before surgery and 45lbs. since surgery.
I am not as excited about the weight loss as I thought I would be which is weird. I still have bad days, but like you all said it gets better everyday.
My surgeon thinks I am 
nuts. She says she's never had someone complain that their clothes are too loose. I told her that I was most looking forward to the couple of weeks maybe even months that my clothes would fit just right. Not TIGHT -- JUST RIGHT. They went straight to loose. My drain was also taken out. 
(I begged) It hurt almost as much as when it went in. Out of everything the drain was by far the worst experience.
So I am doing well. Yesterday was my 
24th birthday, I was happy to be alive. Can't remember a birthday were I was hopeful for the future. I know it will take time to get to know the new me. And while I didn't think it would -- it will take sometime getting to enjoy the weight loss. But I am enjoying the energy -- I can shower and wash dishes standing up now and I can walk blocks at a time w/o dying. So life is good. 
Thank you so very much. My surgeon helped me save my body; your support helped me save my spirit. -- Tameka E. 
Please forgive me for not writing sooner, it's weird; I could only bring myself to post and that was out of desperation. I couldn't for the longest time have a conversation about the surgery or how it was making me feel. Even now w/ some people I know it's still hard. But it's easier for me now.
I will be sending out personal messages to everyone *****sponded, and I hope to meet the locals for some NY fun.
I celebrated 1 month post-op on Sept. 9 -- I went for my check up.
I was finally put on pureed food; I had also lost another 5lbs. Which is just amazing to me, because I was at the doctors just a week before. In total I have lost 69lbs. 24lbs before surgery and 45lbs. since surgery.
I am not as excited about the weight loss as I thought I would be which is weird. I still have bad days, but like you all said it gets better everyday.
My surgeon thinks I am nuts. She says she's never had someone complain that their clothes are too loose. I told her that I was most looking forward to the couple of weeks maybe even months that my clothes would fit just right. Not TIGHT -- JUST RIGHT. They went straight to loose. My drain was also taken out. (I begged) It hurt almost as much as when it went in. Out of everything the drain was by far the worst experience.
So I am doing well. Yesterday was my 24th birthday, I was happy to be alive. Can't remember a birthday were I was hopeful for the future. I know it will take time to get to know the new me. And while I didn't think it would -- it will take sometime getting to enjoy the weight loss. But I am enjoying the energy -- I can shower and wash dishes standing up now and I can walk blocks at a time w/o dying. So life is good.
Thank you so very much. My surgeon helped me save my body; your support helped me save my spirit. -- Tameka E. 
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on 9/22/05 10:16 am - MT
on 9/22/05 10:16 am - MT
Tameka,
Hun I am so glad you are doing better .~hugs~ You know I am almost 4 months out and I still have bad days but this whole change is awesome. 
I know the feeling of the clothes though and I also feel funny at times about how my body is reshaping in the mirror from week to week. I guess it is all changes that are good but I am so used to being FAT for most of my life and this is a little weird but in a good way if you can understand that.
Well hun take care and post again soon... ~hugs~ 
Congrats on your weight loss so far..... 
Debra P
I know the feeling of the clothes though and I also feel funny at times about how my body is reshaping in the mirror from week to week. I guess it is all changes that are good but I am so used to being FAT for most of my life and this is a little weird but in a good way if you can understand that.
Well hun take care and post again soon... ~hugs~ Congrats on your weight loss so far.....
Debra P 
So glad your doing so well Tameka!
I think ur total weight loss is awesome!
SORRY the tube was such a hard experience,
i didnt have one so i dont know.
I agree there are good days and bad days
post op but for the most part i am in a happy
place now. So hard i find is to look in the mirror
and just not see the weight loss that everyone
else raves at me about. GO figure...my eyes
will catch up soon! I HOPE.
Well keep reading and posting
it helps alot to know your not alone and the things you feel most of us do! We all go thru phases of loosing our best friend food. IT gets easier each day! HANG in there
lisa
310/219/onderland somewhere
Tameka,
Happy Birthday!!!!!! 24 Wow...you have a whole future to look forward to...a happy, healthy, thin...future!!!!! The energy is the best thing for me by far. I have 4 children and 2 step-daughters...1 of them lives with us...so I have 5 kids and a full-time job...after work I just wanted to lie down...now after work, I'm taking them to the park....and then going for my evening walk...Its amazing.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Janean
Hey Tameka
Glad to hear that you're doing better. Happy 24th Birthday
I know how you feel about your clothes being loose. Girl, I wore a pair of dressed pin stripe pants today and talking about them all twisted every which way, wheeeewww 
At times I have some bad days, however, I press on and not let those days get the best of me. Life is a blessing and I am happy to be part of it. I thank God for allowing me to be unable to undergo WLS. You keep your head up and be happy. Feel free to email me anytime.
{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}
Glenda
Glad to hear that you're doing better. Happy 24th Birthday
I know how you feel about your clothes being loose. Girl, I wore a pair of dressed pin stripe pants today and talking about them all twisted every which way, wheeeewww
At times I have some bad days, however, I press on and not let those days get the best of me. Life is a blessing and I am happy to be part of it. I thank God for allowing me to be unable to undergo WLS. You keep your head up and be happy. Feel free to email me anytime.
{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}
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