I'm 6 months post-op!

Yep, already! Time is flying again, the 1st 3 months were rough going for me, but once I bounced up and was feeling better... all is good now. Probaby need to get my son to take yet another set of pic's for me! See if there's been any changes in those in the past month. ??? who knows. What this 1st 6 months has meant to me. A second chance at life. I can WALK again, w/o wheelchair asst. ( well that's IF I don't fall anymore , like Sat, I was in the garage and managed to step on my sons skateboard and I went a flying, I'm bruised from ... well everywhere, from cheekbone to tailbone and all parts inbetween) Fitting in ANY seat I want to sit in, theaters, restaurants, those flimsey plastic chairs.. Yanno though I still sit gingerly, like I'm testing the seats to see if it'll hold me. Just something it takes a while getting over, I guess. I wear my 13 yr old out! He's ready to quit, long before I am when we are out, whether it be exercising, working around, about the house. Whatever, my energy is WAY HIGHER than his. I can clean my house inside and out and still am ready for more. I cannot sit still, I'm up, down, up down. (takes me forever to do profiles now...lol) I can if I wanna, my kid thinks I'm I've found many new "lumps" on my body (BONES) Shoot, some of them I didn't even know I had! This tailbone one though, I hope it toughens up over time, cause it sure HURTS! and is it? Yes I believe it is.. collarbones! I can REACH all necessary parts of my body and keep myself clean. The only area I cannot reach is about 2" between my fingers in the middle of my back, but that space is narrowing by the day. My toes go to my nose again! I can also cross my legs and curl up in strange to me fashions when lying down. There's plenty of room in the It's no longer an Aerobic workout, bathing and to shave my legs. However I do HAVE to sit to shave, or I cut them lumps (bones) .. ugh. Oh yeah in the shower, I can take one in record time, and then stand thinking.. was part did I miss? I can't be done so quickly. I breathe much easier no more huffin & puffin just to motivate this body from one room to the next. I feel when men give me a second look.. that makes me , just knowing I'm not grossing them out! Running into people I haven't seen since last summer and them NOT knowing who I am! I don't think my looks have changed all that much, but apparently they have. Ok I know there's tons more reasons that I am so Thankful to God for bringing me to it and Dr. Curry for making it happen. Oh yeah and if the ever reliable K-mart scale is on the $ (only place I've weighed on the SAME scale for a couple months now) says... are ya ready? - 104 lbs since surgery and - 135 lbs from my high weigh (about a year ago) hugs and prayers

Congrats! Sounds like you are doing great! I smiled when I read the part about your son not being able to keep up with you. How good that must feel. Hope to join you on the losers side soon!!!! Nancy

Thank you... ya the kid needs some work

Whooo hooo Vickie! You are doing fantastic girl! I am the same as you, so many new things I can do now that I never could before. And my energy keeps me going as well! I did notice that my butt went flat on me and I have the skinniest shoulders out of my whole family! I get teased big time on that one. Keep it up, life just gets better and better! Congrats again! Doreen 474/306/lost 168

Thank you! I have a flat flat FLAT behind, there wasn't a whole lot there to start with and OMG now it's REALLY not there! The shoulders are coming... I lost from the bottom up.. Tummy needs to disapate now!

Hi Vickie!! Thanks for sharing your great story!! It is truly inspirational to us pre-ops and what we have to look forward to !!! You have such a great attitude and sense of humor. I enjoy reading your posts! Get that new picture up! Congrats - Stacey

Your Welcome and Thank you... I never thought I would be inspiring as I watched people posts these kinda posts for YEARs before I got my tool. But I'm so glad I'm here now. Still gotta weighs to go yet though.. ME? New pic? Well Ok I will try.. now you just get A pic up also! I like to see my extended family in Ohio! hugs,

Yes - as you said let's see the changes the past month has made! I will try to get a picture on soon. How do you do it? Can't wait to join you on the losing side!! - Stacey

thank you Vicki...this is what I needed to read. I am only 2 and 1/2 weeks out. I am so looking forward to mirroring some of your accomplishments! I get to move to Step lll now, and that is an excitement for me...I can't imagine what a goof ball I'll be when my body changes as much as your's has! Keep writing!!! Liz Hillsboro

Your Welcome! I'm a goofball big time.. I've ALWAYS been big so this ever changing body does make me do straaange things hugs,