2nd visit to Legacy!!!

I was able to get thru the interveiws with the nutritionist, nurse practitioner, and the psychiatrist. A surprise to me I have to lose 12 lbs, However on my first visit I had eaten some real salty food the night before so I checked in at 259.8. So this time I had lost the fluid ,and I was down to 255.8 . So I am ahead, right now .I don't think the rest will be hard to do. I did find out I have low iron,and need to take an over the counter pill. I also still have a high level of the H.P.Pylori Bacteria in my stomach, even though I took 2 weeks of antibiotics 4 months ago,no wonder I can't seem to get to the walking thing,I just feel akey. And the brain guy thought my history ,and the way I react to thing in life are about the same as 90% of the people that have an eating probelm, so I guess I'm in there with the rest of you . He did give me some ground rules on how to change my thinking about some probelm things, but all and all I'm ok for the sugery.Gee ,that was good to know. So I go back on the 13th for a heart check and the psyhical theripist check out and then in about 2 weeks maybe will get a letter as to when I see the surgeon ,I asked them if they will send my doctor a letter for my records and they said they don't need them, that was a surprise. Off to day to see the Doc about the H.P.Pylory thing .If any one has had this do you have any inf on how long it takes to get rid of it? Jo Ann

Sounds like that round is over! Yeah, they wanted me to lose about 40 pounds. I lost 1. I really tried, too. I would have loved to only need to lose 12 pounds but I obviously wouldn't have met that goal, either... I don't know about the H. Pylori because I didn't have it. Hopefully you can find your answer soon. Lori

Thanks Lori, I went to the Dr. and he told me that after you have had H. Pylori you will have this in your blood forever and its not that it didn't go away. There are 3 factors that will show up in the test ,before your treated for it ,and then there will be 1 factor that will stay there always and not to worry about that one . However he did test again to be sure ,and that was a stool test. So now I know all about that . Jo Ann

Jo anne dont panic, I had to loose 15 lbs I found out on halloween and between all the hoildays and such I managed to loose 13 before surgery. Dr jan said he would he happy if I just try to loose and absolutly do not gain any weight. But I was suprised how I did loose when I thought for sure i neve would. Just start practing the things they talked about and cut your food in tiny bites and chew the hell out of it. it helps to get in the habbit you are on you way girlfriend. Kelly

Hi Kelly, your right on, yes I was doing that yesterday ,and it does help. I tried to cut back on the breakfast cereal too,sure love those cherrios,and I also was drinking about 6 or 7 oz. of juice instead of 4 oz. ,and she said she would rather I had a hafe of an orange or apple because of the bulk would be more filling the same as I should do with the dried fruit. The fresh would be more filling.So I'll try to get this to be my new way. Thanks for the support Kelly. Jo Ann