NSV

It is exciting to be able to bathe and enjoy it instead of it being a chore.. I used to dread bath time and now I am ready to take two to three a day if I couldjust to get in the tub.... tonight was just so surprising for me.. a great NSV moment..
I am so glad I post on this forum where people understand that fitting in a bathtub easily is a big deal..

you will get in that tub soon... and will truly enjoy it..

huggs.

I celebrate with you Teresa.  I experienced something similar in my own tub recently.  I hadn't had a tub-bath in a very long time because I couldn't get out without great pain and difficulty. 

But as I look over all the responses to your post, and see how many of us have had a similar wonder-filled experience, I can't help but note those who still look toward it longingly.  And I'm thrilled for them, because I know they will experience it too....but that makes me think about all the 50+ BMI people in the world who don't know about, or who don't have access to, or who fear wls so much that they won't chance it.  And it makes me terribly sad for them. 

I was one of those choked with fear.  I waffled for 3.5 years before I made the definate choice to have it....no matter what.  And it has....I know it has....saved my life.  I know I'll live longer as a result of it.  But more than that...even if I died tomorrow, I've experienced more real living in the past 4 months (since I got down to a certain size) than I experienced in the past 15 years of my life.  How sad.  How profoundly sad! 

But not just sad for me!  It's even more sad for those who will not or can not walk this path.  It's hard to express to those who have not had the surgery, just why it works.  And though I would never be so foolish as to say it's 'easy', it does give you a 'shovel' to work with instead of a tiny spoon.  Oh how I wish I could help them more.   

Take care all.  Have a blessed weekend.  connie

So very very well said Connie..
 
I too am experiencing things in life that I have not done in about 17 years.. It feels so great.. and I too am so sorry for the ones that are too afraid to take this step. I however feel so very sad for those who want to make this change in their life and can not because of insurance companies.. that is so so sad.. maybe I relate to them so much because I know how they feel.. I fought insurance for 5 years to get this surgery. and each year I added more co morbidity's and got closer to death.. I was getting so near having permanent liver damage from fatty liver disease and my sleep apnea was out of control and my machine was set on the highest setting.. I had high blood pressure so bad that taking 3 meds was not controlling it.. I was on 2 diabetic meds and getting ready to start insulin.. I suffered 2 mini strokes in that last year.. I had almost every single co morbidity you could think of except heart disease and they said that was to come shortly because I have a history of heart disease in my family and well I probably would suffer a heart attack in the next 6 months carrying all that weight... My doctor told me that I may not live a 6 months to a year if I continue that way.. I Thank God everyday for the surgery and the results I am getting.. and the strength to make this tool I have been given work ...

One of the main reasons I love to post on here is not only to share things and to get encouraging words from friends..but to also give those who are lurking and thinking about the surgery a hint of what they can expect and the joy it will bring into their lives..

Have a great weekend..

huggs....

YEAY!!!

Do you recall a couple months ago I posted something similar where I forgot what to do once I was in there since I hadn't fit since I was a kid?

I can relate and am so happy for you...here I'm guna do a lil' dance "oh yeah oh yeah it's for Teresa, she ra ra rocks!"

That was just for you cuz you're doing a great job!

Thanks for the dance.. love it..

I do recall you saying that.. we have all experienced some type of wow moment with the bathtub and those who have not yet have a lot to look forward to.. I dont know why but the tub thing just means so much..

Thank you for telling me I am doing good.. it is nice to hear those words and so reassuring that I am doing this thing right.. lol..

huggs..

 i totally relate i posted awhile bk bout my bath tub experience... i so love baths now....  i used to only take showers as well when i could manage mostly was dependant on hubby.. sponge baths.. cuz our bath tub/shower is up stairs... only a half bath down here.. an i couldnt even do the stairs anymore.. but now.................... what a difference a yr makes... did i tell u all i mowed the yard this yr.??.. even with my hernia..  i put on my belly band an went to town on the grass... first time ever mowing grass in my life.. how bout that.. lol.... hugs Teresa... im so proud of u an love following ur journey.. we have been through some wild rides this past yr.. lookin forward to future... NSV

Yes Peggy I do remember you talking about having to take sponge baths because the real bath was upstairs. I can remember thinking to myself had bad I felt for you and I Thanked God I could at least take a shower. even if I did need help.. and when no help was around I could at least get in there any time I wanted and wash the top half and let the soapy water run down.. isn't it amazing how far we have come.. I am so very very happy for you.. you have seen so many great changes this past year and really become an independent woman. (even though a lot of it was because of your hubby's heart attack)  I am so very proud of you.. You have been so inspiring to me all along.. I saw how far you came and I really wanted so bad to have those experiences too.. and see now I am .. The Bathtub is a great one..

I am so proud of you .. look at you go.. out mowing the yard now..    A chore to most people but a NSV to us.. lol....  I too am mowing this year .. I have to use a rider because we have so much to mow.. it takes about 4-5 hours of continuous mowing to get it done and that does not include trimming or weed pulling.. or sweeping grass from the carport and sidewalks.. yes I use a rider but for the last 2 years I could not fit on it.. I would put the seat as far back as it would go and still the steering wheel was jammed into my belly.. no way I could steer.. but this year I am off and mowing again.. and loving it..

I am so happy that you and I have shared our journeys.. the changes made are so amazing and the scale and measurements are too.. I can remember you posting your measurement losses and thinking oh how I wish to see losses like that.. and they are coming..not near as much as you yet but  I have lost 22 inches in my waist and over 62 inches total.. that is more than I am tall.. I am only 58 inches tall..lol...
I thank you everyday for sharing your journey and how much of an inspiration you have been to me..

huggs..

WooHoo for you!  I'd love to take a long, hot soaking bath. I fit in the tub now but I'd never get down then back up to get out! Sadly my knees didn't get better after all this weight loss, I now have arthritis in both knees and right hip. But one of these days.....I'm gonna find someplace with one of those jacuuzi garden tub things with a builtin seat and handles to help you get in and out. And when I do....LOOK OUT!!!

Deedles..

First off thank you for the Woohoo...

I too have arthritis in my knees and back and hips but I was fortunate enough that the weight loss has made it a lot easier to do things.. I get in and turn around and get down in the tub kinda like an elephant would .. and that is how I get out too.. no,  there is not this graceful up and down like others but I am thankful I can get in and out..  with the help of handles my hubby installed for me..

I wish for you so much that you could get in and out too and experience the nice hot bath.. Those walk in tubs look so nice.. I was this close to having one put in before my surgery.. but man they are expensive.. I would have had to save for years.. I hope you do find a way to get into a tub.. This will be my wish for you..

When I was stuck for a month Michelle sent me a fairy with a magic dust to grant my wish of the scale to start to move again and I thought that so cute but the scale moved within days of it.. now I am not a superstitious, nor believe in magic kinda person.. My faith lies in God.. but I think that a little wish booster could never hurt.. so I am going to forward her to you for this wi**** may not happen in days.. but when it does happen remember the magic dust fairy and forward her on...

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huggs..

Ooh....how Sweet!  My very own Good Wish Fairy! I'll treasure her until it';s time to pass her on to another.  Thanks!