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Morning Weekly weighers!
my week went well, I had a low weigh in of 207, but my meal planning fell apart as the week wrapped up. Not that I ate off plan, but i ate a lot of restaurant food, and higher sodium convenience foods. So I ended up at 208 this morning. Still fine, just annoying hahah
It's been a wierd week headspace wise too. I've been back and forth between worried people won't recognize me, and worried they won't notice I've lost any weight at all. Lol pick a lane brain!
Here's to a good week everyone!
HW:378
LW:210
TW:208
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
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P.S. I would go talk to the second surgeon, though. It could be he requires more pre-testing than what's listed on his Web site. And some of the pre-testing could depend on the patient's age, BMI, etc. For instance, my surgeon required a nuclear stress test for all patients over age 50, plus anyone under 50 who'd had heart issues. Since he didn't require it of ALL patients, my guess is he wouldn't have listed it on his Web site (although to be honest, I don't think he listed any of the required pre-testing on his Web site - I think he went through those at his orientation session or at my initial consult with him)
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
there are/were five surgeons in my city who do the surgery, so I went to an orientation session with all five of them. There were two whom I particularly liked, and with one of the two (who works in a group practice), I overheard a staff member say "if I was getting that surgery, I'd go with him" - so that nailed it for me (plus, he'd been doing the surgeries a lot longer than the other person to boot - which was another plus in my book).
A lot of surgeons require a lot of that pre-testing you mentioned - although I didn't have to get a colonoscopy (I'd had one five years previously - although that's quite a lot of time). Pre-testing is good - then they know if you're going to be able to handle the surgery and anesthesia. I'm surprised the other surgeon you talked to only requires a colonoscopy.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
Erin, Old Navy has been an amazing option for me. Torrid is another possibility as they start at size 10. I do know what you mean about regular clothing stores. I went in to Suzy Shier today and could not imagine wearing their clothes. But I am fairly certain I can. We were in a hurry so I didn't try anything on. Started the week on Monday at 209.4 and was 207.2 as of yesterday but back up to 208.1 this morning. I will take it either way. Can't believe I'm less than 10 lbs to one-derland. When I got married I was around 210- that was 21 years and 3 kids ago. When Charles and I started dating I was 175. And thought I was so fat.
Edited to include the following info:
HW: 294.6
LW: (June 4) - 211.4
June 12 - 209.7
TW: 208.1
RNY Jan 12, 2017 Lost 137 lbs but regained 60.
77 lbs lost and counting!
Losing the regain! I got this!
I would get the second opinion. If the surgeons have support groups I would see if you can go to those, too. Do your research on both surgeons.
Why did the first surgeon recommend the sleeve? What was his rationale? Sadly, I believe some surgeons recommend it because it is an easier, quicker surgery for them to perform. I would also ask what percentage of excess weight his patients typically lose.
I chose my surgeon from TV. He had a show on at the time. I researched online, went to support groups, and lurked here on OH to find more information.
Good luck!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Hi all, I'm in the very early stages. I met with a surgeon my gyno recommended. I'm dealing with some insurance issues and my insurance agent is trying to get me coverage. He also had a rec for a surgeon.
The one one I met with recommends the sleeve and has done over 600 surgeries and has a lot of pre-testing which I like. I'm very scared of the surgery and everything involved, especially at my very high weight, and I feel the most pre tests to besure I'll be ok going under is best. She has cardiac, sleep apnea, pulmonary, psychological, colonoscopy and endoscopy and also go to my endocrinologist. There might be one or two more, I don't have my paper in front of me.
The dr my insurance guy recommend has done over SEVEN THOUSAND surgeries and seems almost like he invented some of the techniques. But on his website they only mention a colonoscopy as far as testing. That doesn't seem like nearly enough. Especially after talking about sleep apnea with the first dr if this guy has done so many is it just like a factory?? Pumping people in and out?
I was was thinking about going to him for a second option and just seeing what he recommends.
Any tips? How did you pick your surgeon? Maybe the second dr would require those tests too, I guess I'll only know if I meet with him?
Thanks!!
Yay! You're doing amazing!
I know it's hard to stay connected when things get busy.
and legit, no joke, I took a photo of my shadow on the weekend while walking the dog hahahha
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
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Hi guys!
I hate pants. Shopping has become so hard. I'm having the same "I'm somewhere in between stores" problem and pants are the worst. Very recently I started wearing skirts and dresses out in public (something I never did before unless I was in a wedding) and I'm actually enjoying them. I always struggled with them in the past because I figured everyone who saw me in it assumed it was because I couldn't find pants. I didn't want to care but I always did. Now I think they look good and I've found some that I really like. Crazy.
I've been having a hard time keeping up with OH but I have been following the rules and the scale is moving. Recently I've seen a lot of people that I hadn't seen in awhile and their reactions reminded me of how far I've come. It's hard for me to see it in many ways... I'm still me or I've been watching the changes daily so they seem less extreme... whatever the reasoning it's a strange feeling when some days you don't recognize your own shadow and people you've known for 20+ walk right by without recognizing you...
HW - 386
LW- 207.4
TW - 202.4
So close to getting under 200 and my next goal is 193 (half my HW) and then 186 (200 lbs lost)
Hope everyone is doing well... have a great week!
RNY - Nov 21st 2016
HW 386 SW 309.8 CW 174.1
M1: 17 M2: 17.2 M3: 12.6 M4: 18.8 M5: 14.4 M6: 18.4 M7: 13.5 M8: 13.1 M9: 7.8
Christine
That's it, exactly. Feeling like I should just give up on trying to follow the diet because there is now no reward for all this suffering!
I don't know what it means for you.
My personal story is that I had a number of weeks post-op when I was living with my parents due to my dad's cancer and did not have my scale. I felt like not being able to weigh myself every day put me in a tailspin. I felt out of control. Like "if I can't see the number, it doesn't matter what I eat since I clearly don't weight anything!!" Magical thinking, eh?
So I ordered a scale to keep at their house so I could continue to weigh myself daily.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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