1 year today!
So, today is my 1 year RNY anniversary! Yahoo!!
As a Type 1.5 diabetic (and someone with PCOS), I really was not sure what to expect from the surgery. I knew that I would always need insulin, but since I have never been able to lose any weight through my own diligent efforts, I didn't know what my outcome would be.
Here are just a few things that are different from a year ago:
I’ve lost about 75 pounds (30% of my starting weight)
I have lost 43 inches from my body
My current hip measurement is the exact waist measurement I had on the day of surgery (and it’s not a small number)
My hbA1c last week was 7.0 – the first time it has been this low in about 10 years
I have not needed any cholesterol medicine for a year
My insulin needs have decreased substantially and my endocrinologist believes my insulin resistance is markedly better
I am off blood pressure medicine, and only need a daily diuretic to maintain normal levels.
I was able to jettison 2 oral diabetic medicines and cut one dose (metformin) in half.
I am going to go on an insulin pump in the next few months so that I have more precise control and better results.
I can RUN – not a lot – but I can run! And stairs are a breeze now - not bad for a 55 year old! · I am enrolled in a doctoral program - a lifelong goal.
I don’t have to buy plus size clothing any longer and it’s probably been at least 25 years since I could say that.
Notice that I'm not so focused on how I look or what size I can wear, but on the IMPROVEMENT IN MY HEALTH. This is why I did this in the first place. I thought about it for 9 years before I actually did it.
I'm so incredibly grateful to my surgeon, his team, my endocrinologist, my husband and my friends - it's amazing to finally get some results after struggling my whole life with this.
I hope this offers hope and encouragement to anyone out there that needs it. It's hard work, but so is anything that is worth it....Im blessed.
As a Type 1.5 diabetic (and someone with PCOS), I really was not sure what to expect from the surgery. I knew that I would always need insulin, but since I have never been able to lose any weight through my own diligent efforts, I didn't know what my outcome would be.
Here are just a few things that are different from a year ago:
I’ve lost about 75 pounds (30% of my starting weight)
I have lost 43 inches from my body
My current hip measurement is the exact waist measurement I had on the day of surgery (and it’s not a small number)
My hbA1c last week was 7.0 – the first time it has been this low in about 10 years
I have not needed any cholesterol medicine for a year
My insulin needs have decreased substantially and my endocrinologist believes my insulin resistance is markedly better
I am off blood pressure medicine, and only need a daily diuretic to maintain normal levels.
I was able to jettison 2 oral diabetic medicines and cut one dose (metformin) in half.
I am going to go on an insulin pump in the next few months so that I have more precise control and better results.
I can RUN – not a lot – but I can run! And stairs are a breeze now - not bad for a 55 year old! · I am enrolled in a doctoral program - a lifelong goal.
I don’t have to buy plus size clothing any longer and it’s probably been at least 25 years since I could say that.
Notice that I'm not so focused on how I look or what size I can wear, but on the IMPROVEMENT IN MY HEALTH. This is why I did this in the first place. I thought about it for 9 years before I actually did it.
I'm so incredibly grateful to my surgeon, his team, my endocrinologist, my husband and my friends - it's amazing to finally get some results after struggling my whole life with this.
I hope this offers hope and encouragement to anyone out there that needs it. It's hard work, but so is anything that is worth it....Im blessed.
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