Howdy Guys, (New to this forum)

Greetings, I have not visited the main message board for quite sometime and decided to post today and by doing so found out about this mens site.  I had my bypass (open rny) on May 20, 2002 so I am now a little more than five (5)years out.  All-In-All I'm doing pretty good.  I started at 428lbs (at least that how much I weighed on the day of surgery) and am now about 260.  I was down to about 240-245,but finally quit smoking a few month ago and gained some weight.  I am now working at getting it back off.  Other than slightly high BP, thas is totally controlled by meds, I no longer need the multiple med that I was taking pre-surgery or nor do I have to deal with sleep apnea and that damned uncomfortable c-pap machine.  I am able to  do just about anything (and  I mean anything) I  want  to do.  I hunt, fish, hike and, once again, dance at Native American Pow Wows.  The only thing I have not done is look seriously into plastic surgery to get rid of the 20-25 lbs of left over skin (In the buff I can give a sharpei (sp?) a run for his money). but paying for it is a little out of reach right now.  Just put my last kid thru college, so maybe I'll have a little $$ for me now.  This looks like a pretty good place to hang out and I feel a need to bond with other male WLS guys.  Any of you at the 5 year mark or more, let me know how things are for you. Peace, Steve 

Does the skin look like this on a windy day at the beach??? Welcome to the Locker room Steve!!!!! Yeah, we like to have fun!

OK I'm lurking since I am not a man but Steve oh Steve I have to ask Can you still eat Fry Bread ok and Buffalow Burgers.  I had my last ones at GON in April and will be going up to the National PowWow in August.  I just had my surgery on the 6th.  I wondered about these foods since they are not typical fair for some.  I myself don't get them often enough though you wouldn't of thought so. Lynn

Lynn, Hau Kola, Don't even consdier Fry Bread and Buffalo Burgers yet.  I'm ok with them now (especially fry bread with really good corn soup and/or blueberry wojapi).  I'll tell a little story on my self about Native food,  six weeks out from surgery I went took a trip to SD. I did fine on the trip until the last day but, while in Wall,SD I made two horrible mistakes.  I ate 3-4 bites of buffalo sausage and a handfull of cashews (peanuts and peanut butter are ok) I did fine for about 1-1/2 hours.  We left Wall and dropped back down to Rez at Pine Ridge to pick some sage to take back to Ohio and I started to feel real lightheaded and quezey.  I was experiencing dumping for the first time.  I think the EPA may still be looking for me.  I left a "Slime" trail from the middle of SD to somewhere in Ind.  But, I learned my lesson.  Play by the "Rules" and in a year or so you should be ok to have Rez Food in moderation (becareful of the commodity cheese if you (as I am) have become lactose intolerant. Was at a small Pow Wow here in Ohio lastweekend (did not dance, sat in with a drum and sang) , but did eat one piece of frybfread...  This post is probably wierd to most but you know what I'm sayin. Toksha, Steve 

Steve, Dam! "Fry Bread?!?" Which people are you? Or as my Great-Aunt asks- Which Sioux R-You? J My Mom’s side of the family is Comanche, I got family in Anadarko, OK. Mixed 50-50 with Dutch. My Dad’s Family is 75-25 Dutch and Kiowa Apache. Both sides Dutch are Colonial Dutch who skipped out of Indonesia, So we have some weird-azz Semi-Asian Nordic foods in our family tree. Fried Sausage with curry Sauerkraut. And then serving that with New-Mexico fried corn-mush. Yep, at the least, 3 generations of Obese folk gettin’ huge on the oddest mix of foods.

Got Relatives that call the same fried dough- Fry bread or Oliebollen, Just depending on if you eat it with jam or not! Two sides of the world, getting’ Fat on the same food! Glad you clicked the link here! I’m 4 years out, and went from 385+ a bit, Down to my constant 179 to 185 range for the last nearly 3 years. I had a panniculectomy to lop off a little skin last summer And I love it! Everything else ‘drew up’ pretty well. Several guys here have had PS in the last couple of years, And there are a handful of 4 year or more guys here still. Jump on in with thoughts, advice and questions! Sort of like an all request radio station- Only as good as the requests. Welcome to the Men’s Forum! Best Wishes- Dx

 

 

Hey Steve, welcome.  Always room for another Buckeye here on the loser's bench!!!  Don't be a stranger. Greg

Hey Steve, Sorry I diddn't respond earlier, I started to dump reading the fried bread exchange..I had to take a nap I'm a little over 2 years out, and I have had 1 big round of plastics and a touch up.... man, you would be suprissed at what insurance will cover for guys that loose so much now a days.....start with you documentation...go evey month to the doc witha rash..... ask some more specifics....we are here to share Russ

Hi Steve, Belated welcome aboard. This is a great place for guys, as you'll quickly discover. Your sharpei comparison is pretty good--unfortunately!

Welcome Steve!  Looking forward to hearing more from you. Dx>>>> curry Sauerkraut???     Bobby