almost 2 years out .
Well I am not quite 2 years out and I can say I finally feel WHOLE, I feel like myself I feel wonderful And Im so happy.
Dr Choban and Mt Carmel Hospital did a wonderful job, Dr was right I have gained back about 5 pounds from my lowest but Ive been the same for the last 3 months, I stay right at 154 and 155, I have not changed anything, i cant eat the volume of food some say they eat but then I'm not trying either, I eat till I'm full and stop..... had some real problems with giving myself permission to leave food on my plate, that was hard for me, I was taught that you eat what you put on your plate.....and I still put too much on mine, but I'm getting better
I'm a lot more active and LOVE to be outside cant wait till summer gets here.
Sometimes when I review my earlier post, I have to resist the urge to delete some of them, some are painful for me to read, but they are honest and are important parts of this process, I don't think I was prepared for the mental part and certainly did not realize how much of me had been consumed by my weight, BUT IM BACK it really did take a full year and a half, you would think that getting rid of the weight would be the hard part but for me the mental healing was more of a chore.
I have not had plastics and I dont know if I will, the extra skin has gotten better my arms and tummy are not as bad as I thought it would be, if I was younger it might bother me more but I'm 52 and have an amazing husband. who supports me, it doesn't bother him, So who knows. there are a few things that do bother me, my legs, where I carried most of my weight, still looks like a loose pair of PJs and my breast are a total loss, my face and neck have gotten some better too, so I still have not ruled it out yet.
So if you are still on the fence about having a VSG....... find a good Dr and GO FOR IT!!!, you are worth it, yes it does take some work but the rewards are worth it Im thankful that I found this sight for support and a wonderful Dr. things really did fall in to place for me and I'm soooo thankful
hang in there regardless of where you are in the process, you have OH and you will be fine,
Hugs to you all!!.........Connie
Dr Choban and Mt Carmel Hospital did a wonderful job, Dr was right I have gained back about 5 pounds from my lowest but Ive been the same for the last 3 months, I stay right at 154 and 155, I have not changed anything, i cant eat the volume of food some say they eat but then I'm not trying either, I eat till I'm full and stop..... had some real problems with giving myself permission to leave food on my plate, that was hard for me, I was taught that you eat what you put on your plate.....and I still put too much on mine, but I'm getting better
I'm a lot more active and LOVE to be outside cant wait till summer gets here.
Sometimes when I review my earlier post, I have to resist the urge to delete some of them, some are painful for me to read, but they are honest and are important parts of this process, I don't think I was prepared for the mental part and certainly did not realize how much of me had been consumed by my weight, BUT IM BACK it really did take a full year and a half, you would think that getting rid of the weight would be the hard part but for me the mental healing was more of a chore.
I have not had plastics and I dont know if I will, the extra skin has gotten better my arms and tummy are not as bad as I thought it would be, if I was younger it might bother me more but I'm 52 and have an amazing husband. who supports me, it doesn't bother him, So who knows. there are a few things that do bother me, my legs, where I carried most of my weight, still looks like a loose pair of PJs and my breast are a total loss, my face and neck have gotten some better too, so I still have not ruled it out yet.
So if you are still on the fence about having a VSG....... find a good Dr and GO FOR IT!!!, you are worth it, yes it does take some work but the rewards are worth it Im thankful that I found this sight for support and a wonderful Dr. things really did fall in to place for me and I'm soooo thankful
hang in there regardless of where you are in the process, you have OH and you will be fine,
Hugs to you all!!.........Connie
I'm Still a work in progress, I wont give up the quest to reclaim my life, I will be whole again someday!
HW297 SW269 CW 213
Thanks for the post and, just, well done-everything. (Glad to hear there may be hope for some skin bounce back- even a little bit would be helpful.)
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
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