TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

ANTONIA (TOUCHBYANGEL)

RNY 11/07/06 6MO 310 306 153 200 BIGGEST STRUGGLE IS KEEPING MY IRON AND POTASSIUM AT THEIR NORMAL LEVELS, I HAVE TO MEDS FOR MY IRON AND POTASIUM

 

1. Camilla 2.  Lap RNY 3. 09/29/05 4. 1 year 8 months 5. 284 lbs 6. 268 lbs 7. 131 lbs 8. 136 lbs

9. 129 lbs

10. getting through my bouts of hunger between meals. I suceed most of the time. I am trying to exercise more now to get me through some of the hunger. Also dealing with menopause symptoms, that I sometimes get confused with low blood sugar.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - Qbandiva - aka Barbi Cabrera 2.  Surgery type Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date 11/30/2005 4.  How far post-op 18.5 months 5.  Highest weight   348 lbs 6.  Day of sugery weight  318 lbs 7.  Goal weight   150 lbs 8.  Current weight  135lbs 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight n/a 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - HA! putting on some weight Actually dealing with people who assume I'm to THIN!!!! They're the same ones who smirked before and said I was too fat....just goes to prove that you can't please everyone!!!

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Chatterbox 2.  Surgery type: RNY Gastric Bypass 3.  Surgery date: 5-2-06 4.  How far post-op : 1 year 5.  Highest weight: 288 6.  Day of sugery weight: 270t 7.  Goal weight: 150 8.  Current weight: 220 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: eatting every 3 hours.  I want to graze for some reason and I am struggling to control this.  I wish I could do things differently but do not knopw where to start.  Would like some help though.  I have been struggling with grazing for some time now.  I need some guidance and a friend to help me through so I can lose some more weight before it is too late.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Trudy 2.  Surgery type Open RNY 3.  Surgery date 4/26/04 4.  How far post-op 3 yrs and almost one month 5.  Highest weight 354 6.  Day of sugery weight 354 7.  Goal weight 150 8.  Current weight 205 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 180 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Within 1st year had 8 egd's for strictures.  Back surgery for herniated disc, 2 knee replacements & this past Jan I had a shoulder replacement.  Recently diagnosed with Menieres which is an inner ear problem causing very bad equilbrium.  This causes many falls.  Last fall, 2 wks ago & I cracked a rib.  I'm fighting the CARB demon.  I do dump if I over do it but that doesn't seem to stop me.  I find that I will stop just before I get sick.  Exercising is difficult & I hate to do it.  I try to make myself go to water aerobics 3X/wk.  I am trying to take off the weight I put back on.  I also have a problem fighting the addiction switch to alcohol.  4 out of 7 siblings are either alcoholicic or are recovering.  I know I'm very susceptible but it is a fight to keep from going down that road.  Depressed about health issues.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Melissa 2.  Surgery type: RhnY 3.  Surgery date: 2003 4.  How far post-op  4yrs 5.  Highest weight: 280# 6.  Day of sugery weight 280 7.  Goal weight: 125 but  moved to 115 in the last year 8.  Current weight 115 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 115 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: Grazing on the weekends and getting in enough liquids

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Jazz 2.  Surgery type: lapro RNY 3.  Surgery date: May 2, 2005 4.  How far post-op: over 2 years 5.  Highest weight: 343 6.  Day of sugery weight: 343 7.  Goal weight: 125ish 8.  Current weight: 145 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: same 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: binging/purging/starving cycle

Chime in everyone... especially you lurkers out there!  LOL! 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards         Loni... Scholarmama 2.  Surgery type----  RNY 3.  Surgery date-------   July 28th, 2004 4.  How far post-op ----- almost 3 yrs 5.  Highest weight -----  388 lbs 6.  Day of sugery weight-----  384 lbs 7.  Goal weight ----180 8.  Current weight ---- 196 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op ---- dealing with all the skin especially since I have lost 192 lbs Loni

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards -----Mallettesl 2.  Surgery type----LAP RNY 3.  Surgery date------June 14 2005 4.  How far post-op-------Almost 2 years 5.  Highest weight----------296 6.  Day of sugery weight----------296 7.  Goal weight---------186 8.  Current weight--------147 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight-----same 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op-----I bounce between the same 5-10 pounds....so for me its making sure I get in all my vitamins, proteins, exercise and water

1.  Forst Name - Mary L. Turner   2. Type of Surgery - Gastric Bypass   3.Surgery Date -  April 21, 2006 4. How Far Post-op - 1 yr 1 month 5. Highest Weight - 249 lbs 6. Day of Surgery Wiehgt- 240 7. Goal Wiehgt - 130lbs 8. Current wiehgt - 139lbs 9. Low weight post-op if diffrent than current wiehgt - 134lbs 10.  Biggest Struggle as a post -op - Stress eating, currently in the middle of moving.