12 month update on me.. Have to have another surgery
I guess I should update huh..
Well I had my 1 year surgiversary about 2.5 weeks ago and my 1 year appointment with my surgeon on Friday.
Things went pretty well.. My labs weren't too bad although my anemia is getting worse and my iron levels are low. She told me to find a hematologist near by and call up there and she will refer me. I got my T SHIRT ( for being 100 lbs down)!! YAAAY I also visited the bariatric floor and the nurses asked if I'd mind talking to a lady who was really down who is new post op so I did and showed her my preop pics to help encourage her!!!
The nut & I worked things out to change my eating schedule up to see if I can get more calories in and keep my blood sugars and all level since they seem to be dropping. She said I'm doing really well exercise wise and I'm doing okay with my protein.
My surgeon seems to think that my problem with the bloating and pain and recent bouts of vomiting is that some how food is getting into my Afferent limb, where food isn't supposed to go.. I don't really know how to describe it but anyways it can cause the horrible bloating and pain. It gets out of it with the heaving, sometimes it comes back up others it gets itself over into my intestine where it should be, which explains how I feel better without meds or anything sometimes. Sooo anyways the way to fix this is to have surgery again. She is going to go in laproscopically and section off the part of my stomach or what not that its going into sooo that its not going in there anymore. I can't remember if she said she is going to remove that part or what right off.. She drew a lil pic to show me what she was saying. Also said shes going to look around in there at everything else to make sure thats the problem and something else isn't happening.
I've been playing phone tag today with her surgery scheduler and I'm hoping that I'm not going to have to wait too long to get in. I know shes scheduling new bari patients into October but the increasing attacks of the pain and the fact that it's lasting between meals and stuff now is happening much more often. I can't hardly eat anymore without being in severe pain.
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I am currently down 109 lbs since surgery, 129 from high (This is a rough guess I had a year or so I never weighed but my 26/28s were not fitting anymore). At my preop consult my measurements were:
Chest: 55 in Now: 42 in
Waist: 54 in Now: 41 in
Hips: 59 in Now: 46 in
So thats 39 inches off of all of those areas.
Am I glad I had my weight loss surgery? Most days, yes. Do I have regrets? Some days, mostly that I didn't prepare myself or allow myself to think about or believe that the complications that I've had could actually happen. However, now that I'm doing mostly better some days, I think that I'm happier than I was. I was definitely NOT prepared for the emotional issues and changes I would go through either. I do not see the weight loss at all and I'm terrified of gaining weight. Food isn't as enjoyable as it used to be. I'm obsessive with every bite I put in my mouth and it's just crazy. It's very much so a journey and a roller coaster.
I'm still the fat girl regardless and I can't make myself see other.
Anyways some of the good stuff thats happened is my Diabetes and GERD is gone. My PCOS symptoms are better for the most part, it seems. Of course we won't know if my body is doing what it's supposed to do until we start trying for a baby again. However that is not going to happen right now but eventually.
Well I think thats it. Thanks to everyone who has supported me during this time and been a source of encouragement when I needed it. For the swift kicks in the butt and everything else!!!
Anyways sorry this is so long but I wanted to share everything with you guys!!
Well I had my 1 year surgiversary about 2.5 weeks ago and my 1 year appointment with my surgeon on Friday.
Things went pretty well.. My labs weren't too bad although my anemia is getting worse and my iron levels are low. She told me to find a hematologist near by and call up there and she will refer me. I got my T SHIRT ( for being 100 lbs down)!! YAAAY I also visited the bariatric floor and the nurses asked if I'd mind talking to a lady who was really down who is new post op so I did and showed her my preop pics to help encourage her!!!
The nut & I worked things out to change my eating schedule up to see if I can get more calories in and keep my blood sugars and all level since they seem to be dropping. She said I'm doing really well exercise wise and I'm doing okay with my protein.
My surgeon seems to think that my problem with the bloating and pain and recent bouts of vomiting is that some how food is getting into my Afferent limb, where food isn't supposed to go.. I don't really know how to describe it but anyways it can cause the horrible bloating and pain. It gets out of it with the heaving, sometimes it comes back up others it gets itself over into my intestine where it should be, which explains how I feel better without meds or anything sometimes. Sooo anyways the way to fix this is to have surgery again. She is going to go in laproscopically and section off the part of my stomach or what not that its going into sooo that its not going in there anymore. I can't remember if she said she is going to remove that part or what right off.. She drew a lil pic to show me what she was saying. Also said shes going to look around in there at everything else to make sure thats the problem and something else isn't happening.
I've been playing phone tag today with her surgery scheduler and I'm hoping that I'm not going to have to wait too long to get in. I know shes scheduling new bari patients into October but the increasing attacks of the pain and the fact that it's lasting between meals and stuff now is happening much more often. I can't hardly eat anymore without being in severe pain.
Front:
Side:
I am currently down 109 lbs since surgery, 129 from high (This is a rough guess I had a year or so I never weighed but my 26/28s were not fitting anymore). At my preop consult my measurements were:
Chest: 55 in Now: 42 in
Waist: 54 in Now: 41 in
Hips: 59 in Now: 46 in
So thats 39 inches off of all of those areas.
Am I glad I had my weight loss surgery? Most days, yes. Do I have regrets? Some days, mostly that I didn't prepare myself or allow myself to think about or believe that the complications that I've had could actually happen. However, now that I'm doing mostly better some days, I think that I'm happier than I was. I was definitely NOT prepared for the emotional issues and changes I would go through either. I do not see the weight loss at all and I'm terrified of gaining weight. Food isn't as enjoyable as it used to be. I'm obsessive with every bite I put in my mouth and it's just crazy. It's very much so a journey and a roller coaster.
I'm still the fat girl regardless and I can't make myself see other.
Anyways some of the good stuff thats happened is my Diabetes and GERD is gone. My PCOS symptoms are better for the most part, it seems. Of course we won't know if my body is doing what it's supposed to do until we start trying for a baby again. However that is not going to happen right now but eventually.
Well I think thats it. Thanks to everyone who has supported me during this time and been a source of encouragement when I needed it. For the swift kicks in the butt and everything else!!!
Anyways sorry this is so long but I wanted to share everything with you guys!!
Hate to break it to you, but you're not the fat girl anymore. I don't see a fat girl in your after pictures anyway, don't know if one is hiding someone behind the girl that looks quite normal 
I'm only four months out and I struggle with the same issues. Some days RNY was the best thing I eve did, other days not so much. We have to work through the trade-offs that come with it I guess.
Congrats on all of your success and best wishes as you continue on this journey.
I'm only four months out and I struggle with the same issues. Some days RNY was the best thing I eve did, other days not so much. We have to work through the trade-offs that come with it I guess.
Congrats on all of your success and best wishes as you continue on this journey.
Back on track as of 11/1/2014
341/183/263/150
HW/LW/CW/GW
Weight loss goal:
Back to Onederland by 3/26/2015
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