Hello and New to this Forum

I just came across this Forum and thought I would say Hi.. My name is Lisa and Im 40yrs old.....wife and mom to 2.. Im an RN by profession, but disabled at present....hoping to change that.. I had WLS March 17. I went to Mexico and got the VSG. It was one of the best things Ive done for me. I havent had too many probles really....just still getting used to it all...the changes, etc.. So, far, Ive lost 49 lbs... so Im really happy with that.. anyway...I hope to get to talk to some of u...

Congrats!!!   welcome to OH and to the board!!!  Good Luck on your progress!!!

Im not new to OH...just to this particular forum....have been around here for yrs now...off and on. thanks =)

Hey Lisa,
Good to hear from you!! Sounds like you are doing GREAT! I am glad you posted....I have not herd anything from you in a while. 49llbs is the size of a 1st grader! Do you have a PCP to do your labs? Just wondering.
Good luck and keep in touch.
Huggs,
RhondaT

Hi Rhonda....thanks.. yes, my PCP does all of my checkups...thankfully, with the VSG, theres not much followup...just the basic stuff that I would have anyway... however, with my other comorbs, I have to get labs every 6 mo at the least.. i look at my weight loss in bags of flour for some reason...ive lost 10 bags, almost lol

Congratulation!!! Glad to have you join us "40's"  I'm at about the same weightloss # you are. (don't pay attention to my ticker I only update that when I go see Dr. Rashid and I had to skip last month)  It feels so amazing. I can't believe it some days. I had a goal to be down 50 pounds by a family reunion in July and at this rate I may be down 60! I've never been able to lose weight like this, let alone feel great while I'm doing it. I go to my PCP next week and I'm hoping for a reduction in my blood pressure med. I'm already off everything but synthroid and bp med.  It's so fun to step on the scales and see them go down...also a totally new experience for me :D

thanks! Good luck on reaching 50 and above by that reunion.. I weighed this morning and im up to 62 lbs gone.  I feel great too!

Hi Lisa, I'm new here, too.  I'm just in the beginning stages of getting things moving with my PCP.  Congratz on losing 49 lbs!  I'll look forward to hearing about your progress on the boards!