Five month post op check up... and so much more!

A lot has happened in the five and a half months since surgery, mostly good, though I've hit a few snags along the way.

I had my five month follow up this week and they were very pleased with my progress. Told me to keep doing what I'm doing. We discussed our differences in goal weights and the nurse said to just listen to my body. Did a body fat analysis and I'm now in the Overweight category, all the way down from Morbidly Obese. Had labs run and, according to the nurse, they were 'superb'! The only issue I'm having is with a low resting heart rate with dizziness and feeling like I'm going to pass out. The doctor said no strenuous exercise until we figure it out and that seems to have had an impact on my weight loss this week. Went to my primary care doctor Friday and he suspects POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) as I've had these symptoms before and I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and they seem to go hand in hand. I have a few more tests that need to be run. Hoping we get it figured out. Other than the dizziness and feeling like I'm going to pass out when I stand up, the hiccups are the worse. Doesn't matter how much or what I eat, I hiccup two or three times really hard afterwards! If this is the worse I have in my post surgery life, I'll take it! So much better than diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and high blood pressure!

To top off feeling and looking fine (according to my friends), I've found love... after over two years of being single and fixing me. I've known this person for over three years and never knew he had a crush on me. I've had a crush on him since the day I met him. A few months back, he got brave and confessed his feelings for me and we decided to see where things would go. On Thanksgiving, he said those three little words and told me he wanted to make me his wife! It's still not official as he hasn't gotten down on one knee yet (He says he's planning something very special), but we've already begun planning the location, the honeymoon, and the life afterwards. We have a lot to coordinate, as he lives over two hours away, but I'm so happy I could pop!

Thanks for letting me share! VSG was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Now I can have a healthy long life with my love!

I love happy reports!!!!!  Hurray for you.  Now just keep on keeping on!!!!

Thanks so much!!!

OMG - Congratulations - on all your accomplishments and life changes!  Thanks so much for sharing!

As far as your dizziness - I had to too close to the point you are.  It was a combination of dehydration and low blood pressure.  It did go away after awhile.  I hope your tests can be conclusive and you can figure out what it is. 

Thanks for the support. We checked for dehydration and I'm getting plenty of fluids in (about a gallon a day). Just adjusted my blood pressure meds again, but my heart rate is still very slow. This morning it was 46.

Way to go!!!  Sounds like you are doing great and your new life is awesome.

I'm sure your doctor did this, but just in case they didn't.  You mentioned that you had high blood pressure - have they decreased or stopped your blood pressure medicine?  My blood pressure is kind of low now but not a problem.  

Congratulations on finding love.

Linda

Thanks for the support! They decreased my blood pressure meds quite a bit. We just halved them again... Hopefully this will fix the problem!

congrats!! so far so good!!