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I've been thinking about this for several days now...about what I should or should not say...and I'm coming up with...nadda...no great advice..no pearls of wisdom...no great warnings...so let me just speak from the heart...errrr..umm...keyboard...
April 22, 2010 marks my 8 year RNY "Surgiversary"..unfreakin' believeable that 8 years ago I did not know ANY of you people, and now I cannot BEGIN to imagine my life WITHOUT y'all. THAT is what I GAINED, while having LOST 150 lbs.
There have been obvious physical changes, but I think I have more MENTAL changes. I'm still the same person, but I'm a happier, more content person. "Regular" stuff just doesn't seem to get me down like it does alot of other people. I just blow things off, shake my head at idiots, and go on about my business. I didn't do that so much, pre-op. I wanted to "fix" everyone and everything. Now I KNOW I can only "fix" me, myself and I. The idiots I can only love, pray for, or ignore.
Am I a poster child for WLS? OF COURSE NOT! Did I intend to be 8 years ago? OF COURSE I DID! I have done so many stupid things I can never take back-I can only go forward. My surgery is a tool-not a miracle. A hammer cannot drive a nail if you leave the hammer in the toolbox-you have to USE that hammer.
Would I do it all again? The hernia surgery at 10 months post RNY? The dumping? The foamies? The pork allergy? The hanging skin? The baggie full of vitamins I take every day? The 2 protein shakes I drink every day? YOU BETCHA!!!
It's all been worth it-every ache, pain, and fart. I went from insulin 4 times a day to NO MEDS for Diabetes. My recent labs showed "The blood of a 16 year old"-to quote my doctor.
The BEST part of my WLS journey? Go look in YOUR mirror-the answer will be looking back at YOU!!
Gina AKA Nurse Diva
RNY 4-22-02...
LW: 6lb,10 oz SW:340lb GW:170lb CW:155
We Can Do Hard Things
blocks from me,
I am not so sure anymore if they supported me. They were both so skeptical but I thought they took a turn.
My husband was gone 2 days and I am afraid my emotions got the best of me. today was tearful. Why can't I tell them the way I feel?
Diana
I am glad your WLS went so well.
I had an On-Q Pain Buster but mine didn't work. It was just as full on the first day as it was on day 4. I kept telling nurses and even my doc's PA. I pulled it out and through it away on day 4.
Diana
My surgery went very well, no problems. Had a small hiatal hernia that he fixed with a couple of stitches. I never had any problems with it, so that was surprising to me.
Sad note - Monday morning as I was getting ready to leave for the hospital, I was feeling so confident and happy. Not scared or nervous or anything. Well, I went downstairs to get some laundry from the dryer and I found my cat dead on the floor
. It was AWFUL and shook me to the core. He was 10 yrs old and overweight and had been coughing earlier in the evening. Sigh. Well, that certainly was not a good start to this whole thing and I was so upset - but I did my best to try to calm myself down before having to go into surgery.I miss him so much - I have my other furbaby, MJ, a 10 yr old terrier mix to love on. I am looking forward to feeling better and getting this show on the road. Thank god for this website and good drugs!! I am feeling very positive and so far have no buyer's remorse. Oh and I didn't get a drainage tube (yay) - my incisions were glued - and I have a ON-Q Pain buster.
Suz
Start Weight 309
Surgery 301
Current 206
O M G - I am down over 100#.
Start Weight 309
Surgery 301
Current 206
O M G - I am down over 100#.
Janet
Thinking out loud here: I Live in the San Francisco Bay Area (Northern CA). Costa Mesa is about a 6 hour drive. With DH on his treatments taking him for a 6 hour drive may be a bit much. I could go with my mom (who actually had rny 10/12/2006) but I would prolly be worring about dh. {{{{{{ BIG SIGH }}}}}} I'm Still gonna try to figure it out!
How are you getting there Y? If you're flying do you have any connecting flights in the bay area?????
Just when the Catipillar thought the world was over
....She became a Butterfly
300+ /260/ 140 Current BMI 22.4 /No Longer a #, just were my body is Happy
Highest Weight/ at surgery/ current /Goal
I can pick something up off of the floor (it takes a while though).
Today I am going to eat Progresso soup.
I am going to look thinner just by all of my swelling going down.
View permanent weight loss as a process, not an event.
Most great achievements are the result of hard work and a designated plan of action. As they are often time consuming, progress is made in small, purposeful steps.
The same is true concerning permanent weight loss. It's not just going to happen. Through a process you create and execute, you are infinitely more likely to succeed in all your endeavors. Save the "events" for birthdays and celebrations, and view permanent weight loss as a process of making a plan, and then, each day, doing the next right thing.
Action for the day: Today, simply do the next right thing. Whenever you have a decision to make, whether it's what to eat or what to do after work, do the next right thing.
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HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
