I am 10 months out and had numerous complications...

and unfortunatley still going through the mill, so to speak. Let me start off with the good news, as I haven't posted anything since November or December. In April of 2002 I weighed about 340lbs. By September 18, 2002, my surgery date, I was down to 310lbs. I'm now fluctuating between 195lbs-210lbs. So in all since April 2002, I've lost 130lbs-145lbs, it boggles the mind!! I'm incredibly thrilled about that. It's been so much fun this summer putting on my shorts, t-shirts and tank tops, etc...from last year, and seeing how HUGE they are, and how "fluffy" I was (LOL)!! And the reactions of my neighbours starting in mid-May til now, does wonders for my ego!! One of my neighbours, had a bet with another neighbour that it was me they saw, not my sister (who weighs about 170lbs), so again ego boost, my self-esteem, which was little or none pre-op, is coming back in full force, and despite the complications, I would do it again. In October of 2002, I had my first of three wound infections. When I came back to the hospital with a second wound infection, my surgeon admitted me, and started me on two different antibiotics. Well I was also taking cumiden (a blood thinner) post-op, because I had 5 blood clots in my lungs in April, which did go away BTW, my doc wanted to be on the safe side, so I was told to take cumiden for 6 weeks post-op. The one IV antibiotic I was on just happened to make cumiden 5 times stronger. There is a blood test that they do, called an INR, to test the thickness of your blood, your level should be between 2-3 while on cumiden, mine went up to 10, so I had to get a plasma transfusion. I also had a couple of stricture problems, ulcers, and Irritable bowel sydrome made worse due to surgery, it is the one risk you take when having WLS. Between October and February I was readmitted 8 or 9 times. I had a terrible time eating anything for the first 5 months post-op. By the end of February I improved quite a bit, but my body was very weak from all of the complications. I started to regain my strength and then at the beginning of June I got kidney stones, they went away, and then came back 2 or 3 weeks later. They are gone now, but I'm still getting blood in my urine, and pain in my kidneys and bladder. I don't think the kidney problem is a post-op complication, but I think due to the complications I did have, it may have made me more susceptable(?), to infections, because I'm now on antibiotics for bladder and kidney infection. My urologist is sending me for a spinnal CT, as he thinks I could have a disc disease that is affecting my kidneys. I wanted to know if anyone else has had a similar experience with post-op complications, and how long did it take for you to feel yourself again, full of that post-op energy which seems to have bypassed me, and feeling physically that your body is stronger (a lean, mean, weight loss machine!!LOL) I really appriciate everybody's support, even if you have no answer. BTW, due to the extreme exhaustion from my complications etc... I just didn't have the energy to participate the way I would have liked to. Well take care and thanks in advance, Hugs, Marie

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