ara1973

Hello everyone. I am soooo exicted today.
One of the main reasons for me deciding to go through with this surgery in the first place were my health issues. A bit of history; My Mother passed away in 2009 due to several health complications which all came from her being obese. After her passing I was also diagnosed with some of the same things she had. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol. I now know that I also have Afib. From never being sick or taking any kind of medication, now I was on heart medication, blook thinner, metformin, pravastatin, and 2 different meds for HBP. I made my decision back in Sept of 2011. My surgery was Oct. 8, 2010.
I almost 7mos post op, now. My starting weight was 328 and I am now weighing 261. But the most exicting part is that my Dr has taken me OFF almost of the medications. I now only take the heart medication and the blood thinner which unfortunately I will have to take for the rest of my life. But hay, taking only 2 pills a day compared to 7 is wonderful...

Thank you so much. Good luck on your surgery.

Congratulations, that is wonderful! I am sorry about your mothers passing, but I am glad you realized how important was to take care of yourself. I also have a lot of the same family history, and am doing the surgery now, even though my IBM is only 36 because I know that if I wait any longer it will only be a matter of time that I will have the same problems. unfortunatelly is so much easier to put on the weight than it is to take it off! Thank God for this surgery! I am very happy for you!

So, yesterday made 7 months post-op. I just got a chance to take a couple of quick pics, in other words, don't mind the lack of hairstyle and dressier clothes. I've been exercising all along, but in the last month I have really ramped it up. I'm doing at least 30 minutes on the exercise bike per day, plus trying to work some other area of my body with weights on a daily basis. Below is my before and my today picture. I REALLY wish I had a better before picture!
Stats:
Start weight: 352
Surgery weight: 337
Current weight: 263.2
Total lost: 88.2
I've been losing VERY slowly since late January, but I'm seeing improvement in my shape and feeling more energetic every day. Patience is the key. I'm more than halfway to my goal and I know I will get there!!!