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BlessedBeyondMeasure2012

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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  1. BlessedBeyondMeasure2012
    So I had a rough weekend. I got to add soft food to my diet on Friday. One would think that after three weeks of not eating any "real" food that it would be great, and it was! I got up on Saturday and I was up a pound from where I was Friday morning. Now, I know that my body is saying "Hey! I finally got some food, I need to hang on to it cause I don't know when I'll get the next round," and that is why the scales haven't been really nice this weekend. I still am bouncing around the same stupid half pound since Friday and its just frustrating. In my "previous life" I would have been irritated and just eaten something that I shouldn't have to justify the increase on the scales. Now, I didn't do anything or eat anything I shouldn't have but, boy, did I have a battle with head hunger all weekend. One of my favorite places to eat used to be Moe's, my husband has never really cared for it and I think that we have eaten there together just once in the past 5 years. Yesterday I had to run across town and what does he ask me to bring him back for supper?? MOE'S!! i couldn't believe it and it just plain made me mad when I had to go in there and order his burrito. I wanted one so bad but instead, I ordered his just like he asked (with absolutely nothing that could be considered healthy on it) and brought it home to him. I fixed my supper and was satisfied with it. My dad used to say that it didn't matter if you got full off of black eyed peas or steak and potatoes either way you were still full. That is very true, steak and potatoes just taste much better, as would have Moe's last night. Anyway, I needed something to take my mind off of the negative and I figured I'd list the NSV's that I could think of to lift my spirits a little
     
    1. I can get my wedding rings on again, I haven't been able to wear them individually since last June and it has probably been more than a year since I have been able to get both of them on at the same time.
     
    2. I already have a pair of pants that are too big and I can no longer wear (at least my husband refuses to be seen in public with me if I do!)
     
    3. Its easier to shave my arm pits cause they aren't so full.
     
    4. I can bend over to paint my own toe nails again!
     
    5. The seatbelt in my husbands truck doesn't lock just because I'm trying to put it on and pulled it out a little too far anymore. I can actually bend down and pick my purse up from the floorboard and it doesn't lock!
     
    6. I can put on and tie my shoes with almost no effort.
     
    7. I have bad breath. (Okay so maybe that one isn't so exciting but apparently when you are breaking down fat you get ketosis which causes halitosis aka bad breath. I must be doing good breaking it down cause even my 5 year old tells me my breath is stinky! LOL!)
     
    I know there are more but these are all I can think of right now. I'm going to keep working at it and keep working my tool. I know that I did the right thing and I know that I'll be able to eat more normally again some day. I did this for my kids and they are going to have a more amazing mom because of it.
  2. BlessedBeyondMeasure2012
    When I started talking about having the sleeve done my sister also started talking about it. She is over weight and has been for most of her adult life just like myself. She is 5 years older than I am but is about 5 inches shorter. She has been my little big sister for many years. Well, she has had a couple of c-sections, laproscopic gall bladder surgery and a robotic hysterectomy and was concerned that she may have adhesions that would cause problems for a sleeve surgery. She talked herself out of the surgery and out of looking into it anymore than what she already had, which wasn't much but still. Well, I've now lost 102 pounds and she has gained about 20 in that same amount of time. She asked me this weekend if I thought she would be crazy to have it done. I was so excited! I have been wanting to encourage her to have the surgery but knew she was afraid to. She talked with her husband and he is supportive too! My prayer for her is that if she is supposed to have it done that God will put her infront of the right surgeon. She lives away from me so will be using someone other than the surgeon that did mine. I am so excited for her and that we could be doing this together. She is one of my best friends and is one of my biggest encouragers. I can't wait for the opportunity to be the same for her!
  3. BlessedBeyondMeasure2012
    I found out this past Friday that I won't be having surgery on July 27 as I am scheduled. I won't be doing a preop diet or my EGD in the next few weeks as planned. Instead I'm scheduling my first OB visit. This was a total surprise for us! My husband and I had started trying to get pregnant back in November and had not had any luck. I talked with my OB who told me that he thought my weight could be an issue. I asked what he thought about WLS and he was all for it. He thought that would probably be my best bet. He hasn't had any patients who have had WLS that have had any problems through pregnancy so I met with a surgeon. He also said that he had no WLS patients who had problems with pregnancy after having surgery so we decided to proceed. My surgeon has a policy that you must use protection other than OCPs for at least 6 weeks before and after surgery to help to reduce the risk of blood clots. Well, he didn't say anything about EIGHT WEEKS before surgery to reduce the risk of babies!!! (ha ha ha) I'm planning on calling him tomorrow to find out how long after delivery that I can have surgery. If I could have surgery while I'm off on maternity leave that would be amazing! I'll find out and go from there. I may end up and have to wait until next summer and if I do then I'll do that too. Right now we are letting family and friends know our change in plans. For any of you that read my last blog entry you know that my mom was trying anything she could to get me to change my mind about surgery. Come to find out my mom, dad and aunts have been praying hard and apparently this miracle was the answer to their prayers LOL! What a special blessing we have been given. I know God has His plan and it is far better than my own. He sure does have a sense of humor! Until next time, best of luck on this journey that is our life!
     
    Jeremiah 29:11
  4. BlessedBeyondMeasure2012
    So, I have amazing parents. And I love my mom and my dad like crazy. They have been married for 40 years as of this past March. They are an amazing example of what a marriage should be and what it can be. My dad is a little goofy. He LOVES telling people in public that my mom is off her meds and he just can't do anything with her. My mom, everytime, looks shocked and offended but then he gets her to laugh and then the laughter just contagious. My mom, bless her heart (yes, we are from the south!), is not excited about my upcoming surgery. For years she has been against diet pills. A few weeks ago, she was telling me about a new diet pill that is out that she would like me to try. Two weeks ago it was raspberry ketones that she wanted me to look into. Today, she told me the best one yet. She told me she wants me to get "one of those band things". Now, I think she means a lap band which I have looked into and decided it's just not for me. But, NO! Before I could tell her about my research on the lap band, she continues. She now wants me to go to Home Depot and get one of "those band things" that people use as back support when they are doing heavy lifting. She wants me to wrap it around my upper belly so that it will restrict how much I can eat! She thinks that this will help me get an idea of what my post-op will be like. I laughed so hard that I cried! Her thought process is that when she wears a pair of tight jeans she doesn't want to eat as much because it is so uncomfortable. Again, laughing uncontrollably! She ended our conversation by saying "I just had to get that out there." I thanked her and told her I appreciate her advice but I won't be going to buy a back support for my belly. I'm going to stick to my pre-op diet when it starts and go from there. I'm so excited about my surgery on July 27th and I hope she can find some excitement for me too
  5. BlessedBeyondMeasure2012
    So my signature was getting too long for all the info in it so I'm just going to put it in a blog and I will update it as needed. I'm not using my highest weight as my starting weight because my highest weight was actually the day I went in the hospital to deliver our daughter. My starting weight is my highest weight less her birth weight.
     
    2/23/13 Highest weight 342.2 (332.4 not counting baby girl's birth weight)
    3/12/13 Start of preop diet 309.7 (-22.7)
    3/25/13 Surgery day 297.7 (-12)
    Total lost before surgery 34.7
     
    4/1/13 1 week post op 286.6 (-10.9)
    4/8/13 2 weeks post op 281.5 (-5.1)
    4/15/13 3 weeks post op 281.4 (-0.1)
    4/22/13 4 weeks post op 279.8 (-1.6)
    Lost in the first 4 weeks 17.7, since starting preop diet 29.7
     
    4/29/13 5 weeks post op 273.0 (-6.8)
    5/6/13 6 weeks post op 269.2 (-3.8)
    5/14/13 7 weeks post op 270.6 (+1.4)
    5/20/13 8 weeks post op 264.7 (-5.9)
    Lost in the 2nd 4 weeks 15.1, since surgery 32.8, since starting preop diet 44.8
     
    5/27/13 9 weeks post op 260.7 (-4)
    6/3/13 10 weeks post op 257.7 (-3)
    6/10/13 11 weeks post op 255.3 (-2.4)
    6/17/13 12 weeks post op 248.7 (-6.6)
    Lost in the 3rd 4 weeks 16, since surgery 48.8, since starting preop diet 64.8
     
    6/24/13 13 weeks post op (3 months out tomorrow) post op 247.3 (-1.5)
    7/1/13 14 weeks post op 243.1 (-4.2)
    7/8/13 15 weeks post op 241.4 (-1.7)
    7/15/13 16 weeks post op 238 (-3.4)
    Lost in the 4th 4 weeks 10.8, since surgery 59.6, since starting preop 75.6
     
    7/22/13 17 weeks post op 235.8 (-2.2)
    7/29/13 18 weeks post op 237.7 (+1.9)
    8/5/13 19 weeks post op 235.2 (-2.5) had my gall bladder removed this day
    8/12/13 20 weeks post op 230.4 (-4.8)
    Lost in the 5th 4 weeks 7.6, since surgery 67.2, since starting preop 83.2
    I hit 100 pounds total gone on 8/11/13!!!
     
    8/19/13 21 weeks post op 226.9 (-3.5)
    8/26/13 22 weeks post op 227.1 (+0.2)
    9/2/13 23 weeks post op 223 (-4.1)
    9/9/13 24 weeks post op 222.8 (-0.8)
    Lost in the 6th 4 weeks 7.6, since surgery 74.8, since starting preop 90.8
     
    9/16/13 25 weeks post op 220.7 (-2.1)
    9/23/13 26 weeks post op 219.1 (-1.6)
    9/30/13 27 weeks post op 222 (+2.9)
    10/7/13 28 weeks post op 217.3 (-4.1)
    Lost in the 7th 4 weeks 4.9, since surgery 79.7, since starting preop 95.7
     
    10/14/13 29 weeks post op 217.8 (+0.5)
    10/21/13 30 weeks post op 213.8 (-4.0)
    10/28/13 31 weeks post op 212.4 (-1.4)
    11/4/13 32 weeks post op 212.7 (+0.3)
    Lost in the 8th 4 weeks 5.1, since surgery 84.8, since starting preop 100.8
     
    11/11/13 33 weeks post op 213.9 (+1.2)
    11/18/13 34 weeks post op 210.2 (-3.7)
    11/25/13 35 weeks post op 209.1 (-1.1)
    12/2/13 36 weeks post op 207.4 (-1.7)
    Lost in the 9th 4 weeks 5.3, since surgery 90.1, since starting preop 106.1
     
    12/9/13 37 weeks post op 204.2 (-3.2)

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