ebthompson2010

My grits get made with a little butter, salt, pepper, and cheese. Yum yum

My grits get made with a little butter, salt, pepper, and cheese. Yum yum

Why do I see some many people "ashamed" of their surgery?? My dad comments about how I should keep my experience private. NO. I am proud of myself for realizing that I had a problem and I DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I did not just sit and roll around in pity. I got off my Ass and DID SOMETHING FOR ONCE. Sorry for my rant but I'm so tired of this being considered shameful. I understand if people want to keep it private. That's your business. But by all means don't be ashamed.

But down 115 lbs

My grits get made with a little butter, salt, pepper, and cheese. Yum yum

Why do I see some many people "ashamed" of their surgery?? My dad comments about how I should keep my experience private. NO. I am proud of myself for realizing that I had a problem and I DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I did not just sit and roll around in pity. I got off my Ass and DID SOMETHING FOR ONCE. Sorry for my rant but I'm so tired of this being considered shameful. I understand if people want to keep it private. That's your business. But by all means don't be ashamed.

But down 115 lbs

But down 115 lbs

Not all sleeve patients suffer from dumping. But some do very much so. If I eat too fast or have something with way too much sugar I suffer indefinitely.

Not all sleeve patients suffer from dumping. But some do very much so. If I eat too fast or have something with way too much sugar I suffer indefinitely.

bthompson314

Everyone's sleeve is different. It also makes a difference in how well you chew. ALSO, SOME days I can eat two and SOME days I can only eat one. It varies. I am 8 mos post btw.

I am 8 mos post op and almost 8 mos pregnant. I got pregnant 2 Wks after surgery by accident. I had a para guard IUD and still ended up pregnant. My first trimester was hard. I was very sick all day. But at about 6 mos that got better. I have lost over 115 lbs since my surgery Aug 2. And my OB and surgeon say that's fine. My baby is 100% healthy and she's a very active girl Congrats! This is my third! Children are so amazing and they're what keeps me going everyday.

I was gonna ask about ur gall bladder!! Hope they get it all figured out!

I am 8 mos post op and almost 8 mos pregnant. I got pregnant 2 Wks after surgery by accident. I had a para guard IUD and still ended up pregnant. My first trimester was hard. I was very sick all day. But at about 6 mos that got better. I have lost over 115 lbs since my surgery Aug 2. And my OB and surgeon say that's fine. My baby is 100% healthy and she's a very active girl Congrats! This is my third! Children are so amazing and they're what keeps me going everyday.

So I am 8 mos post op ALMOST. I am 7 mos pregnant. And I understand that this is expected but I can't help but feel sad that I've only lost 2 lbs since the beginning of Feb and before people say WELL YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN PREGNANT!!! Let me just make sure you are aware that I had the para guard IUD for birth control and still ended up pregnant. So I am very thankful that my baby is still here with us today at 7 mos. I am a very lucky woman and am very very thankful.

So I am 8 mos post op ALMOST. I am 7 mos pregnant. And I understand that this is expected but I can't help but feel sad that I've only lost 2 lbs since the beginning of Feb and before people say WELL YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN PREGNANT!!! Let me just make sure you are aware that I had the para guard IUD for birth control and still ended up pregnant. So I am very thankful that my baby is still here with us today at 7 mos. I am a very lucky woman and am very very thankful.

I thought we were all adults anyway? Joking about his wife's taco isn't necessarily flirty lol. Geez people need to lighten up.

I thought we were all adults anyway? Joking about his wife's taco isn't necessarily flirty lol. Geez people need to lighten up.

Haven't went in 14 days..... Drank one cup of coffee this am and BOOM!!! I'm 4 lbs lighter!!! Not allowed to use actual laxatives because I am 7 mos pregnant. Whew! What a load off!

Actually this one is more accurate. The one before is at 5 mos post. This is 8 mos post.

I would post of my body butttt I'm 8 mos post and 7 mos preg sooooo that kinda defeats the purpose. But here is my face 8 mos post

When my period was late I figured it was because of the drastic surgery. And when I was nauseated I related it to surgery as well. But one day I thought to myself, lets just take a test to MAKE SURE. And sure enough there was a plus sign. I was told in the beginning that my baby only had a 20% change of living after the removal of my IUD. But here I am 27 weeks later and she's alive and well Kicking me at the moment actually lol

The baby is doing great despite the fact that this baby was unplanned (had and IUD and still got pregnant) we are so very excited. She moves around all the time. Especially when she hears both of her big sisters running around and playing. I have an ultrasound almost every time I have an appointment. I'm thinking its so y OB can keep making sure everything is ok. Fr the first 4 months I was on zofran every 4 hrs because of nausea and vomitting. It's been hard to tell if that is because of pregnancy or surgery but I'm sure it's been a mixture of both. I have not needed zofran for a while now and have been feeling great . I will admit that I have been selfish this past month and had a hard time coping with the fact that I have not lost a pound in a month. But I know that everything will be ok and the baby needs any lb my body wants to hold onto right now.