Chancie

Wooooooo hooooo!! The scale dropped this week....:thumbup: 19 pounds to go to hit ONEderlad!!

WOO HOOO!!! I'm really happy for you!! And a bit Jealous!! J/k..... I got 24 pounds to get there... and it's takin' foreva!!! This last few weeks has been tuff for me... my weight loss has REALLY slowed down.. I knew it would.. but I still don't gotta like it! LOL Great job!!!

I agree with the others....and if she isn't going to be supportive... I would change docs. Just my opinion:blush: I was lucky... My PCP had weight loss surgury... and he is the one that helped direct me to my surgen. I see both.. My surgen and my PCP... and my last visit with my PCP was WONDERFUL! He is so supportive and encouraging, and thats important going thru all of this. I hope things work out for you... keep us posted!!

Welcome back and Welcome to the "Losing side"!!! I'm glad things went well for you... and you've got a great journey ahead of you!! I'm glad you mentioned medical alert bracellet.... I go back for my 6 month check up and thats one of the questions I was gonna ask my doc about. I've read the same thing... lots of people have them, but i also know of alot that don't. I ws just gonna get his imput on things. Again... Congratulations!!

I think Nausea/foamies/vomiting is the worst part of this surgury, and it was something I wasn't expecting. I did alot of research prior to surgury.... yet didn't absorb this info like I should have. I wasn't prepared for it... But it passes!!!! Just go back to "basics" lots of water, clear liquids... etc. I rember I was about 6 weeks out... feeling good... and my son brought McDonalds... you know those tiny little burgers??? I wasn't "hungry" but old habit kicked in and I took one... had a bite.. it was pretty good... had the second "tiny" bite... and it started to swell in my mouth... I spit it out. About an hour later it started! I started vomiting... and it went on all night! That was my worst experience! My son was kinda laughing... "Death by a burger" I did feel like I was gonna die! There are rules for a reason... and not eating ground beef was one of them... it was tooo early and the grease I guess just really hurt me. I still don't eat it... and will be 6 months out on 8/6

My doctor had me get my vitamins prior to surgery so I would start them as soon as I got home. I take a complete Multi vitamin, 1000 units of Vitamin D and a sublingual B12 once a week. Vitamins are soooo important on this... and should be a way of life. As for being tired.. it should pass about 2 months. I can rember being so tired and weak.. I could barely blow dry my hair... felt like it took everything I had to do it... but it didn't last long ( thank goodness!! ) I use to sleep all the time.. and on my days off sleep till noon... now... I am up early... even on my days off!

I just wanted to say "Hi" to everyone....I just joined ! A little about me... I've always had a weight problem, but not as bad as the past 10-15 years. i had to always "watch" what I ate, or I would pack on the weight. I did have a "thin" period... Not a very long one.. but I was thin for a while... Then came a divorce and I had to care for my mother the past 15 years... I started really putting on the weight.. and then it felt so futile to even TRY to diet... Excercise?? What was that?? I felt work was all the excercise I needed.... I became so stationary... come home, get on the couch and that was it. I had been looking into weight loss the past 3 years, and I tried to file with my insurance each year thinking that they would improve, but no luck. then in Oct. of '08 I had to have a total knee replacement and I KNEW I had to do something. The surgery was a success.... but my weight was overwelming. I had no stamina... I could hardley walk to the mailbox without being winded. I had already been to a few seminars... and I finnaly made up my mind to try again. I went, and I talked with the doctor afterwards and asked how soon he could get me in being a "self pay", I explained I was already on a leave of absence and coudn't afford to lose any more time, he told me to call the office in the morning and tell them he said to schedule as soon as possible. I called and thy got me in to see him in 3 days! I went and we talked for almost 2 hours... and I decided to go with the VSG, Best decision of my life! That was Jan. 12th.... I had surgery Feb. 9th! I am 5 months post op... I started this with a weight of 354 the day of surgery and today I am 223.. a loss of 131 pounds! I still have over 60 pounds to make "goal" but I am so glad that i had this surgery, and it has deffinitly improved my quality of life! I still have my struggles, as I will be posting them tooo... but i just wanted to share my story and a bit about me.... I hope to make some friends here and to have a support group here as well... I don't have one close to attend to in my area...

I just wanted to comment on the "foamies"/vomiting... some what I noticed.... alot of you are early out... and the same thing was going on with me. It WILL pass... around 3-4 months.( Maybe sooner ) I have a bout with it still... but being MY fault. Alot of it is trying to eat foods that you shouldn't. Your mind may think uhmmmm THAT sounds good... but your belly will tell you otherwise. And If you eat too fast.. it will happen.. if you eat too much... it will happen. And alot of it depends on HOW things are cooked too. I love my George Foreman grill... Talapia has now become my fav, and it only takes like two minutes to cook on that thing! Hope this helped a bit!

*Waving*:wave: Just passing thru... ( Yep... am nosey.. just had to take a peek in here) As you were men... as you were!! LOL

OMG!! 38 long is tooooooo funny!!! I ALWAYS wated a TT! I thought I thought I wanted boobs too... but after shopping yesterday.... It's belly first... then legs! I'vee lost alot in my legs and butt and my legs are sagging bad:sad0: And the butt looks like a pancake! But don't think I could handle a butt lift!!

Weight loss AND weight gain is very personal.... But I chose to tell only a select few int he beginning... of course my employer, because I was already out on a LOA- but wanted to explain my decision. I HAD to improve my life to be able to continue to work. I didn't even tell my kids until a few weeks before the surgery so I could get transportation to the hospital!!:blushing: When I did go back to work... I had lost about 25 pounds, and people noticed "something different" I decided to tell whoever asked... there is not "Secret Cure" for losing weight, and I wsn't trying to "fool" anyone... I felt that at least I was in controll of what was said. Alot of people didn't even notice until i lost a signifigant amount! And would ask how I did it... well.. working in retail.. i figured by the time I told ONE person... the whole store would know it! But I have alot of support there.... people I didn't think would support my decision have! The only problem with people knowing that you had weight loss surgery is they all say " don't get tooo thin" That TOO... is a personnal decision. And thats what i tell them. They have only known me as obese... so of course seeing me lose weight is different for them too. Chancie

WOW!! Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I thought I would check in this morning and see no posts:sad0: So this was a nice surprise! Thanks again for the welcome! I'll try to answer any questions you might have... I did have alot of trouble from the minute I got out of surgery, I was vomiting badly! Or should I say "dry heaves"? It really was awful.... after the first day, and continued vomiting, My Doctor changed my pain meds. Still no good. I ended up staying 4 days because of this going home on the fifth day. It was bad, but nothing toooo terrible.The first day being the worst. I got home and followed the rules, and tried to get in my water. Geeze... how in the world am I going to get in all this water??? It was difficult... but gradually I did it. Now water is ALWAYS in my hands... I always get in 64 oz. but usually 80-120 now daily. When I started on "food" I still vomited... or "foamies" as some of you know it as. Horrible!!!! And I had constant heartburn. So on my check up at 6 weeks, Doc put me on Nexium and also Reglan for the vomiting. This lasted about 2 months.... so I think thats where most of my weight loss came from. I still can't eat in the morning.... so I have a protein drink. My doctor is ok with this... so far. I go back for my 6 month check up in Aug. And I'll see what he says. As far as food goes.... I completly stay away from breads, pasta, potatoes...and sweets!! I can't do carbs because they are such a weakness of mine and being a "Self pay" wanna get my moneys worth!! LOL I don't eat beef yet( have had it... just doesn't sit well with me)... or pork... just chicken, fish,shrimp ( my fav) and turkey. As for the before and after pics.... LOL... I first gotta figure out how to do the profile thingy!! And I shyed away from pics at my biggest.. so there aren't many... but I have been trying to get at least a face shot every month.. will try to figure this out and post... Hope this wasn't tooo long and sound like I was rattling!! Gonna go check out the rest of the boards... and will post more often... if anyone has ANY questions I might be able to anser... feel free to ask away! HUGS Chancie It is a whole life style change and mind change. I struggle with head hunger... still think of certain foods....