chicha2012

Hi my name is Araeli I had surgery on July 16 2012. My life has changed I feel li a new woman. I lost in total 74 lbs.

Im just so terrified i wont be able to do it !!!!

Yes but I would be more prepared mentally and emotionally

Can you explain a little more or that !!! Im just trying to find out if this is right for me

I read all ur stories and i get soo pumped and excited and i want to do it !!! And then all my what if kicks in and i panic and say yo myself " u don't need it i loose weight " then another 2-3 months pass by and I'm worst

If u could go back in time would u have your surgery?????

What are the hardest things you went though ????

Im also in a situation similar to yours !!! Im 5"4 and I'm weighing 210 an I'm considering the surgery, I've been to weight loss programs and i do loose weight then gain it back!!! I don't want to be supper skinny i just want to be comfortable with myself. After i had my son I've actually gained 20 pounds more and have not been able to go down! My insurance wont cover i was going to go to mex and self pay!!! One of my friends did it and shes doing great!! What stops me is the fact that something could happen to me.

I understand where u are coming from!!! I guess i am taking the easy way out but it just soo hard!!! It seem like a little 50 pounds are impossible to loose, or ill loose 10 then i gain it back and more !!!! I dont know what to do !!! Im really frustrated / sad that ive let myself go like this !!!

Do u regret ur surgery ???

Alot of people that i have mentioned the surgery tell me that it does not look like i weigh 210 pounds

Its 36

I do want to do it ,i guess i better star buying cookbooks to learn new better and healthier food !!!!

Oh wow , I'm really nervous but i do want to

I guess what im afraid of is not being able to contain myself to not eat as much as i do now!!!! Its just scary , and my family isn't very supportive so im sure they will make it difficult for me

Thanks , cooking is not one of my best assets so im ganna have to lean mor e

Im sure some of you saw my freaking out posts a day or so before surgery... But i didnt talk myself out of it.

I went in to outpatient at 6:00am on Monday morning... Registered and was promptly taken back. Did all of the normal stuff' date=' IV, etc. Talked myself out of running about five times too lol. Next thing I knew we were rolling back, i batted my eyes, then i was in my room in med surg hurting like hell.

Everybody and their mom wanted to come into the room and mess with me all day and night so zero sleep plus the morphine pump had little to no effect.

Morning 2 - labs drawn, ultrasound of legs done, then taken to have the swallow study done. When i got back to the room they pulled my foley shortly after - this was the second worst pain ive felt next to having the drain removed. For some reason i noticed dried blood around that area too :-/ not sure if thats normal or not plus i had slightly bloody urine in the foley at first too.

Morning 3 (Day 2 Post-op) - morning labs - actually got a little sleep the night before. Around noon my surgeon came in to pull my drain - worst pain ever - and to discharge me. The drain went about 6-8" into my right side to rest by my diaphragm.

Now todays my first full day home - i managed to drink two Protein shakes (50g protein) but didnt get my full liquid intake. Still wondering if it was the right decision or not but each days getting easier.[/quote']

One of my questions is, when you cook for ur family do they eat what you eat ??? Is it hard to see other people eating a lot more ??

Hello so im considering geting sleeved by Dr ponce de leon and want Trish's contact info please !!!!!

Well my whole life i have struggled with weight !!! I love sports and i do believe i love food, i am an emotional eater!!!! From 19-20 i had my weight a under control by dieting and going to the gym , i also was single and no children no bills no responsibilities!!!! Once i had my son i have tried low carb diets , I've tried a program here in town that provides pills to control hunger, i do it for a week and then i get frustrated and quit!!! I also started the insanity and felt with great energy but i get unmotivated and stop!!!! Im scared for my health but its just so hard !!!!

Hello im here cause im considering this surgery!!! I would like you opinion , i am 210 5"4 I'm 23 years old and since i had my son i have not been able to loose the weight ! What would you do ????

Thank u guys it gives me alot to think about , sometime i feel so motivated and say to myself i can do it !!!! Ive done it before but then i dont do anything !!!

Im 210 pounds , sometimes i eat just to eat then i feel bad that i ate

Right now i dont have any other health problems but my knees hurting and just bring out of breath , i know i sounds silly but to me I've never been this way!!! Its very frustrating to me !!! Its hard to explain ....

Thanks guys i have alot to think about !!!! I need to do something now !!!!

Thats is exactly what im afraid of!!! I would be really upset if i couldn't spend time with my son because of me wanting to loose weight !!!! But then sometimes im so unhappy with myself . Since i had my son I've wanted to loos weight instead I've gained more and more!!!!

Im really considering the gastric sleeve !!! I am 5"4 23 years old i have a 2 year old and iv struggled with weight all my life but now I'm at at my heaviest !!! I dont know what to do !!! No one in my fam agrees with my decision and that make me sad because if something would go wrong ththere

Im just soo frustrated !!!! I thought i had the credit cards to pay for it all come to realize i dont !!! I asked my father for his and he tells me i dont need it that just eating less wiill do it !!!! I was so optimistic about the surgery and my dad tells me im putting my life at risk!!! I have a 2 year old and it just gets me thinking !! Idk wht to do !!!! So my boyfriend and i will start insanity and their nutrition from here to december my father agreed to let me borrow the card if i try hard !!!! Believe me if i didnt have to do this i wouldnt but what choice do i have ???? I cried all day and im really frustrated !!!!