BrnButrfly2013

I have reached my first stall at 8 weeks out. Thank goodness I have been reading all the posts on this site! I am not freaking out. This too will pass!

HI birJenn13,
WELCOME!!! I`m in Cindy, just had surgery on the 7th & doing well. Best wishes & prayers to you!

I think how much is plays with your hormones. For a while wacko periods, some acne and my hair was really oily for a while.
But I think the hardest I the mental state. I've lost about 28 pounds in six weeks and I feel like a failure. Really? I've never lost weight like that before. You can't compare yourself to others. If you do you'll go nuts.
Main thing is this is life changing. That part you really can't prepare for. Just take it day by day.
Good luck

Love this Thread.......I can't wait to....
Cross my legs comfortably!
Ride roller coasters again without the fear of not fitting!
Wear anything I want
Not be the biggest one in my family
Not feeling like an outcast
Not hear anymore fat jokes
Have a baby
Feel sexy lol
Live My Life

Hi Libra_Lisa, Life is way too short to allow others' opinion of your decision affect your journey in this life. Just keep your head up & the Sun will continue to shine upon you, my Sister!!! You hold the key to your destiny :-) Congratulations on coming this far!

God bless the children who were lost today and the those who tried to protect them

I am 19 months post op and have been where you are now...I remember feeling ok one minute and the next all I wanted to do was scream!!! The most important thing you can do at this time is Rest, Sip, Walk and Repeat...It is critical that you sip small amounts of Water or something sugar free every 15 minutes...walk around inside your house and then rest...I keep a journal and everyday I log in there what I ate, drank, felt and exercise I accomplished every day...So, today when I slipped on that size 6 and not that size 26, I am proud of the new, stronger me.
Hang in there, it will get better I promise...enjoy the ride it is unlike any journey you will ever take.
Hugs,
L

Oh the fat girl in the room... That's me at work. I need therapy just for this alone.

Hello all! God Bless everyone on the Forums. My first post!
3rd day post op Gastric Bypass by Dr Green at Plaza Hospital in Fort Worth, Hospital. Feeling alot better than I did yesterday or the day before!
This Surgery is not for the faint of heart! I think the worst experience for me was the wait to eat or drink anything for 35 hours at the hospital...then having the barium swallow test sooo weak and the barium to be the first thing I tasted for that length of time. It tasted like terrible horrible chemical stuff and it had no flavor to it to hide it at all! Then the Radiologist just told me to chug the 30 ml...I could have pucked at him! With much protest and me telling him I just had a Gastric Bypass, he told me to do it anyway. I was NOT Amused!!!
Walking at the hospital as weak as I felt was another joy. High on Morphine and walking with a On-Q Bupivacaine pump around my neck attached to my belly and coming from under my gown, and rolling an IV going 150 ml/hr w/a Hespan gtt at 25ml/hr...needless to say I looked like a walking zombie. And the gown was 2 sizes too big...like they only have 2 sizes for bariatric patients...normal and T-Rex size and I kept getting the T-Rex size. My boobs were half coming out!
Another thing is the first Protein push-up I got in the hospital sucked butt! It was funny...here I was like okay I finally get something to eat...so I take a sip of the protein cherry stuff...and I almost barffed! Tasted TERRIBLE! Brrr! Blah! And on the package it said new improved taste...like from what??? Dog poop!
There was many good points of post-op...like not having to work as a nurse or be at work...just at another hospital....and I got to be the patient for a change! Lets just say...I felt scared...and even at night, I was reassured when someone came in to check on me because I felt like I was dying, even when I knew I wasn't. I had alot of Residents following my Doctor, so I was reassured by that too. That was a great gift!
Another thing is, Nurses need to check their patients more...they are supposed to check them once an hour during the day and every 2 hours at night, but I didn't get any of that...like I said, the doctors checked on me more often. I know this is like that in all hospitals...and I am guilty of being one of those nurses at work sometimes...but don't do it to post-op patients... Only check on the idiot with a boil on his butt twice in 8 hours for his meds...not the post-op patient ok!!!
Ok, enough said for now...going to watch TV with my Hubby....probably NCIS or something.
Love you all! Nicky :wub:

Frogjlr, It's gonna be you and me on 1/7. Wl be sending special prayers your way!

Lmao! Okay I KNOW I can't be the only person go has done this and is doin this! I swear I've been having fantasies of being able to go into a store and not look completely ridiculous for even showing my face there and being able to try on a pair of jeans and not have to use a Handicap booth! And speaking of Booths being able to use a booth in a restaurant (oh god) and not need to "scooch and slide move" just to sit down or not Being able to sit at ALL! and have to sit at a table.[[ BACK FAT]] I cannot wait to get rid of Back boobs! ???????? for me to wear a shirt and it be smooth all the Way around!! And my hanging stomach (yes goodness) I've been cursed with the family jeans and where we gain out weight is in the stomach and Arms -___- the two WORST places to be fat!! My legs and fine I have hips but it would be easier to see if I didn't have the awful stomach in the way and because of it I have to where bigger pants :/ so I end up with baggy legs and fitting waist. Let's not even start on my shirts I wear a size 40 DD plus my arms makes it IMPOSSBLE to find a shirt without looking like a Overweight Hooters wanna be lol I'm Only 21 I'll be 22 Dec 28 this yr I have to have my new fantasy body bye the time I'm 22!! I can't be like this on my BDay! But I just wanna know AM I THE ONLY ONE who crazy enuff to have these thoughts?????

Yay!!! Congrats Debra!!! Best to you!

Frogjlr, It's gonna be you and me on 1/7. Wl be sending special prayers your way!

Frogjlr, It's gonna be you and me on 1/7. Wl be sending special prayers your way!

Sooo freaking excited. Just got my surgery date. Its Jan 7th. I have no words.

NikiG, I'm with ya on keeping some curves!

Hi BrnButrfly2013,
So we are really close. Yay!!!!!!! We will have to visit each other and keep each posted on our progress.

Hi, I'm in Cincinnati. Surgery date is 1/7.

@worm - you're in the Pittsburgh area? I live about an hour north of Pgh.
Things that I have thought about...
[*]not having to request a table at a restaurant because I can't fit into the booth
[*]the seat belt extender is also another thing I'm looking forward to
[*]not having to put my seat all the way back in my car to make room for myself
[*]not having arthritis pain in my knees or feet
[*]be able to walk into clothing stores my friends go into and not be looked at like in crazy
[*]go on a date (never been on one)
[*]save money because I won't be eating more than what is necessary
[*]being able to see my feet when I look down!!!
The list could go on and on haha...

Im 35 years old, and I will be having gastric bypass the 9th of may.
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Keep in mind your insides are healing even if you don't have much pain! A lady at work came back early, after one week cause she said she felt fine. Later that week she left by ambulance. Get job wasn't bad ono lifting n such but her system went I'm too shock, it was just too early the doc said. She had to be off 4 mos because she damaged her internal sutures moving around too much.
Please takE off the time you need!.major surgery its nothing to play with! Also being too active too soon can cause other problems you dont realize at first...

My name is Anj'ela. I'm a married mother of 4....I just had my gastric bypass 20 days ago March 22nd. I've lost 24 pounds so far. Its been a very difficult journey for me....but I'm in for the long haul

This mornings weigh in gave me such motivaton to keep on going! I now weigh 299 for the first time in at least 16 years. I simply could not hold back the tears!! It has been a journey, but I must say a very easy one so far. I have had no sickness, I am feeling great and have really started to embrace this new lifestyle with joy. I look forward to my morning workouts, I actually look for extra walking to do around work too! Never in my life would I have thought I'd look for ways to exercise!
I just cannot express how over joyed I am this morning!!

Welcome! Yes there are tons of 'hoops' but they are all for a reason. This is a big step as you already know. :-). This is the best place!!