kraney

Congratulations! You look great and I bet you feel even better! Glad your health is doing good! Great job!!

Good luck to all of you on your upcoming surgeries! I am nine months post op and loving life now! Just remember all your struggles you will go through were our struggles too. Use this board to vent and ask questions. It will help get you through the journey! Wishing you all speedy and uneventful recoveries!

It is very frustrating in the beginning being so thirsty and wanting to drink so badly. You just have to take it slow and eventually you will be able to drink like you used to. Best of luck on your recovery!

I also was taking meds before and after surgery for sleep. It took quite awhile for my body to adjust back to them and help me sleep better. The first couple of months I would wake up at crazy hours! Hang in there it gets better! Good luck.

A food scale. I got a Biggest Loser one from Walmart and absolutely love it. Also measuring cups are great to have too. Especially the 1/4 cup size. One of those back support wrap around belt things also helped me a lot to feel supported during the recovery. Lots of different Soups because I would only eat was I was in the mood for. A good travel mug to keep your hot liquids hot and your cold ones cold. I also have a small insulated lunch bag I take everywhere in the car with me to fill with drinks and Snacks. Wow I had a lot of stuff! Lol! Best of luck!

I'm 9 months post op and I love my massages. I normally get them at a spa. If you are pressure sensitive or bruise easily just let your masseuse know. They are normally very accommodating as well they should be.

You will do great! I know I was scared I would be the one it wouldn't work for....but it does!! Best if luck to you! What a great way to ring in the new year!!

My surgery is next week and if I have same issues my Wiff will not be happy LOL!!!! She already keeps upset when I ask the girls if they hear ducks flying over the house LOL!!! My girls think it's funny!

Ducks!! Lmao!!

I had surgery March 4, 2013!!!!

What an amazing loss!! You look great!

Good luck with your surgery! It was great to read your story.

The first tree is our tree in the family room. It has my little Pom Keiko in front of it. The second tree is a memorial tree that I do for my brother every year. He passed December 4, 2009. This is my way to remember him at the holidays.

Congratulations!!! You look great!!! I too just hit my 9 months, I've lost 112 lbs so far, from a size 22 to a size 6 Attached pictures with my surgeon, the day I left the hospital and the one on the right is last thursday. Happy Holidays and may God bless you all!! MV

You look great!!

Been awhile since I've posted pics. Just hit my 9 months two days ago. Went from 229 to 139 so far. Size 18 (super tight) to size 4! I will be turning the big 40 on the 26th! What a great way to start the next chapter of my life!

Hope everyone has a very happy holiday season!

You look great! Love the snowman sweater

Went to go exchange some jeans today...size 8's for a size 4! Never thought I'd be that size! 18 to 4 in 9 months!

Amazing what some people feel they can say to you. I'm so sorry that they said that. Keep your spirits up! Tomorrow is your day! Good luck with your surgery!!

If you heat up the Premier, do you have to worry about it getting too hot and curdling?

It gets a little coating on the top I scrape off. I usually heat about half the container at a time.

So if you're bleeding during surgery how do you wear a pad? Can you wear underwear? What about a tampon? I will ask the nurse but am trying to think ahead so I don't sound like an idiot, lol.

The hospital will normally supply you with a mesh panty and a pad. No tampons allowed. You won't sound like an idiot asking I wasn't sure either when I went in for day of surgery.

You look great!

You have to make this decision for yourself only. I remember when I was beginning to research rny I only spoke about it to my husband and on these boards. I didn't personally want to share with everyone that I was doing it and feel the need to explain everything. I used these boards as my support and still do. I may not post often, but I am always on here reading. I ended up finally telling my parents a few weeks before the surgery. They did not sound supportive at all. However after having the surgery done and ending up with a few complications they finally started showing a more supportive side. I believe this was due to the fact they finally did some research themselves to find out what rny was all about. Sometimes what seems like family being non supportive may actually be that they are uninformed about rny and the new lifestyle you will be beginning. I wish you the best of luck with your decision. We are always here to support you.

Hope your surgery went great!

I love my ninja!

ahh, sorry i thought they found it right after your surgery (i misread the extra days in the hospital as time you had to stay after surgery). isn't it weird how our bodies do things to protect our organs? like abcesses and capsules. i remember my doctor feeling my stomach to see if he could feel any bulges or hard spots, it must have been for an abcess. luckily i didn't have one. i have a feeling the leak drains back into the stomach because it has no where else to go, as it's not draining into anything. i wanted a follow up upper gi, but my family doctor said do what the surgeon says he doesn't want to upset anything prematurely. you healed in a decent amount of time. your team really knew what they were doing. i hope mine does. i got my surgery in Mexico, the specialist my GP hooked me up with is supposed to be really good. he has horrible 'bedside manner'. but i'm trusting him. Im in canada, in a place where they don't really do vsg's for WLS but, they do partial gastrectomies and whatnot so i guess that's the same really.

Oh not to worry! I hope you have an uneventful and speedy recovery now!

I did start my absolutely unpredictable pcos cycle about two days before surgery. It wasn't a big deal as far as the surgery went I just let the nurse know when I checked in. However I will add that I've never bled that bad before. Since you are given blood thinners it made my period a 1000x worse than normal. Take your own pads that's for sure. Took lots of panties just in case.

I loved ricotta topped with a little spaghetti sauce and some mozz! I'd bake it 15 mins in a little ramekin and eat on it for days! Also refried Beans with a little cheese on top! Mmm! Some days it really depended on what I was 'feeling' would taste best. Good luck with your surgery. I always like to recommend the best shakes I've found because someone suggested them on here...Premier Protein in chocolate. You can find them at costco and SAMs club.