CarolinaCutie

I took Vitamins the first few months after surgery. They started making me sick, so I stopped. I see my doctor every six months and my lab results are always fine. May not work for everyone, but I've literally has no issues and I'm 2.5 yrs out

I took Vitamins the first few months after surgery. They started making me sick, so I stopped. I see my doctor every six months and my lab results are always fine. May not work for everyone, but I've literally has no issues and I'm 2.5 yrs out

May I ask how your surgery has helped your Type 2 diabetes? I am going to have bypass soon and am also Type 2 with great difficulty controlling because of severe insulin resistance. Do you still take meds and how is your blood sugar both pre and post op? Thank you.

I didn't need prior authorization for my secondary insurance. Just the primary one. And they both paid!

Since the surgery, I cannot tolerate milk at all. It makes me extremely nauseated

When you lay on your side and you can feel your knee bones rub together for the first time and it feels weird so you put a pillow between your legs.

When the size 8 jeans you took in the dressing room are TOO BIG! (happened yesterday!) OMG....I lived for the day when I could ask the sales woman to bring me a size 6. Which freaking fit and of course I bought!

Your old belt now goes 1 1/2 times around your waist.

Fun thread. You know you lost weight when
You have to get new shoes because they are to wide for the feet.

I do not think I did any thing out of the ordinary. I followed my doctors meal plan 85% of the time and I am just trying to be as consistent as possible and not go back to my old eating habits. I try my best not to let stalls upset me. This is a marathon not a sprint

I think so many people are overweight that when you are actually the right size people take that as too skinny. Look at photos of people in the 60's... Everyone looks thin.

If you're worried about going too far below your goal weight, that's a good reason to call your doctor. I'm approaching my goal so I asked him what I should increase when I get to maintenance. I mean, the only place we can go is carbs, right? He told me that when I'm ready to stop losing, I can add back a few carbs, BUT – only the carbs you would cook up at mealtime. So... a little brown rice, a little Pasta, some sweet potato, etc. Nothing you would go to the pantry and grab a handful of, like chips, crackers and Cookies. (I'll admit to being a little nervous about that "slope".) Congratulations on your weight loss and good luck in maintenance!

I don't think you need to see your doctor to figure out what the problem is.
As for the rude commentary? You answer should be a simple "Thanks for your concern!" and change the subject. If they continue to chatter about it, "I'm dreadfully bored talking about my weight, let's talk about YOURS!" with a smile.

Unfortunately, everyone has an opinion about weight, and more unfortunately, some people feel free to comment. This might be out of nosiness or out of general concern. I would just smile and answer, "no, I'm fine and I feel great" and change the subject.

We are in the exact same boat. I'm 5'5" I'm 155lbs now. A few people have asked me that question (are you sick? Is everything ok?), people have literally said, "Ok, stop loosing". I'm a size 8/10 depending on the clothes.
My doctor told me with my height and body frame (and BMI) I can stop loosing weight and just maintain if I want, but I want wiggle room. I was told to start incorporating whole grains, and increase calories. I don't want to start eating carbs or increase calories just yet. I am increasing my workout to try and tone up....hoping I will look toned instead of "sick". I would have never in a million years have thought that I couldn't stop loosing weight haha, but I'll take it!!!!!

Lol well my sister told me today don't get too skinny now is this the same girl who told me i had a big tummy LOL yes it is…am almast two months out and a wearing a size 10…i bet thats what scare her am getting smaller in size than she's….oh well we know the struggles and pain so i can't wait to hit a size 8 LOL

One thing I've noticed is that as people are losing, they get kind of that melted/hollowed out look... especially in their faces, but once their weight stabilizes, their faces fill back out again or their skin shrinks down or whatever and they don't have that "sick" look anymore. Maybe that's the case for you right now, since you are still steadily losing.

Here is your answer, "thank you for your concern, my doctor has it covered." Then change the subject.

For me, pain level was about a 9 when I woke up from surgery. It was worse than my c-sections and hysterectomy put together! But the good thing is that it quickly subsided with pain medication. I was pushing that pain button a lot

For me, pain level was about a 9 when I woke up from surgery. It was worse than my c-sections and hysterectomy put together! But the good thing is that it quickly subsided with pain medication. I was pushing that pain button a lot

I have type 2 diabetes. before the surgery, I was on an insulin pump. About a month after the surgery I was taken off the pump and I now only take Metformin. What a blessing this surgery has been. I used to get depressed thinking about wearing that pump the rest of my life..

My husband had that happen after his gastric bypass about 8 years ago. People kept telling him "You're too skinny!" When he went to his bariatric doc for a check up and told him what people were saying, his response was "There are so many overweight people right now, they don't even know what a "normal" weight looks like anymore"....

I won't miss...
-being out of breath from tying my shoes.
-my chins. All of them.
- under the boob sweat. (Classy...I know)
-the indentations left in my skin from too tight jeans & socks.
-lifting my stomach up to button my pants.
-wearing black everyday.
-granny panties
-dreading hot weather...tanks, short sleeves, bathing suits, shorts. Ugh!
-hiding behind others in pictures (ie...my profile pic!)
-feeling like I want to just sleep all day.
-the guilt after every meal.
-walking like a 90 year old up & down the stairs.
-fear of sex with the lights on.
-my mother saying the words " Now you just need to stick with it!" ( Nails. Chalkboard.)
-blood pressure medication
-making excuses.
-crying in fitting rooms
-the disappointment I have in myself
I'm sure there is more to add, but I needed to write it down so I can look at this when I'm in pain after surgery, or if I ever question my decision and remember exactly how I felt. I need to remember so I never ever re-visit this kind of lifestyle again.
I deserve to treat myself better. I am done slowly digging my own grave.
Like Garth Brooks says, "I'm much too young to feel this damn old!"
Fingers crossed that I can schedule a surgery date at my visit tomorrow!
I'm ready! Let's get this Protein party started!

10 weeks out here... a few things to add to ease your minds:
When I asked about stretching my sleeve and being able to eat more...my dr explained there is a lot of swelling after surgery that goes down and makes more room in the weeks that follow as well as scar tissue building changes how our tummy's feel and stretch etc... it's a process that typically happens weeks 4 to 12 as the scar tissue builds with mature healing.
As for stretching... he said, "imagine a rubber band and cutting off 80% of it and reattaching the ends in a secure way. You will always be able to stretch it, but it will NEVER be like it was. Granted our tummys are not the same, but he says there is minimal stretching that results in WLS failure with the sleeve. Failure is mostly due to diet choices (high calorie foods can still be consumed), organic disease/metabolic issues not food related. But rarely is the stomach stretching ever a reason people with VSG are not successful.
That being said.... Once we hit goal (or whatever maintenance place our body decides is where it wants to stop and we have metabolically adapted to a low calorie existence...it is important to stay away or portion and calories to manipulate the scale. Not so much our tummy size as what we eat and how/when we eat it.
It's important to stay to the Protein first, Water water... but he was quite assuring that stretching takes a lot of intentional work (overeating.. consistently) and even at that, there is a limited effect to capacity. The real culprit is eating habits.
Just my 2 cents... I take comfort in that.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! I'm an eye doctor and I absolutely go through the roof when my patients come back and tell me they are no longer diabetic! This is SO AWESOME for you, your health, your families, your LIVES!
Not sure if anyone was watching/reading the news in the last few weeks, but a long-term study was just published showing how bariatric surgery was much more effective at controlling and/or eliminating diabetes than medications. We all figured this out already, of course, but hopefully insurance companies will take this new information and stop getting in the way of people who just want to be healthy.
Blessings to all!