ambernamber

Most recent NSV....being able to take a picture one time and not nitpick everything about it. Also having candid pictures taken of you at an event and not chasing down the person with the camera to delete the photos

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My fiance and I had weight-loss surgery within just days of each other. I'm down 125 pounds after RNY and he's down 150 after VSG. Photo is June 2015 to October 29, 2016

About 1 year difference. 278 pounds-145 pounds. Different adorable puppies and I feel like a totally different person ❤

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I have the same things happening to me. After a lot of appoitments and ER trips I finally got a referral from my surgeon to meet with a neurologist. We did a bunch of tests (tilt table, blood tests, cardio tests etc) and have found that I have a peripheral nerve disorder along with becoming hypoglycemic.

My symptoms started pretty quickly after surgery. Luckily the pain I had in my legs has subsided but I still get very lightheaded/dizzy/disoriented. It makes it very hard to do the kind of workout I want to do because I can't really run or lift weights due to the dizziness. My neurologist has said this isn't uncommon for bariatric patients but for it to happen so soon after surgery is slightly concerning. My primary care people didn't really have any answers or path forward for me so I've been working with the neurologist mainly.

I would see if meeting with a neurologist is something you can do. Even bring it up to your surgeon if you can.

It's something I may have to deal with for the rest of my life but having a doctor that works with me, keeps me in the loop and really wants to help me has made this stressful and scary situation SO much easier.

If you have any questions or if I can clarify anything feel free to message me

There is about a 120lbs difference between these 2 pictures. Before picture was taken November 7th, 2014 and the after picture was taken today, September 13th, 2015

You look super amazing!!

Thank You!!

There is about a 120lbs difference between these 2 pictures. Before picture was taken November 7th, 2014 and the after picture was taken today, September 13th, 2015

My fiance and I both has WLS back in February and we both experience melting. We've joked around about it since it started happening but as more weight melted off the more we melted when we sit or lie down. Our running joke is that we become a couple of pancakes when we lay down. Bittersweet feeling Congradulations!! <3

I was hoping that since I'm only 22 I wouldn't experience a lot of extra/sagging skin, especially my boobs (I didn't want granny boobs at 22 haha). My surgeon believed that since I'm young my skin would bounce back pretty well........well.....that didn't happen.

I'm about 7 months post-op and while I only went from a 36/38C to a 34C when I'm not wearing a bra you wouldn't guess that I'm 22 haha. They defintely started sagging a lot more then I/my doctors have inticpated.

But you have to be realistic, when you loose 100+ pounds in such a short amount of time things aren't going to be all that cute. I have to remind myself all the time when I'm looking at my extra/sagging skin where I was just 7 months ago. While it has been hard to cope with the extra skin I know I am SOOOOOO much happier and healthier then before

I've posted in here a few times but it just seems like more and more things keep coming up

1. When I went to pick up my engagement ring after being resized (from a 7 to a 4.5) the jeweler said, "you must have lost a lot of weight because we went down in like 2 and a half sizes!"

2. I bought size 10 jeans from Old Navy. Which was my original goal pant size.

3. My fiance can pick me up and I feel like I'm not going to crush him.

I have bcbs as well and after getting it submitted everything came back very quickly. I also called maybe once or twice after I knew my doctor sent it in to insurance to make sure they were processing it. I think from the time I submitted to insurance to the time my surgery was scheduled it was about a week.

Today I went to my family reunion and most of my family didn't even know who I was at first. They would walk right past me, until I spoke to them.

I had that happen at my family reunion this year!! It's a wonderful and interesting feeling haha

I definitely think the extra skin is one of the major reasons why I can't see my own weight loss. Its like losing all the weight and having so much skin still is rough. The fact that I "melt" when I sit down is frustrating haha

Congratulations on your weightloss!! Thank you so much for your reaponse!

I grew up in Duluth and was going to have surgery there but decided to have it in Rochester because it's closer to home. My family is still in Duluth and my mom had RNY with Dr Lenz about 11 years ago

Hey everyone!

So I just reached my 6 month/100lbs down mark this week and got a lot of really good feedback on the progress pictures I posted.

Obviously 100lbs down is a significant difference but I still find it SO incredibly difficult to see myself 100lbs lighter (and only 25lbs from my ultimate goal weight). Maybe it's that I lost the weight so fast that my mind can't see myself at that weight.

I'm down like 7 or 8 pant sizes and like 4 shift sizes so I know size wise and by the number on the scale that I'm smaller. But I can't convince my brain to see me that way.

Do you struggle with this? What do/did you do to overcome it? I try creating side by sides to give myself a visual reminder but sometimes that's just not convincing me.

Typically with WLS hairloss is a very common side-effect/experience that people have. I know I have been experiencing it a LOT the last 2ish months. I get in protien and am taking Biotin and every other suggestion my doctor has to help with hairloss and hairgrowth.

I was just wondering how other people deal with the Hair loss. What kind of vitimins and such do you take and what has helped either keep your hair/help it grow faster? Also what kind of hair syles would be good to help cover up any hairloss or make it seem less noticeable?

I was able to fit into/buy panties at Victoria's Secret! My fiance is certainly excited about that!!!

@@ambernamber Omg you look great congrats!!! Only 3 months that's amazing what is your secret???

I got into a gym routine before surgery which really helped after. I spend 45 minutes to an hour in the gym 3 to 4 times a week. Tracking my food helps too and I'm usually around 800 calories. Just keep to what your doctor says and really listen to your body. Once the weight starts coming off you get excited and do what you can to keep seeing that number drop down!

This is from my highest weight which was about 290 lbs and the other 2 are from 3 months after surgery and almost 90 lbs down from that first photo.

Photos for me really remind me of how far I have really come in the last year.

I posted before but I recently went for a surprise visit to see my family that lives four hours away. I didn't tell anyone I was coming. I hadn't seen my family since probably 3 or 4 months before my surgery and now I am about 3 months out and 63 pounds lighter. When I walked into my grandparents house my grandma almost fell over and my grandpa had started crying. Probably from the initial shock of my showing up but more so the fact that I looked so different. I was glowing and they couldn't stop looking at me and touching me to make sure I was real.

It was so overwhelming and it really really made me feel so proud of myself and my accomplishments!!

At what point did people start noticing their double chins have disappeared? I'm 2 months out and about 50 pounds lost but I still have a very noticeable double chin. My neck seems smaller and my collar bones are noticeable for the first time in probably 10 years. BUT THAT DOUBLE CHIN JUST SEEMS TO STAY!

When does it usually start to shrink and what can I do "tone" it up?

The first thing I noticed was that my engagement ring kept sliding around. I went to the jeweler to get a bar to put on it so that I don't have to keep getting it resized until I sort of stop looking weight. She said it is 2 sizes bigger already!

I also found so much extra room in all my pants. Like 4 to 5 inches. I frequent second had stores a lot.

I also was able to buy a medium t-shirt instead of a large or extra large and I cried a little bit, I was so happy.

I am looking to try to make more homemade pureed food rather than eating baby food. I really can't get past the smell of most baby foods. I got a Ninja Master Prep that purees food really well. I've experimented a few times with carrots and califlower.

Do you guys make your own pureed food? What recipes do you recommend for pureed food?

My surgery was 4 days ago. I stayed in the hospital and extra day because I was having some nasuea the day I was supposed to go home. Overall the pain isn't terrible. I don't have a lot of pain until I stand up. Could be everything shifting again after laying down. Under my doctor's advise I am taking tylonal in the place of a pain killer. I have Oxycodone for times where it gets pretty bad but I am trying to avoid that as much as I can.

Do anyone else have that pain while standing? It kind of feels like cramps all over my stomach.

I had my surgery yesterday. Aside from the pain and nausea right after surgery I haven't been in too much pain. I was having some intense nausea ealier this morning but I got some medication for that. I've gotten up and walked the halls of the hospital 6 or 7 times today. More then they required and I've been using the restroom regularly so that's all great.

Getting all the fluids in is proving to be sort of difficult but I think it's just because I am still really drowsy. I can get the liquids down thought.

I'm nervous for the hour and a half car ride home tomorrow. Hopefully I can be pretty doped up on pain meds otherwise it is going to be the hardest part of the whole surgery.

10am tomorrow morning!!! Here goes everything!!