Summer Rain

@@JenWith congratulations on your weight loss so far I also find it easier to drink my Water if I add Crystal Light to it. I put a free app on my phone called Waterlogged that helps me keep track of my daily Water intake. I am happy to hear that you are doing well otherwise!
Summer

Typically they would reschedule a surgery only if you have a fever...it's usually the anesthesiologist's call. Hopefully they will go ahead with everything, but the caution would be for your benefit.
I wish you the best with everything!!

Surgery done. They were way behind so it was not done until late afternoon. There is a 3 hour difference between our time zones so I do not know anything more then it was successful. YEAH! Can't wait to find out how she is doing today.
Don't know what surgery she had either. They had her down for the by pass. But a possible sleeve.
Cute though I guess even in a groggy state she told her hubby to make sure he called me. he laughed when he told me that......Oh I have such fear and happiness for her. It is almost unbearable!

I was sleeved on the 5th of November. Doing great here too! Started week 2 (of 8) of soft foods. Hanging in there. Nothing has really bothered me or my sleeve; unless I've eaten way too fast or my bites were too big. I'm down 18 pounds since surgery and 30 pounds since my highest weight at the start of my journey in March. I'm hoping for another 10-12 pounds by Christmas but if it doesn't happen, I won't cry about it. Every little bit counts and I'm counting my blessings.
Only issue I'm having is I'm getting a bit dehydrated. Trying to keep my Water going but with the timeframe of not drinking before/during/after eating... it's screwing up my Water consumption. I'm working on that though. OH! And this. I was a huge water drinker for years. I enjoyed a lovely ice cold glass of water before surgery. Now? I don't like plain water. I need Crystal Light in it. I'm working through that too. I don't want to get dependant on water flavoring. I want to enjoy an ice cold, clear glass of water again.

Sorry...that's supposed to read "140 pounds lost and holding" but it wouldn't let me edit the title.....
I haven't updated in a while, so I thought I would share a pic I snapped from this morning, a little over 14 months post op. I've lost 140 pounds and I am holding steady, rocking a size 4!!! I would love to lose 5 more, but hey....considering where I started, if I never lose another pound, I am ok with that too. My life has definitely transformed in a lot of ways. I have more confidence, more energy, I've run a 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon, and am currently training for my first full marathon, and I'm healthy which is one of the best parts! I know that I have a much better chance of being around for a long time for my kids. I've learned a ton about myself, loving myself, and my vices through this process.
Good luck to all of you at the beginning or in the middle of this crazy journey!

So … I made it! I made it through my 2 weeks of liquid diet. My poor mate, he said he thinks he saw horns. I was on edge because I was so hungry, close to foaming at the mouth. Not quite, but it felt like it. It was hard, I cannot even lie. I read about those who are like “I’m not even hungry.” and I am like WELL GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!! lol No, really I think that is great, fortunate even. I was hungry. In the second week it was kicking in, the urge to lick everything I saw my mate eating. BUT, I hung in there … knew it was the right thing to do for my health and well being and stuck it out. Now TODAY I had a boiled egg pureed with a dab of light mayo and a 1 tbs of applesauce. I have been dreaming about that egg like it was Vin Diesal. Let me tell you, it was EVERYTHING!! I chewed 25 times and was slow. Didn’t get through all of it, lol had to lick my spoon in the applesauce just to get a taste because it all didn’t fit. I was stuffed. I know now the calling card of when to stop. Pressure on my chest and the sigh. lol I wish I stopped 2 baby spoons earlier. I took my left overs and put it in the fridge, but I feel great. So happy I stuck through my two weeks, just made my Breakfast more delicious. Didn’t finish it all but it was enough, one step at a time but I feel like I’m getting there.

That's another reason I choose to tell very few people. I know if I do, it suddenly becomes their story to share and I don't care for that.

I wouldn't call that "normal" but it sounds pretty easy. It sounds like they need to slow down and clue you in a little better with the details! Sometimes you have to make them. I know I wrote down on a piece of paper all my questions and took them in with me so when I talked with my DR I literally had a pen and checked each question off. So in a way I made him slow down to get all my answers....it's kinda their job!

I ended up with emergency surgery. Leak reappeared and spleen abscess reactivated. My surgery was 5.5 hours. The stomach leak was fixed. Spleen fused to liver and pancreas so my spleen was removed along with a small piece of liver and pancreas. Due to the way sleeve was done they were able to just snip off a leakey piece of stomach. So far i am doing good.

...because I don't want to subject everyone around me to it .
I started out SO STRONG today. I got 30 grams of Protein in this morning - it took 3 hours, but hey, that's more than I got the whole DAY before! Just knew I could get the rest in today.
Got 6 more.
I really tried to finish another shake, honest I did, but I can't. Nearly launched my Calcium, I'm just too full.
Doing better every day, though. Maybe tomorrow will be the day I get everything in. A girl can hope, right?

@@jessiquoi I am glad yours went away. I do try to not imagine the worst but you know how it is lol Thank you for replying. Your surgery went well I hope.
@@Miss Mac Thank you for replying. I am 51 so I am finished having kids thank goodness. Thank you for being on these forums and always being so open about your life. You have helped many people get over a rough spot or two. I appreciate your openness and honesty.
Summer

Hi everyone I hope all the post op people are doing well. I know I am happy to be on the post-op side now! I have had a very easy time of it since surgery on 11/04/14. I hope all of you that had surgery on the 4th or around there will post your experiences here also. It would be nice to have a list of people done on that day or close to it.
I am still on soft foods. I have another appointment with my surgeon's office on Friday and I hope they will let me start Stage 3 foods. I have stuck religiously to the foods on my allowed list. I have not really had any hunger. I love eating these small portions I get my Water, Protein and Vitamins in every day. I am no longer on meds for Type 2 Diabetes. Today after work I will take my one month pics and measurements. I have lost 16.8 pounds so far which I am happy with. Before surgery I never would have lost this much in a month (except the times I tried HCG but that weight always came back immediately after stopping the injections).
I asked my husband last night if he thought the local pizza Hut was going bankrupt yet as we had not ordered from them in over 5 weeks. He just laughed at me lol
How are the rest of you doing?

Thank you all. Your wonderful. I would think that with it all she would have run the other way. But no...She sees how different I am and wants that for herself. I am so proud of her. and hopefully you are right. One nut job per family...me! I want her to have it like Lipsticklady......smooth and easy......
I can hardly breath..
On another note. My butt is doing great. See the Doc on Fri. To find out if he is happy with the fix he gave me.....

@@jessiquoi I am glad yours went away. I do try to not imagine the worst but you know how it is lol Thank you for replying. Your surgery went well I hope.
@@Miss Mac Thank you for replying. I am 51 so I am finished having kids thank goodness. Thank you for being on these forums and always being so open about your life. You have helped many people get over a rough spot or two. I appreciate your openness and honesty.
Summer

Praying for her and thinking good thoughts for an easy recovery!

Always great to see a story like yours. I was sleeved on the 12th and including pre op I'm down a total of 36 lbs. My appt is next Friday and I hope we can still stick to the script. Have a great day!

Thank you Summer!!! Will do!

@@mom2kandh I think we all have the same fears of failure. We all have tried many things before that did not work for us. I had my surgery 4 weeks ago today. I have fortunately not felt any hunger and after the first week I have been able to get all my fluids and Protein in. I am not having any trouble following my surgeon's diet at this point. I cook for my family and even though things smell good to me I have no desire to eat any of it. I hope this continues
Have faith in yourself and the procedure. It will work for you.
Good luck and I hope the next week flies by for you!
Summer

It's been a while since I've been on BP...I am happy to report that I am down a total of 72 lbs. since my surgery on June 16th and I am OFFICIALLY out of the 200's!!! YAAAAS!!! I am still so excited about this journey. It's been/it IS hard but I am so glad I did this! I am loving the changes to my body (excess skin and all--don't have a lot, tho)! Just had to update!! Have a wonderful day!

Hi everyone I hope all the post op people are doing well. I know I am happy to be on the post-op side now! I have had a very easy time of it since surgery on 11/04/14. I hope all of you that had surgery on the 4th or around there will post your experiences here also. It would be nice to have a list of people done on that day or close to it.
I am still on soft foods. I have another appointment with my surgeon's office on Friday and I hope they will let me start Stage 3 foods. I have stuck religiously to the foods on my allowed list. I have not really had any hunger. I love eating these small portions I get my Water, Protein and Vitamins in every day. I am no longer on meds for Type 2 Diabetes. Today after work I will take my one month pics and measurements. I have lost 16.8 pounds so far which I am happy with. Before surgery I never would have lost this much in a month (except the times I tried HCG but that weight always came back immediately after stopping the injections).
I asked my husband last night if he thought the local pizza Hut was going bankrupt yet as we had not ordered from them in over 5 weeks. He just laughed at me lol
How are the rest of you doing?

Thank goodness you have not had complications....God send for sure. Enjoy your journey!

Good for you! I have had the same fortune. I'm guessing...I believe there are more of us than the forum leads one to believe. You read a lot on here about problems because those with side effects need reassurance and support. I'm happy to give that support to pay it forward. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Enjoy and congrats!

When I was 17 (back in 1969) I had some large painful cysts removed from oneof my ovaries - and they took the ovary, too. They did a bikini incision. No one was doing any kind of laparasopy yet. Anyway, problem solved immediately, and I went on to have two kids with the one ovary that I had left. Don't worry about what you don't have to worry about yet. Thank goodness the issue was discovered before it got any worse. I wish you the best.

i had cysts in my uterine wall, and they were a little painful and caused intermittent bleeding. the obgyn told me that they shrink on their own as you get closer to menopause, and they did go away. i know it's hard, but try not to imagine the worst before you hear anything. chances are that they are benign.

Chick-fil-a (spelling?) has grilled chicken nuggets I have been told.