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chrisredjeep

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  1. I'm in UK and I was offered coffee 2 days after op whilst still in the hospital. I did not drink more than one cup a day when I came home, and I drink maybe 4 cups a day now, no sugar or cream for me just a dash of milk. It's right that your tastes change. I used to really enjoy a glass of wine but now I'm totally not bothered, much to my partners pleasure as I m always designated driver now!


  2. Good for you! I feel like doing that this morning. I weigh every day ( yes I know) and I've just been on the scales this morning and after a week of family staying and getting off track well there is a gain. Sure it will be gone by the middle of next week but it just sets my mood for the day which is not happy.

    Think ill join you in disposing of the flipping things!

    Good luck to us both


  3. So many things are better since I had my operation. So wish I could have done this years ago. I can run, walk for hours and it's so wonderful to walk into any clothes shop and know that they stock my size and not have snooty sales persons looking at me as if to say no way to sell anything that's going to fit you.

    Those days are far behind me, I feel confident happy and at peace with my body at last.


  4. Well it's a whole year since I got in the jeep with my heart down to my boots to go to the hospital for surgery. Oh I was so afraid, I wanted to turn back and not go through with it. Entering the hospital I just let it all go and I thought well you are here now best let them get on with it. I remember walking down the corridor and saying goodbye to my other half, then climbing onto the trolley and that was it. I woke up in the recovery ward all done and that was the start of my new life.

    I was so lucky I had no pain or sickness and all went well. Coming home was fantastic, I had only been away for 2 nights, but it felt like years.

    I've lost 99 pounds and have gone from UK dress size 22 down to a 10 or 12 depending on the shop or the cut of the garment.

    I am active ( thanks to Jamie logical who inspired me to start running) and most of all I am happy. I feel completely different to how I felt before my op I am optimistic now whereas before I was irritable and miserable and not always nice to be around.

    I am so grateful for my sleeve and thankful I was able to pay for my op as here in UK it's not often done on NHS. I still have not met another person in real life who has had this op !

    I have made friends through the forum ( hi Soodoo) and I have really enjoyed posts from so many people. It's like the oscars here in my house right now where the persons starts crying and then thanks everyone from A to Z!

    Well to everyone who has ever read my posts and to all the guys and gals out there who's posts I have read, I say thanks for all of it.

    If you are reading this and thinking about having the sleeve or other WLS just do it, I'm so glad I did, just wish it had been an option years ago

    Happy anniversary to me and any others for 16 July !

    That's all folks

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