heather5565

WOWSERS!!!! 138 pounds lost in less than 4 months? !?!?!?! Holy moly! That's beyond amazing!

Thanks anchorup! Question: What does KWIM mean?

When push comes to shove and you are on your pre-op diet, you'll kill it! You wanna know why? Because the official countdown to your surgery is on! And you will push thru it and conquer! Everyday you will be saying to yourself "I'm almost there! Only ___ more days of this and then my surgery!" The countdown will keep you on track. You can do this! They aren't going to punish you or cancel your surgery if you don't lose the 20 pounds. It really is about shrinking the liver so the chances of a successful surgery is just that much more greater. GOOD LUCK and keep us posted on how your Sx went, okay!

Hi! You said that the sleeve "is a safer option" and that you "see more complications with RNY" .... where have you seen this? I haven't seen these statistics. I don't think the decision of which WLS you should go with is based on the amount of weight you should/could lose. I've seen people with a lot less weight than 70-80 lbs to lose and had WLS. I personally was looking at the Sleeve at first but then my surgeon suggested I think about going with the RNY because I had horrible GERD and the bypass pretty much cures that the second a patient is out of surgery. I chose the RNY for that reason. There are risks with any surgery but I don't know that there are more complications with the RNY. Not that I've ever seen anyways. And for bony skinny....? Bahahaha ha I can't ever imagine I'll ever get to that point! I wish you well with whatever surgery you choose and good luck to you on your weight loss journey!!

That was a great post! I too, love this little community we gotz here! I don't know what I'd do without all of you on Bariatricpal!

Hi all, So, I was just discharged from Hospital yesterday. I had yet another bout of my D.R.E.S.S syndrome. (I had two episodes back-to-back) When I have these flare-ups, I have to go on high doses of IV corticosteroids called Methylprednisolone. Well, the last flare up I had (in the middle of Oct) they gave me the IV and then my treatment was done. Well, I flared up again within 5 days. So this time they did the IV steroids and now they are doing a long tapering down dose of oral Prednisone to see if this extra treatment will nip these flare ups in the bud. (like over 3 months) I am now also on a different corticosteroid/immunosuppressant called Cyclosporine and apparently going to be on it for a year. *whimper *whimper With being on steroids there are A LOT of side effects. Guess which one I'm most petrified of..? WEIGHT GAIN! -it might not be literally weight (or fat) gain but it could be Water weight. -my appetite may increase -my weight can redistribute -I may feel extreme exhaustion all of the time -I may feel jittery and shaky -I may be forever irritable -I may be severely out of breath even with a mild walk -I may have insomnia ** the reason I say I may have these particular symptoms is because I did have them the last time the doctor had me on this tapering dose of the steroids. The difference back then was that I didn't have the WLS, and I DID gain actual weight because I ate a sh*t ton more than usual, wasn't watching it closely and didn't even think about exercising at all. I'm devastated to be back on these steroids and I feel like I am going to be putting my weight loss on hold for at least the 3 months. I weighed myself this morning and I am still up 4 pounds from last week. Even in hospital I ate the best I could, ate my Protein, drank my water, and walked around as best I could. Came home yesterday and the first thing I did was went out for a trail walk. Am I going to be stuck for at least 3 months? WAHHHH To make a LONG story short; I am looking for other people to tell me that they beat the odds and lost weight while on this nasty medication. Please tell me that I am not going to work my ass off, struggle as all heck, but not get anywhere! Has anyone been on Prednisone and lost weight anyways? I know it'll increase my appetite but I will ignore hunger and still eat what I'm supposed to eat. I know I will most likely experience water weight too, but I will do my absolute very best to beat the side effects of Prednisone. I guess I need a little bit of hope that I might actually win this battle.... Heather

Oh yes it does but I figure I'll try and find them first. Also, when I want something I want it now! Hahaha

I wanna try these!!! I went on the site and of course when I clicked on the "find a store near you" came back with "no results." I requested samples but most likely they won't ship to Canada. I am going to go on the search this week to nutrition stores etc and maybe, just maybe I'll find some somewhere!

You should send her a picture of some pants that you just bought and say, "I bet you wish you could wear these". I think that would be pretty funny. Bahaha haha that was perfect! That's what I'd do! It almost seems like it's a kind of bullying to me. If she sent a pic to me of food and said that - then I'd send the pic back and say something like "wouldn't you like to eat this? Oh wait, you are."

@@Dallas Powell so? what's the update?

awwwweeee that's so great! You should be sooo sooo sooo proud of yourself! Job well done and keep it up girl!

totally NOT NORMAL I'm 2 months post op (OMG already!!!???) on Monday and I am on a normal eating plan. (except some foods that I don't wish to re-introduce into my eating plan) I agree, it could be a stricture, or a bowel obstruction. please go get it checked out immediately! keep us posted too please. hope all is ok Heather

YAY! someone else from Canada!!From Canada here too Edmonton, AB Oh YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY

Hmmm never mind I see you had your surgery over 2 years ago! Ignore my message! Hahaha

You are correct as you will either be sleeping or peeing or doing mini walks in halls. The nurses will be there and you're in for a very short stay. Your friend won't be much support as in helping you walk (if needed) or able to help you with pain. Nurses are there for that. She will be bored. You will most likely be going in and out of sleep and there may even be visiting restrictions at your hospital so she might not be able to stay for very long anyways. You're time there will go very fast and if you know you won't need her moral support, I think it's safe to say that you'll be completely fine without her. Good luck and take care!

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Sorry for late entry I gained 3 or so pounds (absolutely no idea why) So starting weight 239.8 Goal weight for Dec 31 is 220 I'm shooting for more though!

I thought that with the sleeve the surgeon removes between 65-85% of your stomach... so how can a person be "re-sleeved" when there's hardly any stomach left to be removed? I'm just curious as I've never heard of this.

I have a schnauzer too!!! He is my EVERYTHING! earlier when I was in my gym and doing wide grip pull downs, he HAD to be on the bench with me and even had to be so close that he was touching me. I can't live without him and he can't live without me. I adore my Tucker!

"Blackish water" could be blood in your vomit. It's called "coffee ground emesis". I'd definitely go see medical help.

Great progress! !!! Keep up the fantastic work! Post on December 1st too so we can see your newest you.

I can't wait to be you in 5 or so months Congratulations! Big accomplishment!

Great motivational post! You're a rock star!

I went thru a big hair loss a few months back because the steroids I was on for my syndrome. Now I have a buttload of sticky-outy hairs all over my head from regrowth. It looks really goofy. I used to have super thick thick hair but am now average. I guess I'll be looking forward to more large amounts of hair loss here shortly. In about 6 weeks.... I've had short hair many times before so most likely that'll be the route I take.

So completely and utterly...... NORMAL! it'll get better - honest.