I have been overweight since my first child and gradually hit 315 in October. It was my Gynecologist who said if you don't do this you will die. If I give you a diet pill you'll probably have a heart attack. He said the fat on females causes them to produce estrogen even if post menopausal and that the D&C he did showed hyper plastic polyps and I would continue to get them and it could turn into the dreaded C word. He gave me the surgeons card and see him in 3 months he really cared about me. So that was in October, I mulled it over and over and decided I want to live longer and I want to LIVE. That was my eureka moment. So the gastric sleeve was done on December 10th. So far I have lost 29 pounds from the OB til now. I was also doing this because for me it was harder to wipe back and front and I can do that again no problems now. I do rest but Christmas shopping is my walking exercise. I've gone 5-7 hours yes I am wiped out so I do allow a 1-2 hour nap I don't go to bed till late to make sure I've done it all physically I can. When the took out the drain the pain left me, just the hole hurts a little but the right side is worse that is where the stomach came out that is not bad either. I plan to go on to do my hobby which is Geo caching with a buddy of course but I think staying active is the key. I am a little confused on the diet so it is still water sf jello and 2 protein drinks. Dr. thinks I may be 275 by the 6th of Jan. 2016. Haven't been that weight since 3 years ago. I'll post a pic of me now. I plan to do weekly photos to see. already some clothes fit differently. So I am happy.
