Gretchel Z

I am at the recovery house now. And it’s far superior than any hotel. You are going to need the help. It’s like a family here. Everyone is very friendly. It’s so very comfy here. It’s reassuring talking with a roomie who’s going through the same things. I’ve not had any problems and after having it this way I’d not prefer it any other way. I say this as a current patient and a nurse.

Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

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God bless u!

Its so good to know we have just 1 day liquid diet!!!

I only had to do 1 day of liquids before as well. 1 week would have been torture for me back than lol You'll find a lot of doctors do things differently so don't get to concerned about it. And that goes for the post op diet.

Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

hair loss is completely normal!It's due to the sudden weight loss. Take 10,000 mcg of Biotin. I used BariMelts brand. Tastes good and doesn't take up as much room as a pill you have to swallow whole. It will probably continue for a couple of months but you will not go bald even though you may feel you will - I know I was sure I would go bald with the handful of hair that would fall out.
I used headbands and ponytails instead of barrettes since those would just slip off my hair.< /p>
This to shall pass - and is so very worth all the weight you are going to continue to lose. Hang in there!!

January 12th !!!!

Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

Woo hoo, glad to hear it.
If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Congrats! New to this site

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Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

January 10th! I start my preop diet tomorrow.

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What a relief, huh? Congratulations!

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Candy

Congratulations!

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Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

Thanks God today I had my echocardiogram in the morning, at 3 pm the doctor called me and said everything is okay!!!
And in the afternoon I got the letter from my insurance saying that THEY APPROVED MY SURGERY!!!!!
January 12,2018!!!!
My new history begins!!!!

Did pre op today bypass date is January 10 getting nervous

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Congrats!!! My surgery will be 1/12/18!!!!


Gret Quesada

Got some good news this week. Had appointment with my cardiologist - did treadmill, ECG, and sonogram and everything was good...actually showed some improvement over last year. Dr. took me off my blood thinner and gave clearance for surgery. All set for Jan. 11th!

I was a reluctant sleever, It wasn't being done voluntarily really, it was a "Do this or die in 18 months". I was SOO SCARED! I was changing my body and relationship with food permanently. It was very rough. I kept wanting to cancel my surgery. Up until the day before. But I knew I had to do this if I wanted to live to see my family grow up.
So I did it. And then I was miserable for the first 4 weeks. Well, the first 2 were a blur of recovery and focus. But then week 3 & 4 were rough. I had an adjustment stage. Once I got past that....holy cow!!! The whole WORLD opened up for me!!
I weighed 375 lbs when I started this process years ago, I did 16 MONTHS on a liquid diet and lost 125 lbs. I then gained 40% of that back, destroyed my gallbladder and almost died when my gallbladder threw a gallstone, cause a pancreatic attack and I ended up in ICU. I am now able to run, I am working on doing a marathon. A f**king MARATHON! I weighed 375 lbs, I am 5' 1", I wore a size 36 pants. I now wear a size 8.
I regretted my decisions for about 10 days. I would NEVER GO BACK to where I was. Yes, I had regrets, and then I worked through them. And I just kept focusing on the Protocol numbers, My Protein, My Water, My Vitamins, My 10K steps. Those were my daily priorities. By 6 months in I was jogging. I was dating, I was doing things I hadn't done in 2 decades. Now?? OMG I'm planning on traveling next year! I've never traveled outside the US! I'm gonna go on a ZIP LINE!! OMG! I'm gonna ride rollercoasters, I went Ice Skating, I did a wall climb, I am doing bootcamp Yoga daily, I feel AMAZING. I walk past a window and LOVE what I see! OMG I'm so happy. I constantly turn to my side in the mirror and pull up my shirt, astonished to see all my muscles under that skin. I"M SO PROUD!!!
And let's talk loose skin. Ok, so what it looks ugly, I'll tell you the real truth, I was far less attractive and felt far less sexy when I was fat but didn't have lose skin. Now I feel like a model that just has some extra skin. I am so PROUD of that skin! Everytime I look at my hanging stomach I do NOT get discouraged, I get so amazing. That portion of hanging skin used to stick out so far I couldn't see my feet. It would sit on my legs and take up all the space to my knees. Now? I can put a laptop on my lap and work. I don't' have 80lbs of stomach fat sitting on my legs. Do I have arm wings? Yes - and I don't care ONE BIT! I thought I would, at first I did, now I look at it and I think "Damn!! It's all my hard work that has my muscles sticking out more than the hanging skin."
It's all about how you look at it. Sure, I could be miserable cause I have loose skin, but when I look at it I see all my hours and hours of dedication and hard work. I see it as a sign I've done everything I can to turn my life around.
There are always ways you can talk yourself out of something. I always say that people have NO IDEA what they are talking about when they say this surgery is the "easy way out". It's the opposite of that. It's a forever commitment to altering your body. And what makes us heroes, what makes us so god damn badass is that WE DO IT ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!! We are terrified, but we do it anyway. We are scared, but we do it anyway. We want to quit, but we do it anyway. We want to cancel, BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!! Why?? Because we are the heroes of our own story, we are our own saviors, we are the ones on the white horse saving ourselves. I don't care what anyone says, this is the opposite of the Easy Way Out. This is a permanent solution that changes our lives. We are warriors, we are the biggest badasses around. You are going to do AMAZING at this, even though you're scared, even though you are ready to change your mind.
I believe in you. I believe in all of us.

Same here!! The pain is slowly going away. My nurse said that women usually handle the recover better since many of us have been through the pain of having babies. This is nothing compared to my c sections

Consider finding a new doc who will support you and be an advocate!

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