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NagathaChristie

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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Thea7777 in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    Yikes! Tomorrow is the big day for me. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM. So very nervous.
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Thea7777 in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    Yikes! Tomorrow is the big day for me. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM. So very nervous.
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Thea7777 in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    Yikes! Tomorrow is the big day for me. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM. So very nervous.
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    NagathaChristie reacted to Findaway in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    All will be great! Best wishes to the start of your rainbow! Mine is on Tuesday!
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    NagathaChristie reacted to brandimichellexo in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    Tomorrow is the big day!!! Extremely excited and nervous. Prayers please ♥️🙏🏻
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    NagathaChristie reacted to Findaway in Sept surgery people   
    My diet is and soon to be was for 2 weeks. Tomorrow and Monday, 4 shakes a day (two with Water, two with milk) and then my surgery is on Tuesday! I’m excited. I’m also glad to have already met my nurses and and the gentleman that will be doing my iv! All are excellent.
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    NagathaChristie reacted to Deedee12 in September 2019 🍂🍁   
    Don't be worried. I didn't have any pre OP diet and I did fine. Surgery went well and had no complications. My surgeon has not found any improved outcomes with or without the pre OP "liver shrinking" diet. To each it's own. 🧡[emoji169]

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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from DennisW in Sept surgery people   
    Sept 9th! Woohoo! Doing low calorie diet. Saw my surgeon on Friday and she asked me to try to take off 5 more pounds.
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from Soon2bSleeved12/2019 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    I still do not have my surgery date. I think about my surgery constantly. I read forums, I watch videos, read blogs. Is anyone as obsessed as I am? Is this normal?
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    NagathaChristie got a reaction from KatieMc in wisdom my from drunk bff   
    After WLS for a free meal, just go to Sam's club on Sample Sunday and try a few samples. -FREE
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    NagathaChristie reacted to Krestel in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    Or it could be like me where my pouch hasnt had ANY problems whatsoever to the point that im wondering if the surgeon made it big (he didnt). In fact, I had my first post-op checkup (6 weeks out) and asked all sorts of questions like, "is it normal to be so normal?" She kinda laughed at that. The only "mistake" I was making was taking double the amount of bariatric Vitamins that I needed. The surgeon isnt as caught up as the dieticians on which Vitamin cocktails are available now and I was taking both sets of vitamins. Oops.
    But yeah, I was (edit: still am) obsessed pre and post op and love watching 600 lb life too. Even if dont weigh anywhere near as much, it helped me see the challenges in a VERY obvious way in order to reflect on my own mindset. Being obsessed is really the only way to start. I even started trying to eat a bit in a bariatric way before the surgery (but with more volume of food) in order to see if I could do it.
    Preparation is key and it is never too early to test things out.
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    NagathaChristie reacted to FluffyChix in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    ^^^^OP please note this is an unusual situation...part of the 1% of 1% that experience this kind of complication!
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    NagathaChristie reacted to Frustr8 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    Or me either at 10 months, and thought I was perfectly ready, cool, calm, ready to start living the Bariatric life. And I read all the "pie in the sky" pamphlets I could get my chubby little paws on. Nobody mentioned my Evil new Friend. Stoma-stenosis and his sidekick jejunal ulceration. And I did not realize it takes it seems to take forever to heal. I have been on Carafate every 6 hours since October 12, 2018. I used to joke at autopsy the medical examiner would find my spine consisted of Halls cough drops, well now it has changed to oval white caplets of Carafate. And I am happy- proud of losing 125 since surgery , but Me Oh My, what I have gone through to get there! And when I try to talk to someone about my qualms, all they see is the thinner, more shapely body like a so-called Normal woman and they tune me out. I fear I will turn into a thinner corpse, easy on the pallbearer but actrifle harsh for me. And I am still on pureed, protein shakes, Soups, broths and approved no calorie liquids. Know anyone else on basically a pre- surgery liver shrinking diet for almost a year? Except on it I got a 300 calorie Lean Cuisine every evening . Now I don't even have that! And when I try to advance my diet, Precious Pouch slaps some sense into me by vomiing EVERYTHING up.
    Why.can't I get a little honesty? If I am going to be a Gastrointestinal Cripple the rest of my fool life, OWN UP TO IT, I promise I will be less angry than I am now being ignored by the Clinic for 4 months. I reached out once, was told I was delusional, there was nothing wrong with me, this after not being able to keep anything down for 16 hours, and was advised to seek mental health help in my County. Relatively certain we have no one here. Local ER dreads seeing me, not sure how to treat anything beyond basics. They say "What can we do for you? We know little if anything about recovering RNY patients." Well my Bariatric surgeon is in Columbus, 50 miles away , Tomkitten and I don't drive, local transportation group wants 2 weeks prior notice so they will transport for scheduled appointments, but anything emergent, Forget about it!
    So I chug along, venting on here, praying still there is a Good Resolution to all this. Less than 25 pounds to Goal, now my PCP who I thought was in my corner is getting some sort of Cold Feet. Told me last week he only expected me to lose 70% of my excess weight, I have lost 68.3% and have 2 months before it's a full year. Some people you just can't please & he was the one 2 years ago dancing around ,singing. " Obesity gonna Kill You!" now I'm too thin? Oh come on, you were one of my Weight Loss Godfathers, and now you're backing Down? When I need some on to talk to about this, not even YOU WILL HELP? I feel rather abandoned by all, so I keep trying my best, and wistfully praying it is enough.
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    NagathaChristie reacted to mousecat88 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    The obsession never goes away. LOL. At least it still hasn't for me... 8 months later.
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    NagathaChristie reacted to KCgirl061 in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    Its totally normal. From Dec 2017 to my surgery date Aug 18 I was reading forums, support groups, medical studies almost daily. But it is such a good thing that you are, you'll be so well prepared. You'll see the stalls, know about the diet and food options, understand where people are coming from when they talk about regret. Knowledge is power my friend!
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    NagathaChristie reacted to FluffyChix in Pre-op and obsessed?   
    Yep. I'm definitely still obsessed and focused on my last goal #3. It's been this way since 1 year before surgery when I decided to choose health over dying. IMHO, it's the obsessively focused folks who make the most broad-spectrum lifestyle changes. But only time will tell if that will change our longterm outcomes over everyone else who isn't as focused and who chooses an "everything in moderation" lifestyle.
    Good luck to you and post often!!

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