New Me, New Mind

Confession: I asked my friend T a year ago if she had cancer. Duh she had had weight loss surgery, I was dumb, her hair was thin and suddenly so was her body. I know if it had been cancer she would have beat it but,I'm happy for her and myself it was WLS. I'm glad T is still my friend after all this.

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Congratulations!! That's so exciting to finally have a date!! You won't regret it! This site is an excellent community of support, encouragement, experience, and advice. Prayers for ur upcoming surgery next month!

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I know this pain all too well. I rollercoastered all through December trying to shed the last 10 pounds. I finally hit that goal this morning after 6ish weeks of bouncing up and down. You will get there!

I had mine on 12/28/20. You will do great! I went down 24 before surgwryband 29 after. From 330 in June 2020 to 277 yesterday, January 20th. You got this!
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I'm Feb 10 too!! Good luck with you. I'm hoping the preop diet goes well.

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5DPO!

Still lots of fatigue and naps but I managed to take a shower which felt great! Snapped some pics too!

I’m still bruised and swollen but am loving the results so far!!

Wow! I am so happy for u! U look fantastic!

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Oh my goodness u look amazing!! I am so proud of u and happy for u!! I cant wait to see the post op ps pics!![emoji16][emoji16]

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So glad to catch up on ur updates! Prayers for a quick and healthy recovery! [emoji847]

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Wow! I am so happy for u! U look fantastic!

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Oh my goodness u look amazing!! I am so proud of u and happy for u!! I cant wait to see the post op ps pics!![emoji16][emoji16]

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So glad to catch up on ur updates! Prayers for a quick and healthy recovery! [emoji847]

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Here are swimsuit pics. Still swollen but I’m happy w my results so far!!

Ok this shows I’m apparently tired.
Keep typing incorrectly. 🤪
Let’s try this for a third time.
I’m saying it’s weird all the surgery sites don’t hurt. It’s other parts on my body that hurt. Geez. Lol

*typo:funny non surgical sites DONT HURT

Tried to sleep in my bed. Didn’t last but an hour. Belly felt kinda painful laying on side.
I can’t take much more of the recliner though. Shoulder pain that is unreal. Think I have knots in shoulder that are creating a domino effect. When my husband massages the shoulder it feels better.
Just from laying on side in my bed my shoulder felt so much better even after one hour. Woke up this morning after sleeping in recliner @330 am w the shoulder hurting. I’ll try the bed again tonight.
Funny non of surgical sites really hurt. Just effects of walking hunched over and sleeping in a chair have done a number on my body. Lol temporary pain for long term results.

Today is the day!!! Drains come out today!! Can’t wait. Feel like they were becoming like a little leash on me. Couldn’t move freely. I’m very excited. (Not for the 3 1/2-4 hour drive). Since I live so far away this will be my first appt since the day after surgery. All and all recovering without any complications which is all I could ask for. I go back to work next Monday. Which will be nice to get out and do more. Hoping I’m standing up straight by then. I’m already up straighter than last week.
Not sure at this point do they take “after pics” or is that later on? Wonder if I can request copies of before and after pics

Day 6 post PS:
Days 2,3,4 were the most painful I’ll say. Doing great today. Calling surgeon w my Fluid out take and he will decide when I’m coming in for my next appt based on that. Since I have a almost 4 hour drive he doesn’t want me coming in unnecessarily. Hardly have anything coming out of them so I bet I go in this week.
Abdomen has very little pain now. Breasts feel swollen and sore.
Think I need a better supported bra to hold them closer. Im in a fruit of the loom front button sports bra. My body is smaller than the cup size so the around part doesn’t fit secure but the cup area I’m def filling that part up.

Not sure what I would do without this forum. Everyone has been so helpful w tips and encouragement. 💛Thanks everyone!!💛Wish we all lived closer and could do a yearly get together!

This my trying on the 450cc

Sounds very similar to me! I have 450 cc implants. I’m a year out from ps. Most days I think they’re the perfect size for me. But some days I wish they were a bit bigger. I didn’t waffle about the size presurgery because that’s as large as my surgeon would go. I’m unsure about cup size because when I was ready to move out of sports bras lockdown started, and I never made the switch. PM me if you want some pics!

I'm struggling with this statement because it would be really unusual to follow the program's diet and gain back 70 lbs. On the other hand, it seems like it's really easy to gain 70 lbs by slowly letting your food habits creep back to your pre-surgery ways, and it can happen slowly enough that it still feels like you're following the rules!
Regardless, it sounds a little bit like you already know you want the bypass and just want everyone to confirm your decision, which is totally relatable but just thought I'd point it out. The choice is really individual since we all have different bodies.

I agree with everyone here. It sounds like ur doing great! I felt like i did 1000 crunches for abt 4 dayd i think and nothing else..no nausea, no real pain..minor discomfort when i felt like i was sewn up real tight in the biggest incision but that goes away quickly too..just fatigue to look forward to and naps help that. Congrats on finally getting it done!!![emoji122][emoji2]

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Yes that’s exactly it. I feel like I did an intense workout. Thank you!

ACEs is my passion in life. So glad you brought this up!

it can be done! It does take a lot of commitment - esp near the end when the weight loss slows to a crawl. Good luck with your journey!