Post-Surgery Follow-Up Appointment Disappointment

[ElizabethAnne 40]

I met with my surgeon yesterday for my post-surgery follow-up visit. I was all set mentally for my first fill (one of his nurses had told me earlier that I would likely get one if I was having no complications), and guess what? No fill. He said he didn't think I needed one. He is a man of few words. In the short time I had his attention, I tried to persuade him that I am ravenous an hour or two after I eat and that I am losing at a steady rate only because I'm walking 10 miles daily and following the "rules" perfectly. He didn't seem concerned that I'm losing only because I am highly motivated right now. His focus seems to be solely on total weight loss. I do trust that he knows what he's doing, and I certainly didn't expect this weight loss journey to be easy--- guess I was just hoping for easier than it had been before. The positive side is that I won't have to worry about being too tight when my family and I are on vacation.

[judych 225]

I met with my surgeon yesterday for my post-surgery follow-up visit. I was all set mentally for my first fill (one of his nurses had told me earlier that I would likely get one if I was having no complications), and guess what? No fill. He said he didn't think I needed one. He is a man of few words. In the short time I had his attention, I tried to persuade him that I am ravenous an hour or two after I eat and that I am losing at a steady rate only because I'm walking 10 miles daily and following the "rules" perfectly. He didn't seem concerned that I'm losing only because I am highly motivated right now. His focus seems to be solely on total weight loss. I do trust that he knows what he's doing, and I certainly didn't expect this weight loss journey to be easy--- guess I was just hoping for easier than it had been before. The positive side is that I won't have to worry about being too tight when my family and I are on vacation.

iguess you just need to look at the positive side.... that you wont have to worry on vacation.. im sure the dr will see your point of view if things change.... just take each day as it comes. ive just had my second fill two weeks ago.... i was losing weight but he decided to put 1cc in me. im still waiting to get over the problems that i experience post fill..... im not having any more fills if i continue to lose. im not exercising yet im losing about one pound a week.

[ElizabethAnne 40]

iguess you just need to look at the positive side.... that you wont have to worry on vacation.. im sure the dr will see your point of view if things change.... just take each day as it comes. ive just had my second fill two weeks ago.... i was losing weight but he decided to put 1cc in me. im still waiting to get over the problems that i experience post fill..... im not having any more fills if i continue to lose. im not exercising yet im losing about one pound a week.

You're right, Judy. I need to be positive and am mostly past the disappointment. The last two days I've only walked 5 miles instead of 10 (due to the scorching heat), which has helped decrease the hunger pangs.

I'm sorry you're having problems after you get a fill and am hoping you'll feel better soon. One pound a week with no exercise? That is awesome!

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate your encouraging words.

[brokenwings 98]

Elizabeth your doing so fantastic I bet he was worried bout you losing to fast if he put a fill in. Remember that isnt a good thing either. We all need a nice steady loss. I hope you have a fantastic time on vacation!

[ElizabethAnne 40]

Elizabeth your doing so fantastic I bet he was worried bout you losing to fast if he put a fill in. Remember that isnt a good thing either. We all need a nice steady loss. I hope you have a fantastic time on vacation!

Thanks, Deb, for the encouragement! That's exactly what my husband and I concluded. It stinks to have to wait another month to be considered for a fill, but I will get through it.

[judych 225]

You're right, Judy. I need to be positive and am mostly past the disappointment. The last two days I've only walked 5 miles instead of 10 (due to the scorching heat), which has helped decrease the hunger pangs.

I'm sorry you're having problems after you get a fill and am hoping you'll feel better soon. One pound a week with no exercise? That is awesome!

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate your encouraging words.

no worries EllizabethAnne.... if you want to email me about anything feel free to do so. Yes i think one pound a week is great going as well. I am concerned about fast weight loss because i know that the gall bladder can become a problem if weight is lost too quickly... especially with women. Plus the fact that im too old now to carry that sort of quick weight loss very well, and i still want to look good as well as feel good. im 66.

[gottobeme 81]

I would also have mixed feelings in your shoes. People of very few words should not work in medicine! I guess by the same token though I have sat for hours in a doctors office waiting for my daughter to be seen because he wouldn't shut up, he kept stating the same thing over and over again but in different ways! I guess there has to be a happy medium.

My thoughts are if you are hungry while on vacation eat. Don't wait to eat because it is not "time" to eat. Listen to your body and eat when it tells you to, just be sure to eat what you are supposed to and keep the serving sizes to "bandster" size servings. My first several weeks I would eat about 5X's a day but small portions. It worked with my work schedule and helped me from getting too hungry. Now that I am able to eat more at a sitting I try to keep it down to 3X's a day but sometimes I do put a snack in there, usually because I end up working late and need something to help me along the way.