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LosingItForMe2011    320

LosingItForMe2011
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Have you had your surgery JenniferD?

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law8486    40

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i cant use the chat cause i do this through my phone :/ maybe we could do a mass email thing ya know. like just start a convo thru email. also if anyone wants to text let me know. im always texting. plus im pretty confined to my house til i feel better. so talking to someone helps pass the time :)

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Skinnyminded    21

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No not yet within a few months hopefully.

I got the go ahead from my therapist today!:) he sent out his emails .. ill see my doc in 2 weeks and ill knoe more

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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Therapist visit tomorrow for me then the nutritionist next month. More reading to do though need to finish that book.

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Skinnyminded    21

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Me to!!! Got the ok! Just waiting on the insurance ..

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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I just got an ok from the therapist. Next step is the nutritionist but, I don't see her until May 15th. I've lost 9 pounds so far....11 more to go to meet the surgeon's requirements.

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Skinnyminded    21

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Ughhhh. I dont know what to do!! People say the band doesn't work! Im scared to do the bypass. I don't want to have regrets or get really sick.. its irreversible .. what about the sleeve?

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rdh1727    2

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I'm in the same boat you are Jennifer.. Would never do the band or the sleeve.. Just trying not to think of the surgery part.. Think of the end results!!

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law8486    40

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jennifer - when i got the band 3 yrs ago i did it cuz i was afraid of gastric bypass. now ive done the bypass....trust me u should go with the bypass! ive had wayy better results :) u wont get sick. dont worry.

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 222/ gw 140

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Skinnyminded    21

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Did you have any complications with the bypass? How much did you lose? How long ago was it?

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law8486    40

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i got the bypass a month ago today. i have lost 35lbs so far :) i got pneumonia which decided to stick around for a few weeks. but i dont regret it at all. i wish i did bypass to begin with but i was too big of a baby lol. do it. u wont regret it. and my incisions healed beautifully i sometimes forget i have them lol.

rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 219/ gw 140

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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I got the therapist approval during my 4/25 visit...now I need the nutritionists approval on 5/15. Don't think I've lost much more weight though ;(

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raquelrdgz    41

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I've got a question-- why would the nutritionist or therapist not give an OKAY?? I mean, when I went in 2008 they just asked a lot of questions and said ok, you are a candidate! I don't recall it being something that could prevent me from moving forward :\

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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