Please anyone feel free to explain

.......what is the question?

Hang on u may not like me after this LOL...

Pros: my clothes are cheaper bc I can shop in the kids aisle.

I sit better in chairs

My feet no longer have plantar fascitis

Goodbye insulin shots

My feet shrank from a 8.5 to 7

Guys notice me now which is honestly annoying

Ppl who don't know think I've been like this my whole life lol

Ppl who do know me from school that bullied me were preppy are now my use to be size lol

I can booty dance to the floor Lmao

The final last precious one..my kids can wrap their arms around me.

Cons: (potential could apply to u)

You develop complications which require several surgeries

You need blood-from a total stranger

You can't sleep bc ur bones hurt against the mattress

Ur hair falls out

U stay lethargic

U vomit..sometimes a lot

U catch more colds

U constantly freeze

Ur body hurts everywhere bc its use to carrying loads of weight.

U may continue to keep a few co morbidities

U stay scared bc at anytime a food can cause dumping

U get sad bc now u don't know how to cope like u use too.

Alone u wonder why did I do this

Intimately you feel ugly and unwanted bc your stomach is full of scars

U don't tell anyone bc u don't want to hear how cruel and harsh ppl can be even if u are a size 4.

What I've learned in this is u can 300lbs or 100lbs either way somebody somewhere is out there ready to berate u. One thing I urge u to do. Come to honest grips as to why and how u became obese.

Lots of luck and love on ur journey.

Pros for me:

I can work a 40hr job and use to I could do maybe 20 max and my feet and back would be killing me.

Physically I feel amazing. I sleep better, I

Don't struggle getting out the car or bed or even simply off the couch with out a heave ho.

I still get nervous for no reason lol but I don't need to fear if I'm going to fit in a seat or break it.

I ran yesterday!!!! At 360lbs or even 300lbs running was not an option.

I can wear high heels again :-)

There are so many non surgery victories that make it so worth it to me.

Luckly before surgery I didn't have high blood pressure or diabetes. I didn't have any of that stuff related to obesity. But the scale was going up for me at 360lbs and knew if I didn't have surgery I'd make it to 400lbs.

Cons for me:

All the cons didn't matter to me cus for me if I didn't have surgery I was going to die.

hair loss... Who cares!! Rather be bald then unable to wipe my own butt! And ive never been afraid of weave and wigs :-D

I got a slight infection in my largest incesion. Took a month to heel.

Not to much of a con but one of the major things I've delt with is head issues. I still see the 360lb person not 220lb person. But I did a lot of research and knew it could happen. I grab the larger size always. Use to I could hold something up an know if it would fit. Can't do that any more.

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Pros...

I'm much much muuuch healthier

Cons.....

This journey is much more work then losing it natural.

~Leticia **HW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221**8 days post op: Down 19 lbs**

Pros:

This surgery is a tool that has life and habit altering results. And if well maintained the success rate is amazing. I'm a numbers gal. What convinced me are three simple statistics:

The recidivism rate for "normal" weight loss ie diet and exercise: 95%!!!!!! It is absolutely mind boggling that 95% of people who diet and exercise gain all their weight back PLUS 5 pounds within 5 years of weight loss!!!!

The rate of complications from RNY: 0.2%. While this means that there is a possibility of life being miserable after surgery, the odds were in my favor.

The recidivism rate for RNY patients in 5 years: Virtually 0%. 10 years 20-30%. For my surgeon less than 5%!!! Which means I have to be a real fuck up to and return to my old ways to be in that 5%!

CONS

Breaking up with food was hard. We had a good 23 year run. It was my friend, my partner, my confidant. It never failed me. It never did anything wrong. But I gave it the old "it's not you, it's me". And reminded myself that I'm the most important thing in this world to me. Not kids or dogs or husband. ME!! Without me there will be no one else to love them As we'll as I do!

I still miss food but our relationship has to change. Food is not in control of me. I'm in control now.

Another con: my insurance is miserable and cheap (talking to you Aetna!) so I paid 20 grand out of pocket to get it. I thought of going abroad but I could not check credentials as confidently as I can do here. So I gave myself the best chance for success. Again I am the best investment I can make. Money will come and go easily. Health is not as easy to come by.

I get tired so easily now. But it's temporary.

I am having a hard time with Protein drinks. But hopefully things will get easier after I'm out of the puréed phase.

Would I go through it again? You bet your sweet ass!

HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 249