Hello everyone my name is Jessica and I am sure that my story can relate to many others. I've been having my entire life coming from a family that is also very overweight and I wanted to make a difference in my life. I love being active and working out and trying to do different weightlifting and things like that but I found that because of my weight I would get injured often. I ended up getting a tear in my meniscus which sent me to physical therapy for an extended period of time and then occasionally it would still hurt when trying to work out on it. I realize that I really needed something to help me with the eating aspect of dieting and becoming healthier so that I could be able to work out and really be as active as I want to be! I actually looked into getting gastric bypass in the past and my insurance didn't cover it and at the time I do not have the funds to pay for it, So When it came to my attention that I would be able to get a surgery for weight loss and have it be covered by my insurance it was a breath of fresh air! I am also a preschool teacher and being so overweight I feel as if I am almost a bad role model for those students. It makes me sad to think that they look up to me so much and I should get healthy role model to them!

I got married in April 2013 and one day we want to have children. I feel if I were to get pregnant now at a weight of 369 pounds that I would have complications with my pregnancy and it could not only hurt myself but also my future child! At first I decided on the sleeve procedure and then I went to a support group and I realize that a lot of the patients that had gotten the sleeve then went on to get the gastric bypass years later. I realized that perhaps just going straight for the gold and getting the bypass was the best option for me! I called my doctor the next day after researching it with my husband and I actually switched my procedure to gastric bypass weeks before my actual procedure!

I have battled with weight gain and loss and self-esteem issues my entire life, and now I feel that I finally have a tool that can really help me to lose the weight and to keep it off and to be healthy and live a long, long life!

When I started this journey with the preoperation diet on December 10 I weighed 368 pounds. On the day of surgery I weigh 347 pounds. At my doctors appointment after the surgery on December 26 I weighed 334 pounds! So I am down 34 pounds 10 days post-op and I'm feeling great! I am definitely looking forward to being cleared to exercise to help with the weight loss!

I feel so great to a found a forum in which you can actually talk about all of the different things that you're going through during the process of weight loss surgery! So I'm very excited to get to know everyone and be able to answer any questions that I can personally answer ( although I am kind of a newbie at this point) but also to be able to ask those questions of you guys who have experienced what I am experiencing!!!!

Nice to meet you! Congrats on the surgery

Congratulations.

I had my surgery, 2/13/13, my weight was 320 lbs. I am now 195 and doing great. I have had minimal problems, other than stomach rumblings, but other than that I am doing great. Ask any questions you have, and if i can help I will

Congrats Jessica, glad you are feeling good! Welcome!

My surgery was 12/26/13. Doing well but I have felt when food either enters or leaves my pouch. I feel a pinching burning pain for a second and then it's gone. Anyone else?

Congrats on your surgery! Welcome!!

Hello my name is Diane. I am new to the forum my surgeon suggested it today. I have been dieting it seems like years. I tried exercise and different diets. My highest weight was 240 pounds and I lost down to 210 through dieting and exercise. I just got stuck in this range. My mother died in 2011 and my weight started back up again and this is when I decided to have gastric-by-pass surgery June 2012. I weighed 210 pounds and was afraid of gaining the weight back. I am weighing 170 pounds my Doctor told me I gained this can't be. I still need to lose 15 more pounds! My surgeon was Dr. Tyner located in Burlington NC.

Welcome Diane and Jessica

Love, love, love Dr. Tyner. I'm only 8 days post op but I'll support you anyway I can.