Twenty Years Later, I’m Still Pedaling: At 331 pounds and gaining, I stood at the top of my short driveway, feeling completely defeated. I couldn’t even walk the 20 feet to my mailbox. My lower back hurt so badly the thought of going down the driveway—and then back up the stairs into my house—felt impossible. ...
Hello OH Community! I have finally made the decision to get a revision surgery, sleeve to bypass. A little bit of background... was sleeved in 2012. Now I have regained weight, I have severe GERD with esophageal spasms, I have a really bad migrated hiatal hernia, and apparently my original…
KayLavonne
Due to severe GERD and a failed attempt to repair a hiatal hernia last year I found out today that I will be having another hernia repair surgery and the surgeon also recommended revision from sleeve to bypass. He was driving while he was telling me this so the call…
Kristie B.
Hi! I had gastric sleeve in 2015 and lost about 100 lbs. I had some stuff go on in my life and unfortunately went back to my old ways. Over the course of so many years most of the weight has crept back on. I’m so disappointed in myself and…
Ruby9999
Happy Monday everyone. Saturday was a total wash out and I was feeling tired and lazy from going in so early Thursday and Friday so I just did minimal stuff. Yesterday I did a bit more, but the darn wind was crazy outside which made it a bit cooler than…
ladygodiva1228
I'm 44 yrs old and have been on disability since 2000 for my depression (and debated bipolar II). I have run the gammut of meds - to the point where the font almost requires a magnifier so I can keep it to one page. My therapist has spoken about how…
Jenb1202
Greetings, So I really hit a low point with some financial stress that I went through with a small business I have and reverted back to my old ways of dealing with things - very poor food choices over a couple of months. I feel terrible, but I am ready…
Freewheeler
Well we all did it again made it through another week of either calmness or chaos. The physicals went very well yesterday and I am back again at 4:45 for the second round. I have to make sure all employees have their proper paperwork, respirators, hearing protection, etc. plus meet…
ladygodiva1228
Good Morning peeps. I've been here at work since 4:45 for the annual physicals for the employees. So far everyone who has been scheduled to come in has which is a good thing. We have a couple of more days of nice weather until Saturday when we are supposed to…
ladygodiva1228read my surg report and it says VSG with the S being staples not sleeve. I am not having much luck googling tht, it comes up with sleeve! Did anyone else have staples instead of sleeve ? is that just how they did it 13 yrs ago? Any known complications…
who knows
Good Morning menuer's. I hope everyone had an excellent Easter. We had so much fun at Bob and Adrianna's. The grandkids had a blast playing outside games and there was so much food. One of their friends brought the lamb lollipops which were so tender and delicious, and we got…
ladygodiva1228
When Life Hit: How I Lost My Motivation at 500+ lbs and How I’m Trying to Find It Again I was so close. Months of appointments, paperwork, the dark, scary hope that surgery could be the ladder I needed to climb out of the heaviest version…
FloridaMom1994
I weigh 260, have diabetes, and high blood pressure. I ended up being hospitalized from September 11 through the 15th because of chest pains and extremely high blood pressure. I weigh 260, and I have to lose the weight. I requested my medical records from when I had the lap…
getsemani
Looking dor recommendations to have eyes done and maybe facelift in the Austin TX area.
clcraig
Stay the course , never loose sight .Just keep putting in the work and eventually you will reap the benefits in time
sirenwall
I don’t even know where to start. Writing this feels heavy, but maybe I need to put these words out there to stop carrying them all inside. Not long ago, I was proud of myself. I had lost weight. I was getting closer to my dream…
FloridaMom1994I saw it 189.6 today. Lets Go! I changed my routine by drinking premier protein in the morning before my walk to start. 189.6lbs
sirenwallFaith, my foundation that drives my reality Faith gives me the strength to keep showing up and believing that I will see the results by staying on course and staying disciplined .. take the steps toward health through obedience..nothing is impossible. My mountain my obstacle of loosing weight can be…
sirenwall
Hi everyone, I want to start by saying I’m so sorry I haven’t been on here lately. Life threw me a curveball, and most of my focus has been on taking care of my brother and home. In the middle of that, I lost sight of…
FloridaMom1994The 180's are right there . I can visualize it. The 190's is the lowest I got after surgery on May 30, 2008. That was 17 years ago and eventually I lost my focus and gained back weight, as high as 280. As I reflect on what happened , I…
sirenwall
Hands down the best medical care and team ever. Dr Alvarez was absolutely amazing from start to finish with all my questions before and still now. I would recommend him hands down to anyone who needs assistance!
Hands down the best medical care and team ever. Dr Alvarez was absolutely amazing from start to finish with all my questions before and still now. I would recommend him hands down to anyone who needs assistance!
Hands down the best medical care and team ever. Dr Alvarez was absolutely amazing from start to finish with all my questions before and still now. I would recommend him hands down to anyone who needs assistance!
I am so thankful that I picked Dr. Ferzli to be my surgeon. He is brilliant, kind, and attentive. The support groups are wonderful. I love that I can call at any time and get answers to my questions.
Awful doesn't come close to describing Dr. Arnold and his staff. They will make you wait for months and then when you arrive, they won't tell you that you are not meeting with a licensed doctor but instead "student doctors". I had no clue the person treating me and scheduling…
