fatoldbat
8 months post op!
Feb 20, 2011
well.....8 months ago right now i was on my way to the hospital! to say i was nervous is the understatement of the year. i was scared to death....so was my precious hubby! since that day, i've never looked back. i've met my original goal of 155. i've changed my goal to 150 and i'm less than a pound from reaching it! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! i'm 5 pounds heavier than i was when i got married buy hubby insists that i've never been this small. i was always athletic which meant big, muscular legs. Hubby says that he's never seen my legs this small.....probably the result of the "couch to 5k" program. words will never be able to express how happy i am with the RNY! i feel better than i've felt in many, many years! i'm off the blood pressure meds, CPAP, and no longer need cholesterol meds. it was a wonderful day when i realized that my thighs no longer rub together!!! oh my gosh!!!! i can cross my legs and comfortably put on a pair of pantyhose!!! don't wear elastic any more!!! my clothes are fitted now! i used to just try to find something that would cover up the fat....now i look for clothes that fit....really fit!!of course....i still have issues.....i did lose a lot of hair but the hair loss seems to have stopped as suddenly as it started...thank You, Jesus! and i've got lots of new growth....its growing slow but it is growing!! woohoo!!
the girls.....oh my.....never been blessed in that area to begin with! but....all i can say is.....OH MY!
the tummy....i have lots of loose skin that hangs.....it isn't something that causes rashes or anything but really looks bad. hoping for a tummy tuck around the end of the year! would do sooner but they say to wait 18 months after surgery to do the plastics.......so....i tuck it in my britches and i'm saving my lunch money to pay for it!!
the thighs....i think the thighs are the worst!!! i think the skin has stretched so much that the elasticity is gone! the loose skin is awful! the wrinkles are bad....had thought about a thigh lift but don't know if that's the way to go because the skin will need more than just being lifted......the skin doesn't just sag....to me (and i'm no plastic surgeon) it seems that i'd have to have an incision all the way to the knee because it's like the skin is not just droopy but it's also too big around......will show them to the plastic surgeon while having the tummy evaluated...
the hiney.....wow....it droops! wrinkles, wrinkles.....wrinkles! i laugh and tell my hubby that my hiney hangs down like mud flaps on a big truck! i've never lost my hiney before!! it's wrinkled but i can deal with it.
the tummy will come first.....if there's a second procedure it'll probably be the thighs.....i'm good with the hiney and the girls.
actually....i can live with it all. i won't be broken hearted if i don't do plastics....i'm just going to wait a bit to see if there is any elasticity left....i continue to run and to work out so hopefull it will get a bit better....but if it doesn't...i'm still perfectly okay. the way i feel is so worth all the saggy skin and wrinkles!
i still tell of my surgery on a need to know basis only. if asked what i'm doing....i tell what i'm doing....i drink a protein shake for one meal a day and eat high protein/low carb the rest of the time. i no longer eat sugar of any kind and i don't do carbonated beverages. and i always tell that i'm exercising as well. that prettu much stops folks in their tracks because, just like me pre-op, folks want to eat a little differently for just a little while and not exercise and still lose the weight. it was after 30 years of the yoyo cycle and my weight spiraling out of control that i opted for this surgery. and i'm determined to make this tool work for the rest of my life!!
best wishes to all.....til next time!!
