2 yrs ago Memorial Day weekend I had vsg surgery!!!!

May 29, 2012

Wow,  its been 2 yrs since i had my sleeve done.   Hard to believe how time has flown by.   I am sorry to say that the surgeon who did my sleeve was not experienced and i am sure i have a HUGE sleeve. He wouldn't tell me what size bougie he used, he says its a different tool that he designed, but a gal who had surgery two weeks before me said her paperwork said size 60 french :o( People will say the size doesn't matter but i strongly disagree with that statement.   I have always had a larger capacity than most but i am many lbs down and grateful.   But i am now re-committing to getting back on program and losing the 20lbs i have gained back.   I have been eating like i did pre op.  Maybe not quite as much but making bad choices.  This has caused me to be disapointed in myself and that is not a place i want to be.   So this is me on my 2 yr surgiversary recomitting to getting back to my lowest which was 162lbs.  So i will be doing low carb and start using my kettlebells again. 
I've been gone from here for some time.   I feel a little guilty becuase of the regain.   A good friend suggested getting back on OH for the support but I don't really know anyone on the main board these days.   So this is me back on the wagon.   This really is a life long journey and a fight i guess i will be fighting for the rest of my life.   I thank God for my sleeve,  i wouldn't have gotten all of my health issues resolved without it.  No longer have to take blood pressure pills,   my triglycerides are good,  no more borderline diabetes and my pain that was debilitating, arthritis in my hip is all gone.  (Pre op i couldn't walk around the block,  these days i walk 3 times a day. ) These were the reasons i had this surgery and so in this respect it has been a huge success.  So my desire now is for cosmetic reasons, but that's good too.  If you took the time to read this,  thanks.   This site,  the people on it have been life savers for me. Good luck to all of us  :o)  Jeani

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