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  • Comment by Lucy van Pelt (formerly LetItBe) on 10/4/10 7:45 am
    Dear Manon! Your lucky day is here! Please know that I'm calling all angel in support of you and I hope you can feel us all holding you in our hearts and minds! I'll look forward to your first post from the other side!
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Almost 7 weeks out
on November 19, 2010 10:34 am
Well, it's almost 7 weeks down since surgery and I've lost about 22 lbs. since surgery.  Not bad for a cyster (PCOS).  I started working out this week and that should add to my scale victories.

Anyway, I'm definitely feelin' the hormones.  My bff, who I love and adore is so busy these days.  She has 2 jobs and two really active kids and while I know all of this and I totally understand it, I'm finding myself really irritated that she doesn't have time for ME!!!  Which is totally my hormones talking. 

I've also been a little irritable with the husband.  Since his motorcycle accident, he's been around all day and I don't have the amount of "alone time" that I'm used to.  I really like my alone time... While I love and adore him, I also kinda want him to go away so that I can have my quiet time. 

As for me, I'm definitely happier, less depressed, but I am still having some negative self talk. Yesterday I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror and started up all of the old conversation about how disgusting I am, how I shouldn't even go out, etc.  I stopped it fairly quickly but I still believe it in so many ways.  Soooo glad I'm in therapy...

Anyway, that's my 7 week report.
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OK - I'm 39 years old.  I'll be 40 in December 2010 and I am so damn sick of being overweight.  I've gone up and down and the fact that I have PCOS hasn't helped a bit.  I've been denied by my insurance company because I've been not quite 40 BMI and I have no co-morbidities.  Had VSG in Mexico on October 4, 2010.  Totally uneventful surgery and recovery.

I am, however, a lot more than my weight.  I'm happily married for almost 11 years.  Husband and I ride a Honda VTX 1300 through the hills above L.A.  By day I'm a researcher at a major medical school and by night and weekend, I'm a designer.