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Be able to eat a full regular diet with no surgical interventions

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Connie Campbell, M.D.
I love Dr Campbell and her staff. They are committed to success and health of the patients. Dr. Campbell did my Lap-band and my gastric bypass. She has strict standards which are set up for patients success post operative. She is amazing and i would recommend her to anyone looking for a surgeon.

The staff at CMC are wonderful and very caring. The will say things like you are Dr. Campbell's patient so it will be done this way. She is clear in her orders and what is best for the patients while in the hospital
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I had a lapband in 12/2005.  It was removed 5/2011, and I was converted to RNY 5/2012.  

  
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Life with a small pouch
on June 9, 2012 5:03 am
I am finding that life with a small pouch changes everything.  I was ready and felt totally prepared for my post op journey as I had lived with a band for many years, knew the difference post op between RNY and band and thought no problem.  Well, what I was not in anyway prepared for was having a smaller than average pouch, made of scar tissue, I struggle to get between 600 and 700 calories a day in.  The nurtritionist is concerned because there are many days around 400 and that is not enough she said.  I am getting my protien in, I do not let it go below 60.  Why is a small pouch a problem?  I cannot eat the amount of food they want us to.  I cannot progress through the foods at a "normal" pace.  I slime easliy and still do not know when full is.  There is no feeling yet, I know when I take a bite too much.  I asked when will I start to have feelings of full and they do not have an answer.  I measure my food and stay on my approved diet so there are some times when I can eat "all" of my meal of puree and that is exciting.  I find that my fellow RNY's do not fully understand my complications.  Don't get me wrong there are many supportive people, however, there are more judgemental ones.  I am finding I post less about myself because I don't want to be lectured about how they did things at my stage.  I know I am different and there are potentially many challenges ahead of me, however, I WOULD NOT change a thing!!!  I may lose slower than others, and have some complications but I will get to healthy and I have an amazing medical team behind me to get me there.  I need to to lower my stress, and that is my focus along with eating 5 times a day......not sure how that is possible but I will try!!!!
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Three Weeks out
on May 29, 2012 1:40 pm
So there is way more to this than I was thinking there would be.  I was ready for protein shakes and slow food progression.  I was not ready for the increased anxiety, the scar tissue that has become a rather big problem, which also  causes anxiety.  I need to increase my gym time which is hard to do because of my fibromyalgia.  more than all of that is how tired I can get and how long it takes to bounce back.  I know that this is a phase and will go by quickly.  It is a bit discouraging I must admit.  And only 1 lb loss this week was a bummer.  I know week three is a stall week for many and my stress level not helpful.  I do feel great most days and am back to work part time.  I am going to my first post op support group tomorrow.  I am amazed at all the support I get and then some poeple whom should be supportive are either distant or very judgemental.  It is ok, in time I am the one who will win as I will be healthy and back to "new normal".  I am waiting to get a new routine down and be able to get back to some more of my normal life style things like being active all the time, cleaning the house the way I want it, lifting more than 10 lbs.  I have brought some of my smaller clothing up from storage and can fit into some of them.  I am starting to think I need to take measurements so I can have NSV's.
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Why do I let others bother me?
on May 25, 2012 4:32 pm
I am so frustrated with myself.  Being a total helper and pleaser I tend to take care of everyone before myself.  Well this has back fired on me and I should not allow it to bother me like this but it does.  My brother had and "emotional" affair with someone that is in my life and very important to me.  It ended and he and his wife are in therapy.  I both of my parents are gone and my brother is all I have left of my family of origin.  His wife is treating me like I am satin in flesh and is now keeping me from their 4 kids, one of which turns one this weekend.  I am crushed and live for my family.  I have been there and dropped everything to support them.  She did not call, text or visit when I had my surgery and started to personally attack me through text over the last few weeks.  Needless to say I am devistated, and that takes a lot to do to me.  I need to stop listening to her and just move on and pray that someday this will end.  She is refusing to get any help for herself. And my brother is a very large man and has now stopped looking at surgery because he doe snot think it is needed for him, and I am so concenred that I am going to lose him.  His therapist wanted him hosptialized ASAP for an eating disorder, but the insurance said no.  he is now on a new diet and swears to me that he is fine, but I continue to worry.  I have an amazing man to support me and help me get through this.  I am sure all of this did not help my eating set back over the last few days.
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 I had Lapband surgery in December 2005.  I was sucessful but always had problems with my band.  In May 2011 I lost my band and have gained almost all of my weight back.  I am working to have bypass but am not able to stableize my weight and start losing.  I had my RNY on May 7, 2012!!  I am excited to start my new life!!