Well it's been 4 months and I feel great.  I'm down 86lbs. I'm moving around easier, but still find myself tired. I'm sure that will change once I get active.  Summer is coming and I'll be in my pool doing aerobics or even just running in place.

At my 3 months follow up with Dr. Pohl he said the only level that was low was B-12. Which is okay with me since I haven't really been taking the vitamins like I should.  I guess I've been eating enough things with calcium to keep my level ok.  I've been eating a lot of protein bars... they have lots of vitamins and minerals in them too so... they are a staple in my diet.

To day I can eat without hardly any issues... Shrimp, Cheese, hamburg, pasta (in sm amounts), yogurt, jellow, sf puddings, protein shakes and protein bars.  Chicken I struggle with unless it is extremely moist and I cut it up very small.  I'll be eating lost of fish this summer, I think.

I feel good overall. I have myself on a regimen of stool softeners and Senokot to keep things moving along so I don't have pain.  It seems to be really working well for me.  

I'm happy to say I haven't had any complications.  I know there's always a chance down the road but I'm seeing Dr. Pohl every 3 months and he's only a call away if something happens.

I also started counseling. Her name is Lisa Sparks and she's a social worker.  She's in North Smithfield.  I've seen her twice so far.  Last visit we did the geonagram.  Pretty much everything came out during that.  I wanted it to come out early cuz I really think that my eating habits began after fuckhead molested me.  Seems like I gained a massive amount of weight in a year or so.  I'm dealing with feelings of anger towards my parents for not protecting me.  I'm dealing with intimacy issues which affect my marriage.  Thankfully my DH doesn't have a high libido.  That could cause problems. But at this point he's okay.  He knows about fuckhead and what he did and how it's affected me.  I love my husband more than life.  He the most wonderful, loving, understanding and empathetic person I know.  Towards me he is.  

Well that's it for now.  I'm really rather tired.  I'm gonna get a popsicle and go lay down.  :)

Well I had my surgery on December 11, 2012.

It couldn't possibly have gone any better than it did.  Dr. Pohl was pleased as well as a bit surprised.  I was surprised too but super happy.  I didn't experience any pain which was really weird.  I only experienced discomfort from the gas.  The tube was still up my nose when I woke up... and I wasn't too happy about that but they took it out quickly and as soon as they figured out I was having a hard time breathing and that I wanted my inhaler... things got really great really fast.

I was sent home on Thursday.  Two days after having major surgery.  I'm scheduled for a follow up on January 3rd.  That's nearly 3 weeks after surgery.  I feel amazing. I'm getting used to the pouch.  Learning how much I can drink and how fast. And what!  Water isn't a great option for me but neither is Crystal Light, which I really enjoyed before.  I like hot tea though... that might just be a adjusting thing though.  I need more hot chocolate from Dr. Pohl's office.  If I feel up to it I might take a ride there tomorrow and pick some up.  

Lee's been awesome.  He's been an angel.  He truly loves me... there's no mistake about that.  He was pushing the fluids the first day though and I had to make him understand that I'm still getting used to it and I felt like I was going to pop if I drank another sip... he backed off.  I'm drinking enough I think.  I'm sipping all day... and the shakes count as liquid.  I'm going to do really well.

I gained 10lbs in the hospital... and weighed myself yesterday.  I had lost the 10 and this morning another 3... and then this after noon... ANOTHER 3!!!  CRAZY!!  I'm going to lose really fast.

I have to go post another review about Dr. Pohl.  He is an amazing Dr. with mad surgeon skills.  The fact that I didn't even experience any pain whatsoever?  Come on... I had even questioned if he had done anything to me at all.  That's what kind of pain I was in.  Nada... Zip... Zilch.

That's it for now.

 

Here's the link to that article.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Obesity/32986

 

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There's this other group I belong to.  It's part of Daily Strength but there's a group on Facebook that a bunch of people from the weight loss surgery support group on daily strength put together.  Anyway... I'm not sure how I found it but I guess the computer remembers what you click on and stuff and then puts up ads or other related articles you may be interested in.  ANYWAY...... I found this article about a Dr. in Boston that did a study on people with Lymphedema.  I was always taught that Lymphedema was not a direct cause of obesity.  Being obesity certainly doesn't help but it's not like a co-morbidity of obesity.  It was believed to be something that happened after surgery to an area or some kind of injury.  

Basically in a nutshell I learned that the study proved that significant weightloss, ie... from gastric bypass, could help my Lymphedema tremendously!  That it may even reverse the condition!!  

I'm going to find the link and paste it in here.  I don't think I'm making any sense because it's 3am and I'm now just knackered, as my husband would say.

I'll find it and paste it tomorrow... just so I can have a record of it somewhere.  I got my Sarah to confirm it and she said it was true and she would know.  Miss her.

 I'm stumbling.  I'm not backing out at all but I really need to focus on keeping to the shakes during the day and a SMALL meal at night. I'm still eating more than I should at night.  I'm eating until I'm stuffed.  Must stop doing that.  I'm only hurting myself.  I'd be just as happy with half of what I'm eating.

Lee's slipping into his depression again.  I'm really kind of pissed that he puts it on me.  He thinks/says that once we start doing more things he won't be as depressed.  And maybe that's true... but I don't think it's fair that he should put it on me.  I know he's not doing it to be mean... he just needs to be able to have an answer to why he feels the way he does.  Depression is a clinical thing... He's the one that has to get up and do something.  I can't make him do it.  What's going to change when I lose 200lbs?  I'll be more active but is that magically going to make him more active too? I don't know.  His family is coming next year... I'm actually looking forward to seeing them.  Show off my new bod... lol

Have to get ready for work.  The pants I've been wearing... are starting to get too big... but I don't know if the other ones I have will suffice.  The reason I've been wearing these velour ones is because they are the only ones that stay down because of my Lymph legs. Maybe I'll try a new pair today... I have dropped 60lbs.  

Later Journal.