• Username: trudylam
  • Location: Innisfil, Canada
  • Member Since: 3/4/2010
  • BMI: 32.2
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: RNY (05/30/11)
  • Surgeon: Mehran Anvari
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Goals

To sit with my legs crossed!!!

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Ride a bike again

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Buy clothes at a regular store...not a plus size store.

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Be comfortable in my own skin!

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Fit comfortably in any seat I choose (lawnchair, movie theater, airplane etc.)

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Mehran Anvari
I didn't get to meet him until I was wheeled into the operating room so I can't tell you much about his personality. He was very nice and comforting while I was awake and he was great when he came in to see me a few days after surgery. I have had no complications and my incisions have healed nicely. He is great at what he does!
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trudylam's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I felt like I was a failure. I felt hopeless, like I was doomed for a life that I didn't want to live. The depression was awful and I looked to the pantry for comfort.
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After a lifetime of obesity I made the decision to have RNY gastric bypass surgery.  Check out my weekly vlog on YouTube for my story and to follow my progress.

April 2010 -     Referral sent in (incorrectly)             Sept 2010 - Referral fixed, orientation class scheduled.
Nov 22, 2010 - Orientation class                           Jan 4, 2011 -   Ultrasound and bloodwork
Feb 23 2011 - Nurse, dietician and social worker.        March 6, 2011 - Sleep study (diagnosed with sleep apnea)
March 7, 2011 - Meet with internist- Endoscope         March 17, 2011 - Meet the surgeon - Surgery education class
April 29, 2011    -Appointment with respirologist         May 24, 2011 - Pre-op

   
   
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The NSV's keep coming...
on April 6, 2012 7:39 am
It's been an incredible journey so far and I keep having non-scale victories every day.  Here's a quick list of some of them recently;

-I am currently wearing a pair of strappy sandles that I haven't been able to wear since 2003.  They used to cut into my puffy feet and look awful, now they look like strappy sandles should.
-I walked 6.36 kilometres the other day, shocking myself and my husband! LOL
-I wear skirts just because I want to and my thighs don't get rubbed raw.
-Shopping is more fun because I have so many more options
-I love to ride my bike, I ride it to the store now instead of taking the car.
-When I started this journey I was a size 5x top/32 pants, now I'm a size large top and size 16 pants. Shopping in normal stores is awesome!
-I ripped up my Pennington's reward card, I am never going back there.

Every day I seem to have a small NSV that makes me smile to myself.  Just trying to stay on track and not give into the head hunger. 

HW - 359
SW - 341
CW- 224 (still have about 40 to go)
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Not WLS related...
on March 25, 2012 7:10 pm
Today was a very emotional day.  Less than a week after my Grandfather's funeral I went to visit my Grandmother in the hospital today.  It became very clear to me that she is nearing the end of her life once I realized she was talking to every relative that ever passed away.  She was having a grand time pointing out all of the dead people in the room and had no idea who I was.  She is very confused and disoriented and she was howling my grandfather's name over and over again begging to go to him.  The person I loved is no longer in that weak, feable body.  Her spirit is gone and it's time for me to say goodbye.  So that's what I did.  I said goodbye to my last surviving grandparent today.  I have been crying for over a week now and it's starting to get exhausting.  I think the hardest part is losing them both so close together.  Even though grandma's heart is still beating (thanks to a pacemaker), she is no longer there.  The grief is unbearable sometimes and I just want to sleep all the time, but I know that's not possible.  They lived great, long, loving lives and I know they will be at peace once they are together again. 
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Another year is coming to an end...
on December 29, 2011 4:49 pm
What a year this has been.  I started out 2011 swearing that I wouldn't make any resolutions that I couldn't keep and I will do the same thing for 2012.  2011 was such a life changer for me and 2012 will see me continuing down that road I hope.  I don't know what I would have done without this surgery, I am so grateful for my second chance at life.  These are some of the things that changed for me in 2011.

I had my surgery on May 30th.
As of today, I have lost 115lbs and over 53 inches off my body.
I am no longer afraid of chairs in restaurants, movie theatres or anywhere else that is unfamiliar.
I can ride a bike again.
I climbed a ladder yesterday.
I can sit with my legs crossed comfortably.
I can walk my dog more than 3 kilometres without getting tired or sore.
I have gone from a size 32/5x to a loose 20/1x.
I no longer have to tilt the steering wheel up in my car to get out.
I have a much better relationship with my bathtub.
People are starting to not recognize me and once they do they tell me how different I look.
I have made so many wonderful friends through OH and my local support group.  I am so thankful for each one.
Things in the "boudoir" are amazing!  Who knew??? LOL
My kids are noticing that I am doing so much more with them.
I rode a swing at the park.
I can wear high heel shoes/boots just because I feel like it.

If I think of any more I will add them on but those are the major ones that come to mind right now.  Below is a comparison picture of me before my surgery this year and from a few weeks ago when I hit the 100 lbs lost mark.  It never would have been possible without my RNY.  Happy New Year to everyone :)  I hope your year is happy, healthy and prosperous!


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What a difference a year makes!
on November 5, 2011 7:29 am
I am little late posting this but I didn't want to forget to do it so I can remember exactly how I felt last weekend.  I posted a blog last year in October about taking the kids for a walk in the woods.  It was supposed to be a nice thing but at 359 lbs it was painful and upsetting.  I was in so much pain (back, hips, knees, shins) that I cried the entire last half of the walk.  I was so upset and pissed off with myself that I had let myself get that bad.  Well last weekend we decided to try it again.  I am down 95 lbs now so the walk should be easier.  We set out on that walk and I was determined to make it this time without crying.  I am so happy to say that I did it!  We walked and walked until the kids wanted to turn around...not me.  I could have kept going and I really wanted to.  I wasn't in pain or out of breath and I will remember this day for the happiness I felt, not the sadness of last year.  It's amazing how much can change in a year.  I am almost down 100 pounds in the 5 months since surgery and I am so pleased.  Thank god for this surgery, I have a second chance to be an active mom in my kid's lives.
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Two milestones today!
on October 12, 2011 9:01 am
Well today I hit two pretty major milestones.  I reached the halfway point in my weight loss and my BMI fell under 40 taking me into the obese category.  When I started this process my BMI was 52 so that was Super Morbidly Obese, I sailed through the Morbidly Obese stage and now I am Obese!  I'm getting there!  I am 90 pounds down in 19 weeks, I am only 10 pounds away from the 100 pound mark.  Pretty unbelievable.  I am thankful for this surgery and the second chance it's givin me.  I am healthier and happier and I feel great.  
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I am a 38 year old woman who has been fat since the 4th grade.  I can remember feeling fatter than the other kids at school even though they never made fun of me.  At least they never said anything to my face.  I joined Weight Watchers in the 7th grade with my mother.  I remember the humiliation when I had to give a note to my teacher from my mother, telling him that I was on Weight Watchers and because I was drinking alot more water I may have to use the bathroom more often than normal.  He told me that I didn't have to ask permission, I could just go whenever I needed to.  I never did.  In highschool, I hated going to the mall with my friends.  They would shop for clothes and nothing would fit me.  I ended up buying shoes or  sunglasses.  My weight has always been a factor in anything I do.  I don't go the movies because the seats are uncomfortable.  Same goes for flying.  I only go to restaurants that I know don't have chairs with arms on them because it hurts my hips.  I am getting to be a pro at avoiding having my picture taken, although I can't be invisable all the time. 

I made the decision to have gastric bypass after I had my first son.  My doctor at the time was supportive of my decision but she advised me to wait until I was done having kids.  So I had my second son and went back to the doctor, I had a different doctor this time.  He wasn't supportive of the surgery at all.  I waited another 2 years and went back to talk to him about it again and to my surprise he was totally on board!  So he submitted my referral and got this ball rolling for me. 

I finally had my surgery on May 30th, 2011 and I am so excited for my life to get better.  It's only been 2 weeks but my blood sugar has come back to normal, my feet don't swell up anymore and my blood pressure is perfect.  Before surgery my blood pressure was a little unpredictable, now it's a cool 118/78.  It was worth the surgery for those reasons alone.  I think I will learn to love my RNY! :)