1Mattymom
May 4, 2009 - I am currently in the process of having a revision done. I had gastric bypass August 13, 2002 and at that time I weighed 307 pounds. I lost a total of 126 lbs and my lowest weight was 181 pounds. At 181 pounds I was a size 14 (down from a size 26/28). Seven years and one child later, I am now weighing 235 pounds, I have gained a total of 54 pounds in the past seven years. Some of it is due to my pregnancy, some is due to becoming complacent and comfortable after I got married. The majority though is due to never believing I could succeed at losing weight. I never owned the 126 pounds that I did lose after my surgery, I kept saying "oh, well it was the surgery", like I had nothing to do with it. I never gave myself any credit for the weight I did lose. I also never really figured out why I was over 300 pounds to begin with, huge problem, I now know that my weight will always be an issue and I will never have control over it until I am able to have control over myself and my feelings.
Over the past couple of years I have becoming extremely iron deficient anemic, to the point that I passed out and had to have IV iron infusions. All of my other vitamin levels are very low and regardless of what type of vitamins the doctors prescribe or tell me to take I do not absorb vitamins in pill form, I am now on a monthly IV treatment where I get my iron and other vitamins. For the first time in several years I am starting to feel good again. I still have an issue with just about every food that I eat, most foods, even just plain chicken make me feel like I am dumping and I feel hungry every hour or so. My new doctor sent me for an EGD and an upper GI, my pouch is a little stretched out, but nothing abnormal. The problem is with the opening at the bottom of my pouch which is very stretched out and my food is just going through me. The solution is my doctor is going to put a lapband around the bottom of my pouch to restrict the opening again.
I went for my orientation meeting at the hospital on May 1st, I still have to have the appointment with the psychiatrist and attend a support group meeting, nutrition class and doctors forum and then my paperwork will be submitted for approval with my insurance company. I am optimistic and hopeful for the first time in quite a long time about what is coming up in my life. I can't wait to start getting some of this weight off and feeling some energy again.
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