10 Month Post Op RNY Surgiversary

Dec 01, 2017

10 months ago today I had RNY gastric bypass surgery in Toronto Ontario, Canada, with Dr. David Lindsay.  

My starting weight, 3 weeks prior to the surgery date, was 304, and I managed to lose 23 Lbs in those 3 weeks with Optifast Protein shakes.

Today I am 176.2, down 127.8 Lbs from the day I started Optifast, and down 1.2 Lbs since last week. 

My size 12 pants and size medium and large tops are getting loose.  I was wearing my old fleece pajama bottoms even though they were huge on me, just holding them up with the draw string.  My Mom said she had two pairs of thermal fleece pajamas that she never wears, one in size large and one in medium, and that I could have them as she finds she gets too warm in them.  I'm always freezing so I thought that was perfect.  She also said the mediums probably wouldn't fit me as they are too tight on her, and I tried them on and they fit.  The large are super baggy, but comfy so I took those too (sure beats wearing size 3 and 4 X pajama bottoms, lol). 

So, my NSV is fitting into pajamas that are too tight for my Mom. I am smaller than my Mom.  Her clothes looked miniscule next to mine on the clothes line just 10 months ago.  I can't believe I am now a bit smaller than she is; wow. 

I haven't been getting much exercise because every time I go for a walk I get sick. I've been battling a cold or flu for weeks now and it's here in earnest now; my asthma is pretty bad.  I couldn't sleep at all last night, and maybe got 2 hours sleep total.  I drank a lot of tea and my Mom made me some chicken soup broth today, so I'm going to be getting lots of nutritious liquids.  I've been taking extra Vitamin C, and had to go back to taking my asthma puffer, which is a real drag, but I can't breathe otherwise.

I have a sore throat again, and thought I was taking sugar free halls. I had two of them and my tummy started rumbling and feeling off, and I double checked and discovered they were NOT sugar free; I was accidentally taking the regular ones.  So my Dad said he'd bring home the sugar free kind for me later today, since he'll be in the mall anyway.

I'm just going to watch Netflix and sip on soup broth today.  Hopefully I'll get better soon. I hate not being able to breathe properly.

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