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aferda 18 years, 4 months ago
I am now down 80 pounds since my surgery. All the clothes that were "sleeping" in the closet fit again. I am planning to return to my Taekwondo training in on my 3 month surgery anniversary, which will be next week. I feel great and have much fewerproblems walking and climbing stairs.
aferda 18 years, 4 months ago
I am now down 80 pounds since my surgery. All the clothes that were "sleeping" in the closet fit again. I am planning to return to my Taekwondo training in on my 3 month surgery anniversary, which will be next week. I feel great and have much fewerproblems walking and climbing stairs.
aferda 18 years, 5 months ago
I am now 7 weeks post-op and have lost 57 pounds (156 to go to my target). Mu weight loss has leveled out at about 5 pounds per week. I am slowly getting used to "normal" foods. I am avoiding carbs and am religious about no caffeine, sugar, carbonation, or alcohol. If I go to a drinking establishment, I either order a freshly squeezed lemonade with "Equal" or a Virgin Mary. Eating requires full attention. It is easy to forget that what used to be one good swallow is now the size of the pouch. One moment of inattention while eating can result in a lot of discomfort. Sometimes when I eat meats, tuna, etc., it feels as if some bite doesn't make it into the pouch. It sits on top and the peristalsis continues to apply more and more pressure. If I do nothing, my saliva continues to accumulate above and the pain gets worse until I vomit it up. If I take great care not to swallow my saliva for a while, sometimes it eventually moves into the stomach. This appears to happen almost at random. It doesn't appear to be related to volume consumed and can happen even if the food is chewed very well. It almost feels as if the food may get trapped on top of a bubble. I can sometimes feel and even hear the gases in my stomach slowly making it past the blockage. Overall, it is weird just how acutely you feel everything that is going on in that part of your body. There is a lot of belching and bad breath. Sugar free gum (especially Altoids) helps a lot with the breath. Over the last few days, I have been suffering from a bad chest cold. Thank God, that this did not happen while I still had abdominal pain (which I had for the first 4.5 weeks). I haven't had much of an appetite lately, because I feel queasy from my cold. Most of my clothes are beginning to hang pretty loose and I am trying to make do with them and old stuff in the closet as long as possible. All this is very strange, but if you are reading this, I expect you are interested and it may be helpful to you. ;o)
aferda 18 years, 5 months ago
I am now 7 weeks post-op and have lost 57 pounds (156 to go to my target). Mu weight loss has leveled out at about 5 pounds per week. I am slowly getting used to "normal" foods. I am avoiding carbs and am religious about no caffeine, sugar, carbonation, or alcohol. If I go to a drinking establishment, I either order a freshly squeezed lemonade with "Equal" or a Virgin Mary. Eating requires full attention. It is easy to forget that what used to be one good swallow is now the size of the pouch. One moment of inattention while eating can result in a lot of discomfort. Sometimes when I eat meats, tuna, etc., it feels as if some bite doesn't make it into the pouch. It sits on top and the peristalsis continues to apply more and more pressure. If I do nothing, my saliva continues to accumulate above and the pain gets worse until I vomit it up. If I take great care not to swallow my saliva for a while, sometimes it eventually moves into the stomach. This appears to happen almost at random. It doesn't appear to be related to volume consumed and can happen even if the food is chewed very well. It almost feels as if the food may get trapped on top of a bubble. I can sometimes feel and even hear the gases in my stomach slowly making it past the blockage. Overall, it is weird just how acutely you feel everything that is going on in that part of your body. There is a lot of belching and bad breath. Sugar free gum (especially Altoids) helps a lot with the breath. Over the last few days, I have been suffering from a bad chest cold. Thank God, that this did not happen while I still had abdominal pain (which I had for the first 4.5 weeks). I haven't had much of an appetite lately, because I feel queasy from my cold. Most of my clothes are beginning to hang pretty loose and I am trying to make do with them and old stuff in the closet as long as possible. All this is very strange, but if you are reading this, I expect you are interested and it may be helpful to you. ;o)
aferda 18 years, 6 months ago
On the 8th day after my surgery, I had the j-tube removed yesterday. I still have the tube to my old stomach. I started at 413.6 pounds on the day of the surgery. Keep in mind that that was after 48 hours on clear liquids and while taking diuretics for my high blood pressure. The day immediately following my surgery, I weighed 418. I presume this is due to fluid retention. I weighed yesterday - 395.6. So I lost 18 pounds the first week! Pretty amazing - but then again, I am barely eating anything compared to before. 4 oz of liquid 3 times a day (now called a meal) and 2 oz of liquid 3 times a day (now called a snack). I am also following my exercise routine. This takes some getting used to, of course. In another week the second tube will come out. I have begun working 4 hours a day effective today. I am planning to return to work full time in another 2 weeks.
aferda 18 years, 6 months ago
On the 8th day after my surgery, I had the j-tube removed yesterday. I still have the tube to my old stomach. I started at 413.6 pounds on the day of the surgery. Keep in mind that that was after 48 hours on clear liquids and while taking diuretics for my high blood pressure. The day immediately following my surgery, I weighed 418. I presume this is due to fluid retention. I weighed yesterday - 395.6. So I lost 18 pounds the first week! Pretty amazing - but then again, I am barely eating anything compared to before. 4 oz of liquid 3 times a day (now called a meal) and 2 oz of liquid 3 times a day (now called a snack). I am also following my exercise routine. This takes some getting used to, of course. In another week the second tube will come out. I have begun working 4 hours a day effective today. I am planning to return to work full time in another 2 weeks.
foxycotto 18 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations Alex, Glad to hear that you are doing so well. Welcome to the losing side. Best of luck.
foxycotto 18 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations Alex, Glad to hear that you are doing so well. Welcome to the losing side. Best of luck.
srlw1010 18 years, 6 months ago
Glad you are doing well, emotionally detaching from food my hardest time was my first few weeks but I'm 6 weeks out and doing fine now.It is so worth it. Shelly
