1 month post-op with photos (cross-posted to Ontario Forum)

Jun 11, 2011

Yep...I had my surgery one month ago on May 11th at 11:00 and was arriving in my room right about now.

It was a rough start for a couple of weeks but I'm cruising now. Incision finally stopped leaking last weekend and the things I begged for while I felt like I was dying have happened. I'm able to sleep on my side. I can bend over without pain or hesitation. I'm able to do a respectable amount of walking without any pain (20 minutes of brisk walking on the treadmill twice/day). I'm able to do my own laundry, shopping and cooking again. And I'm dying to ride a bike, swim and break out into a job on my treadmill. In short, I'm back to feeling human and definitely more motivated than ever.

I lost 23 lbs on Optifast and I'm down a total of 45 lbs all together. I'm over a quarter of the way there and praying I've got enough information, inspiration and will power to take it all the way. God willing, I CAN do this!!!

I took some pictures today and when I looked at them, I felt like they didn't really reflect how loose my clothes have become and how good I feel but then I looked at my pre-surgery pictures and can really see a difference. It's clear evidence of why we're encouraged to take these pictures along the way and a practice I intend to continue.

Here's a couple of the pictures but be warned... I'm nearly naked and still morbidly obese.  I only have the cajones to paste these because I know I'll never look like this again (and you can't see my whole face; just one of my chins).  I'm nearly naked is because I figured that was going to be the best way to see the changes and also because I always wondered about the excess skin thing and could never find any pics so I'm documenting. In hindsight, spandex shorts may have been a good idea but what the heck.  These pictures certainly don't instill pride but they're definitely evidence that I'm headed in the right direction and to me, that makes them worth celebrating.


303 lbs


257 lbs


303 lbs


257 lbs

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