DEON C.

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Its been a little over a year (62 days to be exact!) that i have lost 100 pounds! I have went from a size 24-26women in pants to a 9-10 juniors. I have went down a shoe size and I can ware a large/xtra large shirts. I wore a 12 in underware (TMI) but now I ware a 5.
 One of the best things that has ever happen to me since doing this is not so much the weight loss but the confidence I got back. I am now working out 7 days a week and walking EVERYWHERE I go without huffing and puffing! I have picked up RUNNING  (once at 278pounds and 5'2 I could barley walk from my bedroom to the bathroom without taking a rest!)  and I kind of enjoy it!
 I now eat more fruits and vegi's and lean meats as before all I at was fried foods with a side of fried foods! aryI have totally gave up soda which was something I thought I would never do and my drink of choice is water and coffee.
 I was one of the lucky one as I didn't have any complacations with my surgary or nothing after wards either(knock on wood) exsept dumpming every now and again but those only last a couple of minutes.
 Would I do this again! WELL HELL YEAH!!!!
And i want to thank each and everyone on this board for their comments, good and bad, because I was a "lurker" for a year before I choose to have this surgary and all the comments and post keep me encouraged and on my toes! I love each and every one of you for your journey and stories and to be honest, I don't know what I would have done with out OH!!!

Never thought I would be where I am now! Last night I decieded to get up out of my bed at 3 am in the morning and go to my closet and clear out all the clothes I could not fit any more.. Well! Out of 20 pair of jeans and slacks I was left with 3 pair! And it was the 3 pair I called my "skinny jeans" in a size 16! All of my 24/26 on down to the 16's I had to set aside! And all of my 2x, 3x, and 4x shirts I had to set aside with the pants and now I have NOOO shirts to ware! Should be happy right? But I kind of depressed me because I have to come up with money to buy new cloths! LOL...But no forreal I am at a place where I LOVE looking in the mirror and I am starting to like what I see! Can you beleive that?

Well hered it is 5 months down and weight is off! I look sooo much better in clothes! I am down from a 24 to a 18. I get depressed sometimes because I have NOTHING to ware! Yesterday I went and brought me a fleece zip up jacket in a 2x mens. I SWAM in that thing! But my mind set still says I am in a 2x-3x mens shirt but my body says I am not.I joined a gym today because exersize is last on my list for the last 5 months. I know this is one of the reasons I have not lost alittle more than I think I should. But I promised myslf I was going to go work out Tue, Wen and Thurs every week!

 
Thank you Lord for this day you have made!!!!!!!! I had my surgery on May 25th 2010. My surgery itself went well. No complications what so ever! I stayed in ICU 2 nights as this is what my surgeon always do because he wants to make sure you are kept a close eye on. After surgery I felt a little groggy and sleep 7 hours! I guess I needed the rest with six kids at home waiting on me HUH?? Well after I woke up I was not in to much pain I was just surprised at all the stuff I was hooked up to. An IV, 2 JP drains, heart monitor, blood pressure sleeve, and leg pressure massages.
 They had me walking as soon as I got up from my nap which was hard with all the suff I was hooked up to. Everyone said that walking would help with the gas but I really did not start feeling gas pressure and rumbling in my tummy until the 2nd night. I did however do a lot of burping.
 They keep me well medicated so I was not in to much pain. Just a lot of pressure from the JP drains. It was easy for me to get my water intake in which they had me sipping 30cc of it every half hour. I was pretty thirsty once they let me drink something after the 2nd day.
 The 2nd day is when I went to xray to see if I had any leaks. Now out of the whole experience, that was the hardest for me. They mad me drink that awful stuff and then rotated me on the table to coat my stomach to look for leaks. I had to wait 10 min then stand up on the table and drink more of that nasty stuff while they took what seemed like 1000 xrays of my gut. Boy was I glad that was over. I sleep pretty well that night and walked the halls like crazy.
 By the 3rd day I was bored out of my mind and walked like a manic! I read a lot of old magazines and went online to some other RNY sites to check them out. (I like this one better) Anyhoo, my drains started to burn and itch which the nurse told me they were ready to come out. I thought I was in heaven when she said that because at that point my IV and drains were driving me crazy.
 This morning when I awoke my nurse told me that the DR put me on full liquids. They gave me tea no ice, cream of chicken, a protein shake, coffee, jello, and beef broth! I looked at all that food and wondered if they really wanted me to eat all that! I know they did not so I just drunk the protein shake 6oz which took me over an hour to do. For the first time in my life I realized what being full was, not over stuff which is what I was used to feeling.
 I had to force myself to eat and drink because at this point I was not hungry or thirsty. I to be honest I am still not. So once I got home I had a 1/2sugar free jello pudding and some water.
 So that is my store so far..right now I am feeling like myself and even been washing dishes a little!
  "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."  

Welll here it is! May 25th!! Thats the date I will have my surgery..and you are talking about me having butterflies! I think about it and tears come to my eyes..In a sense it all seems like a dream..to be honest I never thought this day would come. and I had prepaired myself for the worst. I had it in my head that I was ok with not having this done, so if something did not go right I would not be disappointed. But I did not prepair myself for this date this soon.. I am loving this! It's like Christmas, my birthday, my children births, and new years eve all rolled up in one! I go to sleep very pumped up, and I wake up very pumped up. I am sooo sure I am sleeping with a smile on my face! So all you guys pray for me and wish me luck!

Ok so I had all my test done and all was fine! So i was just waiting to get my date and the DR. called me in to say he wanted me to try to lose a little weight on my own! Well I guess that is fine and all but this just means I have to wait a little longer for my date. I go back on March 3rd to see how I have done. I have joined a gym, all 10 of us! So far we have been having a ball working out and getting fit. My 3 youngest which are 6,6 and 5 have their own little work out place to go for kids and they are loving it! The best investment I ever made!

Well one of my MAJOR problems in life has been a BAD soda addiction! Well I have now been without soda for 7 days now! No I don't think u heard me! 7DAYS!!! I mean for the last 15 years i have been drinking soda, up to 6-7 cans a day, but when my DR. told me he can not see me doing well with the VSG while I kept drinking soda I made up my mind to not drink anymore! I guess all i needed was a little push, HUH??

I went to see the Angel that will be doing my WLS, Dr. Jayaraj Salimath..(God bless U!)...
I can honestly say I asked 1000 questions and he was paitient and understanding! I am
one of those people who likes to see every possiable side of a story so I can make
the right choice.

He said that he would prefer to do the VSG since I like to eat "soul" food and stuff..Not sure what
that has to do with anything. Then  told him I have a bad soda problem and he said, for now he will
put me down for the RNY until i kick the soda habit...