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 Soooo... I weighed myself this morning (no big surprise since I do it all the time lol) and was very happy to see 179.... great strides since my highest recorded weight of 363!!!!! So happy about that!  And I am so grateful, and healthy now...but, with that being said... I am really struggling.  No one understands, unless the have been through this themselves... but I am really struggling with the excess skin issue.  It is extremely bad for me.  The panni, the thighs, and especially the upper arms.. they are terrible. It is all bad, but those are the worst areas... it makes me so self-conscious.  Again, I am much better off than I was before the surgery, I know that... but I really struggle...... I am relatively young, single, and am afraid to meet people due to this.......I mean my family and friends who have not have WLS say "If someone really cares about you, the skin won't be an issue..."  But in reality, it is...I look ok with clothes on, but I almost feel like a fraud, because without clothes.... it's nothing nice......I mean I was so overweight for so long...and lost it so quickly... I expected the excess skin, I knew I would get it... just didn't realize it would be THI and I am so upset right now I just had to vent... I have no money for plastics... and my insurance is terrible, but I have an appointment Monday to see if at least the panniculectomy would be covered... my credit is terrible from bad financial mistakes I made in college... so a loan is not an option... and I am just having a tough time with this.. Just had to vent I guess........

Hello...

So I have been a member of OH for quite some time now, but have yet to take advantage of all that it has to offer.  But I have decided now that I need the support of others, and will try to come on this website regularly. 

I had surgery 10/27, so 2 and a half weeks ago.  Surgery went smoothly... I feel pretty good, but I am just utterly exhausted all the time...I am going back to work next week, and am hoping that's not going to be an issue at work! But I'm sure I will make it through, I'll just go home at 4 PM and sleep if I have to haha.

My main issue right now is I cannot seem to get the liquids or protein in.  I just began the puree/ground/soft food stage yesterday, so I am hoping this will begin helping with the protein intake, but I am having a lot of difficulty.  I am going to have to browse around other profiles and message boards to see if anyone has any ideas.  I bought a bunch of protein before the surgery, but cannot seem to stomach them now!

On a super positive note, I had my one week post-op appointment last Wednesday, and have lost 12 lbs since the day of surgery!!! 

I was 363 when I began this journey, 341 day of surgery, and was 329 last week at my post op appointment.  I am very happy about that.  I know it will slow down of course, but I'm happy for now!!!

Well off to go get some water and try to sip sip sip!