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Here I am at about 2.5 years post op.  I've been sitting at 148 for 14 months and seem to be doing okay on a paleo diet. I Still have some bad hypoglycemia crashes. But I'm learning how to deal with those too. I'm getting married in May, and as a gift I'm getting plastic surgery. I hope my dress still fits. Tummy tuck, lower body lift, fluer de lis, boob fix and arms.  I'd be happy with arms and the fdl, but my fiancée is pushing for the whole package. He says I've "earned it". I think he just wants to see me in a green bikini and hates hearing me be sick in the bathroom.  I keep up my vitamins but don't exercise like I should.  But I'm healthy and happy, still, so I'm okay with that.  Hope you all are doing well on your journeys too. 

 I don't have an April post yet, so now seemed like a good time. 

First! Take your vitamins! I had a lovely Potassium scare that left me unable to walk for two days. One reason, I wasn't keeping any of my vitamins down. Second reason, excessive vomiting.  The really *good news* is that I am finally able to take all my vitamins.  I'm still wavering in the 500 - 800 calorie range so I'm still stalled on weight loss. I started being able to hit around 1100 calories and miraculously weight started comming off again. Yay!

Still a no go on most solid foods, and ugh, don't even mention meat products of any type!  I was kicking around the idea of becoming a vegetarian, but this op sorta cinched it. I love chicken though so I hope that it doesn't last too long.

Ive been giving away all my clothes since I've gone from a 28 to an 18.  My head is screwing with me though. It keeps telling me to hold onto my Fauves because all the weight is going to come back. I guess that's just been reinforced from all the failed diets over the years. Gotta learn to think in new directions. I still hold up a pair of pants and think ' they must have shrunk! No way is that gonna fit.". 

Our minds really are our worst enemies or best tools. In the same day I can look in the same mirror and see a stunning difference or nothing at all.  Of course when I see nothing at all, I'm also thinking my nose is too big (it's not) my freckles are too numerous (I never cared before) and my forehead is too wide (really).  Where do these things come from? I was never self conscious about my looks before like this?  So yeah, the positive sticky notes on the bathroom mirror are a plus :D

I don't like all the flirting attention from strangers. *reeeeaaaallly* don't like it, even as it makes smile smugly and exalt.  It's not a comfy place to be, to go from the non sexual entity to the 'hey, curves and boobs' chick.Thats something I'll need to work on.

As of now, would I do this again if I were able to go back and have the chance? I'm still leaning towards 'no'. Ask me again in three more months.

 I go in to have my stomach stretched again this morning.

i don't think I can adequately explain how tired I am. I've lost very little weight in the last month. I think it's because my body is in starvation mode. Throwing up every day, multiple times a day is not a good way to loose weight. 

My stomach burns, my joints ache and my skin is dry enough to flake in places. I just didn't have the energy to try and work tonight. I hope I can suck down some soup after the procedure.  My doc says it shouldn't have closed this fast. Well then, I'd be happy to know what is going wrong. I can't stand this. I should be on solids by now, not mushies and back to liquids.

My head is telling me I should be starving to death, but I feel nothing. Just tired tired tired and weak.

 All I have to say is *you* need to be your own medical advocate. 

Im really angry right now. Ever sense my RNY I have had non stop burping issues. Anywhere from 30-80 times an hour. And always when I ate or drank anything. Also as time went on, there was less and less I could actually eat on a mushy diet.16oz of liquid a day was pretty much tops, and it took *all day* to go down.

My doctor ordered an Upper GI. The barium went nowhere. So they told me I had GERD. 

Oh heck no. GERD *hurts* it feels like a heart attack and it wakes you up at 0200 in tears. I know what GERD is.

I feel like I had to get snotty to be heard, but I did get referred to a gastro doc for an endoscopic procedure. At first it felt like I was being blown off. "Why did you get the bypass? Glucophagehas been shown to help people like you." As if I hadn't already tried that!

So anyway, results. Your anastomoses is supposed to be 12-15mm wide. Mine is ~2-3mm. There was actually a pill from 12 hours before still in my stomach trying to dissolve itself to be small enough to pass through. No pain, a little vomiting, no NSAIDs, no cheating on allowed foods. This is a pretty normal post op issue. Be it sutures that were too tight, scar tissue or just restrictive healing it happens. 

Just thank goodness I wasn't willing to wait a "little while more" to see if it would clear on its own. Hospital trip tomorrow to stretch it out and hopefully fix for a while. 

  Hi everyone,
Ive been whining on the forums about drinking being painful and excessive burping for a few weeks. I wanted to give an update. I'm 33 days post surgery. My doctor placed me on Reglan incase I had slow digestion problems. Today I had an upper GI (threw up all over the machine, great fun)!

The thick Barium went nowhere. It got to my stomach and stopped. The doctor wanted me to take another swallow, but as it went nowhere it was backed up in my esophagus and the back of my throat. He kept waiting for it to trickle through the Anastomosis, but nope. He had me drink the thin barium and saw it trickle through the thick barium into my intestines. He zapped a bunch of pics and then had me sit for ten minutes and then xrayed me again.

I just sat there belchin, barium drying in my nose.  Hopefully I'll get some answer soon folks!

The good news is I can finally get more liquid down. I'm nowhere near 64ozs, but the nosebleeds and extreme thirst have stopped. No more dry membranes. My skin is starting to smooth out again and the dry patches are receding.  Yes, there is still pain associated with drinking, but no more extreme cramping and waking every two hours from thirst. So I'm cheering today!  Feeling great and getting there! 
 

 All I can say is everyday gets a little easier.
I left the house for the first time today. I really hoped to be able to manage more, but it just wasn't happening. By the time I returned home it felt as if someone had stabbed a poker down my spine. I've been having awful back issues since the surgery. I am finally sleeping more, but in my arm chair. I can't lay down flat or on my side yet without hurting.  It's getting better, but I'm glad I have the time off work to recuperate. I'm down a shirt size surprisingly and I've lost a lot of wheight in my thighs and legs. Let's hope my hips follow suit. ;-p

 I'm heading up I95 now to Potomac hospital in Woodbridge.  I have sinus issues going on today due to the wacky weather, so I have expect to be sent home. :-S

Im listening to Pretty Yende and Andrea Bocelli to keep calm. I'm going to recommend them to anyone that's nervous. I'll either post from the other side  next or bitch about being delayed due to snot. 

L8r.

 Whew it's been several very long days. Between our normal 80 hour week and 2 days of appointments I am drained. I have some catching up to do here too.  I did receive about a dozen samples from Vitalady's.com to try. I also picked up all the chewable and liquid vitamins for post surgery and ~3 weeks of protein drinks for post surgery.my mushie foods are ready and my first post op appt is scheduled.  I moved downstairs to the guest room, so I wouldn't have to manage the stairs directly after surgery. I've also reserved a hotel room near the hospital for my mom and me pre surgery.  I have a copy of my blood test results, so my personal binder is ready to go.

Is there anything else I need to do? 
Darn it. Need pj's. Gotta go shop, see ya!

 Hello all,

Im on day three of my pre surgery diet. I really hope the doc doesn't expect me to loose too much on this, because I think I'm gaining! It's been weird. Sometimes I think I'm starving other times it's all I can do to choke all 6 meals down. 

Ive had this annoyingly persistent cough for the last three months. I visited my PCP and they've prescribed me augmentum. Hopefully these drugs will kick it out. The good news is, I'm on my second day of meds and the coughing has already noticeably decreased!

I have two more doctor appointments next week before "S day" as I've come to think of it. It feels weird to be this close to the day.  I have to turn in my FML paper work this morning. (I work nights, so HR issues are always end of the day tasks for me.) I have 3 more gift cards to get and then I am done for the season. Woohoo! 

I also have my beneficiary paperwork updated and I've verified that my parents will get my home in case anything untoward happens. I've double checked on all my pre surgery tests. And I am awaiting my blood thinners by mail. I tried to put little personal messages in my holiday cards this year. I'm not going to be around for a while and I'm really going to miss everyone.

On the plus side I have a new Hindi course to keep me occupied and the booklets for Z/OS certification just waiting for me to give them some attention.  I'm still researching red light therapy, but I purchased more tanning bed time at my local tanner. Kind of a vitamin D necessity for overnight workers. 

Enuf for now, I'd guess. 
PC ya all soon.

 It's starting to get closer!  I was able to squeak into my preop appointments last week at Sentara Potomac.  the EKG, sosngram, Pre surgery call, bloodwork and chest X-rays took just under 3 hours to complete. I was impressed because I didn't even have an appointment.  I finished paying all the surgery fees and picked up the pre surgery liquid diet.  I have 2 more pre surgey doctor appointments to get through though.  That and I somehow have to juggle new job duties, the holidays and my typical worked out schedule.  It's the typical end of year stress with a couple new twists thrown in for giggles.

Isit really sad that I'm looking forward to having some time off post op?i have a couple e classes I want to do, and I want to get started on learning Hindi.  I'm also grateful that a lot of the initial post op weight loss I'm going to be able to hide under my winter bulky sweaters. I'm hoping I can stretch my old smaller size jeans and sweaters out until spring. That when I would typically do my wardrobe shopping anyhow.  

I'm starting to get excited again about the surgery.  I had tried to train last year for a 1/2 marathon but kept having so much trouble.  I really hope this time next year I'll be able to make the full 13 miles in 4 hours.  It was weird. I never considered myself out of shape. Oh I always knew I was fat, no denial there. But when I started having some weight related issues and couldn't make it past 4 miles in training, that when I finally opened my eyes and realized I needed some help. I don't particularly care what "size" I get to. Or what I look like in a pair of jeans. Or how many pounds I "loose". None of those things really have any bearing on how I feel about myself.  I just really want to get my health back.