Leahsmom
Very grateful
Aug 05, 2009
It's been a while since I posted anything, I think it's time...Yesterday has been two months since my surgery. I thank the dear Lord that 1, I had the surgery, 2, there has been no complications during and since, 3, having lost 46 lbs and finally, seeing and feeling healthier each day. This morning as I got ready for work, I went to my "skinny" wardrobe and put on a size 14w and it actually fits and better yet, I don't look so bad at all!!!! Wow, what a feeling! I haven't felt like that since, well I don't really remember. I did have my first foamies episode last Thursday evening and I know the cause of that, eating too fast, eating the white parts of the chicken and it was too spicy. Learned a lesson there. That has really been the extend of any yuckies during my post op period. I am so blessed to have had such a positive outcome to the surgery, I thank God everyday. I still can't believe I actually went through it.
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My Life....
Jun 19, 2009
Okay, so I'm not so good at doing this blog thing, but I'll give it a try. I started researching and discussing with my primary doctor the possibility of having gastric bypass surgery last August 2008. I began to submit paperwork during that fall and scheduling all of the tests required of me. After my initial meeting with the surgeon early October, I knew that this is what I needed to do. I had too many health issues related to my weight that I was very depressed about. I like doing things around my house, love gardening, going on vacations with my daughter, but my weight was really beginning to put a damper on things. I didn't feel good about myself, sometimes loathed myself, knew I was on a destructive path and this had to be stopped, not for me but for my daughter. Yes, I know that ultimately it would be for me, but if I said it was for my daughter, it was more real, more committal for me. I want to be happy again, but mostly healthy for me and my daughter.
So let's fast forward to June 4, 2009. Finally, finally the day has come when I'm about to embark on this new and scarey journey of the unknown. Well not so completely unknown, because this website has been such a wonderful resource and reading postings from it's huge family has given me so much information it has given me power. Knowledge is power. I just didn't know how my body was going to react to this massive invasion of scientific technology in my body. Okay, so I actually saw the gastric bypass procedure done from beginning to end on a website several weeks before mine. Very interesting.
Here I am 15 days post op, lost 29 pounds, eating mushy foods, not sleeping comfortably cause I wake up in the morning in a pretzel position and my stomach area is not liking this very much. I'm seeing differences in my upper stomach area (not there anymore) my thighs are thinner, my gobble gobble (under chin area) is not so huge, yes, wow, I do see the changes. Food, what can I say, I miss it, I miss eating the variety in one plate, miss the ice cream and the Starbuck's. But these are the sacrifices one must make in order to keep on making strides. I am excited about my new life, but I do miss eating. I know this is a head trip and maybe it will get better when I can eat (of course in smaller portions) more of a variety of foods. I will hang in there for the long, long haul!!!!
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So let's fast forward to June 4, 2009. Finally, finally the day has come when I'm about to embark on this new and scarey journey of the unknown. Well not so completely unknown, because this website has been such a wonderful resource and reading postings from it's huge family has given me so much information it has given me power. Knowledge is power. I just didn't know how my body was going to react to this massive invasion of scientific technology in my body. Okay, so I actually saw the gastric bypass procedure done from beginning to end on a website several weeks before mine. Very interesting.
Here I am 15 days post op, lost 29 pounds, eating mushy foods, not sleeping comfortably cause I wake up in the morning in a pretzel position and my stomach area is not liking this very much. I'm seeing differences in my upper stomach area (not there anymore) my thighs are thinner, my gobble gobble (under chin area) is not so huge, yes, wow, I do see the changes. Food, what can I say, I miss it, I miss eating the variety in one plate, miss the ice cream and the Starbuck's. But these are the sacrifices one must make in order to keep on making strides. I am excited about my new life, but I do miss eating. I know this is a head trip and maybe it will get better when I can eat (of course in smaller portions) more of a variety of foods. I will hang in there for the long, long haul!!!!
