mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 8 years, 4 months ago

I had my scheduled one year follow up today. I have lost 170lbs and weigh 154.4lbs. My BMI is 22.7. Although I had a few bumps in the road, I feel that this surgery has saved my life.

 

Before:

  • It hurt to walk
  • I

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I don't know how to explain the way that I am feeling, so this may be a long post. I'll apologize now,  just in case. 

It seems like I am different than most of the people here, in that my weight problems were not the result of food addiction.


mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 8 years, 9 months ago

Then and now


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I reached my goal of 190 yesterday. To celebrate, I took my 12yr old daughter to the county fair. I rode every ride she would go on, some more than once. We had a blast. It was weird. The last time I went to an amusement park was about 10yrs ago. I cou


mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 8 years, 9 months ago

Subject says it all, but I find that if I don't have at least a few sips of warm liquid while I eat or just before, my stomach hurts. I get queasy and nauseous. Is that normal, or is there such a thing as normal? Actually, I get like that no matter wha


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Surgery was 12-29-14. My pre-surgery weight was 284. Today 7-3-15 and I hit onederland! I weighed in at 198 this morning. It has been at least 25 years since I've weighed less than 200lbs. Yesterday,  I had an aha moment. I realized I weigh less than m


mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 9 years, 3 months ago
Post surgery depression - Is second thoughts and regret a normal thing after surgery? I feel like I am starving and my stomach is nauseous and in pain most of the time. I feel so bad that I am wishing I nev...

mike324-190 posted a comment 9 years, 3 months ago
This is me on 1-7-15 at 278lbs. One week after surgery.

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This is me on 1-7-15 at 278lbs. One week after surgery.

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This is me on 1-7-15 at 278lbs. One week after surgery.

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I now have an internal infection - My lower left side incision is hard about the size of an egg, red, inflamed, and warm to the touch. My temperature is 100.5F and it hurts like my whole stomach is tearing apart, wi...

mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 9 years, 4 months ago
Big day! - I am less than 24 hours until surgery. I am so very nervous. I will be the first operation of the day tomorrow, so I will get connected to the good meds right away. ;-) I am lookin...

mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 9 years, 4 months ago
Diabetes meds - I had a pre-op appt with my PCP yesterday. He told me that he will be taking me off of my Metformin after surgery. He said my lab numbers came back with much improvement over my Oc...

mike324-190 posted a discussion topic 9 years, 4 months ago
Approved!!! - Even though the Dr office had me penciled my surgery date in for the 30th, we still hadn't gotten the official approval from my insurance company until today. So it is finally Offi...
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22.7
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RNY
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12/30/2014
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Dec 03, 2014
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