Chris M.
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 9 years, 9 months ago
10 month post-op update - Hello all, thought I would take a minute to update my progress. I am ten months out of the best decision I have ever made.I have to say that I feel great! I am at 199 pounds and ...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 1 month ago
6 month mark!!! - I thought I might take a moment to post an update since have passed the 6 month post-operator mark. Life has moved so fast and there is so much to accomplish that I lost track of ...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 4 months ago
My 3 month post-op update -
This past Monday, I hit 3 months Post-Op. Let me tell you how wonderful I feel! I have not had a Sleep Study done yet, but I haven't used my CPap machine since week one. I wa...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 7 months ago
17 Days Post Op -
First of all, I am down 24 pounds, but it is difficult to look at that accomplishment because I am having trouble with a goal...the 250s...silly, right? I have been in the low ...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 7 months ago
Official 1 week post-op doctor visit. -
Today, I went to my 1 week post-op appointment a little nervous. Why? I do not know. I have been a little frustrated lately because I have not felt like I was doing Phase I p...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 7 months ago
Day 3 Post-Op -
I am home...have been for about 16 hours, and boy is it great! Monday 8/12 was my surgery. Last evening after walking 1/2 mile with my wife, I weighed myself for the first tim...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 7 months ago
One day post-op - My life has been rebooted, I'm still at the bottom of the mountain, but I can see past the clouds. Does it hurt? Hell yes! Hiccups? Burps? Near vomiting? absolutely! My hospita...
Chris M. wrote a blog post 10 years, 7 months ago
The Final Four... - In four days I will be changed forever and I cannot wait. Although I am at the weight that a lot of Gastric Bypass patients hope to achieve, my journey has led me through some dar...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
I have a date!!! - Finally after almost 4 years, and my recent car accident, I am cleared and approved for Gastric Bypass!!! My date is Monday August 12, 2013!!!
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
Strangest Thing Happened To Me On My Way To Gastri - If I could go back to Independence Day 2013 and change time an event that has put up yet another road block. That was the say I changed wheel bearings on my van. It took the enti...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
I need tips and pointers, please. - I am pre-op with nothing scheduled yet because I have to be cleared by my physician after the car I was working on fell off the jacks stand onto my shoulder/chest area. Once I am ...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
Insurance Approval! FINALLY - Since December of 2009, I have been waiting and hoping and praying for the day to come when I can hear the words, "your request for Gastric Bypass has been approved." The word gas...
Chris M. posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
GB and Diabetes - I am due to get my approval from insurance any day now. Although my starting weight being 5-11 and 281lbs was not enough to get me instant approval, the fact that I am an insulin ...