sheekalala
HI I remember being over weight for a long time. When My husband and I got married I was a size 18. When I had my daughter I weighed about 250. When my daughter was almost 2 I had to have a Hysterectomy, and then I gained another hundred lbs. I suffered allot over the years with high blood pressure and hip problems and leg problems and asthma. I had all sorts of problems. I finally decided to try and get weight loss surgery. It took a little while for the insurance to get back with me. finally they told me it was investigational and was denied. My surgeon changed the way he submitted it, something about how long the intestine was going to be. Then 2 weeks later they approved it.
My surgery was set for August 31st 2004. Boy it seemed like it took for ever for that date to get near. I started a support group at Vanderbilt Hospital that is for bariatric patients. All the people there are very supportive.
I went to alot of restraunts eating my favorite meals before I had the surgery. Boy I wish I hadnt done that, cause now I would have less to loose. 2 weeks before surgery I weighed 378.
Well surgery day came and went. Boy I was so scared! they took me in and got me all ready and wheeled me to the recovery room to wait. I think I was already knocked out before I even got wheeled to the opperating room. The next thing I remember is waking up in my room. Man I was hurting so bad. The nurse showed me the button to push for pain meds. I thought I had done died. It was awful.
well I was in there for 5 days. When I got home my mom and hubby were there to take care of me. I couldnt get up without help. It took me a week to be able to get out of my chair by myself. The first five weeks after surgery were horrible. I started to feel like I had not done the right thing. I was sick all the time. dry heaves and dehydrated and couldnt get enough to eat. It was awful. After those five weeks past and I started eating soft foods, I did allot better. Plus I found out a med I was on was causing nausea. Great!!!!!!!! anyway Just getting over that hump sure helped alot, then I didnt feel so bad about having the surgery. I also had lost 30 lbs by then.
Ok at about three moths out I had lost 60 lbs. Wooo Hooo I felt allot better. I didn't have to take any meds . I was not on my cpap machine any more. I didn't have to take inhalers anymore. I wasnt depressed anymore. I could walk without a cane now!!!! it is great.. It got better and better all the time. then I weighed 318 and was hoping that by the new year I would be under 300. It had been 14 years since I was under 300 lbs. I could'nt weight, I mean wait lol.......
Well it is January 3rd and I weighed on the 31st which would be my 4 month aniversary. I had lost a total of 76 lbs. I was a little dissapointed that I didn't make my under 300 goal. I weighed 302... Got really close though. By the end of this week i'd be there.
I started working out at the sports com. I made it a whole mile on the bike.. hard to believe I have gone from almost crippled to being able to walk for 8 mins and ride a bike for a mile and do some weight training too.
Some people really bug me when they say how other people have done it the hard way and didnt have the surgery. Well I got news for everyone. This surgery is not an easy way. it is hard! It helps, but it is hard!! we still get tempted to eat the wrong things.. we still have to choose to do right. we have to exercise and I think it is hard!
It was Jan 21st and I had lost a total of 86 lbs . I started exercising right after Christmas. I think it has helped me alot. I did pass out the one day though, I think I over did it, and my nutritionist said that I got dehydrated, so now I have to drink even more water than before.. I felt pretty good. I had alot more energy that I used to. I just wished I were already there. I am always in such a hurry, I find it hard to slow down and just enjoy the ride.
on Feb 1st and I was down 89 lbs. Was hoping for more, but who isnt!!! Somedays are so easy and other days are much harder.. I guess that it is a day by day thing for me. I felt great though!! was finding it harder to stick with my exercise program though.
OK I finally hit the century club on the 17th I lossed a whopping 101. today on the 25th I weigh 274 from 378. Now Ive lost 104 lbs. I am so happy to be able to loose this weight. I have wanted this for so long!!!
July 3 and it has been 10 months since surgery. I had lost 150 lbs so far and things were going pretty good. I hoped to loose alot more but some weeks were slower than others, at least I was still loosing.
I was starting to get the munchies, wanting to eat things I shouldnt like, chips and salsa and pop corn, junk like that. The bad thing is I didnt want to savatoge my progress or get stuck in those bad habbits again. I did so much better than before though. I still ate much less than before and If I do eat sugar its only a bite. Sometimes you just miss the yummy crunchy food.
I love my support group I go to. They have one with a counselor at the hospital I had my surgery at. I try to go every Friday.
Well, I continued to loose weight and live my life for the first time. Every week I weighed less and less.
I celebrated when I hit that under 200 mark, it was great! Then I jumped up and down when I hit the 150 mark. Now my dr. said I have lost enough weight. He doesnt want me to loose any more. He said at least 15 lbs is excess skin. I had my lower belly apron skin removed. Its awsome to have that off. but I have alot on my arms legs upper belly and my boobs hang low wobble to and fro I can tie them in a not and tie them in a bow. for real no joke. good thing for good bras........ well thats all folks. Im just struggling everyday to do the next right thing. thanks for reading and have a wonderful day....Love Sheila
