Michelle E.

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Well it has almost been a year since my surgery and I have no complaints. I do not regret one decision or anything at all. I am down to 229 and have lost about 175 pounds so far. The weight still comes off but I do have more stalls and the weight bounces around a little more. There is so much more I can do now. I mow the yard all the time which I wasnt able to do anymore because of my size. I do not worry about places anymore. I have sat in booths at restaurants that we have been before surgery and swore they re did the entire place because there was so much room in the booths. I cross my legs now without even knowing I am doing it. I no longer worry about how far I have to park from some place, in fact sometimes I park further away just because I can. It is the weirdest feeling to pick up an outfit and look at it and think this will never fit me, it is too small and then to try it on and it end up being too big.  I am enjoying my life so much more now that this burden of weight is gone. I hope to continue to take some more off but if this is where I ended up even, I would not have any complaints becasue my life is so much better now.

Well it has been three months and I am down about 85 pounds. It has been a slow month but I am in no hurry. I know the weight will continue to come off and if it takes my body a few weeks to adjust here and there, I am ok with that. I am currently in the 313-315 range depending on the time of day. I feel so much better than I did a few months ago after surgery. No more vomiting and nausea and I am able to enjoy life more. I walk everyday and have been able to do more housework than I have been able to do in a long time. I am never hungry and dont really miss food. Sure it is a little upsetting when my husband wants to go somewhere and I just say I dont care because I am not eating anything anyway. I have eaten a few times out but small bits off of someone elses plate because I still can not eat too much, maybe a few tablespoons and I try to make it protein. I made a one egg omelet yesterday morning and could not finish it, just a little low fat cheese and salsa in it and still I could not finish the whole egg. I am happy though. I have to remind myself to eat because I have gone hours without eating already without ever noticing hunger so I have to really watch the time and try to eat something but some days I am guilty of only eating two meals a day because I just am not hungry. I spend so much time trying to get fluids in and I am always full of water. LOL

Well it has been a month. I have had a rough start. I have had a lot of problems with nausea and vomiting and now I am having potassium problems. Currently I am in the hospital and have been here for a week. I feel better but just cant get my levels right. It has been a struggle but I was down to 348 the other day. I only wish I could enjoy the weight loss by enjoying outside and being able to do more but being sick has made that impossible. I am falling behind in school and was getting a little frustrated but hope that will change this time and I will feel better.

Today was my pre op registration. I am a little nervous and in fact I had actually contemplated not having surgery a few days ago.  I convinced myself it was for the best though and I had to take risks to get somewhere. I so look forward to reaching a maintainable weight that is healthier for me. I am worried about the IVC filter I am going to receive but I have faith that my surgeon knows what he is doing and that everything will work out

I have been to several information seminars and now two seminar/support groups of my surgeons. I find them so enlightening and they never bore me and I feel like I learn something new every time. It was great meeting so many post ops and seeing their progress. I am currently waiting for insurance approval and the next steps from Dr. Harold. I have completed my Pulmonary tests, cardiology tests and Psychological testing and hope to have a date soon. I am amazed at how quickly things have progressed. Our goal is to have surgery sometime the end of the month or maybe early June. I want to get on the road to recovery and my new life before the semester starts again in the Fall. I have never had so many medical tests done as I have this last month but I suppose that if it makes me safer and more aware of what is going to happen, then it is all good.