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Hair and Skin OUT OF CONTROL!!!
Oct 21, 2008
This is insane! All of a sudden my skin is everywhere. I move and it flops here and there. It's like it's turned to liquid overnight! I know it's a good sign and that my weight is redistributing itself but this is the first time I've noticed it this bad. When I bend straight over I look like I'm melting.
And my hair! Goodness I've never seen such a change. I've always had super straight hair. It wouldn't even hold a perm it was so straight. Then after I had my daughter I lost quite a bit of it. It grew back wavy at that time. At about 6 months post op from my gastric by-pass I started losing hair again. I lost tons of it this time. It's finally stopped falling out and I have a lot of new growth. This time it's coming back in very, very curly. It's so funny! I don't have any idea how to fix it. I just pull it back in headbands most of the time. I'm hoping it will stay curly the longer it grows. I've always been jealous of people with naturally curly hair. Now I have it too!
And my hair! Goodness I've never seen such a change. I've always had super straight hair. It wouldn't even hold a perm it was so straight. Then after I had my daughter I lost quite a bit of it. It grew back wavy at that time. At about 6 months post op from my gastric by-pass I started losing hair again. I lost tons of it this time. It's finally stopped falling out and I have a lot of new growth. This time it's coming back in very, very curly. It's so funny! I don't have any idea how to fix it. I just pull it back in headbands most of the time. I'm hoping it will stay curly the longer it grows. I've always been jealous of people with naturally curly hair. Now I have it too!
Lots of wow moments
Oct 20, 2008
Well this is my first blog ever. I've never been one to do things like this. I keep a journal at home but that's so different. It's private. This is out there for everyone to see! I feel very vulnerable.
I had my surgery almost a year ago. Today is October 20 and I had my gastric bypass on October 26. So far I've lost 131 lbs. Not sure on the inches but I know it's a lot.
My family and friends have been wonderfully supportive of this decision and have been instrumental in my success. I didn't have a support group for the longest time so I relied on my OH family to be the support I need. I did recently find a support group in Evansville and have attended twice. It's amazing how encouraging it is to be in a room with others going through the same thing you are. The group doesn't have a lot of post ops but I'm thinking that will grow. I really hope so.
This past weekend held a lot of "wow" moments for me. My admin asst got married on Saturday and my husband sang in it. I saw people I hadn't seen in a while and they didn't even recognize me! It happens a lot now. I don't even recognize the person I see in old pictures of me. It's strange because when I look in the mirror, I see the same ole me. When I see pictures of the same ole me, it doesn't look like me. I was told at the last support group meeting that it takes 5 years for your brain to catch up with your body. I believe it.
Yesterday was a great day! My church's entire roof was blown off during the windstorm last month. A neighboring church had a porkchop meal to raise money for us so we all went there to support it after church. I ran into a lady I hadn't seen since before my surgery. She couldn't believe it was me! She said I looked like a teenager! Whoohoooo....now that's a compliment! I'll be forty next year so hearing that really made my day.
When we got home I looked at the sales ad in the newspaper and saw that Sears had a great sale on turtle necks. I have tons of clothes that were given to me but I don't have shirts to wear with the jackets and so forth. I decided to go buy me some shirts. This is the first shopping I've done since my surgery. I've bought undergarments and such but no real clothing. As I was looking through the items at Sears, I decided to try on some pants. I just wanted to see what size I would wear. Right now, with all of the clothes given to me, I'm wearing anything from a 16 to a 12. I picked out a nice pair of slacks and grabbed a size 14 and 12. They were both too big! OMG! I went back and got a size 10 and put them on. They were a little tighter than I like but by golly they were on and they didn't look awful! I almost bought them just to take home and show my husband that I got in a size 10! I didn't though. I did buy a size 10 skirt though since it was on sale. I nearly wore it today but it's still a little too snug to look tasteful. Skirts are totally different than slacks. I can get away with wearing tight pants but tight skirts look sleazy to me. It won't be long until I wear it though. Needless-to-say, I left Sears feeling very, very good.
I also went down to a shoe store to get me a pair of nice shoes to wear to a job interview I have tonight. I found a nice brown pump in my normal size 11. It swallowed my foot! I went to size 10 and it swallowed my foot too! I ended up getting a size 9 1/2. I never dreamed my foot would get smaller as well but it did!
This experience has been a huge boost for me. I never, ever thought I'd get in a size 10....NEVER! I still have 40 lbs to go so I may even get in single digits. That is just so amazing to me.
What a way to start the week! I hope it stays this good.
Thanks for reading!
Jacqui
I had my surgery almost a year ago. Today is October 20 and I had my gastric bypass on October 26. So far I've lost 131 lbs. Not sure on the inches but I know it's a lot.
My family and friends have been wonderfully supportive of this decision and have been instrumental in my success. I didn't have a support group for the longest time so I relied on my OH family to be the support I need. I did recently find a support group in Evansville and have attended twice. It's amazing how encouraging it is to be in a room with others going through the same thing you are. The group doesn't have a lot of post ops but I'm thinking that will grow. I really hope so.
This past weekend held a lot of "wow" moments for me. My admin asst got married on Saturday and my husband sang in it. I saw people I hadn't seen in a while and they didn't even recognize me! It happens a lot now. I don't even recognize the person I see in old pictures of me. It's strange because when I look in the mirror, I see the same ole me. When I see pictures of the same ole me, it doesn't look like me. I was told at the last support group meeting that it takes 5 years for your brain to catch up with your body. I believe it.
Yesterday was a great day! My church's entire roof was blown off during the windstorm last month. A neighboring church had a porkchop meal to raise money for us so we all went there to support it after church. I ran into a lady I hadn't seen since before my surgery. She couldn't believe it was me! She said I looked like a teenager! Whoohoooo....now that's a compliment! I'll be forty next year so hearing that really made my day.
When we got home I looked at the sales ad in the newspaper and saw that Sears had a great sale on turtle necks. I have tons of clothes that were given to me but I don't have shirts to wear with the jackets and so forth. I decided to go buy me some shirts. This is the first shopping I've done since my surgery. I've bought undergarments and such but no real clothing. As I was looking through the items at Sears, I decided to try on some pants. I just wanted to see what size I would wear. Right now, with all of the clothes given to me, I'm wearing anything from a 16 to a 12. I picked out a nice pair of slacks and grabbed a size 14 and 12. They were both too big! OMG! I went back and got a size 10 and put them on. They were a little tighter than I like but by golly they were on and they didn't look awful! I almost bought them just to take home and show my husband that I got in a size 10! I didn't though. I did buy a size 10 skirt though since it was on sale. I nearly wore it today but it's still a little too snug to look tasteful. Skirts are totally different than slacks. I can get away with wearing tight pants but tight skirts look sleazy to me. It won't be long until I wear it though. Needless-to-say, I left Sears feeling very, very good.
I also went down to a shoe store to get me a pair of nice shoes to wear to a job interview I have tonight. I found a nice brown pump in my normal size 11. It swallowed my foot! I went to size 10 and it swallowed my foot too! I ended up getting a size 9 1/2. I never dreamed my foot would get smaller as well but it did!
This experience has been a huge boost for me. I never, ever thought I'd get in a size 10....NEVER! I still have 40 lbs to go so I may even get in single digits. That is just so amazing to me.
What a way to start the week! I hope it stays this good.
Thanks for reading!
Jacqui
