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Hey Lovelies,

It's been forever my OH family, I miss so many of you but life got in the way and the last few year were rough... But I am happy to say I am blessed despite my situations...I turned a new leaf and God and my church family has brought me out of a deep depr**sion....I even had to say the word!! But I thank God for the trails & tribulations because it is what brought me closer to him and finally allowed me to be the Christian I always wanted to be and now I am feeding my spirit with his scriptures and not self medicating to numb my feelings...thank you Jesus for CHANGE! I pray you all are well but read below and please provide some feedback. Thank in advance!

 

Short History: I had Lap RNY 7/29/10 and a revision in late 2013 because the opening of my pouch was widened and some how was causing acid reflux. I have never had issue with dumping and could pretty much eat anything in small portions. HW 292lb CW 172lbs

However, March 15th I woke up with terrible abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea (sorry for tmi)...so I figured it was probably something I ate or drank the day before plus I had a few alcoholic beverages the night before as well. So I had hubby get some pepto mismo and ginger ale, I stayed in bed the whole day aside from bathroom and vomiting and it was gross because my stomach was empty so it was a lot gagging and dry heaving or throwing up yellow bile Yuck!! By the next day the pain was so severe I was hunched over & could barely walk, felt extremely bloated although I ate nothing since that Friday besides a little water. So that evening my husband rushed me too the ER. To my surprise I was admitted, had to get 2 units of blood because of severe anemia (I assume that was my fault b/c I wasn't taking my iron pills because they caused severe constipation), they also did a CT scan and ultrasound & discovered I had about 6 fibroids (1 the size of a plum & 2 cyst on my ovaries 1 they think that ruptured because of fluids seen.

So after 3 days of being hospitalized not eating while there I just assumed it was because I was in severe pain even w/pain meds they were giving that didn't provide relief for longer then 2 hours .

 

Anyways, I get home & hubby brought me a small chicken pot pie soup (my fav) from Quick Chek & I ate 1/3 of the soup with maybe 2 saltine crackers and shortly after I felt the WORST EXCRUCIATING pain ever, my stomach felt like a bowling ball was in it, I was in tears crying out to Jesus to provide some relief it lasted for a few hours. The following day I followed-up w/my ob-gyn  doc  and he adv'd I would need C-section surgery to remove fibroids but stated they would not affect my eating and recommended I see my RNY surgeon. So I go see my nut the following day and he goes based on your symptoms I "think" it's an Ulcer and prescribed meds for an Ulcer and told me to do liquids and protein shakes for a week or so and then try lite foods like a piece of toast and see how that goes.

The whole wkend I thought about his verbiage & didn't feel comfortable taking meds with him not sounding certain so that Monday I called his office and request to be sent to have an EGD, had scope on 3/26/15 and he also ordered an Ultrasound for abdomen, liver & gall bladder. The Dr. that performed EGD stated there were no signs of an Ulcer and my pouch is in perfect shape and adv'd me to try and start eating lite such as a half a turkey, tuna or egg salad sandwich slowly... I was so excited and thought I was all good until the following day at work I had 3 teaspoons of homemade egg salad & 2 saltine crackers and about 10 mins later I started to feel pain, 15 mins later it was the most horrible pain I ever felt I was reduced to tears, couldn't drive home and was picked up....got home the pain lasted for hours not even my prescription pain meds worked I tried every position but the pain was like a stabbing feeling, stomach felt heavy and bloated yet again and I immediately had to remove my bra at work because that made the pain worst. Then a few days later I was so hungry I had a few pieces of chips (BAD IDEA) pain attack came back while I was out at my sister's house, diarrhea, throwing up bile and dry heaving pain was so bad I was crying and doubled over. 

Long story short, RNY surgeon got ultrasound results back today and had his nurse call me I had already given her the ok to leave a message b/c I was at work and on the VM she stated the ultrasound showed no signs of gall stones and my surgeon wants me to have a test called HIDA SCAN to check the function of my gall bladder.

 

Please has anyone experienced this?? What was the issue? Have you taken the HIDA SCAN, if so how was it? I just want to know what's going on in my body..... I am only drinking water atkins & special K protein shakes & have really bad gas & it smells atrocious. I'm so wanting to eat, I'm losing weight and my work clothes are looking messy on me. Could it be my Gall Bladder?? This is horrible to be terrified to eat  I can barely sleep at night wondering what's going on with my body....especially knowing I already have to schedule surgery to remove fibroids in the near future.

 

I know the post is extremely long, but I really just need answers and advice to calm myself, doc really isn't telling me anything. Any response would be greatly appreciated.

 

God bless you all & thanks in advance for any feedback!!

-Kyra 

SN: wouldn't wish this on a worst enemy!! 

 

Hey Fam!!

I'm trying to keep it short and sweet. Life is good, I'm loving the NEW me... still the same ole Kyra but with improvements. I feel confident and I dare to say SEXY !! I can do so much more, I've become very outgoing, social and even happier!!

However, I noticed some ppl b/c I guess I can't call them friends anymore can't or don't want to accept the new me... trying to bring a sista down but it AIN'T gone happen... I am bigger and better then that... I am just learning to accept the fact that this is my journey and not anyone else!! 

On another note: I am down to 195lbs, still losing slow but I'm very happy with my progress thus far... My skin looks great and my weight loss appears to be natural...that's what I was hoping for !! I am about 43lbs away from my personal goal of 155lbs and I'm sure if I was more consistent in the GYM I'd be doing better... but I'm OK with how things are moving along.

To my many supporters and new found friends I love and appreciate you all!!

WOW!! What a difference 9 months can make... I no longer look at my body feel disgust...thank you Jesus!!!
 

Hey Fam! 

I'll keep it short... I am now 197.8lbs happy, healthy and loving the life I live now !!!  Ya girl is such a SLOW loser  and I know why too much  and not ...LOL .... but I'm grateful for the weight I've loss thus far... my heaviest was 292lbs...thank you JESUS for giving me my life back!!  I recently joined Curves and I love it... it's an easy 30min workout, their right down the street from my house...therefore I have NO excuse for not going 4-6x a week . Soooo with me being consistent in the GYM, eating healthier and drinking less wine & cocktails...let's see how my next months update will be... wish me luck!!

Wishing & hoping the best for US all!!

 Take Care,

  Kyra

Hey Fam, FINALLY... I'm under 200lbs !!!  It took me FOREVER too get there but I did it woot woot!!!

I have so much I feel like complaining about, but I won't ruin such a great moment, instead I'll focus on the positive....

Here's a few things...

-I weight less then my husband... for the 1st time ever in our 10+ years together (8yrs married)

-I can walk & RUN without feeling pain or sweating like a pig

-I haven't been under 200lbs since I was in my early teens

-I have more self confidence

-I can cross my legs

-I went from a tight/too small size 22 to a size (L) shirt & 12/14 pants

-I went from snug 10W shoe to a loose size 9 regular width

-I've loss 76lbs w/RNY & 92lbs from my highest known weight in 2009

-All of my blood-work was perfect (that's a shock since I'm not good w/my supplements)

I'm still a work in progress and haven't quite mastered following all the rules but I am so very grateful for what my RNY has helped me do thus far.

New Pics will be up before the end of next week !!

Thanks for all of the support!!

   Kyra

Hey Fam!
  
I had a slight medical scare, wasn't feeling well and went to my Dr on Wed. and he thought it was pnuemonia. I was sent to the ER after  1 night stay in the hospital & further testing it turned out to be a virus but other then that he say's I'm super HEALTHY and all vitamin levels are GREAT !! I'm still not 100% better, but feeling grateful it's not pnuemonia or nothing major.

SN: Back to  next week, I gotta get to One'Derland ASAP...tired of playing games with that darn scale !!!
Thank you Jesus and the many angels I have watching over me .

*Special thanks to Diamond33,  Free2be_me & Susan* You girls rock, can't wait to meet you!!!

Tace Care,
    Kyra

Hey Fam, I met with my surgeon yesterday for the results of my Upper GI & EDG and guess what....

Those PRAYERS worked.... I am ALL good, no stretching of my pouch and blood-work was PERFECT !! Doc says I'm doing GREAT and on target w/my weight-loss. He also advised to stop comparing myself to others b/c I don't know what their doing to loose so fast and plus I wasn't really a heavyweight to start off...that makes a lot of sense!!

However, I'm really pleased to know that my tool is still able...lol but at the end of the day I know I am still a work in progress and haven't mastered working my tool to it's fullest. But that's OK because I know my flaws and I'm working on them EVERYDAY... I didn't gain bad behaviors overnight and I can't get rid of them overnight, but I'm trying my best and that's all that matters!!

SN: I am LOVING me... but to "keep it real" at times I still do feel huge at 6 months out...I know I've lost 70+ lbs and just a few pounds away from One'Derland but it could have been so much more if I worked my tool from day 1.

To any pre-op'ers I think the best advice I could give is to follow the rules, don't go off track, make walking a priority from day 1 and once cleared to workout start ASAP and don't wait to start as late as I did!!

Check out the new pics!

Love you guys!

Smooches ,

        Kyra

Hey Fam,
  
Just wanted to update and say thank you for all the prayers!

The Dr that performed my Upper GI today said there's no stretching of the pouch but he did notice that the solution they had me drinking went down too fast and came out too fast...he advised me to follow up with my surgeon. I have to have  a Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) later this week or beginning of next week and then I will follow up with my surgeon once he has the results from both Dr's.

Thanks again everyone!

Still encouraged & keeping the faith !!

~~ Kyra ~~

So today I met with the nurse @ my surgeons office for my 6 month appt and expressed some of my concerns regarding the amounts of food I am able to consume. Let me remind you... I started mentioning to my Dr's office from 6 wks out that I felt like I could EAT and DRINK more then most post op patients stated they were/are able too and they've always said it 's a MIND think and to NOT compare myself to others. BUT now they want to have an Upper GI and EGD performed to make sure my pouch is the correct size and also make sure there's no other issues like a hernia or something because they also agree that I am able to consume more then most... this is frightning , because if there's an issue my surgeon stated he will have to go back in!!

So please keep me  in your prayer's for the BEST outcome possible... whatever that may be!!!

I'm still positive, motivated & focused!!!

Take Care,
   Kyra

Hey Fam!

So, I had gotten so far off track I managed to go from 208lb back up to 213lbs since November 2010... I began to feel so depressed with my weight-loss and just gave up for a min...

However, something clicked over the last week or so...
* I started making smart eating choices, *NO more boredom
* Went to church on 1/23/11, got saved and finally found a church home ***Thank you, Jesus***  finding my spirituality!
* Finally started working out at the Gym since RNY on 1/24/11 *Loving it*
And guess what I went from being 213lbs last week and as of today 206.6lb ... that means I loss the weight gained & almost 2 lbs on top of that  !!  I am so OVER joyed, I've never been this small as an adult.... what a GREAT accomplishment!


To anyone that may be struggling right now, fell off the band wagon... trust me if I could do it you can too... I was so far off and thought it was impossible to get back on but with God & a few supportive ppl in your life all things are possible !!

One'Derland is right around the corner  !!

Take Care,
       Kyra aka Kimmy

 





   




Here's 2 great products I've found if your needing more fiber!! Helps with regular BM's !!

  

Hey Fam!!

 I'm currently 208lbs, HALF way to MY GOAL weight of a 140lbs .  I'll be 5 months post op in about 10 days... I'm doing much better, more focused and just enjoying life
. I posted a few pics, go ahead...tell me what y'all think!!

Peace & Blessings

  -KYRA

          Both pics taken on 12/18/2010 -68lbs