RNY: 32 Months Post-Op

Aug 23, 2015

Feb 17, 2017

I am 32 months post-op RNY now. I'm doing just fine. I take my vitamins religiously. I set reminders on my cell phone for every two hours so they are spaced perfectly apart. My levels are always spot on when I get my bloodwork done. Living in Florida for two years, I have not been able to find a bariatric doctor to take me on as a patient for annual follow-ups. Health care in Florida lacks on many levels, which is one reason why I am leaving Florida very shortly. The doctors I have come across here know nothing about bariatrics and do not seem to care to listen or learn. I need my regular dietician and I need those annual follow-ups. I like accountability and I will be the first to admit I need accountability.

Life is great though. I recently added a Fitbit Charge 2 and an Aria Fitbit Scale into my life, as did my very supportive husband. I had a Samsung Gear 2 that didn't last. The battery wouldn't make it through a day without needing to be put on the charger. Then it got to the point where the Gear wouldn't charge at all. I gave up on it. I came across the Fitbit Charge 2 and read the raving reviews. I am so thrilled with this Charge! It has stayed charged for over a week with no need to recharge. I love it! It does everything I needed it to do. I stand on that scale first thing in the morning. The scale sends the information to my Fitbit account, as well as to my MyFitnessPal account so I cannot forget to record my ups and downs. This is the best thing I have done as far as accountability goes.

At this point, I can tell you the mental struggle is still inside me. That will never go away and I can honestly compare it to the addiction of alcoholism or drug addiction. I do believe there should be at least five years of good solid counseling after any weight loss surgery. If you think you don't need it, you are sincerely kidding yourself. The changes you encounter on this life-changing journey are a lot to digest. You have to have someone to talk to about it who can work you through what it takes to move past what made you overweight to begin with. I am about to obtain a new insurance and I am told counseling will be 100% covered, so I will be taking full advantage of that even at 32-months post-op.

I cannot stress the importance of having a strong support system when going through of all these changes. There will be tons of nay-sayers out there just dying to see you fail and they will tell you stories of failure all day long, which will sit in the back of your mind and stew. You do your best to turn those words around and you remind yourself that you are worth it. You remind yourself that you are not everyone else and remind yourself with a picture or a blog or whatever that you are well-worth all of this.

Having weight loss surgery does not have to mean a lifetime of depriving yourself. It means you have to learn to love where your life is going. You have to find the things that make you happy and concentrate on them. The people who come in and out of your life like bad weather...they have their own issues and you have to remind yourself that those issues are not your own. 

I have been through everything and I see now what I need and what I don't need. All I need in my life is positivity and to live a constant, steady life. Life is too short and with a strong family history of cancer, I live everyday reminding myself that there is this strong possibility that could very well take me out. I know that sounds morbid but that is exactly what is in my head.

Anyway, life is great and it is getting better. I have not regretted my decision to have roux-en-y for a second. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO appreciative and thankful to God for this second chance at living. I am not beyond faltering on this journey, but every day I get up and start again by reminding myself that it is a new day. 

God bless!

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05/23/2014
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