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Topic: RE: 9.5 months out...do you feel....
Scott I don't know. I went into this to try and increase my life expectancy and in the process found me again. I have more pain now than I did when I was 485 but I am also much more active. I complained to my wife the other night that my back and knees hurt more now than before wls and she pointed out that I am doing more now than I was then. I like the new freedoms that I now have. I hate my body. I am working on more of my problems and seeking help more than before. I am more educated about nutrition and I actually read labels now. I spend more time at the gym and work than I do at home. I freak out about weight gain now as I did last week. I obsess more about the scale now where before the metal monster never really mattered I did not fit on it I maxed it out as it only went to 350lbs and I was more than that I never knew how much more until my annual checkups at my Dr's office. For me I have found that my goals have changed. I did not enter into this to get back into shape for me round was a shape but now that I have come as far as I have I want to get back the body that I had in High School. I was injured in college and have had seven knee surgeries since. I just saw my orthopedic surgeon last week about a revision but we have decided to wait until after I lose some more weight and build up some more muscle to compensate for the lack of cartilage and the two torn ligaments. As I am punishing my body more as I have taken up running. I have a goal that I am working toward and I don't know what the outcome will be but. As Henry ford said "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal". Or as Thomas A. Edison "If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. " Sorry for the ramble.
Doug.
Doug. 
Topic: RE: 9.5 months out...do you feel....
Scott-it sounds like you are going thru a rough time right now with your back.
I went thru this-a hard time- a few weeks ago when I was in the ER for diverticulitis again-an infection in your colon-I thought that since I eat so much better now, and have lost over a 100 pounds, diverticulitis attacks would be something of the past...it really thru me for a loop. We all blamed so much on our weight. And now for the first time for some of us, we are seeing that our weight wasn't always the cause...that is a big deal....a lot to deal with emotionally.
There are many areas that wls has lived up to my expectations. I feel like I am more "in control" of my life and that I can "keep up" with things a little better whereas before I wanted to crawl into a hole every minute of the day. Make a pro's and con's list of your post-op life...Maybe that'll cheer you up, because I am sure the "pro's" side of the list will be much longer 
Topic: RE: Something stuck in throat sensation
I get that sometimes when I eat too much and I REALLY need to burp. Once I burp, the feeling goes away. Sometimes when I can't burp, it feels like a rock in my chest just sitting there.
Topic: 9.5 months out...do you feel....
Ok this might just be me...but i figured I'd ask the people who are post op just as far out as I am....
When you had your surgery, did you feel (even if it was just a non logical thought) that a lot of your life would be better post op ...after you lost weight?
Do you feel that in those areas your WLS lived up to your expectations??????
I don't know, i posted on the DS forum about this, but I just feel a bit "let down" the last day or two. I mean i knew logically that WLS wouldn't fix every problem, but it didn't even fix the problems I thought it would fix...i.e. I have a herniated disk in my lower back that 5 doctors told me would be "so much better" if i lost weight. Well i've lost a lot of weight and it's defintely not so much better, it's the same or a bit worse depending on how you look at it. That is just one example......i mean granted I am happy that I've lost weight, and realize that WLS isn't the panacea for all of lifes problems, but I some how feel let down a bit.
I guess I'm at the state where the newness of WLS has worn off, and I'm faced with the reality that some of lifes problems weren't caused by my weight.
Scott
Topic: Something stuck in throat sensation
Hi Everyone,
I'm wondering if any of you out there have experienced what I currently am.
I've just noticed (last week) that after I eat, I get this sensation of something stuck in my throat, almost like a piece of food wants to come up. I don't know what it could be? I have that feeling now...it's really uncomfortable. Do you guys think I may be eating too much? I try to stop when I feel full but I don't know maybe I'm not stopping soon enough? Any thoughts? TIA
Hi Everyone,
I'm wondering if any of you out there have experienced what I currently am.
I've just noticed (last week) that after I eat, I get this sensation of something stuck in my throat, almost like a piece of food wants to come up. I don't know what it could be? I have that feeling now...it's really uncomfortable. Do you guys think I may be eating too much? I try to stop when I feel full but I don't know maybe I'm not stopping soon enough? Any thoughts? TIA 
Topic: RE: December [already?!?] weigh-in
Hi GG and everyone,
The past month has not been my best 
I have already picked up some old bad habits......sigh! My Dec. 1st weight is 204. Thats an average at best. Some days I am 206 and some days 202?????? I really need to work on my eating habits; they suck 
Happy Holidays!!!
Kristy
I have already picked up some old bad habits......sigh! My Dec. 1st weight is 204. Thats an average at best. Some days I am 206 and some days 202?????? I really need to work on my eating habits; they suck
Happy Holidays!!!
Kristy 
Topic: RE: December [already?!?] weigh-in
I can't believe it's December already! Well here are my numbers.......
Total loss this month: 14lbs
Current weight: 169
My BMI is finally below 29.9....I'm no longer obese, just overweight 
Sylvia 
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