Update-First Post Op visit

Had my first post op visit with my surgeon and NUT and they are pleased with my progress. They said that I am right on track of where they would expect me to be. They also said because I am feeling so good and not vomiting, naseous or dumping that I am getting in more calories and protein than many people at this point which is good but also why I cannot compare my weight loss to that of others!!

So, if they are happy, I am happy and very grateful that I feel so good and am tolerating everything I try! They track the weight loss from your last pre op visit and according to that, I have lost 17 lbs and that is right where I should be!

I am happy that you are doing so well...................take each day at a time...it will go so fast, doesn't seem like that now, but I am out two years now and I can't believe how fast that has been, my honeymoon period is over now and have stayed the same now for almost six ;months, wish I would have been more strict.....but you know about wishing.....................well today is a new day and I will follow my new life with good choices..................good luck...............do you go to any of the meetings up your way?  I have met some of the girls from your area at the picnic they have at GMC in danville once a year........this year the guest speaker is Barb Thompson who wrote the book that Geisinger uses for the preop classes..........................
Lois

I haven't met anyone. I'd like to call Geisinger W-B to see if they would allow me to attend their support group cause I had my surgery in Hershey. A bit to far for me to drive

any one can come to support group....the ones they hold during the day though are preops mostly, and are part of the criteria for getting surgery, the one I was talking about I will get the info for you and email it, it is an independent meeting twice or maybe once a week, girls maybe guys that had surgery anywhere, mostly ghp .........they use to meet in ghp W/B but now meet in a church somewhere...pretty sure weekly.......it is 75 miles for me to come up and would do it if I had other stuff to do up in that area........I do go to phila. once a month to Barix in langhorne, (orxford valley mall) and it is a four hour meeting that meets the first sat. of each month from 12 to 4, lots of great people and you'd really enjoy it.......this months meeting july falls on July 4 so it is not happening untl august..............I also go up to Montourville when we can, they meet the second and fouth tuesday  of each month using gmc building waiting room for the meeting, that one is really good too................once again I will get the info for you and email it...........I still go to danville meeting twice a month the first and third monday at 4 on the second floor, there is around l0 or more postops that show up and 30 preops, don't know if they would object to you coming, but I think the one that meets up your way, a Ruth Frye is one who leads it....
Lois

Please PM me on the other one. The one in W-B. I'd love a physical support group!!!!!!

Congrats Bonnie - sounds like you're doing great! Its hard not to compare ourselves to others in this but try not to - everyone's body and metabolism is different and its much healthier for you if you're getting mor eproteins in up front - that will definitely help in the long run even if it slows the weight loss down a little (and it probably won't slow it much).

Keep up the great work!!

Thanks! That's just what my NUT says! It's a marathon, not a sprint!