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I think I was four and my sister was three. My grandmother sent a package with Day of the Week Panties. Seven pairs with a day of the week on each one. My sister put all seven on at once and my mother told her she better not pee in them.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I would buy that too.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
The first year you will eat less than a cup of food at every meal. You will lose extreme amounts of weight quickly. In year two exercise and eating small portions will keep you losing weight. As you feel your way through you will find foods that will not agree with you. You can always try them again the further out you get. After year 2 most get a little more adventurous and try to add back in some favorites from the past. Sometimes you can eat them but sometimes your new stomach will say no. After year 3 you need to keep a tight regiment on food and exercise. This is primarily when weight gain occurs. We all have a bounce back period when a few pounds sneak back up. By this time, you should know the rules and habits that make you a successful weight loss patient. Good luck
HW 299 SW 290 CW 139 GW 140 2/08/2019 OPERATION: Surgical Hernia with excision of total surface area of 55 x 29 cm of abdominal skin.
I was diagnosed by endoscopy with a diaphragmatic hernia in 2019, the pcm called it a large hiatal hernia.Through some serious miscommunication during Covid I didn't have my repair surgery. Never heard from my pcm and had no pain except my reflux which I've been dealing with since probably 2012(4 Prilosec and 2 Pepcid daily) so nothing happened. Fast forward to Jan 2 this year I thought I was having a heart attack. Just sitting watching tv my heart started racing, squeezing pressure in my chest, I was sweating. I saw my pcm she did an ekg said everything was fine couldn't understand why my chest hurt. Maybe it was acid she said and gave me a prescription for another PPI. Two days later I'm in the shower my heart rate shoots up to 130 there's a terrible squeezing in my chest it feels like someone is shoving something up into it. My chest hurts so bad to even put on a bra or touch it. Went to the ER, ekg & bloodwork were fine. He said it was probably my reflux and maybe a panic attack and my hernia acting up . He sent me home with anxiety meds and referred me to cardiologist. Cardiologist said ekg was fine and bloodwork looked good but he wanted to do a stress test because I'm 48.
Also got a referral for an endoscopy. Right after the endoscopy when I woke up my chest pain wasn't as bad I could touch my chest, it was still sore but nothing like when I went in. He said everything looked good to him, pouch was 5 cm he could see my incision and a small sliding hernia. Two days later my breathing is still not great, getting tired easily, my chest is still sore and he said well maybe you're coming down with something and the chest soreness is probably from the test(ð??'). I had it going in.
I couldn't stand it any longer I was afraid to keep letting this go on so back to the ER we went where we sat in the lobby for 18 hours. They did ct scan and x rays. The PA said everything looked good to him he could see evidence of my gastric sleeve. I didn't have a gastric sleeve I had open rny almost 20 yrs ago.
Go see a general surgeon for a consult about my hernia and he can't explain why I'm having trouble swallowing or why my chest hurts. He's put in for some swallowing tests and referring me to a general surgeon who has bariatric experience.
I know when my body feels pain and I know this wasn't acid. I've aspirated acid many times this was so different. I literally thought I was having a heart attack. It's been a few months and I still can't exercise or do much. I spent a good bit of January in bed because I couldn't eat food made me nauseous. I'm better than I was but far from okay. Has anyone had anything like this happen? I feel like I'm losing my mind. Everyone says I'm okay, but clearly I'm not. I have trouble sleeping at night if I lay a certain way it feels like I'm swallowing a tonsil, like a lump is stuck. Pills get stuck, food gets stuck. My chest muscle is still sore I can't vacuum or pick up anything. I cough constantly at night, a few months ago I'm riding 120 miles a week and now I get winded going up the stairs.
I know I'm not imagining this and I've never had a panic attack in my life.
It's really frustrating when you're in pain and everyone tells you that you're fine.
That looks really good!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, Jenneifer and Menuers,
Weekend was relaxing. I did go to the gym both days. February really flew by. My next day off work will be Good Friday. It is so late this year not till April 18. I will come back to work that Monday then 2 short weeks and I am off to Costa Rica. I am so ready for a vacation. Hopefully I can get down by a few pounds, so I have some wiggle room when I am away.
QOTD: I remember going to the ocean for the 1st time. I think I was 3 or 4. I jumped in and swallowed a mouth full of salt and threw up. I am sure I have more but that stands out.
Accountability: I fell to the temptation, and I bought a Sfogliatelle. We visited an Italian market and I could not resist.
TSS: 7 years 2-months 20-days 167.8 Lowest (129.4)
B: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer
MS: Premier Protein Cafe Latte and pear
CB: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer
L: Crock pot pizza and berries
D: Meatballs Braciole sausage and 1 ravioli.
Exercise: dog walking
Water and Vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric Advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and 500mg of Magnesium. I also use MiraLAX and fiber in my first coffee of the day.
Have a great week my friends.
Brightest blessings
Chrissy
HW 299 SW 290 CW 139 GW 140 2/08/2019 OPERATION: Surgical Hernia with excision of total surface area of 55 x 29 cm of abdominal skin.
Good morning, everybody!
I was pleased with how 25.1 went. My goal was to make it through the round of 18 burpee db jump overs and I got through the 18, plus a few reps into the round of 21. I will do 25.2 on Saturday morning because we are traveling this week.
The rest of the weekend was fun, we had a Burgundy wine dinner on Friday. My favorite course was similar to a beef Wellington- tiny morsels of beef wrapped in pastry with a sauce. It was served over parsnips. The Crème Brûlée with Rose Champagne was amazing also. More CrossFit and TV chilling on Saturday.
Yesterday, we went for herbed potatoes with Raclette. So good, but so filling.
This is just a one day work week because we are going to Palm Springs tomorrow. I was going to take the whole week off, but I will be stealth traveling at the end of next week. Tonight I need to pack.
QOTD: playing with my cousins when I was about the same age (3 1/2).
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: catered
Dinner: chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
on 3/3/25 6:11 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin y'all.
it was an interesting weekend. Our garage door opener broke in spectacular fashion. It came detached from the wall and barely missed falling on our car. My brother came over Saturday and we managed to get it open enough to get the car out. We'll be calling today to see if someone can come fix it. It's not an old garage door but the opener is old and the track for it is old too. My grandpa kind of rigged it in there how it wasn't supposed to.
my bloodwork results and UR analysis shows I likely have CKD. I repeat the analysis Friday and we'll see where we go from there. I will have to have another colonoscopy and likely an EGD as well. I've got a referral into a GI doctor. I personally don't think I have a GI bleed but it's best to make sure I guess. My spirits are ok though. I'm not overly worried per se. It'll be what it'll be. If I do have CKD I will have to really alter my diet. I see a lot of research being done this week
QOTD: my grandpa letting me jump off of his shoulders when we were at the lake. I must've been 7 or 8. I don't remember a lot of my childhood.
B: egg whites, sausage , cheese and a special k crisp. Coffee
L: probably a salad of some sort
D: ????
if you've ever been loved by a cat you get this all to well.
Good Monday morning everyone. The weekend was pretty good. We got three alfalfa bales for the rabbits and goats and while we were at the farm I asked if they had any beef specials going on. They still had the sirloins 15% off so we went over to the beef store. Ended up with a few sirloins and a nice big flank steak to make jerky.
QOTD: What is your earliest memory? I remember when I was 3 1/2 sitting on my grandfather's lap while he was baling hay. He would watch me while my mom ran errands sometimes. We were stopped by the edge of a field looking at two squirrels playing when we heard my mom yell from across the field. She was yelling at him to not let me fall off. He just gave her a look "like really I'm not going to let her fall". He died a year later from colon cancer.
B: coffee and two hard boiled eggs
L: Bok choy soup
D: pork burgers
30 minutes on the treadmill
Have a great day!!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
How did your eating habits change after surgery?
