Things You Have Discovered as a Post-Op
I have learned so many new things about myself since having WLS, and I thought it would be fun to share.
1. One's rearranged innards process protein drinks in a most toxic way, giving a whole new dimension to the "silent but deadly" gas that sneaks out without warning. I discovered I can clear a path at Costco on a weekend day without even trying.
2. I can belch 2/3 of the alphabet, which makes me very popular with 8 year old boys.
3. Chicken might stay down on Monday, but eat it again on Tuesday and it may very well turn against you, which means a rush trip to the bathroom to hork it back up. Most becoming, especially in a public restroom.
4, Eating sugar can cause all sorts of parallel universes to appear, almost as if I was having some kind of acid flashback.
What new things have you learned about yourself as a post op?
Kix
1. One's rearranged innards process protein drinks in a most toxic way, giving a whole new dimension to the "silent but deadly" gas that sneaks out without warning. I discovered I can clear a path at Costco on a weekend day without even trying.
2. I can belch 2/3 of the alphabet, which makes me very popular with 8 year old boys.
3. Chicken might stay down on Monday, but eat it again on Tuesday and it may very well turn against you, which means a rush trip to the bathroom to hork it back up. Most becoming, especially in a public restroom.
4, Eating sugar can cause all sorts of parallel universes to appear, almost as if I was having some kind of acid flashback.
What new things have you learned about yourself as a post op?
Kix
Things I've learned as a post-op:
1. Drinking one bottle of beer w/ a 7.5% alcohol content on Sunday afternoon while watching football can lead to a very long and satisfying nap.
2. Eating too much sugar makes me extremely lethargic and causes my heart to race. The difference between a tolerable amount of sugar and too much sugar is sometimes one or two bites. And it's best not to push the envelope when you're out to dinner with friends. Please refer to Kix's Item #3 re: horking in a public restroom.
3. Being thinner -- note I did not say skinny -- does not fix all your problems. When I was SMO, I thought my life would be so much better -- all sunshine and kittens -- if I could just lose weight. Well, my physical health is 200% better, but the emotional, mental and psychological issues are still there, still complicated, and they still require a lot of time and energy to face.
Not as much fun as Kix's entry, but true nonetheless -
1. Drinking one bottle of beer w/ a 7.5% alcohol content on Sunday afternoon while watching football can lead to a very long and satisfying nap.
2. Eating too much sugar makes me extremely lethargic and causes my heart to race. The difference between a tolerable amount of sugar and too much sugar is sometimes one or two bites. And it's best not to push the envelope when you're out to dinner with friends. Please refer to Kix's Item #3 re: horking in a public restroom.
3. Being thinner -- note I did not say skinny -- does not fix all your problems. When I was SMO, I thought my life would be so much better -- all sunshine and kittens -- if I could just lose weight. Well, my physical health is 200% better, but the emotional, mental and psychological issues are still there, still complicated, and they still require a lot of time and energy to face.
Not as much fun as Kix's entry, but true nonetheless -
Word. I get everything you two are saying.
Here's my list:
(1) I thought chicken would be my BFF post-op. Wrong. It makes me vomit every single time I eat it.
(2) I thought losing a lot of weight and exercising all the time would make me have uber amounts of energy. Wrong again. I mean, true enough it's helped and makes me feel better, but I still would like a nap every day.
(3) I thought my life would be so much better once I lost weight. It has improved a lot, of course, but overall I still have the same issues I had pre-op.
(4) Hearing people say, "You have come so far! You have forgotten what you looked like and the way you felt before the surgery" does not help. I don't care if they mean well or not. I was still a human being pre-op and I still had feelings. And I'd rather not hear that.
(5) I did not expect the mental part of this journey to be so hard. It's 10 times harder than dealing with the actual surgery.
(6) I have learned that people are still ******** They're still going to say stupid stuff that ****** you off. Just because you've lost weight doesn't mean they're not going to say crazy stuff. It's a whole new crazy you enter into. (For instance, the other day my coworker said to me, "You are really looking good! Instead of stopping there she said, "It's like you've been on The Biggest Loser or something! Ha!" Yeah...ha ha. Isn't that funny? No, no it's not.)
Here's my list:
(1) I thought chicken would be my BFF post-op. Wrong. It makes me vomit every single time I eat it.
(2) I thought losing a lot of weight and exercising all the time would make me have uber amounts of energy. Wrong again. I mean, true enough it's helped and makes me feel better, but I still would like a nap every day.
(3) I thought my life would be so much better once I lost weight. It has improved a lot, of course, but overall I still have the same issues I had pre-op.
(4) Hearing people say, "You have come so far! You have forgotten what you looked like and the way you felt before the surgery" does not help. I don't care if they mean well or not. I was still a human being pre-op and I still had feelings. And I'd rather not hear that.
(5) I did not expect the mental part of this journey to be so hard. It's 10 times harder than dealing with the actual surgery.
(6) I have learned that people are still ******** They're still going to say stupid stuff that ****** you off. Just because you've lost weight doesn't mean they're not going to say crazy stuff. It's a whole new crazy you enter into. (For instance, the other day my coworker said to me, "You are really looking good! Instead of stopping there she said, "It's like you've been on The Biggest Loser or something! Ha!" Yeah...ha ha. Isn't that funny? No, no it's not.)
wow, i second nearly all the items you have learned, kix! except the belching one -- i don't seem to have that. but i surely have the toxic gas issues. and i'm with kelly on the sugar thing -- if i cross that "too much" line, my heart rate goes into "racing" mode.
and i still am amazed how something i've eaten without incident dozens of times suddenly has me puking and foaming. my coworkers all know about my surgery -- and when these incidents happen at lunch, they think i should be able to explain what happened -- why'd it make you puke this time? well, hell if i know!
as far as the "losing weight will make my life perfect" scenario, i'd lost weight enough times in the course of my life to realize that this was NOT gonna happen. i'm healthier now, i can shop anywhere for clothes, i can fit on airplane seats -- but i still have all the same other problems i always had...and maybe a few new ones, too. but all in all, i'm in a much better place now than before.
Things I've learned as a post op -
1. Celebrations are NOT all about food.
2. Too much fat makes me sick as can be, so bad that I just wanna die.
3. It's not all about the numbers when it comes to what size/weight you are, it's more about being healthy and feeling good about yourself.
4. Taking care of your teeth is so important, even more so after surgery! This I learned the hard way.
5. The most wonderful feeling on earth is running into someone that hasn't seen you since before surgery, and doesn't even recognize you!
1. Celebrations are NOT all about food.
2. Too much fat makes me sick as can be, so bad that I just wanna die.
3. It's not all about the numbers when it comes to what size/weight you are, it's more about being healthy and feeling good about yourself.
4. Taking care of your teeth is so important, even more so after surgery! This I learned the hard way.
5. The most wonderful feeling on earth is running into someone that hasn't seen you since before surgery, and doesn't even recognize you!
Jan
I know I can, I know I can
I know I can, I know I can
Kix you are so funny
1. I agree with your number 1 I blame the pup at home but out in public i walk fast and pray no one was behind me .
2. I also burp the alphabet and i get to m and my boys love it,sometimes i forget we have company though and i embarrass the boys.
3.Ive learned im not a walking doormat and i speak my mind and dont take no crap.
4.Ive learned ive changed but some people around me are still aholes.
5.Ive learn food is not the key to happiness .
6.That sugar is like a drug if i eat it i cant be held responsible for ANYTHING..
7. I learned that i did this to myself and im learning to forgive myself for it...
1. I agree with your number 1 I blame the pup at home but out in public i walk fast and pray no one was behind me .
2. I also burp the alphabet and i get to m and my boys love it,sometimes i forget we have company though and i embarrass the boys.
3.Ive learned im not a walking doormat and i speak my mind and dont take no crap.
4.Ive learned ive changed but some people around me are still aholes.
5.Ive learn food is not the key to happiness .
6.That sugar is like a drug if i eat it i cant be held responsible for ANYTHING..
7. I learned that i did this to myself and im learning to forgive myself for it...
I could probably list a million things here and some would be way TMI but the most important are:
1. I wasn't meant to be fat all my life and I am able to get to a healthy size because I have the tool to help me get there.
2. The task of shaving my legs has now become an enjoyable pass time.
3. Shopping isn't the devils work and can be enjoyable.
4. I am the same person I was as large as I was and I still don't care if you like me or not I am not going to change for you because you think I should.
5. I love to dance and can do it again without every muscle in my body cramping!
6. My true love is out there and he better be accepting of burping because like Kix, I am talented at it.
1. I wasn't meant to be fat all my life and I am able to get to a healthy size because I have the tool to help me get there.
2. The task of shaving my legs has now become an enjoyable pass time.
3. Shopping isn't the devils work and can be enjoyable.
4. I am the same person I was as large as I was and I still don't care if you like me or not I am not going to change for you because you think I should.
5. I love to dance and can do it again without every muscle in my body cramping!
6. My true love is out there and he better be accepting of burping because like Kix, I am talented at it.
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on 12/8/08 1:40 am - San Antonio, TX
on 12/8/08 1:40 am - San Antonio, TX
1. I am jealous that Kix can burp. I am completely unable to burp and it causes pain. Sometimes if I drink some really hot tea I can pump out one burp.
2. Carbs give me gas and broccoli makes me throw up. Sugar makes me sleepy, and raisins are the devil.
3. Life is easier skinnier, but its still not easy.
4. People treat you completely different when you look like them.
5. I am very uncomfortable with male attention. I only flirt on my terms, and I don't like when someone else starts it.
6. I am a chocoholic and the need to make chocoholics anonymous.
7. My self-esteem is not any better, its actually probably worse. This is a surprising development.
2. Carbs give me gas and broccoli makes me throw up. Sugar makes me sleepy, and raisins are the devil.
3. Life is easier skinnier, but its still not easy.
4. People treat you completely different when you look like them.
5. I am very uncomfortable with male attention. I only flirt on my terms, and I don't like when someone else starts it.
6. I am a chocoholic and the need to make chocoholics anonymous.
7. My self-esteem is not any better, its actually probably worse. This is a surprising development.
hmmmmmmm.....this should be fun
1. currently my new BFF is sugar alcohols because I have been constipated for who knows how long and sugar alcohols really know how to get me going again! LOL
2. Ditto on the "what works one time may not work another time" case in point chicken. I can never have any kind of leftovers because it all gets dried out and I have to throw it all back up.
3. Getting used to a deflating body is easy to do but I have to agree with the mental stuff. I never knew that it was customary for a lot of people to go on anti-depressants after surgery but i guess it can happen to anyone. At least I'm not trying to kill myself anymore LOL
4. I can't belch at all......maybe a silent half belch when I'm drinking coffee but that's about it. Now ask me to fart and I'll fart you the alphabet LOL
1. currently my new BFF is sugar alcohols because I have been constipated for who knows how long and sugar alcohols really know how to get me going again! LOL
2. Ditto on the "what works one time may not work another time" case in point chicken. I can never have any kind of leftovers because it all gets dried out and I have to throw it all back up.
3. Getting used to a deflating body is easy to do but I have to agree with the mental stuff. I never knew that it was customary for a lot of people to go on anti-depressants after surgery but i guess it can happen to anyone. At least I'm not trying to kill myself anymore LOL
4. I can't belch at all......maybe a silent half belch when I'm drinking coffee but that's about it. Now ask me to fart and I'll fart you the alphabet LOL
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