A little something to add to my 2 year update
I posted back in October about the past two years since my VSG. I've lost 140-something lbs and kept it off, no problem. But what I didn't know at the time of my update was that I was ever so slightly pregnant! I found out on 11/11/11 and I'm now 15 weeks along - due July 10. Exciting stuff!
Before my wls, I had very irregular periods. I had a miscarriage in 1999 and since then never even had a close call (that I knew of). I was never diagnosed with PCOS or anything, but I wondered if that was the case. One of the main hopes with surgery was that it would help me get pregnant. Mission accomplished, apparently!
I haven't visited the boards here in awhile, but I just wanted to share the news. I know a lot of people are in the same boat I was - trying to get pregnant, wondering if it will ever happen, etc.. My midwife is confident I'll have a perfectly normal pregnancy. She's only worked with one other lady who had wls (I don't know what surgery she had) but she had no problems. I haven't really gained any weight and I'm wondering if I will, but I'm not stressed about it either way. I still have some body fat to spare, so I should be fine.
So yeah. Baby!
Before my wls, I had very irregular periods. I had a miscarriage in 1999 and since then never even had a close call (that I knew of). I was never diagnosed with PCOS or anything, but I wondered if that was the case. One of the main hopes with surgery was that it would help me get pregnant. Mission accomplished, apparently!
I haven't visited the boards here in awhile, but I just wanted to share the news. I know a lot of people are in the same boat I was - trying to get pregnant, wondering if it will ever happen, etc.. My midwife is confident I'll have a perfectly normal pregnancy. She's only worked with one other lady who had wls (I don't know what surgery she had) but she had no problems. I haven't really gained any weight and I'm wondering if I will, but I'm not stressed about it either way. I still have some body fat to spare, so I should be fine.
So yeah. Baby!
Congrats to you! Children are such a blessing...
HT: 5'4" HW: 251 SW: 237 CW: 172 GW: 135
"You can control how much water you drink, how much protein/carbs/cals you consume, and how much you exercise. FOCUS on those and not the scale, because no matter how hard we try, we do not control the scale." ~ acbbrown
"You can control how much water you drink, how much protein/carbs/cals you consume, and how much you exercise. FOCUS on those and not the scale, because no matter how hard we try, we do not control the scale." ~ acbbrown
How exciting! Congratulations! That's actually one of the major reasons I decided to go ahead and have WLS. we tried for a year on our own and a year and a half with fertility treatments. it wasn't until i went for a second opinion did the dr. have a serious conversation about how pregnancy rates drop for people with a BMI over 40. that was really scary and awakened my denial. i'm hoping to be at my goal/maintenance by a year post op and be given the go ahead to start trying again. stories like yours make me feel positive that it will happen. thank you.
Jessica 
Surgery Date 9/29/11 Dr. Ian Soriano Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA HW: 287 / Pre-Op: 280 / SW: 263.4 / CW: 161.6 GW: 145
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