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My surgery was scheduled for September, but got bumped up to August 17. I'm scared of how things will be after surgery, wonder if I will fail to lose weight, and if the pain is to much. I'm looking forward to surgery, but cant seem to shake this anxiety of what's going to happen after. My doctor reassured me that the progress and changes I've made will help in my recovery. I used to drink pop daily and now I dont drink any and I cut down on carbs. Any advice or can anyone relate to how I'm feeling?
Good morning!
I wrote this blog post for anyone interested in Must-Have Kitchen Gadgets for Weight Loss
https://www.endobariatric.com/weblog/2020/06/17/must-have-ki tchen-gadgets-for-weight-loss/
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
on 6/19/20 4:47 am - WI
Therapy.
WLS fixes your stomach...not your head.
HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)
VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010
I'm not really an emotional eater, but many of us are. Several people on here work with therapists to deal with that...
I am an emotional eater. If I have bariatric surgery and can't eat my feelings what do I do with them? What have you fine that works?
many who are overweight eat feelings. Many of us have had great lunch going to therapy to find out WHY we eat our feelings and learn ways to deal with those feelings that are more appropriate than eating.
that is what I would suggest to you and to start therapy even now as you are considering what to do about surgery.
I am sure! Right now they said they are not spending any money on marketing and did budget cuts! I will be able to speak at the seminars. I am in school right now but for Human resources management, not dietician. I spoke to the dietician at my practice and she told me it wasn't worth it. I wanna help people though and give them the help I found after surgery and what helped me through everything. I feel like it is my calling though, but so many people have their Facebook's, YouTube's, Instagrams, and such maybe it is a dream. Thank you for your response.
I had surgery back in 2008. A lot of people who had surgery around the same time had aspirations of finding a career to help promote weight loss surgery or work in a surgeon's office. Honestly, none of them were successful. I think many of us get excited about losing the weight and want to save the world.
If you have not already done so, reach out to your surgeon and volunteer to help his practice in some capacity- perhaps you can speak at their seminars, when they start back up again. You can ask your surgeon for suggestions on what to do to become involved and actually get paid- maybe you can go back to school to become a registered dietician or some other career that helps bariatric patients.
Good luck.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I am an emotional eater. If I have bariatric surgery and can't eat my feelings what do I do with them? What have you fine that works?
Ah yes, the meds. I've been on antipsychotics for over a decade. It's just that much harder to lose and keep weight off. I'm not sure I have any advice to offer, I just wanted to say I feel your pain on the meds.
