Just stubled across this lightweights forum

Good Morning Everyone,

I had my RNY 11/15/04 and was a lightweight for RNY.                                                          I have looked for years for other lightweight's like me poof there yall are.I'm 5 ft 2 1/2inch and weighed 257 day of surgery an dnow I weigh 178.I'm still losing 8 yrs out but very slowly.I have started back on my protein shakes so hopefuly that will help,if anyone has any other ideals I'm eyes here.I want to lose another 60 pds.

I'm on my feet every day as a hair stylist  and I reaqlly dont work out as I walk a lot at work,maybe I'm missing something dont sure.

We are getting hby ready for RNY but anin't to lightweight at all.I promised him when he has his surgery I will go back on the food diet with him so he dont feel lonely about doing on his own,and to help him hang in there and not get furstated over the food items.

Thanks for any ideals.

I know RNY is a tool I just a little more help I believe.

My RNY got throwed off schule in 2005 9 months after surgery when my surgery staple line starting leaking and I was in hospital for 2 months on life support because of emercgy surgery and the cyptis infection I had from the leakage then about 10 months or so later I had surgery again because where the drains had been wouldnt heal and it ozzed gross yunk out well come to find out I had a hole in stomach and it was leaking out the tube site area thats why it wouldnt heal.Then 6 yrs later I had an adhesion blockage again and was on life support for 2 months with 2 different kinds of infection and a bad absess in lower stomach they had to drain ,I barley remember that and I had to trak because my tongu had swollen up so much I couldnt breath and they couldnt get tube down to breath for me.Like I said my RNY got throwed off a few times but I'm still trying,I would like to lose another 60 pds.

Anyone got any ideals.

Margaret-FL

Welcome to the lightweight board...

Sounds like you've had a rough road but getting there.

Liz

Welcome to the LW Board Margaret.

It does sound like you have had a hard time.  Hope you will stick around and join us on posts.  I'm sure you have a lot to offer to us since all of your experiences.

Posting on Roz's Menus and Miles, protein shakes, exercise and watching carbs are things that help me.  Sometimes I fall back and start with the carbs and no exercise(like now).  It is much easier to get back on my healthy plan than it was prior to WLS.

Good luck to you and your Hubby!!

Linda

WOW...you've had a lot going on and you still lost...that's great!  Was DH with you during that time? If he was is he scared of complications?

Posting on Menus and Miles, Protein shakes, low carb (bad carbs), and  eating numerous small meals is what keeps me maintaining.

Yes Roz,hby was me through the whole crazy scary things I went through.DH was wonderful through it he took wonderful care of me when I came home from rehab home,so did my mom I was unable to walk after 1st surgery because how swick I was,when I got to go home 1st time I had been home not even 24 hrs he called my home healthcare nurse because I had temp and I had a baseball size  knot in middle of scare were I had surgery*I still had rubber bands across my stomach from one side to other,Nurse called Dr and he said for me to get back to the hospital so hby took me back to ER and I went right through no waiting,2 days later I had 2 nurse's removing the bands Very ouchie I slapped one nurse on arm and told her stop she was very rough so other nurse finshed it,TG then she gave me pain shot and I went to loaloa land,Next day they moved me infront of nurse's station because I was very sick,I was byself in room for like 1 night,they this crazy women was put in my room,she claimed she had WLS but wouldn't share any info,and she kept telling to stop claiming I was in pain when I wasn't then nexy day my mom came to vist me with my small niece,and I was grunting when I woke up because of the pain,I got to vist with mom maybe 10 mintues after I woke up,then all the souden I felt like I had peed on my self,I lift my gown and looked down and I told my mom to get niece out of room ,*we had just lost my sister in Feb 04,niece was 4 yrs old* I didnt want her to see what was happening to me so mom put her in waiting room right out side my room.mom looked at my stomach to see what was going on,Then she tryed like 10 mintues to get a nurse,and just before she pushed *code blue button above my bed* My nurse just got off elevater from her dinner breake,She run into my room and thats when all Hell broke lose and she ran and got more nurse's before I new my mom had my hand and I had like 6 nurse's in there changing bed cover's with me in bed,and they packed my incesion and called dr and they had to put a poopy bag over the hole to let it drain,later the night crazy roommate striped her close and was walking around naked and then she tryed to attack me I pushed nurse button noone came so I started screaming as loud as I could that got nurses righyt there.They told her to go back to bed and get her gown back on,she told nurses that I was talking about her,and after that I noticed she was taking tv buttons and was talking into like a phone then she started on me again,I told nurses to move me I cant stand to be in room with her.They moved me like 4 doors down to private room TG,2 days later a nurse came in my room and was changing bag over the excisen so I decided to look and about that time my mom walked in and I started screaming why didntr she tell me I had a hole in stomach bigger then my fist and you could see my insides,Mom said she didnt kinow I had a hole they called the hole a fishla infection on inside was eating its way through the out side.so after all that they sent me to rehab home to recover  I was there like a wk then I went home to my woudful DH and mom they took care of me making me walk,and forced me to eat and drink,I even went home with IV connected to me DB and Mom took care of me like a child *which I basicaly was because I couldnt do nothing*so about 2 wks later they released me from the IV connected to me,and I was back on the road to recover.

Yes DB is scared of surgery but he also knows if he dont get  it he will die hd the adhesion problem before my RYN so I knew in time I would have surgery for it.But the dr's say what happened to me  was I adhesion blockage,and my RNY incesion was leaking *I was told that could happen with RNY* that happened 9 months after RNY.

Other then that if anyone has questions abt RNY just ask I willl answer what I can.

Margaret-FL

Welcome to the LWs.  You have had a rough go of it for sure.  good for you trying to get back on track.  Good for DH got being willing to give it a shot after all your problems.

Stick around, read, ask for help.  Post on Miles and Menus, see what others are eating.  You can do this.  Just start then keep on keeping on. 

Thank you for the strong advice I am trying real hard now to get back on track because I didnt go through surgery to still be over weight,I want to lose another 60 pds and hopefuly the protein shakes will help me get there.and now I'm trying to stay away junk snack's thats a big issue for me,now I changed from junk snacks to protein bar's and eating tuna with wheat crackers.and peanut butter cracker's.and I only drink coffee w/protein powder,sf koolaid,water and we go out I may have a glass of unsweetned tea,seens's my last surgery I cant stand drink tea anymore my taste bud's changed like a 100 degrees,so I'm having to try differnt foods again,I use to hate strawberries and now I love them.and I really dont care for red meat except cubbed steak,,I live on tuna,fish,chicken,turkey now I can live with out red meat,but my other issue is I'm not a vegetable eater so I have to force myself to eat vegetables I eat a lot of beans.If anyone has any other ideals on vegetable I'm all eyes here. .

ps.Is there anyone in FL

Margaret=FL