Lynda W.
Seven years post op
Apr 27, 2012
Everything I've said before is still true. Seven years post op and I weigh 186. Thirty pounds up from my lowest post op weight of 156 and 50 pounds heavier than my doctor prescribed "ideal weight" of 138. I'm in menopause now and weight loss is harder than finding the holy grail.
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FIVE year anniversary 2010
Apr 15, 2010
I read my four year anniversary post and could simply copy and paste the whole thing for today's five year post. I'm still an emotional eater and I self medicate with sugar. I'm still 25 pounds up from my lowest weight. I still intend to jump back on the bandwagon and lose those pounds. It can be depressing to realize how little self discipline I have when it comes to my eating habits but I don't really angst. Maybe this year I'll get it right.
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April 16, 2009 Four year post op anniversary.
Apr 16, 2009
Fours years! To be honest, I forgot all about my anniversary coming up until I received a congratulations email from obesityhelp.com. I think that's wonderful. I don't think about the surgery any more, I simply live my life.
I'm still an emotional eater. I still eat too many sweets and junk food. But all and all, I eat way less than I did when I weighed 100 lbs more. I wish I could find the self discipline to lose the 40 lbs which will bring me down to my "ideal" weight. Hell, I wish I could stay disciplined enough to lose the 22 pounds I'm still up from my post op low of 156.
This past year has been so busy with trying to stay connected to my two grandbabies. They're 17 months and 13 months old now. I'm leaving Saturday for a six week visit to my daughter as her husband is deploying to Iraq on Monday. We've all had so much to think about which is more important than obsessing about weight.
I stopped reading this site because I was seeing the same arguments and criticism and immature behavior that I saw as a pre-op lurker. If anyone wants my opinion, it is that every individual is different. What works for one may not work for another. There are no absolutes. Lurk, read, use trial and error but ultimately you must decide what works for you. It's nobody else's concern and you should take what you read here with a grain of salt.
Good luck!
Lynda
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I'm still an emotional eater. I still eat too many sweets and junk food. But all and all, I eat way less than I did when I weighed 100 lbs more. I wish I could find the self discipline to lose the 40 lbs which will bring me down to my "ideal" weight. Hell, I wish I could stay disciplined enough to lose the 22 pounds I'm still up from my post op low of 156.
This past year has been so busy with trying to stay connected to my two grandbabies. They're 17 months and 13 months old now. I'm leaving Saturday for a six week visit to my daughter as her husband is deploying to Iraq on Monday. We've all had so much to think about which is more important than obsessing about weight.
I stopped reading this site because I was seeing the same arguments and criticism and immature behavior that I saw as a pre-op lurker. If anyone wants my opinion, it is that every individual is different. What works for one may not work for another. There are no absolutes. Lurk, read, use trial and error but ultimately you must decide what works for you. It's nobody else's concern and you should take what you read here with a grain of salt.
Good luck!
Lynda
April 16, 2008
Apr 16, 2008
Today is my three year anniversary of my surgery. 
Time flies.
I weighed 182 pounds this morning. That's up 26 pounds from my post surgery low of 156. I was 156 for about 12 hours over a year ago. The past two years, I've been gaining and losing the same 20-25 pounds.
I consider my gastric bypass a success as I've kept over 70% of my excess weight off. I consider myself a bit of a failure because I have yet to permanently change the eating habits which made me obese in the first place. Neither do I exercise as I am a lazy slug who HATES to sweat.
I know what I'm doing wrong but I continue to do it. When will "they" develop a surgical procedure for fixing the brain?
I freaked a bit when I stepped on the scale this morning. I haven't been this heavy in so long and it's only 18 pounds to the 200 mark which I swore I'd never pass over again.
I'm in Las Vegas with my daughter caring for my new grandchild. Since November when my first grandchild was born two months early right up to this minute, I've been eating like a pig. Cookies, bread, pizza. That's what I crave and I've been living in Carb Heaven.
I've had problems with my depression this past year. The Celexa stopped working and I"m on my third drug, Cymbalta, trying to feel better. My blood pressure rose over the past year and I"m being medicated for that too with Coreg. My marriage hit a rough spot and life has just been a complete roller coaster ride for a good six months.
I have my three year surgeon appointment May 7. I'm determined to seek help with my continued compulsive eating disorder.. I have a bunch of questions about pouch size after three years and longer term success. I do want to get back on track and fix my head once and for all.
Good luck to you who are just starting your journey and more good luck to those who are further along and tripping over the bumps in the road.
Time flies.I weighed 182 pounds this morning. That's up 26 pounds from my post surgery low of 156. I was 156 for about 12 hours over a year ago. The past two years, I've been gaining and losing the same 20-25 pounds.
I consider my gastric bypass a success as I've kept over 70% of my excess weight off. I consider myself a bit of a failure because I have yet to permanently change the eating habits which made me obese in the first place. Neither do I exercise as I am a lazy slug who HATES to sweat.
I know what I'm doing wrong but I continue to do it. When will "they" develop a surgical procedure for fixing the brain?
I freaked a bit when I stepped on the scale this morning. I haven't been this heavy in so long and it's only 18 pounds to the 200 mark which I swore I'd never pass over again.
I'm in Las Vegas with my daughter caring for my new grandchild. Since November when my first grandchild was born two months early right up to this minute, I've been eating like a pig. Cookies, bread, pizza. That's what I crave and I've been living in Carb Heaven.
I've had problems with my depression this past year. The Celexa stopped working and I"m on my third drug, Cymbalta, trying to feel better. My blood pressure rose over the past year and I"m being medicated for that too with Coreg. My marriage hit a rough spot and life has just been a complete roller coaster ride for a good six months.
I have my three year surgeon appointment May 7. I'm determined to seek help with my continued compulsive eating disorder.. I have a bunch of questions about pouch size after three years and longer term success. I do want to get back on track and fix my head once and for all.
Good luck to you who are just starting your journey and more good luck to those who are further along and tripping over the bumps in the road.
April 16, 2007
Apr 16, 2007
Today is my two year and a day anniversary of gastric bypass. I've been figuring out this new OH profile business. It's been so long since I've been a regular poster that I still had the old style. I uploaded photos of my shrinking success but they got out of order somehow. I'm sure you'll figure it out!
Today I weighed 175. Nineteen more pounds than my post op low weight of 156. The surgery didn't cure my problem with binge and compulsive eating and that's something I'm really starting to face. I'd love to lose 40 more pounds but it's not so easy as it was the first six months to a year post op!!!!
I've had a tummy tuck (3/06) and a breast lift (11/06) and my torso looks better than it has in decades. That's not saying too awful much as I am not someone who exercises either. I wish there was a surgical procedure to get my entire body worth of skin shrink wrapped and tight.
All in all I'm happy with the results of two years of surgeries and supplements and blood tests and the whole shebang.
If I could offer advice to all those who have surgery after me it would be look into WHY you were obese in the first place. The surgery won't fix your head. It won't magically fix ANY of your problems. It doesn't make anything in your life easier. You have to make internal changes while the external weight loss is happening. And the weight loss is only EASY for the first six months to a year. After that, it's just as hard as it was before WLS.
My goal is to now enjoy to exercise... or at least do it anyway and to lose the last 37 pounds to get to my "ideal" body weight.
Good luck and God bless!
Today I weighed 175. Nineteen more pounds than my post op low weight of 156. The surgery didn't cure my problem with binge and compulsive eating and that's something I'm really starting to face. I'd love to lose 40 more pounds but it's not so easy as it was the first six months to a year post op!!!!
I've had a tummy tuck (3/06) and a breast lift (11/06) and my torso looks better than it has in decades. That's not saying too awful much as I am not someone who exercises either. I wish there was a surgical procedure to get my entire body worth of skin shrink wrapped and tight.
All in all I'm happy with the results of two years of surgeries and supplements and blood tests and the whole shebang.
If I could offer advice to all those who have surgery after me it would be look into WHY you were obese in the first place. The surgery won't fix your head. It won't magically fix ANY of your problems. It doesn't make anything in your life easier. You have to make internal changes while the external weight loss is happening. And the weight loss is only EASY for the first six months to a year. After that, it's just as hard as it was before WLS.
My goal is to now enjoy to exercise... or at least do it anyway and to lose the last 37 pounds to get to my "ideal" body weight.
Good luck and God bless!
Update 2 year anniversary
Apr 16, 2007
July 2005 My entire profile was deleted and I couldn't get it back. Praise God anyway. o/ When someone offers you the opportunity to back up your files, trust me and take advantage of it.
Apr 15/05 262 morning of surgery
Apr 22/05 250 01 week postop -12
May 20/05 232 05 weeks postop -30
Jun 24/05 215 10 weeks postop -47
Jul 08/05 207 12 weeks postop -55
Aug 05/05 197 16 weeks postop -65
Aug 19/05 192 18 weeks postop -70
Sep 02/05 187 20 weeks postop -75
Sep 16/05 185 22 weeks postop -77
Sep 23/05 181 23 weeks postop -81
Sep 30/05 180 24 weeks postop -82
Oct 14/05 179 6 MONTHS postop -83
Oct 28/05 178 28 weeks postop -84
Nov 11/05 174 30 weeks postop -88
Dec 02/05 173 33 weeks postop -89
Dec 09/05 170 34 weeks postop -92
Dec 30/05 168 37 weeks postop -94
Jan 13/06 167 39 weeks postop -95
Feb 03/06 166 42 weeks postop -96
Feb 10/06 164 43 weeks postop -98
Mar 03/06 162 46 weeks postop -100!!!!!!!!!
May 29/06 159 1 yr 6 wks postop -103
June 02/06 156 1 yr 7 wks postop -106
Jan 18/07 175 1 yr 9 months postop gained 19
April 15/07 175 2 years postop still up 19
Aug 02/07 170 2 yrs 15 wks postop up 14
Aug 14/07 163 2 yrs 17 wks postop up 7
Sept 19/07 158 2 yrs 21 wks postop up 2
April 16/08 182 3 yrs postop up 26
April 16/09 178 4 yrs post op still up 22 pounds from ultimate low
July 19, 2005 I started at 262 in April 2005 and as of this morning 13 weeks later, I weigh 201. That's a loss of 50% of my surplus pounds! I'm grateful every day I could have this surgery.
August 5, 2005 After being stuck at 200 pounds for two weeks, I woke up this morning to a scale which read 197! First time in about eight years since I was under 200. This is my first met goal. Next I want to weigh less than my husband. About 13 pounds. I keep telling him if he loved me, he'd gain 20 pounds!
August 19, 2005 I've lost 70 pounds in 18 weeks! I was having a problem with a stall but I started eating a protein about a half hour before going to bed and things are moving a bit again. I expected the weight loss to slow down but I was disappointed it started so soon. I'm trying not to complain, though, because I'm so grateful to be losing at all. 70 pounds is equal to like a eight year old child!
I'm still having problems with constipation. I take a Colace every morning but have to say I am not impressed. I've been doing an old fashioned enema every week out of desperation. I did try Herbal Lax, a Shaklee product, but my surgeon frowns on laxatives. Sometimes I feel like I have ten pounds of poop stuck in my colon!
September 2, 2005 Twenty weeks since my surgery. I read recently that life is like toilet paper... the nearer the end, the faster it goes. Tacky analogy but boy it seems to be true. I can't keep up with how fast time is flying past. I've lost 75 pounds as of this morning and I've met my goal of wanting to weigh less than my husband, but it seems so irrelevant in the light of Hurricane Katrina's devastation in the Gulf.
The loss of property and infastructure is bad enough but the deaths? They knew the storm was coming days in advance of the landfall. Why didn't those people leave New Orleans, Biloxi, Gulfport, and those other areas. They were under evacuation orders. I find myself angry with them. Now there's looting and anarchy. Crises of this nature always brings out the best and the worst of people but I'm ashamed of so much of what I've been seeing on the news. Shame on those who are like a pack of lions seeking to devour and destroy.
I'm trying not to think in terms of a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah but it's difficult. I'm not one who dwells on end times prophecy but all the biblical signals seem to be presenting themselves and there's so much need for prayer. I can't imagine what it's like to lose an entire city. We have refugees in the Continental United States of America. Who thought we would live to see the day? All this on top of a war, rampant terrorism, surging gas prices, oil shortages. God help us if there's a terrorist attack in New York tomorrow or a massive earthquake in California. We have no reserves.
Weight loss and personal self esteem seem damn shallow in comparison.
September 16, 2005 My weight loss has slowed way down and I'm concentrating on not whining and getting an attitude. I've been losing a pound a week for the past four weeks. I am NOT impressed.
I have been eating more things I shouldn't. Cookies and candy and the like. Not a lot at a time, but more than I should be eating. Unfortunately sugar does not make me dump or feel guilty. I'm also in the middle of "I've got to bake" season. It's like a sickness. The flour and sugar just call to me to mix them together. I've been sending cookies to my kids and sweet breads to the church. It's a sickness and I need to find a Bakers Anonymous group.
I also have the "make hearty soup" disease but at least I make the protein and veggie rich kind. I ate split pea & lentil & ham soup for lunch with cheddar cheese melted on top. Heaven with a spoon!
September 23, 2005 I had a small WOW moment this morning. I officially weigh myself on Friday mornings. I've been losing about a pound a week for the past six weeks and wasn't expecting much different this morning. Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered I've lost FOUR pounds this week. I am down 81 pounds in 23 weeks. I am sooooooo grateful I was able to have this surgery. It ranks right up there with my husband and children as the best things to happen for me.
September 30, 2005 I did my BMI calculation this morning. It is 29.9 and I am officially OVERWEIGHT! That's down from an original BMI of almost 44 and morbidly obese. God, just the term scared the bejesus out of me! Now that I've lost 82 pounds I can look back and believe the extra weight was completely toxic and killing me. The best thing though is my mind is lightening up with my body. My PCP just agreed to let me reduce my antidepressant (Celexa) from 60 mgs to 40 mgs per day. I have two friends who have promised to monitor my demeaner to let me know if I start going nuts again. Last time I tried weening myself off the meds, I crashed and burned so fast. This time I'm going to try and be content with simply reducing the dosage and take it real slow. Today I feel wonderful. I've lost 65% of my excess body weight in 24 weeks and I'm feeling confident the rest will come off as well. My weight loss is slowing down but I am determined to concentrate on perservering and not to freaking and shrieking.
October 16, 2005 Six months postop!! Holy cow the time has flown by! I weigh 179 this morning! It's been almost 20 years since I was down "so low"! It was hard fought too because I gained weight the week before. Part of it was poor choices of food. Part of it was the darn constipation I've been struggling with for almost six months. I think I've finally come up with the formula to keep the colon pumping... TMI, I know, but you don't KNOW what a pain this has been for me. I take one Colace stool softener each morning plus four doses of two Fiber Com tablets every day. I also eat two tablespoons of ground flax three or four times per week. I've cut back on my cheese consumption and upped my high protein/high fiber cereal ration. It all has been helping this week.
I go to Dr O'Malley for my official six month visit in two weeks. I wish I could say WLS has been everything I'd hoped for but it's really not. I do weigh 83 pounds less and I'm immensely grateful I could have the surgery, but I'm still waiting for the tons of energy and feeling of well being which was promised to me. I'm still tired and fatigued quite often. My back hurts every day and I have high hopes for a tummy tuck and breast reduction in the spring.
I lowered my antidepression medication and have found myself fighting anger and twitching nerves. I'm determined to continue with the lower dosage to see if I'm simply having a bit of withdrawl. I'm hopeful I'll feel better soon.
October 30, 2005 I went for my "official" six month postop visit on Friday. (six months and two weeks) I have "officially" lost 80 pounds as I weighed four pounds more that afternoon with my clothes and shoes and lunch in my belly. I'm stunned at how quickly 28 weeks have flown past.
I am very pleased with having lost so much weight. Dr O'Malley says if I don't lose another pound, I have already surpassed the "average" WLS patient as I've lost a bit better than 65% of my excess body weight. My "ideal" body weight is 138 pounds. That's 40 more pounds to lose according to my scale this morning. I don't know if it will happen for me or not, we'll see. My personal preference is to get under 150 pounds and stay there for the rest of my life.
God, it's been nearly 20 years since I weighed 150. I remember getting down to that for my 10 year high school reunion. Diet Center, I lost 50 pounds that time and as soon as the stupid reunion was past, I started gaining it back again.
My surgeon prescribed Magnesium Citrate for my horrible constipation. I could barely get a third of the bottle down before feeling it was going to come right back up. I had a movement in less than a half hour. Desperate measure for desperate means, indeed. The chronic constipation has been the worst thing for me.
I've also resumed taking 60 mgs of Celexa for my depression. Cutting back to 40 mgs had an immediate negative effect on my nerves and emotions and I started dreaming about serial killers.
I feel I've done very well and I'm so very grateful I was able to have the procedure.
November 11, 2005 Thank you Jesus, my seven weeks of bouncing from 182-178-182 is over!! I weighed 174 this morning. That's a loss of 88 pounds!! I kind of went back to basics and paid more attention to my fluid intake.
My constipation problems are doing much better. I take two Colace per day and have been eating a couple ounces of fat free potato chips fried in Olestra for a couple weeks. Laugh if you must, but it's helping. The "laxative" effect is the same as diet chocolate. My six month blood work showed a B-12 deficiency and I have to take an extra 1000 mcg per day and go back in a month to have more blood sucked. I hate that part of postop. I've had anemia problems since surgery and have chronic fatigue. I keep waiting for all the energy that was promised to me if I would "just" lose the weight.
All things considered, I am feeling so much better about myself and life in general.
December 2, 2005 Holy Cow! It's December. I swear we skipped May and October this year.
I've lost 89 pounds in 32 weeks and am feeling mighty proud of myself. Many of my clothes are size XL now. NOT plus size, just regular extra large. Some things I can wear in size L too!
I've had to start taking Darvocet and Flexeril for my sore hips and back. I cannot wait to get this darn hanging stomach cut off in the spring. I have my consultation with the plastic surgeon January 9. I'm hoping, hoping, hoping my insurance will cough up the cash and pay for the tummy tuck. I'd also like to have my breasts lifted back up where they belong. It's hard to find correctly proportioned clothing since my front half is so much bigger and awkward than my legs and behind.
I did well during the Thanksgiving holiday. I do eat the occasional sweet but am careful not to overindulge. I'm starting my Christmas cookie baking orgy next Monday. I might have to break out the duct tape and seal my lips as I bake and decorate the goodies.
December 9, 2005 I lost three pounds this week for a grand total of 92 pounds lost! That's an anorexic teenager. Eight more pounds and I will have lost 100 pounds. That number was inconcievable to me a year ago. Thank God I was able to have this surgery. I've had some problems postop but every single one of them has been worth it to me.
I'd love to be able to lose those eight pounds this next month. My plastic surgery consult is January 9. I'm so hoping my unsurance will pay for the tummy tuck. I'd like my breasts lifted back where they belong too. My chiropractor and personal physician do believe my chronic back problems are at least worsened by these swinging bags of fat connected to my front. I want them off, off, off!
December 30, 2005 Eight and a half months postop and I have lost 94 pounds as of this morning!! God I love it! I'm at 168 pounds which is 30 pounds from my fantasy goal and "ideal" weight of 138. I'm wearing size 14 elastic waist jeans and a large sweater. I've shrunk a full inch since surgery and I lost a shoe size. Everyone who knows me says I look younger and happier than they've ever seen me. I'm so grateful I had this surgery and am looking forward to my plastic surgery consult in ten days. Gosh I hope my insurance will pay for the tummy tuck. I figure I'll have to pay for a breast lift out of my husband's pocket, but if the surgeon can do it at the same time as the stomach surgery, it won't cost so much and I'll only need to go under general anesthetic once. I bet I can get into size 10 pants once this darn belly is cut off. I have no legs or butt. I'm excited at one more step towards "normal".
I have no real resolutions for the coming New Year. I can finally cross "lose weight" off my annual list! I am honestly facing my food addictions and self control problem. "Hi, my name is Lynda and I am a chocoholic and cookieholic". I have to stay on the wagon and remember I have no self control when it comes to chocolate or my home baked cookies unless I abstain. "Just one" doesn't work for me. I can see an unopened box and ignore it but if I open the box, I inhale them. I have to stay completely away from my trigger foods. I swear I ate 10 dozen cookies between Thanksgiving and Christmas! It was wonderful at the time but then I got on the scale and had gained five pounds. It scared me. I don't want to have gone through all this pain and suffering from surgery only to screw up and gain all the weight back. I know it can happen if I'm stupid and don't stick to a healthier eating plan. I refuse to be that stupid!
January 13, 2006 I've lost 95 pounds! That's a loss of just over 75% of my surplus weight!! I've been 167 pounds for two weeks now. I "officially" weigh on Fridays. Five more pounds and I will have lost 100 pounds. It amazes me I was physically able to carry around all that extra weight. My dog, Henry, weighs 75 pounds and I can't lift him off the floor.
I went to see Dr. Shirley Anain on Monday. She's the plastic surgeon my PCP recommeded for the tummy tuck and breast lift I want to have. I liked her immediately. She's very friendly and made me feel comfortable and safe. She is very conservative and won't do both procedures at the same time. She insists on six months between tummy tuck and breast lift because of blood flow issues. I'm disappointed but not stupid, so I agreed and will be content. She's writing to my insurance company and we'll do the tummy tuck first. We should hear from them in four to five weeks. I feel confident they will approve (at least after they fight and squeal a while) as I have documented back pain and stomach rashes since WLS.
Dr. Anain seemed positive the insurance company would not pay for the breast lift. I was given a cost breakdown for both surgeries. About $5,000 for the tummy tuck and $4,000 for the breast lift. All has to be paid in advance. If the insurance will pay for the tummy tuck, I should be able to swing the cost for the breast lift next year. I plan on going back to work after I recouperate from the tummy tuck. I've been researching state and federal civil service exam postings, hoping for something that pays well and doesn't require a college degree or has an age limit. At 46, I haven't been employed in about five years and when I did work, it was usually part time in restaurants as a cook. You know the saying "never trust a skinny cook"? I was the trustworthy fat cook. I did work full time for the Census 2000 and loved it and would jump at the chance to work for the USA again.
February 20, 2006
My insurance company denied my initial request for a tummy tuck because they said it was cosmetic. Now I've started the appeal process. I'll have two chiropractors and my PCP writing letters of "medical necessity" and my plastic surgeon will take photos of under my belly on March 15 and she'll send in the appeals package. I'm hopeful jumping through these hoops will get me approved. I hate this big bag of swinging stomach!
February 28, 2006
Six weeks until my one year WLS anniversary. On the one hand I'm amazed at how much weight I've lost and how different I look and feel. On the other (bitchier) hand, I'm disappointed not to have lost 100 pounds, plus I've been having back and hip problems which are effecting my sleep and outlook on life. I've been stalled at -98 for a couple months and it's my own fault. The holiday season (Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day) was one big splurge for me. I ate too many cookies and other sweets instead of protein and the good stuff. I still don't exercise much either. I'd hate myself but I don't have the energy.
I keep waiting for all the magical energy and zest for life I was promised by everyone and their mother "if I'd just lose weight". My doctors keep telling me my body has had a huge adjustment to make this year but I didn't fully realise I'd still be wanting to take a nap most afternoons ten and a half months after surgery.
I've been gathering what I hope will be good enough documentation of my back and hip problems to convince my insurance company to pay for my tummy tuck. When I go to the plastic surgeon again March 15, I'll be having photos taken of my pannis and the ugly rash underneath. Oh what fun that will be for me. I've experience more than my share of humiliation since I began this whole process 18 months ago. I want it to be done.
Monday I started a two week carbohydrate fast to jump start my losing process again. Ten more days to go. I'm hoping to get into the 150s.
March 2, 2006
I'VE LOST 100 POUNDS!!
March 17, 2006
I mailed in my appeal package to my insurance company. My plastic surgeon took photographs of my hanging belly and the underside of it. Humiliations galore, if you know what I mean. Hopefully I will hear something positive within a couple weeks.
The package included the photographs and my letter asking for appeal. I included notes from my two chiropractors and nurse practitioner about my back pain and need for prescription pain killers. I'm trying to remain optomistic and not make myself crazy with negative speculation.
I went to a funeral in Albany this week. A six hour drive in a small car with three others. I ate like a pig for three days. I don't like funerals and they make me fall into uncontrolled grazing. Especially sweets and salty snacks. I haven't even stepped on a scale this week.
March 20, 2006
I have a pattern. Every time I hit a new low in my weight loss, I turn into an eating machine. I can't seem to stop myself. I've been eating cookies and salty snacks like a mad woman. I hate this about myself. I want to lose 25 more pounds. I'm obviously going to have to work to get them off but I can't seem to get into gear. I hate that about myself too.
April 3, 2006
It's been a month since I hit the -100 pound mark. I've been losing and gain the same five pounds ever since. It's the sugar thing. Cookies. I've been to two funerals in three weeks. One in Albany and one in North Carolina. Lots of driving and angst and eating and not sleeping. I'm too old for this crap! Add in the time change and I am one miserable Lynda.
I haven't heard back from my insurance company regarding my appeal. It's been three weeks since I mailed out the packages. I don't like this limbo. I've been crabby and constipated and on edge.
My one year WLS anniversary is in 12 days. Unbelievable how fast the time flew by. Even with the cookies and other stupidity, I'm very proud of my weight loss. 100 pounds in less than a year ain't nothing to sneeze at! I just hope it doesn't take another year to lose the 28 pouinds to reach my "ideal" weight of 138.
April 19, 2006
My one year anniversary since my surgery was Friday the 15th. I was in North Carolina for Easter without access to a computer and couldn't update until now. While I am pleased to have lost so much weight, I have to admit to being frightened of gaining it all back. I've gained eight pounds in the past month through stupid food choices. I eat cookies and sweets and rarely eat protein first any more. The surgery didn't rewire my head and bad eating habits. Since I've been feeling real hunger again and can eat more than a few tablespoons, the weight loss has stopped being "easy". I've started a Dr Atkin's diet today and hope to continue for the two weeks until my appointment with my surgeon on May 3. I'd like to at least get back to 162 pounds which meant I'd lost 100 pounds since WLS. I was 170 this morning. I'm going to post my troubles on the main board today and hopefully will hear from others in my position and not just the perfect postops who are so snotty in their superiority.
April 23, 2006
I've done Dr Atkins successfully for three days and have lost five of the eight pounds I'd gained. That's the good news. The bad news is I lost my tummy tuck appeal. Can we say F*CK! I can appeal again and will but am most likely going to self pay and hope for reimbursement later. I cannot stand this hanging stomach and can't just leave it there. I'm expecting another letter from the insurance company this week and won't do anything until then.
May 6, 2006
I went to my surgeon's office for my official one year post op visit. I saw the new nurse practitioner and she's very nice. She looks like my sister-in-law, Charlene. I know I stared but I didn't say anything Anyway, I left four tubes of blood behind and they promised to send me a copy of the test results. I want to compare them to my pre op blood work to see what has changed and hopefully improved.
I told the NP about my year long chronic constipation. She gave me a handful of Liquafiber samples. It's a little package you put into any liquid. It's not completely tasteless but I pretend the flavor is apple juice. It's making me gassy and I can feel something happening in there. I'm thiniking about buying some Oxy-Powder Colon Cleanse. It sounds interesting and can help you lose "the 10-25 pounds of impactad fecal matter in the entire length of your colon". Ick! I swear I spent more time thinking about poop in the last year than in my entire life!
I have an appointment with my plastic surgeon on Wednesday. I'm going to schedule my tummy tuck and self pay. I hope I can get it done this month. We took out a Citifinancial loan this week. I hate it but I hate this hanging stomach more than I've ever hated anything in my life. I'm going to file an external appeal with the Department of Insurance and pray they will reimburse me.
May 29, 2006
So much has happened in so short a time. I had my tummy tuck last Tuesday on May 23! I wasn't scheduled until the end of August but my surgeon had a cancellation and with less than 24 hours notice, I was able to take the spot. I've spent most of the last week in a drugged stupor but the pain is much reduced even though I'm still walking around like an old lady.
Dr Anain carved off eight pounds of belly fat and hanging skin. I can't tell what it looks like yet because of the swelling, wrappings, and drains all connected to my front. I don't know how men manage their lives with all those appendages handing from their person! No penis envy here for sure!
I had to self pay the $5000 in assorted fees. I hope it proves to be worth every penny.
June 2, 2006
I've lost 14 pounds since my tummy tuck. Six more pounds lost and my BMI will be in the normal range for the first time in almost 20 years. Be still my heart!
January 18, 2007
God it's been so long since I signed on to this site! In the past seven months I've had a tummy tuck and more recently a breast lift. Three major surgeries in two years including the gastric bypass. I've gained almost 20 pounds from my low point. I've earned every ounce as I ate like a sugar pig over the holidays I'm not exercising either. I also snack all day. Shame on me.
None of my surgeries changed my head or the problems which made me fat in the first place. Perhaps I should try therapy next.
I have purchased a Core Rhythm exercise dvd which looks like fun. My breast lift surgeon cleared me for all activity just yesterday and I plan to wake up and smell the coffee and get moving. I'm also looking for a job as I've been a happy stay at home slug for years. I need to get out and get away from food and my couch. I'm trying not to be disgusted with myself for backsliding and gaining. I just want to stop myself before I'm back up to 200 pounds or more. I know it can happen.
August 02, 2007
I started Dr Atkin's diet a couple days ago and am down four pounds. I really hate dieting but need the wake up. I want to lose the remaining 14 pounds of the 19 I've gained from my low point right after my tummy tuck. I'd really, really, really love to lose another 18 after that to be at what my surgeon said was my "ideal" weight of 138.
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Apr 15/05 262 morning of surgery
Apr 22/05 250 01 week postop -12
May 20/05 232 05 weeks postop -30
Jun 24/05 215 10 weeks postop -47
Jul 08/05 207 12 weeks postop -55
Aug 05/05 197 16 weeks postop -65
Aug 19/05 192 18 weeks postop -70
Sep 02/05 187 20 weeks postop -75
Sep 16/05 185 22 weeks postop -77
Sep 23/05 181 23 weeks postop -81
Sep 30/05 180 24 weeks postop -82
Oct 14/05 179 6 MONTHS postop -83
Oct 28/05 178 28 weeks postop -84
Nov 11/05 174 30 weeks postop -88
Dec 02/05 173 33 weeks postop -89
Dec 09/05 170 34 weeks postop -92
Dec 30/05 168 37 weeks postop -94
Jan 13/06 167 39 weeks postop -95
Feb 03/06 166 42 weeks postop -96
Feb 10/06 164 43 weeks postop -98
Mar 03/06 162 46 weeks postop -100!!!!!!!!!
May 29/06 159 1 yr 6 wks postop -103
June 02/06 156 1 yr 7 wks postop -106
Jan 18/07 175 1 yr 9 months postop gained 19
April 15/07 175 2 years postop still up 19
Aug 02/07 170 2 yrs 15 wks postop up 14
Aug 14/07 163 2 yrs 17 wks postop up 7
Sept 19/07 158 2 yrs 21 wks postop up 2
April 16/08 182 3 yrs postop up 26
April 16/09 178 4 yrs post op still up 22 pounds from ultimate low
July 19, 2005 I started at 262 in April 2005 and as of this morning 13 weeks later, I weigh 201. That's a loss of 50% of my surplus pounds! I'm grateful every day I could have this surgery.
August 5, 2005 After being stuck at 200 pounds for two weeks, I woke up this morning to a scale which read 197! First time in about eight years since I was under 200. This is my first met goal. Next I want to weigh less than my husband. About 13 pounds. I keep telling him if he loved me, he'd gain 20 pounds!
August 19, 2005 I've lost 70 pounds in 18 weeks! I was having a problem with a stall but I started eating a protein about a half hour before going to bed and things are moving a bit again. I expected the weight loss to slow down but I was disappointed it started so soon. I'm trying not to complain, though, because I'm so grateful to be losing at all. 70 pounds is equal to like a eight year old child!
I'm still having problems with constipation. I take a Colace every morning but have to say I am not impressed. I've been doing an old fashioned enema every week out of desperation. I did try Herbal Lax, a Shaklee product, but my surgeon frowns on laxatives. Sometimes I feel like I have ten pounds of poop stuck in my colon!
September 2, 2005 Twenty weeks since my surgery. I read recently that life is like toilet paper... the nearer the end, the faster it goes. Tacky analogy but boy it seems to be true. I can't keep up with how fast time is flying past. I've lost 75 pounds as of this morning and I've met my goal of wanting to weigh less than my husband, but it seems so irrelevant in the light of Hurricane Katrina's devastation in the Gulf.
The loss of property and infastructure is bad enough but the deaths? They knew the storm was coming days in advance of the landfall. Why didn't those people leave New Orleans, Biloxi, Gulfport, and those other areas. They were under evacuation orders. I find myself angry with them. Now there's looting and anarchy. Crises of this nature always brings out the best and the worst of people but I'm ashamed of so much of what I've been seeing on the news. Shame on those who are like a pack of lions seeking to devour and destroy.
I'm trying not to think in terms of a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah but it's difficult. I'm not one who dwells on end times prophecy but all the biblical signals seem to be presenting themselves and there's so much need for prayer. I can't imagine what it's like to lose an entire city. We have refugees in the Continental United States of America. Who thought we would live to see the day? All this on top of a war, rampant terrorism, surging gas prices, oil shortages. God help us if there's a terrorist attack in New York tomorrow or a massive earthquake in California. We have no reserves.
Weight loss and personal self esteem seem damn shallow in comparison.
September 16, 2005 My weight loss has slowed way down and I'm concentrating on not whining and getting an attitude. I've been losing a pound a week for the past four weeks. I am NOT impressed.
I have been eating more things I shouldn't. Cookies and candy and the like. Not a lot at a time, but more than I should be eating. Unfortunately sugar does not make me dump or feel guilty. I'm also in the middle of "I've got to bake" season. It's like a sickness. The flour and sugar just call to me to mix them together. I've been sending cookies to my kids and sweet breads to the church. It's a sickness and I need to find a Bakers Anonymous group.
I also have the "make hearty soup" disease but at least I make the protein and veggie rich kind. I ate split pea & lentil & ham soup for lunch with cheddar cheese melted on top. Heaven with a spoon!
September 23, 2005 I had a small WOW moment this morning. I officially weigh myself on Friday mornings. I've been losing about a pound a week for the past six weeks and wasn't expecting much different this morning. Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered I've lost FOUR pounds this week. I am down 81 pounds in 23 weeks. I am sooooooo grateful I was able to have this surgery. It ranks right up there with my husband and children as the best things to happen for me.
September 30, 2005 I did my BMI calculation this morning. It is 29.9 and I am officially OVERWEIGHT! That's down from an original BMI of almost 44 and morbidly obese. God, just the term scared the bejesus out of me! Now that I've lost 82 pounds I can look back and believe the extra weight was completely toxic and killing me. The best thing though is my mind is lightening up with my body. My PCP just agreed to let me reduce my antidepressant (Celexa) from 60 mgs to 40 mgs per day. I have two friends who have promised to monitor my demeaner to let me know if I start going nuts again. Last time I tried weening myself off the meds, I crashed and burned so fast. This time I'm going to try and be content with simply reducing the dosage and take it real slow. Today I feel wonderful. I've lost 65% of my excess body weight in 24 weeks and I'm feeling confident the rest will come off as well. My weight loss is slowing down but I am determined to concentrate on perservering and not to freaking and shrieking.
October 16, 2005 Six months postop!! Holy cow the time has flown by! I weigh 179 this morning! It's been almost 20 years since I was down "so low"! It was hard fought too because I gained weight the week before. Part of it was poor choices of food. Part of it was the darn constipation I've been struggling with for almost six months. I think I've finally come up with the formula to keep the colon pumping... TMI, I know, but you don't KNOW what a pain this has been for me. I take one Colace stool softener each morning plus four doses of two Fiber Com tablets every day. I also eat two tablespoons of ground flax three or four times per week. I've cut back on my cheese consumption and upped my high protein/high fiber cereal ration. It all has been helping this week.
I go to Dr O'Malley for my official six month visit in two weeks. I wish I could say WLS has been everything I'd hoped for but it's really not. I do weigh 83 pounds less and I'm immensely grateful I could have the surgery, but I'm still waiting for the tons of energy and feeling of well being which was promised to me. I'm still tired and fatigued quite often. My back hurts every day and I have high hopes for a tummy tuck and breast reduction in the spring.
I lowered my antidepression medication and have found myself fighting anger and twitching nerves. I'm determined to continue with the lower dosage to see if I'm simply having a bit of withdrawl. I'm hopeful I'll feel better soon.
October 30, 2005 I went for my "official" six month postop visit on Friday. (six months and two weeks) I have "officially" lost 80 pounds as I weighed four pounds more that afternoon with my clothes and shoes and lunch in my belly. I'm stunned at how quickly 28 weeks have flown past.
I am very pleased with having lost so much weight. Dr O'Malley says if I don't lose another pound, I have already surpassed the "average" WLS patient as I've lost a bit better than 65% of my excess body weight. My "ideal" body weight is 138 pounds. That's 40 more pounds to lose according to my scale this morning. I don't know if it will happen for me or not, we'll see. My personal preference is to get under 150 pounds and stay there for the rest of my life.
God, it's been nearly 20 years since I weighed 150. I remember getting down to that for my 10 year high school reunion. Diet Center, I lost 50 pounds that time and as soon as the stupid reunion was past, I started gaining it back again.
My surgeon prescribed Magnesium Citrate for my horrible constipation. I could barely get a third of the bottle down before feeling it was going to come right back up. I had a movement in less than a half hour. Desperate measure for desperate means, indeed. The chronic constipation has been the worst thing for me.
I've also resumed taking 60 mgs of Celexa for my depression. Cutting back to 40 mgs had an immediate negative effect on my nerves and emotions and I started dreaming about serial killers.
I feel I've done very well and I'm so very grateful I was able to have the procedure.
November 11, 2005 Thank you Jesus, my seven weeks of bouncing from 182-178-182 is over!! I weighed 174 this morning. That's a loss of 88 pounds!! I kind of went back to basics and paid more attention to my fluid intake.
My constipation problems are doing much better. I take two Colace per day and have been eating a couple ounces of fat free potato chips fried in Olestra for a couple weeks. Laugh if you must, but it's helping. The "laxative" effect is the same as diet chocolate. My six month blood work showed a B-12 deficiency and I have to take an extra 1000 mcg per day and go back in a month to have more blood sucked. I hate that part of postop. I've had anemia problems since surgery and have chronic fatigue. I keep waiting for all the energy that was promised to me if I would "just" lose the weight.
All things considered, I am feeling so much better about myself and life in general.
December 2, 2005 Holy Cow! It's December. I swear we skipped May and October this year.
I've lost 89 pounds in 32 weeks and am feeling mighty proud of myself. Many of my clothes are size XL now. NOT plus size, just regular extra large. Some things I can wear in size L too!
I've had to start taking Darvocet and Flexeril for my sore hips and back. I cannot wait to get this darn hanging stomach cut off in the spring. I have my consultation with the plastic surgeon January 9. I'm hoping, hoping, hoping my insurance will cough up the cash and pay for the tummy tuck. I'd also like to have my breasts lifted back up where they belong. It's hard to find correctly proportioned clothing since my front half is so much bigger and awkward than my legs and behind.
I did well during the Thanksgiving holiday. I do eat the occasional sweet but am careful not to overindulge. I'm starting my Christmas cookie baking orgy next Monday. I might have to break out the duct tape and seal my lips as I bake and decorate the goodies.
December 9, 2005 I lost three pounds this week for a grand total of 92 pounds lost! That's an anorexic teenager. Eight more pounds and I will have lost 100 pounds. That number was inconcievable to me a year ago. Thank God I was able to have this surgery. I've had some problems postop but every single one of them has been worth it to me.
I'd love to be able to lose those eight pounds this next month. My plastic surgery consult is January 9. I'm so hoping my unsurance will pay for the tummy tuck. I'd like my breasts lifted back where they belong too. My chiropractor and personal physician do believe my chronic back problems are at least worsened by these swinging bags of fat connected to my front. I want them off, off, off!
December 30, 2005 Eight and a half months postop and I have lost 94 pounds as of this morning!! God I love it! I'm at 168 pounds which is 30 pounds from my fantasy goal and "ideal" weight of 138. I'm wearing size 14 elastic waist jeans and a large sweater. I've shrunk a full inch since surgery and I lost a shoe size. Everyone who knows me says I look younger and happier than they've ever seen me. I'm so grateful I had this surgery and am looking forward to my plastic surgery consult in ten days. Gosh I hope my insurance will pay for the tummy tuck. I figure I'll have to pay for a breast lift out of my husband's pocket, but if the surgeon can do it at the same time as the stomach surgery, it won't cost so much and I'll only need to go under general anesthetic once. I bet I can get into size 10 pants once this darn belly is cut off. I have no legs or butt. I'm excited at one more step towards "normal".
I have no real resolutions for the coming New Year. I can finally cross "lose weight" off my annual list! I am honestly facing my food addictions and self control problem. "Hi, my name is Lynda and I am a chocoholic and cookieholic". I have to stay on the wagon and remember I have no self control when it comes to chocolate or my home baked cookies unless I abstain. "Just one" doesn't work for me. I can see an unopened box and ignore it but if I open the box, I inhale them. I have to stay completely away from my trigger foods. I swear I ate 10 dozen cookies between Thanksgiving and Christmas! It was wonderful at the time but then I got on the scale and had gained five pounds. It scared me. I don't want to have gone through all this pain and suffering from surgery only to screw up and gain all the weight back. I know it can happen if I'm stupid and don't stick to a healthier eating plan. I refuse to be that stupid!
January 13, 2006 I've lost 95 pounds! That's a loss of just over 75% of my surplus weight!! I've been 167 pounds for two weeks now. I "officially" weigh on Fridays. Five more pounds and I will have lost 100 pounds. It amazes me I was physically able to carry around all that extra weight. My dog, Henry, weighs 75 pounds and I can't lift him off the floor.
I went to see Dr. Shirley Anain on Monday. She's the plastic surgeon my PCP recommeded for the tummy tuck and breast lift I want to have. I liked her immediately. She's very friendly and made me feel comfortable and safe. She is very conservative and won't do both procedures at the same time. She insists on six months between tummy tuck and breast lift because of blood flow issues. I'm disappointed but not stupid, so I agreed and will be content. She's writing to my insurance company and we'll do the tummy tuck first. We should hear from them in four to five weeks. I feel confident they will approve (at least after they fight and squeal a while) as I have documented back pain and stomach rashes since WLS.
Dr. Anain seemed positive the insurance company would not pay for the breast lift. I was given a cost breakdown for both surgeries. About $5,000 for the tummy tuck and $4,000 for the breast lift. All has to be paid in advance. If the insurance will pay for the tummy tuck, I should be able to swing the cost for the breast lift next year. I plan on going back to work after I recouperate from the tummy tuck. I've been researching state and federal civil service exam postings, hoping for something that pays well and doesn't require a college degree or has an age limit. At 46, I haven't been employed in about five years and when I did work, it was usually part time in restaurants as a cook. You know the saying "never trust a skinny cook"? I was the trustworthy fat cook. I did work full time for the Census 2000 and loved it and would jump at the chance to work for the USA again.
February 20, 2006
My insurance company denied my initial request for a tummy tuck because they said it was cosmetic. Now I've started the appeal process. I'll have two chiropractors and my PCP writing letters of "medical necessity" and my plastic surgeon will take photos of under my belly on March 15 and she'll send in the appeals package. I'm hopeful jumping through these hoops will get me approved. I hate this big bag of swinging stomach!
February 28, 2006
Six weeks until my one year WLS anniversary. On the one hand I'm amazed at how much weight I've lost and how different I look and feel. On the other (bitchier) hand, I'm disappointed not to have lost 100 pounds, plus I've been having back and hip problems which are effecting my sleep and outlook on life. I've been stalled at -98 for a couple months and it's my own fault. The holiday season (Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day) was one big splurge for me. I ate too many cookies and other sweets instead of protein and the good stuff. I still don't exercise much either. I'd hate myself but I don't have the energy.
I keep waiting for all the magical energy and zest for life I was promised by everyone and their mother "if I'd just lose weight". My doctors keep telling me my body has had a huge adjustment to make this year but I didn't fully realise I'd still be wanting to take a nap most afternoons ten and a half months after surgery.
I've been gathering what I hope will be good enough documentation of my back and hip problems to convince my insurance company to pay for my tummy tuck. When I go to the plastic surgeon again March 15, I'll be having photos taken of my pannis and the ugly rash underneath. Oh what fun that will be for me. I've experience more than my share of humiliation since I began this whole process 18 months ago. I want it to be done.
Monday I started a two week carbohydrate fast to jump start my losing process again. Ten more days to go. I'm hoping to get into the 150s.
March 2, 2006
I'VE LOST 100 POUNDS!!
March 17, 2006
I mailed in my appeal package to my insurance company. My plastic surgeon took photographs of my hanging belly and the underside of it. Humiliations galore, if you know what I mean. Hopefully I will hear something positive within a couple weeks.
The package included the photographs and my letter asking for appeal. I included notes from my two chiropractors and nurse practitioner about my back pain and need for prescription pain killers. I'm trying to remain optomistic and not make myself crazy with negative speculation.
I went to a funeral in Albany this week. A six hour drive in a small car with three others. I ate like a pig for three days. I don't like funerals and they make me fall into uncontrolled grazing. Especially sweets and salty snacks. I haven't even stepped on a scale this week.
March 20, 2006
I have a pattern. Every time I hit a new low in my weight loss, I turn into an eating machine. I can't seem to stop myself. I've been eating cookies and salty snacks like a mad woman. I hate this about myself. I want to lose 25 more pounds. I'm obviously going to have to work to get them off but I can't seem to get into gear. I hate that about myself too.
April 3, 2006
It's been a month since I hit the -100 pound mark. I've been losing and gain the same five pounds ever since. It's the sugar thing. Cookies. I've been to two funerals in three weeks. One in Albany and one in North Carolina. Lots of driving and angst and eating and not sleeping. I'm too old for this crap! Add in the time change and I am one miserable Lynda.
I haven't heard back from my insurance company regarding my appeal. It's been three weeks since I mailed out the packages. I don't like this limbo. I've been crabby and constipated and on edge.
My one year WLS anniversary is in 12 days. Unbelievable how fast the time flew by. Even with the cookies and other stupidity, I'm very proud of my weight loss. 100 pounds in less than a year ain't nothing to sneeze at! I just hope it doesn't take another year to lose the 28 pouinds to reach my "ideal" weight of 138.
April 19, 2006
My one year anniversary since my surgery was Friday the 15th. I was in North Carolina for Easter without access to a computer and couldn't update until now. While I am pleased to have lost so much weight, I have to admit to being frightened of gaining it all back. I've gained eight pounds in the past month through stupid food choices. I eat cookies and sweets and rarely eat protein first any more. The surgery didn't rewire my head and bad eating habits. Since I've been feeling real hunger again and can eat more than a few tablespoons, the weight loss has stopped being "easy". I've started a Dr Atkin's diet today and hope to continue for the two weeks until my appointment with my surgeon on May 3. I'd like to at least get back to 162 pounds which meant I'd lost 100 pounds since WLS. I was 170 this morning. I'm going to post my troubles on the main board today and hopefully will hear from others in my position and not just the perfect postops who are so snotty in their superiority.
April 23, 2006
I've done Dr Atkins successfully for three days and have lost five of the eight pounds I'd gained. That's the good news. The bad news is I lost my tummy tuck appeal. Can we say F*CK! I can appeal again and will but am most likely going to self pay and hope for reimbursement later. I cannot stand this hanging stomach and can't just leave it there. I'm expecting another letter from the insurance company this week and won't do anything until then.
May 6, 2006
I went to my surgeon's office for my official one year post op visit. I saw the new nurse practitioner and she's very nice. She looks like my sister-in-law, Charlene. I know I stared but I didn't say anything Anyway, I left four tubes of blood behind and they promised to send me a copy of the test results. I want to compare them to my pre op blood work to see what has changed and hopefully improved.
I told the NP about my year long chronic constipation. She gave me a handful of Liquafiber samples. It's a little package you put into any liquid. It's not completely tasteless but I pretend the flavor is apple juice. It's making me gassy and I can feel something happening in there. I'm thiniking about buying some Oxy-Powder Colon Cleanse. It sounds interesting and can help you lose "the 10-25 pounds of impactad fecal matter in the entire length of your colon". Ick! I swear I spent more time thinking about poop in the last year than in my entire life!
I have an appointment with my plastic surgeon on Wednesday. I'm going to schedule my tummy tuck and self pay. I hope I can get it done this month. We took out a Citifinancial loan this week. I hate it but I hate this hanging stomach more than I've ever hated anything in my life. I'm going to file an external appeal with the Department of Insurance and pray they will reimburse me.
May 29, 2006
So much has happened in so short a time. I had my tummy tuck last Tuesday on May 23! I wasn't scheduled until the end of August but my surgeon had a cancellation and with less than 24 hours notice, I was able to take the spot. I've spent most of the last week in a drugged stupor but the pain is much reduced even though I'm still walking around like an old lady.
Dr Anain carved off eight pounds of belly fat and hanging skin. I can't tell what it looks like yet because of the swelling, wrappings, and drains all connected to my front. I don't know how men manage their lives with all those appendages handing from their person! No penis envy here for sure!
I had to self pay the $5000 in assorted fees. I hope it proves to be worth every penny.
June 2, 2006
I've lost 14 pounds since my tummy tuck. Six more pounds lost and my BMI will be in the normal range for the first time in almost 20 years. Be still my heart!
January 18, 2007
God it's been so long since I signed on to this site! In the past seven months I've had a tummy tuck and more recently a breast lift. Three major surgeries in two years including the gastric bypass. I've gained almost 20 pounds from my low point. I've earned every ounce as I ate like a sugar pig over the holidays I'm not exercising either. I also snack all day. Shame on me.
None of my surgeries changed my head or the problems which made me fat in the first place. Perhaps I should try therapy next.
I have purchased a Core Rhythm exercise dvd which looks like fun. My breast lift surgeon cleared me for all activity just yesterday and I plan to wake up and smell the coffee and get moving. I'm also looking for a job as I've been a happy stay at home slug for years. I need to get out and get away from food and my couch. I'm trying not to be disgusted with myself for backsliding and gaining. I just want to stop myself before I'm back up to 200 pounds or more. I know it can happen.
August 02, 2007
I started Dr Atkin's diet a couple days ago and am down four pounds. I really hate dieting but need the wake up. I want to lose the remaining 14 pounds of the 19 I've gained from my low point right after my tummy tuck. I'd really, really, really love to lose another 18 after that to be at what my surgeon said was my "ideal" weight of 138.
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Western New York,
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04/15/2005
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Aug 20, 2004
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