darlene briseno
im a woman and a mother of a ten year old daughter.and im tiered of not living life like i should be.i want to do more and at my currant weight it is becoming impossible.ive been heavy all my life.i dont desire to be a skinny bombshell,im comfortable being heavy.i know nothing else.but now that im older and heavier it is time for a change.my health is at stake.dibetes,high blood pressure,hip and knee pain,swollen legs.....im a mess!!! if your over 300lbs. you know all about it.ive read some of your stuff on this web site,and i love it. its very helpful and i find it encouraging for me.ive shed a few tears and had a few laughs reading some of the things members write. Well It's been 17 days now since my surgery.It took me a year to get to this piont.The nutritionist was the hardest part.I felt she never made herself clear about what she wanted from me and so I guess I wasn't giving her what she wanted me to.I started at 337lbs. and lost a few pounds every time I went for my appiontments.Of course I wasn't putting my whole heart in it yet.Now that I've had the surgery I'm not craving food(yet).The phyciatrist was great.He just basically wanted to know why I wanted the surgery and what conserns I had about it. My surgeon Dr.Boss was great.He is very confident and very down to earth.I had to have my surgery open,which he suspected before hand.I just wanted him to be able to do it and do it right so all's good.I just really hope this works for me.I hope that I can use more controll over my eating and start eating right.My daughter is very over wieght and I hope through me I can help her as well now.One alcoholic can't sober up another.I feel alot of guilt in her wieght because if I had been eating right she would not have this problem.I feel it is so important to teach children from a young age to exercise and teach them to eat right.Hopfully it's not to late for me and her. I am a member of the ymca but I have only been in the pool.As soon as I am healed up I have to make my way to the gym and get buisy!!! I'll update some more during my journey.Mean while I'm just waiting to lose wieght and get healthy!!! I'm back(lol).Now I'm 9 1/2 months out.I have lost 107lbs. so far.I'm on one of the platues that we hear about.I feel so much better and I look better too and that's just a bonus.I go to the ymca about 4 times a week.I do all the weight machines once,walk on the treadmill,do exercise in the pool and then a rewarding 15 minutes in the whirlpool.I am more active in general.my blood pressure is about 115/65 now.which is great,but the doctor said b/c I still have diabetes that I still need to take 1/2 the medication for it as I used to.I no longer take Insulin for my diabetes and 1/2 the amout of pills for it as I used to.That is my number 1 goal(to get rid of diabetes).I hope it happens.I would be thrilled to reach 199lbs anything more would be another bonus.Those are my personal goals.I really need to be careful now b/c I can eat much more and find myself eating things I shouldn't from time to time.The honeymoon is over!!!! I just finished reading the pouch rules over again to refresh my memory.My memory definatly needs to be refreshed every now and then.(lol). This OH site has been the most insperation to me.I'd like to thank everyone for their support and all the imformation they have shared.well that's it for now.I'll be back again soon!!! Hello, I'm Back!! well now I'm 1 year and 4 months out.I am feeling so good and I am walking 4-5 times a week(about 2-3 miles each time).I quit going to the ymca in July because I was busy during the summer. I picked up on walking outside,and I love it! I'm hooked on it.Winter is on it's way so I may join the ymca again.My wieght is at a stand still.I am stuck on 200 lbs.I am eating much more now so I really need to be more choosey about what I eat.I still have that terrible sweet tooth (DAM).Of course sugar and fat don't bother me at all.(double Dam).All in all I'm so happy that I had the surgery.My health and emotions are so much better .I am also very worried about gaining the weight that I have already lost back.I know I will continue to exercise,but my mind is still obsessed with food.I hate this constant struggle with food!I'm hoping to stay mentally strong enough to never give up the fight.well that's it for now.I'll be back.
Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: Thad Boss, M.D.
My first impression of Dr.Boss was that he seemed very down to earth and was very enthusiastic about the benifets of WLS.He seemed very confident in his ability to change my life.He also strongly pointed out the risks as well.He emphasizes how important aftercare is.I feel that the aftercare was not through enough.He didn't check my blood every time I went in for check ups.the last time I went he never asked about my sugar readings to adjust my medication properly and I forgot to ask.I shouldn't have to ask!His staff was great!!!Tammy in the office is so on top of everything.I think the nutritionist should have focused more on after surgery nutrition along with preperation for surgery.As a surgen Dr.Boss was great I think he needs to step up the on the check ups a bit.His surgical competence is top notch!!! I also appreciated his wonderful bedside manor!!! This was my personal experience.Would I do it again? Yes!!!! WLS. has been so benificial to my health and my happiness.
