dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 2 years ago

i am 3 1/2 yrs post RNY started at 402 & am now 157 & have kept the wt off but ever since i had the RNY i have had GI issues, it started w/the IBS getting worse, now for about the past 6 wks i have had issues w/burping, belching, some food getting stuc


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 2 years, 9 months ago

i am close to 3 yrs post RNY and have had my ups and downs have recently had to go gluten free but have lost like 248 lbs and have kept it off. my starting weight on September 13, 2018 was 402. i do what i am supposed do to and am proud of myself and i


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 3 years, 1 month ago

i am 2 1/2 yrs post RNY & doing quite well having lost 250 lbs & kept it off but the past maybe 9 months or so i started having weird digestive issues. i was alternating between the runs & constipation, went back to my GI doc who said my IBS had come b


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 3 years, 4 months ago

i am 2 yrs post op RNY & have lost 250 lbs & am doing great but am having GI issues. it started about 9 months ago when i started having alot of bloating, gas, belly pain, cramping & going from loose stools to constipation. i thought it was just a side


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 3 years, 6 months ago

i have a question for you gals out there-i am 2 yrs post op (RNY) & lost 245 lbs. I live in a rural area & decided to finally get a mammogram (the last one i had was 3 yrs ago) the radiologist said i had to have it repeated twice, the second time w/20


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 3 years, 7 months ago

i have not posted for awhile but i just feel like crying (sorry) i had RNY september 13, 2018 & went from 402 lbs to 163 lbs & have kept the wt off w/no problems but the issue is with my ex-husband. i know people have relationship problems after wt los


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 3 years, 9 months ago

i have not posted in a long time but after much hard work i am finally at my goal weight and i am 21 months post op RNY. i started out at 345 and i am now down to 165 which means i have lost 180 lbs. i am 6 foot 5 inches tall. i weighed 165 when i grad


dreamer1234 wrote weight loss journey 4 years ago

i started out my journey at 345 lbs had RNY on september 12 with Dr. Carlyle  Dunshee have done down to 172 lbs in about 16 to 17 months. have had pannulectomy on january 22, 2020 with Dr. Richard ...


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years ago

i have a weird question-topic. i went to see my weight loss surgeon 2 weeks ago and he is concerned that i am losing too much weight, says i have only 10 more lbs to loose and that is it, period. for the past 16 months i have been losing 9-10 lbs a mon


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 2 months ago

yea i had the "surgery" 3 days ago, very little pain, plastic surgeon who in my opinion is the best in the state took off 5 lbs of loose skin, insurance covered it, i was eating salmon and brocolli in the recovery room and went home the next day. i am


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 2 months ago

wish me luck as i am having the panniculectomy in less than 2 weeks, yea its that close. i have met with the plastic surgeon twice and i have lab work, EKG and meet with the people who put me to sleep next wednesday. yes insurance is paying for the sur


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 3 months ago

maybe i just need some support, i don't know. i am 15 months RNY, having lost 161 lbs and doing super but for some reason whenever people ask me how i lost the wt and i tell them i get tons of negative comments and most of all horror stories, like i kn


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 6 months ago

yep 1 yr ago today at 1pm my life today changed, i had RNY, have lost 155 lbs, have gone from 345 lbs to 190 lbs. have about 25 lbs to go. have went from size 30-32 to a size 18, can fit into a size 18 some mediums i can get into. i rarely gain weight,


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 7 months ago

i am 11 months post op & am having to take an antibiotic for an issue unrelated to the weight loss surgery. i have never had trouble taking antibiotics before in my life but this time i got the runs like super bad. my pharmacist said it was something t


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 7 months ago

i know this is a stupid question but where i live at the temperature has dropped below 80 and its raining and i am cold and i have lost 153 lbs in 11 months, exercise, eat the right foods, take my vitamins etc. when i was at my highest weight 345 i was


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 8 months ago

it is the 4th of July and i was craving something BBQ & also healthy. i love BBQ but BBQ sauce is like eating pure sugar so what i made was this. i took dried pinto beans, cooked them on the stove until done, added fresh chopped up onion, chopped up ca


dreamer1234 posted a comment 4 years, 9 months ago
hang in there. i am 61, had gastric bypass surgery 9 months ago...

dreamer1234 posted a comment 4 years, 9 months ago
i had to do 2 weeks of blood thinner shots but it really was no big...

dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 9 months ago

does anyone ever question things? so here i am excited to finally see the plastic surgeon but was exhausted from lack of sleep, i had a long wait, & when i looked around i saw slim folks compared to the "fat" me even though i have lost 148 lbs in 9 mon


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 9 months ago

there are many web sites out there for people who have had weight loss surgery. obesityhelp.com i love! but a word of caution. i got on another one, the group was closed and supposed to have a moderator and to make a long story short i wound up being "


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 9 months ago

i am 9 months post op, have lost 145 lbs as of today. have an initial consult with the plastic surgeon on tuesday which i am somewhat apprehensive about. the situation has gotten so severe that something needs to be done. i have alot of loose skin on u


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 9 months ago

the first one is this-how do you determine your final weight? i mean should i ask my surgeon or what? how much weight should i be losing in a year? the 2nd question is this? do others recommend going to a weight loss therapist and what have their exper


dreamer1234 posted a discussion topic 4 years, 9 months ago

i have lost 140 lbs in 9 months which is great & i feel good about myself, that is not what is going on. see for the past 12 yrs i have been in a wheelchair do to a car wreck & others have done my shopping for me so i have ate what they bought for me.

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