jazzyk
Hi I'm 36 years old with a BMI of 44.3. I have been overweight since childhood. I had my surgery two months ago but I thought I would create my profile today. Here goes.
8/16/06 I went to the seminar for gastric bypass. Dr. Davidson and Dr. Classen gave a presentation on the surgery.
8/30/06 I went to see Dr. Davidson for the first time. He scheduled me for a series of test.
9/20/06 I had my meeting with the nutritionist.
9/25/06 I had my psych evaluation.
9/27/06 I did the bloodgas and the pulmonary function test. I was nervious about the bloodgas but it wasn't bad after all.
9/28/06 I did the gallbladder, venous test and thyroid test today. The results should be in my doctors office by 10/5/06. I had to have a lot of test done because I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, acid reflux, heart murmur, mitral valve prolapse and my left ankle swells when I stand for long periods of time.
10/05/06 I got a call from Village Surgical stating that I have been approved. I was so surprised because I didn't expect to hear from them until 2-4 weeks. Beverly in the insurance department told me that she faxed my information to BCBS and by 4:30 that evening my surgery was approved. I thank God for that. I was estatic. My next appointment will be on Oct. 11 at 10:00a.m. I will get a date for surgery on my next appointment. I would love for it to be in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
10/11/06 I went to my doctor's office and I got a date. My date is October 24,2006. I think this is super quick and I love it. I have to go for pre-op on October 18 at 12:00. I will update you then.
10/18/06 I went to the hospital for Pre-Op. I was there 2 hours. I had to do blood work, EKG and a chest exam. The nurse talked to me about the surgery and the medicines I need to take before surgery. I was also given the time to be at the hospital. The anesthesiologist came and spoke to me about the surgery and the tube they place down your throat. YUK. Everybody was nice at Highsmith Rainey Hospital.
10/19/06 5 day to go. I woke up about 4a.m. thinking about the surgery. I was really thinking about the tube that remaines in your throat for a few minutes after surgery to make sure your breathing is good. I"m not feeling that but I know the devil is a liar and God will provide me with comfort at this point. Well I will update later.
10/24/06 Today is the day. I got up and took my blood pressure medicine and my celebrex. I have to be at the hospital at 8a.m. for a 10a.m. surgery. My mother came to stay with me. I am blessed to have her for a month. Well I will update you after the surgery.
10/26/06 I came home today and of course I am sore. My surgery went well and I didn't have any problems with it. I only remember the nurses taking me to the operating room and after that lights out. I woke up in my room. I assume I had been in recovery but I guess I slept right through it. My surgery was on Tuesday and I pretty much slept all day. I had to get up and walk later that evening. On Thrusday before I left the hospital I was glad to get the drain out of my stomach. My stomach was sore on the left side.
11/2/06 Well I went to my first doctor's appointment and I lost 12.6 lbs. I was excited about that. I started walking 6 days a week after I had the surgery for 45 minutes on the treadmill. I was sore from that drain all week but I had to put forth some effort so that I could recover better. I was told to continue my pureed diet and the third and fourth week I should try and introduce food back into my body. My next appt. is Nov. 22 and I will update later.
11/14/06 So far I haven't had but one vomiting experience. It wasn't pleasant at all. I had a piece of broil chicken wing and it didn"t agree with me. I was hurting for 30-40 minutes until it came up. Word to the wise if you ever eat anything that doesn't digest drink some water and it will make it come up quickly. The problem that I am having is getting in my protein and my water. I am tired of the protein shakes so I have to figure what else can I do. I am going to my first support group meeting tomorrow and hopefully some people can give me some pointers on getting more protein. I will update later.
11/15/06 I went to my first support meeting tonight. It was good to see and hear different things that people were gong through. The biggest concerns was not getting enough water and hair loss. The nurse told us to get Aqua Fina water because it taste the best after surgery. They also said you should get BIOTIN vitamins and NIOXIN shampoo and conditioner for hair loss. I will try this and update later.
11/22/06 Today is my second appt. since I had my surgery and I lost 10.8lbs. I have lost a total of 23.4lbs. in 28 days. I think this is great. My doctor gave me the okay to try different foods as long as they are low in fat and high in protein.Thanksgiving is tomorrow but I am not really worried about that. I will update later.
12/01/06 I haven't been hungry so I am having trouble getting my protein and water in. I am tired of the shakes but I must do better in order for my weight loss to continue. I have lost another 10.6lbs but I think my weigh loss has stopped because for a couple of weeks I didn"t do the shakes and I was hardly drinking water. I will try to get on track because I didn't do this surgery to become a failure. I will update later.
12/15/06 I think I have hit a plateau because it's been about three weeks since I lost any weight. I feel like I slowed my progress down because I was not eating and I was barely drinking anything. I started back drinking the shakes on Dec. 5 and I am trying to increase my water intake. I go to the gym for an hour 3 times a week but I might need to step that up also. I will update when my plateau is over.
1/01/07 Happy New Year to all my OH family members. I want to first thank God for allowing me to see 2007 and also allowing me to have the surgery 2 months ago. I finally see the scale going down again. I like to see that because I place a lot of emphasis on the number. I know I shouldn't do this but I am trying to get better. I also had a turning point on yesterday because I had some suits that were tight and when I tried them on for church they were big. This made me feel good. I started out in 22/24 but now my suits are 22 and they are big. My tops are 20 and they are big so if I had to guess I would say that I could wear some size 20 and my tops I probably can were 18. I will let you know my size when I find out. I am just enjoying losing right now. Another update, when I had my surgery in October I had high blood pressure as well as high cholesterol and I was taking medicine for acid reflux. I am glad to report as of December 15, 2006 I am off all medications. I count this a blessing. Today I started doing my blast away the pounds tape by Denise Austin. I will continue to go to the gym three days a week but I have to break up my exercise or I will get bored with it. I have my 3 month appointment on January 17 so I hope to have lost 50lbs. According to my scale I have lost 36lbs. I will update after my appointment.
1/17/07 Today I had my 3 months appointment and I lost 42lbs. I wanted to have lost 50 but I am very happy with the 42lbs. I had a plateau in December so I think my weight lost slowed down at that time. Nevertheless I am excited about my weight lost. My next appointment is in April and my goal is to lose at least 35-40 lbs. I will update later and let you know how my weight is decreasing.
1/31/07 Update I have finally reached onederland. It feels good to be below 200. As of today I have lost 52lbs and that brings me to 198. I had my nutrition class today and it was very informative. I hope to have some pictures uploaded soon. I will update when I lost some more weight.
2/25/07 Well it has been about a month since I last update. I went to my medical doctor on 2/13/07 and he put me back on blood pressure medicine. My bp was high so instead of giving me the bp with a water pill included, he gave me bp by itself. My doctor told me that he think I will eventually get off the bp medicine. I hope to get off the medicine as I continue to lose my weight. I am currently 186lbs and that brings me to a total of 64lbs. I think this is excellent for four months. I couldn't be any happier since I had the surgery. I will continue to update and I finally got my pictures developed so hopefully I can get them uploaded. I will update later.
4/18/07 Update I had my six month checkup and I lost 69lbs. I wanted to lose 75lbs but I am not to far from it. I am so happy that I had this surgery because I feel 100% better healthwise. I am going to Myrtle Beach on April 22 and I will update when I return.
5/01/07 I am back from Myrtle Beach and I lost 6lbs while I was there. I didn't have a big appetite and I did a lot of walking so I guess the pounds just kept coming off. I am 175lbs. This brings me to a total lost of 75lbs. In Myrtle Beach I felt so good being able to walk and do things that I normally would not have felt like doing. My husband and I walked so much but it didn't bother me because I have been exercising and I was ready for it. Well I will update later.
6/05/07 Well I thought I should post since I haven't in a month. I am 167lbs which brings me to a total weight loss of 83lbs. I have 27lbs to go. I should be there by my anniversary. I work for the post office and I started a new job on May 14, 2007 with them. I have been so busy that I haven't had time to work out. I have to find some time so I can get back into the workout routine. I am finally in the overweight category and not the morbid obese category anymore. I am happy about that. I will post later when I get some good news. Bye for now.
7/22/07 I have finally lost 100lbs. I am 150. My goal weight is to be 140 but I know I probably will lose more than that. I am so happy about that. I feel better and God knows I look better. On yesterday I went to the mall and I was shocked that I could wear a size 12. I haven't worn a size 12 in 20 years. I am still trying to get my pictures uploaded but I am relying on someone else and I don't think they know how to do it. I hope to have some soon. Last week I went to a monthly meeting that my doctors have and it was so good to see people that have lost a tremendous amount of weight. We told our story and then we passed around before pictures. It was amazing to see where people started and where they are now. I need to get back to exercising and eating better. I still do not get hungry and that causes me not to want to eat. I have to do better because I didn't lose this weight to gain back. Bye for now.
9/03/07 Well it's been a little over a month since I posted. I have been on vacation and I have been to two family reunions. It felt so good to go around my family and my husbands family and everybody tell me how good I look. I was smiling to no end. I am so glad that I took this step of weight loss surgery. It has been a great journey for me and I know that I have to do my part so I can maintain this new body and lifestyle. I plan to start back exercising this week. I have falling off real bad with that. Other than that I have two ladies that I have been a mentor to in North Carolina. One had surgery on July 30 and the one will have surgery tomorrow. I know that they will do well. My weight is still holding and that's good. For now I must say bye.
11/12/07 It's been a month and a half since I posted but Thanks Be TO GOD I made my one year Anniversary on October 24,2007. To date I have lost 104 lbs. On my one year anniversary I weighed 148lbs. It really do feel good to be able to lost that kind of weight in a short time. I am currently in a size 10 and loving it. Everybody constantly says that I look good and want to know how I lost the weight. I have no problem telling them because I feel good as well as I look good. I have been working some crazy hours so I haven't been working out in a few weeks. I will try to get moving probably after Thanksgiving. I will try to post in a couple of weeks. Bye for now.
01/06/08 Happy New Year to all my OH family. I haven't posted in a couple of months. I am still maintaining my weight. I currently weigh 139 soaking wet. I am in a size 10 and some 12 clothes. It been one year and 2 1/2 months since I had surgery. I am loving the new me. I need to get back in the gym and work out but I haven't been successful with that. I plan to do that this month. I was able to eat more this holiday season than before so I know that I need to get an exercise program going. Well I will update you later. Bye for now.
02/01/08 Well I finally got some pictures uploaded. I need to get some updated pictures of me and I will soon but for now this is me.
11/03/08 It's been months since I posted but I had my two year check up in October and I weigh 144. I have lost a total of 104 pounds. I am pleased about that and I feel great. I currently wear a size 12. I need to start exercising because I can see where my thighs and butt are filling back out. I don't want to start gaining weight. I haven't exercised in months because I have started working at night and I use that as an excuse. My mother will be here next week so I will go workout with her. I will keep you posted and God Bless.
08/02/10 It has been over a year since I posted. I have gained some weight but I hired a personal trainer last October. My weight increased to 165. I have been playing around with that up and down 5 pounds. I weighed today and I am at 163 so I think I have finally started losing weight. I currently workout about 4-5 days a week. I work with a personal trainer as well as walk/run on a trail. I am trying to get my wind up to running 3 miles. I will try to post some more as my weight goes back down. I need to be between 145-150. I want to be able to get in size 12 clothes. Stay motivated and continue on the track call LIFE. Bye for now.
