It's done, I did it. Finally after 11 years of wanting RnY.

Oct 17, 2014

I went in and everything went well. My back was somehow hurt on the operating table so the agonizing pain that I had was because of that. The pain wasn't too bad otherwise. Recovery would have been ok but...my body rejected the drain - worst pain ever...and day 9 after going to the ER twice, they pulled it and I was fine. Then I started to develop a painful Seroma. It was fluid building up at the surgical site which had healed at the incision site but then the fluid built up a tumor like pocket and ruptured finally at week 4 or 5 and then after that it healed and I was fine. Weight loss was slow. I felt like a failure already most days. Others would post losing 50 pounds in 2-3 months and I had lost less than 20. It was hard but I began to work even harder. I worked out 2, 3, 4 hours a day. I went on long walks and did water aerobics and did steps at the monument in Canton. I mostly WALKED...which I couldn't do before because my feet had caved from pressure. I had chronic plantar fasciitis unrelieved by two surgeries. I started using my orthotics again which hadn't helped before and something happened in MAY. I could walk...and walk...and walk. My feet (R. foot) hurt but the next day, I could go do it again! That was the beginning. All summer from May through August, I walked over 600 miles. I lost 7-8 pounds a month until August when I lost 6. September I lost 3. So far in October I have lost 3. I will say that I have only lost 3 pounds this month because I have started a mostly liquid protein diet + greek and activia yogurt. I hit my plateau or major stall. I am struggling. I don't know how much I have to lose.

Presurgical consult weight 264

Pre-op weight 234

Todays weight 161

 

So I lost 30 pounds before gastric bypass and so far 72 pounds since surgery 10 months ago. I consider my pouch a tool because I have no side effects from surgery and my capacity for food is 1.5 cups and that is what it is - I have not stretched or overate. I have always felt it was too much. I have consistently worked out at least 5-6 days a week since 5 weeks post op. My workouts are 1.5 to 2.5 hours on average. I do a lot of core stuff like planks, squats, leg lifts, and crunches but also lots of walking for cardio carrying 5 pound weights. I really want to buy an elliptical soon. I am trying to see how much I can lose before I meet with a plastic surgeon because I have a TON of skin. I want a total body lift but I doubt that I can get it. I will try to do what I can as soon as I can. I was totally unprepared for my neck hang, my whole body hanging and rolls. I knew there would be skin, but I had no idea. I have wrinkles and triple laugh lines and saggy face. My vagina, inner thighs, abdomen, butt, arms, neck are all hideous. I wouldn't trade it to go back to being fat and sick. No regrets.

I am 161 pounds, 5 foot 1, a size 12-14. 10 months out. I lost 30 before and 72 after surgery. Life is good.

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About Me
Canton, OH
Location
30.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
12/31/2013
Surgery Date
Oct 04, 2004
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I have lost 105 pounds

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