Kenyatta C.

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Well I am 6 months post op and I am down a total of 76 lbs from last year this time. I am currently fitting into a 18/20 nicely, wearing xlarge...which I hadnt seen since my freshman year of high school. Physically, mentally, and emotionally I feel great. I am somewhat struggling in the relationship area but I will get through that too. I hope to get down to a 15/16 by april. So I am hoping to drop another 20 lbs by the end of this month. 

Well,

Hello..I just received my first fill of 1.2cc. The doctor was reluctant to give it to me because of the amount of weight I lost and he said that I was doing good. I told him that I had remained at the same weight for two weeks, I was eating more, and exercising more. So he gave me the fill. He struggled somewhat because my port was sliding. Although he had numbed a part of my stomach the area where the port was placed was not numb..so I initially felt the poking so he had to numb that area and then everything was fine. I was on liquids for 24 hours. My consumption has slowed meaning I feel the satisfying filling and receive the burps indicating I have had enough sooner. Any weight I lose after this point is even more significant because I haven't been smaller than 275 since my senior year of high school.  Please pray for me because I often struggle with time management of work, school, and managing my health.

Well, I am 46 lbs down...280 from 326. I am really happy. Its funny though when you are this big some people who know you begin to recognize but people in the surgeon's office were like "when are you having your surgery?" LOL! I can still be glad though...but this is kind of the lowest weight I have been in over 10 years...so this is achievement but anything under this weight for me is like looking at a new person. 

I havent mastered exercising each day. But about two weeks ago I just did not want to get off the ellyptical machine and did 4.2 miles in 63 minutes.  This was a real accomplishment for me!


I tried on some lingerie the other day and I actually could look at myself and began to admire me. I was told by someone special that i looked really sexy!
My 24 jeans are very very baggy when they used to fit really tight. Jeans that I anticipated getting into years ago size 20 I can now wear nicely.  Excited!!!! I am on my way! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!

Hi everyone....I am now 17 days post op and things seem to be going to well. My surgery went very well. I was amazed. I thought I would have to use the pain pump for medication but that was not the case at all. Funny because my boobs are fairly big and my stomach was pumped even more from the surgery....I wanted someone to help me by immediately doing something with my boobs because they were on my stomach. My mother and grandmother laughed so hard...but I guess you say anything when drugged. They had me on dilauded (I think thats how you spell it) when I came out of the emergency room. Which can be horrible if you are not in severe pain because my second dose of it later my first night after surgery made me feel as if the room was spinning. 

I must say that Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, VA was great...the care of the staff was phenomenal.  I had never had any surgery before so I was very nervous. I dont even like needles so I dont know how I did it. God is good...I will tell you again and again. The staff were comforting because they did not shy away from touch and words of encouragement about the decision I made and when you are scared and filled with doubt it is very important to have someone who will see you through the experience (be in the surgery room with you...anesthesiologist, nurse) rub their hands across your head and tell you that you will be fine and that you are making a good decisions. I hope the experience of others to come can be as good as mine...I am truly grateful.

So far I am down 14 lbs since the surgery...and I don't know if that is good or bad but its my body and I am happy for that change. I think I need to work a little harder at taking in my liquids I struggle with making 48 let alone 64oz. However, I think I am pretty good with getting my protein in. Mushies aren't bad right now and Oct. 4 I will go to solid foods. I am a little scared. I can feel the band work and I am amazed at how I dont desire the food after a few ounces. I was worried that I would feel hungry but thats not the case.   I feel like I am getting around a lot easier and I challenge myself to walk stairs and hills on campus whereas in the past I would avoid them. I dont know if its psychological or what not but when I walk up the stairs or hills I feel good. 

I am going to go the gym tomorrow...it will be my first day and I am excited. I was told to not do any sit ups or pulling of stomach muscles. So I think I will walk 15 and try ellyptical which I love for 15 min. I hope this will make my desire for liquids increase.

I often wonder what I will look like...friends and family always say...you don't need to lose too much....but I dont know what that means...they will say you are really pretty to be a big girl...but this confuses me. I know that whether I look funny or not after weight loss I want to be healthy and I want to at some point within the next three years become a mommy and I want to be at my best healthwise for my child (children). I deserve it and although they are not here yet ...they do too.  Keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Well I found out that I don't have to take the sleep study over. I am too excited. As comfortable as the room was and as tired as I thought I was I just could not sleep. I dont know if it was my concern for the wires which were all over the place or what I had to deal with at work the next day that kept me up. I was concerned that I would have to do the study over and possibly have to push my date back.  Tomorrow I go for pre-op testing and to find out information on the results of my sleep study.

Well I have 17 days before my big day. I am very excited but still a little scared. This upcoming Tuesday, I will go for pre-op testing and I just hope all goes well. This past week I had to get a PFT and ABG...well they couldn't find my artery for the ABG so it was not done. The weird thing was my mom indicated that the nurse probably found the artery at the point where I told her she should probably stop. So I will probably have to get that at some point. Then I had my sleep study...but the craziest thing...as tired as I thought I was I could not even sleep. I was so disappointed...so I will have to call on Monday to see if I have to arrange for another sleep study...but I hope not.