Leona Pewitt

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Well I am officially 1 pound under my graduating High School weight.  I do not take medication for diabetes anymore and my cholesterol and bloodpressure are getting so much better.  My Fibromyalgia pain is almost none. I am currently only taking extra strength tylenol (otc) for pain!

I have had a hard road.  I am on an anti-depressant/anxiety medication right now.  I had a nervous breakdown a few weeks back.  I am hoping to feel back to normal soon.  The doctor said it is very common for gastric bypass patients to go through a period of depression.  Atleast that made me feel like I hadnt lost all my marbles.

23 more lbs to my personal goal.  60 something according to my surgeons idea of a goal weight.  LOL

 I am a little over half way there and If I have calculated correctly 15 weeks Post Op. I am down 71 lbs. I am only 20lbs plus a few give or take from my HS graduation weight. I was a plus size beauty then. I am hoping to shed 20% more th...an that to make myself happy! This has been and continues to be a emotional and physical struggle, but I wouldnt change anything! I am so greatful to my GREAT family and friends for their continued love and support. ♥

Hey,

Posted pics of before and after.  Also pics of the surgery.  Please dont leave nasty comments.  If you dont support me dont follow my journey!  This is a "No Negative Area"!

I am down to 287 lbs in 4 weeks!  It is still hard to eat and have dumped a couple times.  I am still afraid of food.  I am getting better at getting water in!  Yeah!

I went to my one month check up.  48lb loss on their records.  I got in trouble for still being on baby food and not regular.  So I have been trying really hard to get regular food in and lots of protein.

I walk almost 2 miles a day. 

Thanks for reading!

Lee

Well its been 3 weeks since surgery.  Today I start soft foods!  Yay!  Its not really that I am hungry.  Its just gonna be great being off pureed baby food!  Ha!  Texter and aroma means the world at this stage of the process.

So I stepped on the scale 2 days ago and was extactic!!!  Not only am I down 35lbs I am also under 300lbs!  So my new goal is to get below 250.  My family notices my lack of chins and thinning neck.  My husband has to keep reminding me to relax my shoulders cuz Im not holding up all that fat on my neck anymore.  Bad news.....I have lost about one cup size on the girls!  Im okay with it...the husband...well he will live!

I walk daily 1 mile around our neighboorhood and have been following the diet guideliness giving to me by Dr. Hendricks.  It is still hard to get 64 ounces of liquids in a day, but you can only take one day at time.  I am starting to have "normal" bowel movements...prior it has been bile...not fun.  Ha!  I know TMI, but I am not going to hold back ANYTHING.  Its my journey!!!   


I am still very sore...but then again i am and always have been a wuss!  My pouch is still sensitive and sometimes even drinking water upsets my stomach.  I am not able to hold down eggs.  I have tried twice and vomited twice.  The only to times since surgery.  So eggs are out of the question for me.

I am doing well for now.  My blood count is back up.  I still feel sluggish, but I guess that is to be aspected.

Good Bless.

To Be Continued...................................................

Hello, all.

I knew something had to be seriously wrong.  Things just do not come easy to me. 

So I was released from the hospital on Wednesday and everything seemed to be going well.  On Thursday afternoon I started having blood clots the size of a pinky nail exiting my anus along with tons of blood (filled the toliet).  I spent almost all night in the ER ( they were not familiar with gastric bypass patients which was berrrry fustrating).  Finally my surgeons residents were able to come by.  So I finally got a room and was sooo tired, and my husband said i was so white I blended in with the white hospital sheets!!!  So my surgeon believed I had to much Lovenox (blood thinner) in my system and this should be a quick fix.  NOT......so my blood level dropped to 6.2 meaning blood transfusion STAT.  So I laid there for 4 hours receiving 2 bags of some strangers blood (scares me still) not moving my arm.  My level went up to 9.8 and then studly dropped all the way back down to 8.0,  My surgeon thinks I had some bleeding in my tummy such as ulcers.  So he prescribed an anacid and tummy coater.  My blood levels started to come back up!!! 

This was a scary part of my journey and I hope I am in the clear now.  I apologize to the nurses and my surgeon for being so crabby ( I had an emotional breakdown and wasnt to nice). 

The RNY process is going swell.  I was put on the full liquid diet today and am handling it pretty well.  Unfortunatley due to the extra hospital stay and liquids I was pumped up with I weigh more then when I went in for surgery. 

I had several days to reflect and seriously questioned why I had gone through with this surgery.  I came to the conclusion the complication was due to having surgery in itself not the RNY. 

So we shall see what time and exericise brings.

Thanks to my family, friends, and weight loss buddies, for the prayers and support!  Means the world to me.

In less then 72 hours I will be in surgery getting my new tool.

I have to admint the pre op liquid diet is not as bad as I anticipated.  I have managed to lose 25 plus pounds before surgery and have been able to walk with a little more ease.

I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am to prep for surgery.  I believe I am the first one of the day.  Guess its better to get it over with instead of worry about it all day. 

I am still pretty nervous.  I am not one that tolerates pain very well.  My surgeon has assured me they will make me as comfortable as possible.

So I guess this is fairwell to fat and hello to life!

So I decided to start the liquid diet two days in advance.  I figured "What the Hell."  Yesterday was fairly hard considering I attended a Pizza birthday party at Ceaserland!  It was one of the hardest things EVER.  I did sneak (shhhhhhhh) my own food in.  So while everyone was eating pizza I had applesauce.  Cake and Icecream time was really hard.  Not that I wanted it; moreso that I felt leftout.  This will be something I will have to work through emotionally.  I was content with my sugar free pudding. 

Today is actually even a bit harder.  I woke up with a headache and my stomach growling and gurggling.  I had oatmeal and my protien shake.

I feel very lightheaded and a bit nauseated.  My sugar has spiked over 200.