Christin S.

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No more weightloss and its bugging me.  I know its 'normal' at this stage, but it still bugs me.

I STILL have that lump in my throat.  It sucks.

The last 2 nights I puked everything up I had to eat that night.  Probably from overeating?  Last night I had one of those small cups of tuna with wasabi mayo and 2 crackers and 4 hours after I ate I had to puke, and that came up.  So, it obviously didn't go through my pouch, otherwise it wouldn't come up sooo easily.  This is the 3rd time I tried fish now, with the same end results and I'm ready to give it a rest for a while now.  It just won't happen.

I'm trying all liquids today.  Tomato soup for lunch, and some soup for dinner, trying to give my new stomach a rest.  Its frustrating.  I plan on going to the gym today though and do some walking on the treadmill as well as some weight training.  

I won an auction on E-bay I had forgotten about.  Its a shirt in XL, I know I won't be able to wear at least until spring or even summer.  Here is the shirt.


got it new for 22 bucks.  Not bad, I loved the color and style.

Well, I put in a call to my doc about this throat thing.  Its definately NOT normal and I'm 'suffering' from it for over 2 weeks now.

FISH does not agree with me.  Or should I say seafood?  I had a small cup (single serve things you can buy) with some Wasabi mayo (teaspoon to add spice) and 2 saltine crackers last night.  3.5 hours later, the whole thing came up!  All liquids and everything possible.  It was horrible.  

That was my third attempt at seafood and I have to say that I'm giving up on it for a few months to come.  I just can't imagine doing this to myself again.

I was told for the meats to eat seafood, chicken, turkey, etc.  Stay away from red meats.  Well, guess what?  The red meat is the only thing that stays down without problems :(  That is soooo frustrating.

I'm still working on getting my protein intake up and I have no doubt the hairloss is not far behind.  With my already super short hair, this will interesting.  More things my boss can make fun of.

I lost another 2 lbs since Tuesday.  It seems like its going again, but it could also be from the fact that I threw up my food last night.  Actually, it's not, I've done that before and it sure didn't move the scale.  Anyway...

Last night I decided to try chicken.  WE made chicken fajitas and it was soooo good.  I had about a cup, mixed with baked beans.  I sat for an hour in pain, before I finally decided to stick my finger in my throat and throw it up.  It came out, all of it and then some liquids I had.  It never made it down obviously.  Golly, I hate throwing up so much, it sends me into panic, but I did feel good afterwards!  The pressure was gone!

I had some Triscuit crackers and that wouldn't go down either, liquids were stuck.  I started to get scared that I messed something up... I had horrible stomach pains with the liquids and finally stuck my finger down my throat too to get the crackers up, but all that came up was the water I just had.  No sign of the crackers, which means they passed.  I went to bed after that.

So, it seems I can tolerate beef only at this point.  I did well with the brisket, but anything else is just NOT working.  I am not getting enough protein in either... and that is really getting to me.  I HATE these protein bars/shakes.  I'm trying to get more unflavored soy protein in, but most of the time I keep forgetting.  I really need to realize this is like medication I'm taking.  I HAVE to take it.

Today I'm 6 weeks post-op. And FINALLY the scale started moving again. I was stuck for over 2 weeks... This morning I'm 265.4, which is close to a 36 lbs loss in 6 weeks. I'm also wearing size 20 clothes this morning. I actually feel sexy too! That feels weird to write :) I'm still struggling with that lump in my throat though. The Bentyl is help for a little while, but it too is starting to wear off. VERY ANNOYING.

I received lots of compliments today, the first day in 'smaller' clothes. Made me feel really good. I'm down to a 20/22 now compared to 26/28 6 weeks ago. That's just awesome. This is what I wore today... Weight is not moving down, but the fat is coming off.... my clothes are witness to this!

I had my swallow test appointment this morning, all is well, no stricture at all.  he thinks I have anxiety issues that has been reported in gastric bypass patients to cause the symptoms I have. He said to do liquids for the next few days and I should be ok. If not, then to call him next week and he will schedule me for an endoscopy.  Yeah right... after I had to swallow that disgusting crap today, there is no way I'm volunteering to anything unless its a dire emergency.

since I was in and out so quickly, I stopped by Ross.  I just don't get why shirts for FAT PEOPLE are only going to the hip?  I don't want to show that fat roll!  Golly... I know I'll have issues with that the rest of my life.

But I went and bought a pair of jeans in size 22 (I am still holding on to my 26's) for 13 bucks, shirt in 22 for 10 bucks that is actually pretty cool.   Then went to Kohl's and looked at their clothes. Can someone say EXPENSIVE?  I stuck to the sales rack and found a pair of dress pants (linen) in size 22 for $10 and a shirt that I just love the color... for 16 bucks also in size 22.  Then I went to Lane Bryant online and ordered 2 pants in size 18 and 16 for under 9.99 each and 3 shirts for $5.99 each.  Total damage done there $36 with shipping.  And those clothes vary from 22 to 16.  So... this will be interesting.  Oh, and the pants have a drawstring so I hope I can wear them longer.

So, I made off with a pretty darn good deal today. Tomorrow we're returning the clothes to the outlet mall in Castle Rock to LB because we can't return them here.  So, we'll do that then.  Not sure if I'll get the money back or if I'll spend it on their sales rack.  We'll see.

Then after I got back to work I had a major dumping episode.  I haven't had a BM for the past 4 days I think. Not unusual if you had this surgery, but I think I was majorly 'backed-up'.  Still, it wasn't pretty, just glad to know I was the only one in the ladies room.  I sure wasn't a lady in there at that time.  Sorry, TMI.  But I KNOW I lost more weight with that session.  Thanks to that contrast blasting through me.

Btw, I got to see my heart, liver, etc on the live x-ray.  It was cool to see my heart beating and my pouch when it filled up.

Now, take 3 regular sips of liquid.  No gulp, just enough to fill your water.  That filled up the WHOLE pouch!  I saw it going down the intestine and such, was cool to see but that stuff they had me drink was sooo disgusting, I don't EVER want to taste that again.  It tasted like a mixture of stomach acid, alcohol based mouth-wash and something I can't describe.  Absolutely gross.  But the x-ray guy was a really old man, he was soooo sweet to me, wonderful, complimenting me on my weightloss, etc.

Its nearly 2 am and we just got home a few minutes ago.  I left work at 5 and came straight to the ER.  I was sooo dehydrated, my pee was brown!

I was finally seen after 2 hours, hooked up to IV fluids 2 hours later again. Went through 3 bags of that stuff.  Had 4 mg of morphine with some Toradol as well.  I feel like a new person now.

Had a CT scan which was clear, blood test that was clear, but my urine test showed an eleveated bilirubin level.  So much actually that I was told I had to see my doctor tomorrow.  I have an appointment at 2:30 to see some other doctor, but still had to get it checked out.  They think its related to the surgery, nothing to worry about, but I do worry.

I called in sick for tomorrow... not going in, rather trying to keep myself hydrated.  And then see the doc of course about this elevated liver enzyme reading.  My enzymes were ok 5 weeks ago.

Well, I'm really tired now, so off to sleep......

Rich and I went to Lane Bryant at the outlet mall today.  I thought I'd jump in and get some smaller clothes that were on sale.

I bought a nice pair of pants in size 24 (I wore size 26 for YEARS).  I also bought 2 sweaters in size 22, for winter.

Then I bought two bras in a size smaller (I wear 46D for YEARS) which is 44D.  No wires (I HATE WIRES!).  Also bought a chamise (sp?).  Damage 100.  I was stunned.  I told you, I'm CHEAP  FRUGAL.

Came home as there were no open dressing rooms.  Decided to put them on to show how small they are and that I still have ways to go.

The pants fit and are almost too big.  They have to go back   They are soooo cool looking too.

The two sweaters are a bit tight for my taste.  But here are the pictures



So, there you have it.  BOTH sweaters will go back as they are too short for my taste.  When I move, it goes up and it just sucks....

Here is another one from the side, but my posture sucks, I'm hurting quite a bit today (workout with the trainer, will write more about it later) and I started to slouch.  But I can tell that my gut is getting smaller!



And just to refresh your memory (and mine), look up at what I looked like 1.5 months ago.

Went to the gym today. Swam for 30 minutes and I'm TIRED!  Came home and gave in to the scale calling me.......  I've been stalling for a week now (ok, 5 days) and the scale wouldn't move.  Stepped on it and here is what it showed 5x in a row (because I couldn't believe it).



FINALLY under 270.  The lowest weight that I can remember was 269 while doing Atkins.  I've been above 270 since the day I got married in 1989.  So.... to date I've lost 32.4 lbs.

I've also lost 7 inches (neck, chest, waist, hips, legs total) since August 24, 2006. 

I have a phobia when it comes to vomitting.  Its rooted deep. Not sure why, but the thought of things coming back up.  Actually, I think its from my mom, the smell of vomitted alcohol.... won't go into further details....

Anyway, for lunch I overate on my swordfish. It was sooo good, but I didn't measure my portion and I think I had just an ounce more than I could have and that's a lot for my stomach.  So... that didn't sit well all day.  It stopped hurting around 3 pm and was replaced with real hunger around that time.  I knew at home was a pork shoulder in the crock pot waiting.

I LOVE pork. Prior to surgery I would've eaten a LOT of it, for days.  I bought a huge shoulder too.... not thinking that I'm not longer part of the 'feast'.

When I walked into the house my mouth started to water from the smell... there was a bone in the shoulder, the meat just peeled off of it when I tried to lift it out.  It was soooooo tender, unbelievable. We had to SCOOP the meat.

That's where I got carried away.  I put my meat into a cup, instead of my 1/2 cup container.  And ate it.

30 minutes later I took a sip of water and it wouldn't go down.  No way was it going to go anywhere but up.  So, after much pain and barely able to breathe I decided to stick my finger in the back of my mouth to induce vomitting. I asked Rich to sit next to me and hold my hand, I was that scared to vomit.

I did that and up it came.  Very fine chewed, but waaaay too much.  No wonder that wouldn't go down.  So, once I stopped, I felt sooo much better.  I can't describe the relief.  And the lesson learned.  I NEED TO MEASURE MY FOOD!

Tomorrow I'm going to do baby food during the day as that will go down easier and not hurt.  Tomorrow night another try at pork, this time I'm using the left over to make green chile pork.  I'll only have the pork, but measured this time.

On the upside, when vomitting there is VERY little acid in it.  no burning taste that is stuck in your throat. So, I guess I can be thankful for that.  Now I need to learn to measure everything.  Golly......  tomorrow morning is weigh-in.  I can tell I'm losing weight as my FAVORITE pair of jeans are too big!!!!!!  I couldn't believe it when I put them on today.