melanie L.
Well here I am, 1yr later
Feb 22, 2011
So, 1yr ago I was sleeved. I cant believe how far Ive come. I havent lost 100lbs, but thats okay. Ive lost 75 lbs, which I am happy w/. Why you ask, its because i weigh what I weighed when I was 19 yrs old. I weigh what I weighed when I first met my husband. So i am happy, this was my big goal. I am still considered obese, which is funny because when i tell people this they look at me and go, you, obese and laugh. Just to add i am a 12. when I was 19 I wore a 18. Goes to show how much sizes changed too. So once it gets a lil warmer I will start walking again. I would like to get down to 165. then I will be over weight. So thats it for now. Lets see if I can post some new pics...
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Almost 3 months
Apr 28, 2010
So I am now down 41 lbs. I can now wear a large in a shirt and a size 18 in womans jeans. I am almost to my first mini goal which is 199. Right now I am at 207. Its coming off slow but its still coming off. I also realized I need to still drink protein shakes because when i do I see that I actually lose more then If I didnt drink the shakes. I will also post a new pic of the size 18 shorts i tried on today. and no I didnt buy them because i know pretty soon I will be in a 16...
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Almost 10 weeks out
Apr 08, 2010
Well somehow I totally forgot to post at 2 months out so here it is at almost 10 weeks and Im down 36 lbs. So i am now 212 lbs and 13 lbs till Im in onederland. I so cant wait, Im doing good w/ food, no issues or anything. had some nsv which I did post about, which was new pants one size smaller, can fit in a nyc bus seat, and hubby told me I feel lighter. Also my BMI is now 37.65. Hopefully I will remember to post at 3 months out...
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One month today
Mar 01, 2010
Well Im down 23 lbs... I go back to see Dr Roslin on March 12, so I will be almost 6 weeks out, Im hoping for at least 30 lbs, so then my average will be 5 lbs a week. Im doing good w/ food. I have had wendys chili, and I will split it in to lil bowls so I have other meals. Same thing w/ a spinich and cheese omlet, that gave me 3 meals. I need to do better getting in my liquid. Im doing good on the protein, Im doing 2 shakes a day, plus greek yogurt. I cant wait for it to be warmer outside so I can start to walk more. Oh and my BMI is now under 40. as of yesterday it was 39.97..
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My first follow up appointment
Feb 18, 2010
I saw Dr Roslin on Feb 12th and so far I lost 14 lbs. He told me to stay on the full liquids which is so hard to do, but Im doing it.. Yay.. Anyway I go back on the 23rd to see Sharon the nutritionist and then I see Dr Roslin for my 2nd follow up on March 23rd. In the mean time hubby bought me the wii and the wii fit plus for Valentines day so I have been doing that every night for 30 minutes..
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My surgery
Feb 07, 2010
Im finally home. yay. Anyway, heres my story. I got to the hospital at 6.30 saw the nurses, got my gown and all the other stuff. Dr Roslin showed up abput 8.40. met w/ him and the guy who puts me to sleep. Sida the surgery should be about an hr. Well finally they call me to the or, hubby and gils walk w/ me to the area where they wait and i goto the or. I spoke to the nurse who does the cath and told her about aunt flo, shes told me thats okay. I get on the table and they start doing my iv, meanwhile im thinking, I can still back out. lol its not too late. so they give a local to do the iv and it hurt like a .......... didnt help to much w/ the pain of the iv. then we r talking and he puts the o2 mask on, asks me about my girls and thats all I remember. next thing is ms lukacs, wake up. hello, cough. I felt the tube coming out. then im gone again. I kinda wake up in recovery enough to ask for my hubby and my glasses. then they ask about pain, I was so out of it I told them a truck was sitting on my chest. So I do remember I got to my room about 1.30 because I wanted the tv on because my soap was still on, ends at 2pm. I had a morphine pump too. so hubby and family left about 2.30-3, dont remember, still tired and I must of fell asleep. I finally get up to walk its about 8pm, not too bad w/ the pain, didnt pass gass yet. So i tried to sleep but w/ the bells and beeping its a lil hard too. those of u who had the surgery at lenox hill kno what im talking about. So im now up at 5am tuesday, wtf, I dont get up that early. So they come in, take sugar test, bp, and checked urine output. 6am, i sneeze and omg, it hurt, that was the last time I used the morphine pump. So Dr Roslins pa comes in about 7am and said shes removing the cath, this was beofre they did the upper gi. who am I to complain, I wanted it out. she takes it out, then I went walking a lil bit. So they come for me for the gi, let me tell u if u thought the barium was bad for a reg gi, omfg ur in for a real surprise, this was so bitter and just plain eww. no leaks.. yay. so I goto my room and liquids for me for breakfast I had a sip of chicken broth, yuck and 2 spoons of jello. lunch was just 3-4 spoons of jello. dinner I took the jello but couldnt eat it, the crap from the gi messed up my stomach. So about 8pm my iv is leaking, im having stuff drip down my wrist, so the nurse said it needs to be removed, she call the dr on call and said i need a new one, I said no. So she comes to see me and said iif they stop my urine output will go down and blah blah blah. btw, I had already ppoped and passed gas. So she told the nurse take it out. I also had the nurse bring me ice chips to keep up w/ my fluids and I had my jello from dinner. Btw, they used steri strips to close the outside and I guess stitches on the inside. So lets see, im up again at 5am. I hope this isnt a regular thing now. I peed, nurse was happy. and tried to go back to sleep. So finally the Drs come to make rounds this is about 6.45. Asks me how im doing and I say, I peed, pooped, passed gas and walked, his response is why are u still here. So they said I can go. called home said I will be released about 11 and thats pretty much it. but i do have a question, when I sip, what should I be feeling? I feel some discomfort, like I feel the liquid moving down, I guess it fells behined the center of ur ribs. Im also on full liquids, start a flintstones chewabule vit, on sun and the calicuim citriate. Told me to follow up w/ Dr Roslin and sharon the nutrinist..well thats pretty much it. thanks for reading..
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Switching Drs
Jul 14, 2009
Well I decided Im going to get the DS instead of the RNY. So I also had to switch Drs. I have a wl seminar to goto on Aug 11th then I can make a appointment w/ the Dr for a consulation. I will keep everyone posted on what happens...
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My update
Jan 26, 2009
My update.. I have a cyst on my right ovary which now needs to be removed. Everyone keeps telling me Im crazy for wanting wls. But I dont think I am, Just think if I didnt want to get it done I would never of known avout the cyst. I just had blood work done and should be having a surgery date in about 2 weeks after my blood work comes back, though Im still worried since its 9cm, worried that it will burst. The Dr said I shouldnt worry but I am.. They will be doing it open, which im not too fond of. He didnt think they would be able to do it lap since I have scar tiissue from my previous 2 c-sections. well when I kno more I will post.. In the mean time if ur reading this and ur not my friend, please add me. thanks...
It turns out it wasnt a cyst, my tube was all twisted around my ovary. So all he did was remove my right tube and thats it, btw it was done lap and he also removed some scar tissue.. I did have a lil problem w/ the left incsion healing, but after a ER visit, a week later it was all healed nicely.
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It turns out it wasnt a cyst, my tube was all twisted around my ovary. So all he did was remove my right tube and thats it, btw it was done lap and he also removed some scar tissue.. I did have a lil problem w/ the left incsion healing, but after a ER visit, a week later it was all healed nicely.
