wilteringrose

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I can honestly say that 2011 has been a relearning year.  I have had to relearn to walk, yes, walk....I had spent 4 months in the hospital last year bloated up and unable to walk.  A year of physical and occupational therapy and I can move around freely now-sometimes just using a cane. 

I am still glad I had they RNY--that is still the most asked question.  I missed my son's graduation from college last year, but I have been able to watch him grow into a man this year.  He joined the USAF and my husband and I where able to go see him graduate from basic training.  He went from being an "old" teenager to a young man.  I honestly feel that if it hadn't been for the RNY, I would have not been able to make the trip.  If the weight didn't kill me, the hypertension or diabetes would have. 

I am very proud of my son.  He knew that just having a college degree wasn't a sure thing....he knew that working as a shift manager at a theater wasn't going to get him anywhere in life.  He is currently in training to be an "in-flight" air refueler.  It is not a job that I would have chose--but he is happy and doing great.

I am glad I turned 46.  I can honestly say I am looking to 47:)

I can officially say I am looking forward to 2011 and turning 46.  2010 started out bad and got worse.  I started the year with not one, but two Petersen's hernias.  I then ended back in the hospital in April 2010 with a ischemic bowel obstruction, topped off with a major GI bleed.  I rec'd over 40 units of blood from April through July.  Yes, that is how long I was in the hospital.   After the bowel obstruction surgery I woke up intubated and on a ventilator.  The doctor had told my husband to call the family, he didn't think I would make it through the night, but I did.  I remember my husband saying to me, "fight when you need too, but rest when you can." 

The question everyone asks, "would you have the RNY?"  My answer is and always will be "yes."  Any one having any major abdomen surgery is subject to those types of complications.  I still feel that the RNY saved my life.  My complications during 2010 was just a "bump in the road of life." 

First of all, my name is Teri. 

Actually, I started this journey in 2004.  I went for my psych clearance and decided myself I wasn't ready for this and I had a lot of things to work on first.  So I did and with very good help from my psychologist, I started back up in February of 2008.  I had RNY done in August of 2008 and it is the best thing I have ever done for myself.  As to date, all together, since Feb 2008, I have lost over 150 pounds.  I am 5' 6" tall and I now hover around the 125 lb mark.  I don't dump--which some people think is a bad thing--but actually, I don't mind.  I like knowing I can eat what ever I want and not get sick. 

What I have learned on this journey--I am in control of what goes into my mouth--no one else.  If I want pizza, I eat pizza--I have learned what a serving size is (not that I can eat a whole serving) and I do not go over that.  I don't eat because of peer pressure or any other pressure in life (Thank You God for a great psychologist.) 

I have learned that excercise is not evil.  I actually enjoy it.  I love the feeling I have when I am done with a work out.  It is a natural "high." 

I am lucky; for being almost 45 years old--I don't have a lot of extra skin--don't get me wrong--I have some, but with the help of Spanx, it is easily hid.  I had a breast reduction done many years ago--now my girls are gone--but that is what they make padded bras for.  My husband loved me when I was 300 pounds and no loose skin and he loves me now at 125 and loose skin--I am lucky. I am not willing, right now, to have all of that tightened and lifted up--I decided to spend my money on my teeth.  I am getting braces in February of 2010--right after my 45th birthday.  I am excited about that.  Finally, I will have straight, pretty teeth.

So, this is my story.