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SIX WEEKS OUT...BACK TO MY ROUTINE
Mar 09, 2011
Well I am six weeks post op and FINALLY feeling like a new person. I have not had any complications,but have experienced extreme fatigue.
My medical team from Grand Health Partners (dietitian, exercise physiologist, PA, and surgeon), told me that most people "turn a corner" at about six weeks and feel great...WELL THIS IS ME!
My weight loss at my six week appointment is 40 lbs. I believe that I hit the dreaded stall the past several weeks. I am not too hung up on it because my hormones are all over the board and along with this comes weight fluctuation with my ole body.
Tomorrow March 10, I head back to work after being gone for nearly three months. The majority of this time off has been related to my lack of mobility due to advanced bilateral Osteoarthritis in both of my knees. I have noticed a big difference with at least 10 % of my weight gone. I have been moving much better. I am receiving injections in my knees to assist with the mobility and to help me put off knee replacements for a few years.
I am a medical social worker, so I need to be ready to be up and moving as my job is very busy and at times chaotic. I am called to assist with upset patients and families, so I need every bit of energy and mobility that my body can give me.
I have absolutely no regrets regarding having this surgery and feel so blessed to have found Dr. Kemmeter and his staff. I have found this web site and the VSG forum to be a God send. As a past addictions counselor, I know the importance of group support, especially with people who share the same issues.
I realize that my journey has just begun and that it will be life long. It will be full of peaks and valleys. God never promised us a rose garden. Like any thing worth having that is good for us, we must work for it.
I look forward to the day that I can hop up on a horse and ride with ease, take my grand children to the park without feeling like I am going to pass out and die, and most of all, just walk without pain.
Until We Meet Again,
Michelle
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My medical team from Grand Health Partners (dietitian, exercise physiologist, PA, and surgeon), told me that most people "turn a corner" at about six weeks and feel great...WELL THIS IS ME!
My weight loss at my six week appointment is 40 lbs. I believe that I hit the dreaded stall the past several weeks. I am not too hung up on it because my hormones are all over the board and along with this comes weight fluctuation with my ole body.
Tomorrow March 10, I head back to work after being gone for nearly three months. The majority of this time off has been related to my lack of mobility due to advanced bilateral Osteoarthritis in both of my knees. I have noticed a big difference with at least 10 % of my weight gone. I have been moving much better. I am receiving injections in my knees to assist with the mobility and to help me put off knee replacements for a few years.
I am a medical social worker, so I need to be ready to be up and moving as my job is very busy and at times chaotic. I am called to assist with upset patients and families, so I need every bit of energy and mobility that my body can give me.
I have absolutely no regrets regarding having this surgery and feel so blessed to have found Dr. Kemmeter and his staff. I have found this web site and the VSG forum to be a God send. As a past addictions counselor, I know the importance of group support, especially with people who share the same issues.
I realize that my journey has just begun and that it will be life long. It will be full of peaks and valleys. God never promised us a rose garden. Like any thing worth having that is good for us, we must work for it.
I look forward to the day that I can hop up on a horse and ride with ease, take my grand children to the park without feeling like I am going to pass out and die, and most of all, just walk without pain.
Until We Meet Again,
Michelle
Almost a month post op and now what ???
Feb 20, 2011
Well...My journey toward weight loss continues. I have not stepped on a scale since my two week post op check up. My surgeon told me to not get hung up on weight, but to pay attention to how my clothes are fitting. I do think that I will find a scale this week just to see if I have had a loss.
Most of the physical part of this journey with regard to pain and discomfort has been uneventful, but I have been rather fatigued. I have been told this is normal as my body has been through a major trauma. My mood has been depressed at times, partly I think related to the fatigue and the fact that I am not yet working.
Exercise has been a challenge because of my knees, but with more weight loss, I am confident that it will get easier. I went to the mall yesterday for the first time in at least two years. I did not realize how much my weight and limited mobility had inhibited my social life. I basically just went to work and came home and this is what I have been doing for the past two years. This is not the way I want to live out my life. I used to enjoy horses my friends barn, going to the beach, the park and most outdoor activities.
I have a goal to continue to build up my exercise routine to 30 minutes a day five days a week. I want to be able to walk the mall with ease without feeling like I am going to pass out.
I am so grateful for the OH support forums. The people on here are wonderfully supportive and can relate with what I am going through.
I will continue this journey with the knowledge that my sleeve is a tool, but it is up to me to eat right, exercise, take my vitamins and continue to seek out support from my peers who are on the same journey.
Until I speak at you again
Michelle
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Most of the physical part of this journey with regard to pain and discomfort has been uneventful, but I have been rather fatigued. I have been told this is normal as my body has been through a major trauma. My mood has been depressed at times, partly I think related to the fatigue and the fact that I am not yet working.
Exercise has been a challenge because of my knees, but with more weight loss, I am confident that it will get easier. I went to the mall yesterday for the first time in at least two years. I did not realize how much my weight and limited mobility had inhibited my social life. I basically just went to work and came home and this is what I have been doing for the past two years. This is not the way I want to live out my life. I used to enjoy horses my friends barn, going to the beach, the park and most outdoor activities.
I have a goal to continue to build up my exercise routine to 30 minutes a day five days a week. I want to be able to walk the mall with ease without feeling like I am going to pass out.
I am so grateful for the OH support forums. The people on here are wonderfully supportive and can relate with what I am going through.
I will continue this journey with the knowledge that my sleeve is a tool, but it is up to me to eat right, exercise, take my vitamins and continue to seek out support from my peers who are on the same journey.
Until I speak at you again
Michelle
Two weeks post op and on the road to thinnerville.
Feb 07, 2011
Today is a BIG DAY for me. I had my two week follow up with Dr. Kemmeter and met with the dietician. I have lost 33 lbs this month since I began my journey! Not bad. I also get to start soft foods, cottage cheese, pureed meats, tofu, cream of wheat, crackers...YIPPEE!
I have to say that I feel blessed, outside of some fatigue, I have not had nausea, pain, or other complications. I am slowly getting my stamina back and look forward to a new way of life!
One thing I am going to utilize will be the on line support forums as well as the support groups my surgeon's office office offers weekly.
I am so happy I made the decision to have the VSG .Me and my tiny tummy are beginning to get along just fine
Michelle
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I have to say that I feel blessed, outside of some fatigue, I have not had nausea, pain, or other complications. I am slowly getting my stamina back and look forward to a new way of life!
One thing I am going to utilize will be the on line support forums as well as the support groups my surgeon's office office offers weekly.
I am so happy I made the decision to have the VSG .Me and my tiny tummy are beginning to get along just fine
Michelle
I did it!
Jan 30, 2011
Well I did it! I had my VSG on Tuesday January 25th at 10:00 am. My husband an I got to the hospital at 8am. I was taken back to the surgery prep area at 9am. Hubby and the rest of the family wait in the waiting room until my nurse got me ready for surgery. I got all the routine things done...blood work, urine sample etc. I had a moment alone and began to cry thinking, am I doing the right thing? I was so scared of the unknown.
My husband and my sister soon joined me in the pre-op waiting area. Next we met with the surgeon and the anesthiesiologist. I was then given something to relax me...WOWSA did this help. Shortly there after I was kissing my family and being wheeled off to the OR.
Once in the OR, I began chatting with the nurses and remember slidding onto the operating table. I find it comical now that I was not nervous in the least, and it was this part that scared me the most...guess it was because I was basically stoned out of my mind (legally speaking). I do not remember any after this.
Next I woke up in the recovery room. It was nearly 1:00pm. How can this be? I was just talking with those nurses a few minutes ago...ahhhh drugs!
I was moved to my room at 2:00. I had a lovely private room and wonderful care. I was encouraged to walk every 4 hours at a minimum. My pain was carefully monitored. I did not experience any nausea...WHAT A BLESSING!
I was discharged on Thursday January 27th at 1:30 pm. Since I have been home I have been trying to take short walks around my house ( I have bad knees and without the strong pain meds from the hospital it is harder). I will continue to do this so as to build stamina, but seem to be fatigued these past couple days. I am sippping my water and drinking my protein, but do have bouts of head hunger. Food has been my close friend for so long that I think that I am beginning to grieve it :(
I do have some anxiety about over eating and weight gain in the future but I need not put the cart before the horse and remeber to live for today...I need to treat my new program just like an alcoholic who is new in their recovery...after all...my food addiction is what got me to this place. AND...YES, I will be attending support groups. PEACE MY FRIENDS.
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My husband and my sister soon joined me in the pre-op waiting area. Next we met with the surgeon and the anesthiesiologist. I was then given something to relax me...WOWSA did this help. Shortly there after I was kissing my family and being wheeled off to the OR.
Once in the OR, I began chatting with the nurses and remember slidding onto the operating table. I find it comical now that I was not nervous in the least, and it was this part that scared me the most...guess it was because I was basically stoned out of my mind (legally speaking). I do not remember any after this.
Next I woke up in the recovery room. It was nearly 1:00pm. How can this be? I was just talking with those nurses a few minutes ago...ahhhh drugs!
I was moved to my room at 2:00. I had a lovely private room and wonderful care. I was encouraged to walk every 4 hours at a minimum. My pain was carefully monitored. I did not experience any nausea...WHAT A BLESSING!
I was discharged on Thursday January 27th at 1:30 pm. Since I have been home I have been trying to take short walks around my house ( I have bad knees and without the strong pain meds from the hospital it is harder). I will continue to do this so as to build stamina, but seem to be fatigued these past couple days. I am sippping my water and drinking my protein, but do have bouts of head hunger. Food has been my close friend for so long that I think that I am beginning to grieve it :(
I do have some anxiety about over eating and weight gain in the future but I need not put the cart before the horse and remeber to live for today...I need to treat my new program just like an alcoholic who is new in their recovery...after all...my food addiction is what got me to this place. AND...YES, I will be attending support groups. PEACE MY FRIENDS.
1-21-2011- Pre Surgery Jitters!
Jan 21, 2011
I am having my VSG on Tuesday 1-25-2011. I have waited nearly six months for this. I find myself both excited and very nervous. I have never been "put to sleep" for surgery, so this part makes me jittery. I guess it' s the loss of control...I JUST NEED TO TRUST IN GOD AND KEEP THE FAITH!
I am excited for the changes that will come with weight loss. For the past several years I have been less mobil as a result of weight and bad knees. I have so many reasons to stay active ( grand kids, and a high schooler).
I cannot wait to become thinner so that I can help others who struggle with weight issues. I am a licsensed masters level social worker. I feel this is my new calling in life and am ready to make a job change...here's hoping for a sucessful recovery.
I will update you soon!
Michelle
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I am excited for the changes that will come with weight loss. For the past several years I have been less mobil as a result of weight and bad knees. I have so many reasons to stay active ( grand kids, and a high schooler).
I cannot wait to become thinner so that I can help others who struggle with weight issues. I am a licsensed masters level social worker. I feel this is my new calling in life and am ready to make a job change...here's hoping for a sucessful recovery.
I will update you soon!
Michelle
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walker, MI
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46.3
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01/25/2011
Surgery Date
Dec 31, 2010
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