Almost 3 months out and feeling great!

May 21, 2011

June 2nd will make 3 months out from surgery for me.  I'm feeling great!  I did have a little episode there for a while about 2 weeks ago involving pain on my right side near my rib cage area.  It wasn't a constant pain but it would come and go every 3 or 4 days or so.  It wasn't a sharp pain but more like an annoying ache type of pain.  Anyways, I had it checked out.  Did an ultrasound on the area to rule out gall bladder.  Ultrasound didn't turn up anything.  I also had a CT Scan of the abdominal area and it didn't turn up anything either.  Results were normal.  I ended up going on vacation to Seattle and Portland areas for 2 weeks and for some reason I didn't experience any pain like I did before.  Seemed to have cleared up.  So far so good.  Right now I'm just taking it day by day and seeing if it re-occurs.  Hopefully it won't.  That's the only issue I've had post-op.  Otherwise, everything has been great!  I've felt great, tired at times probably due to lower calorie intake but other than that--I've felt great.  I've lost about 55 lbs in 3 months.  Almost in "ONEDERLAND".  That will feel amazing when the scales have a "1" in front of my number.  I haven't seen a "1" in at least 5 years or more.  What  a feeling it will be.  I just keep plugging along trying to watch my portion intake and keep it low on fat and low on sugar.  So far, no dumping for me.  I haven't really had anything bad for me either so I'm not surprised I've done so well.  I still have a protein shake every morning as my breakfast meal.  Vitamins and supplements are going great and I have a routine down pat now.  I'm just really pleased with my progress and happy that I decided to change my life and get this surgery.  It's been the best decision for me.  I hope my weight loss success continues and I finally reach my goal weight.  I am certain I'll achieve it.  Then I'll have the task of keeping it there...at my goal weight.  For me that's the hardest part---maintenance.  I hope I'm building good habit now that will help me be able to maintain my weight loss once achieved.  Overall, everything is great and I'd do the surgery again in a heartbeat.  I had a great surgeon and she knows her stuff--she took good care of me and for that I'll always be eternally grateful. 

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