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Yup it sure has been a while and I'm Happy to report I'm down 106lbs so far.. YIPPEEE... 
Its been 5 months (almost 6 at the end of Sept) and I couldn't be happier. I Feel Great even though I have about 100 more lbs to go.   I'm fitting into a normal person's size now when I was a 4x pants and a 6x shirt before my surgery.   I NEED to get new clothes but Am so afraid as I don't want to spend money on clothing that will be big on me in a few more months, but I can't keep wearing what I have because its literally falling off of me.   My Mom gave me her credit card to buy an outfit for my birthday and I did & was shocked as I had no idea what size I was but I DID manage to find a nice shirt & pants (See pic) that look pretty good one me.. I think... Also a Friend was nice enough to give me some pants & shirts that actually FIT me.... I was Thrilled that I now have some clothes that actually fit but I'm still nervous to wear them as they "fit" me like normal people clothes fit them.. Unlike my pull on pants & smock shirts that I've been wearing for the past 20 yrs  so I'm not sure how they look.  My parents, and my son all said they look good but  I'm not sure as its VERY hard for me to comprehend ANYTHING looking Good on me....

Anyway, I'm down over 100lbs and Happy but have a Long Way to Go Yet !!!!

See ya Next Post.....

Its been 3 months and 2 weeks since my surgery, I'm down 85lbs so far and I've hit a plateau.. Last dr's visit I only Lost 5lbs and now the scale is stuck .. it won't move and its Frustrating.. I'm getting my protein in and I'm swimming 4 days a week & doing water aerobic exercises so Its not like I'm not doing anything to make it not move..  Its VERY Frustrating especially when I still have OVER 120lbs to go for my goal weight.. I PRAY the scale will start moving again soon ...
I NEED to get this weight off and afraid it won't come off and I'll be stuck at 320lbs forever.  I'd be thrilled to get under 300 at this point.  I'm on crutches (permanently) so I can't jog or walk long distances that's why I stay in the water.. I Hope & pray that this extra weight starts to go away soon.. I KNOW it didn't come on me overnight but I'm doing all the "right" things now and I would expect at least 1-2 lb weight loss a week. I know if I was dieting without the RNY ,  I would drop at least 1lb a week so that's why its frustrating not to have any weight loss for almost a month now.  Anyway, Other then that I'm doing Great.. I feel relatively good.. Because of my weight loss so far, I have some hanging skin and my back has been really bothering me because of it.  Also harder to walk now because the loose skin in my inner thighs and upper arms..
I hope that gets better but the back is the worse pain now. I didn't have back pain when I was fatter.. I guess the padding helped me not to feel anything but now OMG when I sit for any amount of time, the coxcis bone (tail bone) Hurts SO Bad..
It even goes number but then when I stand up OMG the pain..  Anyway I hope & pray this gets better before it gets worse.

SORRY I'm complaining so much in this blog but I'm really not a happy camper right now.  Although I should be because I've never lost 85lbs before and I have now.. So I'm Thankful for that anyway..
Thanks for reading my blog...  hope better days are coming..

I'm 2 months and a few days out and Have lost about 60lbs so far.
But I have to tell you, This is HARD WORK. If ANYONE tells you or says that you took the EASY way out by
having Gastric Bypass.. Their CRAZY.. This is NOT EASY..  I'm still unable to drink 48oz of fluid a day, I'm barely eating
and when I do its hard for me to eat more then a tablespoon at one sitting. 
BUT I would do it again in a Heartbeat..

About 2 weeks ago, I vomited up blood after eating. I had steak and cut it up very small. I ate about 2 tiny pieces and ran to the bathroom.  The steak didn't come up but something tan came up wtih about a handful of blood. I was scared.  I called the dr right away and he told me to go to the hospital but I didn't go. I didn't feel sick. I wasn't sick. So Why did I have to go to the hospital?  Well I didn't and so far everythings been Ok.. No more blood.  But My Dr still wanted me to have an endoscopy done and so tomorrow,, June 10th, I'm going for one.   I'm SURE nothing will show up but better safe then sorry..

SO I hope everyone is doing well and I hope you're all losing the weight. you want to lose..

Till next Blog.. Have a Happy Life..

I took this post off an old Blog I had on this Site...I no longer Need the Name  - JANSBBW - on OBHelp
 so I'm moving everything over to here...  So Here's my posts from there..


Well it took me a long time to find a dr but I finally found Dr Michael Bilof who has a Bayville,NJ office
and had all my tests go smoothly and finally had surgery on March 31st 2010 at St Barnabas in Livingston NJ.    

Everything went remarkably well and I almost feel as if I didn't do it but It could be the drugs lol..  
HOWEVER, When I weighed myself at the hospital, I GAINED WEIGHT????  
 HOW in the world am I the only person on this earth who gains weight after a gastric bypass operation?   lol ... 

I assume it had to do with the scale differences but OMG.. that' was a huge difference.  
Anyway  now I'm home and its a week after the RNY surgery and I'm feeling the effects of  NOT eating ..
I'm so sick of broth and tea and jello and water and OMG.. WHAT ELSE CAN I HAVE???? 

I see the DR for my first checkup on Friday  April 9th so  I'm excited to see how much weight I've lost so far (IF ANY)  Be the first to leave a comment.





  FINALLY ON MY WAY
on January 25, 2010 11:42 pm

Well after Numerous Dr's who've told me NO they can't operate on me..
I found a Dr  (Dr Michael Bilof) who has agreed to do the surgery,
I'm also going thru the necessary testing that's needed to get clearance before surgery.

I was scared to death to get the chemical stress test but I had it done today ( Jan 25th 2010) and It wasn't nearly as bad as I had thought it would be. Actually the worse part was waiting 5 hours and the slight headache I had after the testing was over.  I'm a BIG BABY when it comes to Pain and Being Uncomfortable so this was a HUGE step for me to take.

I've now had my heart tests done and the pulmonary testing done so my next step is the tube down the throat test..
Something else I've been dreading but I know its necessary and it won't be so bad cuz I'll be asleep right? Right!!!

But I still get nervous and work myself into a frenzy. Being by myself thru this isn't easy either.  My Husband died 8 yrs ago
and I have 3 adult children who work and have familles of their own.  MY daughter had Gastric Bypass 5+ years ago and is doing great and will be there for me for my operation but the testing parts are hard for me to get thru alone also.

I WILL do it because I want the end result. To be able to get on a floor and play with my grandbabies without having to get my family to call a wrecker truck to come lift me up..lol.. 

Well So Here I Go.. I feel as if I'm 1/2 way there..

Wish Me Luck and I could use any & all support if you're up to giving me some feedback..
Thanks
Hugs Janice
 

After seeing 3 Different Dr's and being denied treatment by 3 different dr's, I FINALLY Found a Dr who would operate on me.  (DR MICHAEL BILOF in Millburn, NJ  ( w/ Bayville NJ office) ) ..  I'm on crutches and alot of the dr's I saw wouldn't operate on me for fear I wouldn't be able to walk and would develop blood clots.  
 
My First visit with Dr Bilof was very long and very informative as well as Very thorough,    After all the questions were asked and answered,  Dr Bilof said, " I can operate on you".  I sat and cried.  I was so Thankful that someone would actually operate and not worry about my previous problems.   That was in Nov 2009.   Because of the Holidays, it took me longer then normal to get all the tests that were required, done.  I have my chemical stress test done without any problems, I had my pulmonary test done without any problems EXCEPT this dr wanted me to have a Sleep test for Sleep Apnea done which I wasn't sure why, since After the Gastric Bypass operation, 99.9% of people are cured of Sleep Apnea if they have it.  But I had the test done and PASSED (Shocker there).  Then there was the Endoscopy (where they stick a tube down your throat into your stomach)  Well I was nervous for that test because the last time I had that test done (many many years ago) I woke up in the middle of the test and pulled the tube out of my mouth.  So I was nervous but I went thru the Endoscopy and did fine this time. However, I Found out I had esphogitis, gastritis, and a hiatal hernia. So I was nervous that my GB Dr would say he couldn't do the test but Nope.. He put me on nexium and went about his business. 

So fast forward its now February and I was waiting for all the results to come back before I could get schedueled for surgery and by the beginning of March 2010, I was approved for Surgery.   Except I had to get a Vena Cava filter inserted because of my age and that my Body Mass Index was over 50 , My Surgeon requires a  filter to be put in before surgery to prevent blood clots from hitting the heart / lungs INCASE. So I got that put in a week before surgery on the 22nd of March.
Everything went FINE..It was fast and easy.


I was schedueled for the 22nd for My Gastric Bypass operation but I asked if I could push it back a week because My Sister was coming up from North Carolina and I wanted her to be there for me and So We pushed it back untl March 31st.   ..

My Surgery wasn't schedueled until 2pm and I had to be at the hospital noon. All I could think about was not eating or drinking the whole night before and now all day.   But I did it.  I managed to survive and get to the hospital on time and
was operated  on time.  I was up that night after the surgery and Didn't take a pain pill after the first night.. 
I Did get up and walk around for 2 reasons, 1 - I wanted to get rid of the gas from the operation.
and 2 - I wanted to Start doing what was needed to take advantage of my New Tool.



   I''m SOOOOO Thankful to Dr Bilof for giving me this Gift .





 

I recieved a Letter from Dr Brolin's office today, They're refusing to do surgery on me.

 I'm not sure what happened between the time I talked to Dr Brolin in his office , when he Agreed to do the Surgery,  and now.   I Told him the Truth about Everything and the list of Medications that I take  now for my severe arthritis and bone disease.  He had No Problem with all of this at that time,  but NOW he does for some reason, I'm so confused and upset. :-( 

The ONLY thing I can think that happened was my family dr didn't want me to get the IVC line (for blood clots) because it can cause more problems and you have to live on Coumadin (blood thinners) your whole life and she was going to talk to him about that. 

But the Letter I recieved from Dr Brolin, says NOTHING about that,  so I'm CONFUSED, UPSET and SOOO DISAPPOINTED.. 

I'm not sure what to do now. I was SO READY for this and its such a let down.   HOPEFULLY I will be able to find a New Dr.   I was lucky that drugs didn't kill me back then,  but My WEIGHT WILL  NOW and I REALLY NEED this OPERATION..  I"M CLEAN from ILLEGAL DRUGS and Have been for MANY,  MANY YEARS.. 
I'm SEVERELY OBESE and If I Dont' find someone soon, I WILL DIE.. 

Please if someone knows of someone who went thru a similar problem, Please,  PLEASE!!!  ask them to Email me .. I really could use some uplifting news right now.. 

Honey, I'm Home!!!  lol. 
Ok I'm here, but not sure where Here is. ..
I'm 50 yrs old, widowed, after 27 yrs of marriage. Disabled thanks to a dr's screw up and my severe arthritis. I have 3 children, all grown, and with 5 grandbabies (some still in the oven).lol... 

I'm really ALONE in this surgical weight loss journey, I've gained over 300lbs in the past 25 yrs.
My Only Friends are now in Heaven and 
except for my children, I don't really 
have anyone who I can talk to, lean on or depend on. 

My parents depend on me so they're not really crazy about me having this surgery incase something goes wrong.   

BUT I NEED TO DO THIS FOR ME.. 
Its Time for ME to start Living Life for ME!!! . 
So Please feel free to write or add me as your friend,(buddy) I can use all the Support I can get. Especially from people in NJ..   I'm hoping to have my surgery in March 2008 from Dr Brolin. 

Thanks for taking the time to read and hopefully add something.. 

Hugs, Janice