cindi C.

  • BMI 38.7

Obesity & Me

Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

I WAS A FOOD ADDICT EVERYTHING WENT INTO MY MOUTH. IT DID NOT MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE DAY OR NITE. IT DID NOT MATTER WHAT MOOD I WAS IN I ATE. I TRIED EVERY DIET ON THE MARKET AND NONE WORKED. I TRIED ALL THE DIET PILLS AND EVEN PHEN-PHEN AND REDUX AND THAT DIDN'T EVEN WORK

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

ALL THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS LIKE ASTHMA,ARTHRITIS,BACK PAIN,FEET HURT, WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR KNEES,BREATHING PROBLEMS,EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

WALK,WALK,WALK,SLEEP FLAT IN BED,CROSS MY LEGS,BREATHE WITHOUT WHEEZING. I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF ENERGY.

How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?

FIRST I SAW IT BEING DONE ON THE DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL ON TV AND THEN MY SISTER-IN-LAW HAD IT DONE AND WHEN I SAW HER RESULTS THAT WAS ALL IT TOOK. AS THEY SAY SEEING IS BELIEVING.

What was your stay in the hospital like? How long where you there? What things are most important to bring?

I HAD A PLEASANT STAY IN THE HOSPITAL AND ALL THE STAFF WAS SO NICE. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 1 WEEK. IN ON MONDAY AND OUT ON FRIDAY. I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT ON THURSDAY BUT MY BOWELS HAD NOT MOVED AND HE WANTED THEM TO WORK BEFORE I WENT HOME. AS FOR WHAT TO BRING, I HAD TO BRING A BABY SPOON AND MY BOOKLET WHICH TOLD ME WHAT I COULD EAT AND WHAT STAGE I WAS ON.

Did you have any complications from the surgery? If so, how did you deal with them?

I HAD NO TROUBLE AFTER SURGERY.

In the weeks after you got your surgery date, how did you feel? How did you cope with any anxiety you might have felt?

I WAS REALLY EXCITED AND COULD NOT WAIT.

What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this?

I JUST WENT TO MY FIRST ONE (03-18-03) AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO.

What is your scar like? Is this what you expected?

MY SCAR GOES FROM JUST UNDER MY BRA AND TRAVELS DOWN TO THE BELLY BUTTON. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SMALLER BUT THAT DEPENDS ON HOW BIG YOU ARE TO BEGIN WITH.

Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery.

THE FIRST 100 POUNDS CAME OFF REALLY FAST AND NOW I'M LOOSING ABOUT 15 POUNDS PER MONTH. AND AS TIME GOES BY IT WILL BE LESS THAN THAT.

Do you notice people treating you any differently now?

HECK YES, THEY ARE MUCH FRIENDLIER. AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I HAVE 2 CLASS REUNIONS THIS YEAR AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
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