Nearly 2 months out... starting to notice a difference
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"WOW" Moments
Current mood: ecstatic!
I just went clothes shopping for the first time since surgery because I could no longer keep up with pulling up my pants as I walked. I can only imagine how sloppy I was looking.
I went down 2 pants sizes and a bra size and cup size!
I just went clothes shopping for the first time since surgery because I could no longer keep up with pulling up my pants as I walked. I can only imagine how sloppy I was looking.
I went down 2 pants sizes and a bra size and cup size!
WOW Moment - Clothes Shopping/Size Changes
Current mood: ecstatic! 
My 2nd WOW Moment!
I just went clothes shopping for the first time since surgery because I could no longer keep up with pulling up my pants as I walked. I can only imagine how sloppy I was looking
I went down 2 pants sizes and a bra size and cup size!
My 2nd WOW Moment!
I just went clothes shopping for the first time since surgery because I could no longer keep up with pulling up my pants as I walked. I can only imagine how sloppy I was looking
I went down 2 pants sizes and a bra size and cup size!
4 weeks out from WLS surgery
Current mood: reflective
Well at this time 4 weeks ago I was heading to the hospital for my life-changing weight loss surgery. Since then it has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Emotionally I am constantly changing, physically too. I am down 36 pounds in 28 days... not too bad. I really didn't know what to expect as far as weight loss, nor my health conditions. I am off all of my prior medications, too. I only take a few units of insulin if my sugar is over 150- it rarely ever is. It is very hard to get used to eating small meals several times a day, not drinking while I eat and the diet restrictions.
At this point I am able to eat pretty much anything that is soft. I am not yet allowed raw fruits or vegetables and will not be able to do so for several more weeks.
I have had a few bouts of being sick because of the surgery. I have been pushing the envelope and tried too much sugar free icecream and got sick once while grocery shopping. I had too much fat in my food at Fazolis in Lansing recently and I got some stuck ham here at home the other day and had to vomit to get it up, and I got sick eating some sausage that I know I shouldn't have eaten- I never actually got sick but sure didn't feel well for a while. It is all really scary during the sickness but when it passes I feel SO much better.
I have an appointment with my surgeon on Thursday. I am hoping that he will be able to figure out what this golfball-sized lump is under my incision- a seroma, scar tissue, or whatnot.
I have really lacked energy to do much. I have, however, been to the Detroit Zoo, Potter Park Zoo in Lansing and Greenfield Village. Those are pretty much the extent of my exercise. I have made a goal to get on the Wii Fit at least every other day and ride my bike on the alternate days. Things are getting easier mentally- I do not pout anymore when I am around people that eat normally. I think it helps that Doug is eating really well. He is also down around 25 pounds!!! I am so proud of him!
This blog has turned into a lot of random rambling... I hope I convey my points LOL.
Well at this time 4 weeks ago I was heading to the hospital for my life-changing weight loss surgery. Since then it has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Emotionally I am constantly changing, physically too. I am down 36 pounds in 28 days... not too bad. I really didn't know what to expect as far as weight loss, nor my health conditions. I am off all of my prior medications, too. I only take a few units of insulin if my sugar is over 150- it rarely ever is. It is very hard to get used to eating small meals several times a day, not drinking while I eat and the diet restrictions.
At this point I am able to eat pretty much anything that is soft. I am not yet allowed raw fruits or vegetables and will not be able to do so for several more weeks.
I have had a few bouts of being sick because of the surgery. I have been pushing the envelope and tried too much sugar free icecream and got sick once while grocery shopping. I had too much fat in my food at Fazolis in Lansing recently and I got some stuck ham here at home the other day and had to vomit to get it up, and I got sick eating some sausage that I know I shouldn't have eaten- I never actually got sick but sure didn't feel well for a while. It is all really scary during the sickness but when it passes I feel SO much better.
I have an appointment with my surgeon on Thursday. I am hoping that he will be able to figure out what this golfball-sized lump is under my incision- a seroma, scar tissue, or whatnot.
I have really lacked energy to do much. I have, however, been to the Detroit Zoo, Potter Park Zoo in Lansing and Greenfield Village. Those are pretty much the extent of my exercise. I have made a goal to get on the Wii Fit at least every other day and ride my bike on the alternate days. Things are getting easier mentally- I do not pout anymore when I am around people that eat normally. I think it helps that Doug is eating really well. He is also down around 25 pounds!!! I am so proud of him!
This blog has turned into a lot of random rambling... I hope I convey my points LOL.
Seroma??
Current mood: worried/scared
I just called the surgeons office this morning after finding a golf ball sized mass under my biggest incision from RNY gastric bypass. I was worried that it was some oddly-placed hernia but the nurse I spoke with more or less assured me that it was likely a "seroma". I have an appointment with my surgeon on the 10th (in one week). I asked if this issue would be okay until then or if I would have to try to get in sooner. She said that more than likely it would be okay to wait but she will discuss all of this with the surgeon and call me back...
Doesn't help that I have MTHFR to worry about... worried that this might have ties to that blood clotting disorder...
Waiting patiently...
Update: 07/03/2008, 2:22 PM:
I just got a call from the nurse at the surgeon's office. She let me know that she spoke with my surgeon and he is okay with waiting to see me until my appointment next week. He thinks that it is either the seroma or simply scar tissue that has built up. Time will tell...
I just called the surgeons office this morning after finding a golf ball sized mass under my biggest incision from RNY gastric bypass. I was worried that it was some oddly-placed hernia but the nurse I spoke with more or less assured me that it was likely a "seroma". I have an appointment with my surgeon on the 10th (in one week). I asked if this issue would be okay until then or if I would have to try to get in sooner. She said that more than likely it would be okay to wait but she will discuss all of this with the surgeon and call me back...
Doesn't help that I have MTHFR to worry about... worried that this might have ties to that blood clotting disorder...
Waiting patiently...
Update: 07/03/2008, 2:22 PM:
I just got a call from the nurse at the surgeon's office. She let me know that she spoke with my surgeon and he is okay with waiting to see me until my appointment next week. He thinks that it is either the seroma or simply scar tissue that has built up. Time will tell...
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