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I am 130lbs now and considered to be "malnourished".  I have been having a large amount of medical problems (THAT HAVE NOT BEEN LINKED TO MY 100lb WEIGHT LOSS or SURGERY)  I am taking vitamins like crazy with vitamin B12 injections about 2 times a month until the medical signs of low B12 are gone.  As mentioned before by ME in my own confession in the Ontario forum that I have not followed the proper diet during my weight loss journey and have not really increased my activity except for a bit more walking.  I have had a weird shaking problem which looks like a seizure but I remain totally conscious and I am able to communicate appropriately.  My blood sugar has been falling fairly low in the last 5 months with my only warning being a numb on the tip of my tongue and lips, then I start shaking, get dizzy.  Anyway, it has been a bit of a bumpy road  but I am being tested and scanned and retested for a lot of things.  Good thing is I don't have a huge brain tumour wuhich is what they thought was originally causing me to have the seizure like activity.  Life is a one day at a time thing fo me and the ones I love but I am happy to be here and be alive.  May sound cheesy but it is how I am feeling lately.  Time for bed before I ramble even more than I already am.  

Good luck to all of you that are in any part of this journey.

Laurie

140 lbs

My lowest has been 143lbs (exactly 100lbs lost one day before my one year surgiversary   ~~   and today I am 145.  I am totally happy where I am right now I just pray to GOD that I don't start gaining it back already?!?!?!?!?!

Okay I am going to be honest with you and hope that you understand that I am JUST one person.

I had the surgery July 29/09 and have lost 101 lbs.  I can't believe how much I have lost and I am so GRATEFUL to have been able to have this surgery.  NOW FOR THE OTHER PART.....

If I am honest with MYSELF I think that I was expecting so many "glorious and wonderful" things to change in my life when I lost the weight.  I thought I would have all this energy, I thought I would feel so wonderful (less depression - which I have suffered with since I was 14- long story - won't go there)  BUT I have lost 100lbs and people compliment me all of the time....EVERY day....especially the people who knew me at 243 lbs but I even get compliments from strangers and you know what????   I physically and emotionally feel awful. 

AGAIN I WANT TO STRESS THAT I AM ONLY ONE PERSON - WITH ONE EXPERIENCE TO SHARE AND A LOT OF BAGGAGE AND HELL FROM MY 34 YEARS ON THIS EARTH.

I am sick a lot of the time with vomiting or diarrhea.  I have next to NO energy and that is one of the major reasons I did this was to have more energy to keep up with my two incredible baby boys (ages 3 and 4.5) but I haven't found it yet.  Now this next part is very hard for me to say and admit - but the mind plays a HUGE role in how we feel. Our perspectives on life in general and as a whole make a world of difference.  I am very afraid and am scared to admit this to myself (as I cry while I am typing this) that I am stopping myself from feeling better somehow.  I don't know why I would do this - only a crazy person would want to be/feel sick all of the time but I just don't know of any other reason why after losing all this weight and being in a successful marriage for 8 years and have two pretty wonderful and healthy children that I would somewhere inside myself want to feel so horrible and sick all of the time. 

I wish you the best.  I agree with the other person who posted and stated to apply now as the process for being approved is a long and grueling one.  Don't worry you won't be like me.  Just know that it doesn't all get to be "roses and rainbows" once the weight is gone.

Mother - Wife - Daughter - Sister - Granddaughter - Niece -Goddaughter - Nurse - Laproscopic Gastric Bypass patient

I am VERY grateful for being able to have this surgery but I have to admit that I thought I would have a lot more energy with 100lbs being gone.  BUT IN ALL HONESTY I have NOT followed a lot of the rules set out for post op success.

I have a lot of sagging skin on my stomach, thighs, arms and butt.  My breasts sag down to my waist - they used to be a full C cup but are now a small B cup.

I am saving for plastic surgery.

I had laproscopic gastric bypass surgery on July 29th, 2009.    I have not had an EASY way so far as a few people have declared I was taking.  I am nauseous and finding it hard to get in all of my liquids and protein.   I wonder if my stoma (the MM sized hole) has healed smaller than the size of an MM.  Dr.Poplawski stated that this happens with every one out of thirty patients.  (1/30)

1. Diabetes;
2. Neuropathy in feet, ankles, hands and lower arms;
3. Hypertension;
4. Family history of heart disease;
5. Family history of stroke;
6. Family history of Diabetes:
7. Family history of heart attacks;
8. Thickened heart walls due to weight/hypertension;
9. Intracranial hypertension (psudeotumor cerebra);
10. Migraines/Headaches directly related to obesity/cranial
hypertension
11. Bells Palsy;
12. Cardiac Arrhythmias;
13. Ocular Hypertension;
14. High Cholesterol (hypercholesteralemia);
15. Elevated Triglycerides;
16. Hypothyroidism;
17. Excess Testosterone;
18. Excess Facial & Body Hair (Hirsutism);
19. Acne;
20. Rashes,
21. Chronic Skin Infections,
22. Excess Sweating,
23. frequent yeast infections;
24. Hormonal Abnormalities;
25. Infertility;
26. Polycystic Ovaries;
27. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding;
28. Amenorrhea related to obesity;
29. Incontinence related to obesity;
30. Lower Back Pain; and muscle spasams (can't stand/work in house
for more than five minutes
without pain in lower back)
31. Ankle/knees swelling;
32. Shortness of breath upon exertion;
33. Decreased Exercise Tolerance;
34. Hip pain;
35. Heavy Snoring;
36. Acid Reflux;
37. Lack of Self Esteem;
38. Social Rejection;
39. Loss of Job Potential;
40. Inappropriate Coping Strategies;
41. Anxiety;
42. Severe Depression due to weight, inability to exercise, foot
unable to heal properly because of weight, and health-related issues.
43. Fatigue;
44. Fluid retention;
45. Gall Bladder
46. Activity Intolerance; shortness of breath and severe fatigue
even with minimal activity
47. Decreased endurance limiting daily activities, including, but
not limited to; walking, housework, working, dressing, standing,
getting up, bathing, sitting, travel
48. Depression related to difficulty coping with frequent failures
at diet attempts
49. Frequent constipation alternating with frequent diarrhea
50. Stress incontinence
51. Fibrocystic breast disease
52. Abdominal gas and frequent nausea
53. Hemorrhoids
54. Personal history of colon polyps
55. Family history of (Fill in the blank)
56. Symptomatic ventral hernia;
57. Congestive Heart failure
58. cardiomyopathy;
59. Heart Attack
60. CPAP
61. Stroke
62. Heel spur surgeries
63. Knee surgeries
64. Osteoarthritis
65. Gout
66. Sleep Apnea
67. Venous stasis disease
68. Chronic leg pain
69. Degenerative Joint disease
70. Recommended joint replacement from specialist
71. Accelerated degenerative joint disease
72. GERD
73. Gall Stones
74. Repeated pneumonia
75. Repeated pleurisy
76. Repeated bronchitis
77. Lung restriction
78. Renal failure
79. End stage renal disease with difficulty dialyzing
80. Hernias
81. Hiatial Hernia
82. Kidney stones
83 Increased risk of certain cancers
84. Fibromyalgia (chronic fatigue syndrome)
85. Hyperlipidemia
86. Extremity edema with ulceration
87. Dyslipidemia
88. Dyspnea
89. Eating Disorder
90. Fatty Liver
91. D.J.D.
92. Coronary artery disease
93. Irregular or Absent periods
94. Skin Tags
95. Traumatic Injuries to Teeth
96. insulin resistance
97. dyslipidema
98. cardiovascular disease
99. stroke
100. Priorsurgical Complications
101. hyperuricemia
102. Sever Acute Biliary and Alcoholic Pancreatitis
103. osteoarthritis
104. Certain cancers are also associated with obesity, including
colorectal and prostate cancer in men and endometrial, breast, and
gallbladder cancer in women [1-6].
105. binge-eating disorder
106. social stigmatization
107. discrimination
108. impaired psychosocial and physical functioning, causing a
negative impact on their quality of life
109. Rheumatoid arthritis
110. Birth Defects Cancers
111. Breast Cancer in Women
112. Breast Cancer in Men
113. Cancers of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
114. Colorectal Cancer
115. Endometrial Cancer
116. Renal Cell Cancer
117. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
118. Chronic Venous Insufficiency
119. Daytime Sleepiness
110. Deep Vein Thrombosis
111. End Stage Renal Disease
112. Heat Disorders
113. Hypertension
114. Impaired Immune Response
115. Impaired Respiratory Function
116. Infections Following Wounds
117. Obstetric and Gynecological Complications
118. Liver Disease
119. Pain