MelissaF
8/1/09 - 3 Months Postop LBL
Aug 01, 2009
Hi Everyone!
Can we say this summer is going FAST? Wow... I cannot believe winter will be here and we will be celebrating the holidays once again, seems crazy how FAST life goes these days. My mom wasn't kidding when she said life goes faster the older you get... really it does!
I am now officially 3 months postop from LBL. I feel good. My energy is 100% and I don't feel anything other than some occiasional soreness surrounding my belly button when I overdo. I guess since that is the "anchor point" it makes sense that I would get sore there. I still have quite a bit of hard scar tissue above my pubis area that can only be felt but its annoying. I am sure I will have a revision in my future as I have spoken to my doc and this was suggested free of charge from his perspective, I would have to cover the OR an anesthesia fees which I am not looking forward too, we will see what time brings with any changes to that. I see him again the first week of November for a my 6 month follow up. I am in a 27 inch waist jeans in juniors fashions and some 5/7's in the really smaller juniors jean styles and 3/4's in womens. I would say I lost a size as 4's were tighter but fit me before now they are comfortable and sometimes loose, depending on the style. Now my issue is more "pear" shaped as my thighs are bigger than my waist and that is what keeps me from fitting properly in some pants. I have no desire to go under the knife anytime soon to fix those, the wings or my breasts. I mean sure I want to but physically no don't care to and finacially it isn't happening right now. I am happy with my results of LBL, thrilled and content for now.
As for my RNY journey, it is hard to believe that I am now over 2.5 years out. I am down from a high weight of 328, surgery weight of 280 to under 140 lbs. I am basically at 135 give or take a few pounds. I am now at a point where I don't dump on sugar if I eat solid foods that contain it but I do get low blood sugar badly. I will dump on liquid forms of sugar (ice cream, cereal with milk, etc) as it hits my intestines too fast. I still don't do well with cow milk as it makes me really gassy. I do much better with soy milk, so I stick with that. I have a harder time controlling my eating and self-control when I have a "craving" but I know that part of me is becoming more lazy as I know the consequences of dumping isn't there. My issue mainly is wanting sugar since it was always so "taboo" as we always want what we can't have right? Well now that I have have it and only deal with a sugar drop (easily fixed with a glucose tab) it is easier to say "ok, I will have a little". I need to stop that behavior before I start gaining weight back.
Other than that not much else going on. We start foster-adoption classes in Ocober and we are excited about that. We wanted to start earlier but there was no room in the class this go round, which is fine, gives us time to continue enjoying the summer! Amy W. is and her son are coming to visit us the end of the month from MA and we are excited about that!! Big time fun for us Iowans :-)
I am breaking away from the Mercy support group and going to start leading a 1 year and beyond support group for our members as it is very much needed. We have lost a lot of our members that are longer out and are needing the support. My friend Dee and I both will be leading it and I am excited about that. I will miss the other group but I cannot do both right now. Connie, the bariatric coordinator for Mercy, will lead the other. I didn't get to go to the picnic on Monday as I needed to get back to KC to see my famiy and my dad wasn't feeling well. Not sure he is feeling any better, he won't tell us much (mom, my brother and I) and it is frustrating. We will wait and see how he is in time.... talk about not feeling "in the loop" with things, esp with me being a nurse. Men... I tell ya.
I will be taking new photos here soon and will post them. Have a good rest of the summer everyone!!!
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About Me
Northwood, IA
Location
33.8
BMI
Surgery
12/04/2006
Surgery Date
Mar 09, 2004
Member Since
Before & After
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Me before... wow, was that me
328lbs
Below goal and feeling fantastic!
133lbs
