It will come off. You just have to be patient. I just wish someone had told me to expect it so I wasn't SO disappointed after surgery. The weight has come off very slowly for me, but part of that is a lack of mobility due to being bone-on-bone in both knees. I was supposed to have them replaced by now, but NOTHING in 2024 went as planned.
My plan for 2024:
January
Remove lap-band
Gastric Bypass
Fall
Be at BMI goal to have both knees replaced while my deductible is paid for after WLS
My Actual 2024
January
Removed lap-band only
No gastric bypass due to complications from lap-band
April
Had Duodenal Switch surgery
June
Found out I was being laid off, last day – Oct 4
August
Had lipoma removed from thigh (while deductible is paid for)
September
On wound VAC as incision did not heal from August surgery
October
Job and Insurance with paid deductible ends
Start new job with new insurance
Rest of 2024
Don’t get knees replace since:
I just started a new job and it didn’t seem right to take time off as soon as I started
My insurance deductible is no longer paid for, so I will wait until I start over again in 2025
And oh yeah, I’m not at the doctor’s BMI goal yet since I didn’t have WLS surgery in January as I planned.
Here is hoping 2025 goes more to plan. 😊 Happy New Year!!