DisneyMom4419

Finally!!!!!!!! I finally hit the ONES! And it also makes me officially down 100 pounds! Had my surgery in February and I have done wonderful! I would do it over in a heartbeat!

Congrats to you!!!!! Can't wait unitl I reach that! You look awesome!

I love your post!!!!!! I am not a writer, but this does put into words how I was with food. I needed to read this. Thank You!!!

I had my surgery on Feb. 8th 2012 and had a starting weight pre-surgery was 315 I lost down to (it was my doctors requirements that your lose between 10 - 15lbs before surgery) the day of surgery I weighted in at 299 and today I am down to 282. I had my surgery at Pikeville Hospital in Pikeville Ky and my doctor is Amy Johnson, and I could not be happier with the care I received from both. I have not had any complications, however I have followed the diet my doctor gave me. I am 32 years old and have been overweight for most of my life. My parents put me on my first diet when I was in the 3rd grade and I was up and down since then. But after I met my husband (and got comfortable in the relationship) my weight began to creep out of control, I told him he must have feed me to well (we would eat out alot). I was always able to starve myself and get my weight down to what I thougt was manageable, but July 2 years ago I had a complete hysterectomy and from then on I have not been able to lose. So after I tried to ride the swings at an amusement park and would not fit I decided it was time to do something. I have 2 girls ages 8 and 6 who keep me on my toes and I have always been active even as a large girl, but it was a real eye opener when that happened. So I am so excited to be on my journey! How do you get the weight ticker?

Since my surgery I have had a really bad taste in my mouth and feel like my breath is just as bad. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this? What can I do?

Thanks Runner I have been trying to figure it out

Oh and the doctor was the one who changed my mind. If she had not said anything I would be banded right now.

I had and still have in my mind that the sleeve was for really overweight people and just didn't want to put myself in that category. Even though I know I am.

Thanks everyone! I do have a question/problem though. I was very open about my surgery at first but I had also planned on having the band. It was Changed to sleeve only two weeks before surgery now I don't want anyone to know what I did. So for the most part everyone that knows me thinks I have the band is this wrong?