EmyWemy

You can read a bit about me under the 'My Story' link on the left of this page.  I'm very glad to have found this website, there's so much great information here!  As for me I was able to drop 37 pounds (and struggled every bit of the way) by limiting my calorie intake and by going to the gym in the morning before heading to work.  Was happy and frightened at the same time when I finally got an appointment to meet my surgeon who set a date for March 26, 2012.  I was definitely scared and cried for a whole week prior to my surgery day.  I kept thinking "What if I don't wake up?,  What if I'm one of those patients who has complications?"

After waking up from surgery I felt happy and even though I was in a lot of pain I was happy to feel alive.  After 3 days of being in the hospital I got to go home.  On the day I was discharged my surgeon told me that I should not be laying down at all unless I was going to sleep at night and that I should be up and about during the day.  Mobility was minimal at home, but my husband took me out almost everyday for the next two weeks while he took off from work to get me walking slowly.  At one point while he was working in the garage I just walked back in forth slowly in front of the garage just so I would keep moving.

I'm in a much happier place now and so very grateful that I had the opportunity to have the vertical sleeve gastrectomy done.  I've never lost so much weight in my life at any given point and feel very blessed.

My stats, a total of 97 lbs lost as of July 5, 2012:

Pre-surgery:  312 lbs (November 2011)

Surgery Day:  275 lbs (March 26, 2012)

July 05, 2012:  215 lbs

I plan to be successful in my weight loss journey.  Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you will be successful too =)