Hollyrock100

It will be two weeks tomorrow since I had my surgery. I am amazed at the changes that have taken place. In fact, I want to do the Snoopy dance because I am so grateful. As if this am, I weigh 204lbs unofficially. So, when I began four weeks ago I weighed 227lbs. I had two weeks of the Pre-Op diet and weighed 217. One week after surgery, while on the full liquid diet I weighed 211 pounds. Hopefully, at my two week visit on Tuesday(4 days away) I will be at 200 or (AHHH! Angels singing) One hundred and ninety-nine. Heavy sigh, it's been a few years since I was under 200 lbs. I believe it was 2005ish. I feel like I am getting my body back and I can move without being out of breath, slow and heavy or in pain. It's amazing!

I am finally half way through the this! I have to admit that it's been hard. It's not because I've had stomach hunger or head hunger. It's because I miss eating. Last night, I went to my mother's house and it was tapas night. This morning my roommate made ham, onions and eggs. I love eggs. (heavy sigh) Oh well moving onward, all of this will be over in one week. Woo Hoo! Not to mention that as of friday I've lost 5 pounds. A pound a day is pretty good. If I could only do it for 86 days in a row. Hahah!
 
I have been think about getting a few tattoos. Here are a few ideas:
 
1.) Promise tattoo on my pinky finger, for the promise I am making to take the best care of myself from now on.
 
2.) "You never know how strong you are until being stong is is the only thing you have left"
 
3.) "Enough" because no matter what anyone says, I am good enough, smart enough, thin enough and beautiful enough. In addition, I have to remind myself that I have enough food and stuff. I think I like this one the most. What do you think?
 
If you are reading this, good luck in your journey. I wish you the best of everything.

I am finally half way through the this! I have to admit that it's been hard. It's not because I've had stomach hunger or head hunger. It's because I miss eating. Last night, I went to my mother's house and it was tapas night. This morning my roommate made ham, onions and eggs. I love eggs. (heavy sigh) Oh well moving onward, all of this will be over in one week. Woo Hoo! Not to mention that as of friday I've lost 5 pounds. A pound a day is pretty good. If I could only do it for 86 days in a row. Hahah!
 
I have been think about getting a few tattoos. Here are a few ideas:
 
1.) Promise tattoo on my pinky finger, for the promise I am making to take the best care of myself from now on.
 
2.) "You never know how strong you are until being stong is is the only thing you have left"
 
3.) "Enough" because no matter what anyone says, I am good enough, smart enough, thin enough and beautiful enough. In addition, I have to remind myself that I have enough food and stuff. I think I like this one the most. What do you think?
 
If you are reading this, good luck in your journey. I wish you the best of everything.

I am finally half way through the this! I have to admit that it's been hard. It's not because I've had stomach hunger or head hunger. It's because I miss eating. Last night, I went to my mother's house and it was tapas night. This morning my roommate made ham, onions and eggs. I love eggs. (heavy sigh) Oh well moving onward, all of this will be over in one week. Woo Hoo! Not to mention that as of friday I've lost 5 pounds. A pound a day is pretty good. If I could only do it for 86 days in a row. Hahah!
 
I have been think about getting a few tattoos. Here are a few ideas:
 
1.) Promise tattoo on my pinky finger, for the promise I am making to take the best care of myself from now on.
 
2.) "You never know how strong you are until being stong is is the only thing you have left"
 
3.) "Enough" because no matter what anyone says, I am good enough, smart enough, thin enough and beautiful enough. In addition, I have to remind myself that I have enough food and stuff. I think I like this one the most. What do you think?
 
If you are reading this, good luck in your journey. I wish you the best of everything.

I am finally half way through the this! I have to admit that it's been hard. It's not because I've had stomach hunger or head hunger. It's because I miss eating. Last night, I went to my mother's house and it was tapas night. This morning my roommate made ham, onions and eggs. I love eggs. (heavy sigh) Oh well moving onward, all of this will be over in one week. Woo Hoo! Not to mention that as of friday I've lost 5 pounds. A pound a day is pretty good. If I could only do it for 86 days in a row. Hahah!
 
I have been think about getting a few tattoos. Here are a few ideas:
 
1.) Promise tattoo on my pinky finger, for the promise I am making to take the best care of myself from now on.
 
2.) "You never know how strong you are until being stong is is the only thing you have left"
 
3.) "Enough" because no matter what anyone says, I am good enough, smart enough, thin enough and beautiful enough. In addition, I have to remind myself that I have enough food and stuff. I think I like this one the most. What do you think?
 
If you are reading this, good luck in your journey. I wish you the best of everything.

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients
 
in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions
 
etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency
 
Room.
 
You can download this PDF for here:
 
http://asmbs.org/store/

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients
 
in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions
 
etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency
 
Room.
 
You can download this PDF for here:
 
http://asmbs.org/store/

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients
 
in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions
 
etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency
 
Room.
 
You can download this PDF for here:
 
http://asmbs.org/store/

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients
 
in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions
 
etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency
 
Room.
 
You can download this PDF for here:
 
http://asmbs.org/store/

The closer January comes, the more nervous I become. I wish there were some other way to loose weight and keep it off forever. I am convinced that there isn't. The more I research, the more I believe this procedure are sound and will help me, even over the long run. Never-the-less I am scared.
I'm sure almost everyone was feeling this, and are now healthier without all of the weight they were carrying around. (Deep Breath) Stay calm and Carry on.
If anyone knows of a support group in Phoenix/Scottsdale that anyone can attend please let me know. The one that is offered by Banner is not feasable, as I just can't get there on time.

Well, I had my second psych eval. (The first one was a year ago) No big deal. Except, I have been thinking about going to councilling after surgery. I have had some issues with my mother commenting on my weight throughout my life. I am wondering if I am keeping this weight on for a reason. I mean when I am in new love/lust. I loose the weight. Once I am single or in a dissatisfying relationship, I gain weight. I'm not sure if this is normal. Anyway, I am considering it.
So, I really want to suceed. I think that if I don't change my way of thinking or feeling about myself, in 6 or so years I may be back where I started, or worse.
 
For those of you who haven't had your psych eval. It's no big deal. You don't have to tell them anymore than what they ask.
 
So, is there anyone out there who does get therapy? Or, do you have some sort of self-help program that will help you discovery why you do one thing or another?
 
Thanks, Holly

I don't know how to respond to comments so I'm just going to do it here. I agree with the statement of not telling people about my surgery. It's funny how people act towards having bariatric surgery vs plastic surgery. If I told them I was having a boob job it would be totally acceptable. Living and working in Scottsdale I am most likely one of the last people over 16 to get one. Hahah! It's true, maybe one day. Anyway, Its a whole different story when you're trying to save yourself. I really think that soon, I will be at a normal healthy weight and not have asthma, high blood pressure, a fatty liver, low vitamin D and a bleak future. Now, with my decision I can be healthy, happy and live a long life without fat discrimination and co-morbidities. I am happy with my decision. I applaude all of you who have also made this decision for yourself.
I have been researching vitamins and found that I can buy most of them at Costco. Yay! On to the Protein Powder. I really like the taste of Vi by Visalus. I think it might be to thick and heavy after the surgery. I wouldnt mind doing it for the 2 week pre-surgical diet. If you havent tasted it. It tastes like vanilla cake. Holy Yum! However, I still need to find something less heavy with less ingredients. Please give me your suggestions. Thanks and have a great day.

So, I told my family. It was difficult to tell my mother. I guess she has been researching on her own and did not start crying again. Thank G-d! So, I finally have the support of my whole family. Woo Hoo! So,this is why the reaction from my co-worker was so funny. She said I was taking the easy way out. I wasn't even obese; and I should just exercise. I laughed and said," Ok, I'm taking the easy way out." I think this is funny. However, I can now see what people are taking about when they say people you don't even know have an opinion. Oh well whatever, I am taking control of my out of control life. I am just thinking about my health and the size 6 I hope to fit into one day. Ahh, the wonderful thoughts of shopping in regular store.
I have listed some websites I have found with patient guidelines.
 
www.peachtreebariatrics.com- Patient PDF Manual
www.muhealth.org - Missouri Bariatric Services Guidelines Before and After VSG
www.northwestobesitysurgery.com- A comprehensive list of dietary information
 
PS: Thanks for reading my Blog and pushing through my spelling errors, crappy grammer and dyslexia.

First thank you for reading my blog. I hope to help others with information that I am digging up on the Gastric sleeve.
A few months ago, I decided to go back to the bariatric surgeon because I am not loosing weight. I suspect its because of my Thyroid, the fact that I live with my ex, something deep in my brain and that I hate to exercise. Not to mention I am in Arizona where it so freakin hot. I have already gone through the 6 months of Dr supervised weight loss. So when I went in today, I was told that I just needed another psych eval and pre- op labs. Good! The doctor suggested the sleeve as the gastic band's failure rate is 50% and going higher. I agreed to the sleeve.
The thing I am concerned about is long term effects of the sleeve. Not 5 or even 10 years from now but 25 to 30 years. So, I started digging into what could possibly happen. I am doing this to make my life better. I just want to be sure that I am making the right decision. You know, all of those women who silicone breast implants thought they were safe. Now they are having chronic problems. I dont want chronic
problems.
So, here we go. What I already know. The stomach will be reduced by 80%. The spincter ( tho opening to the stomach) will still be intact. The stomach will still have the ability to digest food, move and absorb vitamins. Although, It will produce less acid and absorb less vitamins and can form ulsers easily. Hense, the no anti-inflamatories. The surgeon will not do the sleeve on anyone who is already being treated for gastric reflux as rhe procedure will make it so much worse. In addition, even if you haven't had reflux you may develop it around the 5-6 year. The surgeons believe this is due to the internal pressure of the stomach and the weakened fibers of the stomach walls. So... if you are worried look up GERD. If it gets too bad, the doctor will ask you to get a RNY or bypass, as they will releave the pain. Which leads to... looking up everything about these procedures.
Well, this is enough tonight. I will be back with more concrete info and websites.

The closer January comes, the more nervous I become. I wish there were some other way to loose weight and keep it off forever. I am convinced that there isn't. The more I research, the more I believe this procedure are sound and will help me, even over the long run. Never-the-less I am scared.
I'm sure almost everyone was feeling this, and are now healthier without all of the weight they were carrying around. (Deep Breath) Stay calm and Carry on.
If anyone knows of a support group in Phoenix/Scottsdale that anyone can attend please let me know. The one that is offered by Banner is not feasable, as I just can't get there on time.