brattyAsh

My doc has a profram where you had to do things before you could schedule ur surgery... I pressed hard to get mine donw. I decided in october and we could schedule my appt in dec for Jan. I could have done it in dec but I waited til jan.

Its going to be well worth it! I was 304 5'2 in a tight 24 size pants. I am now in a very loose size 8, 6 is better but I feel my skin issues show in a six more than an 8. Try hard to break any old habits and you will get far! I know its the one thing that has helped me in my journey!!

Absolutely no regrets. Little bit of my past : 29 years old it was found my liver in bwginning ti fail due to NAFLD. I lived in denile for a few months. I weighed 304 and though I was plus sized I never felt I was "morbidly obese" as a doc puts it. I was a very confident person in my large body. I wore a tight 24. Going into this I was scared I would not be as confident of a person once I lost weight.. sounds weird I know. At the very beginning of my journey... my doc has a program you have to go thru. A visit with a psychiatrist is a must. At that visit she told me I was addicted to food and if I didnt treat that addiction I would never succeed at this surgery. At the time I thought she was crazy. I have learned she was dead on. The question isnt "do you get hungry? " the question should be "do you still want food like ypu used to?" Sadly the answer is YES. For me, its ha4d to get my brain off of food. Yes the more you eat clean you crave clean foods, but bad habits can shine thru... its a daily struggle to keep bad food out of me. Thats one thing I wish soneone would have told me before. All I ever heard was "ahh ur not going to want that food" thats BULL! BUT with all that side... I know my liver is at a healthy state... I am 100% more of a mother than I was a year ago... and THAT I WOULD NEVER TRADE!! In the begining I had strictures... I had to be stetched 4 times. Simple procedure... just know thay vomiting is not normal... get see about it!! At about 4 months out my troubles went away and its been smooth sailing. I SUCK at my Vitamin intake... I was hospitalized at my 1 year anniversary due to beibg deficient of B1, b12, vit d and Calcium. I am honest and I struggle with them. They make me physically ill to take them but after months of not taking them they land me in the hospital. I still may only get them in a few tomes a week at most. I also struggle with fluids... I only drink Water but I struggle with get what I need daily. But not ao bad that ive been dehydrated. I had gastric bypass... bathroom immediately after was like the runs for the first few months for me. Now days I am lucky if I go once a week... but thats probably due to my high Protein diet and low fluids.

I have lost a lil over 160 pounds how is your journey going so far?

Savannah ga!

Hello All!! Just wanted to share my story this far... I started slightly over 300 pounds, day of surgery I weighed 294. Today, 1 year and 4 months out I weigh 138. Ive lost over 160 pounds. I feel like I have leveled off, hoping I have atleast. I had a few bumps but all is okay! Any questions ask them!!

Over a year out - any others? I used to be on here at that time but then never logged back in and forgot about the app!!

Anyone from Savannah Area?

Hi!! LONG time since ive been on!! How is everyone?? Anyone dealing with strictures?

R u eating enough though? If ur not ur body will go into safe mode and reserve. I was real addicted to reading the scale at first, i learned to step back... Dont weigh as much, some people only weigh once a month. I stalled at 3 weeks out for a whole week, realized i wasnt eating enough.

Anyone else post op GB and had their gallbladder out before this surgery? If so, r u having issues?

U only lost 26 lbs but down that many sizes? Wow! Ive lost 40ish and have barely moved into my next size down.

Hey everyone! Its been a while since I posted. How is everyone doing?? For those who dont know, I had surgery 1/9, almost a month out... how do I update my ticker??? I went and updated it but it still shows same stuff?

I also advanced myself. I go for my 2 week appt Friday, wondering the same thing!!