shyanne

Yep some non surgery victories :-D Friday I went to the movies with a friend and was able to put both arm rest down and still have plenty or room in my chair :-) Now my niece can hug me and wrap her arms all the way around me :-) oooo... Was able to wear a REALY cute pair or wedges all day :-D Okay I wanna hear some of y'all's now :-D

I think the shame of it all leads to emotional eatting... cus I'm there right now. I loose a lil and platue over a year out. I tried to go to psychologist who was suppose to specialize in weight loss sugery patients and... did absolutly nothing for me. He seemed absolutely baffled when I told him I don't recognize the person I now see in pictures. I know there is something wrong... but I just can't seem to get around to reaching out for help again. I hear successful people with this sugery say a big part is the "head work"... stay strong. Ive been trying REALY hard to see how damn far I've come. I also don't get sick from iced coffee and sweet things :-/

These make me sooooo happy :-D I got season passes to fiesta texas and can ride allll the rides :-D I even went to the water park! And a water park here in sa texas and rode rides.... I kept saying "I'm going to get stuck". I didnt at all and even rode some with my 8 year old nice... she was so happy I rode them with her... whew... tears of joy :-)

I am so sorry you are going thru this. We should be able to trust the team of doctors we put our lifes in there hands. And I always say listen to your body. Eff "bothering" someone. Right after sugery I was in pain but I was walking and able to stand. A week later I had a horrible pain in my largest incision and couldnt stand straight. Even my own family talked to me like I was being silly. Telling me I couldn't handel pain... and of course I will hurt I just had sugery. I went to my doctor and saw his pa. They gave me more pain meds. Next day woke up and my largest incision had bursted open and was infected. When I saw my actuall doctor he saw it and I could tell he was pissed... how was I just in his office and his pa not catch it. My complication was minor but still miserable... so I can't even imagine what you have to go thru. I hope you get on that road to recovery asap.

I'm over a year out. Had ny surgery May 7, 2012.

I'm over a year out and drink occasionally.

It does get better... I mainly focused in water so I wouldn't get dehydrated. I could only drink ice cold water. Then ice cold water with flavoring in it. I couldn't eat a lot of foods for about 2 or 3 months. Eggs still are iffy for me. I'm over a year out and I can pretty much eat every thing in moderation.

Yes DON'T stock up!!!!!! Taste can change.

After surgery we loose a lot of fat. Hormones are in fat... They go all crazy after surgery. If you already suffered from depression it will sure as hell will hit you harder after. Seek help ASAP!!! Don't just pray. Get help please.

I KNEW I'd have hair loss. I couldn't and didn't want to eat anything and my main focus was water. I already had thin hair and I was lucky enough to get a thinned out spot right in the front of my hairline :-) I just parted my hair the other side and rode it out :-D I'm over a year out and it's all grown back.

Don't fight it... Cry it out... And know you are not going crazy :-)

It helps for me to shop with someone. I always want and tend to grab the larger sizes.... Can't figure out why the look funny lol then get told way to big. I'm a year and a month out and struggle with seeing the new me. I still see the woman squeezing in to size 28. Not the size 16.

I have eaten everything I've wanted... Tried a lot of new healthy foods I never thought I would try. But time to time I've had me a "bad" food. I live in SA texas. We got some kick a$$ Mexican food :-) but with every thing it's in moderation. A few times I've gotten the chip bug in me. But in over a year I have lost 145 pounds. And just the last month I joined a gym. Before that the only working out I did was walking.

My doctor says whatever birth control I choose... Choose a second one too. Yep two forms o birth control.

Smaller hands and feet :-)

I had a ultrasound. I'm a year out from surgery.

I had an enlarged liver too. I was so confused when they results came back lol because I don't drink lol I soon learned it was from the bad food and sodas. The doctor did say it did shrink and was just fine when I had surgery.

I get mine at world market but I've seen the little ones at wal Mart.

LOVE egg muffins :-) I use the 6 space muffin tray. Yesterday I made some with 7 eggs, cheese, jalapeños, and turkey sausage :-) I've also head you can bake them in a ramekin so you can do one at a time :-)

I wasn't able to for over a month because of a lil complication. And now lol I don't even sleep on my tummy anymore. Crazy after years of sleeping that way now I sleep on my side or back.

And it's crazy how everyone's plan in so different. I was able to have one hight protein low carb meal a day. It was still hard though. I was constantly changing the channel to avoid food commercials. And I stayed home ALOT.

Click has a good coffee protein shake and I know chike makes one to now. But I loooove Atkins cafe caramel. I get them at wal Mart.

It's true EVERYONE is sooo different :-) I had never had major surgery. My surgery took a little longer because I had a stubborn ligament or muscle they had to work around... Didn't have open surgery had laperscopic(sp??) :-) I woke up feeling like I was hit by a bus. It was horrible pain but I was still able to walk that night. I didn't have a drainage tube on my largest incision they just put steri strips over it and it started closing up. A week out I was in horrible pain still. Went back in and the idiot PA told me I pulled a muscle. Where my largest incision was was swollen and red. Gave me pain meds and went on my way. Next day it was WORSE. Took the meds and feel asleep. Woke up with stuff oozing out my largest incision. LoL scare me to death thought I was dying! O_o I can lol at it know :-) the incision had developed a slight infection so all they had to do was open it all the way and pack it every day. I soon felt way better :-D then even soon started feeling great :-D The first few months were rough. I really didn't want to eat at all and I did have a picky pouch. One moment it would like something next it wouldn't and it didn't help I didn't want any thing. 3 months out was when I was really able to eat a variety of foods and get all my Protein and Water in. A year out and I feel pretty good. The hardest thing I struggle with is the head stuff :-) This still helps to read too :-) http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/forum/13157871-newbies-need-know/page-12

It got better for me. Don't even worry about weight right now. Your in and out surgery your body needs a little time to rest and recover.

Same here. I can run in to something or hit something and right away I know it's about to bruise. I take my vitamins and get my protein in and still happens.