Sheri h

I'm 13 months post op funny never thought I would be able to say that my biggest obstacle for me after 132 lbs down is loose skin insurance I had wants there to be skin infection issues but I don't have any keep clean dry and intact (you nurse's know what this means) going to new insurance June 1st hope they pay will see.

I am the same way I get on the scale and it says I lost 132 lbs my clothes are size medium to some large which is great since used to be 3 X to 4 x. People wonder where they have seen me before when I say hi, but I still feel fat my daughter says that I am too thin and I tell her just want to tone at this point.

I am the same way I get on the scale and it says I lost 132 lbs my clothes are size medium to some large which is great since used to be 3 X to 4 x. People wonder where they have seen me before when I say hi, but I still feel fat my daughter says that I am too thin and I tell her just want to tone at this point.

I am the same way I get on the scale and it says I lost 132 lbs my clothes are size medium to some large which is great since used to be 3 X to 4 x. People wonder where they have seen me before when I say hi, but I still feel fat my daughter says that I am too thin and I tell her just want to tone at this point.

Haven't replied in a long time and I don't have any pictures yet that I can post but had my surgery April 10, 2013 over the last year I have lost 132 lbs. I have been through the good comments and the negative ones. I used to tell people I had gastric bypass surgery now I just tell them when asked that I made a life change. I tell them when asked what kind of diet am I on, a meal replacement for breakfast with 2 meals of meat and vegetables, fruit and protein bars as my between meals snacks. Am I perfect, no I have eaten somethings over the year that I knew better but what I managed to do was keep these cravings under control by willpower that i never had before surgery. I have been termed as not diabetic any longer no shots, or pills. Colesterol is great all my labs are good to perfect. Taking less than half of the medications that I was previously on. My surgeon commented to keep up the good work.

you are going to get your good stories and your bad for me I learned the same thing band back to work in a week rny back after 2 well I was off for a month because I had a small bowel obstruction 1 week after my first surgery. saying this to tell you what ever choice you make always be prepared for just a little more. just in case I had leave from job was supposed to be for 2 weeks but had saved up enough for 6 weeks. had 2 left after when I went back but I have very understanding bosses I did kinda light duty for the first month. would I do it again I am down 120 lbs in 6 months I haven't weighed this since I was 19 yes I would have just prepared financially a little better.

they told me in pre op group that your taste buds change well mine did and it changed not only taste of foods and drinks, it changed the way things smell as well. still can't bring myself to drink ocean spray grape juice powder mixes too sweet. can drink the white grape and peach ones but have to add extra water and can only drink maybe 1 a week and I am 5 months post op. I had bought a cabinet full of the boxes of ocean spray drink mixes and crystal light, and my children drink more than I do. Water is my favorite but it has got to be cold or full of ice can't stand warm water.

I voted the first one only because there was not a line for me. yes less for medicine but I wanted to be smaller so I didn't feel self conscious when I stood up in an auditorium or movie theater to go to the bathroom. I did it because I didn't want to be an embarrassment to my 10 year old daughter by walking into her class and having one rude kid say is that fat lady your mom. I did it because I want to be around when my 10 year old, turns 18 and graduates from high school, turns 22 and graduates from college.

I had to respond to this for one reason only: People tend to not see the bigger picture as with medicare or any insurance. Insurances companies are waking up to the fact that they are going to pay more in the long run for things dealing with obesity (I hate that word I would rather be one of the four F's fat, fluffy, or full figured) than they are paying for the surgery. Me myself I have went from 3 pills for blood pressure to 2 and working that to 1. 2 pills and 2 insulin shots for diabetes to 0 on both. as of next week will not need anything for insomnia had been breaking my ambien in half to pill cutting it into 3rds. every 3 months I would spend almost 300$ on just scripts now 50$ at the most. And on the part of your friend stating that she is paying for your surgery forgive me if I sound a little angry about this comment because as a working american who has held a job since I was 17 and am now 51 I have paid more in taxes than my surgery cost and then some so please use me if you have to the next time someone says to you that because medicare is paying that their tax dollars is paying for your "elective surgery" tell them that no you are pretty sure your friend sheri's tax dollars are paying to save my life.

I am post op so this may not mean much but here goes anyway. I tried the protein shots and found that the New Whey with 42gms of protein in the acai berry brand was so nasty even added to water it was gross and I couldn't imagine sipping on this all day. the short bottle shot in fruit punch was drinkable can't remember the name of it but the reason I said i am post op and this may not mean much is because I was doing the shots for protein when I had ran out of the meal replacement and my doctor had to get me back on track. protein wasn't all my body needed at that time so I had to get my meal replacements back in play for the vit & nutrients that a protein shot will not provide. I was also told by a personal trainer that the body only absorbs 35gms of protein at one sitting anyway so when me and my smart self was adding protein to my meal replacement to get it done and over with in one sitting i was not getting the protein absorption like I really needed. and you know what comes next with poor absorption of protein. The body starts to suffer skin and hair.

men metabolize different than women so they tend to lose faster and also the heavier a person is the first to go is always water so the weight loss at first can go faster then it slows when you are working off the fat. I lost 40lbs first month at 10 lbs a week first month then it slowed to about 2 lbs a week.

No the pt-inr before needs to be done out far enough so that if changes needs to be made that they have enough time to do it prior to surgery. I am on Coumadin and had to go off my Coumadin 5 days prior because blood would be to thin. I also had a small bowel obstruction 7 days later and they had to give me 6 units of plasma before they could do emergency surgery and 4 units of pack red blood after because I still bleed out more than they wanted after.

welcome RNY April 10

I have had both like music said the bright red was from hemorrhoids and usually stops but the black turned out to be a bowel obstruction but with this is a lot of pain and usually no stool just liquid.

the 2 biggest concerns I had about the RNY surgery opposed to the band for me was how long it would take to get back to work and the thoughts of dumping. I have taken care of patients and had co-workers that had constant dumping syndrome or IBS so was terrified of having it. well had a glass of orange juice only drank 30cc before it happened and so far the last for me.