New member 6 weeks post op

[Jolanda 23]

Hi everyone, my name is Jolanda and I'm living in Stockholm, Sweden. I had the surgery late in October at BMI 36 (in the past 3 years I'd gone down from BMI 46 to 36, basically losing the weight in 8 months and then yo-yoing up and down since then) and am now at BMI 32. The op itself went ok but the day after they had to go in again and remove some 4 pounds of clotted blood as there had been some leakage (apparently due to my coughing all night after the first surgery, which I remember nothing of). Four nights in hospital, quite a lot of blood transfusions the first day.

No problems since then :thumbup: Have lost 30 lbs from the surgery morning weigh-in.

I'm looking forward to talking to you all!

Edited December 5, 2009 by Jolanda

[Chancie 65]

Welcome to VST!!

And congratulations on your surgery and success so far!

Glad you're doing well now, and it sounds like you're very positive!

Keep up the good work!

[Malaika 50]

Jolanda - Welcome to our VST family. We are so happy you found us and joined us. Thank you for sharing your story. I am so glad that you are doing well following your surgeries. Wow - 4 lbs of clotted blood - that doesn't sound good! Keep us posted on your progress and if you have any questions whatsoever, don't hesitate to ask!

[Jolanda 23]

Update here: I'm now nearly 8 months post surgery and I can honestly say that this was the best decision of my life. I've lost 84 pounds since my weigh-in the morning before the operation and just last week I tipped the scales within the "normal" BMI range. I feel great, look better than ever before and haven't really had any issues beyond the original complications immediately after the surgery. I keep buying clothes as my old ones keep getting too big very fast - I think the money saved on food goes on clothes these days! I'm aiming at losing about 12-15 pounds more but I'm eating a little more already as I'm not sure how easy it is to stop losing weight.

To anyone still wondering whether to take the plunge, I say: go for it. There are risks involved but living with obesity is risk filled too.

[Papillon 7]

Congratulations!! You are an inspiration to the people like me who are just begining the journey to qualify for the procedure. : )

[Jolanda 23]

Thanks! And one oops: I have had a kidney stone since the op. VERY painful. Didn't drink enough...

[Maddie 9]

I can only hope I do as well as you. Thanks for sharing your success with us.

[Jane_J 117]

Hi Jolanda, nice to meet you.

Jane x

[thinoneday 445]

hi jolanda! sorry to hear about that kidney stone. . hope your betternow. . . looks like you have done fantastic with your weight loss! Good work! bet you feel fabulous! keep up the great work!

[SParkle 4]

Hi and welcome

Fabulous weight loss... well done!!

[possumtrot 2]

You are inspirational. Thanks for sharing your story!