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Hi,
Gee, what an emotional rollercoster ride. I am 22 long pre-op days out. I
believe(oh, I hope) that I have eaten the majority of my LAST SUPPER. I have
gained 8 lbs in 2 1/2 months and boy, do I feel yuck. I seem to be leveling off
on my food intake. That is so strange it is almost like someone has given you a
license to eat anything you ever dreamed of. Even with my yo-yoing my whole
life, I have never been on such a sustained binge in my life. I quit smoking 49
days ago, so I am sure that added to my feeding frenzy.
I started walking the first of January, that was a chore. But now it feels
good(lets say it hurts so good) a bulging disc in my back and extremely sore
feet. But it feels mentally good to take deep breaths and move this big body.
I am quite certain my weight gain would have been much greater without the
walking. I am up to 2 miles a day and I drag my poor old fat dog with me.
Needless to say my dog is looking great and he has alot more energy now.
But I am obsessing about this surgery. I want so badly to be on the other side.
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Hi all, Am new member of your group.Well today is the day.I have been
testing for over 1 month to have the surgery, After I made the big
decision to have it, everthing has gone very fast for me.I have to
say I am very nervous and would welcome any verbal help anyone has.
Thanks for your time. Shawn

Hi! I need some opinions here, maybe someone else has been through
this. I will be contacting my dr today, but would like to hear some
feed back on it. For the past 3 nights, at about 3-3:30 am, I wake
up in terrible pain. It is like someone has wound a rubber band
around me (front and back) right under my breast bone and around my
back. The pain is so severe that it hurts to stand/sit/move. After
about 2-3 hours the pain goes away just as mysteriously as it comes.
I have been sore since, but it’s not a real pain that I feel, just
sore like I’ve been working to hard in the yard. Has anyone ever had
anything like this before?
Thanks,
April

Hi everyone,
Well since I have had my seminar date, I am that much closer to having my
surgery. We are just waiting for Insurance approval. I know they will
approve because I have already spoke with them and they are just awaiting
the letter. I would like to weigh and see how much I do weigh but I cannot
find a scale! I know I am approx 500 because when my 9 yr old was born I
was 416 and dropped to 398. My clothes patterns have not changed much
since then (I make my own clothes, naturally). So I estimate that I am
around 500, but I am having trouble finding a place to weigh. Believe it
or not, I even tried the scale and Jenny Craig and they only go up to 440,
unbelievable and they are a weight loss center, for who? Lol. Any
suggestions?
DeDe Duncan

Could you give me the address to e-mail members who have had surgery over a
year ago and discuss more of the long term problems they may
encounter..Thanks Linda

Hello I have been reading your postings 4 a few months now … I am have mine
done on the 28th and cant wate I have got a lot of info from the support group
and now i hope i can help someone too

in answer to apprehensive- do not be any problems like eating too fast or to
much and feeling too full or making myself throw up are so worth it as compared
to the constant fight I was having with my self over my weight and the food and
the constant feeling over full and the binging- I havr lodt 60 lbd. since
12/12/01 went from a womens 26-28 to a 18-20 I still want to loose 105 more
because for me I need to be slim- I do not want to end this journet near 200 my
goal is 135 and I am 5′5 - I am 52 my health is better- my attitude is better
and I do not miss the food I can not eat or soda and I was not sure it would
work - my advice is be focused at the road ahead- don’t worry about the
operation- I took off 3 weeks and I loved being home- I had no help and didn’t
need it- at first it is hard to get up and down but with the second week I
drove- got a haircut and started to face the world it is great robin

I was wondering if anyone had or could point me in the direction of any
statistics of the various surgeries, especially VBG vs RNY or the Lap band.
Many thanks
Andrew

A couple of things… while I understand trying not to lose too much weight
during the pregnancy, you are still growing a baby and need to eat things
that foster that healthy growth. French fries are probably not the best
choice… perhaps a potatoe with cheese instead?
Also, with your weight as it is, even without surgery, most of us in the
birth arena would not be at all concerned about your not gaining weight and
even losing weight. It is entirely normal to lose weight during pregnancy
post-op. I know much more about RNY pregnancies than DS pregnancies, but
because of the malabsorption, yes, eat more, but don’t eat crap just for the
calories! It isn’t the weight gain that is so important… it is the
*quality* of the weight gain (or at least food intake during the no weight
gain/weight loss period).
There is a wonderful study you might be interested to read on Alvarado’s
website (www.gastricbypass.com). Go to REFERENCES on the left side and the
study is 4th on the list. This is the ONLY study so far that has been done
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There are two main reasons for not drinking with meals.
1) Drinking with food washes the food out of your pouch and you get hungry
sooner and eat more in the long run.
2) Drinking with food washes the food out of your pouch and you don’t
absorb all the nutrients you need to remain healthy and strong.
What I have learned through research and watching long-term success stories
is the longer out you are, the longer you should wait to drink after eating.
By a year, the usual recommendation is waiting an hour before drinking (the
further out we go, the more help we need to stay full). By 2 years, it is
around an hour and a half to two hours of waiting. Mind you, the further
out you go, the more you can drink quicker… I easily get my 64 ounces of
liquid in and also do not drink 30 minutes before nor drink for about an
hour after eating… and I usually drink around 80 ounces a day.
I hope this helps!
Barbara Herrera
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