My WLS Story-The 2nd Year



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April 30, 2003
Musings

I have been sitting here for a few minutes, not really sure what to say. Life has been taking me for a ride lately and I am not sure where it is headed.

My weight loss is still going along very well. I have been losing weight steadily. My ulcer is what is concerning me. I had the ultrasound and the tech didn't see any stones in my gall bladder. The Prevacid helped me for about two weeks but the pain is back, as strong as ever. It really gets me down. I try not to let it but it is so present. I can't get away from it. I happened to see my surgeon last Friday when I went to the hospital to visit a friend. He said to keep taking the Prevcid until my appointment May 21st and we will go from there. I just want it gone.

I am also still waiting to hear about the tummy tuck. It has been up in the air since my consultation Jan. 21st. I called the Dr.'s office three times last week and didn't get my calls returned. I called again today and the lady I had been dealing with is no longer there. lol The new person, of course, has no clue who I am or what is going on so she said she would look into it and call me back this afternoon. She didn't. I just want an approval or a denial so I can appeal. I feel like my life is on hold with this.

I am very happy with the sizes that I wear now.
36D bra
10-14 in clothes
That is a big span, it depends on how fitting the clothes are at my stomach. That stupid skin.

I know eating at this point is a big concern to a lot of people, post and pre-op. I am 13 months out and feel blessed that I have been able to resist the urge to slip back into bad eating habits. A few months out from surgery, my personal life fell apart and I realized then that this was something that I could control. What a life changing moment. I can control what I do. I can stop eating, I don't have to turn to food when I am sad or stressed. I have learned tricks to not graze. Why couldn't I have learned this before surgery? I don't know. I think this was something I was meant to go through, I feel that this was the path for me.

I was such an emotional eater. The kids stressed me, I ate. If things didn't go well in my married life, I ate. If I was lonely, I ate. Someone told me that you have to choose happiness. I think this surgery was my first step.



May 6, 2003
-143 Pounds

I weighed today and at 58 weeks out only have 10 pounds to reach my goal weight. I will decide when I get there if I want to aim for more but I am really thinking of just going on as I am and seeing where I end up. That seems to be working.

I went shopping yesterday because I had no clothes that fit me. I was able to shop at The Gap and Eddie Bauer! I felt like a kid trying on these clothes and they actually fit and looked good. What a great feeling. They were sizes 12 in the skirt and large in the shirts.

I still have no appetite so I am trying to make sure I eat lots of protein. I feel good and am losing weight so that is ok.



May 8, 2003
End Of My Patience

I am done waiting on the Dr.'s office. I have never seen such incompetence. I have called three times just this week and no one has called me back. I called again today and spoke to the receptionist. She told me to call in the morning and they would be sure to get me through to the woman I need to speak to. If I don't get some answers tomorrow, I am going to contact a different Dr.

November 12, 2003
Updating

I can't believe it has been 6 months since I have updated this site. It has been such an important part of my WLS journey. I think what has happened, is that there comes a time when the WLS isn't utmost on your mind. You get to a point where you don't have to think about it every waking hour or minute. Life goes on and this is my life now. I am happy and feeling great. My weightloss stablized at about 185. I am thrilled here. I do tend to not eat for several hours and then get overhungry. lol I need to do better with that. For breakfast every morning, I have an Atkins shake. They have a lot of protein and help in that I wouldn't eat breakfast if I didn't have something fast like that to have. Please feel free to use my email address on the Home page to email me if you need to talk or have any questions. I don't get here to check on the guestbook very much and I hate missing anyone who wants to talk.



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