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06-09-2008, 04:30 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 182
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
63 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.1495327103 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
35.5184090298 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
  |  My clinical trial update! I had my first follow-up this morning with the surgeon after my clinical trial surgery last Wednesday, 6/4. He did give me a prescription for Percocet as I'm still having a good amount of pain, especially when I first wake up from sleeping or a nap. I was blown away when the surgeon came in and told me to start on soft foods. It's only been 5 days! I clarified with him that it's soft foods, not liquid diet for longer or move on to puree'd foods before soft foods and he again told me, "No, you can have cooked carrots, cottage cheese, applesauce, etc." WHAT?!? He told me because my stomach and intestines weren't chopped up and rerouted as much as a gastric bypass patient, I don't have to be on liquid as long and I only have to do the soft foods for one week! I was really shocked by what he was saying. He said he'd also like me to start doing a decent amount of exercise and not just "taking it easy" by Friday. I'm kind of excited! I have to go in the first week of July for my endoscopy, meeting with the surgeon, meeting with the nutritionist, and the blood work where they draw my blood for two continuous hours. Fun fun!
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06-09-2008, 04:37 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,524
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 280 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
138 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.2857142857 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.5886678201 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Sounds like you are on your way...are you still regretting this? |
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06-09-2008, 04:42 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northern VA
Posts: 572
Weight Statistics 02/07/2008 Start Date:
02/07/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
214 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
54 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.9677419355 % % Lost:
Summer 09' Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 48.5475607039 BMI Start:
33.5134773892 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I was on soft foods at 2 weeks per my surgeon and pureed at the hospital. I only did liquids for 24 hours. Which was like the first 24 hours in the hospital that I was knocked out so it didn't phase me. Every doc is different!
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06-09-2008, 04:43 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,823
Blog Entries: 9 Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
120 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.8260869565 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.0629552549 BMI Start:
21.9458896982 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | WTG Sounds good to me...you are moving right along |
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06-09-2008, 04:45 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utah
Posts: 352
Weight Statistics 10/2/2007 Start Date:
10/5/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
145 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.5226480836 % % Lost:
18 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 47.7540828402 BMI Start:
23.6274556213 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I was on liquid only for a week after surgery and then pureed fod for three weeks. My doc was pretty conservative about foods. I think that was what made me so uncomfrtabe in the beginning. I was feeling so lousy from lack of calories and the head hunger. Getting back on real foods wll probably make you feel a lot better. Keep up the good work. You are on your way!
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06-09-2008, 04:45 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 182
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
63 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.1495327103 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
35.5184090298 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
| About the regret question... I'm still not sure. I'd like to say "no"...but there are still too many unknowns. Tomorrow my sutures could pop and make the last week of pain completely pointless. THAT scares me. My doc normally has his gastric bypass patiens do: clear liquids in the hospital, two week liquid diet at home, two week puree'd diet, two week soft food diet, and then regular food... Meaning you're not eating regular food until six weeks after your surgery. Huge difference for me!
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06-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 2,291
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
174 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1608391608 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
30.8193499622 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Well hopefully things will go, and stay, down well! And hopefully your pain will start to get better also. Boy that blood work doesn't sound like fun. Keep us updated!
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06-09-2008, 05:40 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 449
Weight Statistics August 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
241 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
30 lb Weight Loss:
91 lb Lb Left to Lose:
11.0701107011 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 46.5119628906 BMI Start:
41.3630371094 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | How exciting to be moving to the "next level". I hope they leave you some blood for you!  Keep us posted.
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06-09-2008, 05:42 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,609
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Did you have Lap done? Like I have 5 key holes. Is that what you have? I will be following you for sure. This is brand new to the boards which I think is great. Read you med bottle and see it it says to take with food or milk. I still think you will tolerate it better with somthing on your tummy while taking it. Im glad you get to have soft foods. Trust me when we were not allowed......we did have head hunger and it causes you to be so weak. Perhaps you will not have to deal with that part. |
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06-09-2008, 08:36 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Royalton, Ohio
Posts: 182
Weight Statistics June 4, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 214 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
63 lb Lb Left to Lose:
12.1495327103 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.4305294276 BMI Start:
35.5184090298 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
| No, I did not have a lap band. Lap band is not a clinical trial as it's been performed for a few years now nationwide. My surgery is still in the clinical trial stage at this hospital and is NOT approved by the FDA. It'll be about 7-ish years before this surgery will be approved by the FDA and performed at hospitals. They suture my stomach to reduce the size without cutting it or putting a foreign object int my abdomen as they do with the lap band.
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