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05-08-2008, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ok I had my 6 month followup today. They called me yesterday wanting to know why I didnt schudule this? LOL I was like he told me to come back in 6 months. Anyways..........
I got to ask him some questions we all have asked our selfs and others on here and I would like to post his repsones to them.
Did you actually cut my stomach off and leave it in me just making me a small pouch?
His reply: Yes. They way he used to do it was just make a staple line to cut off passage to the stomach. ALot of his patients (eat out) the smaller one busting staples thus reversing. He complety cuts it off laying the old stomach back inside. The only stomach I have is the small pouch. He said yes this could stretch over time but give me ways to prevent that.
How to prevent that?
He said choose the freshest possible foods you can find. This being spring we have alot to chose from right now on roadside markets. He said the fresher it is the more water it would have in it. Always choose somthing you have to CHEW!!! The softer somthing is the less likey you will have to chew it thus making it easier to swallow and you just take in more and more and the streching can begin if done alot over a great period of time. He said of course Veggies would cook down softer but still they were a excellent choice just CHEW them very well. ( This is why I recommend going to the dentist before surgery and getting your teeth fixed). I did just that just being told I would have to chew alot.
Meats of course lean cuts. He said if I had the choice of steak versus a hamburger to take the steak because of the CHEWING! LOL. He said he realized that is not always possible but if the choice was mine to take the meat that needed a bit more chewing. ( Dont get the cheapest and most rubbery that is not what he means).
Snacks: Nuts and Fruit. Veggies. Yes nuts have a bit more calories but he said the chewing part is what he is after. He stated to me that pretzels were the worst possible snack to have. Its a condensed dry carb and you just keep eating at them. ( I love pretzels and was suprised at this) If I eat them to count them out any only allow myself to eat what I portioned out.
He told me to keep cookies out of my mouth along with icecream and mashed potatoes now. I told him at one point all I could eat was mashed potatoes. He laughed and stated early out yes it was good to help fuel me but not now. If I had to have them only to do it rarely. I dont eat cookies and havnt since surgery. He told me if i had to do some icecream to keep it to a bare minimum and on rare occasions. (Remember I dont do artifical sweetners so I do the regular).
He was very pleased with my weight loss. When asking him what my goal should be ......he said ( what ever you feel good at and are happy with).
Remember I did this to save my life. Looking good while doing it is a plus. I know im never gonna be runway model thin but I will fit into chairs and not get winded walking more than 5 mins etc......
I do have a question for yall that do followups. Does your surgeon look at your tummy while standing up and move the skin around? Mine dont look for rashes..... I think hes looking to see how much of a sag I have going on. Im not one right now even thinking of having it removed. Im to scared of that at this moment.
Anyways a long post but I thought I might share with yall that may be struggling. Come to think of it ladies and gentlemen this is what we have been told our entire lives. Eat fresh food, chew it and excercise. Thank goodness we have tool to help us do it. I know Doc has told us how they eat in Japan which matches what he told me today on how to eat.
Oh almost forgot........plateaus, He said the body is a amazing thing. Let it do its business and it will get back to work for ya just be patient. Yes this might take a while but it will jump start again!
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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05-08-2008, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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sounds like you had a GREAT visit. and you came back with so much info. thanks for sharing. and congrats on an excellent visit. and look! you've lost 142lbs. THAT's A ME!!! YOU'VE LOST A WHOLE KENYA( plus 4 lbs  )!!!!  congrats msvickie!!!
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05-08-2008, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Thanks for the great info. This should be a stuck info somewhere. I need to get back to work right now, but I will copy and stick it somewhere, so it won't get lost as the threads and posts pile up.
Congratulations on your great weight loss, too. 142--yep, a whole DocSanae plus a few, too. And in 6 months, that's great, waaaaay ahead... and look at you, you've got only 52 more to go!!!  | |
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05-08-2008, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,427
Weight Statistics On and off my whole life...Highest weight was 326 Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
77 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.8292682927 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3778617937 BMI Start:
31.0081915564 BMI Current:
25.1018693552 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Congrats on the great visit and great info MsVickie. It is very helpful info.
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05-08-2008, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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what a great visit and valuable info!!! Glad to hear things are going so good!
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05-08-2008, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 3,521
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
373 lb Start Weight:
205 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
168 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.0402144772 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index62.0636686391 BMI Start:
34.1100591716 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You had a great visit and learned alot of information and thank you for passing on the information to us. I like raw fruits and veg.,I ate a radish today and it settled real well in my stomach and so I had 5 more radishes and did real well with them. I prefer the fresh fruits and veg. compared to the canned ones. I have lots of trouble with processed foods so I make my meats mostly from scratch and that agrees with me real good. I also do eat lots of steaks, porkchops and things like that. Tonight we had steak and it takes me forever to eat steak, that is I chew and chew and chew. My husband will be done eating and I am still chewing on my steak pieces for almost a half hour later. I am so scared of swallowing a big piece and getting it stuck in the tube and then would have to throw up and that I hate. I have only thrown up three times since surgery and that was the first two weeks of my surgery and since then not at all. I have taken to big a swallow of water and that hurts till it is threw. Thanks for the information. There is some great advise there.
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05-09-2008, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 5,162
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
136 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.3867595819 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.8342151675 BMI Start:
26.7455278408 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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WOW, thanks for this post Vickie! There is def some good info there! Glad to hear that the visit went so well and that you have lost as much as you have!!! LOLOL Kenya...lost a whole you!!! HAHAHAHAHA
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05-09-2008, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Smiths Station Alabama
Posts: 4,363
Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4782608696 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.0629552549 BMI Start:
23.7747138398 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Vickie thank you so much for this info. You have done an amazing job I am so proud of you
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05-09-2008, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near St. Louis, MO.
Posts: 961
Weight Statistics 04/17/2007 Start Date:
April 30, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
296 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
136 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.9459459459 % % Lost:
05/21/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.2515976331 BMI Start:
26.6224852071 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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AWESOME post!! And congratulations on your success so far! You're doing SUCH an amazing job!!!
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05-09-2008, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 2,849
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1860465116 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.7618944637 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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That was a FABULOUS post! Thank you soooo much! Love the food recommendations! (What I wouldn't give for an almond right now. LOL)
STICKY TIME for sure!
regarding the loose skin... here, that is for the primary care physician to followup, not the GBS surgeon. Your community may be different.
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"Burning out this fuse out here alone" Surgery 4.29.08
11-29-08: Down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!
1.11.09: 100 lbs down! Century Club! WHOO HOO! 
7.10.09 GOL! GOL! GOLGOLGOLGOLGOL! GGGGOOOOLLL!
1.10.10 Still at goal.
2.21.12 up a bit. Back on track, I hope.
310/176/<164
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