Introducing myself...
Hey all,
I have been posting off and on at OH for years now (much more off than on). I decided that it is time that I deal with WLS. I'm in my early 40s, BMI of 50+ with most of the common issues: hypertension, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea.
I have my surgeon/psych/internist consult tomorrow. Assuming everything goes well, I'm likely looking at 6-8 weeks for surgery, if not a bit sooner.
Just wanted to say hello and provide a brief introduction.
Hey and congrats on starting your weight loss journey! It took me a while to get to this point but I am so grateful that I did. You got this!!!
Age: 38 Height: 5'7" HW: 312 SW: 297.8 GW: 175???
WL: Pre-op: -14.2 M1: -19.2 M2:-16.6 M3: -15 M4: -12.8 M5: -12.6
M6: -11.2 M7: -6.8 M8: -5.8 Total: 114.2 lbs
Welcome and best wishes for a great result. It felt like it took forever to get to the surgery, but I'm really glad I did. I also had a bmi of over 50, diabetes, boarderline hypertension, elevated liver enzymes, issues with being active, arthritis...and I'm in my early 40's. I'm 4 months post op, just had lab work done. My blood pressure was healthy, my sugars, cholesterol - everything was in the normal range. And I've lost 78 pounds in total, 60 since surgery.
I hope you have the same healthy results. stick to it. good luck.
Tara
Vsg April 25th 2016 with Benjamin Shadle.
Starting weight 351, surgery weight 331
M1 -22.2 M2 - 14.2 M3 -8.9 M4 - 12.1 M5 - 4.7
8/22/2016 Lost 60.1 since surgery. Lost 78.2 overall.
Goals: 1)Get under 300 - done! Yeah! 2) Get under 280 (Yeah met this on 8/10/16) 3)Get under 268 (stay tuned!)
