Nitayoung
It's been a minute......sorry!
May 31, 2015
So, it's been an entire month since I wrote anything. No excuses other than just being busy as heck! I have gotten used to getting in plenty of fluids. I've also discovered the JOYS of protein packed smoothies. I think I now know the location of every juice/smoothie bar within 50 miles of home! lol I'm down from a women's size 22 (tight!) to a juniors/misses size 16 or 18 depending on the cut. My shirts sizes are down from a women's size 3 to 4X to a juniors/misses XL. Shirts aren't going to go down much more than this since the girls are a DD :) I have finally, after 2 years, removed the bra extenders from all my bras and they FIT ME AGAIN!!! Comfortably I might add!! OMG so many changes, so many joys, I cannot even begin to describe it all.
I will say this one thing to all prospective WLS people out there. I had the Roux En Y surgery because I have suffered from GERD most of my life. I can't tell you how grateful I am for having made THAT decision!! I have heard SO many sleevers out there talk about how they've developed mild to serious acid reflux. Knowing how miserable that is, I feel so deeply for all those folks. I haven't had a SINGLE episode of acid reflux, indigestion, or heartburn since surgery. For that alone, I am eternally grateful. Finally! After so so many years of misery, RELIEF!! Just some food for thought for those of you considering sleeve WLS. I understand that the sleeve is MUCH less expesive than RNY but, wow, if you only knew the horrid feeling of GERD. It's so worth the extra money and the extra effort of talking to your surgeon about it!
Hope you all are having a lovely summer so far! I've set out my garden boxes and they're growing full force. My front porch and back deck are full of beautiful flowers and bird feeders. I get to watch the chickadees feed on mealworms, the humming birds feed on necter, and even the occasional squirrel comes up to our railing and cracks open a walnut for our viewing pleasure. I am such a happy, energized, busy gal now compared to even 6 months ago! God is GREAT!!!!
