Colez1
I want to thank all the people out on this web site that wrote their feelings down for everyone to read. I know the stories I have read, (which is a GREAT number of them) Have helped me tremendously with all my fears and with deciding to go through with WLS. Thank you each and everyone of you! I hope in return I can help someone else by posting my journey..........I am a 34-year-old mother of two wonderful children. I am married most wonderful man in the universe. And as if that is not enough.... and I am on my way to being a loser!!!! I never thought I would be happy to say those words. But I am so excited to be one of the chosen!!! I have had severe back pain. I have had 3 different procedures done to my back and none of them have given me any relief for very long. My pain management doctor told me if I lost weight my back would feel better. After hearing this from him, I was pissed, thinking to myself, I don't need to lose weight, I am just fine. (I must have been looking into one of those Mirrors at McDonald’s that make you look thin, while I was eating my Double Cheese Burger) Needless to say....2 years later I made an appointment to see what my options were.
When I had my appointment with Dr Rohrer I was a nervous wreck. On my way to his office I felt like I was going to get sick. I wanted to turn my car around and just go back to work and skip the whole ordeal. But I didn't and I am so glad I went through with it.
I got to his office and was greeted by his nurse Lisa at the front desk. She is the friendliest nurse I have ever had. You can tell she really loves her job! She brought me to the examining room, chatting the whole time. Very friendly. I am sure she knew I was nervous. She explained some things to me handed me a couple of pamphlets and then told me Dr Rohrer would be in a few minutes.
Dr Rohrer came in and gave his spiel. He was the most thorough Doctor I have even been too. I had a list of questions I wanted to ask. But he answered them all when he walked me through everything.
I was really worried that he would make me feel like all other doctors I have been too. And harp on me about my weight. And once you leave their office you have tears in your eyes, your head hanging low and all you want to do it is hit the drive thru at Dairy Queen and order one of everything!
This is not the case with Dr Rohrer; he didn't even once harp about me being over weight. I felt so at ease with him. He was very confident when he was talking. Dr Rohrer made me feel like a human. When I left his office I held my head up high, and walked out with a smile on my face. And I felt good about myself and the decision I have made to have WLS.
I received my approval for WLS about 2 weeks after my appointment. I have mixed emotions. I am excited. I'm scared. I'm nervous. I'm worried. I have a while to wait until I can have surgery July 10, 2006 so I have plenty of time to deal with my emotions.
July 09, 2006- Height 5' 7"- Pound 262 -Counting down the hours. I am at ease, not too much worried about the surgery. I am just ready to lose weight and pray for my back to feel better so I can be more active with my family.
JULY 18, 2006- Well it has been a little over a week since my surgery. Everything went rather well. I thought I was going to die when I woke up after surgery with all the pain. But once they showed me the pain medication button I was good to go. I was in the hospital for 2 full days and couldn't wait to get out. But once I got home I wondered if I should have stayed one more day. But day-by-day things are getting much better. I can't wait to get my tube out so I don't have that hanging all the time. I will keep you all posted once I go for my first check up. Thank you again to all the people that sent me well wishes.
July 26, 2006 - Down 19 Pounds!!! The whole taking out of the Jackson-Pratt tube experience was not the best. I am glad one only has to do that once!!!
August - 22, 2006- Down 32 Pounds!!! It has been 1-1/2 months since my surgery. And I am feeling great. I went in for a check up today, I have lost 32 pounds. I am very excited. It is nice to be off the liquid and pureed foods. Hurray!!! I fit into a pair of my size 18 shorts. (Before surgery I was in a size 22) Things are looking up!!!
September - 25, 2006 - Down 53 Pounds - It has been almost 3 months. Loving the fact that when I get dressed in the morning, I don't have to jump up and down to get my jeans on. I love it that I don't have to sit at work all day and not being able to breath because my jeans are too tight. LOVING THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND NOTICES THAT I AM LOSING WEIGHT!!
January - 04, 2007 -What a busy 2006! I got married, had Weight Loss Surgery, both my kids were adopted by my new husband. And we got a new house the day before Christmas. A lot has happened. Now I am ready for this New Year and for it to slow down. I am still loving the fact that I went ahead and had WLS. My back is doing so much better. I hardly ever have pain. Which is a blessing!!
August-10,2007- Where has the time gone? Since I have lost weight I have so much more energy. I find myself looking at the clock at night telling myself I need to get to bed. It's just crazy!
February 20, 2008 - I'm starting to get spring fever. I can't wait to start walking out side again on the Rivers Edge Trail. I walked in the Holiday Village Mall a couple of times this winter, but there is alot of older people that walk it too. I felt like I was getting some strange looks from some of the wifes walking with their husbands. Dirty old men anyways!! I probably do kinda look funny when I walk, I put my head phones on and dance to the music as I walk. So I am sure some of the people that see me, think I am out of control. But for the most part I don't care. I am getting my exercise and that is all that matters. That is one of the main reasons I like to walk on the rivers edge trail. Not many people use the trail. And if there are people on the trail they are there to excercise too. So they don't care what you look like.
Things couldn't be any better, I am pretty much staying at the same weight now for about 5 months. I am happy where I am at. I do have to say I weigh myself everyday. And if I go over 131 pounds I start to panic, and make sure I get back on track with eating the right things.
As I recap on the last year after having WLS there are several things I never thought I would hear,feel,see, ect. EVER.....
1. I never thought I would ever have next to nothing for my back pain. (Thank you GOD and Dr Rohrer)
2. I never thought I would enjoy exercising and actually being able to go jogging.
3. I never thought I would be able to cross my legs & look like a lady while doing it. (This is a huge Booster for me)
4. I never thought I would hear my God Sent Husband tell me to "Go buy yourself something pretty" and then being able to walk into any store & buy anything, because now anything fits and looks good on me.
5. I NEVER thought I would hear someone call me "Skinny Bitch"
(I think I am being paid back for all the times I called someone else that when I was over weight and unhappy with myself.)
For that I am VERY SORRY to each person I said that about because that phrase hurts just as much as someone saying you are fat.
6. I never thought I would hear someone tell me "Your 2 Skinny" I never thought that could be possible.
I'm very excited to say ...... I made my goal of being able to run 1 mile with out stopping. All I can say is.... "What a High!" I have always heard people talk about getting a natural high when they worked out. And I always thought they were crazy. But it is so true. It is the coolest feeling. I love it!!!
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131 -3 years Post OP
