Question:
why did I have surgury????
I really wish I would of thought alot more about this surgury before I did it. I thought I was ready but I am not and I dont know if I will be able to adapt to the eating. I really wanted the ds but i could not get it untill late august or early september. I really miss eating like I used to, I sit there and see every one enjoying the meal they are eating and wonder if I will ever be able to eat the stuff I like again.. Can a person have rny reversed the sametime that the physician would be doing the ds? I wonder if my insurance would cover a reversal, I suppose the pain would be the same? Please help me on this and give me an idea what some of you post opers eat after 1 year. — [Anonymous] (posted on June 22, 2001)
June 22, 2001
I am over a year post op and down 135 pounds, ya know I don't think about
the eating much anymore because I feel that's what kept me from being part
of the rest of the world in the first place. Maybe it's just me but I
always looked at what eveyone else was wearing and being and doing, instead
of mourning the "loss" of food, which I dont' feel I have done. I
eat everything, in limited amounts of course, but nothing bothers my
"plumbing". I guess it has to come down to the personal decision
of do you want to feel healthy and comfortable or do you just wnat to eat
what you wnat the rest of your life. I'll tell you this I don't ever want
to go back to 335, NEVER!! Life is totally different now, i don't feel
defensive against people and feel good about myself. I have two small
children whom don't even remeber me being overwieght and I can actually
race with them and keep up with them. Not to say i still don't struggle
with food, but that will be overcome in time, cuz it feels way way toooo
awesome to go back!!!
— [Anonymous]
June 22, 2001
I'm sure you'll do fine at one year out...Most RNY's do, but they know what
they're getting into and really want it. Your post is a great lesson for
those researching, that waiting for what you think you can live with for
the rest of your life is worth a small delay. Yes, the RNY can be revised
to the DS. Dr. Anthone at USC said at Spotlight Health the other day, that
1/3 of his bariatric practice is revising surgeries to the DS. I'm not
sure how far out your are postop, but I'd give it while before considering
a revision. Most people do adapt.... Good luck to you...
— [Deactivated Member]
June 22, 2001
14 mo post op down 135 lbs. I eat anything I want in small amts. Actually I
can have most everything , just not at the same time! I can't eat sweets ,
I may have a bite or2 of someones dessert every once in a while. But I
don't miss it. I eat real slow and have tiny bits , so when I have dinner
with my friends I can keep up with them time wise. How can I miss my old
life when my new one is so good. I look great and feel fabulous. Why mourn
the lifestyle and bad habits that made me sick , ugly fat tired and sloppy.
Don't miss the old ways for a minute , and I never did.
— Rose A.
June 22, 2001
Ditto with what Rose said. I missed food at the beginning also. Food seems
to be the center of everything, but I have
gotten over that and am now focusing on good conversation when I'm with
friends instead of pigging out. You WILL get over this feeling, but it will
take a while...like most changes in our lives, it doesn't happen as quickly
as we would like. (5 mos. post-op, rny, down 65 lbs and happy).
— Betty Todd
April 21, 2002
I know actactlly know how you feel. I am 7wks. post op and went through
hell. I was not prepared mentally for te first wks. after surgery. I feel
compelled to answer you because I strongly had those feelings. BUT, I feel
110% better. I am so blessed to have this little gift in me, my pouch. I
really see it working. I can not explain the change in me. And let me tell
you, I told my husband I should have stayed fat and died happy with food.
WOW, what a horrible thought!!! I really rely on God to sustain me. My kids
and husband too. You will get trough it. Please work through those hard
feelings, you will feel so good when the lbs. melt away. Please e-mail me
if you want. I understand and can help with coping stratagies if you want.
God bless you, Dorothy Gaddy [email protected]
— Dorothy G.
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