Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 Hi Listers, I am a member of a few of the OSSG lists and post a bit, but not too much. I am VERY interested in getting pregnant in the next year or so. I am currently 11 months post op RNY and down 72 lbs. I was 271 and would like to get closer to 150 before becoming pregnant. Interested in what everyone has to say, their hopes, concerns, etc. Hugs, Rita in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 Hi new list! I am a member of the vbg list, having had surgery on 3/23/99. I, too, would like to have another baby. I'm thinking about getting pregnant after my first year post-op, maybe longer, like next fall. I would be very interested in talking to folks who have had post-op babes and are in the process! Are we crazy? Lose our weight, then get pregnant! LOL Tammy in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 In a message dated 6/14/99 4:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LotzOHair@... writes: << Are we crazy? Lose our weight, then get pregnant! LOL >> No, I am not crazy.......lol I had this surgery to be ABLE to get pregnant. I was diabetic, hypertensive, and just an overall mess with all that weight. I was advised to not have a baby in that condition, that it would kill me and my unborn child. I just opt not to have any nips and tucks cause it will be stretched out again......lol Rita in NYC childless and hoping for one in the millenium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 Rita, Hi! I subscribed to this list hoping to gain some knowledge for my daughter. She is 21 years old. Right now I have an appointment (pre-op) on July 2nd for Lap RNY surgery. YIPEE!!!! I just found out about this HOPE (WLS) for my weight problem about 3 weeks ago! You see, I am 39 years old, 5'8 " and weigh 295 lbs. Fortunately I had my children when I was young. Right now my health isn't all that great and this weight is definitely not helping. My daughter is 5'5 " and weighs about 260 lbs. I am going to have this surgery! Hopefully I have found the tool necessary to be " normal " weight the rest of my life. Then, my sweet daughter can consider the surgery and not have to suffer with the humiliation and health problems that being overweight brings. I really need this surgery to be a success. Someday she would like to have a family and wouldn't even consider the RNY if that isn't a possibility. Anything you know would be greatly appreciated if you would like to share it with us. She was put on birth control pills cause her period was never regular. Now they are and she doesn't get nearly as moody! Did you discuss the possibilities of becoming pregnant with your surgeon before you had the RNY? If so, what did he/she say? I agree with your quote that kids are a reward from God. I have always believed that. I have enjoyed EVERY stage of my children's lives. (2 boys 16 & 18, one girl 21) Thanks, Char Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 > Did you discuss the possibilities of becoming pregnant with your surgeon > >before you had the RNY? If so, what did he/she say? I mentioned to my surgeon that I had had severely irregular (make that nonexistent) periods for some time, but that there hadn't been any symptoms of cysts or anything going on with my reproductive parts. Of course, I had never conceived that we had known of, but God had blessed us with two beautiful little girls by adoption, and we weren't too worried one way or the other. We certainly didn't have the money to go in for fertility treatment, and even if we did, I don't think we'd've done it with me having a BMI of very nearly 50. While he had me opened up on the table, Doc said that he took a look at my ovaries and my uterus and my tubes and such, and he said that everything looked normal. I was pleased, because I didn't even realize that he was going to do that, but I sure did appreciate it. It eased my mind. Two days post-op, I got The Post-Op Period that so many women get (not all, but a lot), and from that time on, I had a period every single month but one. Doc asked us to wait a year before becoming pregnant, but due to some personal beliefs that my husband and I have, we don't use birth control methods other than abstinence, so we set our " reunion " date as December 1 (my surgery had been December 17, but we figured it would be easier to remember if we set it on the first day of the month, and who's quibbling over a lousy two weeks?). Well, from what I can tell, that is THE DAY that I conceived. We laughed and laughed about it... who'da thunk it? Anyway, that's my story in a nutshell... -Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 >Are we crazy? Lose our weight, then get pregnant! LOL Believe me, I've thought that very thing many times... not that I regret being pregnant AT ALL... but that it feels very contrary to everything I've been working toward to suddenly see the scales moving up. I feel more confident now than I ever could've been before, though, that once Baby na makes her appearance, I will be able to regulate my eating due to a powerful new tool in my arsenal... I don't think I'll have any trouble at all losing the baby weight and even more as I work toward my ideal (or pretty close). -Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 >Kris , you are vbg right? Yes, I had a VBG on December 17, 1997. I'm a member of the VBG Onelist group, but I'm set to NoMail because I just don't have much time to do it (I'm one of the co-moderators of OSSG, so I have to pay close attention to what's going on there). -Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 I agree totally rita, One main reason in haveing my wls. I am childless and have suffered depression alot of it, I had been on all the infertility treatment and ended up with tuble, and a miscarrage. Botton line I am so screwed up due to all this weight my body would not work right. I had no other chance in this world but to loose weight and hope I concieve. Insurance will not pay for infirtility treatment anymore. Last ditch effort I guess. I was way to heavy to carry a baby safely at 325 + lbs.. So I am also hopeing it happen for me in 2000... At 04:23 PM 6/14/99 EDT, you wrote: >From: RitaJKim@... > >In a message dated 6/14/99 4:11:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >LotzOHair@... writes: > ><< Are we crazy? Lose our weight, then get pregnant! LOL >> > >No, I am not crazy.......lol I had this surgery to be ABLE to get pregnant. >I was diabetic, hypertensive, and just an overall mess with all that weight. >I was advised to not have a baby in that condition, that it would kill me and >my unborn child. I just opt not to have any nips and tucks cause it will be >stretched out again......lol > >Rita in NYC >childless and hoping for one in the millenium > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >With more than 20 million e-mails exchanged daily... >http://www.onelist.com >...ONElist is home to the liveliest discussions on the Internet! >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Children are a reward from the Lord. >Psalm 127:3 > Peace and Love, J in NY Open Vertical banded gastroplasty 6/10/98 HT.5'2 1/2 " Starting Wt 323, bmi 59.6 6/10/99 wt. 221 HAPPY, HAPPY, joy joy! ICQ # 9335466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 1999 Report Share Posted June 14, 1999 Kris , you are vbg right? At 11:41 PM 6/14/99 EDT, you wrote: >From: Ministrwif@... > > > > >>Are we crazy? Lose our weight, then get pregnant! LOL > >Believe me, I've thought that very thing many times... not that I regret >being pregnant AT ALL... but that it feels very contrary to everything I've >been working toward to suddenly see the scales moving up. I feel more >confident now than I ever could've been before, though, that once Baby >na makes her appearance, I will be able to regulate my eating due to a >powerful new tool in my arsenal... I don't think I'll have any trouble at all >losing the baby weight and even more as I work toward my ideal (or pretty >close). >-Kris > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Get involved. Share your thoughts! >http://www.onelist.com >Join the ONElist Weekly Survey. Go to homepage for details. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Children are a reward from the Lord. >Psalm 127:3 > Peace and Love J If you can't change the circumstances, change your perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 1999 Report Share Posted June 15, 1999 , I have to tell you, this was the best thing that ever happened to me, having this surgery. I will be able to chase after my child, to safetly have one. Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 1999 Report Share Posted June 15, 1999 Kris, That is such a great story. I am so happy for you and your hubby? When is your due date? October sometime? Rita in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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