Re:Saundra/about the FM and Bypass/or anyone with advice

[Guest guest]

Hi Saundra,

My name is Jan and i'm new here but I'm very curious about the By

pass surgery as I've been recoomended to have for many health reasons.

One is the FM. Did you have the FM before or after? I have

these " lumps " on my arms legs and some on my stomach. They all hurt.

Some are big like a golf ball some are just tiny BB's. These are what

really hurt the most. I was told some are fat deposits. Others are my

muscles all bunched up. Either way only I can touch them. I guess what

I want to know is do you have anything like that? If so did they start

to go away after the By pass? This is what I've been counting on.

And for anyone else that has had the By pass or similar. How the

heck did you lose the 10% required to have the surgery. I'm having an

awful time. My whole house hold is not on a regular schedule like the

Cleavers seemed to be. My husband leaves super early in the morning and

gets home super late. I work any where from 6:30 am to 12 am. depending

on the schedule for the week. It's different every week. My kids are

the same way. We are rarly home at the same time so eating a real meal

is just plain hard to do. I was thinking of buying myself those Lean

Quisines or something of that sort. Let everyone else fend for them

selves. It's sink or swim! I want to lose weight, I really hate the way

I am but I just can't seem to shut my mouth. Any ideas short of wiring

my mouth shut? Or am I really not wanting this bad enough. I'm upset

all the time betwwen the FM fog and pain to wanting to be able to go on

a roller coaster or sit in a normal size chair anywhere. Just to be

able to buy normal clothes that don't cost the extra 2 bucks or come

from a specialty shop. I wouldn't be upset but I remember what it was

like to be thin. I may not be model material but I was able to sit on

the ground and get straight up. Now I would have to crawl to the

nearest wall or tree and climb up slowly till the feeling came back in

to my legs.

I only have 4 months to lose the 35 pounds i need. They want to do the

surgery in September or Oct. I started out good and lost 4 the first

week. Now i struggle just to keep that off. I do still try the

exersizing though. Maybe that will help.

I'm just rammbling now. Sort of losing my train of thought so I'll shut

up and wait for some help.

Everyone take care, Jan

Ok PS: Is it the meds that make us so tired? I take Effexor for the Bi

Polar thing. I had it down from 150 mg to 75. Then the FM hit and I had

it raised back up. I know that makes me tired. So is it the FM or the

meds? I hate to think it's a double whammy. I really hate being tired.

I like my mornings. I miss the mornings. Really leaving now before I

think of something else.

>

> I have also had Gastric Bypass Surgery. I take Calcium Citrate with

> Vitamin D and Magnessium. The Magnessium has been the key for good

> absorbtion. I did not absorb the Calcium Carbonate as well either.

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Saundra,

> My name is Jan and i'm new here but I'm very curious about the

By

> pass surgery as I've been recoomended to have for many health

reasons.

> One is the FM. Did you have the FM before or after? I have

> these " lumps " on my arms legs and some on my stomach. They all

hurt.

> Some are big like a golf ball some are just tiny BB's. These are

what

> really hurt the most. I was told some are fat deposits. Others are

my

> muscles all bunched up. Either way only I can touch them. I guess

what

> I want to know is do you have anything like that? If so did they

start

> to go away after the By pass? This is what I've been counting on.

> And for anyone else that has had the By pass or similar. How

the

> heck did you lose the 10% required to have the surgery. I'm having

an

> awful time. My whole house hold is not on a regular schedule like

the

> Cleavers seemed to be. My husband leaves super early in the morning

and

> gets home super late. I work any where from 6:30 am to 12 am.

depending

> on the schedule for the week. It's different every week. My kids

are

> the same way. We are rarly home at the same time so eating a real

meal

> is just plain hard to do. I was thinking of buying myself those

Lean

> Quisines or something of that sort. Let everyone else fend for them

> selves. It's sink or swim! I want to lose weight, I really hate the

way

> I am but I just can't seem to shut my mouth. Any ideas short of

wiring

> my mouth shut? Or am I really not wanting this bad enough. I'm

upset

> all the time betwwen the FM fog and pain to wanting to be able to

go on

> a roller coaster or sit in a normal size chair anywhere. Just to be

> able to buy normal clothes that don't cost the extra 2 bucks or

come

> from a specialty shop. I wouldn't be upset but I remember what it

was

> like to be thin. I may not be model material but I was able to sit

on

> the ground and get straight up. Now I would have to crawl to the

> nearest wall or tree and climb up slowly till the feeling came back

in

> to my legs.

> I only have 4 months to lose the 35 pounds i need. They want to do

the

> surgery in September or Oct. I started out good and lost 4 the

first

> week. Now i struggle just to keep that off. I do still try the

> exersizing though. Maybe that will help.

> I'm just rammbling now. Sort of losing my train of thought so I'll

shut

> up and wait for some help.

> Everyone take care, Jan

> Ok PS: Is it the meds that make us so tired? I take Effexor for the

Bi

> Polar thing. I had it down from 150 mg to 75. Then the FM hit and I

had

> it raised back up. I know that makes me tired. So is it the FM or

the

> meds? I hate to think it's a double whammy. I really hate being

tired.

> I like my mornings. I miss the mornings. Really leaving now before

I

> think of something else.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > I have also had Gastric Bypass Surgery. I take Calcium Citrate

with

> > Vitamin D and Magnessium. The Magnessium has been the key for

good

> > absorbtion. I did not absorb the Calcium Carbonate as well either.

>

Jan, lose the weight for the surgery!!!!! I had the surgery, and I

can do all those things now....sit on the ground, stoop down, FIT IN

A CAR!, gardening....it is wonderful! I still hurt from my

fibromyalgia....but the feeling of wondering if I can fit in a chair

at someones home or not is gone. It is wonderful! Now all I have to

fight is the Fibro and Sjogrens I have, the fatigue, pain....no help

to any doctors I might add. I also have a Vitamin D deficiency from

the bypass.

[Guest guest]

Jan,

It is harded to lose the weight for surgery especially with certain

FM meds that cause weight gain or swelling(water retention). I went

on somewhat of an Atkin's diet where I only ate meat and veges(but in

small portions where with Atkin's they say to eat all you want), cut

out the salt, and drank lots and lots and lots of water. I just kept

looking ahead. The first time my 10 yr old son came up to me and was

so excited he could touch his hands when he hugged me there is

nothing more valuable. I told my doctor I didn't want to be a model I

just wanted to be able to go to the restroom with out having a cramp

in my side trying to clean myself.(cleaner version) I just wanted to

be able to go on amusement rides with my kids and sit at a picnic

table without my entire backside hanging off the bench. LOL I did

have the fat deposits or lumps as you said. My doctor explained they

were deposits of fat that " collected " in one area usually because

there was no more room for the skin to stretch so they

were " compounded " . They have since thinned out and there is just

loose skin there now. :-( They will hopefully take care of that with

reconstructive surgery. If you would like I can support you in your

efforts. I know it is hard with hectic schedules whether it be

baseball or scouts etc.. I found it helpfule to make a whole meal of

meat and veggies and then put them in individul containers per size.

I saved a lot of money as well because I didn't have the excuse to

eat fast food.

Saundra

>

> Hi Saundra,

> My name is Jan and i'm new here but I'm very curious about the

By

> pass surgery as I've been recoomended to have for many health

reasons.

> One is the FM. Did you have the FM before or after? I have

> these " lumps " on my arms legs and some on my stomach. They all

hurt.

> Some are big like a golf ball some are just tiny BB's. These are

what

> really hurt the most. I was told some are fat deposits. Others are

my

> muscles all bunched up. Either way only I can touch them. I guess

what

> I want to know is do you have anything like that? If so did they

start

> to go away after the By pass? This is what I've been counting on.

> And for anyone else that has had the By pass or similar. How

the

> heck did you lose the 10% required to have the surgery. I'm having

an

> awful time. My whole house hold is not on a regular schedule like

the

> Cleavers seemed to be. My husband leaves super early in the morning

and

> gets home super late. I work any where from 6:30 am to 12 am.

depending

> on the schedule for the week. It's different every week. My kids

are

> the same way. We are rarly home at the same time so eating a real

meal

> is just plain hard to do. I was thinking of buying myself those

Lean

> Quisines or something of that sort. Let everyone else fend for them

> selves. It's sink or swim! I want to lose weight, I really hate the

way

> I am but I just can't seem to shut my mouth. Any ideas short of

wiring

> my mouth shut? Or am I really not wanting this bad enough. I'm

upset

> all the time betwwen the FM fog and pain to wanting to be able to

go on

> a roller coaster or sit in a normal size chair anywhere. Just to be

> able to buy normal clothes that don't cost the extra 2 bucks or

come

> from a specialty shop. I wouldn't be upset but I remember what it

was

> like to be thin. I may not be model material but I was able to sit

on

> the ground and get straight up. Now I would have to crawl to the

> nearest wall or tree and climb up slowly till the feeling came back

in

> to my legs.

> I only have 4 months to lose the 35 pounds i need. They want to do

the

> surgery in September or Oct. I started out good and lost 4 the

first

> week. Now i struggle just to keep that off. I do still try the

> exersizing though. Maybe that will help.

> I'm just rammbling now. Sort of losing my train of thought so I'll

shut

> up and wait for some help.

> Everyone take care, Jan

> Ok PS: Is it the meds that make us so tired? I take Effexor for the

Bi

> Polar thing. I had it down from 150 mg to 75. Then the FM hit and I

had

> it raised back up. I know that makes me tired. So is it the FM or

the

> meds? I hate to think it's a double whammy. I really hate being

tired.

> I like my mornings. I miss the mornings. Really leaving now before

I

> think of something else.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > I have also had Gastric Bypass Surgery. I take Calcium Citrate

with

> > Vitamin D and Magnessium. The Magnessium has been the key for

good

> > absorbtion. I did not absorb the Calcium Carbonate as well either.

>