Re: Cruising at 51/2 months postop???

[Guest guest]

Wow! I'm putting a cruise on my post op " Wish

List " !!!

Congratulations!

--- cglgrl@... wrote:

> Just had to share my story of cruising. I have been

> on a few cruises

> as a MO woman. I just returned from my first postop

> cruise after

> having had surgery 51/2 months ago. I have to tell

> you...what a

> difference! I boarded the plane a little

> afraid...the memories of my

> not fitting in the seat still very fresh in my mind.

> As I quickly

> walked down the airplane aisle, I realized for the

> first time I was

> walking EASILY down the narrow aisle! No turning to

> the side to get

> down the aisle! As I approached my seat, my stomach

> tightened a

> little at the anticipation of that horrid seat belt

> not fitting once

> again. As I reached to secure my seatbelt it dawned

> on me that not

> only did it fit, I had room to spare! I quickly

> dropped my laptray

> into my lap to see if it too fit...and voila! It

> dropped perfectly,

> never even touching my knees! I was astounded and

> laughed aloud!

> It's the little things that mean so much. On the

> cruise ship I found

> myself comfortable, dancing until the wee hours of

> the

> night...walking back to our room holding hands,

> delighting in the

> freedom of motion my body had once again discovered.

> Every night at

> dinner the food was beautifully presented...yet it

> did not hold the

> power it once held over me! I ate my protein,

> talked and laughed

> with our table mates and found myself perfectly

> satisfied with what I

> had chosen to eat!! The lure of the food had such

> little power over

> me...it was amazing. I even managed to lose two

> pounds that week!

> The week was a dream come true...a dream of romance

> at sea...of

> enjoying my body's movement, the ability to dance

> all night, walk the

> beaches all day...wow this surgery is wonderful. My

> life is truly

> just beginning again...how thankful I am to Dr.

> Keshishian for

> changing my life forever...how thankful I am to have

> found the answer

> after all these years...life is indeed grand.

> 100 pounds lost but never forgotten..

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Dear Cruisin'--(sorry, i dont know your name, but cruisin' fits)--OMG-

-100lbs in 5 1/2 months--how wonderful you must feel..what is your

family saying? I can just feel you on your cruise, the flowing

motion of you being able to get around & not have to turn sideways &

to really fit in (to the scene)--not to feel out of place. And, oh

for the day to not be totally consumed by the presentation of food--

non-stop...I am so glad you shared this & so glad I took the time out

this morning to check the list before I started the prep for my last

Easter dinner as a morbidly obese person. (yea!!!) I even said that

to my husband that this would be the last holiday dinner I made

before surgery--somehow it does lose its significance on a tall think

person--only someone else mo now or past would understand.

anyway, congratulations on your wonderful new life.

take good care.

ogretta

pre-op

may 11, 2001

dr inabnet

- In duodenalswitch@y..., cglgrl@a... wrote:

> Just had to share my story of cruising. I have been on a few

cruises

> as a MO woman. I just returned from my first postop cruise after

> having had surgery 51/2 months ago. I have to tell you...what a

> difference! I boarded the plane a little afraid...the memories of

my

> not fitting in the seat still very fresh in my mind. As I quickly

> walked down the airplane aisle, I realized for the first time I was

> walking EASILY down the narrow aisle! No turning to the side to

get

> down the aisle! As I approached my seat, my stomach tightened a

> little at the anticipation of that horrid seat belt not fitting

once

> again. As I reached to secure my seatbelt it dawned on me that not

> only did it fit, I had room to spare! I quickly dropped my laptray

> into my lap to see if it too fit...and voila! It dropped

perfectly,

> never even touching my knees! I was astounded and laughed aloud!

> It's the little things that mean so much. On the cruise ship I

found

> myself comfortable, dancing until the wee hours of the

> night...walking back to our room holding hands, delighting in the

> freedom of motion my body had once again discovered. Every night at

> dinner the food was beautifully presented...yet it did not hold the

> power it once held over me! I ate my protein, talked and laughed

> with our table mates and found myself perfectly satisfied with what

I

> had chosen to eat!! The lure of the food had such little power over

> me...it was amazing. I even managed to lose two pounds that week!

> The week was a dream come true...a dream of romance at sea...of

> enjoying my body's movement, the ability to dance all night, walk

the

> beaches all day...wow this surgery is wonderful. My life is truly

> just beginning again...how thankful I am to Dr. Keshishian for

> changing my life forever...how thankful I am to have found the

answer

> after all these years...life is indeed grand.

> 100 pounds lost but never forgotten..

[Guest guest]

--- cglgrl@... wrote:

> Just had to share my story of cruising. I have been

> on a few cruises

> as a MO woman. I just returned from my first postop

> cruise after

> having had surgery 51/2 months ago. I have to tell

> you...what a

> difference! I boarded the plane a little

> afraid...the memories of my

> not fitting in the seat still very fresh in my mind.

> As I quickly

> walked down the airplane aisle, I realized for the

> first time I was

> walking EASILY down the narrow aisle! No turning to

> the side to get

> down the aisle! As I approached my seat, my stomach

> tightened a

> little at the anticipation of that horrid seat belt

> not fitting once

> again. As I reached to secure my seatbelt it dawned

> on me that not

> only did it fit, I had room to spare! I quickly

> dropped my laptray

> into my lap to see if it too fit...and voila! It

> dropped perfectly,

> never even touching my knees! I was astounded and

> laughed aloud!

Hi All -- Sharon in NY coming out of lurkdom -- I had

to respond to this

post because I just took a trip to FL and was most

humiliated ! First let

me say that I have been researching WLS for about 8

months and this group by

far is the MOST informative and most ON TOPIC ! I am a

pre-pre-op in that my

PCP wont refer me so I have started seeing another

primary care in hopes of

proving my need (302 lbs./ BMI 46 / high blood

pressure / major feet

problems / bad knee / short of breath) But the Florida

trip really put me

over the edge -- I needed seatbelt extentions for 4

plane trips and did not

get any beverages because the tray could not sit flat.

I smashed myself as

close to the window as I could to take up as little

space as possible. I

trudged though parks sweating and getting a rash

between my legs and the

most hurtful was not being able to ride 2 roller

coasters with my 11 year

old son. (thank goodness there were test seats to try

before waiting in

line !) This was all new to me since the last 60 lbs

came on when I gave up

smoking 16 months ago. I had to share this since I am

too ashamed to say it

aloud to anyone. I am ever grateful for this group of

wonderful people

willing to share your experiences. I hope my next post

will be that I am

scheduled for a consult ! Thanks for reading....

Sharon

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--- cglgrl@... wrote:

> Just had to share my story of cruising. I have been

> on a few cruises

> as a MO woman. I just returned from my first postop

> cruise after

> having had surgery 51/2 months ago. I have to tell

> you...what a

> difference! I boarded the plane a little

> afraid...the memories of my

> not fitting in the seat still very fresh in my mind.

> As I quickly

> walked down the airplane aisle, I realized for the

> first time I was

> walking EASILY down the narrow aisle! No turning to

> the side to get

> down the aisle! As I approached my seat, my stomach

> tightened a

> little at the anticipation of that horrid seat belt

> not fitting once

> again. As I reached to secure my seatbelt it dawned

> on me that not

> only did it fit, I had room to spare! I quickly

> dropped my laptray

> into my lap to see if it too fit...and voila! It

> dropped perfectly,

> never even touching my knees! I was astounded and

> laughed aloud!

Hi All -- Sharon in NY coming out of lurkdom -- I had

to respond to this

post because I just took a trip to FL and was most

humiliated ! First let

me say that I have been researching WLS for about 8

months and this group by

far is the MOST informative and most ON TOPIC ! I am a

pre-pre-op in that my

PCP wont refer me so I have started seeing another

primary care in hopes of

proving my need (302 lbs./ BMI 46 / high blood

pressure / major feet

problems / bad knee / short of breath) But the Florida

trip really put me

over the edge -- I needed seatbelt extentions for 4

plane trips and did not

get any beverages because the tray could not sit flat.

I smashed myself as

close to the window as I could to take up as little

space as possible. I

trudged though parks sweating and getting a rash

between my legs and the

most hurtful was not being able to ride 2 roller

coasters with my 11 year

old son. (thank goodness there were test seats to try

before waiting in

line !) This was all new to me since the last 60 lbs

came on when I gave up

smoking 16 months ago. I had to share this since I am

too ashamed to say it

aloud to anyone. I am ever grateful for this group of

wonderful people

willing to share your experiences. I hope my next post

will be that I am

scheduled for a consult ! Thanks for reading....

Sharon

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

--- cglgrl@... wrote:

> Just had to share my story of cruising. I have been

> on a few cruises

> as a MO woman. I just returned from my first postop

> cruise after

> having had surgery 51/2 months ago. I have to tell

> you...what a

> difference! I boarded the plane a little

> afraid...the memories of my

> not fitting in the seat still very fresh in my mind.

> As I quickly

> walked down the airplane aisle, I realized for the

> first time I was

> walking EASILY down the narrow aisle! No turning to

> the side to get

> down the aisle! As I approached my seat, my stomach

> tightened a

> little at the anticipation of that horrid seat belt

> not fitting once

> again. As I reached to secure my seatbelt it dawned

> on me that not

> only did it fit, I had room to spare! I quickly

> dropped my laptray

> into my lap to see if it too fit...and voila! It

> dropped perfectly,

> never even touching my knees! I was astounded and

> laughed aloud!

Hi All -- Sharon in NY coming out of lurkdom -- I had

to respond to this

post because I just took a trip to FL and was most

humiliated ! First let

me say that I have been researching WLS for about 8

months and this group by

far is the MOST informative and most ON TOPIC ! I am a

pre-pre-op in that my

PCP wont refer me so I have started seeing another

primary care in hopes of

proving my need (302 lbs./ BMI 46 / high blood

pressure / major feet

problems / bad knee / short of breath) But the Florida

trip really put me

over the edge -- I needed seatbelt extentions for 4

plane trips and did not

get any beverages because the tray could not sit flat.

I smashed myself as

close to the window as I could to take up as little

space as possible. I

trudged though parks sweating and getting a rash

between my legs and the

most hurtful was not being able to ride 2 roller

coasters with my 11 year

old son. (thank goodness there were test seats to try

before waiting in

line !) This was all new to me since the last 60 lbs

came on when I gave up

smoking 16 months ago. I had to share this since I am

too ashamed to say it

aloud to anyone. I am ever grateful for this group of

wonderful people

willing to share your experiences. I hope my next post

will be that I am

scheduled for a consult ! Thanks for reading....

Sharon

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