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Hi Everyone, today is my one year anniversary from proximal RNY. I

started at 283 and am now down to 165 (ish). I have been going up

and down the same two to three pounds the last 4 weeks. I feel

pretty luck about that though, this is the first real plateau that I

have been on since surgery. I would really like to lose another 15-

20 pounds, but if I do not, I will not lose sleep over it. I am

down to a size 8-12, depending on the designer and the style of the

clothing. I had numerous problems preop...severe asthma, GERD, joint

pain, stress incontinence, depression,and I was diagnosed with being

a " pre " diabetic. All of that seems to be gone. I am off all

medication and feel great. My husband laughs at me, becasue I take

more pills now then I did pre-op, but they are all now dietary

supplements. I was bad about my supplements in the begining (first 6

months), but have really gotten on track, and take everything I am

suposed to now. I am lucky that my blood work did not suffer. My

primary care physician, my surgeon, and my family have all been

extremly supportive of my decision, and my journey. I am the mother

of a very busy 8 year old, I am a den leader for his cub scout den,

and I am the elementary school chess coach. Oh, and I also work full

time as a nurse case manager. But work seems to just be a minor

thing in my life lately!! I have become MUCH more active since

surgery, but I will admit, that consistent, regularly scheduled

exercise is one of the things that I have been lacking in. I try to

do some sort of aerobics 3 times a week, and am pretty good about

it, but it is a catch as catch can kind of exercise, and generally

does not last longer then 30 minutes. I went to my first jazercise

class on thanksgiving morning, it was one and a half hours long and

included weights. I have signed up to start going two nights a week

to that. If I can get myself into a routine, I think that I will do

better. I have a breast reduction scheduled for 12/18/02 and am

really excited about it. I have wanted a breast reduction since I

was 18 years old. My 37 year old back and shoulders are now telling

me that it is time. Funny, but that is the one thing that has gotten

WORSE since my weight loss...the upper back pain. I think that it is

becasue I no longer have the support of the big belly to hold 'em

up!! I went from a DDDD to a DD with the weight loss. And they are

like rocks in socks...with most of the weight being at the bottom of

the breast (TMI??? sorry). But I am certianly looking forward to

saying good bye to " flip " and " flop " . I am also going to have a scar

revision at that time, becasue following surgery, my scar became

wide (about an inch wide) and really ugly. It is not raised and not

really a keloid, becasue it is soft and flat, but it is just wide. I

will feel better about it not being so prominent on my abdomen. I

would like to have an abdominoplasty done in the spring. My plastic

surgeon does not believe in doing both surgeries together. He feels

that the amount of anesthesia and blood loss is too much and too

dangerous for the body. Fine by me. I have been a frequent lurker

here for the past few months and really appreciate the information

that I have gotten from you all regarding the longer term issues,

especialy on supplements, diet, and eating patterns. It is also nice

to see lots of familiar names from AMOS, as I am a frequent poster

on the Q&A board there. I look forward to making lots of new friends

and joining in on some of the rather comical threads, as well a the

medical ones that go on through out this board. So, Hello

Everyone...it is a pleasure being here!!

Vicki

Proximal RNY

12/6/01

283/165

[Guest guest]

Welcome! It sounds like everything is right on track for you. I know about

the vitamins.....I wonder whose going to count them for me when I'm old,

cause I'm an accountant and it's a helluva job right now.

One of the good thing about doing surgeries in succession as opposed to all

at once, is that if you have your breasts done, and you're unhappy with some

little aspect of them, they can be " touched up " when you go under for the

next one. Sometimes, little things need tweaking but not enough to warrant

another surgery.

I got a print-out of what I spent on this tired old body since April of 1998

when I had WLS, and it was pretty alarming. My only consolation is that I'm

very satisfied and that I probably would have lost it all in the market

anyway.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

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