Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I am new to this group. I had my Open distal RNY on December 8, 2003 at the Bariatric Treatment Center in sdale and am currently down at least 33.5 pounds. I say at least because I am backing off the regular weigh-ins now. I will be 55 on the 23rd of this month and am looking forward to having many healthy and slim years ahead of me. I decided on gastric bypass because I have Type II diabetes (no meds since surgery), hypertension (I do expect to get off medication as my body recovers from what I did to it), severe sleep apnea (I have not been able to tolerate my Cpap since surgery because it drys my mouth too much), fibromyalgia, very sore knees if I walked too far, and etc. I had an easy recovery from surgery, no issues with fluids or solids, and am now feeling like I am pretty much past the small speed bump in my life. The most difficult time that I had was due to stopping BP medication that I had been put on pre-surgery and the withdrawal was not pleasant - it is now on my bad drug list. I had a bit of a problem with electrolytes because I was drinking water and not getting in some stuff I evidently needed. That has been resolved with Propel SF sports drink. So, now I am finally exercising as I should and hope to see continued progress over the months ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I am new to this group. I had my Open distal RNY on December 8, 2003 at the Bariatric Treatment Center in sdale and am currently down at least 33.5 pounds. I say at least because I am backing off the regular weigh-ins now. I will be 55 on the 23rd of this month and am looking forward to having many healthy and slim years ahead of me. I decided on gastric bypass because I have Type II diabetes (no meds since surgery), hypertension (I do expect to get off medication as my body recovers from what I did to it), severe sleep apnea (I have not been able to tolerate my Cpap since surgery because it drys my mouth too much), fibromyalgia, very sore knees if I walked too far, and etc. I had an easy recovery from surgery, no issues with fluids or solids, and am now feeling like I am pretty much past the small speed bump in my life. The most difficult time that I had was due to stopping BP medication that I had been put on pre-surgery and the withdrawal was not pleasant - it is now on my bad drug list. I had a bit of a problem with electrolytes because I was drinking water and not getting in some stuff I evidently needed. That has been resolved with Propel SF sports drink. So, now I am finally exercising as I should and hope to see continued progress over the months ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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