Re: My Wife's Concerns

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Patti,

Six more meals out of the meatloaf? Was this an entire 2 pound

meatloaf (lol)? I like meatloaf, but to have it for seven meals in a

week, that's will power.

-ray

> I had thought the same thing about whether I would be able to

change my

> habits after the surgery and if I would be happy about not having

my chocolate,

> Coke and periodic food binges. After surgery it was a major

emotional

> transition. I had to remind myself that I had this surgery for a

reason and by

> physically changing the size of my stomach I knew that no matter

how much I wanted to

> overeat at home or at restaurants I knew I wouldn't be able to.

Believe me,

> my first Friday night home after surgery was horrible without

having my usual

> pizza and soda. Intellectually, I knew what I was getting into,

but the

> emotional part doesn't hit until you have the surgery and actually

feel the feelings

> that are there without food covering them up.

>

> So in other words, yes, after surgery you do go through a major

emotional

> upheaval as you begin to adjust to this new lifestyle. It's a

major life

> changing ordeal. You won't be able to go out to restaurants in the

beginning just

> because you will be limited to what your new pouch will be able to

tolerate. I

> had my surgery 2 months ago and currently go to restaurants a lot

for work, or

> with friends. I just find that I have to make smart choices with

what I can

> eat and often take half of my meal home with me. I remember my

first time in

> a restaurant was about a month after surgery. I got meatloaf and

mashed

> potatoes. I would have NEVER ordered that kind of food before.

But I was looking

> for something that had good protein and that my body could perhaps

tolerate.

> I had a few bites and ended up making 6 more meals out of it after

taking the

> leftovers home.

>

> The days of majorly bingeing or overeating in restaurants I'm

afraid will be

> gone. Even over time when your pouch stretches, you will never be

able to eat

> the same amount of food in one sitting as you used to. But isn't

that a good

> thing? This surgery has put me in a situation where I can't eat

like I used

> to and am losing weight and becoming a lot healthier. My appetite

is a lot

> less and I don't miss food as much as I thought I would. I've also

had a few

> glasses of wine without any ill affects. I've got more energy and

am still just

> as much fun as I ever was.

>

> Good luck.... Even though it can be quite rocky in the beginning

as the body

> recovers from major surgery and new eating adjustments are made,

people seem

> to be happy about their decision in the long run.

>

> Patti T.

> SMDC, Duluth, MN

> Dr. Jon Krook

> Lap RNY

> 2/3/2004

> 8 weeks post-op

> 308/263/140

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