Re: 17 months postop- reflections

[Guest guest]

Thank you Suzanne for your reflections and congrats on your weight loss. You've

finally become one of us -- " losers " ......

Tina T (aka The Elf w/jelly bean toes)

Spanaway, WA

Dr. Oh (Federal Way)

08/28/01 60 " distal RNY

03/03/03 hernia repair/TT

starting weight 230

current weight 120

AMOS website:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=T988383498

17 months postop- reflections

I just celebrated 17 months postop. Wow, what a positive

difference in my life this surgery has made! I no longer have

diabetes, chronic leg soreness, irritable bowels or urinary

leakage. I no longer feel " HOT " & sweaty. I can easily perform

personal hygiene now at 100 lbs. thinner. I can go into a regular

store and buy clothes in the " misses " department.

I have so much to be grateful for due to this surgery. I think

back to all the many years of being morbidly obese and how it robbed

me so much of the joys of life. While I wish that I could recapture

those years not morbidly obese, I am grateful now to be only 48 yrs

old in a thinner, healthier body.

Life is so much better now. I still struggle with making proper

food & exercise choices, but it isn't anything like the prior SUGAR

binges that were my preop routine. Maintaining " good habits " is a

challenge each day and, at times, I fantasize about the early postop

days when I wasn't hungry nor had food obsessions.

I am so grateful to all of you who have " held my hand " , laughed &

cried with me as we have walked a new life path along similar

roads. No one understands like those who are or have walked similar

paths. Thank You, Bypass Buddies! You're a great bunch

of " losers " LOL. I'm glad that you're in my life!

Suzanne (lap RNY 1-29-02)

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Suzanne, we had our surgeries around the same time. I know exactly

what you mean by your post op reflections. I, too, thank my surgeon

everyday for this wonderful successful surgery and I respect the fact

that I do the work now to stay where I am at. There is so much to be

grateful for, most of all, liking me again, and regaining my self-

esteem, self-confidence and self-respect.

Like you, there are struggles, to make the right choices, exercise

when I just don't feel like it, get that water in etc. In a way, its

more work now to maintain good health, but now its worth it. And,

like you, I am grateful for this wonderful post-op community and the

support groups and the friends I have made since my surgery. We

share something special with each other, and so I try to give back to

those considering this surgery, advice-listen-guide them on their new

journeys, kinda my way of giving back.

Congrats!!

Cindy

lap RNY 2/8/02

-- In Graduate-OSSG , " photog4fun " <photog4fun@s...>

wrote:

> I just celebrated 17 months postop. Wow, what a positive

> difference in my life this surgery has made! I no longer have

> diabetes, chronic leg soreness, irritable bowels or urinary

> leakage. I no longer feel " HOT " & sweaty. I can easily perform

> personal hygiene now at 100 lbs. thinner. I can go into a regular

> store and buy clothes in the " misses " department.

> I have so much to be grateful for due to this surgery. I think

> back to all the many years of being morbidly obese and how it

robbed

> me so much of the joys of life. While I wish that I could recapture

> those years not morbidly obese, I am grateful now to be only 48 yrs

> old in a thinner, healthier body.

> Life is so much better now. I still struggle with making proper

> food & exercise choices, but it isn't anything like the prior SUGAR

> binges that were my preop routine. Maintaining " good habits " is a

> challenge each day and, at times, I fantasize about the early

postop

> days when I wasn't hungry nor had food obsessions.

> I am so grateful to all of you who have " held my hand " , laughed &

> cried with me as we have walked a new life path along similar

> roads. No one understands like those who are or have walked similar

> paths. Thank You, Bypass Buddies! You're a great bunch

> of " losers " LOL. I'm glad that you're in my life!

> Suzanne (lap RNY 1-29-02)