RE: baron speaketh: psychological changes

[Guest guest]

Baron:

Your weight loss is incredible. It's amazing to think that we all may be

here one day and see a former 500 pound guy down in the 100's. It's just

plain old amazing.

How could I have lived in a relatively large city, attend hospital fasting

programs, psychologists especially for eating, have liposuction several

times and never, ever heard of this surgery until I was 46 years old? How

did this happen?

Bandas

Austin, TX

RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX

Then: 305 Now: 180

125 pounds gone forever!

baron speaketh: psychological changes

> From: TendrMrcy@...

>

> In a message dated 10/24/99 3:40:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> Laverne696@... writes:

>

> << I went through a serious post-op depression. It included crying jags

and

> I

> couldn't eat for awhile. >>

> Greetings friends:

> This post brought back lots of recollections from my initial post op

months.

> Despite the gratitude I felt over a) actually coming out of major surgery

> ALIVE and Losing weight, I found myself sad and teary. After about 3

> months I started seeing a therapist that specialized in dealing with

> bariatric surgical patients; she likened my " tearfulness " to post

traumatic

> depression. Prior to surgery I basically lived out of my oversized

LazyBoy

> recliner.....awaiting one fast food delivery after another. There was a

part

> of me that wanted all that back......I was a bit thrown by how to start

> filling up my days.

>

> Well....I must say, it has been a long road; I am still in the process of

> resurrecting my life and also addressing my contuing weight loss and

> reconstructive surgery in the near future.

>

> So.....KEEP THE FAITH!!!...that is my message to you all.

> If a low bottom feeder like myself can be improving....there is hope for

> anyone....LOL.

> On my own behalf, I must say that I have been perserverent in making

myself

> exercise, going to support groups, seeing my therapist, attending OA for

what

> is still a sometime pre-occupation with food and addressing or learning

how

> to live a " normal life " (whatever that is).

>

> It is still a learning experience on a daily basis....but I am one

grateful

> guy!!

> Peace.......baron

>

> RnY...4/29/98...........535lbs

> current wt................226lbs

>

> >

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

It took me until I was 54! Oh to have had this surgery 20 years ago! I've

lost 200 pounds in 1 year and feel great! What a great new life.

BobA

[Guest guest]

Bob C.(Sog) here,

I will be 55 in a week and a half, had rny 6/6/97, went from 367 to 185 in

about a year and have maintained it since.Just throwing in my 2 cents worth.

This is the best thing that I ever done but I couldn't have done it any

earlier because I don't think I would have had the desperation that I

finally had. This was suggested to me by my PCP two years before I had the

operation but went over my head, When I got to the point where my stand up

time was down to 5 minutes and my ability to earn a living had me concerned

he suggested it again and this time I heard it through different ears.

Thanks Sog (Bob)

Sog@...

Re: baron speaketh: psychological changes

From: RAltman813@...

Hey ,

It took me until I was 54! Oh to have had this surgery 20 years ago! I've

lost 200 pounds in 1 year and feel great! What a great new life.

BobA

[Guest guest]

At 03:37 AM 10/26/99 -0400, you wrote:

>

>

>Bob C.(Sog) here,

>I will be 55 in a week and a half, had rny 6/6/97, went from 367 to 185 in

>about a year and have maintained it since.

Congratulations! I hope to do as well.

>This is the best thing that I ever done but I couldn't have done it any

>earlier because I don't think I would have had the desperation that I

>finally had. This was suggested to me by my PCP two years before I had the

>operation but went over my head, When I got to the point where my stand up

>time was down to 5 minutes and my ability to earn a living had me concerned

>he suggested it again and this time I heard it through different ears.

I think I had a similar experience. Not that my PCP suggested it (I had

known about wls for years, and had a college friend in the 70's who lost a

lot of weight with one of the old intestinal bypasses), but that it took me

years to get to the point where I really didn't have any choice. At >400

lbs I couldn't walk to the end of the block without getting exhausted (plus

the hypertension, sleep apnea, joint pain, etc). It wasn't until I was 42

that I finally began to think about wls as an option for *me*. So in some

ways it would have been nice to do it years ago, but in point of fact I

just hadn't developed to the necessary point until last year.

Steve

RNY 8/31/98

Dr Reinhold (Hospital of St Raphael, New Haven, CT)

Down 168 lbs so far!!!! (Started at 405, now 237, shooting for 200)

Avoiding the fate of Eglon, King of Moab (Judges 3:12-25)

ICQ #13024360 http://www.alayyan.com/OSSG-NYC-METRO/Profiles/Steve

[Guest guest]

I saw your post and invite you to join another list that people need to see

something like what you just posted.. There are many older people on the

list and they worry about their being too old etc.. We need people like you

on this list..

Please join OSSG-MainListonelist

Thanks

LT

Re: baron speaketh: psychological changes

From: RAltman813@...

Hey ,

It took me until I was 54! Oh to have had this surgery 20 years ago! I've

lost 200 pounds in 1 year and feel great! What a great new life.

BobA

[Guest guest]

SOG:

Congrats! Any problem keping the weight off? I'm still losing after nearly 13

months. Having a hernia repair and tummy tuck on Nov 8th. Hope to slow down

after that. I now weigh less than when i graduated high school. Life is grand!

BobA

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the support, between laziness and low self esteem that tells me I

have nothing to pffer I don't post enough

> Re: baron speaketh: psychological changes

>

>

> From: RAltman813@...

>

> Hey ,

>

> It took me until I was 54! Oh to have had this surgery 20 years ago! I've

> lost 200 pounds in 1 year and feel great! What a great new life.

>

> BobA

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry for taking so long to reply. I'm 175 emails behind. Not really but a

week ago I found the scale to be 187 so I joined the y and that fixed that

plus from reading these emails I decided to start drinking protein drinks

and the two put together I'm not that over whelming hungry anymore

> RE: baron speaketh: psychological changes

>

>

> From: RAltman813@...

>

> SOG:

>

> Congrats! Any problem keping the weight off? I'm still losing

> after nearly 13 months. Having a hernia repair and tummy tuck on

> Nov 8th. Hope to slow down after that. I now weigh less than when

> i graduated high school. Life is grand!

>

> BobA

>

> >