Guest guest Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Hi, I'm glad to hear that she's ok and losing the weight too thats a bonus.With me Since April 9th i weighed 314 now i weigh 268. This is the smallest i've been in a while since i've been sick. Of course it was all due to the help of the pancreatitis. I hope to keep losing which i believe i will since i still have the pancreas problem. Prayer is power, Pray for Peace Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I am a pre-op still working on my last eight to ten (my home scale fluctuates) pounds to get to my surgery-ready weight. Because of my co-morbidities, Dr. Fisher wanted me to get below 300 lbs. To date, I've lost 50 lbs. since orientation. I know I should be proud of this, but, at this point, my eye is on the goal and I'm working hard to lose these last few pounds. I am not a patient woman. When I started my WLS journey in late November 2002, I was sure that I would have my surgery by November 2003. I was referred by my PCP in March, received my approval letter from SSF in April, got transferred to Richmond in June, went to my appointment with the surgeon, Dr. Fisher and went to my orientation in August. Since August, I've been preparing for surgery and trying to lose my weight. I joined Curves in December and I am part of the Curves " fan club " . My daughter was a member and she loved it, but I didn't feel comfortable working out because of my size - difficult to move and bend my knees, etc. By December, I had lost 40 lbs. and I was moving and feeling better without the 40 lbs., so I joined. Because of my co-morbidity, I had to get a medical clearance to exercise at Curves, so while I work out, I tote my portable oxygen machine with me from station to station. I get around pretty well even though I still sometimes get my oxygen tubing all tangled up with my arms flailing and the various machine parts. It's really quite funny sometimes. For the person interested in Curves, there is a machine I still can't use because my " canckle " (calf and ankle) between the two bars holding my leg. One day, I'll be able to and for the meantime, I am doing a modification that works the same muscle group. In watching some of the women at Curves, it appears they increase the exercise challenge by increasing the number of reps they can do on the machines in the 30 seconds at the station. Anyways, I have my next case management appointment on 1/20 and I am aiming to be down to 204 (within 5 pounds of my pre-op goal) by then so they will schedule my pre-op evaluations. I couldn't get my pulmonary function eval appt until 2/20, so I know that I won't be having my surgery until after then. I will use this time to get better at chewing my food 30 times before swallowing and to increase my walking. I swear I am getting my masters degree in delayed gratification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Hi Elle! It's great to hear that you are doing so well - keep up the good work! And I know what you mean about your mom and the water glass! I frequently have lunch or dinner with my mom and she constantly asks what I want to drink with my meal! The last time we had dinner at her house, I just told her flat out that I would NEVER be drinking with my meals again, so she should just not even put out a glass at my place setting!! I think restaurants confuse her. Everytime I go to a restaurant, I ask for a glass of water and then put it on the other side of the table and don't touch it. This is because everytime I tell a waiter/waitress that I don't want anything to drink, they say " Just water? " or " Nothing at all? Are you sure?! " or they just flat out bring me water anyway, even if I've specified that I don't want anything! I find it is just easier to order it and push it aside. Anyway, regarding your question to the unmarried post-ops . . . I'm married. However, I don't think your question needs to be specifically for the single person. Before my surgery, I was informed that the change that I would be going through would probably be difficult for any significant other - boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, whatever. As we lose all this weight, a lot of times our self-esteem changes. Perhaps we see that we have " settled " for someone who is not right for us or good to us. Or, the significant other gets jealous because we start getting flirted with. Significant others also will probably not see the physical changes as much because they see us everyday. My husband found our family Christmas portrait from 2 years ago and had not realized how heavy I really had been! He loved me for me on the inside. Anyway, before my surgery, my surgeon (Dr. Zorn at Pacific Bariatric) asked me if my marriage was solid and told me that if it wasn't that we should seek counselling before my surgery rather than wait until after! Sorry to babble on and on. I hope I've been able to give you some help. Hugs, Jen 261/158/135 >-- Original Message -- >To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients >From: eile2belle@... >Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 02:37:06 EST >Subject: Update >Reply-To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients > > >Hey all, just wanted to get an update out there ... > >I went to the Sac post op. meeting today. It was a lot like the ones in SSF > >and I'm glad that I went. I took my Mom with me, too. She's always learning > >something new about this whole process ... and since I go to her house every > >Monday for dinner, it's a good thing. (Maybe now she'll stop setting a glass >at >the table with dinner so I don't accidentally drink the water while I'm eating.) > >Things have been going well since the surgery. I had it LAP on Jan. 5th w/ > >Dr. Legha. I had to stay in ICU the whole time I was there because there >were no >rooms available for me anywhere else. It was nice, actually. I had someone > >with me (or at least near by) at all times ... my own room ... and I felt > >'safe.' It did suck to not have any flowers in the room. Everyone that brought >some >to me had to leave them with the front desk. > >Luckily I didn't have sleep apnea (or any other co-morbidities for that >matter) when I had the surgery. I had my tonsils out in July of last year >and that >seemed to do the trick for my sleeping. So, other than losing weight nothing > >else has really changed. I feel ... thinner, I guess ... but basically the > >same. I'm only 25 so I was pretty active even at my highest weight, but I >assume >it'll only get better from here. > >I had a question for the non-married people in the group who have had surgery > >... I just broke up with my boyfriend. Have any of you had a similar >situation and do you think it was due to the changes in you that have come >from the >surgery? Just curious ... would love to hear from you guys > >Elle >390 highest weight/351 at Surgery 1-5-04/318 today/138 goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 For Kaiser patients, it is a BMI of 50 with no co-morbidities. However, NIH guidelines state a BMI of 40 with no co-morbidities. This is why so many people who appeal their denial through the DMHC get approved after Kaiser has denied them. Jen >-- Original Message -- >To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients >From: eile2belle@... >Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:55:34 EST >Subject: Re: Update >Reply-To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients > > >In a message dated 2/29/2004 1:23:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, >jernst54@... writes: >No co-morbids?? What was your pre-op BMI?? >It was high, I was 351 at surgery and only 5'5'' ... so like 58. I had sleep > >apnea when I was approved though. It just so happened it was from my tonsils > >being so large and not my weight but they couldn't go and tell me I can't >have >the bypass now that I'm " just " fat. I think you don't need co-morbidities >to >have the surgery if your BMI is like over 50 or something like that. Anyone > >wanna butt-in and let us know what the actual number is w/ no co-morbidities? > >-Elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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