wow! I'm actually losing weight!

[Guest guest]

Hi, everyone - I just got my Tanita body fat/weight scale today.

Of course, I had to try it out. I'm at 282 now (down from 307 before

surgery about 5 weeks ago).

I was just amazed because, although I feel somewhat lighter, for some

reason I still have this mental image of myself as not losing weight... I

guess I'm adjusting to my new body image day by day and not really

seeing major differences?

It could also be because I've started becoming quite tired in the past

week. I was on a post-anesthesia high or something the first three weeks -

I couldn't believe it! Now, perhaps because I'm doing more, I get tired and

just don't have the energy I did at 1, 2, 3 weeks post-op! Now, does that

sound WEIRD or what? Has this happened to anyone else?

I also don't have an appetite at all --- I have to force myself to eat. I

didn't

have any problems immediately post-op, but now I'm just not interested in

food at all. It doesn't make me sick or anything - just bores me. LOL

Other than that, I'm feeling great. I haven't had any knee/joint/back pains

or spastic colon episodes... I do feel lighter but more tired than before.

All the best,

laparoscopic BPD/DS with gallbladder removal

Dr. Gagner/Dr. Quinn assisting/Mt. Sinai/NYC

January 25, 2001

33 days post-op and feelin' fab but tired! :) LOL

[Guest guest]

Not only does this not sound weird to me, it describes me. I'm going into my

5th week and I have lost 22 pounds. I don't really " feel " thinner, although

I can see it in my face.

Luckily, when I was a pre-op, I noticed several people who came home on a

high and then things got a little more yucky at 3 weeks. The same happened

to me, but I knew from other's posts that it was normal for some of us. I

think another 4 weeks and I'll be feeling much better. My stomach is

starting to accept more protein foods but I am still sleeping 9-10 hours a

night. I'm not working so I just goof off most days and lay down ever so

often.

I know as soon as I loose my next 10 pounds I will really start to fell

thinner. I gained 13 pounds the last 2 months before I had surgery, so

that's part of my problem. I am just now under what I weighed last summer.

By the time we are at 4 months, we will be new people. Keep the faith!

T. in Kansas

Dr. B, 1/30/01