Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 I hate fish. **************** AMEN SISTAH! FISH IS NOT FOOD! Thanks, Vitalady T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com New member > Hello, all. I am a new member of the group, but certainly no " recent " WLS > graduate. Someone on the AOL Bariatric Surgery Support board suggested that > I check this list out. Thank you. > My name is Jacque, " Jac " to my friends. I had WLS on May 6, 1982. I am > 20-1/2 years post surgery. I weighed 315 on the day of my surgery, and I > lost 175 lbs. I have maintained my weight at about 150 lbs for the last 20 > years. I am 5'10 " . > I've never had any serious complications or side effects from my surgery, > other than developing gastric reflux. Tagamet has pretty much taken care of > that. I did suffer from dumping syndrome for awhile, but learned that > walking for 15 minutes after a meal helped take care of that as well. I > still have a problem occasionally with something I eat (never the same thing > every time) just doesn't agree with me, and it is going to come back up! I > don't eat a lot of meat, either red or white, and I hate fish. I don't > tolerate fried foods, or food with a high fat content well, either. So, I > just don't eat those things! Consequently, I haven't really had the BM > problems that have recently been discussed. > The surgery I had was called a Mason By-Pass, named for the doctor who > pioneered bariartric surgery. The surgery was the predecessor of the RNY > surgery. My stomach was made smaller (less than 3 ounce capacity), with 4 > rows of surgical steel staples, and my intestines were moved from the bottom > of my stomach (none of which was actually removed) to a new opening at the > side. None of my intestinal tract was removed either. > I was very careful to follow my doctor's instructions for behavior > modification, and I think that my doing so is the biggest reason for my > success. To this day, if I eat even one bite too much, I get ill. Sometimes > that's just nausea, sometime it means I'm going to throw up. The other thing > I found that helped tremendously was to walk for at least 15 minutes after a > meal. It helped to " settle " my stomach, and it got my metabolism kicked into > a higher gear. I didn't do it so much in the years I spent as a police > officer (I joined the Oklahoma City Police Department 2 years after my > surgery), because most of the time, I was doing well to find time to grab a > bite to eat at all, much less walk! I'm retired now from police work (on the > job injury), but I still run a small horse farm (20 horses), and caring for > them keeps me physically active enough that I don't really need any > additional exercise. > In my opinion, the two biggest reasons for failure with any WLS is failure > to modify your eating habits, and maintaining the same sedentary lifestyle > you had before WLS. > I don't know how much I'll be able to contribute here, but I certainly enjoy > reading about how well everyone else is doing! > Jac > mailto:jholdaway@... > before and after pictures at: > http://hometown.aol.com/jrandjrholdaway > http://www.pictureitdigitaldesigns.com/ > http://members.cox.net/xxxfarmpaints > > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 this is my first time to ever get on this site, never posted message anywhere before so you may have to talk me thru this.' billie waits surgery 10-16 weight 277 dr McCarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 In a message dated 10/21/2003 8:56:45 AM Central Standard Time, billiefwaits@... writes: this is my first time to ever get on this site, never posted message anywhere before so you may have to talk me thru this.' billie waits surgery 10-16 weight 277 dr McCarty Well welcome Billie. Glad to have you aboard. You will find the is without a doubt the best support group you will ever be on. Very good people, very informative, and even more compassionate. Wolfie Leeds, Alabama Lap RNY August 27,2003 Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. Medical Center East Beginning Weight: 336 " Keep Em Laughing! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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