Heidi L.
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Heidi L. 22 years, 4 months ago
Hello everyone, I think the computer has lost some of my updates and since my 1 year anniversary is here I thought I would try to catch up. I will be 1 year out on 3/21/04 and I've lost between 96-99 pounds. It changes on a daily basis but I've been maintaining that loss for about two months. I guess you could call it a plateau but actually I'm only about 10 pounds from my goal weight so if I don't get any further I'll still be thrilled with this loss. I have kept this surgery a secret from a lot of people in my life including family members. I know that some people out there don't understand why I would keep something so wonderful as this tool a secret but we all know those people that just wouldn't understand why a person would do all this to loose weight or they can't understand why "just moving away from the table" didn't work either. My life has changed in the past year. I can shop for clothes in "regular" stores. I feel so much better not to mention that I feel better about my self. This road isn't always an easy one. I have gone through times of depression either brought on by the weight loss or my own perceptions of how things would be. Hitting the plateaus, the dumping and all the things that happen in the first year but I wouldn't change a thing. If someone told me I had to do it all over again I would do it in a heart beat. Thank you everyone for all your support through my first year! Good Luck to all of you on your journey and if you ever want to talk or ask questions please e-mail me.
Heidi L. 23 years, 2 months ago
Hello everyone, Well I'm a little over 4 weeks out and feeling pretty good. I'm down 25 pounds and can start to wear clothes that I haven't been able to wear since my last diet a little over a year ago. I had my first plateau last week and went 6 days without loosing anything. I know I shouldn't weigh myself so often but it is just habit from the times I would diet before. I know we hit plateaus but I didn't expect it so early. The scale is moving again and I know I need to get more exercise and protein to keep it moving so that is what I'm working on now. Up until today I have been able to eat just about everything that I had tried. I've tried to stay away from sugars but I think that is what messed me up today. I thought I could go out to lunch and eat a pulled pork BBQ sand. I knew that I wouldn't be able to eat the bread but after about 7 small bites my chest started to hurt like crazy! I spent the next couple hours in horrible pain and throwing up so I guess you could say I had my first dumping experience. I never thought about the amount of sugar in the BBQ sauce. I think that is what did it. I guess it just goes to show we all have to learn how far we can push our limits. Even with the horrible pain and the throwing up I'm still glad that this surgery gave me limits to live by for without it I know I would have ended up on a path of diabetes. In the middle of being sick my dietician called me because I had asked her to find out what my sugar levels were before surgery. After the two day fasting my sugar was 115. I was on the edge of diabetes. This surgery has taken that away from me. So to everyone out there who is about to have the surgery done Good Luck and I know you will be happy that you will be on the loosing side soon. Heidi
Marian L. K. 23 years, 3 months ago
Heidi, Thank you so much for you kind words I hope your on the mend. I am a little nervous about the upcoming surgery but looking forward to the results. Hope to see you at the support meetings. Bye for now.
Justin F. 23 years, 3 months ago
Thank you very much for your kind words and support
Heidi L. 23 years, 3 months ago
Hello everyone and Thanks again for writing all your well wishes!! I had my first post-op dr's appointment yesterday. I ended up getting in to the doctor early because my drain that they had left in was giving me a lot of pain. The took the drain out. I'm not sure if they took it out from my toes but I sure felt like they did. Then the doctor took out my staples. He said it will feel good to be able to move around a little more freely but I am still favoring my incision and drain site. Of course when I think about it I can't believe that it's only been 1 week today. I have to be on the clear liquids till my next dr's appointment on April 9th. I don't know if I can handle the clear soup and jello till then but I'm sure that diet alone will drop the pounds. When I weighed in this morning I was down 5 pounds. That is 5 pounds that I won't ever have to see again!! I'll check back in again soon. Good Luck to all of you out there on your journey!!
Naes Wls J. 23 years, 3 months ago
Hi there, best wishes to you on your wls. May you have a smooth and speedy recovery and NO complications what so ever. Hang in there and remember each day do get better. Hugs
cindy 23 years, 3 months ago
You did it, you are now a loser. Hip, Hip, Hooray. My thoughts are with you for a speedy, uncomplicated recovery. God Bless
Joyce S. 23 years, 3 months ago
Dear Heidi, Welcome Home! I hope that you are having an uneventful post-surgical recovery. You are in my thoughts & prayers. Joyce S.
Heidi L. 23 years, 3 months ago
Well everyone I'm on the other side. I came home from the hospital yesterday and moving very slowly. The hospital was great and my surgeons were even better. I know that I'm going to be feeling better every day now is more waiting while my body heals. I will post again after my docto's appointment Thursday afternoon. Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers it has sure helped!! Heidi