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I am now past a year post-op. I weighed in this morning at 143 lbs. I spend my days loving our new little bundle, Niko. He came into the world at a whopping 5 lbs 14 oz, on Septmeber 26...two and a half weeks early.
We had been scheduled for a c-section the following Tuesday, but-just like Mommy- He got impatient. He was small, but perfect. He still hasn't decided whether he wants to sleep through the night, but we're working at it. We are all so tired...except for Alex who can sleep through an atomic meltdown. Hmmph! Teenagers!
Every once in a while, I remember that I had surgery. Other than being lactose intolerant STILL, my life is pretty great. My lipid numbers were atrocious during the pregnancy-which is normal because of all the hormones....but my total cholesterol has fallen a staggering 179 points since his birth! I love my RNY! Without it, I wouldn't have my life or our baby.

Angie

I haven't been keeping up with this blog, but I want to share some stuff. I know there are many people on here that care about my well being.  

I am now 25 wks and 3 days pregnant with our post-op baby. It has been an up hill battle. It will probably be one the whole time. It's hard to switch gears from thr RNY lifestyle to the "gain for your baby" lifestyle. The morning sickness is gone now, but if the baby lays across my pouch, I will throw up after eating just a few bites.I am on liquid calorie supplementation because the baby's growth pattern slowed. If it doesn't work, I will be put on bedrest and a feeding tube. I feel like I've been on bedrest for ten years- for some reason or another and I would be lying if I said it's not frustrating. However, drinking those calories sure is easier than eating them. Other than his size, he's developing well. My strength is returning, but I tend to overdue it and then pay for it for a few days.I haven't maintained any weight gain and they really want me to gain at least 2 lbs per month now. I go to the doc constantly....and I'm getting so impatient for our boy to make his entrance. Patience is NOT my strong suit. I am trying to catch up with all my friends on OH, but it might take me a while.
Hugs to you all,
Angie

P.S. His name will be Nikolas Matthew.

I have lost a total of 84lbs...35 since becoming pregnant. The morning sickness is mostly behind me. I still get sick spontaneously though. My weight loss has slowed down to about 1-2 lbs per week----which is where my maternal fetal doc is comfortable with. I STILL worry about the baby getting enough calories, but I think maybe it's taking them all from me because I am just beat tired. I am taking all my vitamins, but eating constantly is a struggle because I feel so full it's heard to get my water in. It's a daily struggle- but I would climb a mountain to make sure this little one is healthy.We find out the gender(hopefully) on May 5th. I'm so fixated on it, I can't think of anything else. I'm not really showing yet. That flap of belly skin kinda prevents me from looking preggars. People just look at my belly like I'm crazy when they ask how far along I am and I say almost five months. I didn't show with Alex until I was eight months and I was skinny with him---so who knows...maybe I'll never get to look pregnant. I don't care as long as our bean is healthy. Well, that's all. Hi to all my friends I've been neglecting for three months.And I'll let you know what sex the baby is.
Angie

With a BMI of 29.9, I am offically just overweight. It has been over ten years since I have been at this weight.  I don't really know what size of clothes I even wear. I was in a size 12 at 198lbs, but have had no reason to  buy new clothes since Christmas, so I have been living in sweats. I won't really know what size I am until after the baby and I'm not that concerned about it.  I'll probably continue to lose slowly until the 2nd trimester. I lost 27 lbs with my son, 14 years ago. I have issues with morning sickness...but if controlled from the beginning- they are manageable.Well, that's all for now. Be well.
Angie

It seems to have gone by very quickly....like I had surgery six months ago instead. Hubby and I got the shock of our lives  last Friday when we found out that I am pregnant. I can't be more than 4 weeks because AF came like normal on 1/07/08. We had a little protection mishap on the 18th. We have been being very careful....combining methods etc...but I can not take birth control pills because of my lipid disorder.. ..so we are going to have a baby. We are concerned about he health of the baby, but evidentally, it's not that uncommon. So, after 9 years of trying to get pregnant and not being able to-we figured out the secret is to try NOT to get pregnant_hehehe.We are feeling very blessed. This baby is a miracle and I refuse to see him/her as anything less. I am so happy that I'm almost 60 lbs lighter- starting this pregnancy. It seems that we are being blessed at every turn after such a rough few years. I am in constant awe..

Hugs,
Angie

I won't officially be two months out until next Tuesday. I would say that I'm in the process of a mini-stall...not really worried about it though. Ask me again in a week. Tomorrow I find out if having this urgery actuall saved my life. I get my advanced lipid panel. It' kinda like a cancer patient going in after chemo to see if the cancer is gone. I'm a little nervous, but my faith is telling me to believe in miracles---so I will. I have very few nausea episodes now. However, watch out when I forget that I am now lactose intolerant. I have been doing so much better on my vits, protein, and other supplements. I fit into a size 12 skirt and junior 11/13 sweater for our Christmas party...YAY!
 have amazing spurts of energy- but once expended, I am DONE. I will let everyone know how tomorrow goes. I may just be part of medical history!
Hugs,
Angie

I can't believe time has flown by so quickly. I have been losing an average of a pound per day since surgery. As of today, I weigh 197 lbs. In some ways, this has been easy. I only missed food(in my head) for about three days during my full liquids phase. I think that was mainly because I found out I was lactose intolerant and can't stand anything creamy. I fought nausea horribly- due to my over-estrogened self letting loose of all the ugly hormones in my fat. I've only used my anti-nausea meds once, in the past two weeks. I have finally been able to handle all of my vitamins and most of my protein. I had the infamous three week stall- at two and a half weeks- I am a quick studyThe schedule is the thing. That's the secret. Eventually-after goal-or sometime in the next decade- I will let myself stop being so scientific about the whole thing...but for now, because this might be a huge medical breakthrough for people with my illness, I feel I must be very precise...in my actions. It's my human cause. So far, I have lost my xanthomas- a fatty, cyst like deposit located under the skin, I have had my first non-medically induced period in almost eight years(28 days after surgery), I have gotten rid of my hypertension and my androgens have leveled off. I will not know the effect it has had on my lipid panel until I go for my first apheresis treatment on January 4th, 2008.  Until then, everyone have a merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Angie

I did fine directly after surgery...thanks to the pain meds. I walked four times in the day and a half  in the hospital. I went home. By Sunday afternoon I was throwing up every thing. I thik it was a combo of everything, but Dr. Jack had my DH bring me into the hospital-just to make sure.UGH!! Nothing was wrong-but we feagured out that dairy products were making me sick and my hypoglycemia was freakin out. My body has also been storing up estrogen since...well, forever. That was probably forcing a fake kinda morning sickness on me. I quit the dairy and moved to soy. I'm also eating babyfood now, so it gives my body time to adjust to the sugar spike. My incisions are itchy and I'm on a double dose of anti-nausia meds. They make me tired, so I'm trying to squeeze my H2O in. I need to buy some benefiber and just put in everything I eat. I know how important it is. That is my goal for this week.
I have lost 15lbs, since pre-op and 9 since my surgery.
Hugs,
Ang