Vicki S.
I made it to my goal!
May 29, 2011
After this long and hard road, I have finally made it to my goal weight. I was so excited when I stepped on the scale. I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would get to this point. Almost a year and a half later, I feel wonderful and can actually say that I LOVE myself. And the best part of this journey, is that I did this all for ME! 
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6 months down..... many more to go
Jul 25, 2010
On July 21st, I had my 6 month post op visit with Dr P. He was so pleased with my progress. He even gave me a hug and joked with me that the tank top and shorts I was wearing looked a little big on me. He told me that I needed a smaller size All my labs came back looking very good. So now I see him again in January for my 1 year anniversary. Wow, does that sound weird lol. These past 6 months have been hard, especially with the complications I had shortly after surgery. But I would do this journey again in a heartbeat. I love that I have all this energy now and I have my life back. I even have my family and a friend on my "bandwagon". My mom and my friend Tonya have been exercising together with me every day. Since MY surgery, mom and Tonya have lost about 30 lbs each. That is awesome! I am so blessed to have the support at home. They all have no idea what that means to me.
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All my labs came back looking very good. So now I see him again in January for my 1 year anniversary. Wow, does that sound weird lol. These past 6 months have been hard, especially with the complications I had shortly after surgery. But I would do this journey again in a heartbeat. I love that I have all this energy now and I have my life back. I even have my family and a friend on my "bandwagon". My mom and my friend Tonya have been exercising together with me every day. Since MY surgery, mom and Tonya have lost about 30 lbs each. That is awesome! I am so blessed to have the support at home. They all have no idea what that means to me.I hit a milestone today :0)
Jun 24, 2010
As of today, I have lost 100 lbs. I am so proud of myself and it was hard. But all that I have been through, I would do it again in a heartbeat. 
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Got my labs back :)
Jun 17, 2010
Had some labs done 2 days ago and they came back lookin good. I was so worried that they would be all messed up in some way or another. But all my "bad" numbers before surgery are dropping to the normal range and all the "good" numbers used to be too low are now rising to a good level. I am so happy! Plus I weighed myself this morning and lost another 2 lbs. So in 3 more lbs, I will have then lost 100 lbs total!!! Holy crap, I almost cant believe it. It makes everything that I have been through since January all worth it!
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leave it to me to be a rare case lol
Mar 29, 2010
Well I am finally feeling better after 3 weeks of hell. Last week I spent most of my time in the hospital. My Dr thought that I had a restriction and needed an EGD. So he did one, and there was nothing wrong with my openings. So I stayed in the hospital again for another night for dehydration. I was dry heaving and vomiting at least 6-8 times a day already. I was so sick of being sick. I was ready to give up. So my Dr did some consulting with some other Dr's and found out what my problem was. My new stomach and old stomach were fighting on who was the dominate one. Dr said this is very rare after GB, but leave it to me to be different. Everything I ate or drank was being rejected by my body. So now I am on some really strong nausea meds and some other stuff to calm down my new tummy. And thank God everything is going very well for me now. I will be fine if I never see a hospital ever again! My arms and hands are still really bruised from all the IV's they put in. I was so dehydrated that my veins would shut down, then they would have to replace the IV's. I am just so happy to be back home and doing lots better. Thanks for all the prayers and words of concern. It was very much appreciated.
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another road to travel....
Mar 24, 2010
After being in the hospital from dehydration over this past weekend, finally got in to see my Dr today. He thinks I have a restriction and am going in tomorrow for a dilation. I am sooooo hoping that this is the problem and I can start feeling better soon. Keep me in your prayers.
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Why am I the only one feeling this way?
Mar 14, 2010
For the past 2 weeks or more, I have felt so crappy. I am constantly dry heaving and having a mega gag reflex. I wake up in the morning and I have a nasty taste in my mouth and that's when the vomiting starts. I am taking my Prevacid everyday to calm down my tummy. Most days I can't even keep my vitamins down. I feel like I am dying slowly. I can at least keep water down, but that's it. I felt better the first week after surgery than I do now at 8 weeks out. My surgeon doesn't seem to care and my PCP is trying his best to get me through this. I guess I just needed to vent to anyone that will listen. I am hoping this is just a phase that I am going through and it will pass soon. I have no energy to do anything. Why does everyone else say they feel so great and doesn't regret the surgery? Right now, I wish I had never had this damn surgery!
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I feel like crap
Feb 14, 2010
My allergies have kicked in for some reason. Now for the last day and tonight, when my sinuses drain it gives me a tummy ache. It is getting so bad that the nausea is making me vomit. I am so sick of this already! I am taking some allergy meds (liquid) the doc said I can take, that helps some but not all the time. I know it may sound like I am 'sitting on the pitty pot" but I just needed to get this off my chest. Pray for me that things start getting better for me.
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2 weeks post-op......
Feb 03, 2010
Had my 2 week post-op appointment today. Everything is moving along good. I have now graduated up to pureed foods! Yahoooooo. I am so excited. So tonight I had 1/4 c. pureed veggies and 2 oz. of mushed up baked fish. Can't believe that I could not even finish that much. But it was yummy. Incisions are healing well. Still have some blisters on my tummy from the tape that held the bandages on. I told the hospital that I was allergic to latex tape and that's what they used on me. Duh! By the time I noticed it was to late. But that is on the mend now too. Just itches like crazy. They told me that since the day of surgery to now, I have lost 21 lbs. of body fat and 10 lbs of water weight. Holy Cow! That's a lot. I am on the right track for I think the first time in my life.
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I am so sick of liquids!
Jan 30, 2010
I am doing good, really getting sick of liquids. 
After 2 weeks of having nothing but SF Popsicles, SF puddings, and creamed soups, I just want to gag already. I only "eat" them because I have to. I miss the crunchy textures in my mouth. What I wouldn't give to crunch down on a carrot or something. But I don't, because I know better. My incisions are healing pretty good. One of the cuts where one of the drains was got a little infected. But considering I had 2 different nurses and then the doctor pick around in it to get the stitch out, doesn't shock me it got a little nasty looking. So now I am on antibiotics too. Just what I needed was another drug to take. One good thing Is that I have not taken any pain meds since the 24th. Just don't need them anymore. Yahoo! 
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After 2 weeks of having nothing but SF Popsicles, SF puddings, and creamed soups, I just want to gag already. I only "eat" them because I have to. I miss the crunchy textures in my mouth. What I wouldn't give to crunch down on a carrot or something. But I don't, because I know better. My incisions are healing pretty good. One of the cuts where one of the drains was got a little infected. But considering I had 2 different nurses and then the doctor pick around in it to get the stitch out, doesn't shock me it got a little nasty looking. So now I am on antibiotics too. Just what I needed was another drug to take. One good thing Is that I have not taken any pain meds since the 24th. Just don't need them anymore. Yahoo! About Me
Peoria, AZ
Location
23.7
BMI
Surgery
01/18/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 05, 2009
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