Kristie T.

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3 Weeks Ago I bought my first size 12's....WooHoo What a feeling that was....Again, I was Reluctant to try them on, Thank Goodness I did...Next Stop is 10's If I can get my *&^$@#! Thyroid Rolling Again....My Latest TSH levels were High, I already take Levoxyl .112, I go to PCP 10-15-08, so Maybe w/ the medication adjustment I'll be in 10's by Christmas.
I LOVE MY RNY !!!!!!!!!

OK so I've said I would Not weigh for a few weeks, my Intestines haven't completely waken up since surgery, I have 3 hideous drain tubes (had 5 but got 2 out today) and a heavy hot binder I have to wear, my Scales have caught my eye for a few days now and I thought no, wait for a while, all the fluids, anesthesia and everything I mentioned above will add to the  scales but I couldn't stand it any longer so I stepped on and I was Down 11 pounds, I thought No this Can't be right, I thought maybe 5 or 6 and it was -11 since last Friday morn, I weighed before leaving for the hospital...

I had Brachioplasty and Panniculectomy Friday May 30...I have to say Sat & Sun were tough but Thankfully Sunday night I started feeling better, I've been able to walk around much better and able to get in the shower today (mon).  My arms look Great, my R arm is much tighter and more swollen than the L, the L arm feels like I had nothing done to it, maybe I'm just trying to use the R one more, my abdomen looks good too, it is Flat, the staple line makes me Queasy to look at it so I just lie back and let my husband and my RN Brother deal w/ changing the dressings, these drain tubes are a hassle to deal with, I have 5 in all,  but drain tubes are a Body's Blessing to have, helps rid of all the excess waste from surgery, I have a binder on, Sure wish I had one after my RNY I Recommend anyone having any type weight loss surgery to have one whether  or not your surgeon recommends one, had I had one after my RNY I would have gotten around much better, this has been a life saver.  
I took before pics and will ask DH to take some of my arms this afternoon and hopefully get them posted on here today.  I've bought two tank tops can't wait to get them on, right now I'm just wearing gowns, I can't even get panties on w/ all these drain tubes (3) in my abdomen so I'm walking around in sleepwear, I'm wondering WHAT I'm going to wear to the doctor Thurs, I get these drain tubes out, I have a sundress I suppose I'll wear then I can take clothes to put on, especially underwear, I dont like going Commando...
I'll post pictures later.

I got News today that I am Approved for Pannilectomy and Brachioplasty, the date is Friday, May 30....

I am so Happy, I reluctantly tried on a pair of Size 16 jeans today and they fit, I almost cried, Needless to say I bought them, I am sure my husband will have to hide them from me or else I'll have them on everyday...LOL....  Although pound wise I am only down 5 from last month but down a whole size in jeans, Amazing!!  The Exercise is Paying Off !!

I am Feeling Great, I jogged for the first time yesterday (2-26-08) since I was in high school, 20 years ago.   I try to walk 2 miles everyday but some days I just don't make it.  I have lost a total of 70 pounds,  I am currently wearing a size 18.

Everything is going Great,  I have lost 58 pounds.  I have an appt. Jan 15 for blood work.  I feel very Blessed to have had RNY.

I am down 41 pounds and finally feeling Good,  On Sept. 2 '07 I was admitted to hospital for Pneumonia, ever since leaving the hospital for RNY  I had a low grade fever, every evening I started freezing, it got to where everytime I took a breath my L side would hurt horribly, I went to the doctor and he confirmed I had pneumonia, then I found out my Iron levels were extremely Low, the doctor was amazed I had the strength and energy to walk into his office because of the two.  I am now on 325mg ferrous sulfate 2 x day, after a week I started feeling better.  I am Happy w/ my weight loss, I did think it would be a few pounds more but I am content.  I have been so sick that I have not exercised much at all since having my RNY but my doctor said he wanted me completely over the pneumonia before I started an exercise program, I go Oct.16 for another chest X-Ray and then a few days later for blood work to see if my Iron level has increased.  Foods still do not bother me, I am guilty of eating too fast a couple of times and it came up, I am working on making a recipe section on my page, this will be a work in progress. I did get discouraged while I was in the hospital and while I felt so bad but now I am OK and Glad I had WLS.  I am beginning to wear clothes I have not in a long time, that is an Awesome Feeling...I will post later...Good Luck to my Fellow WLS Friends...

As of Wednesday Sept. 12, 2007 I am 3 weeks post-op, including the 1 week pre-op diet I am down 29 pounds, AWESOME !!   I have been on soft diet since 6 days post-op and so far nothing has made me sick, I eat scrambled eggs w/ either cheese, salsa, or SF Jelly on them, crisp bacon, Morning Star Sausage patty (10grams protein), Deviled Eggs, Cottage Cheese (preapred along w/fruit, splenda), Bocca Burger (20grams protein) w/cheese and sautee'd onions, My Favorite- Bush's Chili w/cheese in it, Homemade Potato Soup w/cheese and Bacon in it,  Rotel/Velveeta cheese sauce w/ Soy chips.  KFC Chicken leg w/ few bites of (side) Mashed Potato.  Scrambled Ground Round w/ taco seasoning, salsa, FF sour cream,  Carl Budding "deli" style meat,  Cream cheese mixed w/Splenda (yummy), Peanut Butter (Reeses Brand) and Crackers, Vegetable soup w/ Peas, Kidney beans, Lentils,  Baked/Broiled Tilapia.  I use SlimFast Low Carb shakes (20 grams protein per shake),  Isopure 30 grams protein (GNC) powdered Vanilla mix--I put fruit (nectarines, banana, and strawberries w/ 2 splenda packets, Ice,)  and also Advantage Shakes.  This is most of the things I have eaten since on soft diet, none of this has made me sick.  I Take my Vitamins and Calcium everyday and a Potassium tablet about every other day, I get montly B-12 Shots.  So far and Praying it stays this way....NO Problems..