LadiBug
Hello!
I had RnY in May 2006 with Dr. Jennifer Kieran in Scottsdale, AZ. Since that day, I have lost about 100 pounds. I say about 100 pounds because I gained some of it back while I was pregnant with my first child last year. I had actually lost about 110 pounds prior to getting pregnant and, thankfully, I'm back on the losing side. I would like to drop at least 40 more pounds.
I went in to surgery with a blood disorder that "could" cause blood clots. At the time of surgery, I was not being treated for this disorder and I had not had any complications from it. After surgery, my body went in to a clotting frenzy starting in my jugular (the site of an IV) then my brain and, lastly, my lungs. Eventually, I went in to septic shock which nearly killed me. I spent two months in and out of the hospital after surgery. Thankfully, local doctors worked with my surgeon to ensure that I was taken care of appropriately. I know now that care is so different and specific in bariatric patients.
They say that weight loss promotes fertility. NO JOKE! I met Tony....some of you may know him as BigTonr65...at a local support group meeting in December 2006 and by February we were expecting our first child. Everything I had gone through the summer before proves Anthony Jr. is a true miracle baby!! I was only about 9 months post op and with all of my previous complications, I was closely watched. Everything went better than expected!
Initially, I had the surgery to eliminate my co-morbidities (sleep apnea, diabetes, high cholesterol...you name it, I had it) but my first reaction post-op was "what have I done to myself". I was miserable and stuck in a hospital room surrounded by the same four walls for a long time. Now, I still have the blood disorder but everything else is gone and I have NO regrets. I am happier than I have ever been...loving my new body, my new life and most of all my new family. :)
