Update
Dec 15, 2008
So I was prompted by OH to update my profile. Two months out almost exactly and since the whole process started I am down 42 lbs. I'm happy with that especially since I've had some wine. Still can't eat very much. I never get nauseous but sometimes when I eat too fast I vomit or have the "rocks in my chest feeling". I'm now fitting in a 16W for the first time in years. :) Last night I posted on the vsg message board that I became frustrated because I couldn't eat as much chili as I wanted. I think it was emotional esp. because my car wouldn't start and I missed a basketball game I was looking forward to. I do miss the eating until you are stuffed feeling. I feel the same all the time when food used to make me feel physically good. I wonder if I am going to continue feeling this way. Food isn't the same pleasure as before.
2 comments
In For the Long Haul
Nov 16, 2008
Well, I'm 4 weeks out from surgery and I am feeling good. I've been so lucky to have very few complications, well really none. The biggest thing that raises its ugly head occasionally is that I still am used to eating fast. It's been hard for me to slow down, and boy when I eat too fast, I do suffer for it. I feel a tightness in my chest cavity that sucks! My tummy never feels full, yet it never feels hungry. I've gone out to eat and am sure to quit before half of the food is gone. I don't want to do anything to mess up my staple line. I was down 30 lbs two weeks ago, and I haven't weighed since, but am soon to do so and got a scale that measures body fat and body water levels. I can tell my clothes are much looser. :)
New Day
Oct 08, 2008
Well, today is the 5th day of my pre-op diet and thank the Lord I am feeling a little more human. I've been praying a lot. I have to remember what is waiting on the other side of this torture. Still very nervous, but also excited. Can't focus on anything except this board and the surgery. In six days, I will be weighing in again and must come down a bit. Got to stay focused. So glad to have found this board, it is a great outlet.
9 days to go
Oct 06, 2008
So my surgery is scheduled for 10-15. Last night I felt so frustrated and down because I was so hungry and ate soup instead of the shakes. But I got good support from the VSG board, prayed and asked for an attitude adjustment. Today I feel better emotionally. I think I was also tired because I haven't been sleeping well thinking about the surgery. I just need to get my head in gear is all.
