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lol.. reading this brought back some memories...wll..i married hottie pre op guy...may 15th 2010...this surgery brought me my true love...my heart...my body is...for lack of a better word...terrible...i hate it and cry daily..my husband thinks its in my head and that im beautful...but hes supposed to...its just the skin...but it makes me hate myself

Wowza..where do i begin?!?!?!

About a year ago, I walked into my pre op class...and had a seat, nervous for what was to come...sitting next to my then boyfriend, who didnt want me to have the RNY bypass because he wasnt sure he could love me if i was different. Then, in walks this guy...and omg what a guy...and as luck would have it..he was having his surgery the day before me in the same hospital as me!!!

In the hospital i had some complications which landed me in the ICU...and it made me smile...from ear to ear...to see him...hottie pre-op class guy...walking down to find...me!!! Turns out, he was having the same complications that i was having, and we were the only ones to have these problems!!

Well, we exchanged emails, and i emailed him when i got home to see how he was doing...i saw him at our appt to have the staples removed...we exchanged numbers...and we havent stopped talking since!! weve helped eachother through everything and hes probably my best friend in the world!  I could and did tell him everything...in an effort to see him again..i suggested we get lunch before our 1 month follow up...and he agreed...silly move for 2 ppl who just had gastric bypass...to go get food..but whtevet..i had to see him....and he kissed me...and it made my knees weak...and me lightheaded...if i wasnt sitting..id have fallen...i knew i had to have more...unfortunately(or fortunately..however u look at it) as he and i got closer and closer..my "boyfriend" and i fell out of love,and eventually ended it..because of pre-op guy....and our inability to be just friends...(okay yeah...i cheated..but u would have too...hes hot!)

but..

for the last month and 9 days, ive been with pre-op guy...and its incredible...hes everything ive ever wanted and so much more...truely the one for me...and i cant live without him...and on the 28th...im moving to South Carolina..to be with him...

....and ive never been happier!

...this change in my weight...hasbrought a new change in me as well...i used to want to be married and have kids right away.. dont get me wrong.. i want so badly to have a family... to be a mother is my lifes goal...but.. i just got my body back..and im really liking the way i look and the way it makes me feel when i see that soneone else likes the way i look too!!!

Finally back to the gym.. after much procrastination. Almost 9 months post op and down around 140lbs. Life is great!!!
Im even starting to train for a triathalon... crazy.. me... a triathalon...never thought it would happen... but im on my way.. and trying to make the most out of this second chance!

I currently weigh 228lbs!... Im a size 16.. from a size 26/28.. I couldnt be happier!.. this surgery has changed my life in so many ways... im so much more confident and im so alive!..it also.. is the way that i met one of the greatest people i know... im so happy that i did it and im grateful for everything/everyone that it has brought into my life!!!!

i fit back into my sr. prom gown today... oh man.. it felt good... but i have no idea what i was thinking.. i looked like a big blue cupcake... however hideous it may be now... i felt like a princess then and i felt equally as good today!

Its been almost 3 months...and im down 75lbs....and loving life. Its unbelievable all the confidence that I have now....Each day im so excited because this is the best ive looked in a such a long time...

42 days post op, and life is completely back to normal. ive got a really great support system and some incredible friends helping me along the way, but it feels so good, to not completely hate the way I look.  I started at 330lbs and not i weight 278lbs...Heres to it only getting better.

i'm almost one month post op... and I feel phenominal.. Everything is back to normal... I can eat anything that I want, and I havent gotten sick from anything yet. The scale is no longer my enemy!

I am one week home from the hospital after having the gastric bypass in St. Claires Hospital in Dover, NJ by Dr. Bertha. I had a pretty scary start. After the inital bypass, I was vomiting blood, and needed a second surgery, which took 2 1/2 hours to get all of the clot from my new pouch.. Gave my family a scare, or so I was told.  Spent 3 days in the ICU, and needed 4 units of blood. Because of all the blood that was in the intestines and pouch, when I tried to be "loud and proud", i was greated with a not so nice surprise which woulnd up in a sponge bath and my sheets changed.  Even with all that happened, I only spent 1 extra day in the hospital. Less than a week after the surgery, I was fully able to take care of myself. (showering, using the bathroom...)

Overall, im doing really great now, and feeling much better. I cant believe that it's only been a week, and i'm feeling such a difference. The afterward, was much more than I had expected, but even now I know in my heart that it was and is so worth it. My highest weight was 330lbs, and I am now proudly 297lbs.  I'm excited for each day, to see the weight just melt off!!