Nomgcobo S.

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Nomgcobo S. 21 years, 5 months ago

Today I am almost 8 weeks post op and I feel great! I have lost a total of 32lbs. It is going slow but I am happy. The only problem that I have is with still learning how to taste food and the lack of feeling hungry which makes the enzymes in my stomach churn.I drink as often as I can but water still seems to go straight to the bathroom and have lost taste for any type of meat. Have become a vegetarian. My doctor says I should not worry. My clothes are starting to hang and have gone to clothes that I have not worn in 4 years.

Nomgcobo S. 21 years, 7 months ago

Have been back to work now for three days. No train smashes. Things are looking better, I even flew to another province and look forward to a great future with God's blessings.

Nomgcobo S. 21 years, 7 months ago

Thank you all for the wonderful messages of encouragement, your prayers, I am safely home. Your thoughts, comments and uplifting messages brought tears to my eyes, because, I never knew there was a community of such caring people. My closest family member is in New York and because this is still a new procedure in South Africa, you get such negative comments that you decide, you will change your life with or without that support. The stares are cruel, the jokes even from close family members hurt, and it is only those that understand what it is to walk in an overweight persons shoes understand the pain. The worst joke that I got from a very close family friend was that, if it was in the 1800's I would have been sent overseas as another Sakie Baartman. I am not sure whether some of you have read about the woman who was taken to London and France and shown off as a freak because of her behind? Oops that sent me to the bathroom to cry and that is when i decided with or without I am doing it. I have been back home now for two days, I am walking and am not much in pain. For the first 7 days I am on a liquid diet which gives me diarrhoea. otherwise I am feeling fine. I go back to take out the stitches on Tuesday.

piperkc 21 years, 7 months ago

Hi Nomgcobo Hope you had a safe journey to the other side. Keep us posted "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending." "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself. ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Canada 406lbs BMI 63.6 -73lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

Dortheria B. 21 years, 7 months ago

Nomgcobo May God's riches blessings continue in your life. I pray that you have a complicated free surgery and a very speedy recovery. Take care of yourself and please stay encouraged. Stay blessed and be a blessing, Lenay

Tami D. 21 years, 7 months ago

Nomgcobo, Congradulations on your new life! I pray you surgery goes complication free, and your recovery quick and painless. Peace be with you always! Tami

Karen N. 21 years, 7 months ago

Dear Nomgcobo- I have not forgotten your surgery is today. I will be carrying you in my haert in prayer all day and days to come. I'll see you someday and hug you*!

Moma V. 21 years, 7 months ago

Nomgcobo, Prayers and hugs for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery!

Sharon L. 21 years, 7 months ago

You will love your new life, you will be able to do so many new things again. Here's to a speedy recovery time. Welcome to the loser club.

myunicorn48 21 years, 7 months ago

Wishing you a successful surgery and a speedy, uneventful recovery. You are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless...