way2kay
way2kay posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
chronic pain management after gastric bypass - i've been away for a while...i had RNY almost 16 months ago...i've lost 115 lbs in that amount of time, though i lost most of that in the first 9 months...my weight loss has been a...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 11 years, 10 months ago
arghhh...i'm stuck - i'm just venting...sorry...
i've stalled, & have been at the same weight for almost 2 months...i know i've lost a good amount of weight, almost 100 lbs, almost 140 from my high...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years ago
question...please any help would be appreciated - i had an accident yesterday, & got hit pretty hard right where my pouch is...i have been able to drink a few sips at a time without a problem, but every little thing i have tried ...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years ago
6 months out - pics - wow, six months came & went SO fast...i'm still telling people "i just had surgery"...
i wanted to be at 100 lbs lost by this point...i have no idea where i got this benchmark,...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 2 months ago
3 months!!! - 3 months out of surgery, & it feels pretty good...i have seen what some others have lost, & i feel like maybe i'm losing a little more slowly than some people here, but i've worked...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 2 months ago
bath time NSVs - ok...just took a luxurious bubble bath for the first time since my surgery...we have a huge (& deep) garden tub that was so hard to get out of, so i just opted to take showers...to...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 3 months ago
no appetite...never thought i'd say that... - a'ight...almost 3 months out...i have no appetite at all...yesterday i had a yogurt smoothie & a protein shake...i also ate a fajita (done in a high protien wrap w/ 2% cheese}, bu...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 3 months ago
need a buddy-houston area... - i am looking for a buddy in the houston area...someone who had surgery @ methodist would be great...someone who had dr reardon as their surgeon would be awesome!!
i've been hid...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 3 months ago
uh-oh... - I consider myself to be lucky...so far i seem to be on track with this tool...i still have some issues i'm fighting, but i'm learning more about myself & how to make this work thr...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 3 months ago
woo hoo & a giggle... - ok, went to dinner w/ hubby & children last night...for the first time in a looooong time i wasn't asked if i wanted a booth or a table...i was a little concerned when the hostess...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 4 months ago
procedure tomorrow - ok...i haven't been able to eat real food since about christmas...i have thrown up everything solid i've eaten in the last two & a half weeks, so i went back to liquids & i go bac...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 4 months ago
what i'm leaving behind in 2011... - i'm leaving the 3's behind...
i'm officially out of the 300's...298 this morning!! whoo hoo!!
i also wear a size 26/28 today...i was wearing a 32 at one point...yay!!
i ha...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 4 months ago
what should i expect? - i have not been able to get any solid food to stay down since thursday (i'm one month out)...i don't think food is geting to my pouch, because i can feel it in my throat/esophagus...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 5 months ago
gained weight - had my surgery 4 weeks ago...went to the surgeon last week, & i had lost a little over 30 lbs...woohoo!
i've had a rough week...i have neuropathy from diabetes & my oral meds ar...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 5 months ago
anyone dealing with diabetic neuropathy? - i have severe diabetic perepheral neuropathy in both feet...i take gabapentin (neurontin) & cymbalta, but they haven't been as effective since my surgery...i've lost more than 30 ...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 5 months ago
i don't know if i did the right thing - i'm 3 and a half weeks out...saw my surgeon yesterday, & according to him i'm doing exdcellent...i'm eating well, & i've lost over 30 lbs...but i am miserable...
i feel so alon...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 5 months ago
weight gain after surgery - had RNY on 11/22, two weeks ago...i was only in the hospital 1 day, when i got home & got on the scale, i weighed 15 lbs more than i did the morning of my surgery (approx 36 hrs be...
way2kay posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
worried about failure... - ok...my surgery (RNY) is less than a week away, & while i am nervous about the surgery itself, my biggest fear is failure...i can't comprehend two weeks of nothing but liquids, tw...