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So I am 3 months post op and have lost just about 30 pounds. While very excited about the weightloss so far I have been a little discouraged lately. I started off with just very light excersize, mainly walking, things seemed to be going quite well and weight seemed to come off quite steadily. For about the last month though I have stepped up the workouts quite a bit, and noticed that I'm only dropping about a pound or so every week. -I did better than that just dieting prior to WLS!! So... I hav… Continue

This is my first post op update....Things have gone very well. I consider myself lucky as I haven't had much pain. In fact my only gripe right now is that I hate the taste of the protein shakes. -So much so, that I have had a tough time actually swallowing them. My next appointment is on Wednesday and I am told that I should be able to start to incorporate some soft foods like cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, and hummus.... Honestly, I never thought that I would be so excited about trying hummus… Continue

Well, finally I received a call from my surgeon who apologized for the mix-up with the earlier date, and gave me my new date of May 19th. I have a wedding to be in less than 3 weeks later!!! I don't think the matron of honor can back out of her best friends wedding so.... I'm gonna have to tough it out. If anyone out there who has had laproscopic RNY has any thoughts or insights as to how I might expect to be feeling less than 3 weeks out, please write and let me know! Thankfully my best friend… Continue

Well, I was supposed to be having my surgery on April 27th....I went to my scheduled pre-op appointment on April 14th and was informed by my surgeon that the nurse who scheduled my appointment fogot to schedule another surgeon with him -as is standard for them. So, all of that planning for my aftercare around those dates... people taking time off of work, flights out here....Was all for NOTHING! I was SO mad. But I had to shrug it off because theres nothing else to do...and of course I do not wa… Continue

So, I finally got my surgery date....It is April 27th! I am excited, but I still feel like it is SO far away. I have a couple pre-op appointments on the 14th. One with the surgeon, and one with anesthesia. I am not scared at all....I am imagining though that I might start to feel a little anxious and/or nervous after the pre-op appointments. In the meantime...I'm sticking with the diet they gave me, adding a little more exercise, and shopping for all of my vitamins & supplements.