Sooo.. today is 12 weeks since my op and and it's been a bit of a
rollercoaster to say the least. for the first 8 weeks or so I was
probably puking up about 50-60% of everything I ate, every day. I
felt awful and had serious regrets about what I had done.
Now I feel much better - haven't had a cigarette since my surgery day
and I can walk miles without the unbearable back, leg and foot pains
that I used to get. I do still feel pretty weak physically and I
occasionally have some revulsion about my body being modified and not
natural anymore.. weird tricks the mind plays huh? I only puke a
couple times a week now, and usually because I ate something too
tough, like chicken breast, however this is improving. I'm getting
all my protein in on most days, although I do have some days wehn I
just have no appetite and struggle to eat anything at all. For te
first 4 weeks after the op, the lymphodema in my legs vanished and I
had lovely slinky ankles instead of the fat cankles I normally have.
That came back unfortunately but hopefully as the weight drops (if it
does) that will go away again.
I've lost 57lbs in total, although in the last 6-8 weeks I've only
lost 2lbs, which is depressing and disheartening to say the least.
I'm teetering on teh brink of trying some of the recommended
stallbusters but I'm afraid that I might give myself bowel troubles :/
My clothes are looser but oddly no one ever says wow, you lost weight
or even that I look different :/ The only people in RL who know I had
wls are my mum and my partner.
I'm seeing my GP this week and hopefuly he will give me some flagyl,
and I will also be getting my bloods done this week.
Soooo that's where I'm at now.. hopefully this stall/plateau whatever
you call it will start moving soon cos otherwise I'll be a very
unhappy, fat bunny
