LANDI

I am soooooo glad that you posted this. . .I thought that it was the choices that I am making. I lost 28lbs in about 3 wks--now gained 3 : (

suemaca

same for me-I was done on 2oth June.I think the body goes into shock and holds on to the fat thinking "well,here,I better hold on here as shes not giving me much sustinence!"
Dont dispair-it will start moving again!

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Start weight 6 June 280lbs
now 195lbs

douglassa

Last Friday I started to get a horrible pain in my right elbow. I figured I just pulled a muscle, so I put heat on it and tried to forget about the pain. On Saturday, I began feeling around the sore area and notice a little knot forming. I was a little more concerned at this point since I had no idea what I did to pull a muscle in my elbow.

Finally on Monday, I made a appt with my pcp because the pain was so bad I was almost in tears. When I went to see my doctor, she diagnosed my elbow pain as Superficial phlebitis.

What is Superficial phlebitis you might ask? It is an inflammation of the vein caused from a blood clot. The reason its superficial is because its one of the smaller veins so I don't need to worry so much about the blood clot traveling to my heart. My doctor said this was an infection caused from my surgery IV (I was poked 5 times by the nurses to get an IV started and this was one of the spots where the nurse went through the vein).

I'm glad I went with my gut reaction to make an appt with my pcp instead of listening to my husband that it was pulled muscle. My pcp said this isn't something that would clear up on its own and would definitely get worse. I was given celebrex for the inflammation and an antibiotic for the infection. After one dose I already started to feel better.

**edit: My surgeon was the one who suggested the celebrex to my pcp. Its the lowest dose possible and I'm also on a prescribed pepcid.

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Surgery Date: June 30, 2008

LANDI

Has anyone stalled? If so HOW LONG????? Help my head SOMEBODY

douglassa

I've been stalled for two weeks now

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Surgery Date: June 30, 2008

Sue0609

Re: stalling. At one point I gained two pounds and then the scale didn't move for 5 days. I seem to be losing 3 pounds a week, which I am NOT happy about. I thought I would lose about 30 pounds a month for the first two months, and then it would slow down. Oh well, such is life. It might help if I got my butt off the sofa (no energy).

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Surgery Date: 6/9/08

299 / 280 / 197 / ?
High / Pre-op / Current / Goal

douglassa

3 lbs a week isn't bad at all. That would be 12 lbs a month and down 120 in 10 months.

I'm hoping, once I start losing again, I can stay at about 3 lbs a week. I figure I can work out enough to help build muscle, so hopefully I don't have too much loose skin. I really don't like the idea of having loose skin and going under the knife to have it removed terrifies me. (I almost had a panic attack right before my ryn surgery because I was so scared of going under.)

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Surgery Date: June 30, 2008

douglassa

Has anyone started working out yet?

I went to the gym yesterday for about 30 min. I did about 10 min. of cardio before I start on some leg exercises. My endurance is a little lower now then it was before the surgery, but overall it was nice to get into the gym.

After the gym I was starving and I really didn't feel like making anything, so I popped a LC: Mac and Beef meal into the microwave. An hour later I almost crapped myself when I realized I ate the entire meal. I didn't think I worked out that much, but geez... I feel like I ate a ton of food yesterday.

Is it normal to eat so much more after working out? I used to go to the gym all the time before surgery but I never noticed if I ate more food those days versus the days I didn't work out.

Meal Plan for yesterday:
8-9:30: Atkin shake blended with 1/2 frozen banana, 4 sm. strawberries and 1/2 scoop protein powder (this takes me over an hour to drink but sooo good at 25g of protein.)
10-12: 22 oz of water with K2O protein powder (5g of protein)
12-1: LC: Mac and Beef (20g of protein)
1-4: 44 oz of water
4-5: String cheese (5g of protein)
7-8: 2 steamed dumplings (homemade) and 1 chicken & veggie spring roll

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Surgery Date: June 30, 2008

EasyRider

June 30th gastric here. I have lost 24 lbs according to the doctor's scale on my two week checkup. My scale says I have lost about 5 more pounds since then but I am not going to rely on my scale.

Surgery went well and I already notice some changes. No more lower backache when I walk, no more sore ankles. My insulin intake is greatly reduced...in fact, almost down to nothing. I am off all other meds except for the ones prescribed after my surgery.

Life is good.

armywife456

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Open RNY 27June2008

Start/Pre-OP/Current/Goal
284/269/172/160
WOOHOO ONEDERLAND!!!! 12/2008