StelasMom

How much did you lose in the first month. Was it harder than you expected it to be, how long were you off work? How many nights did you stay in the hospital. Have any of you suffered from addiction transfer?

Just me, being curious in Iowa.

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Jina
Start (4/07): 271
surgery 5.21.07
Now: 180
Goal: Getting back into ONEderland!

CarlieGirl

I lost about 22 pounds in the first month. I was off work for 11 days and in the hospital for 2 nights

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11/10/06 LAP RNY
330 /168 /160]
Only 8 more pounds until GOAL!!!

StelasMom

Carlie, you have done so well...100 pounds already. Awesome.

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Jina
Start (4/07): 271
surgery 5.21.07
Now: 180
Goal: Getting back into ONEderland!

PennyJ

I lost 26 pounds in the first month - but i had sooo many complications and a second surgery to boot. I was in the hospital off and on for a total of 16 days in that time too. Oh, and Hi! to a fellow Iowan!

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276/162/155
High/Current/Goal
Dr. Coster - Lap RNY 10/16/06 Emergency Open 11/13/06 - Grinnell, IA

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning how to dance in the rain".


TT Gym Rat Club Member #14 - Jr. Mouse Level

CeeCee

23 lbs, (more or less), easier, 5 weeks, 3 nights (I had open), no (except to SF Popsicles!)

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Cynthia
I live in my own little world, but it's okay because they know me here.

Height 5'2"
Highest: 335
Surgery:328.6
Current: 223.8 as of 7/1/08
Goal: Who cares? I feel great!
Surgery Date: 2/12/07
Open Roux-en-Y at The Miriam Hospital, RI
TT Gym Rat #11
PhoenixBear

SirMikey

Hi Jina! Welcome fellow Iowan! By the way I'm Penny J's hubby,we did it together and live in the D.M area! Good luck! I figured up I lost 34lbs the first month! I didn'nt even know that til i looked it up! Hope you do well! I just had Gall Bladder out and am healing! Good luck!

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321/182/190/158/BMI-21.0
Open RNY
Hi/Cur/Goal/Below Goal
Surgery date; 10/23/06
Grinnell Regional M C
I Made Century Club!!!!! I Made Onderland!!!!!!YEAH!!!!! Gym Rat #42

Haveaball

Welcome and congratulations on your upcomming date.

I had rny lap, I was in for 2 nights, (I wanted out), and I lost 20 pounds the first month. No problems with addiction transfer. I saw a therapist for 6 months or so to make sure I was a perfect canidate for this. It was a bit harder than I thought. I wanted to eat salads and things and for the first month you can only do soft foods. Then when I had the green light to try new foods, I went through a stage that every day things would not stay down, kinda like a trial and error.

Six months out, I can say this was the BEST thing I have done for myself by far! I am so happy, I eat my healthy food, drink my water, take my vitamins, and I just joined a gym! I am a slow looser, I have not lost one pound this month, no one. But I am doing all I should so I just need to stick with it.

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~Lisa

242/166/142 5'3"
pre-op/current/goal
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, MA
Dr. Gazmuri
RNY October 30, 2006
76 pounds gone and 24 pounds to go!

TT Gym Rat Club Member #10 (5 days a week)

Dyann

My first month I lost 29.4 pounds or 20.4% of my excess body weight
The second week was harder than expected. The first week I felt so crapy the food thing didn't bother me. I had tons of support. The second week I was more by myself and on clear liquids. That was a hards week. Once I could put anything that resembeled normal food into me, it got so much easier.

I was in the hospital 2 nights
Addiction transfer. I do drink more frequently (a drink 2 x/week now rather than 1 every other month). That is partially because I go out more socially with hubby etc. I shop more, but not an addicition, a necessity. Sexually...hmmm wouldn't call it an addicition, but an interest.

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DYANN

Lap RNY 1/4/06....
46/19.8/23.5 BMI's 167.9 pounds gone forever as of 9/12/07 116.3%to goal

294.4/126.5/150
5' 7''
Jupiter, Florida
Dr. Jefferson Vaughan: GBP
Dr. P Duddly Giles: Plastic surgeon TT/BL 03.20.2007

VanessaSFL

First month I lost 27lbs.I stayed in the hospital for three days.No addiction transfers that I can think of.I am however NEVER without a drink.(Tea,ice water,CIB..ALL DAY LONG)

V

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Van


Lap RNY March,21 2005
280/130

VPA BEAR

Gina in NY

I lost 21 pounds the first month after losing the 10% required by my surgeon. I was up and walking the night of my surgery and stayed in the hospital 3 days. I'm a teacher, so I didn't have to go back to work for weeks, but for a desk job, I could have done it after three weeks. It is more work eating lunch at work than actually working at first, though I know a lot of folks are tired for a while as they adjust to the low calorie intake. I had no trouble. Actually, I took naps every day for two weeks, but then I was alright.

I had open by the way, and the whole experience was MUCH easier than anyone described to me. I was in the gym walking on the tread-mill on post op day 5 - slow walking... I started driving post-op day 7, though only VERY short trips.

I do work out a lot, but I don't think it is an addiction. Something I'm more scared to stop than unable to stop.

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Gina in NY
288/261/137- 5'3"
High/Pre-op/Current
Goal - 19% BF. Dr. Goal - 150 My goal: 126
Open RNY 6/20/06 Plastics 7/27/07
TT Gym rat club member #5