Had hernia repair and now I am a size bigger!!!!!!! - ThinnerTimes

Fat Free · 05-08-2008, 10:10 AM

I had a hernia above my belly button for almost a year and finally got it fixed. The alien is gone yeah but now I can not fit into my size 10 pants. The surgery was on April Th so it's almost been a month and I know swelling can last a while but come on. The scale has gone up by 3 pounds so I have gained a little weight due to inactivity but not a whole size right?

I am stressed out. My husband tells me its fine but it is not I am going in the wrong direction. I was proud of my size 10 and now I am wearing 12's. I don't know if my body is changing and the weight is redistributing itself or what. I had to vent because people who have not had Gastric bypass don't understand what this will do to your mind. I am hoping to get down to a 8 and loose at least 20 more pounds

. I have been saying that for 5 months now

. Any-who thought I would get my friends advise all you people who are reading this. I am still glad I did it. I hated the hernia! I nicknamed it alien because after I would eat it would push out of my belly like in the movie and make me look about 5 months prego. Not that I have anything against the prego look but been there 5 times not trying to go back after I am finally reclaiming my body.

Cheers
Alex

katzz87 · 05-08-2008, 12:55 PM

One word...SWELLING...and give it time!! It's only been "almost" one month...right?!

Corrine · 05-08-2008, 02:49 PM

I had a large umbilical hernia repaired when I had my RNY.

It was a good 3 months before the swelling started to go down.

Godsblessedme · 05-08-2008, 04:15 PM

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who have not had Gastric bypass don't understand what this will do to your mind

wow is that ever a true quote (at least for me) Your fine honey i'm SURE its just swelling.

I was wondering how you and your husband were doing, since last you were on here talking about the problems?

MiladyB · 05-08-2008, 05:53 PM

I had swelling from my tummy tuck for a good 6 months...give it time.

lealphachienne · 05-09-2008, 08:57 AM

After my TT....and it took 8 months to go down......

now, even with 5lbs of changes will change a size.

Fat Free · 05-12-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Godsblessedme

wow is that ever a true quote (at least for me) Your fine honey i'm SURE its just swelling.

I was wondering how you and your husband were doing, since last you were on here talking about the problems?

1st thank you to everyone for answering my panic about my belly, I think he should have better prepared me. I did not expect it to be small and flat right after but I guess I did not expect this

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Godsblessedme..thanks for asking about how things are going with me and hubby but unfortunately not much better. There has been so much drama I am just flat tiered. I stopped updating about the situation because one of the responses made me feel like I was under attack and was not putting enough into the relationship. My thing is this I am tiered of being accused of cheating,and not putting enough into the relationship. He tells me things like I am selfish because I don't get in the pool with the kids (we have 2 girls and their hair alone takes at least 1 hour to wash, comb and ponytail after the pool) who says I have energy to to do mine too. Not to mention they want HIM in there so he is trying to get around it by blaming me. I can go on and on with examples. Anyway I do not know what is going to happen. I know I can not live this way much longer.

Godsblessedme · 05-12-2008, 07:42 PM

well girl i'm sorry and i totally know the feeling of not wanting to spend hours on your hair as well as theres

whew my daughters hair is the same

If you ever want to goto lunch or even take the kids to Makutu's Island there in Chandler i'd love to meet ya and just talk whilst the kiddos play. I'm sorry things arent getting better