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My Gastric Bypass Journey -Onwards and Upwards-Well this is a start
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mandy-1975
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mandy-1975
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Hiya..... think we spoke to soon... im in a snappy agitated mood today...........everything is goign to annoy me..... think it is cause i am stressing got the docs today, they want to take a scrapping from inside...... I hate anything like that for obvious reasons.......
Still have booked my appointment to have my hair done next Friday....... so that is something positive.........
mandy-1975
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Well, how awful was that, went to docs...... i needed to have liek a scrap so they could get some samples of bleeding.... so firstly being on a period and having that done is awful, the fact that my periods are so painful and bad is even worse....
Well I arrived to only be informed that the hospital have been in touch, and becasue i have just had the bypass they want to give my body time to fully recover and offer some counselling before they do the hysterectomy and due to this want me to have the coil fitted as this is supposed to help with my periods.....
So there I lay, legs wide open, wanting to run.... she had to give me a local anestic then do the scraping i cried(big baby) she told me there was some great blood clots for samples!!!!! just what i needed to hear.... then the coil to be fitted......GOD it was hell.....
Then I threw up.... felt dizzy and awful..... i know i sound like a baby, but god it takes me back to being abused, and pregnant at 13...... is a real nightmare!!!!!!
Sorry to be so informative, just want to cry now.......
Well I arrived to only be informed that the hospital have been in touch, and becasue i have just had the bypass they want to give my body time to fully recover and offer some counselling before they do the hysterectomy and due to this want me to have the coil fitted as this is supposed to help with my periods.....
So there I lay, legs wide open, wanting to run.... she had to give me a local anestic then do the scraping i cried(big baby) she told me there was some great blood clots for samples!!!!! just what i needed to hear.... then the coil to be fitted......GOD it was hell.....
Then I threw up.... felt dizzy and awful..... i know i sound like a baby, but god it takes me back to being abused, and pregnant at 13...... is a real nightmare!!!!!!
Sorry to be so informative, just want to cry now.......
charliegirl
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Ah ((((((((hugs)))))))....I feel for you chick but the worst is over for now and you need to rest. I remember having the coil fitted and had planned to do a weekly shop afterwards lol...that never happened its like giving birth in reverse.....put your feet up and rest and enjoy your hug....xx
mandy-1975
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Still in work..................... then gotta go collect son from school at 4.30 then he has a golf leson tonight, hubby taking him to that and i am cooking tea for them, sausage and mash.....Im going to then have a soak in bath, and hub my hot water bottle...... or may just crawl into bed....
mandy-1975
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Morning Everyone.......
Well had a crap night last night....... was so restless!!!! am shattered today.......
Still taken day off tomorrow as got my 6 month check up, quite looking forward to it.............
I can't believe how far I have come in 6 months, both weight wise and changes!!!! I won't deny it has been hard, and yes i do still struggle, but just the fact that i can not eat anything like i used to is amazing...
I made good old sausage and mash for tea last night, i could only manage half a sausgae it didnt agree with me and a bit of mash with lots of gravy and i felt stuffed as pig!!!! its fantastic........
Well had a crap night last night....... was so restless!!!! am shattered today.......
Still taken day off tomorrow as got my 6 month check up, quite looking forward to it.............
I can't believe how far I have come in 6 months, both weight wise and changes!!!! I won't deny it has been hard, and yes i do still struggle, but just the fact that i can not eat anything like i used to is amazing...
I made good old sausage and mash for tea last night, i could only manage half a sausgae it didnt agree with me and a bit of mash with lots of gravy and i felt stuffed as pig!!!! its fantastic........
charliegirl
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Hi Mandy good to hear from you....there is nothing worse than not being able to sleep well it affects are whole lives...I have been off work for ten weeks as I was struggling to sleep well and things were getting on top of me, then they discovered the sleep apnea. Have to say the last few nights Ihave slept like a top not even got up for my regular loo run. I return to work soon and hope that I see a great inprovement as my job is one that requires you to be on the ball at all times. Hope you manage to sort it out so you can get some quality sleep chick, thinking of you...xx
mandy-1975
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Thanks guys...........
I don't think it helps that my office is 50 foot underground, we are based in the shopping centre, and our office is on lower parking which happens to be underground, we have noticed that all of us down here feel out of sorts and that!!!
We come to work and it is darkish go home and it is dark, if we don't get out in the daytime thats it..........!!!!!!!!
Still having alot fo discomfort and bleeding from this coil...... roll on for day off tomorrow...xxxxxxxxxxxx
I don't think it helps that my office is 50 foot underground, we are based in the shopping centre, and our office is on lower parking which happens to be underground, we have noticed that all of us down here feel out of sorts and that!!!
We come to work and it is darkish go home and it is dark, if we don't get out in the daytime thats it..........!!!!!!!!
Still having alot fo discomfort and bleeding from this coil...... roll on for day off tomorrow...xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sorry I've not responded for a couple of days Mandy life is just so hectic and s*** at the moment!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your experience at the Dr's. there is nothing worse than having to go through these things especially with some of the sad and heartbreaking experiences you have suffered in your life. I hope that you get some answers soon and your health can improve. x
I'm so sorry to hear about your experience at the Dr's. there is nothing worse than having to go through these things especially with some of the sad and heartbreaking experiences you have suffered in your life. I hope that you get some answers soon and your health can improve. x
mandy-1975
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6 MONTH CHECK UP
Morning Everyone,
Sorry didn't come on sooner, but had a busy day yesterday,
Firstly took little one to school, needed to see the head and was in there for ages, got home and my lovely friend Cathy arrived, (she had bypass the same day as me) we had a coffee and chat, then off we went for some retail shopping, for before the appointment...... went for lunch only managed a bowl of soup!!!!!
Then dashed acroos Southampton to get to our appointments, we called as we were goign to be late, only to be told Michael had been held up in theatre....... arrived at 1ish instead of 12.45 and sat waiting for ages....
Saw Rhoda the dietician and she did my weight, and my fat % and Muscle% and we had a chat, she wants me to eat more, as she feels I am not eating enough... then told me I had lost 107 pounds, which converts to around 7 1/2 stone i was quite shcoked!!!! My fat % has gone down by 16% and my muscle % has gone up around 12% which she says is very good.....
Then sat around for ages Michael arrived around 2 I went into see him, and although he is happy said he would of liked to see a bit more off me,(said with a sexy smile) wants me to up my exercise and wants me to eat more, we talked about my bowls and how I am not going very much and he wants me to take something to help with that..... and he explained why my pouch hurts me sometimes,,, so i know what i need to do.... he wants to see another 3 stone off when he sees me in another 6 months!!!!
Cathy went in, we had already established she had lost just over 6 stone...... she came out and he had pretty much said the same to her about wanting to see more off her...
So we both came to the conclusion that he says that to everyone to stop them being complacent.......
Have to say I don't really care, cause i feel on top of the world!!!!!!
Hey he even commented on how great I look and he liked my hair this way!!!!! How cool is that.........
I talked about dumping as i do this alot on alot of foods.... and he says it is the hidden sugar in foods, it is the sugar that makes you dump!!!! and as I had the maxium I will dump if i don't look carefully at the sugar content!!!!! so that helped me alot................
Hope everyone is wellxxxxxxxxx
Morning Everyone,
Sorry didn't come on sooner, but had a busy day yesterday,
Firstly took little one to school, needed to see the head and was in there for ages, got home and my lovely friend Cathy arrived, (she had bypass the same day as me) we had a coffee and chat, then off we went for some retail shopping, for before the appointment...... went for lunch only managed a bowl of soup!!!!!
Then dashed acroos Southampton to get to our appointments, we called as we were goign to be late, only to be told Michael had been held up in theatre....... arrived at 1ish instead of 12.45 and sat waiting for ages....
Saw Rhoda the dietician and she did my weight, and my fat % and Muscle% and we had a chat, she wants me to eat more, as she feels I am not eating enough... then told me I had lost 107 pounds, which converts to around 7 1/2 stone i was quite shcoked!!!! My fat % has gone down by 16% and my muscle % has gone up around 12% which she says is very good.....
Then sat around for ages Michael arrived around 2 I went into see him, and although he is happy said he would of liked to see a bit more off me,(said with a sexy smile) wants me to up my exercise and wants me to eat more, we talked about my bowls and how I am not going very much and he wants me to take something to help with that..... and he explained why my pouch hurts me sometimes,,, so i know what i need to do.... he wants to see another 3 stone off when he sees me in another 6 months!!!!
Cathy went in, we had already established she had lost just over 6 stone...... she came out and he had pretty much said the same to her about wanting to see more off her...
So we both came to the conclusion that he says that to everyone to stop them being complacent.......
Have to say I don't really care, cause i feel on top of the world!!!!!!
Hey he even commented on how great I look and he liked my hair this way!!!!! How cool is that.........
I talked about dumping as i do this alot on alot of foods.... and he says it is the hidden sugar in foods, it is the sugar that makes you dump!!!! and as I had the maxium I will dump if i don't look carefully at the sugar content!!!!! so that helped me alot................
Hope everyone is wellxxxxxxxxx
Perissa
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FANBLOODYTASTIC Mandy, I am SOOOOOO pleased for you. You've had more than your fair share of crap in life as well as health problems and ongoing problems with your pouch, yet you've still come out on top and smiling. You're an inspiration.
Funny you say about the dumping thing because I have also been told it is the sugar that makes you dump - not fat. If you eat too much fat it simply comea out the other end - often faster than it went in!!!! It comes out undigeted as an orange oily substance.
Different dietitions tell everyone different things it seems.
Funny you say about the dumping thing because I have also been told it is the sugar that makes you dump - not fat. If you eat too much fat it simply comea out the other end - often faster than it went in!!!! It comes out undigeted as an orange oily substance.
Different dietitions tell everyone different things it seems.
mandy-1975
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Thanks hun............
Yes i think it is the same for surgeons, every surgeon and dietician is different!!!! both my surgeon and dietician said what yours did, and we both had different surgeons!!!!
Rhoda also said she doesnt want me to have low fat foods, casue it isnt the fat that concerns her as we don't absord alot of it it has too be low sugar or no sugar to stop dumping and also for the weight loss...... but like you say everyone is different!!!!
I would say you can only go on what your own surgeon and dietician says......
I was very confused intially after reading a few threads, but after talkign to my own medical team I fully understand,
charliegirl
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Well done Mandy its lovely to hear you sounding so upbeat and positive....very insightful post about what to expect at the 6 month mark....xx
mandy-1975
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Thanks Linda........Hope you are doing well
Thaialina
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Hi Mandy,
Well done you on the weight loss. I can't believe that he expected you to lose more. I would definitely be in the bad books if he saw my weight loss!!
Did they test you for B12 etc? I only got to see my dietician in my appointment and she weighed me and I convinced her to test my blood to make sure that I have enough vitamins etc, but I'm not sure if this is when I should be tested for them. They never did anything to test my fat percentages etc. Nonetheless she seemed happy with what I'm doing weight and food wise. Do you think I should chase up my surgeon/bariatric nurse for more tests or am I OK with what the dietician tested me on?? Sorry for the questions, it's just I'm not sure what I should have done in my 6 week appointment and the nurse was away on a course and so my appoinment with her was cancelled...
Well done you on the weight loss. I can't believe that he expected you to lose more. I would definitely be in the bad books if he saw my weight loss!!
Did they test you for B12 etc? I only got to see my dietician in my appointment and she weighed me and I convinced her to test my blood to make sure that I have enough vitamins etc, but I'm not sure if this is when I should be tested for them. They never did anything to test my fat percentages etc. Nonetheless she seemed happy with what I'm doing weight and food wise. Do you think I should chase up my surgeon/bariatric nurse for more tests or am I OK with what the dietician tested me on?? Sorry for the questions, it's just I'm not sure what I should have done in my 6 week appointment and the nurse was away on a course and so my appoinment with her was cancelled...
