phatmomma
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Okay firstly i'm 7 months out from surgery. I went to my appt determined to get answers for what i consider to be a bad weight loss trip!
Firstly, since the day of surgery i have lost 26 kilos (57.2lbs). My pouch is 'normal' size and i was bypassed 1.5 metres which i believe is the max.
I explained to Mr Mirza that although it seems i've lost 10kilos since i saw them early Sept, the reality is that hardly any weight (maybe 3 or 4lbs of that) has been lost since the end of November. My weight has been up and down like a prostitutes knickers basically. He was absolutely useless, stinking useless. I thought by the time i finish i'm either gonna cry or grab him by the lapels and give him a blooming good shaking and tell him to 'listen' to me. He said and i quote ''your 7 months post op, we will look at your weight loss in Dec (2011) and know what you've lost''....... Err? What? Firstly i'm moving out of the area. Secondly i'm missing my window of opportunity. Thirdly, i'm drinking bloody slimfast for brekki n lunch so i can keep track of calories and see where i am intake wise.
Finally after me sitting and virtually refusing to move till he listened he said ''we'll have you back in 3 months'', i told him thats no good i'm moving and although i want to stay under the care of the Manor i don't want to come back in 3 months, i want answers and sorting before then. So he offered 2 months, i told him, i'm moving in 2 months that's not good for me, its another 2 months of pants loss. I explained i didn't risk my life having this surgery to sit counting calories n drinking diet drinks etc and get nowhere.
End result i'm going back in 4 weeks to see where i am with calorie counting and exercise, which i started again yesterday after giving it a miss whilst the weather/snow was so bad...
I came out feeling very frustrated and very unlistened too. My good friend suggested i ask for an appointment with my surgeon next time, and i think that's what i'll do on Monday!
On a brighter note, i went to Boots to weigh in and have lost the 4lb i had gained on the scales Tuesday. I have been eating under 1000 calories for the last three days and coping on that without much problem.
Firstly, since the day of surgery i have lost 26 kilos (57.2lbs). My pouch is 'normal' size and i was bypassed 1.5 metres which i believe is the max.
I explained to Mr Mirza that although it seems i've lost 10kilos since i saw them early Sept, the reality is that hardly any weight (maybe 3 or 4lbs of that) has been lost since the end of November. My weight has been up and down like a prostitutes knickers basically. He was absolutely useless, stinking useless. I thought by the time i finish i'm either gonna cry or grab him by the lapels and give him a blooming good shaking and tell him to 'listen' to me. He said and i quote ''your 7 months post op, we will look at your weight loss in Dec (2011) and know what you've lost''....... Err? What? Firstly i'm moving out of the area. Secondly i'm missing my window of opportunity. Thirdly, i'm drinking bloody slimfast for brekki n lunch so i can keep track of calories and see where i am intake wise.
Finally after me sitting and virtually refusing to move till he listened he said ''we'll have you back in 3 months'', i told him thats no good i'm moving and although i want to stay under the care of the Manor i don't want to come back in 3 months, i want answers and sorting before then. So he offered 2 months, i told him, i'm moving in 2 months that's not good for me, its another 2 months of pants loss. I explained i didn't risk my life having this surgery to sit counting calories n drinking diet drinks etc and get nowhere.
End result i'm going back in 4 weeks to see where i am with calorie counting and exercise, which i started again yesterday after giving it a miss whilst the weather/snow was so bad...
I came out feeling very frustrated and very unlistened too. My good friend suggested i ask for an appointment with my surgeon next time, and i think that's what i'll do on Monday!
On a brighter note, i went to Boots to weigh in and have lost the 4lb i had gained on the scales Tuesday. I have been eating under 1000 calories for the last three days and coping on that without much problem.
Unbelievable! Good news on the 4lb loss 
