Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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Spotz 12/02/2013

Hey Everyone! Contrary to possible popular belief, I have NOT fallen off the face of the planet! :D Things have just been going so well for me that I think life has gotten in the way of my activity level here on DS.

Funny that I didn't even realize it was my second surgiversary on Sept. 23. I received an email from another group with a congrats message as a reminder. So, for the newbies, yes, you WILL have a normal life again, but it will be a NEW, wonderful normal!

I hope to hear from some of those who had their tummies resized around the same time I did so we can reconnect! Newbies: It's a wild ride, but soooo good!

Blessings!
Spotz

deleted_user 12/02/2013

I was thinking about you yesterday, and hoped everything was going wonderfully normal for you. I would love to hear all about your resizing surgery, I am 19 months out and thinking about it at 2 - 2 1/2 years out. Good to hear from you.

Spotz 12/02/2013

Nice to hear back and hope all's been well with you! As far as the plastics went, assuming that's what you meant be resizing :) , it was beyond my wildest expectations. Although plastics is for re shaping, removal of excess skin and not weight loss per say, I returned from Monterrey, Mexico down from a size 8 to a 6. Totally unprepared for that, but I've adjusted ;) The experience was flawless. Plastics take a full year to see the final results, but it's been 8 months and the scars are flat, you cannot see the cross stitch scars at all. Some areas, especially at my inner knees are still red, but most of the other areas are much lighter. I was promised 75% improvement, but Dr. Sauceda under promises and over delivers in my opinion! I had NO complications, I think partly because he does things differently than most plastic surgeons here, and partly because I followed his instructions to the letter.

Now, if you were talking about the RNY resizing, my experience has only gotten better with time and learning even more about how I need to sustain my new(ish) body. It took me about 9 months post RNY to even want to grocery shop, let alone cook, eat and clean up. Eventhough they only change our insides, I can't believe there's not a connection between the surgery and desire for anything to do with food. After 2 1/4 years, I still find it hard to get excited over foods that would have sent me into estacey (sp?) . I hardly ever have a preference on where to go if we eat out. Maybe that's just 'cause I get tired if playing with my food. In teasing on day when Sweetie asked me where we should go to get a bite for lunch, I said that it really didn't matter to me, cause I eat pizza tops and sandwich guts. All that aside, I basically eat strictly for nutrition. Same stuff for breakfasts and break time at work as I ate in the beginning. Lunch has little variances, supper mostly very light protein dense. So far, not even the slightest fluctuation on the scale, at least when I DO weigh cause I'm no longer a scale whore. Lots has changed over time so far with the acceptance of self factor!

Hope your journey's been as successful as mine!

Blessings!
Spotz

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