Over The Fence Community Group
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One year ago today, I had GBS ( gastric bypass surgery ). I weighed 263 lbs., wore a 3X / 3X, and my BP was 199 / 99 !! I was using a walker and could not care for myself ! I was on 7 medications and could barely walk t all !
Today, I weigh 150 lbs., wear a sm / med, and my BP runs around 115 / 80 ! I walk on my own, can bathe, dress and care for myself. I carry my own purse +gym bag, and am full of energy !! I am on 1 BP pill bec of the 5 aneurysms in my brain, 1 mood lifter, and a stool softener!
Sure, I had complications ... During recovery (very scary!), my stitches let go and I hemorrhaged, spewing blood clots with projected vomiting and filled up a bath towel with blood! They fetched me back in & re-operated! After surgery, i had an infected incision & ended up with a big hole where my incision used to be. It had to heal from the inside out . had to clean it out with long Q-tips, pack it with gauze, & bandage it everyday for 8 weeks!
Fortunately for me, as it turned out, i had the same old, cast-iron stomach qualities that I had before surgery and except for doughy stuff and fluctuating texture sensitivities - there isn't anything I can't eat except for really hot, spicy food. ( I had signed for "Suicide Wings" at Quaker State prior to surgery! )
The biggest regret that I have, connected to my GBS surgery, is that I didn't have it done sooner!!
Yaay - For ME !!
NDY
Today, I weigh 150 lbs., wear a sm / med, and my BP runs around 115 / 80 ! I walk on my own, can bathe, dress and care for myself. I carry my own purse +gym bag, and am full of energy !! I am on 1 BP pill bec of the 5 aneurysms in my brain, 1 mood lifter, and a stool softener!
Sure, I had complications ... During recovery (very scary!), my stitches let go and I hemorrhaged, spewing blood clots with projected vomiting and filled up a bath towel with blood! They fetched me back in & re-operated! After surgery, i had an infected incision & ended up with a big hole where my incision used to be. It had to heal from the inside out . had to clean it out with long Q-tips, pack it with gauze, & bandage it everyday for 8 weeks!
Fortunately for me, as it turned out, i had the same old, cast-iron stomach qualities that I had before surgery and except for doughy stuff and fluctuating texture sensitivities - there isn't anything I can't eat except for really hot, spicy food. ( I had signed for "Suicide Wings" at Quaker State prior to surgery! )
The biggest regret that I have, connected to my GBS surgery, is that I didn't have it done sooner!!
Yaay - For ME !!
NDY
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This week's highlights include the series premeire of "Lanterns"; new seasons of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", "Average Joe", "Love Is Blind UK", and "Conana O'Brien Must Go", the final season of "Outer Banks"; a new cocktail-themed reality competition series; documentaries about Novak Djokovic and the UConn Huskies; "The Run for A Million" horse competition (which might be of...
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I recently heard a great 2007 song the other day, "Falling Slowly" because it popped up in my newsfeed, accompanied by the sad news that the male singer, Glen Hansard, just died in a motorcycle accident. I learned that the song won an award and was featured in an indie movie called Once. I just watched it, and it's really good. They made it in 3 weeks on a $100,000 budget. It's streaming on...
*gets a big broom* Yrod, it took 30 seconds to clean up lol.
Have a great day everyone :D