6 Weeks post op and only 22 lbs
hi everyone, I am very discouraged, My first post op appointment 11
days after surgery I had lost 20 lbs, 2nd post op 1 month later only 2
lbs. My doctor says to increase exercise, and I am retaining water in
my legs, so now I have to take a water pill. Has anyone else gone thru
this. I am doing everything the doctor has told me to do. any advice
would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynn
June 23rd, 2007 at 6:17 am
Hi, Lynn. I was a "slow loser" and had lost not much faster than that.
Ultimately I lost about 85 lbs at a year out, and had my plastics anyway and
lost the rest up to 100 lbs. I definitely did not do enough exercise (still
don’t) - but I was careful to get my protein drinks in and not to eat beyond
that first feeling of fullness. I was 57 at surgery, which may also have
something to do with it.
If you lost weight prior to your surgery, it’s entirely possible that you
have just hit your first plateau early. I’d just keep on doing the program
and see if the weight loss picks up.
Pam in Niceville
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hi everyone, I am very discouraged, My first post op appointment 11
days after surgery I had lost 20 lbs, 2nd post op 1 month later only 2
lbs. My doctor says to increase exercise, and I am retaining water in
my legs, so now I have to take a water pill. Has anyone else gone thru
this. I am doing everything the doctor has told me to do. any advice
would be welcome.
thanks,
Lynn
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June 29th, 2007 at 4:54 am
Hi Pam,
I was interested in your response about slow weight loss for two
reasons;
1) I’m 55 and just going through the process to have surgery and I
have been worried about being too old. How was your recouperation?
2) I wondered which surgery you had and if that made a difference to
the rate of loss.
Thanks,
Char in Canada
June 29th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Hi, Char,
I will be 60 in October, had my surgery at 57. Had a proximal (100CM)
lap RNY, and the recovery was quick. Was out a week from work, but
only because 3 days of it was Thanksgiving - ie had my surgery on
Tuesday, back the following Monday.
I am not sure why some people lose quickly, some lose slowly. I know
that there are some things that help - getting some form of exercise
(even walking) and getting all your water in seem to be
instrumental. But even with that, there are soem who lose slower
than others. It’s so hard not to compare ourselves with each other.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat, but I would go for a more distal
procedure, and put up with the extra time off from work. Even
though I was a "lightweight" (250 lbs) - I do think that when you’ve
been heavy for 50 years, your metabolism is so screwed up that you
need all the assistance you can get. BUT with a more distal
procedure comes more potential problems, so you’ve got to be willing
to commit to supplementation, big time. And, I’ll be honest, most
insurances won’t cover the distal procedure and, IMHO, a lot of
surgeons don’t know how to nutritionally support a distal.
I think this surgery is a lot of work and a lot of responsibility.
It will be up to us to supplement, follow our labs, advocate for our
own health, etc. We can’t expect our docs to know/do everything for
us, like we might if we simply had strep throat.
I’ve become a little opinionated (some would say, a little???? LOL)
in the last 3 years - if you want me to share any of it with you,
don’t hesitate to ask.
Pam
June 29th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I had my RNY surgery when I was 65 years old. Did great and lost all my excess
weight in less than one year.
DeLores Lamb
Oshkosh, WI
Hi Pam,
I was interested in your response about slow weight loss for two
reasons;
1) I’m 55 and just going through the process to have surgery and I
have been worried about being too old. How was your recouperation?
2) I wondered which surgery you had and if that made a difference to
the rate of loss.
Thanks,
Char in Canada
June 29th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
No matter where you are in your road to success - there is a great paper
out there with a ton of great information called Beyond Change. Visit
their web site - www.beyondchange-obesity.com and check out what they have.
DeLores Lamb wrote: