Gastric Bypass Truth

Well now this is a cool story.
First off, I can’t imagine anyone is surprised that morbidly obese women are more likely to be sexually dysfunctional. OR that losing weight would help, OR that such drastic weight loss would bring on “psychological changes.” DUH.
Still, we know how these science types get excited when they can prove [...]

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Weight loss surgery changes more than just your appearance and your eating habits. No matter where you are in the process, you probably already have a basic knowledge of this fact.
But it’s hard to overstate the mental impact losing so much weight so quickly has on you. Once you get to the other side of [...]

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Hi everyone!
It’s been forever since I’ve posted, and I’m sorry.  I guess I do these things in spurts.
In fact, I originally wrote this post at the end of January. But computer problems prevented me from publishing it. Below, I mention that I’m 2 pounds away from goal. I’ve been hovering between goal and five pounds [...]

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I just can’t take much more of this.
Yesterday, when I went to get my wound vac dressing changed, at first Sue (my wonderful wound expert) said I should be able to get rid of it on that visit. I told her I had some concerns, that I had mentioned to the nurse on Saturday, but [...]

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I’m taking a slight break from chronicling my weeks of misery. There’s still a bit more to tell, though I’ve already told you the worst of it. Mostly, I want to vent about some of the ridiculous things that happened – the medical personnel who were incompetant or rude or both. I really want to [...]

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I love my Grandma very much, and she hasn’t seen me since before my gastric bypass surgery. She doesn’t use email, so I haven’t been able to send her the digital pics I’ve taken. But she does have a computer, and today she was going to try and look up this site to see what [...]

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I’m a little irritated today.
First, some good news: I’ve got new pics, and despite not really liking my hairdo, I look pretty darn good.
The skirt I’m wearing is a 12, but it’s very loose. This was taken after I’d been to Wal-Mart and successfully fit into 8’s.
So as you look at this picture, what do [...]

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A friend of mine from church had her gastric bypass last week. (If you’re reading this, Hi, C!)
She was in a military hospital, so apparently they do things much differently. She didn’t have a drainage tube. Worse yet, she didn’t have the magic pain button. Worst of all, she was sent home within 24 hours [...]

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I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been very busy with my “day job.” Feeling bad about that, I had every intention to come in today and write a post about how I’ve gone from a size 14 to a 12 – yay! – but still haven’t lost any pounds. (Weird, huh?)
But as I was [...]

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One of the side effects of gastric bypass surgery that people often fail to consider is how the overwhelming changes will affect their marriage.
Studies show that the divorce rate after WLS is high. Then again, other studies report that patients report greater satisfaction in their marriages. So who’s right?
They probably both are.
Undergoing weight loss surgery [...]

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