Introducing Myself New Beginings after WLS

Good Morning,
I'm recently back here on MFP so I figured I would re introduce myself and see if anyone is on a similar journey. After years of struggling with my weight I recently made a decision to have weight loss surgery. It was not an easy decision but with the onset of hypertension and diabetes I needed to make a decision and this was the right one for me. I'm 6 days post op today. Looking for others on a similar journey. I have over 100 pounds to lose.
Look forward to chatting

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  • WildAngelJoy
    WildAngelJoy Posts: 140 Member
    I'm glad the surgery went well and you are on the road to recovery!! I don't have as much weight to lose, 20+ lbs., but I'd gladly be a friend as we walk this journey to a better weight and better health!! I'll send a request. Blessings...Joy :)
  • Fiqahana
    Fiqahana Posts: 93 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm Hana. I'm 21 years old. I joined MFP on 2013 but I guess never really stuck with it. So currently, I'm on an almost 4 months semester break from university so figured I better focus on myself, just losing weight and getting healthy. I was at my heaviest by the end of February 2017 where I weighed almost 125kg. I currently weight 117kg and is working hard to at least be 110kg by the end of June and my main goal for my semester break is to be 90kg or at least below 100kg by the end of August.

    I was diagnosed with GERD at the end of February 2017 and was hospitalized for 4 days because of it. It felt terrible as I felt like it was hard to breath, it's like a sensation of a lump in the throat. At the hospital I kept on throwing up the food I ate, I couldn't even sleep, I was crying most of the time because my GERD was really bad, I had to be on Xanax for a few days just so I could get some rest. It has been almost 3 months of me dealing with GERD and I have on medication yet I still have the symptoms, although it is now better as I do not throw up anymore and I am able to sleep. I am going to make an appointment for an endoscopy very soon just to be clear on what is the cause of my GERD and hopefully after that I will be able to get suitable medications that will make me recover 100%. One of my doctors did say losing weight my just be the cure for my GERD and after doing some research, I did find that what he said is true and most people who have GERD does feel better after losing weight. So, I hope when I do lose weight, I'll be so much healthier and happier as well and my GERD will be gone completely, forever.

    So basically, I am determined to lose all this weight and be completely healthy again. I am going to take control of my life, this is it. Here's to a better life, a better me. If you have GERD or maybe you just wanna be friends, add me as a friend. I'd love to have people to encourage me get on the right track and it will be my honour to encourage my fellow friends to stay motivated as well. Have a nice day everyone! Thank you for reading, I appreciate it! :smiley:
  • aea104
    aea104 Posts: 1 Member
    OK I found you here. How do we become friends? This is not a very intuitive e app!
  • gradedparadox
    gradedparadox Posts: 7 Member
    I was recently sleeved on 5/4 looking to add new friends. Send me a request! I'm also looking to lose about 80 pounds, but had lost 20 in the past three weeks since the surgery.
  • jackier0607
    jackier0607 Posts: 3 Member
    I sent a friend request.. how are you doing post surgery? No complaints here sipping and walking consume most of my time.. lol
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Hi! I am three years post surgery. I am happy to say those early days are becoming a fast fading memory. These first days are full liquids. Follow your instructions carefully.

    These first few weeks it's important to get enough in to you. MFP can help with that.

    I transitioned to solids fairly easily. I only had a couple dumping incidents. I imagined my stomach to be a six month old baby and reintroduced solids very much the way I did with my babies.