this is like one of those teenage slasher movies except w/this one some poor unsuspecting woman can receive a mortal butt kick just because she innocently wandered into a dark room with 8 snickers bars and a jug of Yoo Hoo...
I had my stomach stapled in 1981...I lost 123lbs which was wonderful....I kept that weight off (but not without struggles) for
5 yrs. Back then, the surgery was just that....surgery....no pre psycho evals, not one bit of teaching, not one bit of support!
I went to surgery, was told not to eat stringy beef, probably would not be able to eat lettuce, and mild would probably make me sick! That was it...and what do you think was my first real meal in the hospital? BEEF TIPS and a SALAD!!!! Well, my Doctor was right, I threw that up immediately....he did give me a tip that I still follow to this day though...don't drink ANYTHING with your meals....He told me that I probably would be in a store one day and pass a mirror causing me to back up for a second look.....That happened.
My surgery was on April 30th (I told him this better be worth it because I gave up KY DERBY box seats) He rolled a TV into my room in ICU on Saturday so I wouldn't miss any of the hoopla!
ANYWAY....by OCTOBER, I had lost 85lbs, and I was in a Department Store, and it happened...I pass one of those full length mirrors and glanced at myself.....walked on, stopped in my tracks and backed up for that second look....I couldn't believe what I saw! I was truly skinny for the first time in my life! I stood there and cried! By FEB, I had lost 123lbs which was ahead of time since it usually took one year to accomplish this back then.
NOW...y'all know that IF YOU DON'T TEACH THE MIND, THE STOMACH WILL RULE!!! I'm at the 5yr point now and my mind automatically and finally won over....I started (and taught myself) how to drink BEER and EAT PIZZA....eventually, I gained almost all of my weight back, and have been on the biggest rollercoaster of my life since! I keep expecting the weight to melt off as it did in that first year...and let me tell y'all. IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!!!
My salvation currently would to have a "redo"....in my case, it could be done laproscopic since everything is already moved (small intestine) and my staples are still intact. I would have to only be "restapled" to make a new pouch...That's what I'm thinking about now, but the decesion is a big one...I have a lot of WHAT IF'S going on in my mind, and I've got to get past those before I do anything.
This is why I'm on PEACHIE so hard! She's admitting to everyone
(which is good) as to what she's been eating that she shouldn't.
She knows better, but evidentely, her mind is WINNING OVER
and SHE'S GOT TO GET A GRIP!!!
I do not want what happened to me to happen to her or any of you, which is why THE FLUFFY BUTT KICKING group was begun.....
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
EVERY ONE OF YOU has gone thru so much to have this done....
DON'T SCREW IT UP LIKE BOB did....
If I didn't care, I wouldn't be so pushy! Just ask PEACHIE!!!
My story is no where as scary as Deb's, I was one of the lucky one's...I had NO PROBLEMS at ALL...I had a wonderful Doctor who knew what he was doing. I was taken to the ICU the night before (you went in four days in advance back then for testing) and they showed me a woman who had been there about 79 days because she had the problems that Deb had...now tell me...why in the world would you tell a patient who was about to have the SAME MAJOR SURGERY something like that? I've often wondered?????
I also had a lot of trouble over the holidays and went back to eating a lot of carbs etc. I was scared I was not going to be able to get back on track, but in the last few days I have been able to cut back on my carbs again.
When I read this thread I realized I was not the only one having these problems.
Thanks to Peach Pit for being so honest.
Thanks to BOB for reminding us all of the importance on keeping on the straight & narrow.
BOB and all — I really hope you don't mind me jumping in here since I haven’t had WLS …
I just HAD to read a thread with the title Anyone Else Need A Fluffy Butt Kicking????? and I was moved by your story, BOB. My stats are similar to yours — I’ve lost 122 pounds — so I kept seeing myself in what you wrote. When I read it, I realized that we are all sisters in this weight loss battle. It doesn’t really matter how we get the weight off — WLS, diet and exercise, the Thin Fairy . The important thing is that once it’s off, we’re all fighting the same fight — keeping it off for life. WLS or not, it’s all the same issues. We’re all struggling with those same food demons — we’re never cured.
I hope that you can gather the strength to do it again, BOB, whether through WLS or not. There’s tons of support now that wasn’t there for you before. I know for myself, I never could have lost and kept off the weight without the support here at 3FC.
We’ve started a Maintainers Forum here (though 98% was lost in the Great Crash) for anyone who’s getting near their weight loss goal or even just thinking about life after goal and who plans to keep it off for life. As so many of us have learned, losing weight isn’t the hard part — it’s keeping it off that’s the fight. Jiffy’s joined in with some great posts and anyone else, please come and join in!
Meg, thanks for stopping in!!! Usually when people stop in I kind of just look with one eye open cause I think they may not like the decisions we have made. Thanks for being so nice!
Pookie...your post is your official "I have come to get my butt kicked" post...RIGHT?!!!!
good!
BOB....has Jiff told you about the new non surgical procedure that they are doing now on post ops? It has to do with adding saline to your pouch. She'll come along and read this and post about it. I wonder if it would be an option for you.
Can't wait for Monday Monday!!!
Sooner...I didn't know that Yoo Hoo came in a jug! For the record...it was only 6 snickers and a mocha frappe thing.
barb, honey... please don't take offense at this, but i've never met a baptist woman who didn't have nerves of steel and an iron will. oh it might be wrapped up in silk and velvet, but it's all there nonetheless...
you are a strong, wise woman and ole alvin should be kissing your feet and heeding every single word that comes out of your mouth!!!!
Anyone Else Need A Fluffy Butt Kicking?????
Thanks this thread is a BIG help
— we’re never cured.
or say 
, but who am I to 
