lovelyzobo
Member
Well, I thought it was about time I started my own diary, seeing as I often hijack others, and I guess my story is probably a little different than most on here!
So, here I am....Zoe...39 married, 2 kiddiwinkles and I am a Sister in a veerryyyy busy ED department.
Larger than 'normal' for my whole life, and after my dad dying suddenly at home aged 57 of a cardiac arrest (big man too his whole life!), I decided to do something about my weight, so in 2006 I had a gastric bypass, weighing in at 23 stone. I did really well, and got down to 12.5 stone, and things were good (my jeans were a 12!!!! my god I was a happy content bunny.....!)....but after the birth of my son in 2009, I started slowly puting on weight again, I could eat a bit more, started eating a little more crap....I went to my surgeon, had a barium and they thought all was fine and not a lot they could do.
Role on 2014, now at 17.2 stone, desperate and so so sad, gutted I had failed my bypass....so hubby seeing how upset I was (no clothes fitting me, feet hurting...all the usual stuff 'we' put up with), he agreed for me to speak to my old surgeon but this time as a private patient, so an appointment was made, discussion of revision, maybe a fobi ring or a gastric band over my pouch....after a barium (showing a pseudo pouch and an enlarged anastomosis) he told me a band over my bypass would be my best option, so 6 weeks later I had my band 28th October 2014!
So, today I sit typing this after having my second fill, things are very very slow for me, but I am trying not to get despondent or down, the folk on here are amazingly supportive and seem to give me a hug or a slap when I need it most.....
I started this journey on my op day at 17.2 stone, today I am 15.10, so have lost 1st 6lb, not a great deal, but its better to have lost than gained! My band was initially empty first fill of 5mls (4 weeks ago) today I had another 1.5mls. Looking forward for things to start moving a bit more.....although my body has other ideas, came away from fill starving and fancying roast chicken.....old habits...
So, here I am....Zoe...39 married, 2 kiddiwinkles and I am a Sister in a veerryyyy busy ED department.
Larger than 'normal' for my whole life, and after my dad dying suddenly at home aged 57 of a cardiac arrest (big man too his whole life!), I decided to do something about my weight, so in 2006 I had a gastric bypass, weighing in at 23 stone. I did really well, and got down to 12.5 stone, and things were good (my jeans were a 12!!!! my god I was a happy content bunny.....!)....but after the birth of my son in 2009, I started slowly puting on weight again, I could eat a bit more, started eating a little more crap....I went to my surgeon, had a barium and they thought all was fine and not a lot they could do.
Role on 2014, now at 17.2 stone, desperate and so so sad, gutted I had failed my bypass....so hubby seeing how upset I was (no clothes fitting me, feet hurting...all the usual stuff 'we' put up with), he agreed for me to speak to my old surgeon but this time as a private patient, so an appointment was made, discussion of revision, maybe a fobi ring or a gastric band over my pouch....after a barium (showing a pseudo pouch and an enlarged anastomosis) he told me a band over my bypass would be my best option, so 6 weeks later I had my band 28th October 2014!
So, today I sit typing this after having my second fill, things are very very slow for me, but I am trying not to get despondent or down, the folk on here are amazingly supportive and seem to give me a hug or a slap when I need it most.....
I started this journey on my op day at 17.2 stone, today I am 15.10, so have lost 1st 6lb, not a great deal, but its better to have lost than gained! My band was initially empty first fill of 5mls (4 weeks ago) today I had another 1.5mls. Looking forward for things to start moving a bit more.....although my body has other ideas, came away from fill starving and fancying roast chicken.....old habits...
