#gastricsurgery

My life changed.

In early March i decided to do something major. I decided to start the process of getting a gastric sleeve.

So, Wednesday, July 24th i had the gastric sleeve done. I was discharged yesterday and have been home since. It's amazing how quickly everything changed. A glass of water that i really wanted to drink has taken me several hours to finish! One protein shake that I've finished within the hour, i'm still drinking. And i'm not even half way done!

Tomorrow I will be 6 weeks post-op. Which also means I’ve worn out my FMLA and will be returning to work in the morning. I am becoming more comfortable with the fact that I had surgery, but I’m not so sure I’m ready to face all of my co-workers who will be asking where I’ve been and commenting on my very obvious 30 pound weight loss since they last saw me. I’m also terrified of becoming fatigued while standing on my feet for 8 hours for the first time since before surgery. Normal housework still wears me out to the point where I need to sit down after 10 minutes. My bosses are less than understanding about things like that.

About my 30 pound loss...

I lost those 30 pounds just days before hitting the one month mark. Which means I have been going to through this plateau for about 3 weeks now. Three long weeks and my scale hasn’t moved. I know this is normal and my doctor said I am still right on track with my weight loss regardless of the stall. But it is still very frustrating to see and I’m so afraid that I’ve lost all of the weight that I’m going to lose from surgery. She suggested I add a little more protein each day as well as more physical activities. I will do what I can and hope for the best.

I can also now fit into my “second goal jeans”. I nearly cried when putting them on yesterday. I have not been able to fit into them in 8 years. While putting them on yesterday I was telling myself, “Okay, I know these still don’t fit. I just want to see how tight they are so I know how much more I have to go before they fit.” But then they buttoned. They are the tiniest bit snug, but I can still definitely wear them. I am so ecstatic about it. It seems to make no sense to me still. I can’t imagine myself in smaller clothes. I can’t see myself going into a store and buying smaller sized clothes for the first time in at least 6 or 7 years. I will always have a fat girl’s mentality.

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Heyyy, all!

My name is Marissa. I’m 25 years old and I just got bariatric sleeve surgery. I’m desperately seeking a community where I can talk to other BS patients about the struggles, maybe giving and receiving tips & ideas for food.

Hoping I can find some lovely people who feel like listening to me.

I’m gonna start making videos, I think, just tracking myself and I’ll be uploading them here. The blog is a little bare right now as I am about less than 3 weeks post-op. Hopefully I can build it into something awesome.

Please feel free to follow me! I also have a personal blog and that one is called paper-love.tumblr.com. I don’t post much there anymore but... yeah, every now & then I get bored and look at memes and shit.

Hope to speak to some of you lovely people soon. Gracias.

x

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