Hi Everyone,
I have finally received my surgery date after my 6 month Nutrition process, and I am really excited / nervous and could use some support.
I am a 28 YO mother of 2 small boys, and I made the decision to do this and get healthy. I am approx 228lbs, 5'3, and have battled with my weight my whole life. I have already started making lifestyle changes, I exercise 5 days a week (zumba, yoga, Pilates) but i have a BAD sweet tooth and I'm an over eater.
So my concerns / questions ....
#1) the Dr told me I would be in the hospital overnight but that I may want to take advantage of staying an extra day to recover, since I do have smaller children (5 and 18 month). Any thoughts from mothers on this?
#2) Realistically, how fast can you return to normality? I work from home on the computer, so i am thinking i can get away with working right after surgery (hey, i did after my c-sections )
#3) Post Op cosmetic surgery. I may be getting ahead of myself, but I'm pretty sure i will need to have some kind of cosmetic surgery. I'm really concerned about skin sagging. I asked the Dr ad he said i may not need any surgery, it all depends on your skin type and how much / how fast you lose the weight.
#4) Pregnancy. A big part of my choosing this procedure was just in case i did want another child i was afraid of the nutrition factor with the bypass. Any mothers post sleeve have stories, nutrition issues, weight gained back etc.
I know this is long, but I really wanted to get some feedback from this community. I have been coming to this site for the past 6 months and everyone on here is really supportive and i could use it right about now.
thansk all!
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