Howdy all,
I just wanted to give an update to everyone who is looking for information on sleevers who are farther out. I was sleeved on January 24th, 2011, so if I'm doing the math right, I'm about 15 months out. I surpassed my goal of a weight of 150 pounds in January 2012 and have been holding steady at 147 for the past few months. I had absolutely no complications and the only issue I'd say I have is when I laugh too hard my large incision still hurts.
I had all of my labwork done a couple weeks ago, and everything was great: Cholesterol is perfect, my anemia is in check, all is good except for I am low in the Vitamin D department. Normals are between 30-100 and mine was 28. My doctor wanted me to take a prescription vitamin D3 supplement along with Tums 3 times a day. I figured I could bypass the prescription and take Citracal which also has Vitamin D3. We'll see how that turns out.
I am actually what I'd call a non-compliant patient. I eat what I want, including butter, sour cream, cookies, cake, sausage, alfredo, you name it. I'm not sure how this is working out. I do keep the main part of my meal healthy and do include salads, fruits and veggies, and the amounts I am able to eat have to be the only explanation for how I am getting by with this. I must say, when I'm eating my Reece's cups and my co-workers/friends are sitting there saying "How do you get by with that?" I feel rather deviant.
I am coming up on a new cycling season and finally got some cycling shorts (with padding) that fit. My husband and I are avid cyclists and last year my longest ride turned out to be about 35 miles. My goal is to one day do a century ride (100 miles).
I know this helps with calorie burn, but I haven't been riding all winter long and still surpassed my goal weight.
All I can say is this surgery is a miracle, and I truly believe it has saved my life!
Thank you Dr. Alvarez!
xoxoxoxo
