BURNSDM
September 1, 2006
My surgery was changed to September 11th, and now my mother is going with me. Thats only a couple of extra days, I can handle it. The closer it gets though the more anxious I get. Mostly because I'm thinking of all of the what if's. I also visited the Memorial board and it scared the hell out of me. I noticed though alot of the people who passed had a high bmi or had alot of co-morbidities.It still worries me because I have kids to think about. I dont want them to resent me for doing this. I have talked to them both. My oldest is very supportive, but my youngest isnt sure what to think. They both want me to be happy, but I jsut want to be around to protect them and watch them grow up into men. I'm sure these are things that most people who have kids and family think about. I just love them so much! My 18 year old is already a young man. He is a kind and loving guy. They grow up so fast. He is in his last year of high school and then he plans on going to college and then into the police academy. Not the safest job in the world, but if thats what he wants then I support him. My youngest son 13 wants to grown up to be a super hero he says. He wants to do something to help save the world. He is so cute. I tell him he is already my super hero.
September 8th
Well three more days until surgery. Not as nervous as I thought I would be. I guess because of all of the positive feedback I have gotten about Dr. Joya. Well I'll post something after the surgery.
September 21st
Well I had the surgery.. I am still in Mexico. I leave tomorrow. Everything went smooth so far. I am so ready to get home though.. being her 11 days is a long time. I have met several other people that are here from the states that had the surgery too. They havent had any complicatons either. I havent been on a scale since surgery but I know I have lost weight. I cant wait to go home an get on the scale. I will right more when I get home. Later
October 2nd, 2006
Well Im down 20.5lbs from the date of surgery.
JANUARY 31ST
IM DOWN TO 161LBS. THATS DOWN 57LBS. I FINALLY BROKE MY PLATEAU AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF NOTHING. I JUST HOPE I KEEP IT OFF AND LOSE MORE.
February 6th, 2007
As of today Im down 59lbs. I weigh 159. Yaa Im back on the losing side. Thought It wasnt going to happen. Well everything is going good so far. Really havent had any problems out of the ordinary for this surgery. Hope everyone is doing well.
March 2nd,
As of today Im down to 153lbs. Its coming off slow but Im glad its still coming off. Im down to size 6 to 8 believe it or not. Im also dating someone now. I havent dated in 3 years so this is something great in my life. He knows about the surgery and is comfortable with it. Doesnt bother him at all. And he thinks Im hot which is a great feeling.
March 29th, 2007
Hello all,
Well I am down to 148lbs. That makes 70lbs that I have lost. Amazing to think of that much weight gone. I am in size 6's and some 4's depending on the brand. I have never been this size in my life that I can remember. I am doing well. My follow up bariatric doctor her in the states is amazed that Im doing so well. I have tons of energy and am truly happy which I hadnt been for sometime prior to the surgery. Happy as far as with my self. Well I hope everyone is doing well. I will post some new pictures soon.
May 30th, 2007
I havent updated for a while. As of today I weigh 142lbs. Very slow to come off as far as Im concerned. Trying to work out as much as possible.Well Im at work so Ill write more later.
August 1st, 2007
I am at 140lbs. I havent lost but 2lbs since May. I am so disappointed. I wanted to lose at least another 10lbs. Did anyone else have this problem to where they just stopped losing for a long period of time. Do you think I will start losing again. Im sure part of it is that im not drinking enough water. I will right more later.
August 27th, 2007
Down to 138lbs.
May 28th, 2008
I havent made an entry in a long time but as of today I am stablized at 135-140lbs. I fluxuate about 5lbs which is pretty normal. I havent had any problems until this year. I had some severe abdominal pain a few weeks ago and thought I had a bowel obstruction. Scared the hell out of me. Come to find out I had gallstones that caused me to have mild pancreatitis which resolved and then at the same time found out I had an ulcer. I had an MRI and CT scan of the abdomen and they told me my surgery was fine and everything was working properly.. no strictures or anything bad with the surgery. I still have the gallstones. Havent had it removed yet. They think most of the pain was from a gallstone passing and getting stuck in the biliary duct. That stone passed and the gallbladder isnt infected so they said it didnt have to come out immediately. I now have to take Nexium from now on for the ulcer they found. They think the ulcer was caused from h. pylori which is a bacterial infection in the stomach. I tested positive for it in a blood test. This can be treated with antibiotics. Which is loads of fun let me tell you. Lots of people have h.pylori which lyes dormant in the stomach in most people. You can get it from contaminated food kind of like e-coli. They said because Im a nurse I could also have been exposed through work. Personally I think I got it from contaminated food from eating out and since I have gastric by-pass I think I was more suceptable to it. Anyway Im doing much better. I hope everyone is doing good. I will have to put some updated pictures on here. I started losing some hair last year and freaked out. My doctor told me to double my vitamins and it helped. I cut my hair short though right above the shoulders because it was looking stringy. I never had any bald spots or anything like that it just thinned out and looked bad. Since doubling the vitamins its coming back in thicker and looks much better. Well I will write more later.
