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1-3-07 I am 40 yrs old and married to Glenn for 8 yrs and have 3 children. My husband has been very supportive through my thought process about the surgery. My oldest daughter is my strength and she along with my husband,and my sister Pam are my biggest fans .
I have been overweight for almost 20 years and have literally felt miserable. When I heard about this surgery I went to checking it out .I have researched this surgery for about three years now. It has my name written all over it.It was just finding an insurance company that would cover it.I've known alot of people that have had this surgery and they have done awesome. I'm very excited to be able to go through this process and look forward to being healthy.
1-12-07 Well today I went to see my doctor and I lost 5 pounds
Now I have to go to my dr in bham on thursday the 18th to see the psychologist almost there it won't be long now....hope fully I will have a date soon
1-18-07 Woohoo .....I got me a Date!!! Very Fast Approved in about an hour THATS AWESOME !!Beverley at Dr Freeman's office you are AWESOME...Thank You ! Dr Freemans Staff is awesome They are Wonderful in every way..Oh yeah and by the way I passed my Pysch Evaluation ....I'm NOt CRAZY....LOL ( IMAGINE THAT!!) I can't wait to be on the losing side with my absolute angel my sister...I have a pretty big list of goals for myself to achieve and I will achieve them one at a time...Hopefully my sister and I can do them together even if she does live 81/2 hours away from me. I love you sister!! Thanks for the support and for you that don't support my decision remember this I am doing this for "ME" not you and I'm doing it to get healthy. So if you are going to be negative about it just don't say it and keep your opinion to yourself... Thanks
1-28-07 The count down begins only 9 days before my surgery and I'm very excited to be able to finally have this surgery. People are always asking me are you sure you want to do this? My answer is always the same with out a doubt in my mind "YES" . I'm ready to be sitting next to my sister on the losing bench..
1-31-07 Well on Thursday I go to get my pre-op testing done hopefully everything will go well. I'm in the homestretch now. Just keep praying for me.
2-3-07 Well three more days to go Sunday I start my liquid diet. I'm ready to get on the losing bench thats for sure. Everything went well with my pre-op testing on Thursday now I am just praying that the good lord will give Dr.Freeman the power to do what he does best I have no worries as long as I got GOD and Dr Freeman On my side.I know I'm in good hands. I've chatted with alot of people that have had this done and they all tell me the same thing. If they had it to do over again yes they would do it again.....Until next time my friends...
I have a list of goals for myself...
1. To be able to bend over and tie my shoes
2. To play ball with my son and not get out of breath
3.To finally be able to go to a movie and sit in their chairs and fit..
4.To be able to go and buy some decent size clothes
5.To be able to walk up a flight of stairs
6.To be able to walk a mile and not feel exhausted
7. To be able to go to sleep and feel rested
8. To be able to come off all my high blood pressure medicine.
9.To fit in to a nice bathing suit
2-5-07 Well one more day and I can't wait ...Although I am very nervous and a lil upset my hubby tells me yesterday because he has a lil sinus cold hes not coming...Talk about being upset...I cried ...So other than that emotional roller coaster I am on I'm good. I'm very scared but i'll be ok
2-9-07 Well today is my first full day home I actually came home on Thursday afternoon. Dr Freeman was so proud of how I was doing. I was glad to be going home . I'm doing ok still a lil sore and real tender on my left side but I'm drinking my water, using my spirometer and walking. My friend Mia is here taking good care of me cleaning my drains oh by the way, I can't wait to get those things out. I wish they were coming out before 3pm on Tuesday. Everything else seems to be doing well sometimes I don't feel like walking, but I know if I don't what can happen. So I do it Mia had me walking around walmart in decatur for about 45 minutes that cart was definitely my friend...lol .....till next time my friends
2-13-07 Well Today I go back to Dr Freemans to get my drain tubes out...I'm very excited these things are very annoying. I know that they are there for a purpose but man are they just worry some. But other than that I'm feeling so much better and this was all worth it ...NO REGRETS!!
2-16-07 Well...I went to Dr freemans Office on Tuesday and they would not take my drains out until I did another swallow test ...well guess what ? I ended back in the hospital because I had a delayed leak #3 for Dr Freeman.. But I will say this thank God for the drains because without them who knows what may have happened.. Now i'm back home and on TPN IV and go back to his office on Thursday the 22nd to see if its been healed and the drain tubes can be removed... we shall see keep praying for me..I have no fever so far ...and I'm in no pain just a lil bored sitting and reclining I try to keep my mind positive so that I can move forward... Dr freeman and his staff is the best!!
2-24-07 Well today is Sunday and I had to call the Dr office last night cause I could not hold the antibiotic down that he gave me. So we had to stop taking that per Dr freeman. I go back next Thursday to anniston in the hopes whats left of my leak is healed.They took out the left drain tube last Thursday.The right drain was not quite ready still had a trickle of a leak.So to be on the safe side they left the right side in for another week.So i'm still on the TPN (Total Proper Nutrition) through the IV .But I'm still feeling good and staying positive. Things happen to us for a reason and this too shall pass. I still have no Regrets and would do it again if given the chance.My motto nothing comes easy in life and you just got to keep you chin up .Thats exactly what I'm doing .Dr Freeman and his staff are wonderful and definitely care about you as their patient.
3-6-07 Well today I'm one month out and all I can say is this has been one "wild " ride.First the leak then an abcess in the middle of my chest the size of a small orange. But now I got that took care of I can only hope I'm on the road to recovery. Again, I can't stress enough how wonderful Dr.Freeman and his staff has treated me.They are definitely one of a kind thats for sure. I feel 10 times better thats for sure. Foranyone reading my profile thats thinking about having this surgery let me tell you this... I would do it over again in a heartbeat I have no REGRETS!!! These are just bumps in my lil road. No matter what kind of surgery you have theres always risks and complications... But I'm doing great today...ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!
3-13-07 Well made another trip to Anniston today and to much of my suprise I have lost 30.0 lbs pretty good for what I have been through. I now weigh 283 wow what a difference 30.0 makes on a person. Having a lil trouble with the protein but I'm working on that part of it. Its a challenge every day ,and noone ever said it would be easy. Let me tell you its not!
4-6-07 Well today is my 2 month mark and I had to go have an endoscope done in Anniston cause I was starving because I could not keep anything down for the last 3-4 weeks. I just thought it was part of the healing process .Well I lost another 8 lbs since I wrote last that makes 38 lbs total. Well I better go for now and get to bed- night everyone
6-15-07 well I have reached my 4 month mark and have lost 85 lbs..Boy do I feel a lot better. Still having touble with digesting chicken which use to be my favorite food. But other then that there really has not been awhole lt going on ..I drink my water and try to get my protein in everyday. Never realized how much my weight was really effecting my body until you lose a substantial amount. Needless to say how it affects everyones outlook toward you.. I will post some pics soon before and after..Well going to go to an auction have a great weekend everyone till next time...
8-7-07 Wow , how time flies.... Well I have reached my 6 month mark and I have lost a total of 95 lbs so far. I'm feeling a whole lot better I am in the plateau stage right now so I'm trying not to get discouaged. I try to keep up with the water ntake but some days are better then others. Well hope everyone else is doing great ...Have a great week!!
10-24-07... Well I have now passed my 8 month mark and I now weigh 220 lbs ..its
been a long time since I have seen those numbers... Still drinking the water and my daughters keep me walking ... I have found a great tasting water from Target its called Archer Farms and it comes in different flavors... Apple is my favorite and Blueberry/ Tangerine. Overall I have lost Right at 100 lbs according to my local doctor.. Have a great week
