emily M.

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Wow 8 months have passed., I really need to get a pic on here. You all would be sooo shocked! I know I am :) Well I have lost 94 lbs and I feel so much better. I am wearing a size 18 And some 16's wow I havent been this size since before the birth of my 3rd son!! I can run and play with my kids I can take the stairs :) I can run without feeling out of breath. Oh and I have bones I never felt before lol. I have collar bones and I can feel my back bone and leg and hip bones I am just so pleased with this surgery. I love getting comments on how much I've changed and how great I look. I am still very careful in what I eat. I can get about 3 ounces now. I drink lots of water and protien shakes I mix them up and they aRE actually not bad. Well I will post more pics here soon. And I want to say thank you too all. I love this site!!!!

Well here it is almost 4 weeks since my surgery. I am out of pain for the most part still cant lift or do any big excersizes and I am still on soft foods But I am alive and doing well I am down over 30 lbs and needing new clothes but my tummy still hurts alittle so I am kinda hesident to try new pants so I am just wearing sweats. But yeah after surgery  I was sooo much in pain and I swore if I had the chance I wouldnt do it again... Can I take back my answer?? I am losing and feeling better I am getting ready to have my hubby home in 3 months he wont know the new me I am so excited !! Well I better go find some food.. Talk to u all soon...
Em

Well I am home. Surgery was scary for me as they wheeled me into  the pre op area they took a urine sample to make sure I wasnt pregnant lol my hubby is deployed yeAh I could only wish ha ha jk... and then then came in and gave me some shot in the stomach I think it was coumadin and then the dr came in and talked to me I explained to him how i was scared and really thinking I didnt want to do this ... Told him about the girl that had lost her life and he said " i'M sorry to have heard that but you can rest assured that, That is NOT going to happen to you. I was worried about not waking up so I got to talk to the guy that puts you out. He said I promise you on my career that you will wake up just fine, Well he was right cause here I am writing this story. SO I remember going into the or and having it not ready having to wait in the hall and trying to stay awake they gave me a calming drug. I made it into the or there was tons of people in there. I remeber scooting over onto the or table it was kinda small. Then I remember people trying to wake me up. Emily they said wake up  come on its time then the next thing that comes to mind is when my family and friends was in the room I went to I got my own room which I didnt think was going to happen ! yay !! The next night it turned scary on me, I had lots of pain in my stomach and incisons . I couldnt urinate by myself. I had to be straight cathed twice. That was as unpleasant as anything... lol then that night I had passed some dark stools it was black blood. The Dr was concerned he had lab work taken to make sure I wasnt losing any new blood. I also had a ALOT of gas this was painful. I knew Id have some but,..... Well on the 3rd day there. I was ready I wanted to go home he said lets take some more labs and if the level hasnt changed then you can go. He told me noon. So I had my family drive down to get me and we was all getting anxious so i finally called his office and asked him again can I go home he came straight over to the hospital and said I dont want to send you home and have you bleed to death Id rather have you here to give you blood transfusions or re operate if need be. He said I only lost hlf a table spoon of blood. So I guess the rest was left in my and my body got it out that way. This is scary .. Well thats the first couple days I went home wednsday. I have passed a few more but as it is now... Saturday Nov 1st I havent in 2 days and I am walking and breathing and I braved walmart yesterday. After I was wiped out went and took a nap! I still am in lots of pain dr said he stabbed me 6 times and in one spot another 3 times ... OuCh!! But i am making it all work... I am not hungry i seem to get thirsty but when I drink just a couple sips I am so full i feel as I am going to pop! Well I have lost alot and I am continuing to lose more everyday this is amazing but the pain well it is NOT! Im happy to be back to all my online family !! Update later ...

Here I am sitting the night before surgery. I am so scared that I cant even begin to tell you all. I want so much to succeed but I am also scared that something will go wrong and I will not make it. I want to back out but I have been talking about this for so long that I dont want my kids and my family and friends to think I am a failure. So here I am its 11 pm almost and I am going to go get ready to leave to the hospital and get my bags packed I hope If I do make it through without any compilcations then I want to hear as many I told you so's as I can get ... Well I am off i dont think I will have time to write in the morning. So farewell and pray for me please ...

thanks
Emily

Its day 4 and I am alive !! But barely lol jk I am still hungry. go figure Anyhow I am patiently awaiting monday to come it seems like a month away still. But anyhow some super nice people on here gave me so really really good ideas for the preop diet Chinese soup its clear and its broth but its yummy broth. ummm I still dont like protien much I just think it ruins everything I put it in. anyway more updates later i gotta go get some jello ...

Well here it is ... my last " Normal" day to eat lol. I am in the process of moving So I didnt get the chance to go and eat a few of the things I am going to miss ALOT but I did go to my favorite resterant with my kids and friends and I am way full !! ha ha this is crazy I keep thinking this is not happening to me. I really didnt get approved I am the one that is supposed to have the bad luck in life. But I am sooo happy about turning things around for once in my life I am going to be healthy I just know it. WHen my sons ask me to go toss the football I will be able to without being winded. I can walk and not feel like I am going to die. This is a good thing for me I just wish I can make myself believe it. I do deserve this. Anyway I will close with saying 2009 will be the YEAR for me !! I hope Here is to the liquid diet !! G'Night

Hello all. Well I got through it was super easy all the happened was paid my fee then got weighed and took a before pic of me. Then we all walked down to the class. The nutrionist talked and she was super sweet. She went over all the pre op liquid diet and then the post op. And all this pros and cons then the excersise nurse came in and she told us what we need to be doing. The the regular nurse came and talked to us and then we got to go talk to the surgeon and he put me completely at ease about the surgery. He said I will wake up seeing how thats what I am scared of. I have never been put out before. But I am ok with it, For some reason though they said that they do use a ventilator is this normal? I am kinda worried about that. He also said he went mountain biking and he hurt his thumb and he wasnt going to do my surgery if his thumb isnt better his partner will. Well talk to you all later I will write me soon...  G'night

Well the pre op is wed I am looking forward to going and meeting all the other people that are going through the same thing as me. I am nervous beyond words. But happy at the same time. I am going to be starting my 1 week liquid diet on the 20th and then the BIG day is on the 27th. I think I have read and reread every book out there on WLS and I have been on this site faithfully daily and nightly reading peoples storys and seeing their pics. I sooooo want to be on the loosers bench with them! I think I am driving my family and friends crazy talking about this. I have been for months and months and now it is here. I never thought it would be me and now it is.... What is it going to be like ? Who knows I am really scared about being put to sleep but after talking to everyone I think I will be ok. I am not worried about my surgeon he is really super great but yeah I guess I better go to bed I will write more after my appointment! g'NIGHT