Donna L.

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I didn't take my measurements prior to surgery but did start one month out.

October 5, 2008
neck - 17.5
bust - 51
waist - 50
hips - 52
thighs - 25
calves - 17
upper arms - 17


November 8, 2008
neck -  16.25
bust - 49
waist - 46
hips - 50
thighs - 24
calves - 16.75
upper arms - 15.5

Total inches lost - 12

I have rid myself of straws and Mountain Dew!  I discovered Crystal LIght, crushed ice and 16 oz Solo cups...lol

I have been a Mt. Dew-aholic for many, many years.  I also love (as does my family) my homemade sweet tea.  I'm finding that I really don't miss the dew like I thought I would.  I really like the CL iced tea with lemon.  I tried several other brands but YUCKO!  Anyone who knows me understands what a monumental change this is. 

The stop smoking is coming along.  This has not been as easy as stopping the straws and Mt Dew...I still have to say my affirmations to myself several times daily when it comes to the 'old smokies'.  I deserve to give myself the gift of being a non-smoker.  I deserve to rid myself of the habit of smoking so my health will improve.  I deserve the extra years stopping smoking will add to my life.  I deserve the better quality of life stopping smoking will give me.  I deserve to defeat cigarettes and stop letting them control me.  I deserve whiter teeth, fresher breath, clothes that don't smell like smoke, a car and house that don't stink from the stench of cigarettes.  And most importantly...I deserve to get wls and begin a new healthier life.  I, me, myself, donna, daughter, momo, andma, deserve to have that new life for myself and to have many more healthy years with my family.  I DESERVE IT!!!!!

The picture of the butterfly you see between each blog post was taken in 2005, two weeks after I moved into my new house.  What a blessing that butterfly was.  Where I lived before I had lots and lots of butterflies, but had not seen any since I had moved.  I woke up on that Sunday morning and looked out and there was that beautiful Monarch eating its breakfast on the Lantana hanging basket outside my back door.  Simple pleasures are always the best.

Went for my Nutrition Consult (nut consult - just for you Melissa!)  Anyway got lots of good information to 'digest' between now and 1 month preop.  There were 8 people at the seminar at Southern Surgical on May 15 - 7 of us were there for the consult tonight!  

I am in the white shirt and Melissa_in_NC is in the red shirt.

May 5th - Called to get class/seminar/screening scheduled.   Called insurance company, called 401 k plan managers.
May 15 - Attended class/seminar/screening 
May 20 - Received letter from Southern Surgicals with my pre-op appointments.

June 10 - Abdomenal ultrasound - Eastern Radiology - 10:00 am - COMPLETED
June 10 - Cardiac -  Eastern Cardiology - 1:00 pm - COMPLETED (heart murmur)
June 11 - Endoscopy - Atlantic Gastroentology - 10:30 am - COMPLETED (hiatal hernia, gastritis)
June 13 - Pulmonary - Dr Nall - 9:30 am - COMPLETED
June 16 - Labs - Pitt - 8:00 am - COMPLETED
June 18 - Nutrition Consult - Physicians East - 6:00 pm - COMPLETED
July 2 - Psychological - Carolina Psychology - 4:15 pm - COMPLETED (suggested I start 'moving towards' the Adkins diet I will need to be for 1 month prior to surgery)
July 7 - Echo and Stress Test - Eastern Cardiology - 8:45 am - COMPLETED
July 29, 2008 - Echo and Stress Test results - 8:45 am - COMPLETED - NO  PROBLEMS
July 29, 2008 - Called to let   Southern Surgical  know I have  finished all my pre-op tests - Waiting for appointment date and time
August 13, 2008 - Surgeon Appointment
August 26, 2008 - New shorter hair cut and darker dye job
???? - Letter of approval from BCBS - Never got letter - was automatically approved because Southern Surgical and Pitt are BCBS Centers of Excelance!!!
September 4 - Surgery Date

HIghest Weight Ever - 285
Seminar 5/15/2008- 266
Pre-op Surgeon Visit  8/13/2008 - 276
Day of Surgery - 9/4/2008 - 264.9
1st Post-op visit - 9/12/2008 - 261
One Month Post-op Visit - 10/3/2008 -  250
Three Month Post-op Visit - 12/05/2008 -