Traci L.
2004 6.1.04 I am 5'6 mother of 2 boys 1 (19) and 1 (11) and a very dear husband that really does not know what to think about the surgery at this time. He want's me to be healthy but also safe. But he is standing behind my decision.
I went for my Consultation with DR Freeman on 3.10.04. They sent in my letter and bc/bs needed more information to make sure I was over weight for a least 2 years. I wish it had only been 2 years. HAHA i was approved on
4/19/04. have a surgery date of 6/17/04. I have not really been overly excited or nervous yet. i am just taking it one day at a time. Is this not how God intended for us to live one day at a time. I guess the reason I have no fears is because I know god will see me through this. His is the only one who truely knows how i feel.
6.2.04 Thanks for the encourageing e-mails. i still have 2 weeks & 1 day from today. I know everything will go well i just have so much faith that god will take great care of me during this journey i have choosen to travel. This past Febuary was a year i had been looking into this surgery.Just did not know if everything would fall in place for me.But with god looking over me he is making this possible. I know what it is like to be fat now i would like to experience the skinny life and be healthy and not feel bad all the time. be able to get out & enjoy my life i have alot more years to enjoy yet i am only 37. till next time please keep me in your prayers. good luck to all traveling the same path.
6.9.04 well here it is one day away from all my pre-op testing. Still have not reached the excited stage or the nervous stage.(Hope this one doesn't show it's face) I have to admit i will glad to lose weight & keep it off.:)If you would have ask me a year ago was I going to have WLS i would have said no I could not be so lucky. Well would I have been wrong.Surgery is now 1 week & a day away. Till later my prayers go out to everyone who is seeking WLS or has had WLS. I'll be there soon. GOD BLESS!!
6.11.04 well i have returned from all the pre admission to the hospital.My EKG was perfect, they took pleanty of blood maybe it will al come back okay as well. Dr Freeman said i should not have no prblem having surgery done laposcopic. GREAT!! DR Freeman is a true angel he is super sweet. After today it is off to the three S's (soups,salads,sandwichs).i want to thank everyone for all the support.Dr Freemans office staff is the BOMB they are all great. I had a friend that went with me for my test ,she has had the surgery and has had alot of problems.She is transfering from her Dr in huntsville to DR Freeman she really liked him. Everyone please keep me in your prayers!!! I have 6 more days till the losing side :)Yippee
6.16.04 well here it is the day before surgery & i am at work for about 5 hours getting everything tucked away for the lady that will fill in for me. Can you belive of all things to happen to me this week,my hips have popped out of place. yes real back pain had to go to chiropractor on
6.15.04 twice to be adjusted. now my back is out of commission so will be my front on 6.17.04. what a way to go huh. well just have to look at the bright side i will have pain on both side but i will be a loser:) i will proably not post before leaveing for surgey tomorrow since my husband says we have to leave @ 1:00 am i have to be at the hospital @ 5:00. I am Dr Freemqn very first one tomorrow. every one pray for me . I still have not gotten excited or scared so far so good. just be glad to say i'm a loser
6.19.04 well i am a offical loser. came home today around 10:30-1:00. juat wanted to let everyone know i am doing fine. just little sore & little pain. well I will post later going to get moving. thanks for all the support.
6.21.04 hi everyone, everything is going GREAT!!!!!! i was praying for the best & that is exactly what i am getting. I want to thanks everyone for the prayers. I especially want to thank Dr Freeman he is a GOD SENT ANGEL.Today i went to my work place & spoke with everyone to let them know i was okay. Just want to thank everyone for for all the good wishes & prayers. They have all been answered. i owe all my great results to the lord above. just wanted to let everyone know i was okay.
6.23.04 well yesterday i went to get my drains removed. beleive me that was a HUM DINGER!! my first meal ate about half a egg & some toast do not know where my full mark is & do not want to over eat. i still have not had any problems at this time. i have been so blessed. i weighed in and had lost 13 lbs sine 6.10.04 good for me:) till later happy loseing
6.29.04 just wanted to let everyone know i am still doing fine ( no sickness or any other problems at this time) DR Freeman is really great. By my scale si have lost around 19 lbs total so far. do not ever fill hungry but sometimes make myself eat something cause I need to keep my protein intake good. I can not belive how simple this change has been for me
7/9/04 well i can say i have had my experience with froathing. it took about 15 mins & it was over but felt like crap during the 15 mins. I just had to have some chicken & dumplings and that was the wrong thing to do. no more chicken for a while. I can actually say i have had a couple times my stomach would even graul like it was hungry. Never thought that would happen again.lol. still learning my full mark. but i feel great been walking a mile every day unless it is pouring down rain. so far i have lost 24 lbs okay i guess i thought it would be more but i will take what ever i can get.i want to congratulate a lady i met at dr freeman office Regina she has a surgery date of 8/2/04. Best of luck girl. well gotta go. keep losing :)
8.2.04 well here i am like everyone else not keeping up my postings.this site helped me very much with my decision to have surgery. i read it everyday so i will try to do better. everything has been going well i had a big scare back on 7.22.04 i had eat some grilled chicken & got sick was okay with that but then i kept on & was throwing up blood,this scared the life out of me i thought i was going to dye. i called dr. freeman office & spoke with Candice she said chicken was a no no,and for me to take a pepcide ac & not to eat the rest of the day,said i had stress out my pouch.little did she know but not only my pouch was stressed but so was my nerves,i was beginning to ask myself what have i gotten myself into. But all is better now & i know what to do if it happens again I pray it does'nt. Good news i am offically down (drum roll) 35 pounds since 6/17/04 want to get down to at least 40 by 2 months out. also best of wishes to Regina Frame she is to have surgery today good luck girl.i would do it again in a minute.
8.12.04 hi everyone, everything has been going well. weighed this morning & i am now down 39 lbs. 1 pound away from my 2 month goal,thats okay i still have until the 17th . need to try to find some exercise that tones the arm & stomach. have been walking still last week not as much as i should & my husband reminds me to that Dr Freeman said walk , water & wind. well till next time keep losing
8/22/04 well here it is 5 days after my 2 months post op and i am down 43 pounds really need to work on excercise though. i know i walk 1-3 miles a day at least 4 days a week now. sometimes i may not make it to walk but i am trying to make that my first priority. they got my profile done & it looks really nice thanks Kari. till next time keep lose
9.13.04 hello everyone things are going great. have slacked off on some of the water & walking (bad me) But i am down now 52 pounds. today is a special day for me as well my first child was born on this day he is 20 yrs old. man how time flys.Just wanted to let everyone know i was fine. and i am still loving my decisionon surgery. we went to nashville tn. on labor day weekend and stayed at the opryland hotel,thing is we rode on motorcycles i loved ever minute of it. take care & keep loseing.
10.3.04 hello all just going to drop in and let everyone know i am okay & all is well. Stil loseing down 60lbs so far,62 more to go hope i make it. sorry for the long time between posting but out & going & doing more these days.i will post again after my dr appt at dr freeman's on 10/11/04.to give everyone a official update. till later take care & be safe
10.11.04 Had a appt at dr freemnas office today. I thought i was only down 60 pounds by my scales but his said 63 1/2 i will take it any way i can. I love being a loser. 10.20.04 well this past weekend we went to biolix miss. it was great. we rode our motorcycles it was cold going down & coming home we just bundled up.I am down now 65 pounds. till later keep losing
11.8.04 well everthing is still going fine with me. I am tickled to death to be in the oneder world. Under 200 i got up & weighed this morning just like I do every morning to see the scales had moved again. now I am down 74 lbs and my 5 months is not up till 11/17/04. way to go me!! till later keep loseing, stay healthy 1.5.05 well all been great today is another special day in my life. My second child wsa born and he is now 12 yrs . i can not belive how fast they grow.
1.13.05 Man it has been a long time since I updated. Sorry I will try to do better.But things are still going great i am now almost 7 months out and down 90 pounds,and loving every minute of it. i would not have thought life could be so good. my husband is a little upset at times, i have not gotten that I think i'm sexy feeling yet.But i hope it comes soon.Need to start exerciseing more just get off work to late to walk (5:00)for anyone who is looking into this surgery it was th ebest thing for me & i do not regret it one minute. well till later keep losing
2.23.05 well i am late again as always. i love to read the board but get carried away & forget to post.here it is 8 month out & i am down 95-98 pounds it is bouncing back & forth,and i hate that. but i will take it any way i can. i would have never made it this far any other way. i am trying to get use to the smaller me but i don't see myself small. everyone keeps telling me i have lost enough. i keep telling them 30 more to go. i hope to reach it some day soon i wish by the time my 1 year was up. but if not i will just wait for it to happen. really need to exercise waiting on the weather to break so i can go walk. 5.9.05 Man how time flys i had not noticed it had been 3 months since i updated my file. if i had some pic to put on line i would. But to let every one know i am doing great. down 109 i can not belive June will be a year. it has been a great year at that.i would not take anything for my surgery. need to focus more on excerise. some loose skin but i can not talk myself into plastic surgery yet. maybe later. i just want to enjoy it for now. alot has changed since my last post i am now a grandmother. My grand baby is 8 weeks old he was born on
3/16/05 he was an anniversay present for my husband and i. we celebrated 21 yrs with a new & only grand baby. i told my son that was a okay gift. well gonna go for now i will try not to take so long next time to update. i know i read alot of profiles before my surgery & learned alot from this site. i would do it again in a heart beat. and would tell anyone thinking about it to think of whats best for yourself not anyone else. and do it for yourself & no one else, till late stay skinny!!
2.14.06 Happy Valentines Day everyone. oh my gosh i can not belive it has been forever since i posted. to catch everyone up to date i have lost 116 pounds thus far i now weigh 153. wanted to get to 140 but who knows i can not complaine. back in nov i had to have my gallbladder removed i thought i might get by with out that WRONG one attack was enough for me. i did not have any stones it just went bad. well i could keep babbling on but have got to turn in. work tomorrow will try to post more often but can not promise anything i am always busy. till later stay skinny & healthy
7.12.06 i bounce back & forth between 153/155 i will never see 140 i suppose. But life has been GREAT!!!!!!! no complaints on my part. i hate that i have not kept my profile up like i should have sometimes have trouble getting back in here. i sen pictures to obesity maybe they can get them to come up i can't. oh in case i have not mentioned I am expecting my second grandbaby in Dec. maybe this one will be born on my birth day 12/7 since my first was born on my anniversary. well gotta run & check in on the board hope everyone is doing well . till later saty well & skinny 3/10/04 Pre Op Photo at Dr. Freemans Office I weight 269lbs
6/17/09 oh my Lord here it is 5 yrs later i am still doing well thus far the lowest i got was 150 and sometimes gain up to 166 then i tell myself to take control again. sorry for the delay in updating but life goes by to fast. family is great both grandbabies growing and no the 2nd was not born on my birthday but on the day before what a present. well gotta run stay safe
Member Interests: Motorcycles - my husband has a goldwing 1500 SE and i love when we ride Walking - hope to do more after surgery Married - great husband & 2 wounderful kids Click here to see interests of other ObesityHelp members.
Surgeon Info: Surgeon: Bryan Freeman, M.D. i think the world of Dr Freeman & Dr Tim. Noone could ask for a better Dr & staff. they are great & if i ever have any other surgeries I will ask him first before going to anyone else. He has gave me my life back & then some. I do not think there is anything bad a person could say about this man or staff. he is a god sent angle!! Insurer Info: BCBS
