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Jan 12, 2007
My whole family is into snowmobiling, but at my weight it is almost impossible to enjoy that.
February 18-I have had my first consultation and I am scheduled for my intake appointment on March 17. Wish I could move in the process quicker, but all good things take time.
March 2, Well I was lucky and I got a call this morning from the office and they had a cancellation for an intake appointment this afternoon so I got in two weeks earlier than scheduled, so far this are moving along just fine, hopefully it keeps up and nothing stops. I have to call tomorrow to see how my intake appointment went and if everything was fine I can schedule my next appointment for me and my husband to go see Dr. Cole. Will update soon.
March 3-I called the office today to check on status of intake appointment, Debbie told me I was okay to set up next appointment. I was really lucky and someone called and cancelled for today at 4:15 so I took it, so one more step closer to the day. Now I have to wait for insurance approval, Dr. told me probably would take two weeks then I can set up my surgery date. Well that's all for now.
March 17-I called my insurance company today and I got approved after the first letter. I called Dr. Cole's office and told Joanne, now I just have to wait for the letter to come in the mail, I was hoping with the authorization number we could go ahead and schedule. She believes I will be able to have it done in April sometime, the sooner the better. I'm ready to be on the losing side and healing side soon.
March 22-I just got a call from Joanne at Dr. Coles office, my surgery is set up for April 15. I can't believe it, I was worrying about getting in for April, because of all the rescheduling she had to do. If I didn't have it done in that week or the next I would have had to wait until June, because we have a big family tripped planned for Memorial Day and I probably wouldn't have felt up to it, if I had to wait any longer. I'll stop babbling now, I guess I'm just so excited.
April 1-Just two more weeks to go. I can't wait, the time has gone fast since I found out 10 days ago, but I hope the next two weeks go just as fast. I'm busy getting all things in order for when I'm gone and I have two different days that I have to go for appointments, so that should make the time seem to go faster. Talk to you soon
April 7-Well just got back from my pre op visit with Dr. Cole, I can't believe it, but it is really going to happen and only a week away. One more week to sit around and wait.
April 14-1:24 pm Well tomorrow at this time I will be on the losing side. I'm sitting around the house relaxing and trying to get some rest, because I know I won't sleep this afternoon. Well with any luck, I will update everyone on Tuesday, that is I'm feeling up to it. Until then.
April 20-Well I made it home, I cam home the 18th. I guess I'm doing fine, I had a few problems with my drain last night, the hose got plugged and my drainage was coming out of my incision instead, it was a real mess. My worst time is in the morning, but once I get up and getting going I feel much better. Well I go Friday to get my drain and staples and then I'll even feel better yet. Well until then.
April 22-Well I went for my first post op appointment with Dr. Cole. Everything was great I got my drain and all my staples out. I don't go back for two weeks.
April 27-Well I am on the next level of food now, boy I can't wait for supper so I can have actual soup instead of just broth. Hope I don't sick of this stuff, I won't be moving to the next level until May 16th. Talk to you then.
May 16-Well I went back for my four week appointment with the dietician, I can finally eat real food. Anything I want, just little amounts and make sure it's not dry. I even stopped to Applebees on the way home and I had a very little salad, honey chicken and honey salmon. It's been three hours and so far so good.
June 24-It's been a long time since I wrote last. I seem to be doing pretty good. I am losing weight I feel as well as I should be. I don't seem to be able to eat much of a variety of foods. I seem to like cold foods better than warm or hot foods. Watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, etc. So I'm not getting much protien in me, but I don't seem to feel to bad. I'm going to try a new vitamin starting Monday, one that is sold by Curves, I hope they work. Well I'll write again soon.
August 2-Well it's been awhile. I still seem to be doing pretty good. I'm still losing a few pounds each week, so I guess I can't ask for much more, I would like it to go faster, but I guess it takes time. I'm still not eaching much in meat, maybe a little chicken once in a great while on a salad, if it's really tender. Boy I'm sure glad it is summer and there's fresh fruits and vegetables, that's all I live on. I don't know what I'm going to do this winter. I'm going to start canning and freezing as much as I can so I will still have something to eat over the winter months. I have a check up with Sarah on the 30th so I'll know more about how I'm doing then, whether they feel as though I'm doing as well as I should or not. Well until then take care.
August 30, 2005- I went for my doctor's checkup today, I seen Sarah the Physical Assistant. She says I'm doing wonderful, not real happy with the fact that I'm not getting enough fluid, she says I have to get more and it will also help me in loosing the rest of my weight faster. Also wants me to start taking calcium tablets, so I guess I will have to pick them up this weekend and start them. She said just keep up the good work and I don't have to go back to see Dr. Cole until the beginning March, boy that seems a long ways away. Hopefully by then I'll be in tiptop shape. That's all for now.
10/17/05-Been awhile since I updated. I got weighted and measured on teh 8th at Curves and I am now down 88 lbs and have lost 63 inches. I got up Sunday morning to go to church and I could not find one outfit that looked good on me, because everything was so baggy, I know that's a good thing, but it made me frustrated. I didn't go to church, because I told my husband I was leaving right after lunch to go shopping for new clothes. And that is just what I did all by myself. I got some wonderful buys at JCPenny's and I even got into size 14 jeans and dress pants. I have not worn that size in over 20 years, I can't believe it. It really made me feel good. Now if I could just get rid of the loose skin, I could probably at least get down to a size 12, but it sure doesn't want to go away!!!! Any suggestions from anyone. Well I guess I better get going for now.
Nov. 29th, been while I figured I better check in. It's been one long month, a lot of things going on with me right now. Thanksgiving was okay but I would have enjoyed it much better if I didn't several other things going on right now. My job has got me under a lot of stress and I have finally crashed and just can't do it anymore. It's been like this for 2 years now, but I have been coping with it by taking stress medicine prescribed to me by my physician, but now it has gotten so out of control that medicine still isn't helping. It has gotten to the point that when I pull in the parking lot my stomach turns circles and I have to force myself to go in. I've had a few days off but that didn't really help forget about it so I went to see my physician again yesterday, she has pput me on additional medicine to releive my anxiety so I can get some sleep and start eating again. I hoping this will help, but she told me the best medicine for me is to get out of there and get a different job. I have been looking for a week for a different job, but no definates coming up. I have found stores that can keep me very busy for the month of December, but then after the first of the year, they won't have much and would have to cut my hours back, so that's not much help. Well enough blabbing on about me, as you can see I'm not in the best spirits, I hope something turns up so my Christmas is much better than my Thanksgiving.
Jan 15, 2005-Well it has been awhile since I updated this. I had a great holiday season and looking forward to a new me in 2006. I just recently met my goal, but I am continuing to lose. I feel as though I could lose probably 15 more lbs and I would still look great. My family thinks I look great just where I am and should try to maintain, but I want to lose enough so that I have some leway in case of gaining a few back. I am still very careful of what I try to eat, but I have tried a few new things lately and haven't seem to get sick or have anything bother me. I have even eaten some sweet things and I don't seem to have a reaction to them, sometimes I think this is a bad thing and wish it would make me sick so I wouldn't have the courage to try sweet stuff, just have to watch and make sure I don't overdo it on them. Well I hope everyone has a great 2006 and will write again soon. I go back to see Dr. Cole in March and can't to see what he has to say.
April 12, 2006: Well it will be a year on teh 15th. My weight ranges between 135-140 pounds. I am wearing medium shirts and sixe 8 or 10 pants. Never thought I would ever see that. I can't remember when I wore these sizes. I had galbladder surgery on April 10, 2005 so I'm not real perky right now. I was suppose to go for my one year check up with Dr. Cole on that day, so I had to reschedule and I don't go back until May 11. I was anxious to go see him to see how he thinks I did and to get my results from blood test, etc. to see how my levels are, well I guess I'll wait another month. I am so glad to see warm weather starting I have been waiting to get outside and do some walking, etc. I am sick of being stuck inside. Well that's all for now, I will write again after my check up with the doc.
05/12/06-I went for my one year check up with Dr. Cole. Well he said there wasn't much to say. He said I looked wonderful and have had a successful journey. He would like me to start going to a new support group that started for 2 year post op patients, I'm not quite there yet, but he said I met all the criteria and that's where he would like me to start. I am getting ready to start a new journey in my life. I am starting a new job in a couple weeks, doing the same kind of work I did previous, but I will be managing, running and pretty much doing everything, this is a brand new business just starting, so I'm sure I will be quite busy to start. I also starting hostessing some bus trips in the last few weeks, I love it, this is something I would have never been able to do, if I didn't have this surgery. According to the doctor's scales I have lost a total of 123.3 pounds. I can't believe it. Well have to get going.
Aug. 21-Not much new here, I have started a new job and so far love it, I am pretty much my own boss, I am the manager of a real estate settlement company and I pretty much run the office by myself, until we get busy enough that I need help. Boy the summer sure has gone by fast. I am weighing in anywhere from 125 to 130 lbs I go back and forth, so all together I have lost approximately 130 lbs. I can't complaine about that, I am half of who I was a year and a half ago. I am pretty much eating anything these days, I do get sick once in a great while, but not like I use to, I eat meat, but am still very careful of it. Sometimes I crave sweets, so I'll try a little something, but never fails, I get sick, wish I would just remember that everytime I want a sweet and I just leave them alone.
Just wondering if anyone is going to go walk for the obesity walk in September at Eldridge Park, I would like to, but have to wait and see what my schedule is like. Well that's all for now.
February 18-I have had my first consultation and I am scheduled for my intake appointment on March 17. Wish I could move in the process quicker, but all good things take time.
March 2, Well I was lucky and I got a call this morning from the office and they had a cancellation for an intake appointment this afternoon so I got in two weeks earlier than scheduled, so far this are moving along just fine, hopefully it keeps up and nothing stops. I have to call tomorrow to see how my intake appointment went and if everything was fine I can schedule my next appointment for me and my husband to go see Dr. Cole. Will update soon.
March 3-I called the office today to check on status of intake appointment, Debbie told me I was okay to set up next appointment. I was really lucky and someone called and cancelled for today at 4:15 so I took it, so one more step closer to the day. Now I have to wait for insurance approval, Dr. told me probably would take two weeks then I can set up my surgery date. Well that's all for now.
March 17-I called my insurance company today and I got approved after the first letter. I called Dr. Cole's office and told Joanne, now I just have to wait for the letter to come in the mail, I was hoping with the authorization number we could go ahead and schedule. She believes I will be able to have it done in April sometime, the sooner the better. I'm ready to be on the losing side and healing side soon.
March 22-I just got a call from Joanne at Dr. Coles office, my surgery is set up for April 15. I can't believe it, I was worrying about getting in for April, because of all the rescheduling she had to do. If I didn't have it done in that week or the next I would have had to wait until June, because we have a big family tripped planned for Memorial Day and I probably wouldn't have felt up to it, if I had to wait any longer. I'll stop babbling now, I guess I'm just so excited.
April 1-Just two more weeks to go. I can't wait, the time has gone fast since I found out 10 days ago, but I hope the next two weeks go just as fast. I'm busy getting all things in order for when I'm gone and I have two different days that I have to go for appointments, so that should make the time seem to go faster. Talk to you soon
April 7-Well just got back from my pre op visit with Dr. Cole, I can't believe it, but it is really going to happen and only a week away. One more week to sit around and wait.
April 14-1:24 pm Well tomorrow at this time I will be on the losing side. I'm sitting around the house relaxing and trying to get some rest, because I know I won't sleep this afternoon. Well with any luck, I will update everyone on Tuesday, that is I'm feeling up to it. Until then.
April 20-Well I made it home, I cam home the 18th. I guess I'm doing fine, I had a few problems with my drain last night, the hose got plugged and my drainage was coming out of my incision instead, it was a real mess. My worst time is in the morning, but once I get up and getting going I feel much better. Well I go Friday to get my drain and staples and then I'll even feel better yet. Well until then.
April 22-Well I went for my first post op appointment with Dr. Cole. Everything was great I got my drain and all my staples out. I don't go back for two weeks.
April 27-Well I am on the next level of food now, boy I can't wait for supper so I can have actual soup instead of just broth. Hope I don't sick of this stuff, I won't be moving to the next level until May 16th. Talk to you then.
May 16-Well I went back for my four week appointment with the dietician, I can finally eat real food. Anything I want, just little amounts and make sure it's not dry. I even stopped to Applebees on the way home and I had a very little salad, honey chicken and honey salmon. It's been three hours and so far so good.
June 24-It's been a long time since I wrote last. I seem to be doing pretty good. I am losing weight I feel as well as I should be. I don't seem to be able to eat much of a variety of foods. I seem to like cold foods better than warm or hot foods. Watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, etc. So I'm not getting much protien in me, but I don't seem to feel to bad. I'm going to try a new vitamin starting Monday, one that is sold by Curves, I hope they work. Well I'll write again soon.
August 2-Well it's been awhile. I still seem to be doing pretty good. I'm still losing a few pounds each week, so I guess I can't ask for much more, I would like it to go faster, but I guess it takes time. I'm still not eaching much in meat, maybe a little chicken once in a great while on a salad, if it's really tender. Boy I'm sure glad it is summer and there's fresh fruits and vegetables, that's all I live on. I don't know what I'm going to do this winter. I'm going to start canning and freezing as much as I can so I will still have something to eat over the winter months. I have a check up with Sarah on the 30th so I'll know more about how I'm doing then, whether they feel as though I'm doing as well as I should or not. Well until then take care.
August 30, 2005- I went for my doctor's checkup today, I seen Sarah the Physical Assistant. She says I'm doing wonderful, not real happy with the fact that I'm not getting enough fluid, she says I have to get more and it will also help me in loosing the rest of my weight faster. Also wants me to start taking calcium tablets, so I guess I will have to pick them up this weekend and start them. She said just keep up the good work and I don't have to go back to see Dr. Cole until the beginning March, boy that seems a long ways away. Hopefully by then I'll be in tiptop shape. That's all for now.
10/17/05-Been awhile since I updated. I got weighted and measured on teh 8th at Curves and I am now down 88 lbs and have lost 63 inches. I got up Sunday morning to go to church and I could not find one outfit that looked good on me, because everything was so baggy, I know that's a good thing, but it made me frustrated. I didn't go to church, because I told my husband I was leaving right after lunch to go shopping for new clothes. And that is just what I did all by myself. I got some wonderful buys at JCPenny's and I even got into size 14 jeans and dress pants. I have not worn that size in over 20 years, I can't believe it. It really made me feel good. Now if I could just get rid of the loose skin, I could probably at least get down to a size 12, but it sure doesn't want to go away!!!! Any suggestions from anyone. Well I guess I better get going for now.
Nov. 29th, been while I figured I better check in. It's been one long month, a lot of things going on with me right now. Thanksgiving was okay but I would have enjoyed it much better if I didn't several other things going on right now. My job has got me under a lot of stress and I have finally crashed and just can't do it anymore. It's been like this for 2 years now, but I have been coping with it by taking stress medicine prescribed to me by my physician, but now it has gotten so out of control that medicine still isn't helping. It has gotten to the point that when I pull in the parking lot my stomach turns circles and I have to force myself to go in. I've had a few days off but that didn't really help forget about it so I went to see my physician again yesterday, she has pput me on additional medicine to releive my anxiety so I can get some sleep and start eating again. I hoping this will help, but she told me the best medicine for me is to get out of there and get a different job. I have been looking for a week for a different job, but no definates coming up. I have found stores that can keep me very busy for the month of December, but then after the first of the year, they won't have much and would have to cut my hours back, so that's not much help. Well enough blabbing on about me, as you can see I'm not in the best spirits, I hope something turns up so my Christmas is much better than my Thanksgiving.
Jan 15, 2005-Well it has been awhile since I updated this. I had a great holiday season and looking forward to a new me in 2006. I just recently met my goal, but I am continuing to lose. I feel as though I could lose probably 15 more lbs and I would still look great. My family thinks I look great just where I am and should try to maintain, but I want to lose enough so that I have some leway in case of gaining a few back. I am still very careful of what I try to eat, but I have tried a few new things lately and haven't seem to get sick or have anything bother me. I have even eaten some sweet things and I don't seem to have a reaction to them, sometimes I think this is a bad thing and wish it would make me sick so I wouldn't have the courage to try sweet stuff, just have to watch and make sure I don't overdo it on them. Well I hope everyone has a great 2006 and will write again soon. I go back to see Dr. Cole in March and can't to see what he has to say.
April 12, 2006: Well it will be a year on teh 15th. My weight ranges between 135-140 pounds. I am wearing medium shirts and sixe 8 or 10 pants. Never thought I would ever see that. I can't remember when I wore these sizes. I had galbladder surgery on April 10, 2005 so I'm not real perky right now. I was suppose to go for my one year check up with Dr. Cole on that day, so I had to reschedule and I don't go back until May 11. I was anxious to go see him to see how he thinks I did and to get my results from blood test, etc. to see how my levels are, well I guess I'll wait another month. I am so glad to see warm weather starting I have been waiting to get outside and do some walking, etc. I am sick of being stuck inside. Well that's all for now, I will write again after my check up with the doc.
05/12/06-I went for my one year check up with Dr. Cole. Well he said there wasn't much to say. He said I looked wonderful and have had a successful journey. He would like me to start going to a new support group that started for 2 year post op patients, I'm not quite there yet, but he said I met all the criteria and that's where he would like me to start. I am getting ready to start a new journey in my life. I am starting a new job in a couple weeks, doing the same kind of work I did previous, but I will be managing, running and pretty much doing everything, this is a brand new business just starting, so I'm sure I will be quite busy to start. I also starting hostessing some bus trips in the last few weeks, I love it, this is something I would have never been able to do, if I didn't have this surgery. According to the doctor's scales I have lost a total of 123.3 pounds. I can't believe it. Well have to get going.
Aug. 21-Not much new here, I have started a new job and so far love it, I am pretty much my own boss, I am the manager of a real estate settlement company and I pretty much run the office by myself, until we get busy enough that I need help. Boy the summer sure has gone by fast. I am weighing in anywhere from 125 to 130 lbs I go back and forth, so all together I have lost approximately 130 lbs. I can't complaine about that, I am half of who I was a year and a half ago. I am pretty much eating anything these days, I do get sick once in a great while, but not like I use to, I eat meat, but am still very careful of it. Sometimes I crave sweets, so I'll try a little something, but never fails, I get sick, wish I would just remember that everytime I want a sweet and I just leave them alone.
Just wondering if anyone is going to go walk for the obesity walk in September at Eldridge Park, I would like to, but have to wait and see what my schedule is like. Well that's all for now.