07/24/05
Apr 21, 2008
Hi All! Things are great here in my neck of the woods! Still holding steady at 133 as you can see, and I am totally happy with my weightloss and maintaining the way that I have! I have to admit that I'm starting to get a little down ( and so are they) about my breasts! I look and feel so much better, but they make it almost impossible to dress cute! I have heard I wont get approved for any plastics by tricare overseas but I am gonna try for a tt and a lift (and pay for implants myself) when we go to the next base and if they won't approve, hubby says he'll pay for one surgery with his reenlistment bonus in the spring. My boobs bother me worse than my tummy, so that's what it'll be! Keep in touch!
06/22/05
Apr 21, 2008
It's been awhile since I've been on here. Nothing too new to report, but I noticed that I hadn't mentioned that the doc's decided that I DID have an ulcer. I am on meds now and feeling much better! I got a box yesterday from my best friend who was there with me through everything and she sent me the CUTEST bikini ever :) I covers everything I need covered but is little enough :) She also sent me one of her older ones and I was a little saddened to see that my breasts (in all their skin glory) fit into a damn A CUP!!!!!!! For those of you who don't know me really, I have been big breasted my whole life. Hubby and I have already decided (before yesterday) that I am going to be getting a TT and a lift with implants in like March next year. I want to maintain for a year before I do any thing drastic, but after summer starting here and me not feeling totally comfortable in summer clothes I almost wish I had the money to do it now :)
04/14/05
Apr 21, 2008
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!!!!!!!! I went out tonight with a friend to celebrate with a drink and we talked about the past year for me, and I just can't even remember my life before this wonderful gift was placed into my hands! It seems like it has been much longer than a year but I think that's because my life has been so much fuller and fullfilling :) To anyone out there reading this and trying to make the decision for yourself! GO FOR IT! YOU deserve it! You deserve to be happy!!!
I also wanted to say happy anniversary to my surgery angel, Teresa Romaine in Texas who I had to leave behind :(
04/04/05
Apr 21, 2008
wow I can't believe that 10 days from now I will be exactly one year out from my surgery! It honestly seems like a lifetime ago that I underwent my life change :) I guess because the last year has been soooo wonderful for me! As you can see from my weight loss chart, I got up to around 144 because of the surgery, but can hapily say I have been maintaining around 133 for the past few weeks. I think I am finally to where I want to be and STAY. I was kind of looking a little sickly when I was down to 123 but that could've been because I was so sick as well. Either way, I like where I'm at now and I am totally happy and comfortable. I will try to make it a point to get here on my anniversary!
03/05/05
Apr 21, 2008
Well I thought that I had updated since this last post, but I guess I hadn't. I just had my gallbladder removed on the 3rd. yup, my birthday! What a way to spend it LOL. I am doing relativley good and was able to have it done laproscopically, but once again this air they blow into your tummy is tearing me up LOL. I had an EGD done on the 2nd and found out I don't have an ulcer, but I do have a Hernia and GERD (acid reflux I guess LOL). The doc here isn't all too concerned with the hernia, he thinks that it will probably correct itself. My small stomache is poking up like a centimeter through my esophogus. Besides all of this drama over the last month or so, everything else is going okay. Just thought that I would update everyone.
Oh the dr. I saw at Lanstuhl (the Army hospital here) is the bariatric specialist for the Armed Forces Europe and he has decided to do all of my follow up and also told me yesterday that he has a support group that meets every first Thursday of the month. Its about an hours drive, but I think that I am going to start making it. I am definately happy to finally have a dr. that knows what's going on with me LOL. Did I mention that he's HOT??? LOL He is really a great surgeon though and did a wonderful job in dealing with all of my problems and also did a great job on my gallbladder removal. One thing he told me that I hadn't ever heard of was that he removed the entire unused portion of the stomache as well as the appendix and the gallbladder when he does the gastric bypass. I dunno about the appendix and the stomache, but I sure wish that Dr. Einspanier would've taken out my gallbladder and saved me from another surgery less than a year out LOL I lost a few more pounds the last couple of weeks, although I am up a few from all of this air, but before they pumped me full, I was down to 123. Time for the weight to stop coming off now!
One cool thing was when I was being admitted the nurse was getting me my scrubs and she said "You'll need a smaller size, you're tiny" when we got back to my room, I look at hubby and said "DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID? SHE SAID I'M TINY!" lol She didn't know that I had undergone WLS until later and she told me that I looked great! it was such an awesome feeling!
02/17/05
Apr 21, 2008
Well the last two weeks has NOT been too nice to me!!! I have noticed over the last month and a half or so that my stomache was acting funny and then about two and a half weeks ago I starting having this nagging, gassy feeling constantly. I wasn't too worried about it since I was having regular "movements" and things, but then last wednesday I was at work and I started having this horrific pain. I was sent home early and was brave enough to go down into the German community to the Emergency room since we don't have emergency services here on this base. Anyhow, to make a long story short, I found out last Friday that I have aquired over 20 gallstones in the last 10 months, I have an ulcer, and they think I MAY have a stricture :( I am having an EDG done again on the 2nd of March for the ulcer and they have me on meds, and I have a surgical consultation to get my gallbladder removed on the 24th. I am hoping that they will be able to take it out pretty quickly. The worst part is that I have to drive like an hour to get to the Military hospital where they do all of these things. By the time I have my surgery I will have been up there and back probably 5 -7 times :( The "good" part about this is that I am having a hard time eating, and dropped like 8 lbs over night. I was stuck at 133, which was fine seeing as how my goal was 130 but now I am down to 125 :) Now I REALLY dont wanna loose anymore :) You all take care and I'll update soon
02/01/05
Apr 21, 2008
Hello to everyone! It is a new year and as you can see, I have been pretty busy (that's why I hadn't updated yet :) ) Things here in Germany are going well. Its soooo expensive though and my clothes are starting to fall off of me again :) I guess when we get our tax return, I'll have to go shopping! Things are still great on the weight loss. I havent been sick in months which is a blessing :) I was about tired of throwing everything up!!! I still dont eat a whole lot, but I definately eat enough to keep my tummy happy :) I have lost a few more pounds, but it is definiatly starting to slow down. I am actually very happy where I am at, and am only 3 lbs from my final goal. I wouldn't mind being smaller, but I think that 130 is just right :) Anyhow any of ya'll out there reading this think of me! Take care!
12/29/04
Apr 21, 2008
Well as this year comes to a close, I am just overjoyed and overthankful for the gift of my new life! I am also thankful for all the folks out there who I have met and have supported me along the way in my new journey and who care enough to read this :) I am doing rather well now and have finally started to loose slowly again. I am happy where I am at now, I just want to maintain (although a few more pounds wouldn't hurt LOL) Hope that everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and will have a great new year! I hope that 2005 brings you all everything you didn't have/get in 2004!
11/06/04
Apr 21, 2008
Hi there everyone! I got to looking at my profile after someone on the TMB said it was interesting and noticed I hadn't really updated in awhile and thought that I would :) Things here in Germany are great! It is Autumn now and oooooh so beautiful!!! After being in Hawaii, and then Abilene, Texas it's been so long since I saw a real autumn. Things on the WLS front are pretty good. It's really starting to slow down. I always think that, but then I look back at what I weighed a month ago and it's not THAT slow lol. I am now down to 143 lbs so I have lost 7 this month (the 15th makes a whole month) but I have been at 143 for about 10 days now and it isn't BUDGING!!!!! My size 12's I bought though are starting to sag, so hopefully I will go on another shopping trip soon! The only bad part is that the German stores have the good jeans and the exchange rate is HORRIBLE right now :P
I posted a concern on mine on the TMB tonight about my nausea that I am still constantly having......Next week makes 7 months out for me and I STILL get sick A LOT! I honestly thought that it would've subsided some by now (I guess it has cause I don't actually vomit anymore)so I was a little concerned, but my TMB sisters let me know it's NORMAL. I am still eating like a rabbit majority of the time though. One of my favorite "meals" is tollhouse crackers (4 of them) w/ a little cream cheese and a slice of turkey cut in quarters w/ small pickle slices on top LOL. Hubby teases sometimes and says that it's worse than when I was pregnant LOL.
Know what else? I still think of myself as a fat girl too! The only time I really see myself as I am now is when I am looking at my reflection. I don't know how to explain it exactly, but it's crazy! Maybe it's because all of the people here just know me how I am now, not how I was, so they can't "appreciate" where I am LOL. I know my best friend has me sending her pictures regularly so she can OOH and AWWW over me, which feels great!! Anyhow, its REALLY late here so I better be heading off to bed! I'll be back!
10/10/04
Apr 21, 2008
TODAY MARKS 100 LBS FOR ME! I am in the century club FINALLY! I can not believe that I am typing this just short of my 6 month mark! I cannot believe how wonderful this surgery has made my life and soul! Thank you to everyone for all of your support and for making this mark for me possible!
