mel2008
July 9,2009
Hey everyone just wanted to give a quick update. Well I have been complaining about my gallbladder hurting and sure enough I have gallstones. I almost think that is a good thing because now I know why I have pain. Anyways, I will be having surgery next Thursday which will be good because then I have the weekend to recover. I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4TH July. Oh, and I am only 15 LBS from goal.
May 8, 2009
Wow, I have really fallen behing with this. Anyways, ok here is the deal. I am now a year out and cant believe it. Things are starting to change for me. I am starting to feel more comfortable with myself but still dont think of myself as small. I really want to loose 30 more LBS. I have come to the conclusion that I am going to need some PS. My boobs are a size 36G and I am a size 8-10. When is that going to sink in. I am a 8-10 I have never ever been that. I still work out and love it. I feel that no matter what my weight is I am goign to look curvy. I have booty, boobs, and thighs. sigh! Some not soo good changes are happening to me as well. I am being laid off from my job that is the price you pay when you work at a financial instute. It will be ok. This sounds bad but i feel more confident being a normal size person and job hunting then being really overweight. I know God will help me thru this as well. Hope all is well with everyone and GOD BLESS!!
December 23,2008
Happy Holidays everyone!! Ok, ok so I have not been very good about updating on my profile my bad. Anyways, I just wanted to share a little about what has been going on in my life. So I think I am in the ones now. I can never tell cause the scale at work sometimes works sometimes does not. I feel pretty good even though I cant see much of a difference. I can wear a 14W or 15 jrs. but I a lot of skin left so when I take off my clothes I still see the same ol me. I really cant wait until I loose about another 40lbs. I will be soo happy. I really want to have plastic surgery. I am going to reallly strart trying to save. I am trying to sell my car. Pay off some debt and get a cheaper place to live. If I can do those things I think I will be able to get my plastic surgery. All I want is a tummy tuck and brest reduction and lift. I dont really care about my arms. I figure if I ever have to jump from a burning buliding maybe I will glide instead of just drop to. LOL. What else... this experince has made me want to really become a RN. So I am going to see I can start working on that goal as well. I feel because of whats happening in our economy I am more broke then ever. I am I been trying to look for a new job so I hope that in the next few months I will be blessed with a better paying job and someone will buy my car so I wont have a car payment for awhile. I just wanted to say Happy Holidays and hope everyone has a wonderful new year!!!! Be safe!
July 18, 2008
It's Friday YIPEE!! Anyways I have been working out and lifting some weights. I really cant tell if I see
a difference in my apperence. But ppl at work are noticing. About 15 more lbs and i will be down 100LBS.
That will be amazing. I have not bought any new clothes yet. I am holding out. I figure as long as i can make my clothes stay up over my waist with a belt I am ok. I want to be down like 140 by christmas. I am trying very hard to make that happend. There is a Christmas party in december that I didnt go to last year cause i didnt like how i looked. So this year is going to be different. !!! I really cant wait. I will keeep everyone posted. I really love my RNY!!!!
June 25, 2008
So today I went to my docotors appointment with Dr.Snyder and it went really good. I am down 66 lbs from surgery.
He thinks I am doing great I am just low on B1 and my liver test are still really off. It was actually a really good appointment. He talked ot me more about getting comfortable with my body and self. He said "You are no longer the fat girl" which was wierd to hear. I think now that I am getting use to everything I am VERY happy with my surgery. I cant wait to see what my
life will be like in a year from now. God Bless
June 12, 2008
Ok so I had my first and hopefully last experience with dumping. It really was not fun
to be honest with you. I ate a little bit of soup that I had earlier in the day and well
at dinner time it didnt like me. Rather then that no new news really. Well I worked out
last night at the gym and thought I would take a look at the scale. According to two scales
at work (we have a gym at my job) I am down another 11 LBS in a week in a half. It just makes me want to continue wo-
rking out and doing good. I will keep everyone posted.
June 10, 2008
Well alot has changed from the last time i worte. I am down about 60lbs from surgery and I have had my struggles. I was not able to eat for about 6 weeks due to scar tissue from my surgery. I had an EDG done and boom I was fixed. Now I am having to adjust to eating again. I went so long with out eating I forgot what i was like. I had no major problems with my surgery it went pretty smooth. I just lost a bit of blood. I was in the hospital for 4 days. ICU for about 2. I dont think any one can really prepare for surgery until it is done. I thought I was ready and boy was I worng. I think as long as you have the support from family and friends you can make it thur. I am not going to be somone that says I was up running a mile after surgery because i was NOT!! I was in the most PAIN I have ever been in. I was in tears. Partly because my morfine pump was not working and they had to be a little rough with me. But rather then that I am starting to adjust. It has not been easy but I know with the support of family and friends I will make it. One thing I think everyone should do before surgery get to know someone that has had the surgery or going to have surgery around the same time as you because they will understand your struggles. I met someone that had surgery the same day as me and we had the same doctor and I think being able to text and see how she has been doing and vice versa has really helped me not feel alone. Till next time God Bless.
April 2, 2008
This has been a very long process for me and it is still going. I have been overweight for about 10 years. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16 and lost a lot of weight with the meds. Then when I was about 19 I started to fill sick again. I went to many appointments and docotors and all the could tell me was to loose weight. I tried to explain to them I was trying. In about 11 months I gain 100 + pounds. Then I started seeing new doctors they still didnt want to help me. I got a new job and different insurance and the docotor that I had knew there was something deff worng but was not sure what it was. She did a couple test on me for Cushings syndrome but it was a dead end. My blood work was WAY off but not off that would point to cushings. She sent me to another doctor and she noticed I was breathing hard. She had me walk while testing my oxygen levels and she was horrified I was at 81 percent and my heart was 120 BPM. She had me get chest x-rays and follow up with my primary doctor. I then went back to my Primary docotor and she did the same test and had me go to the emergency room. I went and had a CT. They said it came back normal but one docotor wanted me to stay the other said ahh she is overwieght she just needs to loose a couple pounds. (By the way a year later we found out it was not normal) So I went home. About a month later I went and had an echo done. Waited two weeks and my primary doctor calls to tell my I have Pulmonary Hypertension and I was going to die and she can no longer help me. Talk about being shocked. She didnt even tell me what it was and if there was anything I could do. Oh I forgot she had put me on disability for 2 months. So after hearing this I started to do research. She was going to have me go back to work but before my first day back they fired me saying they were doing company wide lay offs. Funny I was the only one laid off and I was still on disability. So I wrote the CEO and told him how horriable that was. They gave me my job back but it only lastest 3 days because I was being taunted. So now i have a lung disease and no insurance. I was able to find another job and try to find a docotor. Still no one wanted to help me. While at my last job I starting getting intrested in WLS because a co worked had the lap band and she did great on it. So my primary doctor said it would be fine to do Gastric bypass if i want i got a name of a surgon Dr. Michael Snyder I went to his seminar and thought this could really help me. In the mean time I found my doctor for Pulmonary Hypertension he was a little stand offish as well because of my size but I think he knew something was wrong after many many many many test and months I had a right heart cath wide a wake. On 3-14-2008 ( When you have a lung disease no one wants to put you under I had a EGD and colonospocy done with no drugs as well wide a wake.) Well to everyone supprise not mine it confirmend PULMONARY HYPERTENSION I had been with out drugs and on oxygen for over a year and 20 years old now 22. Well my next battle was fighting insurance for a pre approval letter from BCBS MI after 4 months they gave in and faxed one to my doctors office last week. Now I have a surgery date for 4-21-08 but guess what I am still not ther yet. I have a pulmonary clerence from my pulmonary hypertension specialist but now my surgeons office the insurance lady says I need two. I am not giving up I have to fax everything to another doctor even thow my surgeon told me i could go with my pulmonary hypertension doctor but I dont want 4-21 to come around and get ready for surgery and be told I am missing something. Well thats my story it has been a long journey but now I can WAIT for my new Journey and hopefully with gastric bypass it is going to help me with my lungs .
