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Hello out there!!!

Oh my goodness, its been so long since I posted, I almost forgot how to log in. Tisk Tisk. Well it's been 7 years and 10 months since I had my original WLS with Dr. Singh & Averbach in MD.  I have since relocated to GA and on Thursday Dec. 15, 2011, I underwent an EGD with Sclerotherapy with Dr. Larry Hobson here in GA.

Only 1 day out and I am doing well with just basic vitamin water, a little broth and protein shake sips.  Slight discomfort around the stomach area, but otherwise it was a painfree process.

Although I know that WLS is just a tool, I am excited about the prospect of this next level of weight loss.

I plan to journal more and interact more, but I am always open for questions, and suggestions!!

Have a great day all!!!

Good Morning,

Ok, so its not quite every few days, but at least I came back to post an update.  I have switched insurance companies since I had my surgery done, so I was going to have to try and finance my tummy tuck and beast reduction.  So I visited my PCP last week and I found out that my new insurance company may cover both!! With the steady loss, gravity has taken over and everything is pulling down.  I am starting to get grooves in my shoulders from the weight of my breasts, even with all the new bras and support items.  Then I had an issue wioth the extra stomach skin chaffing and giving me a rash under my belly.  So I had to use a special cream and powder.  no matter how well I dried it, it was always irritated.  So everytime I go he documented those concerns.  In addition he sent me to other doctors and specialists and they documented with pictures and follow up visits.  So my doctor says that maybe in a monthor two he will submit a request to my insurance company for medically necessary "reconstructive surgery", since we have over 6 months of documented complaints and visits.  

Hopefully it will go well.  Ta Ta for now and God bless!!

Hello,

I am trying to keep with my promise of posting every few days.  So far I am doing good.  Since my surgery I have been waiting for the day I could get my tummy slim and bare my belly button to the world in a bikini.  But since I have begun the process of searching for a surgein to do my cosmetic work, I am looking forward to that day a lot less.

I was living in MD when I got my surgery done, but have since relocate dto GA, and there are a million and one plastic surgeons here.  But all the one s I seem to visist have this "Perfect Ending" thing going.  All I want is my stomach and love handle done and maybe a little off my thighs.  I know eventually my breasts will have to be reduced otherwise I would fall over, but most of these doctors want to nip and tuck stuff I dont want done. 

So another day another search.

Ta ta for now and God bless 

Hello!! Another year and I still have not kept up with my page as much as I promised I would. But I am here and going to try and do this one more time. I am 3 years out and still following a healthy eating plan. At one point about a year and a half ago, I hit a plato with my weight, but i just stuck it out and continued to eat right and now my weight loss has started to decrease again. I am now at the stage were I can happily go and get my tummy done and my breasts too, but i think I want to wait just another few months. I started gathering information from doctors here, but my concern is the recovery time and the limitations that Iwould be under while I recover. But that is another story I guess. So until I finish updating my page. Ta Ta and God Bless

Oh My Goodness, call me a slacker, but my life has taken off since surgery that I am hardly at the pc anymore!! I am 2 years and 7 months out of surgery and down over 120 pounds. I hit a plato, and can now enter the consultation phase of my tummy tuck and will be posting more information soon.

Hello All!!! I am sooooo sorry for not updating as much as I had planned, but one thing I realize is that when you loose weight and get active, your social life takes off. There has been so much I wanted to do in life and with my kids, that it has been a whirlwind of events. I don't have a lot of time today to update, but I'll try and do it over the weekend. I am still losing, so I haven't started looking into any surgeons yet for my stomach, but I will come August. The weight is coming off and I seem to be keeping it off, so I guess alls well that ends well.

Thanks again to everybody who has been emailing me. I know that I have been a virtual hermit, but forgive me again. I have finally gotten my pictures changed so now you can see the before and after as I promised!! I look at that picture and just marvel at how far the Lord has brought me from where I was to now. I am happy to annouce that since my last posting a few weeks ago, i have come down to a size Medium shirt and slowly feeling out the 14 bottoms. I am happy to be here so I won't complain if it takes some time. I again must give my sincere thanks to the members here. There is no place else in the free world where you can give unconditional love to a person hat you have never laid eyes on and may never meet in your life, but you still find a way to love and honor them as if they were your sister or brother next door. With the few issues I had after surgery, I am thankful to those of you who prayed for me and my slow draining pouch!! LOL I didn't care if it dripped like an IV I was getting up out of that hospital and with prayer and faith I DID!! Thanks again. i look forward to many more posts. Now with that said and done, let me discuss my holiday!! GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY!!!!!! This was my first major holiday that I was unable to feast like normal. Not only did my desire to feast subside since surgery, but my passion for cooking has as well. I didn't even cook this year, I ordered my meal pre-cooked from Giant. I just made my own stuffing because theres was spicey, and added some greens and mac n cheese. then after all that...I ate less than 1/2 cup of food. I think I got full from just smelling the food as I heated it up. But I am proud to say that I did not crack!!! I ate my food slowly and I marveled at the fact that I was really full. then i slept it off and had a protein shake later in the day. With Thanksgiving conquered......I look forward to Christmas. Until next post.....Ta Ta and God Bless!!

Hello Everybody!!!! It has been so long since I had the chance to update you guys! First let me say thank you to everybody who has been emailing me and supporting me. Second Thank you to everybody who is or was actually inspired by my ragged life story. LOL I never thought I would actually meet people who would be interested in my twisted little world, but I love you guys so much!! Now for what you want to know...LOL I am in my 9th month and down 93 pounds!! I am in a 16 pants and dress and a large shirt. I still continue to work out, just need to step it up a bit and I still read email, I just don't get a lot of time to return them. I am working on that today though!!! I will also be doing my page and adding before and after pics, so just bare with me. Thanks again for the support!! Ta Ta and God Bless You All....Rochelle

It has been a coon's age since I updated my page, but so much has gone on in my life that I had no time. I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but after surgery, I rededicated myself to the Lord, and I have been active in church more than before. So that is why I am behind on my page. I have lost 55 pounds since my WLS 4 months ago, and I have gone from a size 28 pants to 18 and from a 3x-4x shirt to a 2x-1x. I can get into a 16 pants, but can't button them up, so I will keep going strong until I can. Until my next update..Ta Ta and BE BLESSED

WEIGHTLOSS UPDATE DRUMROLL PLEASE....(imagine the sound) 40LBS DOWN!! April 5 will be 2 months out for me, and to be down 40 pounds is a dream come true. I can't ever remember being under 290 since the birth of my twins, let alone to be under 260! Now I am 254 and I feel AWESOME!! I will admit that since I know my body can tolerate sugar, I did sneak a snicker popables into my mouth one day. So for the next 2 days I did liquids and pureed foods. LOL I had to catch myself and remind myself that I am what I eat and that if I am not careful, I will regain what I've lost. So I cleared my house of all of the bad foods. I swear I have no clue where that candy came from. It just fell out of the cabinet when i was going for my protein mix. I think it must have been left over from my Super Bowl / Last Good Meal party in February. But, none the less...they are no more. I can't think of anything else right now, so maybe I'll post tomorrow. Ciao