JULIA_D
Glad to be back
Sep 05, 2011
Glad to be back on Obesity Help. In any weight loss journey you must have some support along the way. I am back after over 3yrs. I had Lap band in June of 2007 and even though it did bring me from 321 pounds to 199 pounds I have reached a point that it does not work for me anymore due to reflux and being miserable. So many months of fills and unfills...I am tired. Many things have happened to me this year that have made me think about what I want for me. I am a nurse working in long term care for the past 20yrs. I have worked at one nursing home since I became a nurse. I am over the infection control, staff development and education department at my nursing home. I am married (22yrs) and have 3 children 21, 18 and 13. My sweet Daddy had a stroke in March of this year and passed away on August 1st. This was the most devistating thing that has ever happened to me. I have comforted families for years when they lost loved ones but until I lost my Daddy I didn't have a clue of what they were going through. One thing that I have realized that we leave this world with nothing but our personal salvation and nothing else. Material things mean nothing. I want to get my life back on track and reach my goals. I want to reach my dream of knowing what it feels like to not have all this weight dragging me down and also want to further my education from and LPN to BSN. Hope to meet many new friends on here and get the support I need to reach my weight loss goals. I am considering a revision to VSG. I hope to gather as much information as I can to make this goal.
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It's My 1 year anniversary!
Jun 28, 2008
Sadly I have been so busy this past year I have not posted anything since I first joined this forum. I have reached my 1 year anniversary and I can proudly say that I have lost 97 lbs.! This band does work. It has not been easy with the stress of work, family and life in general... but.... Praise The Lord I am happy and feeling great! I look and feel better. My back problems have almost disappeared. The only thing is, I have trouble accepting all of the compliments I have been getting. I was told that I look like a different person by many people....but hey.....I'm still me only thinner.....
THE BIG DAY
Jul 09, 2007
THE BIG DAY FINALLY ARRIVED WED. 6/27/07AND I SET OUT ON MY JOURNEY TO PASCAGOULA MS AT 5 AM BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AT 6:30. I WAS SOOOOO NERVOUS. I HAD ONLY TOLD 2 OF MY SISTERS AND A FEW PEOPLE AT WORK AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS. I WAS SCARED TO TELL MY CHILDREN AND OTHER FAMILY. I DID NOT TELL MY MOTHER BECAUSE I KNEW SHE WOULD TRY TO TALK ME OUT OF DOING THIS. I WENT IN ABOUT 7:30 AND WAS FEELING TERRIBLE. I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THE O2 MASK WAS PLACED ON ME. I WOKE UP AT ABOUT 9:00 AND DID NOT LEAVE UNTIL ABOUT 1PM. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR ME TO COME AROUND COMPLETELY. I WENT ON MY 1HR RIDE BACK HOME AND FELT PRETTY GOOD. I CAME HOME AND TOLD MY CHILDREN AND THEY ALL WERE HAPPY FOR ME. MY OTHER FAMILY TOLD ME I WAS CRAZY AND WAS GOING TO DIE AND ALOT OF OTHER THINGS..... THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY WEEK AND A HALF OF HELL THEY PUT ME THROUGH. WE PACKED OUR CAMPER UP ON FRIDAY THE 29TH AND HEADED OUT FOR GULF SHORES. BEING A NURSE I KNEW THE RISKS OF BLOOD CLOTS FROM LONG DRIVES SO WE STOPPED ABOUT EVERY 45 MINUTES UNTIL WE ARRIVED. IT DID ME GOOD TO GET AWAY FROM MY DISAPPROVING FAMILY AND BE WITH MY HUSBAND CHILDREN. I HEARD PLENTY OF THE BAD THINGS MY FAMILY THOUGHT ABOUT ME FROM THE ONLY SISTER AT THIS POINT THAT SUPPORTED ME. IE.....(I WAS MENTAL/I WAS GOING TO DIE/I WAS GOING TO GET CANCER/I WAS GOING TO END UP WITH A COLOSTOMY ????) WE FINALLY CAME HOME ON FRIDAY 7/6/07. MY SISTER I WORK WITH HAS YET TO INQUIRE ABOUT ME AND THAT GOES FOR MY OTHER SIBLINGS ALSO (EXCEPT FOR MY ANGEL SISTER ANGIE IN MOBILE). MY MOTHER BARELY CALLS. I RETURNED TO WORK TODAY WITH A WARM WELCOME BACK. MOST OF MY CO-WORKERS KNOW AND I TOLD A FEW MORE. MY CO-WORKERS COULD TELL THAT I HAVE LOST WEIGHT. I LOST 18 POUNDS BEFORE MY SURGERY AND NOW HAVE LOST 15 LBS SINCE MY SURGERY A TOTAL LOSS OF 33 POUNDS.
MY JOURNEY LEADING UP TO MY DECISION
Jul 09, 2007
MY NAME IS JULIA AND I'M 35 YEARS OLD. (36 IN AUGUST). I AM A NURSE OF 16 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HEAVY MOST OF MY LIFE YET REALLY PACKED IT ON AFTER MY FIRST CHILD. I AM MARRIED (18YEARS) AND HAVE 3 CHILDREN. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE LAP BAND R/T BACK PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE UNBEARABLE AT TIMES. I DON'T HAVE ANY HEART PROBLEMS OR DIABETES (THANK THE LORD) YET WHICH MY PARENTS HAVE. (FATHER HEART DISEASE/MOTHER TERRIBLE DIABETIC) I RESEARCHED THE LAP BAND FOR OVER A YEAR I GUESS AND AT FIRST THOUGHT THE PRICE WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO EVER THINK OF HAVING THIS DONE. I TALKED IT OVER WITH MY HUSBAND AND HE FINALLY AGREED THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS HAPPEN IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO DO. MY HUSBAND HAS NEVER MADE AN ISSUE OF MY WEIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO FEEL GOOD AND GET RID OF THIS BAD BACK. I WON'T DISCLOSE MY BEGINNING WEIGHT BUT MY BMI WAS IN THE HIGH 40'S. I ATTENDED ONE OF DR. AVARA'S MEETINGS I THINK IN MARCH (I WISH I WOULD HAVE KEPT A BETTER JOURNAL). AFTER THE MEETING MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS SCARED AT FIRST YET FELT BETTER ABOUT IT AFTER MEETING AND HEARING DR. AVARA SPEAK. THIS MEETING WAS KEPT SECRET FROM MY CHILDREN AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY.. ( WE TOLD THEM WE WERE LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK). AFTER THIS MEETING I WENT TO THE 3HR. MEETING AND DR. AVARA TALKED TO ME AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING. IT CAME INTO TO REALITY. "HEY I'M REALLY GONNA DO THIS". I HAD TO TELL MY BOSS ANGELA WHO SUPPORTED ME FROM THIS POINT ON. MY INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN DR. PATEL HELPED ME FROM THIS POINT WITH ALL MY PRE TESTING WITH MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT. THE BALL WAS ROLLING AT THIS TIME. ALL MY TESTS IN 2 DAYS. WHAT A HURDLE I HAD JUMPED. I WENT TO PERI OP MEETING AND SUPPORT GROUP (MET MANY GREAT PEOPLE). THEN CAME PRE-OP DAY. I THINK IF MY HUSBAND HAD SAID "DON'T DO THIS' I WOULD HAVE SAID OKAY AND WENT ON WITH MY LIFE. I WAS TERRIFIED AND WORRIED THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR ME TO DO. I WAS SICK ALL NIGHT VOMITING. THEN CAME THE BIG DAY........................
About Me
Location
38.8
BMI
Surgery
06/27/2007
Surgery Date
Jul 06, 2007
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