justawhisper
201 POUNDS GONE!
Jan 11, 2010
I am almost 17 months out from my DS and have lost 201 pounds. Still healing up from the panni removal that was 4 weeks ago.
Belly button gone, along with 10 inches!
Jan 04, 2010
My balance seems way off now that I don't have that huge thing to contend with. Oh yea, it was 20 pounds of blob! And I lost 10 inches off my hips! And as of this morning at 172 I am 2 pounds away from loosing 200 pounds. Still blows my mind. I am so happy to have had this surgery, but I can see the thighs now, and they ain't pretty...ugh (shiver).
Loosing my belly button
Dec 13, 2009
I saw 2 plastic surgeons in November, and picked the one I wanted. Mostly because she would submit for insurance and the other guy would not even consider it. I am having this huge apron whacked on tuesday, dec 15, 2009. I was denied 2 weeks after submitting. Dr. Eslami CALLED the insurance company, told them how I have custody of 3 and 5 year old boys and I really need this off so I can properly care for them and be in their lives. They said Drs don't call us, they submit papers. She said this dr makes phone calls! She said they were at a loss for what to think so they reversed the answer immediately! That was all this past thursday. My insurance will change the first of the year, so the surgery has to be this month. The only day she has open is tuesday.
Sooo much to do and sooo little time. Taking care of the boys and now my mom, who spent 2wks in macu and is now in a nursing home near me for rehab. I had her brought up here so I could take care of her, and now I will be laid up. No stress here!I will find out tomorrow if there is a hernia in the upper portion of my abdomen. If so, I will have the full tummy tuck. If not, then just the panniculectomy. But I will be so happy not to have this huge thing to lug around. Because of the position of my belly button, it will more than likley be lost in the surgery. Won't be able to tell if I am coming or going...may have to get a tatoo of one! Both surgeons estimated this thing to be about 30 pounds. OMG that will put me at my personal goal of 150 pounds.
6 months and all is well...
Feb 21, 2009
I HAD MY LABS DONE AGAIN TO CHECK MY IRON AND IT WAS DOWN MORE. I HAD BEEN GETTING SO TIRED BY 6PM THAT I WOULD JUST WANT TO LAY MY HEAD DOWN ON THE TABLE AT SUPPER INSTEAD OF EAT. I WAS ONLY TAKING 1 OF MY 2 IRON PILLS, BUT NOW I AM TAKING THEM BOTH AND I CAN ALREADY FEEL A DIFFERENCE...NO LONGER WANTING TO SLEEP THROUGH SUPPER.
LAST WEEK I HAD 2 PEOPLE I KNOW WELL NOT RECOGNIZE ME, AND IT MADE ME LAUGH AND FEEL GREAT. THE FIRST WAS MY BEST FRIEND'S DAD. HE PASSED BY ME AT THE STORE, I SAID HI, HE SMILED, SAID HI, AND KEPT WALKING, THEN ALMOST FELL OVER HIS OWN FEET LOOKING BACK AT ME LIKE I LOOKED FAMILIAR, BUT HE WASN'T QUITE SURE. I HAD MY 2YR OLD GRANDSON WITH ME, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAVE CUSTODY OF THIS ONE, SO HE THOUGHT IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ME BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A YOUNG ONE. HE HADN'T SEEN ME IN 4 MONTHS. WHEN MY FRIEND CALLED HIM TO ASK IF HE RAN INTO ANYONE AT THE STORE THAT DAY, HE LAUGHED AND SAID I THINK IT WAS JUDY, BUT I'M NOT SURE! THEN ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE IS A MANAGER AT A LOCAL GROCERY. I HAVEN'T SEEN HER AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THE SURGERY. SHE PASSED BY AND I SAID HEY HOW ARE YOU, AND SHE SMILED AND SAID THE USUAL, FINE HOW ARE YOU, LIKE SHE WAS BEING POLITE TO A CUSTOMER, AND WALKED ON BY. I SAID HER NAME AND SHE JUMPED AND SCREAMED, OH MY GOD, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU! I GUESS 120 POUNDS GONE WILL DO THAT FOR YA!
My winter coat...
Feb 03, 2009
I have been a hot-blooded girl for as long as I can remember. I would always wear a light weight jacket or sweater along with a scarf and gloves when it would be really cold. I never could find a coat to fit anyway. Well about 5 years ago I saw this coat I really liked. It was the new (at the time) fabric- microfiber. It was a 3x that wouldn't zip, but I bought it, telling myself I just needed to loose a pound or two and I would be fine. No, it never happened. Now that I have lost some of my "insulation" I really feel the cold. I have to take the 4yr. old out for the bus every morning. So I got this coat out of the box back in December and IT ZIPPED! One day in January we were running a little behind so I put my coat on, no time to zip it...now it even OVERLAPS!!! yeah! 
HALF WAY THERE!!!
Jan 20, 2009
JUST HAVE TO TOOT MY OWN HORN...LOST ANOTHER 3 POUNDS THIS MORNING. MY PERSONAL GOAL IS TO REACH 150 POUNDS. I THINK THE CHART SAYS I SHOULD BE ABOUT 125 FOR MY HEIGHT, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY GETTING TO 150. I HAVE LOST 111 AND HAVE 109 TO GO. I HOPE THE REST COMES OFF AS EASILY AND QUICKLY AS THE FIRST HAS. YES, I HAVE HAD A FEW STALLS, SOMETIME FOR 2 WEEKS, THEN I LOST AGAIN. I EVEN PUT ON 6 POUNDS BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS...CAN'T EAT TURKEY OR HAM SO I ATE LOTS OF STUFFING AND POTATOES, THEN PAID FOR IT.
GOODBYE TO THE FIRST 100 POUNDS!!!!
Jan 19, 2009
YEA!!!!! I HIT THE FIRST 100 POUND LOSS ON SUNDAY, JAN. 11,2009....THREE DAYS BEFORE MY 5 MONTH MARK. I WAS SO EXCITED, I MOVED THE SCALES IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES JUST TO MAKE SURE I WOULDN'T CHANGE! YEP, IT'S OFFICIALLY GONE! THAT WAS 8 DAYS AGO AND I HAVE LOST ANOTHER 8 POUNDS. BOY, I HOPE THIS KEEPS GOING SO WELL. I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD GETTING IN THE PROTEIN, FLUIDS AND MOST OF THE VITAMINS...OK, I RAN OUT OF CALCIUM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO (BAD, BAD, I KNOW) BUT I GOT A BOTTLE TONIGHT, SO I WILL BE BACK ON THEM NOW.
I'm BACK !!!! 4 1/2 MONTHS POST-OP
Jan 03, 2009
WOW, HAS IT BEEN A LONG TIME! MY COMPUTER WENT NUTS AND WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME LOG IN. VERY FRUSTRATING, BUT I GOT A NEW ONE FOR CHRISTMAS. THE ONLY THING IT DIDN'T COME WITH WAS "TIME" ! STILL WORKING ON GETTING THINGS TRANSFERED OVER.
BOY HAVE THINGS BEEN CHANGING. I HAVE LOST 94 POUNDS NOW AND I CAN FINALLY SEE SOME OF IT. MY TOPS HAVE GONE FROM A SNUG 32 TO A LOOSE 28. MY SHOULDERS ARE MORE A 26 BUT I NEED THE 28 TO GET OVER THE BELLY STILL. I WILL BE SO GLAD TO SEE THIS THING SHRINK. I HAVE FELT BLOATED IN MY STOMACH EVER SINCE SURGERY, AND I DON'T LIKE IT TO BE TOUCHED THERE AT ALL. I SEE DR. ANDERSON ON TUESDAY AND HOPE TO FIND OUT WHY.
ON THANKSGIVING DAY, WE ALWAYS GET TOGETHER WITH MY DADS SIDE OF THE FAMILY...ABOUT60 OF US. I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE AND I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY ON MY ANNIVERSERY RING. WELL, IT FELL OFF! I HAVEN'T WORN IT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. SO I THEN TRIED ON MY ORIGINAL DIAMOND SET AND LO AND BEHOLD IT FIT JUST FINE! I HAVEN'T HAD THAT ONE ON FOR PROBABLY 10 YEARS. YEAH!
NO MORE BRA EXTENDERS! IN FACT THEY ARE ON THE SMALLEST SET OF HOOKS. OK, I AM UPSET ABOUT THE BOOBS LEAVING TOWN, BUT ONE ONE KNOWS THEY ARE FAKE ONES NOW. WELL, OK, THEY DO KNOW...I HAVE A BIG MOUTH!
I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING IN STORES I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN BEFORE...KOHLS, GABERIAL BROTHERS, BIG LOTS...ALWAYS HAD TO DO WALMART OR MEIJER TO USE THE ELECTRIC CART. I HAVEN'T USED ONE SINCE MY SECOND WEEK AFTER SURGERY.
I STILL CAN'T DO CHICKEN ANY WAY. JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT MAKES ME SICK...STILL HOPING THAT WILL CHANGE. I LIVE ON CHILI, MEATLOAF, BEEF ROAST, PORK CHOPS, AND HAMBERGERS. OH, AND NORTHERN BEANS. I TRY TO KEEP A POT OF CHILI OR BEANS IN THE FRIDGE EVERY WEEK AND EAT ON THAT THRU THE DAY.
GOT TO GO TAKE CARE OF THE BOYS NOW. HOPE TO HAVE MORE TIME LATER.
THREE AND A HALF WEEKS LATER....
Sep 06, 2008
SURGERY WAS AUGUST 13,2008. EVERYTHING WENT WELL - OPEN BPD DS. THE WORST PART AFTERWARDS WAS TRYING TO GET UP OUT OF BED. I HAD RENTED A LIFT CHAIR TO SLEEP IN AFTER SURGERY. BECAUSE ALL MY WEIGHT IS IN MY BELLY, I KNEW IT WOULD BE HARD GETTING OUT OF BED. WELL, THE CHAIR WAS NOT ALL THAT COMFORTABLE, AND WAS CAUSING A SORE ON MY BUTT. I BEGGED DR ANDERSON FOR A SCRIPT FOR A HOSPITAL BED AND SHE FINALY SAID YES. I AM A BIG WIMP WHEN IT COMES TO PAIN, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET A HERNIA TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY BED, BUT I SURE DO WANT TO GET IN IT SOON.
NOTHING TASTED GOOD AFTER SURGERY. SOMETIMES WANTED DRINKS WARM, SOMETIMES COLD. EVERYTHING WAS TOO SWEET. I AM NOW LACTOSE INTOLERANT.
ABOUT 10 DAY AFTER SURGERY I HAD MY HUSBAND GET ME AND HIM A CHICKEN DINNER TO SHARE. I ATE 3 VERY SMALL BITES OF THE MASHED POTATOES AND THEN I SMALL BITE OF CHICHEN. IT FELT LIKE A GIANT FIST GRABBED HOLD OF THAT CHICKEN AND REFUSED TO LET IT PASS. I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN FOR ONE HOUR, THEN IT WENT THRU. THE NEXT MORNING I TRYED A BITE OF HIS GRAVY AND BISCUIT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME IT TOOK 3 HOURS TO PASS. I WAS AFRAID I HAD A HIATAL HERNIA, SO BILLY TOOK ME TO KETTERING ER, THEY DID XRAYS, AND HAD ME SWALLOW THAT NASTY CRAP BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. WELL THE PROBLEM WAS ME...TOO EARLY TO EAT MORE THAN 2 - 3 BITES. SO....BACK TO THE PUDDING AND YOGURT FOR A WHLE LONGER.
I HAD TO COME HOME ON BLOOD THINNER SHOTS. BILLY GAVE ME ONE EVERY DAY. THE NURSE SAID DR. ANDERSON ALMOST ALWAYS MAKES HER PATIENTS OVER 300lbs TO THIS. AT MY 2wk CHECK UP SHE LET ME STOP THEM IF I WOULD STAY ACTIVE. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR 30 DAYS, BUT THE LAST 3 HE GAVE ME HURT AND I DON'T LIKE PAIN, PLUS TRYING TO DEAL WITH ALL THE PROTEIN, FLUIDS AND VITAMINS, I HAD HAD ENOUGH!
I HAD MY FIRST "WOW" AT 2 WEEKS. I HAVE HAD TO USE THOSE ELECTRIC CARTS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. WE WENT TO KROGER, SPENT ABOUT 40 MINUTES AND I WALKED THE ENTIRE TIME!!! AND I DIDN'T HURT!!!
I AM OFF BOTH MY DIABETES MEDS AND MY SUGAR STAYS AROUNG 100. HEY!! I CAN WALK TO THE BATHROOM AND BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP FOR A BREAK IN THE DINNING ROOM.
THE TIME HAS COME....!!!
Aug 11, 2008
