MzGwen
Long time.......
Apr 25, 2009
Well it's been a long time since I've been on here but here goes........................................... A lot of things have been going on since I've last logged in. In June 2 days after my 30th birthday, I was hospitalized because I was passing out. Come to find out I was diagnosed with Epilepsy...............(that was a major blow to me turning 30)............................After that health scare, I began having low grade fevers ALL THE DAMN TIME....................Come to find out from that, I have chronic bronchitis and asthma..................................I got that under control but then in November of 2008, my brother died.....................This was so unexpected, took me for a shock! I couldn't eat or sleep comfortably for a couple weeks. Besides those major events..........everything has been kosher. But one thing that seems to get me is that I can't break the 200lb mark and next month on the 27th will be 2 years post-op! I realize now that I can't do this by myself. I need help ASAP! So I began a new exercise routine and so far so good, even though it's been only 3 days, I can feel some results! I also need to get my eating back under control, meaning I need to cut out or back certain things like coffee, sugars and carbs among other things. So far so good I think that this time I will see the success that I've been wanting and needing to see since my surgery. Wish me LUCK!
Gwen
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Gwen
Waitng?!
Apr 13, 2008
Well I went for my one year check up and boy it wasn't good. According to Dr. Davis' chart I've only lost 49lbs 
. What a bummer 
. He told me that I should have lost at least twice that much if not more. Well that scared the crap out of me and it made me rethink why I had the surgery. So he wants to do a EGD to see if my pouch is streached out and why I stay so nauseated all the time. It can be before I eat after I eat or while I eat. I don't knoI just learned to live with it. I had a HIDA scan but I haven't gotten the results yet. I'm still waiting on that. I really don't want this surgery to have been in vain because if it was, then why did put myself through all that misery and pain? Well hopefully I'll get my results soon and I can go from there. Will keep you posted.
Gwen
. What a bummer . He told me that I should have lost at least twice that much if not more. Well that scared the crap out of me and it made me rethink why I had the surgery. So he wants to do a EGD to see if my pouch is streached out and why I stay so nauseated all the time. It can be before I eat after I eat or while I eat. I don't knoI just learned to live with it. I had a HIDA scan but I haven't gotten the results yet. I'm still waiting on that. I really don't want this surgery to have been in vain because if it was, then why did put myself through all that misery and pain? Well hopefully I'll get my results soon and I can go from there. Will keep you posted.Gwen
3 Months Later........
Sep 11, 2007
Hello all........
Well it's been a little over three months and I'm now down a total of 51lbs!!!! My doctor said that I' m doing great because I'm not loosing the weight too fast. That's really good because I don't want to have that sick look some patients have. I'm now 242 and I want to get to 160, which my doctor says I'm going to surpass, so that means I have 82 pounds to go
! wISH ME LUCK...uNITL NEXT TIME............
Well it's been a little over three months and I'm now down a total of 51lbs!!!! My doctor said that I' m doing great because I'm not loosing the weight too fast. That's really good because I don't want to have that sick look some patients have. I'm now 242 and I want to get to 160, which my doctor says I'm going to surpass, so that means I have 82 pounds to go
! wISH ME LUCK...uNITL NEXT TIME............
Update......
Jul 08, 2007
Well everyone it's been a little over a month since I given any updates here goes.....
1. My starting weight was 300 and now I weigh 263 that's 37 pounds lost since the surgery.
2. I can now wipe me own ass without having to bend over! Yall just don't know I'm so happy that I can do this on my own without having to wonder if I've left some "crumbs" behind (lol
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Well I'll give more updates as time goes on.
TTYL
1. My starting weight was 300 and now I weigh 263 that's 37 pounds lost since the surgery.
2. I can now wipe me own ass without having to bend over! Yall just don't know I'm so happy that I can do this on my own without having to wonder if I've left some "crumbs" behind (lol
)Well I'll give more updates as time goes on.
TTYL
Surgery Update
Jun 04, 2007
Well every I must say that I have a few updates to let you all know about:
1. My surgery went without a hitch.
2. The hospital stay was so excellent that I didn't want to leave(and almost didn't)
3. I only had 2 problems that I wasn't pleased about.
a: When I was on my way to my room from the recovery room, my bed got stuck in the elevator door. Now even though I was still comming out of the ansthesia, I was still with it. When I asked what was going on they told me that the bed was stuck and that they had to go and get help to get it out. Ok no proble, so instead of them waiting, they lifted up the bed and it fell hard! I was so much in pain that I cursed them out and told them something that I really can't mention. (hehehehe) when I finally got to my room, I was relieved with the exception that I had to walk 2 hours later. I couldn't handle it because I was still dizzy.
b. I had to stay a day longer because on the day of when I transitioned over to my puree diet, I had some pain that I couldn't tolerate. When Dr. Davis came in he was so wonderful. He told me that I wasn't going home until my pain was under control.
Oh one more thing, since I have allergic reactions to everything that Dr. Davis prescribes, I was taking Tylenol 3 with codiene and of course what happens, my face swells up that was another hold up for my discharge. But other than that, I had a wonderful stay and now I'm on my way to be in the LOOSERS club!
1. My surgery went without a hitch.
2. The hospital stay was so excellent that I didn't want to leave(and almost didn't)
3. I only had 2 problems that I wasn't pleased about.
a: When I was on my way to my room from the recovery room, my bed got stuck in the elevator door. Now even though I was still comming out of the ansthesia, I was still with it. When I asked what was going on they told me that the bed was stuck and that they had to go and get help to get it out. Ok no proble, so instead of them waiting, they lifted up the bed and it fell hard! I was so much in pain that I cursed them out and told them something that I really can't mention. (hehehehe) when I finally got to my room, I was relieved with the exception that I had to walk 2 hours later. I couldn't handle it because I was still dizzy.
b. I had to stay a day longer because on the day of when I transitioned over to my puree diet, I had some pain that I couldn't tolerate. When Dr. Davis came in he was so wonderful. He told me that I wasn't going home until my pain was under control.
Oh one more thing, since I have allergic reactions to everything that Dr. Davis prescribes, I was taking Tylenol 3 with codiene and of course what happens, my face swells up that was another hold up for my discharge. But other than that, I had a wonderful stay and now I'm on my way to be in the LOOSERS club!
Tomorrow is the big Day......
May 28, 2007
Well I have to be at the hospital tomorrow at 7:30am! I'm really excited and nervous at the same time. I don't think that I could go through this life changing moment if it wasn't for the love and support of one person, my best girlfriend. Even though she was dead set against the surgery she has supported me since I got my surgery day and I love her for that. Well I'll see yal in a couple of weeks with new up dates. Bye for now!
Count down to NEW LIFE.....
May 20, 2007
Well I now have nine days until my new life begins and I don't know how I feel. I'm happy, anxious and exausted all rolled up in one. I think that it's crazy for me to feel like this but I have plenty of support from a few co-workers who went through the surgery and they tell me that it's ok to feel this way. When I want to eat something that's not on my liquid diet, they tell me no. I may not like it but I truly appericiate it. This morning I weighed myseely and I'm down to 283.8. This liquid diet ain't no joke! Well I'll be back in a few days with new updates.
What a difference.....
May 17, 2007
Well a lot has been happening since my last post. I went for pre-op on the 14th and from my results, I've been cleared for surgery! The next day I started my liquid diet and boy is it hard to do. I knew that the liquid d iet was going to be hard, but I didn't think that it was going to damn near impossible to do! I had a hunger fit yesterday and took it out on my room mateand I know I was wrong, so I appologized to her. But the thing that has me tripping is that when I went to the doctor on Monday, I weighed 295.4. today is Thursday and I weigh 286.4. Is this just water weight or not? Well what ever it is I'm happy! I'll update you real soon ok.
GWEN
Crazy Thoughts.....
May 09, 2007
I now have 20 days until my surgery and I have a lot of mixed emotions going on. All day yesterday I cried and felt so scared. Why I really don't know until today. I'm actually scared of what my life is going to be like after the surgery. Then my mind went blank. I couldn't think of anything that would comfprt me. Why am I feeling like this?
The WEIGHT is over....
Apr 27, 2007
Well I got the news that is going to change my life for the good. I got APPROVED from insurance today! I was talking to my roommate and my doctor's office beeped in. The time of the call was 12:09 in the afternoon. I just want to thank all of you who prayed for me because God surely answered my prayers! Well I'll keep yall up to date as to when my surgery will be, but until then Keep on praying for me.
About Me
Houston, TX
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39.1
BMI
Surgery
05/29/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 10, 2007
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