http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/BusWrench's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2011/01/25/6-months-out---/Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:14:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2011/01/25/6-months-out---/   Well it has been 6 months since my surgery. I have lost 108 lbs. and almost 12 inches in my waist. Life is so much different now. I am still un-employed. My Dad has passed away. I am helping my Mom get through the changes in her life because ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/10/24/sorry-it-s-been-soooooo-long-/Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/10/24/sorry-it-s-been-soooooo-long-/I have not posted for some time. I have reasons for this. Everything weight loss is going great. I have lost 90 lbs since I started my journey, but I suffered a bigger loss 2 weeks ago. My Dad passed away. He had been in the hospital for two weeks ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/08/23/yesterday-was-1-month-out---/Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:54:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/08/23/yesterday-was-1-month-out---/....and I am down 24 pounds, and I feel great. I am so excited. I have had to buy a pair of pants because my old ones were falling off as I walked. I also had to punch 3 holes in my belt to hold up the new pants. I am ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/08/07/omg-2-weeks-post-op/Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:51:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/08/07/omg-2-weeks-post-op/   Well, I just can't believe that it has already been two weeks since I had surgery. I have to say, I feel great. I had my 2 week post-op on Thursday. I have lost 12.6 lbs since surgery. My 6 bullet holes are healing nicely. One more week, then ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/26/fershly-out-of-the-hospital/Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/26/fershly-out-of-the-hospital/Well, that was quite an experience. I have been out of the hospital for almost three days. I feel fantastic. The doctors were great, and they said all went as planned. I have six new scars on my stomach, with some redness, and black and blueness. Pain is very tolerable. I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/21/new-piece-of-jewlery/Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:09:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/21/new-piece-of-jewlery/Well I got a new piece of jewelry today. The bad thing is, it can only be seen by a CT Scan or X-Ray. I have my very own IVC Filter. I had implanted this morning. All went well. Some confusion about how the implant was going to occur, but it is ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/19/i-made-a-decision/Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:08:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/07/19/i-made-a-decision/   Well after many discussions with family members and friends, I am going through with surgery on Thursday. I have put some applications out for a new job, and even had an interview today. It was kind of an odd interview. We talked about WLS for the most part. I told ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/27/fly-in-the-ointment/Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:36:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/27/fly-in-the-ointment/Well, a problem has come up. I was told on Friday that the terminal where I work is closing. This means as of 07/31/10 I will be un-employed. My surgery date is 07/22/10. If I proceed with my surgery, I will not have a job to go back to. If ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/17/one-on-one-with-dr--ali/Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:10:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/17/one-on-one-with-dr--ali/  I had my one-on-one with Dr. Ali last night. All was OK. I say OK because I was told that I need to lose 40 lbs. by my surgery date, July 22. He told me the reasons why: complication during and after surgery. He then told me the best ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/16/nut-visit/Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:40:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/buswrench/blog/2010/06/16/nut-visit/Went to see the NUT last night. It was a good visit. She commended me on my new friend, FitDay.com. It has so many good uses. I was down another 4 lbs. She wished me good luck on my impending surgery and that she looks forward to seeing me afterwards. ...