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Fit comfortably in an airplane seat.

141 People
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make love to my husband and be able to enjoy myself

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be able to tie my shoes and breathe at the same time

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  • Comment by katield on 3/7/08 12:51 pm
    I hope everything is going well for you - congrats :o)
  • Comment by Shelley S. on 3/3/08 8:43 am
    YAY! Today is your day! Congrats on your new birthday! I'm praying for your successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
  • Comment by Linda_S on 3/3/08 8:00 am
    Wooo hoooo Darice! Today's your day. You are in my prayers for a safe surgery and a rapid recovery. You are at the start of a most amazing journey. No doubt, you'll have a couple of days of thinking what the heck did I do to myself?, but I think you'll find this is one of the best things to ever happen to you. God bless you and watch over you. Linda
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My name is Darice. I am a 50 year old married woman with no children.My husband Kenny and I have been married 10 years and I am happy to say that he is supporative and loving. .  The main reason I have decided to have weight loss surgery is because I want to be healthy and grow old with my husband. We talk of retiring in a warm place and traveling to the places we have dreamed of. Japan, Fiji, The Carribean, Arizona, Texas, and many, many other places. 
My goal going into this surgery was to get under 200 pounds and get off my blood pressure medication. By june I was under 200 pounds and I was off BP meds 6 weeks post op. This has been am amazing journey.


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2 Years 8 months post op. WOW moment!!!!
on October 11, 2010 7:02 am
 Ok so i had an amazing wow  moment yesterday.  Went to Costco to do some shopping and when we get to the check out, i hand my card to the cashier like I always do. He rings up my stuff and than he looks at me and said "that picture doesn't look like you" I thought he was going to accuse me of using someone else's card, than i realized that It was because I lost so much weight!!  This is the first time someone looked at a picture of me that I  have not shown as a pre-op and had this reaction. At 2 years 8 months post op, sometimes I need motivation to keep on the right track and this has definately given me the motivation to continue stay on track. I love my RNY!!!!
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2 Years post-op
on March 3, 2010 8:35 am
 Well 2 years ago today i made a decision that changed my life. I spent a few hours with an amazing Doctor that made that change possible.  I've lost a total of 133 pounds from my highest weight and gone from a size 24-26 to a size 8. I'm off blood pressure medication and my feet, knees and hips don't hurt any more. I can  walk and breathe at the same time. Hell I can run and breathe at the same time. I can cross my legs when I sit down and fit comfortably in any chair I sit in. I've learned about new ways to eat and new things to eat. Am I perfect when it comes to food? OH NO!!!, But I work hard every day and go to tons of support groups. My life has changed in ways I could never imagine and I plan to work hard to maintain this new life of mine. Some of my WOW moments in the last 12 months include being Matron of honor for my very very good friend. The red dress was AMAZING. Walking around NYC with my husband and having him tell me to slow down!! WHAT!! And the big one, Falling down one day and before I realized what happend, I was up and chasing papers around a parking lot. And I got them all!!!  I've fallen down to much in the past and had to be helped up or I had to struggle to get up on my own .  My RNY was the best decision I've made for myself in a long time and I WILL NOT go back to having high blood pressure, aching feet and being stuffed into chairs that were not made for me.  I love my RNY!!!
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What do you say?
on May 3, 2009 8:04 pm
What do you day when a friend has gone to sleep for the final time? Do you say Goodby or See ya later? Are we sad for them or for us? Is she in a better place? Well she's not suffering any more, but we who are left behind suffer the loss of a loved one. A mother, wife, sister, grandmother, best friend. We do what we can to extend our lives, (WLS, diet, excersize) and we don't expect to lose friends. Espically due to tragic accidents. . She was truly the glue that held her family together. Her oldest son now feels responsible for his siblngs. He's such an honorable and proud young man and I'm honored to call him Godson. So many folks came out to see her home, it warmed my heart.  I think I'll just say see ya later. Goodby seems so final, and the thought of never seeing my friends and family ever again is just to much to bare, So dear friend, see ya later. I know you'll be waiting with everyone else that went befor you.  SEE YA LATER!!!!   
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Life & Death
on April 25, 2009 8:51 pm
Sometimes we go through life stressing about work, and things that you think are important and than your phone rings and you listen to the words that make you heart drop. My best friensd since 8th grade passed away this morning. When I lose someone special to me and people use the words "well they're in a better place now", I never found that comforting until now. I visited with my friend in Baltimore a few weeks ago and she was sooooo sick. I'm blessed that I got to spend time with her and I had the feeling it would be the last time I would see her. Her death was actually kind of tragic. She fell in the hospital and hit her head. Ended up with a brain bleed and died. My heart breaks for the Husband, 3 children and 1 grandchild she leaves behind. My heart also breaks for me. My grandfather once told me that friends are like jewels, precious and few. From that point I treasured the jewels in my life, the few friends I've grown up with and my family. It's not easy for me to let people into my life and call them FRIEND. This is the second time in my life I've lost a friend, someone who knows me like I know myself. I know I'll be ok, please help me prey for her family.  
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Confused in April!!!!
on April 23, 2009 8:26 pm
Well, I've not posted for a few weeks and thought I would just post about what's been going on in my head lately. I post this for me, so that i can know where I am, where i've been and where I need to go.  I now get on the scale every day. Been doing that since my one year surgiversary. I've lost ove 125 pounds and I would like to stop losing. I am now about 13 pounds below the goal I've set for myself and I'm having issues with the fact that I cant stop losing. My surgeon told me that he actually expecte me to get down to 125 pounds.  That would be a total of 136 pounds lost if that happens. It scares me. I don't know why but it does. Everyone keeps telling me that the weight loss will stop, and that I WILL gain some pounds back. I understand that, but it seems like I'm afraid to loose, and I know that I'll be afraid to gain. Seriously considering finding someone to talk to. I do go to support group meetings, but I think I need more.  I think some of my issues are hormonal.  Still having problems with the hot flashes, but I've been using a bio-identical cream that seems to be helping with my mood swings. Really need blood work done to see where my hormone levels are and find the right kind of bio-identical for my specific needs. Inside my head just seems to ba a ball od confusion, it seems like I can't put thoughts into words, can't figure out why I feel the way I feel and think the way I think. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my life, with my husband, family, friends, and work is work. But it just seems like a few pieces of the puzzle are lost and I don't know where to begin looking for them. Well, I guess that's all for now. Maybe my next blog posting will make more sence to me and to the reader (if anyone chooses to read this). TTFN
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07/30/2007
My story starts today because anything before today is useless since today is all we have.  I am at the very begining of this journey, searching for a surgeon. I have a coulpe of prospects at this point, but still investigating.

 

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