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Username: deeno
Location: Kokomo, IN, USA
Member Since: 5/22/2004
BMI: 28.6
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (07/06/04)
Surgeon: Brenda Cacucci, M.D.

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Adoption - We adopted in 2006 and are looking forward to adopting again soon!
Cards - any time, any where!
Camping - Love to sleep in the outdoors. We tent camp, but will someday get a camper.
Football - I played professional football (women's) for two years
Softball - I play and umpire slow-pitch softball.
Volleyball - I've played co-ed for years. I'm hoping to get better when I lose the weight!
Married - Hubby had surgery in 2002. He lost 190 pounds in 2 years! Married for 8 yrs.

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Comment by deeno on 7/9/04 12:35 am

Thanks again to everyone's positive comments and well-wishes. My surgery lasted 45 minutes and there were no complications. My recovery was very swift and I had only mild pain. I was in the hosptial for less than 48 hours. Even the janitorial staff said I looked terrific--as if I never had surgery. I have walked over 5 miles in the past 2 days (easily over 5), and I feel wonderful. Little to no pain now(with pain meds as needed--only half doses). Looking forward to losing soon. Thanks again for all of your encouragement. Diana

Comment by Diane B. on 7/7/04 3:28 am

Hi Diana! Congrats on having your surgery! Let the weight loss begin!! I bet you feel relieved now. It's over and now you are on the other side and can join the ranks of the losers. Welcome, my friend!!! Happy RE-Birthday to you! From this day forward you life will change forever. Just try to take it easy and remember to sip, walk, deep breathe and cough. Take those pain pills and splint the tummy! These first few days are rough, but I assure you they get better with each passing day. Some days those emotions will resurface and try to get the best of you, but just remember what you’ve been through to get this far! I’m sure you’ll be proud of what you’ve accomplished!! You know you can always come here and get a dose of confidence and good will! We will still be here to support you and cheer you on as the pounds come off! I just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you today and that you are in my thoughts and prayers for an uncomplicated, swift recovery. You are an official loser!! Wishing you much success in your weight-loss journey. Today you burst out of that cocoon and become a beautiful butterfly! Tomorrow you’ll spread those wings and embark on a wonderful journey! Soft hugs to you today. God bless, DI from NJ - Lap RNY, 12/09/03 ~In Loving Memory of Momma Angel~

Comment by nick on 7/6/04 12:33 pm

Diana, we are thinking of you today, and wishing a safe & speedy surgery/recovery. You & yours are in our prayers...God Bless, Nick & Sherry

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The next step for me....
posted on 5/22/07 11:33 am

So, I went on a diet at the beginning of the year. I worked really, really hard, too. After 6 weeks of misery, I lost 4 pounds. I was devistated. I quit trying. It brought back so many bad memories of pre-WLS diet failures that I just couldn't handle it emotionally, and I decided that my choices were to accept my size (16/18) and try to maintain, or be miserable. I decided to be happy and move on, but still visited OH for support.

On one visit, I learned about sclerotherapy, looked into it, and decided to go for it. From very early on, my surgeon and I have suspected that I have an enlargened stoma. I was easily able to eat more at 2 months out than my husband could eat at two years out. I joked that if there were a post WLS eating contest--any food--I'd win. I never learned how to use my tool; never made the new connection between stomach and brain; basically never had a chance. Now, I am thrilled that I lost 80 pounds, and still consider myself somewhat successful. I'm proud of this achievement, but I feel as if it were through malapsorption, not a significant change in dietary habit (other than the liquid/pureed food for the first 6 weeks or so--I followed this out of fear, not fullness).

I've already had my sclerotherapy consult, and my procedure is scheduled for this week on 5/25. I can't wait. I am so hopeful that I will not gain any more weight from this point on, and perhaps even lose enough to drop a size in clothing and reach "normalcy". I feel like I've got a chance to use my tool as intended now, and lose my caboose once and for all.

For those of you that don't know, sclerotherapy is a non-invasive procedure using a chemical to scar/shrink your stoma to keep food from slipping through so quickly, giving you that full feeling longer, and also reducing the amount of food that you can consume. Back to the basic pouch rules again to make this work--it's all up to me. I'm taking this very seriously, as this is honestly my last chance for acheiving my goal of being a size 14.

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