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Eileen, your new day
will be here in the
morning! I am even
more excited for you
now than I was last
week. I know how
ready you are and we
are all so ready to
have you join us on
the losers' bench.
We will all be
thinking of you
tomorrow wishing you
well during your
surgery and wishing
you a very speedy
recovery afterwards.
I can't wait to
hear how you are
doing once you are
home (after your
surgery, this time!)
and I'm really
looking forward to
following your
journery! ~Lisa :)
 Comment by Pam P. on 10/4/07 5:44 am
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Wishing you all the
best Eileen! Looking
forward to having
you on the losing
side of things!!
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Update to 6 month Update on April 21, 2008 10:25 am
Received a letter from my PCP regarding my lab work. Here's what he found
Iron Level - borderline
Thyroid Level - slightly low
Vitamin D level - low
All other levels are within range.
He recommended an iron and Vitamin D supplement and sent a prescription for thyroid medication, with instructions to have a repeat thyroid level in 8 weeks.
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6 Month Update on April 7, 2008 12:53 pm
Saw my PCP today. Wednesday will be 6 months from surgery. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I had my bloodwork drawn today, so I don't have anything to report on that. However, my exam went well....blood pressure was perfect and I am down 87 lbs. Not too shabby. I feel great...lots more energy, and even look pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. It's funny, six months ago I would shy away from mirrors. Now, I am constantly looking at myself. Not because I'm vain, but because I can't believe that's me looking back. I look so different, even to myself.
I joined a gym (Curves closed down) and go at least three times a week. On the days that I don't go I walk on our treadmill. Hubby has joined a gym too. He has already lost over 30 lbs (I HATE men) in just over two months. He looks great. Both my kids are amazed that their parents are going to the gym. They never thought they'd see the day!
I am so happy with my decision to have WLS. I was definitely heading down a very bad path, but now there is only smooth sailing ahead.
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3 month follow-up with Dr. Boe on January 9, 2008 3:20 pm
Saw Dr. Boe for my 3-month post op visit. I lost 14 lbs since my last visit for a total of 38 lbs lost since surgery + 21 lbs. lost during liquid diet, for a total of 59 lbs. Of course, Dr. Boe only counts the 38 lbs. According to him, I have lost 19% of my excess body weight. The average at 3 months is 20% to 25%, so I am slightly under. He's not very concerned but does want me to increase the amount of food that I am eating to try to jumpstart my weight loss a little. My blood work came back good. My cholesterol level is 180. My other levels were all in range, except that my iron was just a tad low. He didn't prescribe anything for me but will make sure that the level is better at my 6 month checkup. I also met with the Nut who also said that I'm not eating enough. So I have to try to get more food in. All in all, it was a good checkup.
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Stall is finally broken on January 2, 2008 4:25 pm
Those who know me know that I have been on an 5 week stall. So damn frustrating. But the best part of WLS surgery is you can't revert back to your old ways just because of the frustration. I'm not quite sure what broke the stall, but I think being sick with strep throat and not being able to eat or drink for four days may have had something to do with it. Now that I am better I have been making a much better effort to get all my fluids in. I have been successful everyday since I resolved to do that. I think that has made a major difference. And now that I am getting in more liquids, it's not as hard as it was earlier.
Anyway, I finally lost 13 lbs since my last visit with Dr. Boe. I have my 3-month checkup next week (on the 9th) and was worried that I would be the same weight as the last time he saw me. I believe he's expecting to see more than 13 lbs. but maybe by next week I can drop a few more. Still won't be the 20 to 40 he said he thought it might be, but at least it's something.
Losing the 13 lbs finally allowed me to attain my first real goal - being under 300 lbs. by the end of 2007. I was so happy to see 293 on the scale. I haven't been in the 200s for at least 15 years.
I have to get back to my walking routine. I have continued to lift weights, but being out of work for 10 days has made me a bit lazy. I've been looking around at gyms, including Curves and the YMCA. I'm waiting to start seeing some good January deals on TV, but nothing yet. I know I won't lose if I don't move. And right now, losing is all I can think about.
A very good day on December 4, 2007 3:55 pm
Today was a very good day. First, my hubby says he can really see the weight loss. Then I go into work and all the girls say "what happened to you overnight." Where has all the weight gone. Well, I don't really know what happened overnight. According to the scale, nothing happened overnight. But according to the inches, something great happened overnight. I have upped my exercise to include some weight training and continue to walk the 1.36 miles everyday through the 10 floors of my office space. I guess all that hard work is paying off. All those people who say don't look at the scale are right. Inches are way more important.
Well, the proof is in the pudding. I had an orientation today with a new employee. I had to meet her in one of our conference rooms. I always had a problem sitting in the chairs in the conference room. I always purposely get to the conference room early so I can get seated so I won't be so embarrassed struggling to get comfortable. Well, this morning I get there early and I just plob right into the chair. No struggling to fit...no struggling to get comfortable. What a great feeling that was.
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My Story Gee, where do I begin. I guess at the beginning. As a child, I was very, very thin. I never ate anything except mayonnaise sandwiches. I grew up in a very loving Italian home, with a mom who could cook better than anyone in the world. She made all her own homemade pasta (which we had three nights every week), and could cook up a feast for 20 without any notice at all. I started to put on weight as a teenager, continued through my young adult life, and still continue now through my middle-aged years. I hate being fat. Always have. Tried lots and lots of times to lose and could never get past 50 lbs. Once I lose 50lbs I stall and then start to gain it all back, and then some. One day I was chatting with my daughter and she mentioned to me that the mother of her girlfriend had to be hospitalized. The friend's mother weighs the same as me. My daughter told me it took 8 paramedics to get her into the ambulance. It was my defining moment. I knew I had to do something. The next day I started my research on weight loss surgery. I decided on Barix in Langhorne. I had my consultation in May with Dr. Boe and attended my first support group meeting there the week after. I am now three weeks away from surgery and am very happy with my decision to move forward with this life-changing event.
A little bit about me. I have been married for 35 years to my husband Ray. Our marriage has been rocky at times, but somehow we have managed to survive the hard times and are now happy with our life together. I have two grown children, Renee, 31, and Bryan, 30. I have the sweetest granddaughter, Abigail, who is 17 months old. She is my heart, my soul, my LIFE. I am very fortunate to have a very close, loving family who supports me 100% through this journey.
I am a word processing supervisor at a very large lawfirm in downtown Philadelphia. I work 10 to 12 hours per day in a very busy office, but spend most of that time sitting at a desk in front of a computer or on the phone. I get very little exercise and will really have to concentrate hard on adding more movement to my life after surgery.
I hope I have the fortitude to hang in. Only time will tell.
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Weight at Consult - May, 2007 - 350 lbs.
Weight at PATs - Sept. 19, 2007 - 346 lbs.
Weight at Surgery - Oct. 9, 2007 - 329 lbs.
Weight at Discharge - Oct. 17, 2007 - 346 lbs.
Two week checkup - Oct. 24, 2007 - 317 lbs. - minus 12 lbs from date of surgery
10/31/07 - 313 lbs (-16lbs)
11/21/07 - 308 lbs (-21 lbs)
11/28/07 - 305 lbs (-24 lbs)
1/9/2008 - 291 lbs (-38 lbs)
2/6/2008 - 284 lbs (-45 lbs)
2/19/2008 - 275 lbs (-54 lbs)
3/13/2008 - 272 lbs (-57 lbs)
3/31/2008 - 266 lbs (-63 lbs)
4/7/2008 - 263 lbs (-66 lbs)
4/21/2008 - 259 lbs (-70 lbs)
5/5/2008 - 256 lbs (-73 lbs)
5/13/2008 - 252 lbs (-77 lbs)
6/4/2008 - 247 lbs (-82 lbs)
6/24/2008 - 241 lbs (-88 lbs)
7/1/2008 - 239 lbs (-90 lbs)
7/8/2008 - 235 lbs (-94 lbs)
8/6/2008 - 233 lbs (-96 lbs) ugh, only 2 lbs this month
9/3/2008 - 229 lbs - (-100 lbs) This is 100 from surgery, plus 21 lbs lost on liquid diet for a total of 121 lbs lost to date
Measurements (very rough because I had to do them myself)
October 3, 2007 (night before surgery)
Upper Arm - 18 inches
Chest - 54 inches
Waist - 56 inches
Hips - 74 inches
Thigh - 47 inches
Measurements taken at Curves on 1/14/2008
Upper Arm - 15.75
Bust - 48.75
Waist - 50.5
Hips - 67
Thighs - 38.5
Abs - 66.75
Measurements taken at "It Figures" on 2/27/2008
Neck - 14
Chest - 47.75
Waist 48
Hips - 65
Right Bicep - 16
Left Bicep - 15
Right Thigh - 33.5
Right Calf - 20
Shoulder - 23.5
Measurements taken at "It Figures" on 6/2/2008
Neck - 13.5
Chest - 45
Waist - 42.5
Hips - 60
Right Bicep - 15.5
Left Bicep - 14
Right Thigh - 30
Right Calf - 19.5
Shoulder - 22
Total inches lost since surgery - 64
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