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Hi my name is Faith. I am 26 years old. I live in Colorado with my husband and two daughters. I had Lap RNY on April 22, 2008 and it has been the best thing I have ever done for myself! I feel like I've gotten my life back! 
4 Months! 4 days ago
A couple days late..... But I'm 4 months out, and down 80 Lbs!!!! Wow, I NEVER t hought I'd ever lose 80 Lbs. It's amazing. I still am doing really well, no sickies or problems with food. Sometimes, that's not always a good thing. I haven't eaten as well as I should lately, BAD girl! However, I am now in onederland! 196 Lbs today! I cannot remember the last time I saw my weight start with a number 1. I also am the proud owner of a pair of size 15 JUNIORS SLIM FIT (OMG!!) jeans! Holy crap that is just wild. The only problem I can say I'm having is
THE HAIR LOSS!!
seriously, I think I need to go wig shopping. I have a bald spot going on on the top of my head by my bangs, NO JOKE! I knew this would happen, but holy cow my hair looks awful! AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! Measurements coming soon!
3 Months! on July 22, 2008 8:43 pm
Today it has been 3 months since my surgery. I feel wonderful. My weight loss has slowed down, but still going down. As of today I am down 63 Lbs. I am still wearing a size 18, I could probably go down to a 16, but I haven't been able to go shopping lately. Here are my 3 mo measurements, a little disappointing, but better than nothing! Waist: 39in Chest: 38 in Hips: 46 in Neck: 14.5 in Left Arm: 13.75 in Left Thigh: 22.5 in Wrist: 6.75 in | Click here to leave a comment.
2 months! on June 23, 2008 4:54 am
I am now 2 month post op! I feel great! I have lost 51 Lbs to date. I forgot to take my measurements today, but I will post them soon. I am so happy I chose this. I feel already that I am getting my life back. I feel so good. Much more energy, and I just feel.....happy. Foods are going well. I can tolerate all meats I have had, beef, steak, chicken, fish (tuna) eggs etc well. The only thing giving me some issues now is vegetables. Hopefully that will get better in time. I am currently fitting comfortably in a size 18. I haven't seen that size in quite a while. Life is good. I have been slacking at going to the gym, but I plan on changing that. I can't wait to see all the changes that are ahead for me! UPDATE: Ok here are my 2 mo measurements Waist: 40 in Hips: 47 in Chest: 37.75 Left Thigh: 23.5 in Left upper arm: 14.25 in Neck: 14.5 in left wrist: 6.75
1 month post op update on May 20, 2008 8:55 pm
Well I'm a couple days early, but here are my 1 month stats. As of today 5/20/08 I weigh 239 Lbs, a total loss so far of 37 Lbs. I'm fitting in a size 20 from a tight 22 in clothes. My measurements are:
Waist:43
Hips: 50
Chest: 40
Upper Left arm: 16
Left Thigh: 25.75
Neck:15
I'm dealing with some fatigue, but otherwise doing well. My period showed up with a vengeance after a long, glorious absence, but I guess that's a sign of by body trying to get normal.
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3 weeks out on May 12, 2008 3:24 am
Well I'm almost 3 weeks out in one more day. I'm doing well. I feel good. I have energy and to date, I'm at 246 Lbs, a loss so far of 31 Lbs which is more than I thought it would be. I'm noticing differences, my pants are literally falling off of me, my bra is fitting better, everyone says that I've lost lots of weight in my face. That surprises me because I didn't think my face was all that fat, but apparently it was! My husband keeps telling me that my face is getting really skinny. I guess I am losing weight there first. I notice a difference at night, I don't feel congested and I don't have that suffocating feeling. I haven't been wearing my CPAP lately, partly due to a bad cold I have but I still feel good even though I haven't been using it. We went on a road trip to visit relatives in Chicago and Wisconsin, a long drive from Colorado with 2 young kids. My girls were so good in the car though. The hardest part for me was that we went out to eat almost every meal, every day. I brought food for me as I am still in the full liquid stage, but got mashed potatoes if the restaurant we went to had them. It was SO hard to watch everyone eat and smell the good food. It was a huge thing for me to overcome. I had the "why did I do this" thoughts, but I had to keep telliing myself that it won't be forever, I will be able to eat "normal" soon enough, I don't have to live on mashed potatoes, yogurt and sugar free pudding forever. Plus that big juicy burger is so bad for you and it's not worth it.....keep thinking of the new clothes...ahhhh it's hard. But it's getting better to deal with. I can do this.
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Day after surgery on April 23, 2008 9:33 am
Well surgery went well. I was in surgery about 2 hrs and in recovery for the same. Yesterday I was very tired and had pain in my stomach from the air that was left over from surgery. Today is better, it stil hurts but not as much as yesterday. I can get up today without feeling nausea. Also got my cath out today woo hoo and hopefully I can take a shower soon. I have 4 incisions and a drain. Those don't hurt, my tummy muscles feel sore but the only pain is really that air bubble in there. Also I got some beautiful flowers from my husband and my mom and surprisingly got a few calls yesterday from Lisa.
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Day 3 of 3 day pre-op liquid diet on April 20, 2008 11:36 pm
This is rough. I'm really hungry and suddenly I'd kill for some food. I hope it gets easier. It was really hard to watch everyone eat hamburgers for dinner and not be able to have some. I hope I am strong enough to do this right. Surgery is tomorrow, I'm getting nervous I hope it all goes well.
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Last day of eating normal on April 18, 2008 8:05 pm
Tomorrow I start my liquid diet, 3 days pre-op. I'm nervous. I hope I am not too hungry. Had my last normal dinner tonight at Armadillo. It's hitting me now that eating will never be the same. Freak out time is quickly approaching. I'm ready to get this over with.
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6 days and counting...... on April 15, 2008 11:47 pm
6 days until surgery, and 3 days until I have to start my liquid diet. Last supper syndrome in full swing here. All I can think of is how this is the last time I will eat this or that. Which reminds me, I need to go to Starbucks SOON for one last white mocha :) I'm excited, but the fear is starting to set in. Fear of the surgery itself, fear about pain afterwards, and feeling nauseous/vomiting I DO NOT want to get sick, a big fear of mine. Fear that I will fail. I'm excited that the time has finally come to start a new, healthy life. Excited to see the upcoming changes, excited to be able to shop for new clothes! Sadly only one person at work has asked how I was feeling about it coming so soon. Sigh. I was hoping for more support, but you can't pull blood out of a stone I guess. Doubt anyone will call after surgery to see how I am. That's ok, those bitches will be hatin when I'm looking FINE! lol I'm scared of the pre-op liquid diet, I'm going to be SO hungry ahhh. And I'm sad that I won't be able to use our new hot tub for a while due to healing incisions. :(
My time is coming quickly. The closer it gets the more I'm going to freak out. I've tried to keep my composure with everything else going on, I've pushed my fears to the back of my mind, but it's creeping forward.
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Had my pre surgery nurse visit and psych eval. on November 19, 2007 6:34 am
I went on Thursday, Nov 15 do do my pre surgery nurse visit, a quick exam and reviewing of my blood test results. Everything is good, she does want me to start taking some vitamins now, a multivitamin and calcium supplement. Then I had a visit with the psychologist which was weird. He was nice, but I spent the whole time wondering what he was trying to extract from my brain lol. Actually it wasn't what I thought it would be, he went over a little of a questionnaire I had to fill out and that was about it. Then I confirmed my spot in the pre surgery classes starting in January. I have to go for another psych eval at 7wks into the classes. Then I get my surgery date when classes are over the end of February, so I should be having surgery maybe March, probably April.
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Just got the call to sign up for pre surgery classes!!! on October 19, 2007 7:02 pm
I got the call yesterday to sign up for my pre-surgery classes. I was hoping to get in the Nov 1 class, but it won't work with my work schedule, so I will have to wait until the Jan 1, 2008 classes. I go to classes 1 day a week for 8 weeks, then after completing them, I will get my surgery date. So it looks like I will probably be having surgery in March, maybe April!! I'm so relieved to be moving closer to surgery.
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I'm Approved!!! on July 3, 2007 11:05 am
I'M APPROVED!! WOOOHOOO. I will officially get my acceptance letter in 14 days, but I spoke with the surgery coordinator and she told me over the phone I was approved! Now I wait to start the pre surgery classes! I can't believe I was accepted so fast. I was expected to wait months and months...they said it would take up to a year, GO Kaiser!
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Sent my WLS application to insurance! on May 23, 2007 5:28 pm
I sent off my WLS application out 5/21/07. I just got diagnosed with sleep apnea today as well, so I am hoping this is the bump I need to get approved. Kaiser says it takes up to a year to hear if you are approved, so I am just waiting patiently to get word from them.
Just getting used to my new CPAP machine. It's quite the contraption. I have slept with it for 2 nights now and I do notice a difference. I definitely feel more rested than usual. Hope I continue to feel better and more rested.
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My Story
Well here goes:
As a child I was not overweight, tall yes, not overweight though. I was pretty average (except my height...I'm currently 5'10") until about puberty, maybe 10 or 11ish. I got boobs and some hips early. The weight didn't start piling on really until about 6th, 7th grade. By high school, I was about 210 and after graduation, about 220. I met my wonderful husband when I was a Junior in highschool. We were a perfect match from the beginning, and he loved me and accepted me for who I was, no matter the weight. We were married when I was 19, I was a size 18, about 235 Lbs. Shortly after getting married, we started trying to have a baby. Months went by, and no pregnancy. My OB/GYN wouldn't see me until a year of TTC because it can take normal, healthy couples that long to conceive. At about 8 mos after starting to TTC, I was pregnant, but miscarried quickly. After some tests, I was diagnosed with PCOS (PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome) Again we tried to conceive to no avail.....7 mos later, pregnant again, and also determined that I had low progesterone levels. I was started on progesterone supplements, unfortunately too late as I miscarried again. Long story short, after battling PCOS with metformin and a regimen of progesterone, I successfully carried two pregnancies to term, and had two wonderful baby girls!! Unfortunately after my pregnancies, my PCOS and my weight is out of control. I am currently 280 Lbs and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in May 2007. I'm only 26.
I started looking into WLS around 2002. My mom had WLS and lost a lot of weight. At that time, I wasn't overweight enough to qualify and didn't really think about it again until after my second daughter was born. My awakening was when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I mean, wow, didn't see that coming. It's frightening to think that you actually stop breathing and don't even know it. At that point I knew things needed to change, quickly. I kept getting denied for life insurance because of my weight and I couldn't help but think, "My God, I could stop breathing in my sleep and die, and I wouldn't have life insurance and my girls wouldn't have a mother and my husband wouldn't have a wife." What a wake up call. A nurse my husband works with, who has the same insurance company (Kaiser) was in the process of having WLS. I really started looking into it and seeing what my insurance company required. They required at a BMI of 40+ that you needed to have 2 serious co-morbidities.....well mine were PCOS and sleep apnea. Bingo. My approval letter came a couple months after my application for approval was sent in.
I'm currently set to start my pre-surgery classes on Jan 9, 2008. After 8 weeks of classes, I will get my surgery date. It looks like maybe March, probably April 2008. I'm looking forward to starting a new life a a HEALTHIER, thinner me!
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