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  • Computers & Internet - I am found on my computer more than anything else. lol
  • Cats - Cats have been part of my healing journey.
  • Theater - I love going to see musicals and plays.
  • Music - Music is with me everywhere I go. A big lifeline for me.
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender - Love is love is love. Support equality.
  • Basketball - The Portland Trail Blazers are my life long love.
  • Football - The Tennessee Titans are my love since the 1999 season.
  • Road Trips - I have been traveling with a friend in the US for the past year.
  • X Box - My xbox 360 is my get away from the real world.
  • WLS in your 20's - Hoping to get surgery this year, and I am 27.

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  • Comment by Jennifer Keeney on 5/27/09 9:10 am
    Today is your big day sweetie!! I'm so happy for you and proud of you for taking this big step to a healthier you! May your surgery be uneventful and you recovery speedy! You are in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this part of your journey. I wish you the VERY best!!!! Let me know how things are going after your surgery and make you sure you post LOTS of updates...surgery hopefuls will be reading it!! I can't wait to celebrate all of your future success' with you!!!!!
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It's done!!!!
on May 29, 2009 5:27 pm
Well I'm home in Tacoma this evening.  I had surgery on Wednesday the 27th.  The last three days have gone pretty good.  I have been nauseous since surgery but I think it's most cause pain meds make me sick.  I had a fever when I got home this afternoon but I hadn't taken any nausea meds or pain meds since 4am so I think after I got Phenergan and Lortab in I am feeling a little better.  I don't even feel that tired right now.  And I'm so happy to see my kitty cats!  I feel anxious that I can't really believe it all just yet.  But I will do what I am supposed and see what happens.
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A Month until my surgery
on April 26, 2009 10:18 pm
May 27, 2009 is my date for surgery and I am so glad it's finally about to arrive. It seems like I have been on this journey for a million years, but also feels like it has gone quick. I have already begun my life changes. I have been shooting hoops most days for my exercise. My love of basketball is coming back. I have lost almost 30 lbs since Jan, and the nurse wants me to loose 12 more ahhh. lol Oh well, I am working really hard at it. I joined a gym yesterday so I won't be loosing any muscle after surgery. I have never did any weight training before, so I am not sure what to expect. My thoughts are so jumbled so sorry if I seem like I am babbling, cuz I am soooo excited. There is one thing that has been bugging me, and i wanted to know if it is just me. When I tell people like friends per say they say "oh you don't look like you need surgery" I am not sure what to make of that comment, but it has been offending me. Is it their way of saying we love you and this is my nice comment to you or is it people just don't see BMI of 43 overweight and needing surgery. I just am confused. Anyway, that is just something I am dealing with. I love the team at OHSU and I am excited to meet my surgon Dr Deveney on May 4th. I LOVE the NP Susan Fee. She is just AMAZING! And the dieticion Gloria was GREAT!
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My name is Jeannette French 27 years old. I have PTSD which at one point was taking my life. I had a traumatic past and coped by eating. I wasn't obese until I was put on different kinds of meds to help with my disorder. As I was spirling downward I ate more and exercised less. I was into sports while in school. I could say I was very athletic. Not a toned body, but gifted in basketball anyhow. I wasn't put on meds until after high school, and the weight grew so fast that before I knew it I was 100 lbs overweight. No longer able to play sports if I wanted to. I have had 2 right knee surgeries and cortizone shots in my hip joint. In the past 2 years I have mentally got myself stable. I think able to get out in the workforce again. At least try... but now the weight is such a problem that I can not stand or walk any longer than like 5 minutes. On a side note I do not drive, because the fear of it. My problem I believe as it stands now is weight and driving. Once I master the last 2 remaining obsticals I believe the possibilities are endless. No longer will I be bound by fear and weight. No longer in the shadows hiding in darkness and clothes. I see the first daylight and see it widening. I am beginning to dream.

In the process at OHSU. Hoping getting scheduled for NP and dietiction any day. Last thing on my end is my psych eval on jan 8th.
then probably lots of waiting lol