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be down to 200 pounds by August 30th

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lose enough weight to be healthy and be able to enjoy my grandchildren.

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Niazy Selim, M.D., Ph.D.
I love my doctor, he did my surgery robotically and although I had a huge bruised belly for a couple of weeks after I was only in the hospital for 30 hours and I did not take any pain medication at home. I had no drain tubes and so far (knock on wood) I have had no issues with my surgery and my six incisions are healing nicely. I would recommend Dr. Selim to anyone who lives in the Kansas City AREA!!!
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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I come from a family of overweight and normal weight people. People always said you have such a pretty face if you just lost weight. Well I always thought if I just lost weight. Well I tried everything. I did the diet pills, Weight Watchers, the grapefruit diet, the starve yourself diet. I would lose then I would put the weight back on plus more. After I had my son my weight just kept going up and up. Finally my insurance plan started to pay for the surgery so I started looking into it in 2009. It's been a struggle and a journey I am glad I have taken.
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Doctor Surgical Follow up today
on September 22, 2011 5:52 pm
Well I am down 23 pounds since surgery. I am going back to work on Tuesday. I am really ready to go back to work I feel like I will get more exercise going to work because we have a gym at work and until I can get back to the pool I need to do something. I get to start on Puree foods so first thing when I got home I had a scrambled egg had to share it with my granddaughter but it still was so nice to have some protein from something that was not sweet!
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Well it will be three weeks tomorrow
on September 19, 2011 7:59 am
My morning drink I can feel it going down. I usually wake up with terrible hungar pangs. It takes a while to start feeling better. My walking leaves a lot to be desired first it was getting to hot then the temps dropped and the rains moved in. Need to start back today gonna be nice and sunny. Well I weighed on my mom's doctor scale and I have lost almost 20 pds in 3 weeks. Feeling so much better. But I need to start drinking more water I think I am dehydrated daily from not enough water. Still not getting more than 64 grams of protein I think I am around 40 or less. Need to up it all that seems to be the secret to the weight loss. Should be going back to work next week will know for sure on Thursday when I see the doctor. Like being home but really like to work too! We celebrated my mother's birthday yesterday with Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Salad and Green Beans missed it but got through it without touching any of it. Then my sister in law made two cakes a yellow cake with white icing for my Mom and a molten chocolate lava cake for the people who like chocolate. OMG they looked wonderful but I made it through by drinking a fuzzy navel protein drink! My great nephew brought he new daughter and so I held her while everyone was eating cake. She is so precious. Made me miss my grandkids. Hope to feel up to keeping Beyla next weekend before I go back to work! I miss her. Hope by the time I go to the doctor on Thursday I will be down 25 pounds. Well talk again after I see the doctor!!!!
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Getting better everyday
on September 11, 2011 4:36 pm
Wow I am now 12 days out from surgery. Feeling much much better but still wishing I could eat something. This drinking is not giving me the feeling I need. Now don't get me wrong I have not eaten anything and I have been to Culver's where my favorite french fries are and did not even miss them. My husband and son have eaten and I don't miss it after it is gone. But I am dreaming of the time when I can even if it is just a smooshed up mess. I am tired of sugarfree this and surgarfree that and want something savory. And not broth that is tiresome too! All my wonderful coworkers sent me a couple of cards and some money so I went out and purchased a Magic bullet to get ready for the puree foods. I thank them all and they are such wonderful people to work with. Walking every day and trying to go farther each day. Man I have no problem doing an hour of water aerobics but put this fat body out of water and it is harder than hell to walk very far especially if it is hot. Been trying to make sure to get out before the sun gets to hot. Also having a hard time getting in all the protein. Too much sweet stuff. Gotta find something savory that has a lot of protein in a liquid. Well still have 11 days before I go to the doctor to get post surgery weight. Don't really feel like I am losing so I hope there isn't a problem.
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Worse than I even imagined
on September 4, 2011 6:20 am
I am 5 days out now and finally able to type something. The first day after surgery in the hospital I thought everything was going ok  I was up walking some and had a very small bruise on my largest hole. I was not taking much pain medicine because I cannot stand Oxycodone. Well they let me go home the day after surgery. I was glad to be home because my bed it much more comfortable however everything I could drink other than water was to sweet or salty for me. I am just now starting to get more proteins so hopefully I will feel better. But my entire stomach is one huge black and blue bruise that still hurts. My husband has been so understanding and helpful in everyway. I thank him so much. I am still not to the point that I don't regret it everyday. Everyday I say to myself why oh why did I do this to myself. And my husband says everyday you keep feeling better and better so eventually you will not regret your decision. It's not the food I miss it's the pain I hate right now. I think about all my friends that have had this surgery and had success and I know eventually I will be back to normal in feeling and that I will be losing weight. I have not stepped on the scale because I don't feel like I have lost anything and I don't want to disappoint myself. Today is our 17th wedding anniversary and I woke up to Red Roses so beautiful. I love my husband so much. Well gotta go lay down tired again.

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