• Name: Karen M.
  • Username: Karonsydem
  • Location: Conroe, TX, USA
  • Member Since: 10/8/2010
  • BMI: 26.9
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (01/25/11)
  • Surgeon: Dexter Turnquest, M.D.
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Goals

I will lose a 100 pounds

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be able to buy clothes in the regular (not plus size) section of stores

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Be under 200 lbs

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schedule a surgery date

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Surgeon Testimonial

Dexter Turnquest, M.D.
Dr Turnquest did my RNY gastric bypass on January 25th, 2011. He is a great doctor, wonderful bedside service, his office staff are all kind and knowledgable. I had a good first impression of him, and I still feel the same way. I would recommend him to any one looking to have any kind of weight loss surgery.
Karen M.'s Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was a yo-yo dieter. I'd lose weight, I would be very happy. But when I gained it back, I would go into somewhat of a depression.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Tawn73 on 1/25/11 8:01 pm
    Wishing you a quick and easy recovery. Congrats!
  • Comment by croptiludrop on 1/22/11 11:22 am
    Good luck on Tuesday,surgery buddy. I have to be there by 7:30 am. I am guessing you are as excited and nervous as I am. I am sending best wishes for a successful surgery and painless recovery time. I am going to be home the month of February recovering...and available to share stories. Joanne
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Just an update
on October 14, 2011 2:45 pm
So, October 25th will be 10 months post op.  I am currently at 139 pounds, that is a total of 97 pounds lost.  I went from a size 22-24 to a size 10-12.  I feel great, except my hair keeps falling out!   I just had my tonsils out, and some work on my sinuses.  I have lost 6 pounds since monday.  Not good, but thats only because my throat hurts too bad to eat.  Once the stints come out, I will be back at work.  So........ question of the day........once you get to your goal weight, how do you stop losing weight?  Even when I was eating before my tonsil surgery, I was still losing a pound or so each week.
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It's been a while...almost 4 months out
on May 11, 2011 7:18 am
and I've lost 51 pounds.  I no longer have to wear a size 24 pant, I can now get into a size 16.  My shirts are no longer a 3x, I can wear an x-large now.  YAY!  I was kind of in a rut gaining a few pounds and staying around the same weight, but when I weighed this morning, I had lost half a pound putting me under what I've been weighing for the past month.  My doctor told me on monday that I need to add in vitamin b-12 and vitamin d as they are deficient.   Hopefully I can find a sublingual that I can take.  Anyway, I got to get to work.  I will post again soon!
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Just shy of 3 weeks out and....
on February 13, 2011 11:08 am
21.5 pounds lost!  Yeah!  I found a gummy vitamin that I like.  So hopefully that will help me to get some energy!  Also, I got my calcet chews from bariatric choice in yesterday.  So now I am getting my calcium also! I have this thing where when I eat, for a while I will feel nauseous (sp) afterward.  Does any one know if we can take Zofran orally disentigrating tabs?  I may try one just to see if it helps.  I have some left over from the last time I was sick.  Anythings better than this nauseous feeling that I have.  I hate to be sick.  Also, does anyone know when I can eat salad again?  I am craving a good salad with some nice iceberg lettuce!  Anywho, we are having a birthday party today, first one since the surgery, so we will see how I do.  Celebrating 4 birthdays, my brother and bro-in-law on the 11th, my niece on the 12th, and my nephew on the 13th.  I made a pie, my first ever attempt at a pie, and I can't even eat it.  So I am anxious to see what people say about the taste.  I don't really crave sweets.   I crave the taste of things, but really I can do without.   I don't want it, but I miss the taste.  It's hard to explain.  Anyway, I gotta run. 
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1 Week and 4 days out
on February 5, 2011 7:13 am

and doing great!  I have lost a total of 17 pounds.  I am now released to eat soft foods for this week and working my way to meats next week.  Only 1 more week left until I have to head back to work.  I go back on the 15th of this month.  I am now able to lay flat so I have moved from the living room couch back to my bed!  Joy!  The only problem I have is that I have zero energy.  I can't quite figure that one out yet.  Maybe I need more protein?  I can get up and move around, but I tire very easily.  Not sure about that.  Well I got to go.  Got to go do some shopping with my mom!  See yall later!

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Going great!
on January 31, 2011 9:17 am
Well, my journey is going well.  Up to this point since surgery I have lost a total of 14.5 pounds.  I feel much better, hardly any pain at all.  I am going on my first shopping trip since surgery, not to buy clothes yet, I still fit in my old ones.  Just to get out, get my daughter's prescription refilled, and pick up a few things we need for the house.  My mom is driving me and will be with me the whole time, so if I wear down, she will be there to help.  I am sure I will be good and tired when I get back.  I can't believe how fast the weight is falling.  I hope I will be ready to go back to work on the 15th of February.
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