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Surgeon TestimonialMark A. Shina M.D.I am so glad to have found Dr. Shina. He seems to know exactly what he is doing! I can't wait to have my surgery. It won't be long now! Dr. Shina is a very nice man, and knows how to work a room! He had us laughing during the seminar, and that made me and my DH feel at ease. Member Interests
- Family & Friends - I love my husband and beautiful daughters. They are my everything.
- Cats - We have 3 wonderful cats! They are just like my children!
- Bingo - Bring on the daubers!!!!
- Gambling - I work in the local casino, and have been in the industry for 14 years!
- Cooking & Baking - Never trust a skinny chef!
- Volunteerism - I am a huge supporter of the Relay for Life!
- Christianity - I believe in the Lord, and what he can do for me!
- Cancer Survivor - Not me personally, but my mother is a 9 year survivor.
Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Good Luck tommorow!
I will be thinking
of you all day
tmmorrow. try to
rest, relax, and
follow doc's orders
and get well soon.
You'll be healthier
before you know it.
Good Luck Shanna
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Dearest LaChelle,
Tomorrow is your
day! I know you are
stressing and
worried but just
know God is got you
in the palm of His
hand and is watching
over you! I can't
wait to hear from
you after your
surgery...you will
be just fine! I'm
praying for ya and
will be thinking of
you tomorrow and
will try to call and
check in and see how
your doing. I'm
saving a place on
the loser's bench
for ya next to me:)
Hugs! Kellie
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WOW!!! Almost 1 year! on August 20, 2008 4:50 am
It has been almost 1 year since I joined OH. I am so thankful for finding this site, and for meeting all the wonderful people on here! You all have been such blessings to me, and my journey! Thank you all for helping me make this possible, for without you, I am just me.
Good things are happening here, I am at 154 now. 6 pounds UNDRE Dr. Shina's goal, and only 4 pounds from my own personal goal! I can't believe this!!! It is so amazing! I am wearing size 10 in pants and jeans. I wear Medium shirts, and small work shirts! That just really blows my mind! I wear a SMALL?!?!?!?! Holy Hell! Just amazing!
Jimmy loves his new job. He is now officially a manager, so with that new title, comes a pay raise and benefits. Praise the Lord for that! My girls started school last week, and they love it! They both got the teachers that they wanted, so that makes it a lot better for them as well.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day! I will try to update more often now that I am trying to get back into a more NORMAL routine. I will try my best anyway!
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Two months gone..how about an update! on July 29, 2008 6:59 pm
Well, things have really been happening in the past two months........some for the better, and some for the worse. On the home front, Jimmy and I have stayed together. It has been a rough time, but he is doing much better. We are on a new time-period in our life, and we are very happy too. We have been going thru everything, and getting it out in the open, so nothing is hidden. All in all, we are more like the old couple we used to be many years ago. Happy again! I am so much happier about this too, and I know he is too.
Jimmy also has finally found a job. Just yesterday, he was hired at our local Sonic resturaunt. He is going to be doing manager training, and eventually become a manager. He is so excited to be working again! That will help us out so much too. I had gone to swing shift just 3 weeks ago, but I haven't been able to get adjusted to the time, and now with him working nights, I will need to go back to day shift. I would much rather work days anyway, so keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to go. I certainly hope so.
As far as me personally........I have lost a total of 125 pounds! I went to my dr for my 6 month check up and I have reached his goal! Not a bad accomplishment, especially in 6 months! He was very pleased with how well I am doing. I am just on my vitamins, and thats it! I am getting plenty of protein in, and fluids too, so I am really feeling great! I am now in pants size 10 and 12, just depending on how they are made. Tops are size Med to Large. Talk about a difference in how I look! LOL My face is so thinner, and I look great! I don't have any sagging skin on my face or neck. I only have excess skin problems on my stomach, thighs, and arms. I am hoping to be able to have PS sometime next year. I have alot to save up for that, but eventually I will be able to do it. I will persevere.
Nothing else much going on. I am ready for the next chapter in my life.........my daughters starting school again. They will be back in school in two weeks, so that will give me time to get back to the gym and back on my work-out schedule. I have missed going to the gym. I really NEED to! LOL
Well, enough of my blogging and updates. Take care and I will try to update this more often! No promises, but I will try!
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Where has the time gone? on May 23, 2008 4:50 am
Wow! It has been almost a whole month since I have blogged. Things have really been wild around here lately. Not in a good way either. The homefront has changed drasticly here in the past couple weeks. My DH of over 12 years, has decided that he wants a divorce. We have been talking it over, and have agreed to go to a counselor. I know he has been so depressed since he lost his job, and that has just made the situation worse. Also, with him being bipolar, and not on meds, that just compounded the situation. We are going to try to work it out, because we really do still love each other. The sad part of the whole thing is, when we went to the consultation for my wls, we were specifically told that over half of the people that have wls will wind up divorced within 3 years. We both said that wouldn't happen to us, because if we loved each other enough, nothing would come between us. Jimmy is just so jealous and depressed right now, and he sees it. He just doesn't like seeing anyone happy, and now that I am happier, he doesn't know how to handle it. He thought that he was the only one that could make me happy when I was fat, and that was all he needed to do. Now that I am skinny, I am happier with myself......I don't need anyone else to make me happy. I have found out that I can do it all on my own! It is going to be a long road to recovery...if we actually do make it there. Sometimes, a big part of me actually does want the divorce. Other times, I just want to shake some sence into him. I love him, and always will......no matter what road we do take. Just keep me in your prayers. I am going to need as many as I can get right now.
On the brighter side....I am down to 166 pounds!!!!! I am within 6 pounds of my doctors goal, and 16 pounds of my own personal goal!!! I can't believe how well I feel. It is just amazing the difference the time has made! I would still have wls over again without any second thoughts. It has been so worth it! I am wearing size 14 jeans and medium and large tops!!! That is the smallest I have been in over 25 years! WOW!!! It makes me speechless to think of the way I was just a few short months ago! I praise God every day for the tool that the wls gave me. I also pray that everyone else understands what a difference this has made in my life! It is wonderful. Thank you.
Have a wonderful day and weekend. It is Memorial Day weekend, so stay safe, and remember those that you loved, and are gone from this Earthly home. God Bless.
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Good morning! on April 25, 2008 3:34 am
Well, it has been awhile since I have actually blogged on here. Work has been hectic as always. We are getting into the busy season, and that just means overtime. Oh well, I am not going to complain.
It has been 4 months since my surgery. I feel better now than I have in years. I don't have any troubles with anything. I have been working out at our new employee gym, and it is awesome! I found out that if I go excercise every other day, even on the days I work, then I feel better and more energized during the day. I spend 1 1/2 hours each time I go. I love the equipment, and all the goodies that go along with it. It is free too, so that helps out so much. I wish it had opened up 3 months ago, right after surgery, so I could have gotten an earlier start on my working out. It helps so much. I just really want to be able to get most of this muscle tone back. I have lost so much due to my job. I don't have to use many muscles by picking up cards, so I really have to work on that.
Things are going on here on the homefront. DH is still having issues with insecurity and no job. I am being accused of things that aren't happening, but I try my best to look past it, and to the future that we have together. It is really hard to love someone when they do stuff like that, but if you love them enough, you will fight tooth and nail to get them to understand. I just hope he does.
Have a wonderful day! Will blog again later.
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Relay for Life on April 1, 2008 6:39 am
Each of you know that I am a huge supporter of the Relay for Life. I have been for over 10 years now, and will never give up either!!! There are so many people affected by the disease, and we must try to find a cure! This is the reason I walk!
My team is working hard at raising money, but I need your support as well. I have set up my donation page for you to help show your support to my cause!!! I know it is hard for you to commit to much, but for any amount at all, it is greatly appreciated!!! Please consider a small monetary donation in my honor, so that I may be able to help support those that are unable to on their own! Thanks!
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=2946626&pg=personal&fr_id=5180&s_tafId=96984
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A whole month gone by! OOOPS! on March 29, 2008 5:11 am
Wow! I can't believe that it has been a whole month since I have posted anything. I see why people say things change after wls. I am now more active than I have been in years, and that is exciting for me to say! I am down 98 pounds as of last week! I am in size 18 jeans, and they are starting to get big on me. That is so freaky, because I haven't been this small since high school. Now my 20th year class reunion is coming up this summer, so I really have something to look forward to!
Things have been very hard here lately at home. My DH has gotten to be so over-protective, and very insecure about our marriage. I knew that this was part of the troubles that I would be facing, and I really expected it to happen, just not this soon after surgery. I just had my 3 month surgiversary, so that is really hard to accept on the homefront part anyway. He knows I haven't been happy for years, and that the only way I can become happier is to finally be happy with myself. He is just afraid that I will find that I would be happier without him in the picture. Sometimes I think I would, but then I realize that I love him with all my heart, and that is what makes me happier than ever. Tomorrow, Sunday, March 30th, is our 12 year wedding anniversary. He sent me a dozen of the most beautiful pink roses!!! They are my favorite ones, and I am so glad he remembered that. They are so pretty!
My family got to go back to Illinois for a couple days for the girls Spring Break. We went to see all of our friends and family.....talk about their reaction!!! Most of them didn't recognize me, and when they saw Jimmy and the girls, they finally figured out who I was and they freaked out!!! It really made me feel good to see their reactions! One of my friends even started crying when she saw me!!! She could tell how much happier I am and that made her really glad that I had the wls. I am so glad I did this, and would do it all over again 1 million times if I had to!
Well, enough about me and my month. I will try to get back on here more often.......its just really hard when work is so busy now! Have a great day!
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2 months out!!!! on February 27, 2008 4:55 am
Well, today is my two months surgiversary!!! It is hard to believe that it has already been two months! I am feeling great! Only feeling ill when I eat too fast or if I have any pork products, so I am doing good. My weight loss has slowed down some now.....I am only losing maybe 2-3 pounds a week now. Thats ok. I have already lost over 80 pounds, so I am happy with where I am already. Now comes the time where I need to kick it into high gear and get to really excercising! It is hard since there is no place around here for me to go, and with the weather like it has been, I can't even get out and walk. I have never said this before, but here goes.........I AM READY FOR SPRING!!! That just means that I will be able to get out and about more if it warms up some, and we get rid of all of this ice!!!
Well, as far as me physically, I am wearing large tops and size 18 pants! I haven't been this small since high school..........20 years ago! That is the freaky thing about this whole journey........I have so much more to look forward to now. I go shopping, and still find myself looking in the plus size sections, which is ok, because 18 is still on the low end of the plus area. I can't wear any of my rings anymore. They fall off my fingers. Thats ok, because I know they will be resized sometime.
Emotionally, my well being is getting better day by day. I, personally, have found my backbone! It was coated in layers of fat and self-worthlessness. Now that I know I can make it thru anything, I am not scared to stand up for myself. Whether this means my home life, or work, or anything personal that is going on with me. My DH has really been having issues with trust lately. He has given me so many reasons to end our marriage. I don't want to, not at all, but if he keeps it up, I won't stop him anymore. I have never felt more alive than I do now! I think this scares him more than he is willing to admit. He keeps on saying that I am going to find someone else now that I am skinny. Why would I want to leave him for anyone else is beyond my understanding. I don't need any man to keep me safe and protect me......I can do that all my own!
Well, it is time to get ready to go to work and spend my day making others happy. LOL Like that will happen for EVERYONE! I will update more next time!
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Uggh......... on February 12, 2008 9:38 am
Well, it has been a week since I posted anything. Things are going ok. I went to the eye dr. yesterday, and thought I would try contacts. They went in just fine, but for some freaking reason, I still can't get the damn things out!!! I was only supposed to have them in long enough to try them out. Instead, I wound up sleeping in them since I tried for hours to get them out, but with no luck. Now my eyes are really tired and I want to go to sleep because of it. My eye drs office is closed today due to the ice storm we had, so I will have to wait until tomorrow morning to call them and try to get these things out. I have tried several times already this morning, but still with no luck. Maybe I will get them out tonight before bed......I certainly hope so.
Enough of the rambling on about my eyes, and on to my weight. I am holding steady at 208 right now. I am not worrying about it, because I know it is because I haven't been eating like I should. I need to start excercising more, but with the weather and work, it is really hard to. Maybe in a couple weeks when it warms up just a bit, things will change and I can get back into the routine. On a good note, I am now wearing size 18 jeans!!! I haven't been that small since high school! Also, my work tops are LARGEs!!! I couldn't believe it when they fitted me with it! I am so excited and happy with my results! I haven't had this much energy in years, and I am happier with myself more now than ever before! Too bad things aren't the greatest on the homefront. Jimmy, my DH, still has issues with me and his insecurities about me leaving him. It has been very hard the past few weeks, and I hope it gets better really REALLY soon! I am so tired of the arguing and fighting, and all the blame for things that aren't happening. Its all a part of the times tho. Oh well. I will survive!!!
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Oooooops!!! It's been awhile! LOL on February 5, 2008 5:38 am
Well, apparently I am doing well, since it has been almost a MONTH since I have blogged and updated my profile! LOL Hope everyone is doing well.......I am!
I am now down to 212 as of today. I feel wonderful! I am wearing either 18s or 20s in pants! And only 1x in tops! That is just so freaking amazing!!! I am so happy that I have done this! It has made such an impact in my life! I would do it again in a heartbeat!
I am now back at work......and everyone there is so supportive and proud of me as well. At least there are some that are happy for me. Unfortunatly for me, my DH is very unhappy at the moment. Shortly after my last post, he lost his job. He has been depressed since, and has become very accusing and cruel. I knew that having wls would cause problems between us. There were problems before, and now there are more after. I will survive tho......I have two beautiful daughters that make me want to go on, no matter what happens. I am happier now than I have been in so long, so it is only time for things to really start to change! For the better or worse, I will never be unhappy again!
Time to get going and get things done around here. Have a wonderful day!
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Hi. Welcome to my page. This will always be an ongoing update, so please bear with me!
A little bit about myself.......My name is LaChelle. I live in Indiana, and have for almost 1 year now. I work in a casino in French Lick. I love my job. I am a dual rate floor supervisor.
I have 2 beautiful daughters, Mariah and Molly, and a wonderful husband, Jimmy. We have been married almost 12 years now, and he is very supportive of my chioce to have surgery. I have been trying to have WLS for over 3 years now, but without success. Not that I have wanted to wait, but everything happens for a reason, and now I am ready for this to finally take place!
I look forward to chatting with you and getting to know everyone.......both near and far. Please feel free to add me as a friend. I love meeting new people! I know that without support, it just isn't the same! Thanks!
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