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  • Username: karenmgray
  • Location: Garner, NC, USA
  • Member Since: 7/5/2008
  • BMI: 42.5
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (09/17/08)
  • Surgeon: Joseph C Moran
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Run the Marine Corps Marathon with my son and daughter-in-law next year.

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Run a 5K race by April 2009.

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Joseph C Moran
I have only met Dr Moran during the information seminar. He is very professional, no nonsense, and very knowledgeable. He comes highly recommended to me from several friends. His PA in the office is great!
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  • Comment by sistawhocansing on 9/17/08 6:52 am
    Karen, I pray that everything went smoothly for your surgery today. I'm upset that I'm not there today right along with you, but I'll get there. Let me know how everything went when you are feeling better. -Shalonda
  • Comment by becky on 9/16/08 6:05 pm
    I Said a Prayer of Healing for you -- body, mind and soul -- That God would bring you comfort to restore and make you whole. I prayed you'd be surrounded by His awesome love and healing, Dispelling all anxiety or pain you might be feeling. Finally, I prayed you'd be uplifted by His grace, and feel yourself enfolded in the peace of His embrace. Wishing you all the best on your journey for a healthy happy new you. Skinny Wishes ~
  • Comment by Brendie V. on 9/16/08 8:25 am
    Karen, Good luck with your surgery tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you. Brendie
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Complication
on November 10, 2008 8:46 am
For the past few days, everytime I try to eat or drink anything, I have horrific pain and burning. I spoke with Dr Moran's nurse this morning. After talking with Dr Moran, he feels like I am developing an ulcer. He is starting me on Prilosec and Carafate. This is devastating to me. I thought I was doing so well, and then this happens. I sure hope the medication helps. I am so thirsty that I can barely swallow. I probably haven't had but 10-20 oz per day since Friday. At least the weight is still coming off!!
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A Huge Milestone for me!!
on November 6, 2008 3:16 am
I'm 7 weeks post-op, have lost 40.6 pounds, and for the first time in many, many years, I am BELOW 200 POUNDS!!!!! I was so excited when I weighted this morning, that I woke my husband up at 4:30 am to tell him! I feel amazing. I no longer have back, knee, or foot pain. I am off one of my asthma medications, and I hope to be off the other one when I go to the doctor next week. I have so much more energy and stamina. I can only imagine how I'll feel when I finally get to my goal! Life is wonderful. It was truely the best decision in the world for me to have had this surgery.
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NC State Fair
on October 21, 2008 6:11 am
My husband and I went to the fair yesterday. That was a HUGE challenge. I've never in the past looked for any "healthy" food there, but I assumed there would be a little bit somewhere....how wrong I was! I think I did really well though. I had a couple of little bites of steak, about 1/4 of a hotdog (without bun), a few peanuts,a wonderful cup of handsqueezed lemonade made with splenda, and a cup of hot cider! I'm not denying that I wanted about everything out there, but I was much to scared of dumping to take the chance on anything else!! I had a wonderful time there in spite of not gorging on all the fried foods, and I left completely satisfied and very proud of myself!
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3 Weeks Post-Op
on October 8, 2008 12:28 pm
I'm doing fairly well. My diet has advanced to soft and I'm doing pretty good with that. I have found that cheese is as good as it ever was and I can tolerate it fine. I tried a scrambled egg last night and that was a huge mistake. I was terribly nauseated and had severe cramps. It will be a very long time if ever before I try another egg! I'm still having some difficulty with fluids. It's improving but I still haven't been able to get the required amount in each day. My incisions are healing very well, and I have only minimal discomfort. I'm continuing going to the gym to walk, and my husband and I have resumed our ballroom dancing.
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2 Weeks Post-Op
on October 2, 2008 4:08 am
I am down 22.3 lbs!! That is totally unbelievable to me. I am also down 2 clothing sizes....I sure am glad that I had saved some of those clothes that I outgrew! I started pureed foods yesterday. I'm tolerating them okay so far. I fully understand now why babies spit out food when it is first introduced! I don't care for the feel of the food in my mouth at all. Plus, all my tastes are so different....very little has any appeal to me at all. My incisions continue to heal very nicely. I'm only sore when I lay down, and I have a lot of trouble sleeping. I think that will improve once I am able to totally be on my stomach again!
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My Story

I imagine that my story is like so many others. I wasn't particularly heavy until after college. In high school, I decided that I needed to lose weight, so I joined Weight Watchers and lost about 15 lbs. The result of that was my prom dress being a size 4 and people telling me that I needed to gain weight! After college, I got married and soon had my first child. Most of the weight I gained during my pregnancy stayed with me and increased even more with my second pregnancy. Over the past 25 years (since the birth of my youngest son) my weight have gradually increased to my current weight of 240. I have started and stopped Weight Watchers so many times that I couldn't begin to put a number on it. I've tried every fad diet that I have heard of....I have tried Adkins....low carb/low fat...you name it. I typically lose around 30 pounds and then gain that plus a few more in a couple months. I have several friends that have had the RNY procedure done by Dr Moran over the past year. The results that they have seen are unbelieveable. I have done so much soul-searching about this surgery. I am completely confident that I have made the right decision to proceed with it. My husband is 100% supportive of my decision, as is the rest of my family. I'm very excited about the changes physically and emotionally that I will be going through very soon. I am so ready for the rest of my life to begin!

 


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