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Surgeon TestimonialBrad Amson, M.D.,His name is Dr.Amson in Victoria BC Canada
he is a a sweet caring man who was easy to talk to and very understanding and warm. I am very comfortable with him and feel positive about having him as my surgeon. His staff was wonderful I got real talkative to one of the secretaries there she was very sweet and warm as well.
he is very thourough all you need to do is go in fully prepared with your questions and I am sure he will have your answers.
Dr.Amson in November 2002 was quick and efficient in ridding me of my gallbladder. I saw Dr.Amson Sometime around oct-nov 2002 I think. I discussed the pain i was having with my gallbladder and he assured me he would get me in ASAP. I was in and out of hospital a couple of months at least and I got a date of Nov 15th for my date. I ended up having a severe attack and saw him in his office I believe Nov 7th and he said to come into the hospital that weekend as he would be on call. I ended up having really bad pain that night and went to hospital. He had me admitted as he was in hospital that night and I had surgery the morning of Nov 9th. He was attentive and kind and even saved some stones at my request. It turned out 3 stones were blocking the duct. I seriously would tell anyone if you want a surgeon who truly cares for his patients he is the best. I think he goes above and beyond what any other surgeon or dr would do.
He keeps following up on me every few months I see him and he is always very supportive and a wonderful ear to listen. I am honest with him in my shortcomings and he is wonderful in making me I am still doing well and that we all have our moments.
I cannot speak highly enough of him. Truly he is a saint.
His secretaries are all wonderful and caring as well. I know they get many calls and somehow Val one of the main secretaries that works for him keeps track of who is who and what is going on with us all. She truly seems to also care for how Dr.Amson's patients do. I know it is frustrating for the wait and there are many waiting and she gets calls all day long of when when when somehow she keeps it together and she does truly care for the people who come in. Dr.Amson has assembled a wonderful team. |
I am a mother to 3. RNY(Amson) Sept 18/01
Pannelectomy(Taylor) July 17/03 I lost a total of 191lbs. I ended up having to get my gallbladder out and am now very anemic. I had gained quite a bit back but have since lost again and reshrink my sac. I am right now awaiting another scope as I am worried about having an ulcer as I am loosing alot of blood. Despite all the problems, Amson is a wonderful docotor and he shaved alot off of the problems I had when I was alot bigger. My kids are more proud to be with me and that counts for alot. I want people though to be realistic this is not something that works on it's own and it can come with other issues. Like I said I am anemic I am supposed to have iron shots every 2 weeks. My stomach hurts all the time. I had to relearn how to eat and still struggle. I have osteoarthrtis in my upper lumbar spine. But I can tie my shoes, I can cross my legs, I can go shopping and not wonder if peoplke are staring at me. I can eat without overeating everyone. I don't closet eat. I am honest. You can outeat this surgery and I started to. Please be honest and please look this thing in the face and take it as a gift and work with your tool")
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Healthis pretty bad... on January 31, 2009 12:35 am
Hi everyone yep I am still around. Did not realize I had been away so long:( I was recently in hospital have been very sick. My liver is very sick and they can't figure out why. My body refuses to accept iron even with the every 2 weeks of i vial of iron shot into me with a needle. I should take pics of my now very bruised hips nice and black and brown. I have dangerously low blood pressure. My body now is not accepting pottasium yeah more pills. I still dump in a big way to alot of things even orange juice which they want me to drink for potassium intake. They want to blame all of this on my surgery. Oh and I should soon be getting a scope because I in the last couple months keep choking on most food especially dry food and we think my esophagus is scarred up and so we hope he can peel that away so I can stop choking. Fun fun. One thing my surgeon said is he doesn't bypass as much on people now as he did with me. I keep hearing about the sleeve. It sounds like a much better option than what I had. I told the dr's they cannot blame everything that happens to me on my surgery. I swear they do it because they can't find another reason. I had started to put some weight back on but then I got really sick and the pounds are dropping again because I can't put anything heavier than a tuna sandwhich in me, so like rice, soup, mashed potatoes. Which they also blame on the surgery, but that didn't happen until I got sick. I am so sick and tired of them blaming every little thing on my surgery.
I'm on facebook regularly if you have any questions or want to add me there please do. I'd love to hear how others are doing. *hugs*
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I'm still around on February 18, 2008 12:24 am
Hey everyone I am still around. I am down to about 140lbs. But am mostly found on facebook now. If you would like to add me on there http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=512194816 and chat that would be awesome let me know you found me on here. I am seeing a neurologist on mar 12/08, I am having a problem with falling alot and because my muslces are like ragdoll feeling and we're not sure why. I also am having pain in just my central joints and severe migraines and am still very anemic. My appetite is actually back to the way it was when I first got surgery I eat much less than I did even a year ago which I don't think is a bad thing because a few yrs ago I was starting to eat too much and gain too much. Which attests to yes you can out eat this and you can shrink it back. This is a tool it's not a freedom from fat buster. Alot of people ask if I had it to do again being sick like I am would I do it again would I? The answer is YES! My osteoarthritis is painful enough. My asthma is still active but was way worse. My thyroid is no longer an issue. Diabetis so far I have kept away. I do think the lap is probably a better way to go but this is what many of us have to have since we cannot afford the lap and you deal with what your dealt. Who knows what health issues would have been given us the other side. I just wish I could afford the plastic surgery that so many of you are able, That would probably help my back pains ALOT! Anyhow, we shall see what happens next...
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Mega Catchup on July 1, 2007 10:15 pm
60mins show has me wondering what is ur side on this pill?
11:11pm Monday, Jun 18
On 60 minutes The Memory Pill produced by Shari Finkelstein has me wondering what your morals have you saying about the debate in this new pill some people want to put on the market.
My side is yes yes yes.I would take it I would so take it if it would end my PTSD. I would so let my kids take it. It is short term it is such a great break in medical tests I just think more tests need to be allowed to happen. This pill needs a chance in this world today.
The pill is called PROCLANILOL I may have spelt it wrong but pretty sure it's spelt right. How it is explained is that this tests has showed that it can stop memories from forming into long term traumatic events. Apparently it has been shown in tests in rats that adreniline rushes to our forefronts and is what makes our memories because stronger and more active when a traumatic event happens. When the rats were shot with this med it stopped the adreniline and the memories were cut off. In human tests short term tests showed they worked as well. Later they did tests on some people who have had long term Post traumatic stress disorder and in at least one case her memories were no longer traumatic and destroying her life like they were before. This was not just with the medication but with suggestions and a movie ect. You really should watch the documentary to get the whole gist of it. However when they wanted to do long term tests apparently the FDA pulled it and said no.
Some people say memories are what make us who we are. That this drug could become abused and overused. If a guy has a bad date and makes an ass of himself well hell I will just take a pill. Or a girl dumps you and it hurts real bad just take a pill. This is the other side of the fight keeping the drug from being used.
I say this happens with many medications in today that are used. This is always a possibilty this is the caution of doctors. It does not erase the memory, you still have it, just not the pain that comes with it. You can go on and leave a productive happier life than you may have before use with this medication.
So what's your view. Curiousity lets me ask you the question yes or no and why?
Being A Black Sheep & Other Thoughts...
6:43pm Saturday, Jun 23
I have not being well lately so not been blogging. Anything I have written is on here, but no worries, I will copy and past to my other journals all these past entries when I am back to par if that ever happens; and when my dad brings me finally a new computer.
I just wanted to mention how right now I am thinking about how other people deal with being a black sheep #1- in their plutonic family, #2- external family, and #3- people in life. Growing up I always felt of the 3 kids my brother and I were both black sheep. However I felt darker than he for I was always blamed for him being a dark sheep. Somehow how he was a reflection of me as an older sibling, not a reflection of my parents. I still hold that pain with me today and can't let it go. However my siblings seem to have easily let go of the pains and darkness in our childhoods. Now we are all adults and somehow as one sibling now is a workaholic and lifes will is all about money and the other has suffered pains no one should go through now makes them both pure sheep and I a disappointment to them and to the world. I guess in someways I am a disappointment to myself. No one grows up wishing for disabilities and mental disorders. Those make me somewhat less. However I am extremely outspoken.
I do not belief my lifespan will be very long. I believe I have suffered more than one should. I kept strong friends because I wasn't. Somehow over time I learned to speak my mind. I learned to stop being quiet cause I had had enough of hiding behind my friends. If you have dirty laundry too damn bad, maybe you should have thought about those actions before you took them. When did it become okay for anyone to tell anyone they needed to learn their place? When did it become okay for anyone to scream in someones face? Did it suddenly become okay to hide the fact that you feel afraid sometimes when your being yelled at? The whole fricken world knows I am so not a puritan. I was a teen mom. I have always been jealous, and an emotional wreak. Those close to me know I HATE CLEANING! I have no issue with admitting I like to be lazy, thing is maybe that caught up with me, because now I have osteoarthritis in my spine, now it hurts to lift, it hurts to be overly physical, it hurts to go out for hours, it hurts to hike. I love to hike, I love to camp. When I was young I swam, was in the jogging club, jazz dancing, I walked all the damn time till in my 20's when I was so overweight I couldn't. Which I did something about. Ya know? I don't know why I am the way I am but I am. I hate being so sick. Who gets this sick? It's ridiculous and I always laugh and say the devil doesn't want me and neither does God, so I am just gonna suffer with every medical disorder. Lucky me!!!
I won't hide things I know, I won't shut up. Threaten me go right ahead I will still write about it. I will also write your threat. I am done with people thinking they can walk on me. Nope journals are awesome, it helps me think to myself, it helps me talk and get answers I can't maybe sometimes come up with on my own. If you think that makes me evil screw you! Secrets are something I grew up with. I try very hard to have my kids not do the same. Because no one needs that in their life! Secrets are bad, they make you sick and they will hurt you! They say my sign is the sign of sex and death. I used to be someone who was hugely sexual being sick pretty much has killed that part of me for the moment but death, I think about it alot. I never thought being sick like this was going to come to my adult life. Not with how active I was when younger:(
Oh and as for me being spiteful. When I was with Michael when he hit I used to break his stuff, throw dishes, glasses ect. We were both so out of control. Calling nonstop, walking for hours to get to his place. I think now looking back we both were bad to one another. Doug, I was more spiteful with him in the way of putting up a website about him, leaving ,essages galore. He actually taught me how to relax my ass. Even told me himself that me over everyone had changed more than anyone he knew hands down. I no longer yelled or anything, between him and my youngest I went to the other side. Silence. When I can't keep it together anymore. I shut right down. I journal shit you say? I journal what I feel and how I experienced an experience, but people need to realize that it is how I FELT about it. The other side can see it differently and I have always said that. Anyhow whatever, maybe...
(Dermatillomania/CSP), OCD, Self Mutilation, and Skin Picking
7:00pm Sunday, Jun 24
My OCD tendencies lately seem to be at an all time high. I hate it. I wish people could have it for a day and understand what it is like to do something and even when made contious of it can't stop it. I have done skin picking for all my life. I have also done alot of self mutilation, but have through therapy gotten better with at least the cutting issues. They say OCD is also related to Terrets syndrome. I do it more when I am feeling, stressed, out of control, hurt ect. I also have an aversion to using certain utensils and dishes but can't explain why, I just can't use them it makes me want to throw up. I also save EVERYTHING! I have had so many fights with my mom, and guys in my life over saving everything and them throwing shit out. I get panicked that if I throw something out I will end up needing it or wanting it and then what? When everything is neat too I struggle more to find things, makes no sense to anyone else but it does to me. It's a daily struggle.
My mom, my neice and I all have the skin picking issue. My kids have all done it but seem to have learned how to control it. One is a little less controlled than the other two and I think will always have that tendency now.
My therapist had put me on celexa which I still take hoping it would calm my OCD down but it hasn't. I have not yet heard of a drug that can cure OCD. That would be so great if there were cause I hate it. I hate if I don't do it I panic, I feel sick, I feel shaky. It is a soother for me. Can't explain it, don't really understand it myself but it really does feel lonely. I think more studies and tests need to be done with people who have OCD. I would easily participate in a study, if it would stop it altogether. It would be such a freedom.
Anyhow that is my rant for today. As you might well guess from reading this I am more violent to myself than to others. I am mouthy and bitchy to others, but when it comes down to physical altercations I would rather do it to myself!!! So there ya go!
http://www.trich.org/AllJoinHands/HowToHandsDownAThon.htm
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Pickaderms
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Pickers/
http://grossbart.com/picking.html
http://www.psyke.org/
http://facepick.tripod.com/
www.ocfoundation.org
Pissed & Frustrated With Getting FIFA U20 Tickets...
11:43am Wednesday, Jun 27
So Sarah and Phil's sister were bought tickets to go to see the FIFA U20 soccer games here in Victoria. I wanted Phil to be responsible for it because it was dealing with his family and involved being a gift for his sister. He didn't like it but did go put the payment on it.
We were able to get them through the club Sarah is in. However we had to get these vouchers until the tickets came in. Lately we been on pins and needles waiting for the tickets to come in. Well I get an email today saying the pick up date was yesterday. I call Phil and he didn't know anything about it said he got no email about it. So I give him a number to call that was not on the email hoping this lady could help us track the ticket bearers down.
Then I go to his email he got the email about tickets not on the 25th like me but on the 23rd!!! OMG I lost it. It says on his it is the ONLY pick up date. Has a different lady's name. So I emailed who I could and am now waiting for responses. Gave him numbers and he is waiting. I sent them our numbers but have appointments today.
Phil says see you should have dealt with it. OMG I am ready to fucking scream. We better get those tickets because one little girl is going to be balling her eyes out if she can't go it is all she has talked about. She was upset we weren't gonna get the vouvhers into tickets. I don't want to see her heart broken....
We got the tickets, Phil's my Hero:)
12:42pm Thursday, Jun 28
He was determined as hell to get our tickets despite that we missed the pick up date and trust me when Phil is determined you don't want to get in his way. He's my hero. The tickets are in our hot little hand. My kid is happy and all is well whoo hoo
So Confused
1:22pm Today
I can feel the emotions and I believe they are real, but once burned how do you go beyond that. Do you try to trust again? Scared and unsure. What do I do?
Thoughts I Need To Write...
6:31pm Today
Having running thoughts right now, so need to write...
It's canada day and I am kinda moody. Confused. I am tired of feeling betrayed and lied to. Why do I always feel like the last one to know the truth about everything? Especially when it comes to the subject of men, and more so when it is men I care about? I used to break things, smash things. Really all that does is leave you feeling worse and empty. I was in a therapy group where I had to actually go through a session of how I acted when a guy got me to that place. They got out trash cans and dishes ect and I went through the clingy don't leave me crap and smashing and swearing at the placebo person. We spent the afternoon that day going through it. I don't think I ever felt so centered out and wanting to hide as much as I did that day. It was really hard to deal with. I ended up in a corner and just balling my eyes out. I don't think I have smashed anything since then or held on to anyone physically like that again. I mean where does it get you?
I think I have ripped a few posters and letters but on the whole I try not to do anything physical. However I do have the issue still with physically hurting myself. However I do have the picking issue with is an OCD disorder and is made owrse by stress and upset and I have struggled with cutting but worked so hard on not cutting myself. No one has any idea how hard that is to deal with, but I do find breathing and counting and meds do help.
I do know I get alot of griping at me about my meds and it really pisses me off. I don't like taking them, it's fricken a pain in the ass and sometimes I want to puke them out but I can so tell when I don't take them. I talk faster and people especially my grandmother and Phil get on me that I am agitating them by talking too fast and changing subjects too fast.
Doug actually seemed to like me that way, thats why we get along so well. He flows with my moods and knows when I am agitated, when I am up, he is so tooned into me it's awesome, I love how he is like that! That has been a rarity in my life.
Actually Jo-Anne seemed to be really good at sliding with my moods as teens.
I think my teen years would have been dramatically different had I been diagnosed as bipolar at that time. It explains so very much. I was very jealous of friends. I was hyper sensitive. Very moody. Always tired. So much more. But it is hard to diagnose teens and alot of anti-depressants are not very good for teens it can actually make them worse.
I see the dermatologist this week, and gonna go get that blood test and stomach test. My doctor believes my stomach is bleeding and so I am on these meds to help at least slow that down. I should be getting that scope soon as well.
My hamstring is healing but I pulled it again yesterday-grr that fricken hurts.
Went out with DJ on wednesday we had lunch at the Brass Duck, he had fish and chips and calamari. I had the Clubhouse. Then we went and watched Knocked up. Holy moses can we say swearing overload and female nudity galore AND alot of drug use, not your everyday movie.
Then yesterday Phil and I went to Kelsey's can we say the food was REALLY BAD we sent it back. Got New York Fries at the movie theatre and watched 1408. Wow buildup to that was not as good as the actual movie itself. Not a movie I would watch a second time around!
So I been feeling pretty good about having my kids around me but wish I was the everyday kind of mom. That is not something I can ever be. I am proud of the kids they are. Ya know Dj is doing so awesome in school and he is in Sask right now visiting Crystal and I gave him some money to spend there. Mary is falling behind in grades but wants to do better and she keeps herself clean with her friends. She is such a beautiful girl. Sarah is so awesome in soccer and strong willed. All my kids are strong willed. No one is ever gonna keep them quiet like wow, wish I could have been fighters like them, and opinionated like them, and refused to keep quiet like them. You won't ever see them keeping secrets and they fight omg they fight and are strong like hell. When I was younger I feared my dad and kept my mouth shut. I have never been a fighter.
Of course I am a little different now. I tell all, I speak all, I won't hide anything and I will get in your face. I think it's because everyone seems to hate me anyway and I don't foresee a long lasting life so I might as well stand up and stand strong and say what I have to say and if you don't like it BITE ME!!!!
So anyhow that is me fornow, had to get the thoughts out, hope everyone has a great Canada I believe we're 140yrs old, and we are the country that rocks whew hoo.....
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Life... on June 11, 2007 2:55 pm
Well Mary is coming home in less than 2 weeks. I am excited, but nervous. We bought the girls cell phones early bday presents from all of us. I just feel safer with them having them. I would like to see if I can get them engraved.
I was out the other day and my back hurt so bad I mean so badly like never has it hurt this badly before. The pain was so bad that I passed out from the pain. Does osteoarthrtis really get this bad? two days of that kind of pain. Was so bad I couldn't even cry. I think I took a little more of my painkillers than I meant too because it hurt so bad. It's pointless to go to hospital because with chronic pain it's not really anything they can do.
What bugs me is when I get put down for being in pain. Like any of us grows up to say yeah when I grow up I want to be disabled. I hate being on disability. I hate chronic pain. I hate that it kills me to try and carry a few groceries only 4 blocks home, that takes everything out of me. I'm 34yrs old I should be healthy and vibrant. I'm not. So being told no one else would want you if they really knew you kills me.
Maybe they wouldn't but do you have to yell that at me and make me feel that much worse?
Anyhow it turns out I have this hernia that is blocking my stomach and reflux which is why I am constantly puking. This is what is making eating a problem. So my surgeon wants to go in and have more of a look with the scope. I'm sure I will get the date for that pretty quick. Oh lucky me another scope. He wanted to give me pariet but that shit has done nothing to alleiviate the problem. So I said no. What is the point if it is doing nothing? More drugs I don't need. Yes me saying no to more drugs. As much as people think I like all these meds I don't. I am sick of all these freakin meds. One does get tired of swallowing pills day in and day out. I wish it could all be done with a shot once a month that would be great!
I envy people who are healthy and happy and never in pain. Envy people who never have to know what depression/bipolar is like. I do have to say though seeing all my old friends on here. Having people remember me and know that people out there do care all because of facebook, that has done more than anyone realizes. Odd how something so little in life can make such a big difference to a life in reality!
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Pain... on June 8, 2007 10:41 pm
Watching the Movie "In God's Country"-Kelly Rowan, Richard Burgi, (2007)star in the tale of a woman's efforts to rescue her 16-year-old daughter from a polygamous community.(drama, 120mins)
I am from the United Church so I do believe in being with only 1 man for myself. However I do not understand why if someone wants to be in a community where they all understand and share that they not be allowed to live that way. Who are we to say it is wrong? It just makes me so damn angry.
I do not though understand them allowing the girls to marry so young. I am glad that in these days most people are older now when they marry.
So anyhow I saw the dr. apparently I have sometype of hernia and also have some reflux. He also thinks I may have built up scar tissue that may have to be lasered away. So he is going to do a scope-oh the joy. At least this is getting things looked at and I know finally something is being seen. I feel alot more relieved now I saw specialist:)
Not sure why but my back is hurting so damn bad I cannot even begin to to tell you had badly it hurts. I've had osteoarthrtis in my spine for years now but some days I feel like it is just breaking apart. I do not tolerate pain well.
One thing I have had only last 2 days and have no idea why & not told dr yet is very very very dizzy and if I try to look at something it is hard to look at even like looking in the mirror everything is like on an angle. Messed up.... ...and no I don't do drugs!!!
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My Story I am an overweight single mom who just can't seem to get my weight under control. i have been so depressed to the point of suicide attempts. I think and believe with the surgery that I could be on a happier healthier road can anyone help?
Feb20/2000: I was weighed this week 304lbs and a half I absolutely burst into tears. I went home and ate.
My doctor is so sweet she is putting in the referals and does not see a problem with getting my surgery done. I am already ahead by having seen the nutrionist I need to see, so that is one thing I am happy about.
The people who have been writing me from this site are an inspiration. Kristen has helped me so much i felt much more prepared talking to my doctor after having talked to her.
I would encourage anyone to write me as now I know I am having this surgery I am suddenly a little more nervous, and been feeling a bit nausiated. It's a long road i wish it would all happen right now and that is what is frustrating me.
I would like any news on risks, problems people have occured on the VBG, and the good stories. before and after pics will help to encourage me if anyone has some they feel they'd like to share.
This is a big update but I am so happy, I just hope I am happy for good reason. I am determined to make this work for me. *s*
April 23/2000-I see Dr.Amson in 2 more days. I am nervous but happy. All i want is to do the right thing. I have been walking everyday.
will let all know how it goes.
April 28/2000-well my appointement went so great with Dr.Amson he is booking me for the fall(not sure of date yet) and in the mean time I will also see the endocrinologist. I am so excited I can almost burst. I will be having the RNY. I am a little nervous and I keep thinking about all of it. I am reading as much as possible but would like to talk more to people who have had it.
I look forward to hearing from all.
Also here is where I will keep everything updated and have made a forum for people with weight issues ect to go to please come on in and visit:
http://bbs.onecenter.com/adviceangel/
Update Aug 2/00: I saw Dr.Amson again he said if I don't hear anything by sept come see him in oct or he will see me in hospital in sept I am praying praying praying it is sept. I have already changed some things in the way I am and I am drinking up to 2 and a half litres of water a day for me that is a big thing and I am pretty proud of myself for sticking to it
Aug 28/01: FINALLY MY DATE IS MADE!!!! yeah *dances around* I will be int he royal jubilee in Victoria BC Canada at 10am to the RNY. I am nervous and excited but more nervous and anxious than anything else. I guess I will get more excited as the time draws closer. I will be keeping my journey on my site. http://adviceangel0.tripod.com/aboutme.html
I will try to keep pics there. Feel free to write and ask me anything I will answer what I can. So here I go...
Update Oct 25/01
I had my surgery. I was in 7 days. I had alot of pain and was not expecting the other side to be as hard as it has been for me. I have kept some of my thoughts in my online journal since I have gotten home. http://adviceangel0.tripod.com/wls I have had some infections since my surgery and it made it harder to heal. I am still pretty weak but have lost over 30lbs now and it's 5 weeks and a bit. It has really been a long recovery for me. I am back to eating just liquids but slowly eating a bit of soft food. I have had the hard lesson of realizing just because you have had this surgery does not mean your mind changes. Fast food still looks and seems like food I would love to bite into. Dr.Amson has been wonderful. He has called me ont he phone when I needed it and called the chilliwack hospital so that they knew which tests to run and what was done during surgery. I was so thankful for that because nothing was getting done or found. When he got involved they finally started to listen. Alot of stress hit me when I got home. I broke up with my bf and my daughter was in hospital and this too did not help at all with my healing. Now things are starting to settle down and I am slowly starting to feel better. I am feeling alot of pinching in my stomach but it comes and goes. I am still pretty faint if I stand for more than a bit at a time. I have problems swallowing pills and so am having problems with meds and would love for that problem to go away. I feel very alone during my healing process because I thought I would be healed and great by now but I'm not but I am trying. I am very jealous of my friend who had her surgery 3 days after me and has lost like I have but can eat almost everything now. Here I am barely taking anything in. I know time will heal and I am glad to have had such a great surgeon and have the surgery done just realizing now the real work begins. I would be only to glad to share my feelings ect with anyone who would like to discuss this just drop me a line:)
Nov 17th 2001
yesterday was my birthday I went out and danced up a storm. I have more energy than I have had for a long time. My shirts are getting to big. I am slowly adjusting to the changes in eating habits and finally getting my strength back. It is a day to day thing but I have come a long way from where I began. I now have my weightloss surgery story along with pics up on my site and a daily diary of what I eat feelings ect on that weightloss page.
http://adviceangel0.tripod.com/wls.html I do not hide any of the bad things I do or the troubles or pains I have. i think the best way for someone to learn is to see all sides of a surgical story pre op and post op. I will try to keep my site updated with as much as possible. I do say though I feel so much better and think I might just make this work. In the beginning I wasn't so sure. I still have my days. But I am working to improve everyday. I'm 29 now and I plan on making this a yr of improvement and when I am 30 I want to be the best I can be. let's see how it goes.
Pre op I was 338lbs and now am down to about 302lbs and about 180lbs to go lol one pound at a time. My kids broke my scale so I am not 100% on weight but was weighed a week ago and am sure I am about 302lbs now
Dec 6/01
Well things are going good I am slowly getting the hang of how the whole surgery thing works. Not as easy as I figured it would be. My head hunger is still there but I am getting better at recognizing true hunger and head hunger. I was last weighed a couple weeks ago and was down to 298lbs. Of course I did the happy dance.
I have also made a new support group for people who are 35 and under to join please go here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/WLSTYofBCandBeyond
Would love to have you join us. Our group is called The youngins of BC WLS and Beyond:)
Jan 18/02
Well I have lost definetly 54lbs but my guess it's over 60lbs by now. I have a new before and after pic now. I feel pretty good. I am having some issues with low amounts of energy, but it comes and goes. I can tie my shoes, I can climb stairs without running out of breathe. I can clean better and so much more. I am still getting the full feeling. My capacity fro eating is about 1/3 of a cup unless it is salad which I can seem to eat more of. I have only been stuck once with a piece of steak. I mean the kind of stuck that scares you. Thankfully some coke pushed it through. Right now I would recommend this surgery to anyone who wants a new start at Life. Feels so good to be breathing again. I have only needed my inhaler once in the last couple of months:)
Feb 11/02-
Well in hospital a week ago I weighed in at an 80lbs loss. 2 other scales say differently or said. I am 1lbs away from that loss on my own scale now. I am happier, mostly healthier. I have a flu. I am walking more and eating much better and the puking has ceased now. I see Amson again soon. I am actually considering entering the 5k. I would recommend this surgery to everyone. I am so glad I did it. I keep my food diary on my site. So if your curious feel free to come read.
Aug 8/02
Well I am now down 128lbs and I am doing okay physically. Mentally I am drained. I have gone back to depression and realized I have other issues besides weight and the weight took those from perspective. So it is now time to deal with the deep parts of myself that were hidden so well.
I am breathing much easier, eating still not much but I do have days where I want to and have tried to and unsucessfully binge. I am open to discussing all and everything I will be painfully honest. I believe the best tool to being successful is to be ready for all realities.
Oct 1/02
Well i found out I have gallstones and so apparently I am now going to get my gallbladder out. Oh lucky me.
Other than that as far as health goes I am doing alright.
I am having some issues of nighttime hunger and trying to deal with that but apparently I am not alone on this so am quite happy about that.
Things are going good and i would do this surger again in a heartbeat.
Dec 2/02
I am now under 200lbs and thrilled. I am wearing my heels most of the time now and feeling really good. I had my gallbladder taken out in Nov on the 9th/02. I am still in school somehow yes I have managed to keep it going. I will be so relieved when that part is over but then a new journey begins. I definetly feel sexier and happier and healthier. I have seen Dr.Taylor a plastic surgeon and have choosen to have the panelectomy which will be sometime next year
Dec 29/02
I am now 189lbs my weightloss is slowing down and I have had some struggles through the holidays with eating the wrong foods. I plan to get back to the right foods again right now though. I can say even though I have had some of the wrong foods a few too many times this holiday season I am still dumping and I am still loosing. I still cannot eat what I would have eaten before surgery and for all of this I am glad. I would say having a support network is a huge part of being successful. If you don't have a support network find a way to have one. Also stay honest it is hard to admit failure and bad days but in doing this it allows others to realize it's ok if they have these days and months too. I go against the grain in admitting the hardships but I am being realistic and i think in the long run it helps those to follow and it helps me. I am thrilled to be eblow 200lbs and I am now at the hard work part I need to up my excercise and get back to all the water drinking. I will let you know how it goes:)
April 2003: I am down to 180lbs. I am going to be having my plastic surgery close to summer they tell me. So I am excited. I have slowed down with loosing weight but I need to get my excercise routine more active. I am still so glad I had this surgery. I am having some pain when eating so I am having an upper GI series done in may and we'll see what happens with that.
I am back it's still April. The plastic surgeon called today I have a date for my panni. whew hoo. I am so excited. I will be so happy to have the skin removed. I am also down to 179lbs and doing the 10k on sunday and I would never have even thought of it a yr ago *dances around* Here is where you can go to see more pics:
July 30th/03- I had my panni with Dr.Taylor. I was more sore than I had expected after a week than the first week. I can say though that I also moved the week I got out of hospital so did not take it easy like I was told to. I suggest to anyone to expect to take it really easy after surgery I think it will make your healing time go quicker unlike me who has prolonged and pulled things making the healing process slower. Dr.Taylor and his office have been wonderful. My scar is much lower than I had anticipated and so am real excited for when it all heals. I totally recommend Dr.Talor I am thrilled with his work.
Aug 17th/03- I am now down to 165lbs the weight seems to finally be dropping once again. The fluid is beginning to go down and swelling. Hips still very tender but better every day. See Dr.Taylor for check up next week:) Here is some abdominalplasti pics. The ones in skirt and red top before surgery, the more graphic ones the newer shots.
October 5, 2003- I am now 155lbs and starting to loose again a bit more in a week. When we had a death in the family I fell back on my friend food. But my friend made me ill. So I slowly got back on normal foods again and am loosing again. I'm pretty happy I am almost to the goal of loosing 200lbs. This has been the ultimate goal, although 200 and 10 would be great but let's see if I can make that 200lbs loss:)
January 24/2004- I had a visit with dr.Amson a week or so ago. I have been having some problems with eating. When I eat I generally feel sick. I am dumping more than when I even first had surgery. I am my dr says very animic but hemoglobin is fine just ferritin is low and he says as long as hemoglobin is fine I don't need the iron shots. B12 is good. Protien is low. Other things are not high but are at the lowest ok range. I am tired alot, but other than that I am thrilled with things. I do have days where I want to eat myself out of the agony I feel, those habits never leave us. It's how we deal with them that does. So this is my update for now:)
August 8/2004- I am still down to 147lbs I gain 5lbs up and down for the last 6 mos or so, so not sure how things will go from here. I think I've finally it that stop in the road. Now it's taking care of what I have. I really am disappointed in not getting to gola which is 130lbs but I've come close and I guess it's much better than being at 138lbs.
I have had some real iron problems I have none:) My hemoglobin is at a level of 101 and dropping. I am though hoping that will go back up after my scheduled hysterectomy on Sept 29th 2004. My protien and calcium have also been low but I am still chugging along.
I have had a few issues with throwing up and struggling with the bulemia side of me I used to depend on so much. I may have to get some counselling for that. But trying hard not to go there. I don't throw up very easily.
I have had an occasion where my bowels got really backed up but a few days and I was back to normal.
I do feel alot better now than I ever did before and not for one moment do I regret having this done. I am now wearing 12's in some clothes small and medium in shirts. I am so damn happy about that and even this yr bought a bikini actually 2 that my daughter picked out for me. so this has been the best summer I've had in some time. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I try to keep up with things on here but I have had alot going on I will get back to you all though. *hugs*
Here's some newer pics:
My kitties 
Aug 23/04
Well I got my blood tests back and my hemoglobin has now dropped to 97 my iron is still nil and now my red blood cell count is low as well as is my cholesterol. Apparently I am quite anemic. Is anyone else going through this? I feel like everyday I get just a little weaker and a little more tired and I am so tired of being tired. Takes energy just to eat.
If your going through it how are you dealing.
Yes as asked I am having surgery soon a hysterectomy Sept 29th at VGH at 1pm. I see the anestitist on the 20th. I am worried with this period I am on now and one more to go before surgery I won't have anymore blood to loose:( I am feeling so alone in this. So reaching out
Angela/LadyIllusions/Sattorie
cw 147lbs/gw 130lbs/sw 338lbs
Open RNY w/Amson Sept 18/01
Gallbladder removal Dr.Amson Nov 02
Pannelectomy Dr.Taylor July 17/03
Feb 12/05
Well I have sadly gained 25lbs back on. I find it depressing I have cried alot. My dr thinks my meds are causing the weightgain so I considering going off of them. I feel really lost and alone and I am drinking more water, taking healthy supplements, still my pouch gets full quick. But some days I feel like all I want to do is. I've turned into a nibbler and closet eater again. I'm working hard to change that. My mother and I going to start going swimming and I plan to work out on the machines too. So hopefully I can come back and let you all know I got the wieght back off as none of my new clothes now fit me. Now if that isn't something to cry about I don't know what is.
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