- Username: Linda_S
- Location: Eugene, OR, USA
- Member Since: 11/11/2006
- BMI: 27.9
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (07/24/07)
- Surgeon: Robert O'Rourke
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 Comment by Amy B. on 7/27/07 12:51 pm
 Comment by fhgt48 on 7/23/07 12:45 am
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Linda, Tuesday is
your big day! I'm so
excited for you
sweetie! You are
going to be a
LOSER~woo hoo!!!! I
will be praying for
a successful
surgery, a smooth
and speedy recovery,
and the ability to
use your tool for
optimal success for
a healthier and
thinner new you! May
God bless your
journey! big hugs,
Becky
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Two more sleeps! on July 22, 2007 11:43 am
I am so very excited. Only two more sleeps, then I'll take a little nap and wake up with a little pouch to put only good food in. I think I am so prepared for this. I have read three books on weight loss surgery, I've read as much as I can on the internet, and I even lived with a RNY bypass patient for a while (great experience surgery-wise, but otherwise, it sucked). I've got my vitamins and calcium, my protein powders, some organic soups, Koolaid and Splenda (turns out Crystal Light gives me migraines), my tiny containers to put everything in, Gas-X strips, stool softener, MOM, some gauze and paper tape, etc. I have my bag packed for the hospital. Chapstick, slippers, clean undies, tooth brush, etc. I will also have my sister bring my Ipod, my computer, and my cell phone to me. I realize they are not really safe in the hospital, but I want to block out the hospital noises at night so I can get some sleep. Also am making a big email list tonight so I can let everyone know in one fell swoop that I am doing just fine. I'll also drag that dang CPAP machine with me. I'm still fighting with it. If I want a decent night's sleep, I can't really use it, but I have been trying to the best of my ability because my surgeon wants me to use it. Ooops! I have to go clean it and soak the hose. See y'all on the loser's bench!
Linda
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OMG!! Two weeks from tomorrow! on July 9, 2007 10:17 am
I am so excited. I think I have everything ready, and I still have two weeks to go. I have my hospital bag half packed, I've got lots of things all set up. Lots of boxes of sf jello and sf/ff jello pudding, protein powders, vitamins, calcium, stool softeners, milk of magnesia, personal care products, etc. I am so excited about this. My raging appetite is making it difficult to lose more weight pre-op, but I'm managing. I WILL have more weight off so the surgery can go as smoothly as possible. I am managing to also sneak a treat in here and there, but I make sure I do some additional exercise to compensate for the bad calories, plus I include the item in my calorie count for the day so I don't go over. I am going to be as successful at this as possible. I will not fail!!
Linda
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It's JULY!! on July 2, 2007 10:38 am
Ah, what a mixture of emotions are running through me at this time. I almost feel as though it's going to be Christmas in July, and I get health for a present! What a gift. I am so looking forward to not having an appetite -- at least for a while. I've been working hard at losing as much as I can pre-op and it is really hard. I do so well all day, only to find that I am ragingly hungry (or at least I THINK I am) at night. I find if I floss and brush at about 8:00, I won't eat anything after that, but it is a struggle.
On the personal front, I posted that I threw my live-in boyfriend out of the house and changed the locks. His stuff is still not out of my yard and his mail keeps arriving in my mailbox, so he is not totally out of my life yet. Then, yesterday, I decided to clean up my old computer that he was using so that I could give it to my sister. O-M-G!!! You cannot imagine the smut and filth that I found there.  I am just appalled that someone that I once thought I loved could be such a disgusting pig. I was just sickened by what I saw -- and I saw very little as I hastened to delete it as fast as I could.
I have found someone new and we are taking things very slowly. I am very happy about that. I won't make the mistake of not knowing someone well before I let him into my life again. What a way to learn a lesson!
So - it's on to a new life of love, health, and happiness. What a burden I will be leaving behind at the end of the month!
Linda
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Life, the Universe and Everything on May 21, 2007 9:30 am
Well, things certainly have changed since I first started coming to this site. I have a date for surgery -- not till July 24th, but I'm looking at it as I have a super surgeon who will take good care of me and he is worth waiting for. I have some good friends who will take me up to Portland and stay with me. My family will also be there.
I met a man here on OH who I thought was the man of my dreams. He came to visit me in March and was absolutely wonderful. We planned for the future, he promised to take care of me, and I was oh so happy. Well, he moved in with me in April and things went south rapidly. His ugly temper surfaced and I soon found that while I was at work he was visiting strip clubs and other houses of ill repute. As if this were not bad enough, he lied to me about it. I can tolerate a lot of things, but I cannot tolerate lying. The other stuff made me physically sick. SO, the relationship is over. I'm happy to say I'm not heartbroken. I guess I went into it with my eyes open far enough to realize it wouldn't be heaven every day.
So, onward I go. I've begun exercising (including push-ups, which I can actually do!) and I'm determined to be the healthiest, sexiest woman I can be. My life will begin again.
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Another change of plans! on February 10, 2007 11:36 am
Well, changes seem to be going around lately! My sleep study has been moved to Thursday instead of tomorrow :-o When I first started this journey, I was foolish enough to think that the local center would get its certification quickly. That didn't work out. I finally decided to go to Portland (OHSU) because they already have their certification AND they have a great reputation. Of course, when I called, their next info session fell on a holiday, so it was cancelled, so I had to wait an extra week. Then I had my appointment with my doctor to get my letter and medical records and his transcriptionist got sick, so I had to wait about a week and a half to get all that stuff. Then I finally got the appointment for the sleep study and the preliminaries for surgery. At this point, I've learned to just get used to waiting!! ;-)
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