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  • Username: llm
  • Location: NY, USA
  • Member Since: 5/4/2007
  • BMI: 32.3
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: DS (06/25/07)
  • Surgeon: Michel Gagner
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Start dating again

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stop avoiding long lost friends due to my weight

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Cross my legs

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Fit comfortably in an airplane seat.

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Get more organized at home

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Member Interests
  • Animals - I'm afraid! Especially of birds, cats and mice. I can handle horses and dogs.
  • Arts - I'm lucky to live in NYC; opera, theater, museums, etc.
  • Books & Literature - I was an English major and have a law degree, thus BIG reader (literally).
  • Business & Career - I'm almost at a point that I'll be able to start my own business.
  • Family & Friends - I have 8 nieces and 1 nephew. I'm the favorite aunt.
  • Fitness & Exercise - I'm fairly athletic and hope to be able to get into good shape again.
  • Recreation - I hope to start dating again and going out more post-op; I used to be social.
  • Crossword & Word Games - I play Scrabble & Boggle and beat my family members.
  • WLS in your 40's - I'm 45 not married, no children, and a professional. I hope to change this.

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Karen E. on 6/22/07 7:03 pm
    Wishing you a successful uneventful surgery on Monday! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
  • Comment by judyanne on 6/22/07 8:55 am
    Monday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~ Judy
  • Comment by AA on 6/14/07 7:53 pm
    I'm a Pomp/Gagner DSer as well. You're in good hands. Hey, all the best on your upcoming surgery. Think good thoughts!
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7/26/07
posted on 7/26/07 10:12 am
One month update.  I've lost 25.5 lbs since the day of surgery and 34.9 lbs since my highest / consultation weight.  I feel much better (from losing the weight), although no one has noticed yet.  However, I was wearing one of my usual outfits at work and put on a pair of pearls and the whole office commented on how good I looked.  Today, I'm going to the gym for the first time since the surgery.  I have been walking a little more this week (a mile here, a mile there) and today I'm going to use the treadmill during my lunch hour.  As I've mentioned before, this operation was a breeze for me.  I've only had a few minor problems:  a fever during one day in the hospital which made me very hot, sweaty, a little crazy and thirsty; some vomiting, but mainly due to a spasm in my esophagus, not because I couldn't tolerate the food; and some discomfiture after eating, like my stomach is having to work a little to digest the food.  Physically, the pain in my abdomen from the surgery lasted only a little over a week.  I stopped taking the pain medicine in less than a week after surgery.  

I'm a little disappointed I didn't lose more weight the first month, but when I saw the doctor on Tuesday he told me I'd be half my size.  Being 1/2 my size (or close to it) is my life-long dream.  I am tall and broad shouldered, athletic and muscular.  When I'm thinner, I'm still considered big.  When I'm fat, it all rests in my stomach, breasts, mid-section.  My dream is to not be big, just tall.  If I'm "1/2 my size" it's almost impossible for me to be big. I'll just be tall.  Yeah!

My next concern and focus is plastic surgery.  I'm already starting to think about when i'm going to have it and how am I going to pay for it.  I think I'll need a tummy tuck, as I mentioned, all my weight is in my stomach.  I don't want to go through this whole process, look great in clothes, and be miserable because of the extra skin.  I know I'm taking it too fast, but it's not uncommon for me to get an idea (WLS), and start executing very, very fast.


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