northern_mama's Blog

7 year anniversary

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:51:00 -0700

I got an email this morning say that today is my 7 year anniversary! Wow! I'm still down around 95 lbs. I have had to use Weight Watchers over the past year to lose some weight (around 10 lbs). I still get "dump" if I have too much sugar. I ...

5 year anniversary

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:07:00 -0700

I think yesterday was my surgery anniversary. Wow! I do not own a scale so I'm not positive on my current weight. Still a size 14 as I've been for the past couple years.

I never get on the boards anymore. It seems like a distant memory - the old ...

day 2 of 2nd sclero

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:53:00 -0700

I was so proud of myself for not taking any medicine today. I had a headache and took tylenol in the morning and afternoon but that was it. All day I had a mild ache in my stomach - kind of like if someone had punched you in the stomach ...

2nd sclero

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:34:00 -0700

I went yesterday to MMPC endoscopy and had my 2nd sclerotherapy treatment done. The first one was last year around May (I think). My opening was just as large as it had been last year so I'm not sure what to think of that. I was too out of it ...

Still working out

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:48:00 -0800

We joined the Y and I have been going atleast 2-3 times a week. I've also been lifting weights! It feels good to workout. I have not weighed myself because I get too caught up in numbers and I don't want to get discouraged. So I'm just going to keep ...

3 year anniversary

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:46:00 -0700

I was checking my email last night and I had a message from Obesity Help saying Happy Anniversary. I can't believe I forgot! I think I forgot last year too. So I thought I should write something about how I'm doing. After my sclero I gained the weight I lost back. ...

Sclero Checkup

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:54:00 -0700

I went for my sclero checkup on Friday. I have lost 7 lbs. Dr. Baker indicated that my opening was large enough that if I wanted I could have sclero done again. I told him that I thought I was doing good and could feel a fullness now. So he ...

Yoga Hurts!

Thu, 31 May 2007 14:25:00 -0700

I found out that a gym nearby has classes everyday at 9:30am and you don't have to join - just drop in and they have childcare! So today was my first day and when I found out it was going to be Yoga, I thought YEAH - I can ease ...

Sclero completed

Thu, 24 May 2007 17:41:00 -0700

I went to MMPC today at 8:45am. Had the sclero at 10am. Dr. Baker asked me if I was exercising and I had to say NO. I was so ashamed to admit that. Here I was in my hospital gown, IV, blood pressure cup on, oxygen sensor, and all these ...

Sclero appt

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:19:00 -0700

I had an appointment today with Dr. Baker to discuss sclerotherapy. The nurse is supposed to call me back to schedule my upcoming appointments. Also he suggested I try ferrous gluconate or ferrous fumerate instead of the ferrous sulfate so that my stomach doesn't get so upset. I'll have to ...