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Goals

fit in any sized seat anywhere i go

1 Person
 in progress, 
0 People
 achieved this

not be recognized by someone I haven't seen in a while.

15 People
 in progress, 
7 People
 achieved this

be healthy, happy, and a little bit sexy.

30 People
 in progress, 
5 People
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

Morris Washington, MD
Dr. Washington is an EXCELLENT surgeon. He is caring, compassionate, and has great bedside mannor. You can tell he really cares about his patients, individually. He don't just do his job, he IS his job. I would recommend Dr. Washington to anyone. I wouldnt have chosen any other surgeon. He made me feel safe and i knew he was on top of things. When i started running a fever, even though it went away, he kept me another night. He's always got a smile on his face. I thank God that i found Dr. Washington!
Member Interests
  • Travel - i love to travel to the mountains of NC & TN every fall
  • Pets - I have a 12 month old lab/shepherd mix rescue, named Sammie
  • Musical Performance - I can play clarinet, some piano and i love to sing!
  • Cars - my dream car is a 2010 black chevy camero w/ pink racing stripes & pink bowties
  • Christianity - I'm a christian, and i'm presbyterian, baptised and reconfirmed
  • Tattoo - i have music notes made into angel wings on my back & paw prints on top my foot
  • Beadwork - i love to bead. a new hobby of mine. bracelets are my fave
  • Nursing - I was in RN school until i got sick my dream is to become a labor&delivery nurse
  • WLS in your 20's - i just turned 23 years old in June
  • BMI over 50 - my BMI is 55. i would love for it to be under a 25

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by careuh on 8/22/11 1:31 pm
    Kendall got out of surgery 2 hours ago and everything went well!
  • Comment by SleeveRockn Chic on 8/21/11 10:13 pm
    Hope you have a safe surgery and speedy recovery. I'll meet you on the loser's bench. Good Luck!!!! Meet you the losers bench. Kerry
  • Comment by Southernsleever on 8/9/11 10:31 am
    Didn't see where to post on your profile. I'm from right outside of Knoxville! SC is beautiful, we went to myrtle beach for the first time this year!
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update :-)
on August 31, 2011 3:31 pm
well i'm 9 days postop. things are going pretty good. ive lost 29 pounds total since august 7th (which includes my preop diet). but since surgery (the 22nd) ive lost 12 pounds. i had my postop follow up w/ my surgeon yesterday. he took the bandages off of my incisions. they still have sterri strips on them but he said theyll fall off by themselves. i told him that my 1 incision on the right still hurts. he said that it was the incision that they pulled the stomach out of and it was longer. he said they put stitches in that incision for the reason so that i dont get a hernia there. i didnt know that or i wouldnt be zipping around like i am. its still hurting. i started cream soups and milk yesterday. im keepin everything down and not had any nausea. which is great! ive tried cream of: cheese, onion, and brocoli and cheese. they were all pretty good. i like the sugar free hot cocoa w/ milk for breakfast. overall im glad w/ how im feeling and doing postop and happy about my loss so far. every night at dinner time i do smell what my mom's cooking and i want some SOOOOOO bad! i cant wait to have purreed foods! cant wait to chew again. seems like just yesterday was the day before my surgery and i was freaking out. seems like yesterday i had my surgery. and now its been over a week. time flies! i found this protein drink called myoplex. its made by EAS and has 42g of protein in 1 drink! and it tastes nice. im glad i found it. does anyone else use this? i also tried skinny water today, and it was great. did i say the food my mom's cooking smells delicious? lol. thats all for now. just wanted to give yall an update. btw im in sc and looks like hurricane Katia is a cat 4 or 5 and gonna hit us. eek!
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home & sleeved :-)
on August 24, 2011 6:46 pm
i made it! i'm sleeved and officially on the Loser's bench. my surgery went well. i was in a lot of pain for 2 days. i ran fever and got tight in the lungs so they kept my an extra night. but i was back to normal in no time. i did dry heave which i believe was from my meds. that hurt really bad. i only took morphine once. i hated gettin up and walking at first cause it hurt real bad, but i believe all the walking i did is what helped me feel better each day. im so glad to have had my family and friends that were there to support me. all that ive been through since monday is all worth the outcome i'm gonna see. im gonna work hard and exercise lots soon as i can. i cant wait to be healthy and happy. move on over and make room on the loser's bench for me cause im gonna take a big seat :-) thanks again for all the support & prayers. im stayin w/ my parents and am able to finish all my popsickle, jello, and broth and im sippin on some water. so im doing good. :-) will keep ya'll posted
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today is my surgery day!!!
on August 22, 2011 3:19 am
well OH family, i'm off to be sleeved this morning! i didnt think id be able to sleep last night but i finally fell asleep at 2am and slept til 5am. 3hours is better than none! i hate that i cant wear lotion, perfume, and deoderant to the hospital! i feel yuck even though i just showered. waitin on mom and dad to come pick me up so we can head to the hopsital. i have to be there at 8am and my surgery is scheduled at 10am. i hope everything goes as planned w/ a good recovery & no complications. im really nervous/anxious/worried. i dont think itll actually hit me though until im walking into the hospital. but ive already got little butterflies in my tummy! i hope im able to get on here tomorrow or wednesday and let everyone know how it went. im glad to have lots of friends and family supporting me and being there for me today! the next time you guys hear from me, ill be sleeved. SO MOVE ON OVER VETS, IM JOINING THE LOSERS BENCH!!!!!!! wish me luck. love you guys
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foreverrr!
on August 19, 2011 11:31 am
why is time going by s0o0o0o slow!?!?!? time has flown by in this whole process until this week. seems like since monday, each day has been like a week! probably cause im so anxious about my surgery on monday. only 3 more days!!! and ill be sleeved! im so damn excited, but at the same time, im super nervous and anxious. my anesthesiologist said he'd give me a lil medicine for the nervousness soon as i got there monday morning. but i just hope this weekend flies by. hoepfully monday will be here before i know it. cause i just cant take another day like this week has been-SLOW! how can i make the time go by faster?
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preop
on August 15, 2011 5:31 am
hey guys! i'm bout to leave soon to head to Conway for my preop appointment. i have no idea what they're gonna do. but im excited just cause this is the last step towards my surgery next monday! 7 days woohooo!! getting excited. also, i have to go by my surgeions office to weigh in one last time before being weighed at the hospital on surgery day. i have to pay for my surgery (yes im self pay & BCBS can suck it!!!) and talk to him about any last minute concerns. i cant wait to be on the losers bench. im sure theyll do blood work today and i hope nothing comes up making my surgery have to be postponed. i would be so crushed. im sure it wont, but im a worrier! anyways ill let yall know how it goes! :-)
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