• Username: raven81
  • Location: Bloomington, IL, USA
  • Member Since: 6/15/2009
  • BMI: 25.9
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: Duodenal Switch (11/04/09)
  • Surgeon: Stephen Marshall, M.D.
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Goals

weigh less than 200 lbs !

31 People
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shop at victoria's secret!

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Member Interests
  • Arts - I love any kind of arts- art, opera, theatre, you name it!
  • Books & Literature - No room to list them all! I am a fan of Japanese manga and classic literature.
  • Writing - I currently have a WL blog and a Mommy blog!
  • Board Games & Puzzles - I love playing board games, doing puzzles, well any kind of game at all!
  • Autism - I am a huge supporter of Autism research- both my boys are autistic.
  • X Box - I heart my Xbox 360!
  • Nintendo Gamecube - Really? Gamecube is an option?! What about the Wii?! We love our Wii!
  • Mice - WOW! They have our pets as an options! We have 5 female mice & a parakeet!
  • Metal - I heart my metal music!
  • Programming - I have an A.S. in computer programming so I am pretty good at that!

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  • Comment by AA on 11/1/09 9:59 am
    Remember us when you enter the OR. It'll really help to feel us behind you. Best of luck.
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23 Months Post Op
on October 17, 2011 2:30 pm
I can't believe I am almost 2 years post op!  I am down to 158 pounds as of right now and here is my lastest compare.  I also posted some videos up on my blog at www.geekmomblog.com.  I was wondering if anyone else was having the same problems I am having?


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16 Months Post Op
on March 30, 2011 8:59 am
So I am 16 months out from surgery.  Having some complications.  Pain mostly.  Doctor thinks an internal intestinal hernia.  Fun.  Anyway- I'm down 223 pounds and weigh 159 poudns now.   19 pounds till goal!


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11 Months Post Op
on October 4, 2010 10:00 am
11 months post op
Highest weight: 382
Current weight: 185
Total Lost: 197
Total Inches Lost: 108.5




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10 Months Out
on September 28, 2010 10:05 pm
So 10 months out and a month since my gall bladder surgery.  Found a pic from Dec 2008 and WOW looks like I was up to 382 at that point!  That's higher than I remember ever being.  I guess I just blocked it from my memory and pretended it didn't happen but my journals say I was up to 382!  Down to 190 now.



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9 months post op
on August 3, 2010 9:48 pm
So I am officiall under 200 pounds!  I am at 197 which is soo amazing.  I started at 360.  Here are the progress pics and some other pics I took today.



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I'm a 29 year old mom of two boys.  Both my boys has autism and ADHD and while our life is crazy sometimes I adore them and think they are the most awesome kids ever (well, my best friends daughter is just as awesome as they are).  I have been overweight since I was a little kid.  I used to get picked on and even pushed around in elementary school for being fat.  I ended up becoming pretty tough and started to fight back and eventually the other kids left me alone.  I have always been one to have many acquantainces but few close friends.  I started this process in May 2009 and had my DS on Novemeber 4, 2009. So far have lost 150 in 7 months which is amazing!  I am THIS close to being under 200 pounds which is very exciting for me.  I am in the process of starting up a support group in my local area and I am really excited about how the planing is going so far.  I have a weight loss surgery/ weight loss blog at www.intuitionjuice.com and I also have a Mom blog where I talk about my awesome kids (the good and the bad) at www.geekmomblog.com.