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  • Crafts - I crochet and like to do other crafts as well.
  • Cats - We have 2 cats...one indoors, one out. Holly and Pepper.
  • Cooking & Baking - I enjoy cooking and baking (go figure?)
  • Christianity - I am very active in my Church and currently lead the childrens choir.
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  • Comment by ~~Sweet Tink~~ on 1/11/08 2:11 am
    Today you have awaken to the first day .. real true day of your life !! What a journey this will be . Please know that you are to be respected for your decision to have this surgerey , and that you have chosen to Fght Obesity. Much love and care come your way . Know that I am here for you as well as host of others that have walked your walk . Congratulations .. on what is to be a healthy new life for you . Many Thoughts and Love - Tink
  • Comment by prissy25 on 1/10/08 6:11 am
    Congrats on your Big Day today and for the New you, this is a Journey you wont regret and get ready for the ride of a life time. We on OH are here for you so ask whenever you need to. God Bless....
  • Comment by judyanne on 1/7/08 6:13 pm
    Thursday 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! ~JudyAnne~
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Hello,  I am Rebekah and I am 37 years old.  I live in Prince George, VA with my 3 beautiful girls, my husband of nearly 16 years and 2 cats.  I am one year post op now...and am doing pretty well.  Still have a little way to go to meet my goal--but am pleased to be where I am.

Rebekah0810's Blog
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Post Op
on January 17, 2008 6:36 am
Wow...what can I say??  What a week it has been.  I am now 7 days post op, and feeling pretty good.  I am having some difficulty with the protein due to some apparent lactose intolerance that I was not aware that I had.  Oh well--it has to get better.  As I write this I am choking down a Boost Glucose Control shake.....  We'll see if this causes me to run to the potty.  I know that I can not handle the CIB with double milk dose...that really tore me up.  What's funny is that other milk products don't bother me.  Cottage cheese is not a problem and neither is yogurt or pudding.  Oh well--I am sure it will all be fine...just gotta get that 60 grams in somehow.  

My only other complaint is the terrible taste in my mouth and apparent bad breath.  It's driving me crazy...don't have to worry about anybody getting too far into my personal space!!  I even wish I could be outside of it at times.  Sugar free gum and brushing my teeth constantly seems to keep it at bay to an extent.

I am also getting a slight case of cabin fever.  I think I will probably venture out into the wilderness today--I don't care if it is in the 30's...I will bundle up and tough it out.  I have not had to use pain meds in over 24 hours, so I think it is about time.  

All in all--things are going ok.  Some of the things that my head is craving are rather strange..I think they gave me a labotomy while they were in there....he he...
believe it or not--most all of the recipes that are in the book that the dr. gave me are making my mouth water...who knew that healthy stuff would appeal???  I guess a lot of that has to do with these stupid protein shakes all being on the sweet side...I would kill for some salt...and texture...don't even get me started!!  I chewed ice yesterday because I was so desperate to use my teeth and actually HEAR something crunchy.  How sick is that???

Anyway...I have to say...I wouldn't change a thing at this point.  I think I am doing very well considering that just a week ago, Dr. Bautista was digging around in my guts. 
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13 days and counting
on December 28, 2007 1:48 pm

phew!!!   
That is about the best word to discribe my feelings at this point.  One more test to go...13 more days to wait.  
I spent the better part of yesterday at St. Mary's doing pre-op testing as well as the nurse practitioner consult.  What a nerve racking experience!!  They shuffled me from one room to the next and then back to the other...I was about to say "enough already"...but then remembered that it is ALL worth it. 
I don't really know how to describe my feelings at this point, I have been asking myself everyday..."do I really want to do this?"...but from what I understand that is pretty normal--one thing for sure...I don't want to cancel now after having done all of the crazy tests and consults!!!  I would really be crazy if I did!!  The appointment for my EGD is on Wednesday next week.  That will be the last official test prior to surgery; PRAISE THE LORD!!  

I started the pre-op diet today--not so bad so far...ask me in a few days...(LOL). 

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Well...where do I start?  My name is Rebekah, but I also go by Becky and Bekah...not to mention a few others, depending on who you ask.  I am 36 years old and am the mother of 3 beautiful daughters; Ellena (12), Rhiannon (9), and Kacine (6--will be 7 on 1/31/08).  I work for Capital One in the Site Support department and have been with the company forever....er...I mean 8 years.  I am married to Brian, we will celebrate 15 years on 5/22/08.

Basically, I have been over-weight all of my life.  I don't struggle alone, the majority of my family is in the same boat...man did we luck out!!!  I have a cousin who had RNY on 12/4/07 in Ohio, she and I are the same age and have pretty much followed each other all of our lives, seems what happens to her, happens to me--and vice versa.  

I had considered having gastric bypass years ago, but assumed that it would not be covered....yet another excuse.  I know now that I was in no way prepared at that time to make this kind of decision.  I was a bit surprised that things went so smoothly for me on this--and as many stories of my life, once I decide to do something--that's it....there is no changing my mind. [ask anyone who knows me...they will tell you that I am bull headed.]  

I finally made the decision to do something about my weight when I saw my PCP in September, 2007 and tipped the scales at 295.  Even with my height factored in--I think that counts as GINORMOUS.  From there things just continued to fall into place.  I remember talking with my Mom and telling her... "if this is what I am supposed to do, and it is God's will for me, then I will know"--that statement was never so true.  The timeline for everything was just way too perfect to be considered anything other than His plan--not even one wrinkle in the scheduling.

As I write this, I am 7 days post op--and feeling great.  I look so forward to what He has in store for me.  My new life is just beginning--my second re-birth.  Praise the Lord for his watching over me, and caring for me and my family.  I pray that all of you who read this know Him, and rely on Him for your every day existence-He will never fail us, even though we may fail Him.