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To be able to go to my 20 year class reunion alot thinner

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Wear jewelry again

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Get healthy and stay that way

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To have more energy for my husband and my son

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To join a gym

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Jon R. Pirrello, M.D., F.A.C.S.
When I first met Dr. Pirrello, I thought he was very knowledgeable on everything that I asked him. He was very patient with my husband and myself. He had some concerns about some past stomach problems, so he sent me to have some tests to make sure that everything was okay before I could have this kind of surgery. That tells me he was concerned about my health. The office staff have always been very nice and helpful whenever I have had questions. I think that Dr. Pirrello cares about his patients and he is very through with everything. I would rate him to be a very caring Doctor.
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  • Humor - I don't think a person can have to much humor in life.
  • Birds - I have a Parrot that loves to talk, she is so sweet.
  • Parenting - I love spending quality time with my son, he is the apple of my eye.
  • Computer Games - I love to play computer games when I can find the time.
  • Figurines - I collect angels, and have alot of them in my house.
  • Photography - I am learning to the art of taking good pictures
  • Grandchildren - Playing with grandchildren, that are mine by marriage
  • Comedy - I love movies that make a person laugh.
  • Country - Country music I love the most and Comtemporary Christian Music
  • Ceramic Painting - Painting is something you will find me doing every chance I get.

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  • Comment by flyladybugfly on 4/22/08 8:18 pm
    Praying that all went well today. Hope you have a speedy recovery and you are showing off that new body in no time. Dr. P will be doing my surgery next Wed. (4/30/08). So I know you are in good hands!!
  • Comment by Kathy L. on 4/16/08 4:59 am
    Good luck next week! I had a friend pray this prayer for me before surgery and I wanted to share it with you. I'll be praying the same thing for you next week: I will certainly be praying that God give you peace and comfort. That all fears, anxieties be subdued by God's indescribable peace. That you'll just be covered with an undeniable confidence that He is with you each step of the way. I will lift up each of the doctors and nurses that the Lord guides their hands and minds. I'll pray that the Lord works His healing power in your body during the recovery process. And that your life will be forever changed for the better !!!!!!!!! We can give Him thanks today for the Joy of tomorrow. Can't wait to hear the good news.
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Updating since it has been awhile
on September 21, 2008 8:07 am
I don't get on here like I once did but I have been trying to keep up with how my friends have been doing. I am finally starting to get straightened out. I will eventually have surgery to repair a hernia that has developed from surgery but my doctor wants to wait until I lose 50 more lbs. I started out weighing 371 lbs. and right now, I am weighing 238lbs. I have gotten a little slack on the exercising but I am starting to get back with it. It seems that I have been losing one way or the other. I know you lose more with exercise especially the inches. My husband and friends are seeing a big difference and so am I . I need to get some pictures taken and get them on this computer but I haven't taken the time. I will try to get my husband to do that. I am glad to be feeling alot better and not so tired all of the time. I use to could sleep my life away and that was all I was wanting to do because I just didn't have the energy now it is alot better and with the weather cooling off, it is even better. I notice that I don't sweat like I use too and that is so wonderful. I was even cold two days this week. I love the fall weather!
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Still around
on August 8, 2008 2:18 am
Well it has been alwhile since I have been on here to post anything. I still have good days and alot of bad in between but I guess I am just gonna have to live with it. My BMI is now 39.9, I have lost a 137 lbs. now total. It has been just a coming off. I will one day soon post a new picture of me showing the before and the after but I am just not ready to do that yet. I hope others are doing good. I go Monday for my 3 month checkup and I am sure it is gonna go good. I will probably get fussed at that I am losing it too fast again. I can't help the fact I get sick on my stomach quite often.
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Having been sick
on June 22, 2008 2:45 pm
Seems like I am starting to feel better now. At least, breathing easier. I have been told I can't go back to work until July 2nd and I have to listen to what they tell me. I have lost a total of 102 lbs. now. I am weighing 269lbs. I lost 40 before surgery and the rest has been after surgery. I also have to take into account, being sick, and not being able to keep alot of things down. I hope that I am not losing it way too fast. I don't want anymore problems.
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Just when it starts getting better
on June 19, 2008 12:41 pm
I think I must just have bad luck. I had to go to the Emergency Room at Stanly Regional Medical Center on Tuesday. I went to my primary Doctor on Monday, he tells me that I have an ear infection. I told him I felt like I had pneumonia but he didn't think so. Well on Tuesday, I ran a fever of 103.4 and I went to the ER and x-ray showed it right away. I have also not been able to get my protein in because of this so I had blood issues too. I was admitted and came home today but I am out of work until July 1st. I am telling this so that I can get people to pray for me that I will get well and stay that way.
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People say the most funny things now
on June 5, 2008 12:56 pm
I tell ya things have been going good lately. I am trying still to get all my protein in. My client's keep asking me "Where did your butt go?" They say that I have lost alot there and around my belly. I find it all amusing. I have finally been able to work on a regular basis and have alot of energy now. I have lost a total of 91 1/2 lbs. That was also including the 40 I lost before surgery. I am still wanting to join the YMCA but right now, we can't afford to do that. I wanted to do the water workouts. My cousin is going to start being my personal trainer this weekend, and I am sure that she is going to make me work out hard. I still have to be careful with my right ankle or I may still break it. I have arthritis in it really bad, seems worse since surgery.
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I am like most others on this site. I have been overweight all of my life. I think my love of food started when I was about 3 or 4. If it wasn't something that I liked to eat, I would say no and wouldn't eat it. But most of the time, I would eat. I rollercoasted through the teenage years with yo-yo dieting. I did the Jenny Craig, Diet Center, and Weight Watchers. I would lose and gain and it has been that way most of my life. I am what you call an emotional eater and the food that I eat becomes my friend. If that makes sense. I realized that my health wasn't going to get better the way I was going and decided to start investigating WLS after my primary Doctor and I talked one day. He supposts me having WLS and the staff in his office have been really supportive  in my making this decision.