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  • Name: Rhonda B.
  • Username: RhondaB
  • Location: Cookeville, TN, USA
  • Member Since: 2/17/2007
  • BMI: 38.6
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: RNY (08/13/07)
  • Surgeon: Albert T Spaw
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Member Interests
  • Family & Friends - My family is my life!
  • Dogs - Two sweet doxies--wiennie dogs--they are so spoiled!!
  • Camping - Only in my "hotel on wheels" fifth wheel w/all the comforts of home!
  • Christianity - God is ALWAYS in control!
  • Antique - Used to love car shows! Still have my '66 Mustang!!

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  • Comment by iamtina on 8/12/07 2:31 pm
    Sweet Rhonda! We both know that God is holding you in his hands. You will be fanstatic and I am looking forward to hearing your voice on the phone when you get home! Soon you will be a LOOSER!!!!!! I am praying daily for you! Sisters in Christ, Tina
  • Comment by treiser on 8/10/07 5:30 pm
    Good luck and congratulations on your big day! You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Tanya
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Well....you guessed it!  Always been a "big girl"....at least I've always felt that way.  It's time to change that!!
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6 Month Check Up This Week!
on February 9, 2008 4:44 pm
This week I will have my 6 month check-up with Dr. Spaw.  I am anxious to see how the scales at the office are different from my cheap-o ones here at home.  As of about a week ago, I have lost 116 pounds!!!  Been stalled for awhile....I guess it's just slowing down for me.  I haven't lost much since Christmas.  I am working out or walking at the YMCA at least 5 days a week.  That is something I never could have done before!  The cool thing is:  I love it!  It makes me feel so much better just to go walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes or do the 30-minute express workout.  I hate it when I miss a day.  You never would've heard that from me before surgery! 
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3 Months Out / 90 Pounds Gone
on December 3, 2007 5:06 pm
It's been just about 3 1/2 months since my RNY surgery.  I have lost 90+ pounds and have gone from a tight size 30/32 to a loose size 22.  A 20 might fit!  It has been amazing!  My only regret is the same many others have said---I wish I had done it sooner!  I feel so much better.  I can walk all day and not be out of breath or get so tired that I don't think I'll make it back to the car.  I don't have to stop to rest every few steps when I go to the mall.  I don't dread taking the stairs any more.  My house is cleaner than it has been since we moved in (over a year ago) because I have the energy to keep it clean!  Sometimes I have to make myself go to bed!
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Post Op
on December 3, 2007 4:59 pm
Well...haven't posted since surgery--SORRY!
It went well...except for my blood pressure getting REALLY low.  They had to give me blood.  I stayed in the hospital a little longer than I thought I would, but Dr. Spaw knew best.  I slept in the recliner for the first week!  It was much easier than the bed.  I couldn't lie down flat--it hurt!  The worst thing that happened was the TERRIBLE yeast infection from the antibiotics they pumped me full of during surgery.  My skin looked as though it had been burned!  It actually peeled!  Dr. Spaw was wonderful!  He's the best--such a caring doctor!  If you are considering this surgery and haven't chosen a surgeon--he is heaven sent! 
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2 Weeks 'til Surgery!
on July 29, 2007 9:07 pm
Starting the 2 week diet tomorrow!  Two Slim Fast shakes and one Lean Cuisine per day the first week...4 Slim Fast shakes per day the second week.  Plus water, water, water every day!  Lose weight and shrink that liver!  I have to say that I am honestly NOT nervous.  I made this decision with God's help through prayer and I know it is the right decision!
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7/18/07 My surgery is scheduled!!!
on July 19, 2007 11:18 pm
I saw Dr. Spaw for the first time today--he's great!  God knew what he was doing when he guided me to him!  My surgery is scheduled for August 13th.  I am excited!  I can't wait to be a "loser" and be healthier!  That's all I want...to be healthier!  The weight loss will just be a nice side-effect of becoming healthy!!!  Again, thanks to everyone here on OH who has helped me get this far!  It's neat to be able say that I have friends all over my state to depend on--there are some wonderful, supportive people here!
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I can remember always being the biggest kid in my class in elementary school--I was often the "anchor" for tug-of-war on field day.  I really wasn't too big in junior high and high school--maybe 35 lbs or so overweight.  Boy, all that changed after age 18...and marriage....and children....!!  Don't get me wrong...I love my husband and kids--they are the best and I wouldn't trade them for anything!!!  They are my whole life!!  I have the best husband in the world--we celebrated 16 years in February!!  God blessed us with two beautiful, healthy children.  Now I feel so guilty--like I am slowly killing all of us!  I cook (or not), I buy the groceries so, it's my fault we are all overweight--well, my fault and genetics.   It's time to make myself and my family healthy!