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To be the "look at her" girl at my 20 year high school reunion...

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Take a family picture.

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Wear my wedding ring...again.

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Surgeon Testimonial

David Tichansky, M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Madan was that he was much younger than I had initially thought but very knowledgeable. He answered all my questions…plus some.While in the waiting room I did here a few people rumbling of the wait but I had been warned of this, so it was expected. I did feel a little bit like we were a herd of cattle, being shuffled from one place to another and overall you could tell that this office had “been there done that”. Everything was planned and scheduled. Dr. Madan and his staff are knowledgeable, nice and energetic. The only negative I have is their time management. rnMy first impression of Dr. Tichansky was much like that of Madan. I did feel I had a better rapport with him than Madan but honestly I have only meet them both once. It's really hard to base a true opinion on one visit.
Member Interests
  • Pets - All kinds - much to my husbands dislike!
  • Photography - My passion, When my family sees a camera they stop and pose. Their trained!
  • Scuba & Snorkeling - Snorkleling now, maybe when I don't float so much Scuba!
  • Gardening - As with WLS I'm learning about it but so far I havn't killed everything!
  • Radiological Technologist - 16 years

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by KathigME on 6/25/07 4:44 am
    Tina! Today is our day! I will be praying for you as well! My surgery is at 1:30pm, but I will be praying for us both!! Take care! KathigME
  • Comment by judyanne on 6/22/07 9:53 am
    Monday 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! ~ Judy
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June 2011 - 4 Years Out
on June 29, 2011 6:15 pm
Well, It's been another 2 years and I am still at 150-155lbs. It's been an eventful year. Since losing weight docs can do better physical exam and during a routine visit my GYN she found a nodule on my thyroid. It ended up being cancer so out with that, little radiation and i'm good as new. Another reason to get that weight off. Who knows how long I had it or how long it could have gone had I not lost the weight! I did have some PS last year. A breast lift was my priority! They were just hanging a little to low for someone my age and the surgeon agreed 100%. They were about 10cm lower than they should have been. Hold up 10cm, thats about down to your waist. Not attractive! I'll go for the TT next. Maybe next year... got to pay off the lift first ;-).
No issues on the bariatric side aside from the medications I take for my thyroid and issues from it's removal. I don't absord calcium (parathyroids never woke up after the surgery) anymore so with the bariatric surgery getting medication right is tricky since most of it is absorbed it the intestines. Being a good bit of my proximal intestines are gone I take much more than most, just something to think about if any of you have issues. Well, really that's about it for 2 years. See in 2, that will be 6 years! I can't believe how fast it's gone. I now have friends and co-workers who have never known me any other way.
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June 2009 - 2 Years Out
on June 28, 2009 3:22 pm
Well, I did it. It's been 2 years now and all is wonderful. I do get a little ill feeling when i'm full and I continue to smell food but I just get up and leave. Still around an 8 although I did get into a 6 the other day but that was not the usual. People who meet me would never know I was ever 287 pounds just 2 short years ago. I want to get a consult for some plastics. I would love a breast lift (they are sooooo sad) and a tummy tuck. My thighs bother me but I don't think I could deal with the scars they would have. Food is not an issue (unless it's dairy!). I find I cannot eat more than 3-4 oz of red meat but chicken I can do about 5-6 oz. To be honest If I never ate meat again I wouldn't mind! I know protein. Well I know I don't post often so this could be it for a while! 
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April 2009 - GOAL!!
on April 27, 2009 7:35 pm
Well I guess it's been a while since I've been to the site. I am at goal now. I do go up and down from 150-155 depending on the day. I have no problems and despite the criticism I may get I do not take any supplements or vitamins. I have my blood work drawn regularly and all is well. I do not eat more than I know I should and do not deny myself something if I truly want it. I just stop a lot sooner. You know, a small slice of the cake instead of the whole cake! I am a size 8 top and bottom. The skin thing is a little bothersome. It's not nearly as bad as some I have seen so I should be satisfied with what I was dealt. I'll get some pics posted that are more up to date since the ones I am about to post are from late last year.
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May 2008 - 3 Pounds!
on May 26, 2008 6:45 pm

Ok I missed a month. It's true, you become less dependant on this site and you start to slip on your posts. I must do better; people do read these for support and guidance. I did and was starving for information on people you looked like me, had the same body type as me, my age and they all seem to stop after the surgery so I have to do better.
Well I finally dropped 3 more pounds. It really is coming off extremely slow now but is coming off. The tone of my skin scares me. I have no tone. I have the thighs of a 70 year old. I'm not sure if all the stairs in the world would get them back to "normal". Sometimes you feel that at least fat you filled out and you didn't jiggle as much.
My hair is still falling out. 
I am eating 6-8oz at a time so all in all my eating is doing well. 
I'm in a size 10 bottom and a 12 top or large. I did get measured for a bra finally and was told I was a 34D. OMG a 34D at Victoria Secret. I only dreamed of getting things from that store!
We go to Disney World next week. I cannot wait. I will actually be able to fit in rides with out the fear of needing an extender! I also get to go on a plane for the first time since surgery. I cannot wait to see how the seat feels now.
More next month, I promise!

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March 2008 - NOT ONE POUND!
on March 26, 2008 5:40 pm

This has not been a good month. I have not lost one pound and my best friend for the past 16 years died this past Sunday morning. My Shih Tzu, Barkley. He hasn't been well the past couple of years and it was time. I miss him terribly.
I need to cut carbs and get back on the elliptical. My appetite is greater than it has been. I can almost eat a normal size meal portion and it scares me. I know I can't stay at eating 4-6oz for the rest of my life but I hoped I would. I can do around 6-8 oz now depending on the type of meal. Heavier meats I tend to eat less but fish I do more. 
My hair is still falling out although not as bad but more than normal. I get in around 50 grams of protein a day (and that’s hard). Milk saves me. I can drink a gallon a day!
Well until next month! Maybe I can lose better.

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February 2008 - 110lbs Down, 30lbs to go!
on February 26, 2008 5:38 pm
Well it's another month and I'm down to 177 pounds, thats 110lbs down! Can you believe it? Me a size 10-12, not since 5th grade! 
We are going to Disney in June so every time I see clothes on sale I have bought them, some are already too big.I bought a dress from Macy's this past weekend. It was on sale from $139.00 to $4.99. It's my new "goal" outfit since I passed my original "goal" pants. I don't know if I'll ever get there (size M) but it will be fun to try.
My hair is STILL falling out although since I switched shampoo to Lush I have noticed less. Still I honestly have 1/2 the hair I did. 
The amount of food I can eat is going in cycles. Right now I'm doing good to get in 3-4 oz at a time. If I try I feel bloated and sick. Guess thats a good thing if I want to get in that size M!

Andi190827 chastised me for not posting the pics I promised so I bit the bullet and took some. I don't know what I was scared of, nothing could be as bad as the before.
The skin is doing better. I feel like my lower abdomen is starting to look somewhat better. I don't think I'll ever do a two piece but it's getting there.
I will have 27lbs to go until goal but I would love to get to 130lbs that would mean 47 more and I seriously doubt that will ever happen, but a girl can dream.
So long for now, see ya next month!
T


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January 2008 - 100 Pounds Gone!
on January 26, 2008 6:06 am
I am now down to 187 pounds that is exactly 100 pounds from surgery date! 
I'm doing very well these days. I still cannot eat pork or cream but other then that I can eat anything. I have found I can eat more these days and it scares me a bit. You get use to eating 4 ounces and when you can eat 6-8 it freaks you out. 
I am a size 12 now and a large shirt. This may be TMI but my boobs have not gone down that much so I don't know when I will get into a smaller shirt or if I ever will. My arms are stubborn also. Most large shirts fit well but some are snug on the arms. I am starting to see the loose skin, it's not that much but if you grab my thigh and pull up on my leg it would look soooo much better and my lower tummy.... you just don't want to know. Clothes do wonders! 
I know I've been awful about posting pics but I promise I will be better. As soon as I find the battery charger to my camera I will do some more!
Well 'till nest month!
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December 2007 - Onederland!
on December 24, 2007 6:26 am
Well, another month down 90 pounds gone forever. I can tell this past month the weight is comming off slower. I am at 198 and officially in onederland. My hair is STILL falling out although not as much as before. Those 14 jeans I bought last month are a getting loose. I was at Dillards the other day and tried on some DKNY size 12 jeans...tight but I was in them and they zipped. I have seen people wear them that tight just not me. I'll wait and see next month. The hardest thing I have had to find is a new bra! I've lost weight in my band size but not the cup wich is strange. Every other time I've lost weight I always lost it there first. I found on at Lane Bryant that I can wear, it really has been hard to find one that fits! I am very pleased to say it is now about the only thing I can wear from Lane Bryant!
Christmas is tomorrow (this is why I am posting today) and I am so thankful to have been given this chance to feel normal. I know I still have about 50 more pounds to go but it doesn't overwhelm you like 137 pounds did.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, I know I will have a great next year!
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November 2007 - 85 Pounds Gone!
on November 25, 2007 8:12 am
Well, it's 5 months post op and I've lost 85 pounds. I made it through Thanksgiving and I did pretty good I think. I have found that I can eat more lately. By no means can I eat nearly the amount I could before but after eating 4oz for months, being able to eat 6-8oz is a little scarey. 
I bought a size 33 (14) jeans the other day. A pair of Lucky Jeans. OMG I cannot believe I fit into a pair of lucky jeans. It's been about 12 years since I could do that!
My hair is still falling out. I wish it would stop. I am so worried about losing too much and not growing back.
I'll get my hubby to take pics tonight and post soon.
Well, I will post again next month. See ya!
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October 2007 - 4 Months Out
on October 27, 2007 3:01 pm
Not much diffrent here. I am down 75 pounds now and am in a 16 jeans and XL top. I can squeeze into some 14's but I should not wear them out unless it was Halloween and I was going as a street walker! 
I can eat about 4oz and then i'm done. I still get full quickly. My hair is falling out like crazy. Thank goodness I had thick hair, but at this rate I will be bald by 6 months.
Well I guess i'll update again in a month!
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I guess this is where it starts.

I cannot believe I am writing this in public...here it goes. I am 5' 7" 284 pounds (how did I let it get this far?) and what most people consider a "large build" (or do we say that to justify the extra weight?). Most of my family is overweight. My mother and I have been for our whole life. Recently she has lost 100lbs through diet and exercise. I'm am so proud of her. She thinks that WLS is an easy out. I know that she and I have both lost the weight before and have always gained it back. I am tired of the cycle. My husband is not fully supportive, he says he is but I can see his hesitation. To be completely honest, I have fears. Am I going to be the 1/2 of 1% that dies? Will I be the one that has the post op complications? It's not so much the lifestyle after the surgery, I believe I can change my habits, it's the fear of the unknown.

There are soooo many things I want to do again. I want to ride a roller coaster without the embarrassment of needing an “extension”. I want to feel comfortable sitting in a seat on a plane. I want to learn to scuba dive without looking like a beached whale in a wet suit. I want to do outdoor activities with my son. I feel the “I wants” could go on forever. This is truly a start for me.