Username: slhoffman
Location: LaGrange, NC, USA
Member Since: 2/1/2007
BMI: 53.2
Surgery date scheduled
Surgery Type: RNY (12/17/07)
Surgeon: Wade Nazari, M.D.

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Have a baby

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Not have to take insulin shots anymore!

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Surgeon Testimonial

Wade Nazari, M.D.
I want to say in my opinion Dr. Naziri is the best surgeon. I am very pleased. I have had no complications and feel like if I ever do, he will be there for me. everyone in the office seems to care. I can honestly say that I have no complaints about Dr. Naziri or any of the staff.

Member Interests

Fish - I love aquariums, but I always kill the fish : (
Cats - I love cats. I think they are so cute.
Needlework, Knitting & Crocheting - I crochet to calm my nerves
Spanish - I am fluent in Spanish!
Tattoo - I have some tattoos!
Cake Decorating - I love to make cakes, but I am not that good at decorating
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Yeah, I have that too.
BMI over 50

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by judyanne on 12/15/07 11:24 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! ~ JudyAnne

Comment by SOSAngel on 12/14/07 6:23 pm

Hey Stacy we're gonna get through this it sounds like you have a great family support behind you common twinkie we'll make it on that loser's bench after all!!

Comment by Amanda F. on 4/26/07 3:07 pm

You are on your way! Keep your head up and your spirit strong and everything will turn out the way you want it to. ((((((hugs))))))

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My roller coaster ride of joy and heartbreak

slhoffman's Blog

Update
on August 12, 2008 11:32 am

Gosh, I don't even know how many weeks post op I am now. Tomorrow I will be three months pregnant. Now, I am doing well. I haven't gained any weight yet, but I have stopped loosing. My tummy is growing though. I have had a terrible month though. My husband all of a sudden decide he wanted to start drinking and getting violent. Then he told me that he doesn't love me anymore and is not ready for children. So, my dad loaned me $ to move out. Now I live on my own. One Saturday after I moved out, I stopped by my husbands house to get some shoes. I still had a key, so I went in. Well, he had a woman in our bed. He had been seeing her for about 2 months. Let me tell you that I jumped in the middle of the bed with them and was hitting them both. That finally did it for me. I don't love him anymore. He is trash. So, now I am going to be a single mother. I had a hard time when I first moved out. I had to go to the ER, b/c I was bleeding. I had lost more weight, due to depression. But, now I am free from him and very happy. I am taking care of myself and preparing for my new baby. It is still hard to believe I got pregnant after all the years of trying. I thank God everyday. And as for the man, he is not worth me. I am so much more than him. My baby and I will have a very happy healthy life. I hope you are all doing well. I miss talking to my friends, but I have been so depressed, that I didn't want to talk.

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29 weeks out
on July 9, 2008 9:51 am

So much is going on now! I have lost 90 pounds since surgery and 130 since my heaviest. I am doing well. Today I am 7 weeks pregnant. I am actually doing good. No morning sickness at all. I haven't actually talked to Dr. Naziri, but I see him next week. I called and they told me some extra things I can do to take better care of myself. I went to a party Saturday where there were people I hadn't seen in years. They were amazed by the difference in me. I am so proud of myself. I am so excited now that I am almost normal size. I don't feel like I am 3 times larger than everyone that I am around. And now I am going to finally have my baby that I have so long wanted.

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Week 26
on June 19, 2008 1:42 pm

I am 6 months out now, well actually more. I am still very happy. I am doing well. Just still busy and not much time to update!

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Week 24
on June 4, 2008 4:20 am

I am down 82 pounds. I am loving life. I love my new job! Just busy. I have gone down in my clothing size from a 28 to a 22. Sometimes I pick up the pants in the mornings when I am getting dressed and think to myself, there is no way I will fit in these jeans. It is great. I took some pics to work to show some of the ladies, they can't beleive it was me. Yesterday a lady asked me if I was even able to walk. It still strikes a sore spot when I hear comments like that, because I still feel like that person. I am so glad I had the surgery. I am able to do so much more now. Since my heaviest, I have lost 122 pounds.

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Week 22
on May 23, 2008 8:39 am

Wow! I am not even sure if this is week 22. I have started my new job and am soooooo happy. I had a 2 week stall at 233. I finally drop 3 pounds. I am doing well, but have to sneak around to use the comp at work. hahahhaa

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My Story

I am 30 years old, 5'6 and weigh 331 some days more, some days less. I have been heavy since about the 3rd grade. I was always the heaviest in my class. I can still remember the song they sung as I got on the bus. "Fatty, fatty 2 by 4 can't fit through the bathroom door". It hurt so bad. I wanted quit school, yeah in the third grade. I cried every night. I still face comments and looks. I am the only really overweight person at my job. I am the heaviest in my family. I am the heaviest of all of my friends. I don't have anyone that I can shop with, because I am so ashamed of the size of my clothing. I have honestly tried to loose weight. Every doctor tells me that all of my medical problems are due to my weight, then in the next sentence they tell me that the PCOS causes the heaviness in the mid-section. I am so tired of having to take shots every morning and stick my finger two - three times a day. I want to have a baby more than anything in the world. I haven't menstated since May of 2006. I have taken provera for two months now and it hasn't made me menstrate. I am so tired of wearing the 3 pairs of jeans I have that fit and mens tee shirts. I want to be able to dress up and look good in the clothes. I was in a very abusive marriage for 10 years. I now have a fiance who is very supportive of me, but I know he has to feel embarrassed when he is with me and his friends see us in the stores. He has never said anything but "I love you like this, this is how I met you". Well, that just gave me the go ahead to continue on my eating and weight gaining. I think I am 20 lbs heavier now than when I first met him. Our main problem is that he gets mad at me when I don't want to go to a restaurant full of people where I know the booths are small. He just says why do you care what people think. You are with me. And we always fight if he wants to be intimate in the day time or when the lights are on. He says I am not attracted to him. He used to think I was cheating on him b/c I was in a depressed time of my life and I didn't want him to touch me at all. He just can't understand how I feel and how embarrassed I get.