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  • Comment by swangirl on 3/11/06 4:49 pm
    Congratulations on your successful weightloss and best wishes for the future! Linda/Bactrac/swangi rl Name/CB handle/me post op
  • Comment by piperkc on 5/22/05 2:40 pm
    “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a safe journey to the other side and a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
  • Comment by ItsMeTara on 5/17/05 6:41 am
    Hey Shannon Today is your big day! I am so excited for you! I wanted to let you know that I am thinking about you and praying for you! If you need anything, please feel free to contact me! Good Luck & God Bless! Tara
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If I had to do it again...
on September 2, 2008 3:40 am
I think I would choose lap band.  I have had 7 surgeries for obstructions, adhesions and my stomach being twisted and stuck to my back.
Most recently I switched hospitals and ended up having to have my entire stomach removed.
I am NOT pleased with Arnot at all.  My original surgeon left and the one who took over said there was nothing wrong with me.  HA!  It was serious.  They are a joke and I would NEVER recommend them to ANYONE...not even for my dogs.
Sorry to seem so harsh but I am angry and have every right to be.  They could have killed me!!!
And I'm down to 104 lbs.  WAY too much weight loss.

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Ugh! Not again...
on August 17, 2007 1:17 pm
So it seems that I may have adhesions once again.  It is SO painful.  Going to try to stick it out for about a month before they go back in to remove these ones.  Also, I'm still losing weight which scares me.  I was around 130 in May and now I'm down to 115.  I'm eating good but still losing - even my surgeon is stumped.  He told me to keep eating like a piggy to hopefully prevent any more weight loss.  So I guess it's like a waiting game.  I've outgrown (or under-grown) all of my clothes.  I'm down to a 4/5 and only have one pair of pants and one pair of shorts that fit me without falling down.  I had assumed the weight loss was over once I hit 130 and I definitely can't afford to keep going shopping.  Anyway, that is my newest news.  All the best to all of you!

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2 Year Anniversary
on May 18, 2007 5:41 am
I am now 2 years post-op.  Some days I can't even remember being over 300 lbs.  Unfortunately, I have another obstruction caused by adhesions so I will be having surgery again on Monday.  This is the 3rd obstruction since October.  I don't regret having WLS as it has made me a whole new person (or half of the person I was!).  Hopefully this will be the last surgery I will have to endure.
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Another Update
on May 2, 2007 12:26 pm
Things seem to be going fairly well for the most part.  Still having some troubles.  My dr. thinks I have an uncler again and that more adhesions have formed so all those tests will begin next week.  It's frustrating for him and for me both at this point.  He did say that if it were only adhesions inside this time (and not the obstructions) that he could do the procedure laparoscopically so hopefully that would give it less of a chance to form new adhesions.
The weight still seems to be falling off me.  I really thought it would have stopped a long time before now but I guess I was wrong.  I am eating good but he wants me to increase my proteins and eat more meats like pork chops and steaks because he doesn't want me to lose any more weight either.
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Ups & Downs
on February 19, 2007 11:30 am
Hi everyone.

It's been a while since I've updated so I thought I should take a moment and do that.  I just had surgery once again on 2/7.  They found adhesions and my stomach was twisted and stuck to my back.  My last surgery was on 10/30/06 when I had an obstruction in my intestine.  I'm hoping this is the last surgery for a very long time!

I'm down to 135 lbs.  I need to get some new pics updated on this page. 

I hope everyone is doing amazingly well. 
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