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  • Username: thorpea1976
  • Location: sioux city, IA, USA
  • Member Since: 10/24/2009
  • BMI: 46.0
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (11/30/09)
  • Surgeon: Dennis Glatt, M.D.
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Dennis Glatt, M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Glatt was wow what a kind and honest Dr. He was very upfront about risks of doing surg and explained why it was important that I lose some pre surg...wieght. He made sure I understood everything. His office staff is awesome as well..no one should be afraid to call and ask questions I have never felt like i was a pest. His nurse Tami is Great. rnrnDr. Glatt is strict and stands by his word so belive him when he says something. He is kind Dr. and truly wants his patients to have great success.
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Got Lost!!! but found my way back!!!
on April 26, 2012 4:58 pm
Well last time I wrote i was so close to Inner Thigh skin removal.. IT didn't happen why? because the insurance said since i lost 40lbs in 3 mos i was not at a stable wieght so denied me on surg day yes that is right got sent home from surg because no one did thier job and read the denial before hand i was prepped and ready to go. I went into a deep depression feeling useless among other things. I could not belive this happened I came so far and this..so i have had to maintain a steady wieght for 6mos before they will reconsider well i am gonna try again end of june and hope for the best. winter was hell with my fibro  with constant weather changes it made it difficult to maintain my exercise and well  i am afraid i gained about 15lbs... great huh?  not really i have been very upset with myself over it and getting back to the basics all over again.

The thing one most relize in this journey is it don't end day of surg.. it continues for life. Life is never the same again and anyone who thinks it will be is wrong dead wrong. eating habits,exercise habits fluid intake,health is never the same you have to be ready for ups and downs and roadblocks that are thrown in your path.  I have been stopped in my tracks many times had to regroup and change my thoughts and plans. When I thought I made a mistake having this surgery My fiancee showed me a pic of when i was almost 500 lbs and i cryed. To this day it gets hard,my health has declined due to malasorbation and my fibro which is not controlled due to malasorbation. Even though i live in constant pain and need to give myself b12 shots monthly, and twice a year get iron by iv for 5weeks once a week . it was all worth the crap i have to do, i can fit in a booth at a resturant,buckle my seatbelt, sit in the tub,ride my horse, ride a bike,walk w my kids and dogs around the creek all without dying 10 steps out. eating out when that happens lets me have leftovers for 3meals, feeding my family has been a challenge cause they really don't like my healthy foods but are learning to at least try it..

I HAVE chosen not to gain by wieght back and 15lbs is a setback ,but it can be fixed. NEVER forget where your journey started and remember it only ends when YOU FAIL YOURSELF!! SURGERY DON'T MAKE THE NEW YOU !!!! YOU DO ITS YOUR CHOICE TO MAKE IT WORK OR LET IT FAIL ITS UP TO YOU!!!  the scale may not always be your best friend, look at it as your guide and not as a punishment. BELIVE IN YOURSELF AND NEVER GIVE UP YOUR DREAM!!!! this JOURNEY is a tough and trying one. never forget the support you have here on the site and those who love you. we all are on the same journey together we can do it!!!!!
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Here we go
on October 29, 2011 4:48 pm

Well here we go about 2 weeks from excess skin removal off my inner thighs.
  its not what most would think,i'm not getting a total thigh lift just removing excess skin that is causing skin infections. I am scared some as when I had the panni done I had lots of complications again it was not a tummy tuck I do not have a flat tummy but my panni don't hang to my knees anymore.

I can say almost 2yrs out and I still have my days that I struggle to maintain. me and scale have words often these days. It still is a battle But a battle that I can say I am winning to a point. working out for me has become a problem not because i don't want to, but with my fibro it makes every step sometimes unbearable. I am forcing my body to work out to a point. so lately the scale has not moved which is good but i need to start losing again since I gained some wieght and none the less I truly am not the bit happy about it.

So I can say that working out is something i must work on again and take it slow which for me is a challenge at times. My hair has grown back!  and well my tummy didn't explode from drinking soda either!!  I don't dump..then again I wish I did!!!
  mini snickers are evil:)
Eating is going wonderful bread can be evil at times... water has become my best friend right along with crystal light pkts.
  oh yea bars are my go to protien on the run when there is no time or tummy is too stressed to eat a meal.  Yes that happens I still have grouchy pouchy days.
 pasta is a killer for me rice is fine go figure.
I have learned through all of this FOOD IS NOT MY BEST FRIEND ANYMORE!!! Yes that is right food now is something i must do to remain alive.
 I enjoy all the things that have come my way since my surgery... fitting into non strecth jeans,buying non wide width shoes, shopping at walmart,fitting properly in my truck,fitting in the bathtub, and sitting in a booth at a resturant and not getting stuck!!! fitting in a public bathroom stall without stradling the toilet to get in or out.. and so much more.  relizing that a kids meal is a little too much to eat yep that is right too i used to eat two giant value meals and still be hungry yea i look at the amount of food now and think what the hell were you doing to yourself..

life with my family is so much more fun and enjoyable i am not afraid to go out with my man and not think he is embarssed by me now he lets other men know i am takin. he always did that before too but now its different.

Riding my horse again was a great moment I could fit in the saddle and not think i was gonna break her back. I can ride a bike again with my kids. I am looking forward to winter somewhat I am goin sledding with em even if it hurts damn it.

Don't ever think having this surg was a mistake cause it will save your life!!! it saved me and my family!!!!!

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Finally have a date set!!!
on October 8, 2011 9:49 am
yes its true you read right.. on Oct 26 i go for preop appt and pre surgey labs . Then on Nov 8 I checkin at 6am and surg is at 8am . finally my big bags on my inner thighs will be gone. its a good thought yet i know my body and with each surg my body takes longer to heal. Knowing this is the last surg makes me happy i could do my batwings but have decided those can stay and remind along with the scars on my belly and legs that we will never go back where we came from. It is yet still hard to read about some who are just above the line of obese and then they reach thier goal within a few short months and then thier are ones like me even after almost 2years we still struggle with our self and our scale.. Hell 200 lbs gone but still have a ways to go in my book i still hit the chart at the drs office as morbily obese .
  I sometimes wonder when it will stop and i will finally be content , rusty says i lost 2 whole people yet i am still not happy with the scale at times .

well off i go to do something constructive today

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Recipes
on September 22, 2011 5:01 pm

So in this journey we learn protien is our best friend to most of us means protien shakes. I am almost 2yrs out and I still make protien shakes when in a pinch or tummy is a little grouchy. We all know drinking the shakes the same way day in and day out get old fast. I have decided it would be great to share my go to recipes for some yummy shakes. feel free to use them and mix em up.


Mocha smoothie
1/2 c decaf coffee
1/2 c skim milk or soy milk
2 TBL vanilla or unflavored protien powder
1 TBL Cocoa
4 t splenda if desired
5 ice cubes
mix together in magic bullet or blender and enjoy

11o cal 15g protien 11g carbs
note i use this for a treat on summer days that i think i need a pick me sweet

PINA COLADA
1C Water
2pkts splenda
2 scoops protein powder
1 t pineapple extract
1/2 t coconut extract

mix all ingred. together and enjoy

Protien pudding
1 small pkg sugar free instant pudding your choice
2 c fat free milk
2 scoops unflavored protien powder
mix together and let set in fridge

1/4 c of pudding has 14g protien

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That scale said WHAT???!!!!
on September 8, 2011 9:36 am

I can not belive what i saw this morning. My scale moved but in the wrong direction. So here i sit thinking what the hell i did to myself. I'm eating right,protien yea,working out.....thats it doing everything but that .  My fibro is not being controlled so i am in pain much of the time so working out has been a problem....SO i have decided in pain or not I am going to workout...I have too came to far in this journey not too.
      So starting tomorrow morning at 7:30am after my son is on the bus for school my happy butt is walking up to the gym and working out for 45mins, I have got to get this extra wieght off that has planted itself on my gut and ass . 

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I am a 33yr old mom of two children ages 7 and 11 yrs old. I have been battling my wieght for years. During this time I have tried more diets than I care to count some I lost and regained and others just plain didn't work.  I have many times reached out and attempted to get help,but each and everytime I failed,Why?  because I just wasn't ready to fix me.  My final lightbulb moment was walking my son home from school and some older kids was yelling Your mom is so bleepin FAT  and watching my son slowly put his head down the rest of the way home. I relized my problem was not just affecting me but my children too..I called my dr the next morning and went in told her I was finally ready to change ..she looked at me and asked What took u so long? Honestly I don't know. We began the long road to here. Now I am 33 days from surg.