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kylakae 21 years, 4 months ago

<table border="0" width="100%"><tr> <td width="15%"><center><IMG SRC="http://www.dwarfworks.com/kyla/pictures/angels/anglegarl2.gif" width="225" height="175"></center></td><td width="85%" valign="middle"><b><font face="Lucida Sans" color="#E82428">Happy re-Birthday, Kelly! It was awesome to see an update from you! Congratulations on all your triumphs! I can't wait to see your updated photos! I hope that you continue to be blessed by this surgery and that you are feeling great. May this next year be your best ever!!</font></b></td> </tr></table>

Bethy413 21 years, 4 months ago

Happy Anniversary!!!!! Wow what a great job you have done! Thank you for keeping a profile so we can all share in your experience. Best wishes to you for the next year as well. :o)

kimberley B. 21 years, 4 months ago

Kelly, HAPPY REBIRTHDAY to you!! After reading your profile you have many accomplishements to be proud of!! 185 lbs in one year is way awesome. Congrats on making the commitment to yourself and honoring your tool. I wish you the continued success that you have had already. And, ohhh yeah...we wanna see those pics! KimmieTN

jjtheba 21 years, 4 months ago

Happy Anniversary and Re Birthday. Today is my day also. May we both continue to be blessed in abundance. Sincerely, Janice

Sharon Neva 21 years, 5 months ago

KELLY~~ SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR COMPLICATION~~ Hope that you're feeling good now and that each day finds you feeling better and better.

Teresa N. 21 years, 5 months ago

DEAREST KELLY: Wow - your story sounds so similar to mine! I went to a local ER on Nov. 29 in extreme pain (I had also thrown up before that - for the first time ever). I wanted to get to my surgeon's ER (some 28 miles away) but I couldn't even sit up by myself. So, I figured I'd get 'stabilized' and get some much-needed pain meds and then request a transfer to Mt. Sinai. It was pure hell! I informed them to contact my surgeon (he even called the ER there) but they didn't get back to him until SIX HOURS LATER!!!! By the time I was finally transferred, I was vomitting BLOOD. I was in such unbelievable extreme pain! They wouldn't give me any more pain meds after the first few times because my 'pain page was full'. I can't believe I suffered through that! Turns out, I had an almost-fatal strangulated hernia/complete intestinal blockage. I went into emergency surgery in the wee hours of November 30. My surgeon, Dr. Herron (through the grace of God), saved my LIFE. He removed 3-4 feet of necrotized intestines (ouch!), resected (put them back together), did an appendectomy for good measure and also revised my earlier (lap) BPD/DS (he left the common channel the same for maximum malapsorption but lengthened the alimentary limb from 250 to 300 cm to maximize protein absorption). Thank GOD! :) So, I totally know what you mean about pompous local doctors who dont' know what the heck they are doing! I had experienced two previous episodes, one where I almost passed out while teaching and visited a local ER. AFter about 45 min-1 hour of pain and dizziness, I felt absolutely fine. Turns out an internal hernia can 'slip in and out' of it's position. Even a CTSCAn may not fully confirm the bowel obstruction. I'm so GLAD my surgeon finally got a hold of those idioso and talked some sense into them. After half a day of pure torture, suffering and having absolutely NOTHING done for me (except an IV -- without any pain meds!), I was transferred to Mt. Sinai at about 2 a.m. I was in surgery by 5:30. I needed 4-5 blood transfusions in the OR and one (that I remember) in the ICU. I am so grateful to be here! I'm sure you are, too. Please take care of yourself, rest up and recover. You are in my thoughts and prayers... All the best, Teresa Noverr-Chin (preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45 now: 143 lbs/bmi 20)

Laurie L. 22 years, 4 months ago

Congratulations on your successful surgery!! It only gets better from here. I'm so happy for you. :)

Dorothy B. 22 years, 4 months ago

Kelly; Just a note to let you know you are in my thoughts and prayers as you undergo surgery today!! This is truly a life saving surgery and I am so happy for you!! I had the surgery last Septemember, and I have never felt better, I wish the same for you!! GO KELLY!!!!!!! :)

Deb F. 22 years, 4 months ago

Go Kelly!! Your surgery date has finally arrived!! I'll be thinking of you and saying prayers that all will work out. See you soon as we recover and lose weight together!!

kylakae 22 years, 4 months ago

Kelly, congratulations on your surgery tomorrow! May you be blessed with an easy surgery and a rapid, painless recovery!