Fairymist Steffan
Hello everyone I like to be called Alees. I stared my process with the weight center in worcester, ma in May of 2006, I weighed in at 253 lbs. I have gone thru all the classes and have had to go thru sleep test and now have to wear a stupid mask to bed. I have been fighting with my weight for so long. I have been heavy since I was in my pre-teen years. I have to take so much medication every day I want to scream. I am on over 15 medications a day. I'm only 44 years old and I want to beable to one day not have to depend on all this medication. My highest weight that I can remember climbed up to over 280 lbs. and boy did I freak out. I've had high blood pressure since I was 17 years old, I have diabeties, asthma, gerds, migrains, mental health (bi-polar and more), a high heart rate, allergies, problems with my feet. But hey other than that, I try to go on.. I've been praying that I get approved for surgery. My husband's insurance we had did not cover it, so we just had to switch so I could have my surgery. As soon as I got my new insurance information I gave it to my surgeons secretary and she submit it right away. I got my approval letter for my surgery before the new year started. So, now I'm waiting for clearance for the heart doctor with the results from my test to give to Dr. Kelly. Once that is done then my surgery date will be confirmed. So everyone please keep your fingers crossed and prey for me that my test come out ok.
Thanks in advance for you good thoughts.
Alees
I have a surgery date~~~February 12, 2007~~~I'm so excited, and also very nervous. I can't wait to start my new life and join everyone on the losers bench.
Feb. 11, 2007
Well tomorrow is my Big Day for Surgery. I've been hanging out here on OH wishing people who are also having surgery tomorrow well wishes. I'm trying to keep busy. I'm on a nice yummy clear liquid diet today. Oh yeah. lol I know that it's all worth it. I want to wish all of you that has been so kind and supportive to me. I'll post as soon as I get a chance when I get home.
Wish me luck and please pray for me and my family. ~Alees~
Feb. 17, 2007
Hello everyone, I'm home and I made sure to get up and walk around so much that I was wearing out the floor on the unit. We had a snow storm on Valentines Day and I told my husband I didn't want him to take the chance of driving in so I walked and walked and walked. I couldn't seam to sleep too much in the hospital though. I haven't been able paste a weight tickler for some reason. So I will just have to up date on my weight this weight. I am now 216 lbs,
March 4, 2007
Hello everyone, well I'm almost at my 3 week mark as of tomorrow. I just weighed myself and I am now 199 lbs. YIPPY!!!! I can't believe it, Someone pinch me please? I'm so ready for the puree food, I'm sick and tired of the liquid stuff. I'm healing very well, and boy was I ever so happy when they took out my staples last week. Yikes! Well, I'm going to close just wanted to keep everyone up to date. Have a great day everyone.
March 27, 2007
Hello everyone, well I had a great WOW moment when I got to buy a couple of pairs of size 18 jeans, I haven't been able to fit in that size since I was 18 and I'm going to be 45 this May. I maybe getting older but I sure don't feel like it. I feel like a new woman. I've been at a stand still on my weight loss but I still feel my cloths getting looser so I must be losing inches instead now, well I'm down on more of my medications. Yippy!!! My AC-1 was 5.8 so now I'm down to just a stupid 2mg pill until my PC deceides to take me off. I wish the rest of my WLS sister many WOW moments to come. Have a great day everyone.
April 14, 2007
Hello everyone I'm now down to 190 lbs and a size 16 I'm so happy that my wieghts moving again. My bra size has dropped also but I'm so not in a rush to buy so much new clothes, am I being cheap or what? lol I tried on a couple of bathing suits already and keep wondering what size I will be in come July but you just can't predict that kind of thing when ya hit the stand stills of the weight loss. Being here on the East Coast it's not like we have a long time to wear a bathing suit either. Oh well, lets hope I can still find something decent to wear buy the time July comes, seeing that they will have the fall clothes out then. lol Well I hope everyone else is doing well with there weight loss journeys.
June 18, 2007
Hello everyone, sorry it's been so long since I've updated been very busy and also trying to get used to my new body every day. I'm now down to 162 lbs and a size 14 , I joined a gym and I'm workng out and doing weights and enjoying that alot. I walk my dog every day as well. I'm also trying to work on my tan, but ended up with sock lines and have to try and fix that one. Oh well, live and learn right. ha, ha, ha!!!
Well, I hope every one has a great summer and has great sucess with there weight loss, and sugery persuits...... take care
Aug. 6, 2007
Hello everyone,
Well I'm now down to 155 lbs and a size 12 and loving it. My summer is going very well and I hope that all of you are doing well with your progress. I have a great tan and love the little outfits I get to wear now. My only complaint is that when going swimming the breast kept rising to the top of the water, there's not alot left except for the extra skin. So I guess that floats more than what I have left for fat inside my breast. That's my biggest complaint! Well, I'm dealing with the rest of the excess skin ok so far.
Well, gotta run I hope everyone is gaving an awesome summer.
Hello everyone..
I know it's been over a year since I've been here but need to be here for some support.. again.. I've put on 39 lbs since my almost goal weight back in the summer of 2007 of 148 lbs.
I found out that I could eat all the bad things I souldn't like that afwul white stuff wer all need to stay away from Sugar, Rice, Pasta, Potatoes, and of course Bread in what ever form or another.. I also found that I don't get the dummy from anything other than eating too much icecream.. so of course I can eat sherbert..
I've been off track and need to find another support system to help me get back.. to where I am comfortable in my own skin again..
Oh well enough of my problems..
I hope that everyone else out here is doing well and is on there way to there goals.
Take care and lets hope 2009 is a great year for us all.
