1 year and 2 days post-op

May 12, 2010

It's been one year and two days since I had the laproscopic rue-en-y. I've lost just over 100 pounds!  I feel GREAT! I go tanning once a week, and a few weeks ago, I had tried out a new salon. There were mirrors opposite the tanning bed, and when I opened the bed as I was getting out, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I suddenly realized that my stomach curved inward instead of outward! I couldn't move for about 3 minutes! I was just so happy to see my new, attractive body in the mirror! I ran over to my boyfriend's house, stripped off all my clothes, laid on the bed and said, "Hunny, look at THIS!" My life is so wonderful! I still have trouble sometimes, I still think of myself as a "fat girl", but my boyfriend is super supportive and reminds me all the time what a beautiful woman I've become. Sometimes it's just so hard to believe that I'm not 300+ pounds anymore! I've had some big changes in the past year - I've had the surgery, I got clean & sober, and I've found the love of my life. I see great things for me in my future - I'm going back to school in the fall to get my degree, among other things. My life truly is blessed, and it all began with this surgery. Thanks so much to Dr. Peter Rantis and the staff at Alexian Brothers Elmhurst. I have a wonderful new life and I owe it all to them!

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