annette1957
One Year Anniversary!
Dec 22, 2009
Well here it is-one year later and I am so blessed! I have lost 102 lbs and have regained my good health! It has not been an easy road-everyone here knows that but it has been worth it and I would do it again without a blink! I still come to this site daily and have met so many wonderful people~I have said it before and will say it again-without OH, I would never have had the courage to go thru with it. And without yall, my friends, this road would have been so lonely and tedious! I just can't say enough about the help and support that you get here. Thank you my fellow soldiers or should I say warriors. Cause this is a fight and it will be the rest of our lives, but we are up for it. I just want to start giving back and I am working on that too. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS ALL!
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Hubby having heart surgery! Need prayers!
Dec 04, 2009
Hey Friends, my DH is in the hospital and has 4 blocked arteries! He had a heart cath yesterday and they can't do stints so he has to have the surgery. I really would appreciate yall's prayers. His name is Dale Mauck and he is 57 and a smoker. Had a HA last year and now this. Love you guys! Will keep you update! Thank you!! Annette
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Nov 25, 2009
Well friends it has been over 11 months since my RNY and today I am thankful to be alive and a lot healthier than I was last year~But I have to share what just recently happened with my friends here. I had a bad experience that happened last Saturday night! I had eaten a really late breakfast and took my meds late( like at 1 ) and I had eaten an unusually large breakfast( 2 pc sausage, 2 eggs, 1 biscuit) I ate the biscuit and sausage while I cooked and then had the eggs and another piece of sausage(which I don't usu sally eat) Anyway, that was about noon and then had lots to drink in the afternoon. Then I had some pudding that was not SF(I thought it was) and started to feel really ill and have diarrhea. My stomach was cramping and I started feeling like my pulse was really low and that I might pass out. I hollered at my DH and when he got in here(I was sitting here at the PC) I was slumped over the computer and when he raised me up I started jerking like I was having a seizure! I lost all my body fluids( I am talking all) and passed out several times! My lips were blue! He put me in the floor and called 911! When the Paramedics got here my BP was at the bottom and they had to stabilize me before they moved me. I was covered in poop and so was the floor. At the ER they ran a cat scan on my head to see IF I had had a stroke and that was OK. They did several EKG's and those were alright and blood work looked ok. They took me off of my meds and my BP came up and they kept me over night and drew the conclusion that I was simply over medicated because I was getting healthier and working out and stuff. But when I went to my doctor on Monday he wants me to see a Neurologist to see if I might have had a TIA. But the cat scan did show negative for that. I am beginning to wonder if I had a major DUMPING SPELL?? Has anyone else had this experience when dumping? The only thing I have ever done that I thought was probably dumping is get really bad gas and diarrhea...I would appreciate any input on this. Doc says no going to the GYM until I get tested and the Neurologist can't even see me until end of Dec! He says to take it easy. He put me back on 20 mg. of Benecar( a BP pill) and took me off of IZMO and Elavil. This was scary guys! I feel that if my DH had not have been here I probably would have died! SO TODAY I AM THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE! I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOUR DAY IS GREAT! Annette
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10 Months Out...
Oct 27, 2009
Well, here I am 10 Months out and I have definitly been in a stall for a good while. But I did something really positive yesterday, I joined a health club
and met with a trainer and meet with her again tomorrow and I feel like this is the very best thing I can do for myself! Being the disfuntional obese person that I am
(I say that cause I still have the inner struggle and accept the fact that I always will even when I get to goal weight) I have been struggling with thinking the old way and wanting eat the old way and stay in and hide from people the old way. But, I am moving forward and doing what I know I have to do!! SO I AM CELEBRATING!!! 
I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK! For anybody out there looking for a quick fix; THERE IS NOT ONE! But I still love my RNY and do not regret one moment. It has changed my life! Once again, without this website and all my friends here, 
I could never have turned my life around!!! THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU ALL! 
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and met with a trainer and meet with her again tomorrow and I feel like this is the very best thing I can do for myself! Being the disfuntional obese person that I am (I say that cause I still have the inner struggle and accept the fact that I always will even when I get to goal weight) I have been struggling with thinking the old way and wanting eat the old way and stay in and hide from people the old way. But, I am moving forward and doing what I know I have to do!! SO I AM CELEBRATING!!! I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK! For anybody out there looking for a quick fix; THERE IS NOT ONE! But I still love my RNY and do not regret one moment. It has changed my life! Once again, without this website and all my friends here, I could never have turned my life around!!! THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU ALL!
Thank you OBesity Help!
Sep 27, 2009
I attended the OH event in Dallas and had a wonderful time! I got to meet a lot of people and hear some really great speakers and I am really pumped up and ready to get the rest of this weight off and get really active and well I am just good to go! Anyone that can attend one of these events in their state are in for a real treat! It is so much fun and encouragment! You get lots of information and free goodies and support! I also got some really nice clothes from the clothing exchange. Once again, I want to say to all that I have met here on OH; Without you I never would have done this! We are all here for each other and a very special group of people! Hugs!
Almost 9 months out
Sep 17, 2009
Hello! Here I am almost 9 months out and 93 lbs off so far! I can only say that I wish that I could have done this a lot sooner but it is all in God's time. I feel so blessed to be off of insulin after 12 years of shots and my health issues are being resolved more and more. I must admit that I have been kind of discouraged but am picking myself back up! That is what we gotta do. We gotta reach out for support and help when we need it. I attended my first group support meeting and was thrilled to meet such a wonderful group of OH'ers. Am looking forward to the BIG EVENT in Dallas coming up very soon and plan to attend all of it! What would we do without this wonderful web site and all the stuff that is here to help us. Thank you so much for all the friendship and support that I have gotten the last year since I joined OH.com. I could not have done it without you!!!! You know if we don't put out effort into getting what we want then we will be putting our efforts into coping with what we've got...LOVE TO ALL!
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MY "WOW" LIST
Aug 11, 2009
This morning while soaking in the tub which I don't do very often usually taking showers (but I do it when I need to soften up my feet.) I was thinking about all the WOW moments because I just realized that I don't have an itchy flake scalp anymore and so I thought you know I ought to go on OH and make a list and encourage others to make a WOW list. It would be fun and entertaining but mostly very encouraging. So here is my list.
1. My diabetes is under control with no or very little medication. I had been on insulin shots for 12 years and had been taking U500 Insulin which is 5 X stronger than normal, so I was taking equal to 400 units of that plus a shot of quick acting insulin before meals and my sugar was still almost always over 200. Below 120 is normal.
2. My Blood Pressure is under control with 1/2 of a pill and I was on 3 meds for years.
3. I do not have sleep apnea anymore. So I do not have to sleep on a CPAP machine.
4. I do not have Asthma anymore. I was using 2 kinds of medication for that .
5. I do not have dry itchy scalp with sores in my hair anymore(never had that diagnosed)
6 I can walk without pain most of the time. I absolutely could not walk in any store or stand in line at all. I was in so much pain that I couldn't walk from the car to sit and watch my grand kids play soccer without assistance. When my DH was in the hospital I had to have a wheelchair just to be with him. I had to ride a cart if I went anywhere. Now I mow my lawn and walk anywhere!
7 On my 52nd b-day I weighed less than I had in 20 years and felt better too!
8. After having 2 stints in my heart a year before RNY I do not have to see a cardiologist for a year!
9 I was on 14 medications (Prescriptions) Now I take 5.
10. I am now wearing size 16 clothes and I wore 26 before. That is 5 sizes!
11. I can sit in any booth at a restaurant and my belly doesn't rub the steering wheel in my car anymore.
12. I don't have acid reflux (GERD) anymore!
13. I can fit in an airplane seat and feel comfortable about it.
Wow, the list goes on and on. But these are the ones that I feel are most important. Everyone interested please make a list and lets just entitle it: MY WOW LIST OK? I am so inspired by this! Hope y'all are too! Love to all ! Annette
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1. My diabetes is under control with no or very little medication. I had been on insulin shots for 12 years and had been taking U500 Insulin which is 5 X stronger than normal, so I was taking equal to 400 units of that plus a shot of quick acting insulin before meals and my sugar was still almost always over 200. Below 120 is normal.
2. My Blood Pressure is under control with 1/2 of a pill and I was on 3 meds for years.
3. I do not have sleep apnea anymore. So I do not have to sleep on a CPAP machine.
4. I do not have Asthma anymore. I was using 2 kinds of medication for that .
5. I do not have dry itchy scalp with sores in my hair anymore(never had that diagnosed)
6 I can walk without pain most of the time. I absolutely could not walk in any store or stand in line at all. I was in so much pain that I couldn't walk from the car to sit and watch my grand kids play soccer without assistance. When my DH was in the hospital I had to have a wheelchair just to be with him. I had to ride a cart if I went anywhere. Now I mow my lawn and walk anywhere!
7 On my 52nd b-day I weighed less than I had in 20 years and felt better too!
8. After having 2 stints in my heart a year before RNY I do not have to see a cardiologist for a year!
9 I was on 14 medications (Prescriptions) Now I take 5.
10. I am now wearing size 16 clothes and I wore 26 before. That is 5 sizes!
11. I can sit in any booth at a restaurant and my belly doesn't rub the steering wheel in my car anymore.
12. I don't have acid reflux (GERD) anymore!
13. I can fit in an airplane seat and feel comfortable about it.
Wow, the list goes on and on. But these are the ones that I feel are most important. Everyone interested please make a list and lets just entitle it: MY WOW LIST OK? I am so inspired by this! Hope y'all are too! Love to all ! Annette
Another "WOW"
Aug 10, 2009
I went to the cardiologist yesterday and I got great news! (I was in the hospital last month for 2 days with a slow heartrate and was put on a heart monitor and wore one at home) and he said my heart looks great and doesn't need to see me back for A YEAR! Isn't that wonderful? He said he doesn't want to recognize me next time he sees me. Just wants me to get out and exercise! So I am on it! Life is good and I AM SO BLESSED! Love to all!
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It Has Been 7 Months!
Jul 23, 2009
Wow, time sure flies when you have a RNY! 
I am still very pleased with my decision to have this surgery and boy has it changed the way I feel. I mowed my lawn this morning and 7 months ago I could not even walk around in the grocery store. I was the fat lady riding the cart at Wally World. Mind you I am not an athlete yet but I am working on it.
I had a spell with low heart rate (bradycardia) and was hospitalized last week for 2 days. Turns out it was the beta blocker (heart medicine) that I had been on for a couple of years. They put me on a heart monitor and took me off the medicine and my heart rate went back up. Thank God!! They were talking Pacemaker and it scared the S- - - right outta me! 
But it's all good now. Let me hear from you guys! We need each other ok? This ride isn't easy no matter what stage we are at. Love you guys!
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I am still very pleased with my decision to have this surgery and boy has it changed the way I feel. I mowed my lawn this morning and 7 months ago I could not even walk around in the grocery store. I was the fat lady riding the cart at Wally World. Mind you I am not an athlete yet but I am working on it.I had a spell with low heart rate (bradycardia) and was hospitalized last week for 2 days. Turns out it was the beta blocker (heart medicine) that I had been on for a couple of years. They put me on a heart monitor and took me off the medicine and my heart rate went back up. Thank God!! They were talking Pacemaker and it scared the S- - - right outta me! But it's all good now. Let me hear from you guys! We need each other ok? This ride isn't easy no matter what stage we are at. Love you guys!
Happy 4th!!!
Jul 04, 2009
Happy 4th to all my friends out there! I made it to my Goal of 192 by July 4th! I am really thrilled that I am losing again! I got my labs back from my six month check-up and I am low on protein and Vitamin D to I have been really trying to eat a lot more meat and I have had 2 recent siick spells of the foamies and that awful feeling of fullness which is why I started avoiding meats in the first place. I did read just recently that when you are low on protein it causes you to stall and not lose; so that makes sense. But the foamies -for hours throwing up foam and getting no relief is rough!!! Does anyone have any input on what you do to get over it besides burp and make yourself throw up? jEZ- UGH!!
Anyways HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY TO YOU ALL! HUGS! Annette
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Anyways HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY TO YOU ALL! HUGS! Annette
About Me
Sherman, TX
Location
29.2
BMI
Surgery
12/22/2008
Surgery Date
Sep 14, 2008
Member Since
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