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Hey All,

I have had a rough times these last few years. My wife had our son Colby on 4/8/08 then in March of 2009 I had enough and had to move out of my house leaving my father in the house with my wife and kids.
Life became very hetic. My kids started to hate me which I understood, the problem was that I was hating myself and blaming myself for their hurt. I am finally starting to get over that issue, took me long enough.
I now live with my Girl Friend and Love Marianne. She has helped me though some rough times and understands about Gastric Bypass, she had it 15 years ago.
I am now thinking about having a revision since I have gained about 40 lbs, I am starving a few hours after I eat and I just made an appointment to see a Dr next wednesday the 16th who specialises in revisions. I also need to see about getting this hanging skin off of me. It is really starting to cause some major issues, sores and such along with mental issues dealing with it.
I am going to end this here for now but hope to try and log on more and get active again, its what I need to stay healthy.

Well as far as my weight goes it has leveled out at 175lb loss. I am 245lbs and feel great. I have not lost anything and now I have to get my head around being at 200lbs that my doctor wants me at. I unfortunaly went into the surgery never asking what my goal weight was and I set my personal goal at 250lbs and anything below that would be icing on the cake. Well talk about sabtagoing your self. Soon I will get my head around looing more. I have been maintaining the weight which is good.

Now for the hell year!

I was forced to work the 4-12 shift (which I hate at work) My lovely wife was 3 lbs from having her surgery and we found out she was pregnant and soon after she had a miscarriage. Talk about stress, then it gets worse her mother unexpectantly passes away in South Carolina and we have to have her body flown back to NY for the burial and we are dealing with her house and belongings in SC. Then to top it all off my wife decides that she is ready to bear down and loose the weight again when guess what she is preganant again. (doing well) Sort-of. I am stressed out like hell becuase her diabeties is out of control and she had to go on insulin and while it is gettig better I am worried for her and the baby.

So in closing I have to say that all in all I am happy about maintaining my weight even if it is not at the doctors goal.

Well it is July 2007 and I am 14 months post-op. I am down 170 lbs and I have my life back. I am more active and can do things that I enjoy again.

I have re-joined my firehouse and I am having a great time. I am taking courses and I have jumped out wondows head first and repelled out a window. Things I could not have done before.

I am more active with my kids and they enjoy it. I do find myself reverting to the old me at times, but I am trying to break those habits of sitting on the couch.

After a 2week full time fire class I have resolved to get my butt back to the gym more often. OF course that is when work slows down.

I am 36 y/o male who is currently looking to have the WLS surgery. I have an appointment to meet with my Doctor on Jan 17th 2006.
I have fought with weight all of my life. I have always been heavy and at times I have even contributed my existence to being heavy. I crashed my motorcycle in 1992 and almost died. I broke 7 ribs in 10 places, punctured my lung and broke my right wrist. I have said that if I was not so heavy I would not be alive.
After my crash I moved back home and met my wonderful wife who is also contemplating WLS. We havce three beautiful Children Robert 12, Kayla-Lyn 8, & Malea 5. They are the reason that I want this WLS. I can not keep up with them and since I have had a job for the last 6 years where I sit all day it is getting harder and harder to keep up. I have been my sons little league coach and while I try to be active I am getting worse. I get out of breath easy and sore after exeration.
All of this leads up to me wanting this WLS not only for myself but for my family. Well I will let everyone know more later.


2/6/06 still waiting for my appointment to be here. I started to loose weight and went on weight watchers with my wife. We went yesterday for the first time to be weighed in. I had been following the plan for a week and after being sick the week before that I was down to 416.5. When I weighed in yesterday I weighed 407. My insurance requires that I loose 5% of by weight before surgery. that is 21 lbs. I only have 9 more to go. Hopefully I will have that off when I see my doctor on the 17th of February. Wish me luck as I wish all of you.

We are also in the process of adopting a puppy that was abandoned in a car where I work. Now we get to walk 3 dogs instead of two. :)

2/12/06 This week has been the week from hell. We adopted the puppy and my middle dog is now havinh issues with my older one. She has atacked her twice and $300.00 in vet bills to have them checked out. They can finally be together but she stills growls at her every once in awhile. She is also growling at the puppy after playing with her for two days. Needless to say the diet has been hard to follow this week and I have not done a good job of counting points. Along with the dogs I have also worked three extra shifts of overtime this week and had my cousins babies christining and party today. I figured that I would write here to get it out. I have to weigh in this week at weight watchers and I go to the doctors on Friday.
My littlest daughter is turning 5 in 3 days and I turn 37 on the 21st. I saw some scetchs of what is to be air brushed on my bike and I beleive that it will be real real cool.
I do not have a URL to post a picture and I can not paste one here so I still have not posted one.
Well talk to everyone soon.

2/18/06 Well I met with Dr Yatco yesterday. I like him and so does my wife. We went over what procedure I would like and he explained the rouen Y in depth. I have to contact my primary MD on Monday to schedule referrals for the cardiologist, Pulomologist and nutristionist. I have already seen years before the cardio and pulomary doctors and they are in my plan so I will go back to them. I have to contact the hospitals locally and see if they have a nutritionist onstaff that I can use. Once these are done I can maek another appointment and after that it is about two weeks for the surgery. So I figure about 4-6 weeks and I could have the surgery. My wife is a little scared and I have to admit that I was nervous yesterday but I am doing ok and my wife is thinking about the procedure also, but she is still scared oh well we will see how I do. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I am down to 403. This means that I have to loose about 6 more pounds before my insurance will approve the procedure.

2/26/06 On 2/21 I turned 37 years old and I did three of the 5 doctors appointments that my doctor wanted to to complete. I had an ultrasound of my gall-bladder in the AM, Psych Consult in the afternoon, and finished my day with the nutritionist at 5:30 pm. In the middle of all this I also had the dog to the clinic to have her stiches removed from her spay when we got her. I have my caridology consult with Echo on Wednesday and my pulmonary with PFT on Firday. At least I hope that the PFT he does in the office is good enough. After that I have all consults and clearences done and I hope they can submit the paperwork to get approval. Of course I have not stepped on a scale since 2/18 so I hope that I have lost more weight to meet my requirements.

3/13/06 Well I was suppose to have my stress test on Thursday and I went but the machine decided that it wanted to burn up while I was hooked to it. I have to reschedule. I had been in a conference for work the three days prior and my diverticulitis had started to act up and I went to the doctor after the failed stress test attempt and was hospitalized until Saturday. So I have to reschedule the stress test and re make my doctors appointment that was this thursday. The Hospital bed weighed me and did say that I was down to 399 so I am almost there. Of course the doctors office said I was 405. I hope the bed was correct.

3/23/06 Well I had my stress test today with no problems. I called the Doctors office to see what if anything else they need other then the report fromt eh Cardiologist. They will look at my chart and get back to me. Hopefully the will call tomorrow like they said. I have been feeling good and once again can't wait to have this and get my life back on track. The weight is a pressure that I am tired of and want it gone. Hopefully the lose of weight will help with my back pain and other aches and pains. I dont know what that would be like. I can't even remember when I was last not pain and ache free. Oh well We will see and I really really hope that this is it so I can get my date.

3/25/06 I have an appointment with my cardiologist on Friday the 31st. The office told me that they will be writing the letter on Wednesday. I called Dr. Yatco's office and asked if they had all the other paperwork and had to call them bakc the next day because they never called back. They only have 1 report so I will be getting the other ones during the week so I can fax them to them. Then We can move forward. Haven't stepped on scale lately and I am kind of affraid to. I really have not been followng a diet and have been hungry all the time.

3/31/06 Had another appointment with the cardiologist today. I received a copy of the letter and test reports so I can get them to the surgeon. The surgeons office called me and told me that they had received the psych report and they still needed the cardio and polmonary reports along with copies of all of the test reports which they had not said before. I also need to have a second nutristionist consult which they never said. I have the nutrionist consult on 4/6 at 6pm and a support group after that. This will be the first group meeting that I will attend and I guess I am suppose to be doing this also per the doctors office which they never said. So I have to call my pulmonary doctors office on Monday and get a copy of the PFT report and then I am sending them everything. I have to also stop at my doctors office and get weighed so we can find out if I have lost the required 5% weight. Hopefully everything will be done next week. Keep your fingers crossed I will be.

4/4/06 I sent all of my paperwork to the surgeons office. I weighed myself and I weigh 399. I have the nutristonist appointment and support group on Thursday. Hopefully after these I can here soething from the surgeons office. Everytime I call they seem like they do not want to talk to me.

4/13/06 I spoke to the office staff on Tuesday and they had not checked my paperwork yet and they checked it that day. They stated that they would call me if they needed something more. They called later and asked if May 18th is OK for me and they were submitting the paperwork so I guess I have my date now hopefully me insurance will approve the surgery.
I had a meeting at work today and I informaed all of my fellow workers that I would be out of work for three weeks becuase I was having baratric surgery.

4/13/06 Well I had finsihed above and added the pictures and received a call from my insurance. Holy S&^%!!!! I have been approved, Now I am sitting here in shock and freaking out. I guess I just ahve to get used to the idea. This is a big step and now it IS REAL!!! Wish me luck and I will be back here soon.

4/15/06 I have the fender of my bike back and they are getting clear coated. I am going to attach links here for everyone to see since I do not know how to get it to show the picture.

Here are pictures of my front and rear fenders of my bike!!!



GOD I HOPE I LIKE CHEESEBURGERS AFTER MY SURGERY!!!

4/21/06 Well I went to the support group again last night and Dr. Spevidieouv (yeah like I can spell that) a plastic surgeon was there talking about tucks after weight loss. I do like him he treated my son 12 years ago at 6 months for a hair lip repair. I posted in the may surgery date message board the following message

Hey All,

I just wanted to post this and see if anyone else is having the same thing. Since I was given the date I have been out of sorts. I do not feel like my normal self and I guess you can say that I am scared Sh--Less!! I seem to be in a daze at times like right now that I really don't know what I am doing. Some of this is becuase I lost my mother last year and we just had her 1 year anniversary 3/30 and her birthday is 4/24.

I guess I really just want to put this down in writing and get it out. I am not normally one to get freaked out about things and I can put them to the back of my mind but I guess this just keeps coming back. Don't get me wrong I can't wait to have the surgery and if they called and said tomorrow I would be there. I guess I just wonder if I am doing the right thing. Which I know I am becuase my quality of life truthfully stinks.

Also does anyone else seem to have less energy and more problems since getting your date. It seems like my back is worse, my breathing is worse and all my aches are here now. Of Course it could be that I am just tired of them all (which I am) and now that I see a possible end to them they just seem to be maginified.

Well I am going to end this here and look forward to talking to everyone soon. Under 30 days to go, but hey whos counting!!!

Well write about my journey again soon. Till then see ya.



Take a look at the finished product Now I have to clean the rest of the bike!!!

4/26/06 Well I have made it past my mothers birthday and I am continuing to hang in there. I just wish these days would move quicker. God does it feel like time is dragging. Of course I will probally say that it flew when the day comes. I just want to get on with my life. I am away for the weekend at my sisters in Maryland for a suprise 40th birthday party. She knows we are coming down but not the party. Hope to just get away from things for awhile. Like that ever happens. Well talk to you later becuase I really just don't have much to say but ride on for those that enjoy to ride your motorcycle becuase that is what I plan to do right up until the surgery.

5/2.06 The day is getting closer and I can't wait. Nerves still kicking in at times but I am coping. I sent out an e-mail at work yesterday to tell everyone that I will be away from 5/8 to 6/9 and I have gotten some replays with well wishes and some questions but it has all been positive.

5/10/06 Well only 8 more days until by new begining. I can't wait!!!! I have been running ragged with Little League as my son plays and we are running the concession stand. I go to the nutristionist (still can't spell it) tomorrow and my surgeon on Firday. I had blood work done on Sunday and spoke to another person having surgery that day at Westchester Med. She stated that the nutrionist vist is a 1 hour seminar about what I should eat before and after. I thought it was a sit down with there nutrionist but I was wrong. Of course two days in a row driving for 45min-1 hour with these gas prices doesn't help my wallet. I have been out of work since the end of last week so I can speand time with my family. Thank god for comp time!! Well I will post agin soon and look forwarding to seeing and talking to you on the flip side.

5/12/06 Saw Dr. Yatco today and when I got weighed I was 392 and I was worried that I had gained weight back. Everything is set for the 18th and I just have to find out what time I am to report. I find out on the 17th.

5/15/06 Three more days after today. Last day I can eat regular food. Full liquids tomorrow and clear Wednesday. I have written the hardest e-mail ever and hopefully no one will ever see it. I worte to my family and friends should something happen to me. That e-mail took a lot out of me so this is short.

5/21/06 **** Well I am home and doing well. I do have to say that I have been exhausted and feeling weird. Have to get used to the new Stomach. I have thrown up twice today dry heaves. 1st time I had taken my Calicum supplement 20-30 minutes before and then became nauseous. The second time was while online for the first time and after a walk around the block. I also seem to be getting nauseous again for some unknown reason. I was drinking water the first time and crystal light now so maybe just not sitting right. Talk to everyone later gotta go.

6/12/06 Well I am almost 4 weeks out and doing well. I have been eating soft food for about a week and doing well. I have had one instance of eating too much and getting sick other then that I have been fine. I have found that I can eat wraps but not wheat bread. I have started to work out but only once I go again today life is hetic. I am back to work and the doctor has allowed me to start riding my motorcycle again. well talk to everyone later gotta go. As I said llife hetic.

7/19/06 Well I am two months out and doing well. I have not been working out like I should time constraints and just forgetting about going. I am bad. I am working on getting better. I am finally getting my protein in so the last time I worked out I didn't feel like crap for the next day. Thank god for cheesesticks. I don't feel like I have any more energy then before I have to talk to doctor on friday about that. I do have more wind. I can now walk and not get winded easily. Most of my clothes are falling off me and some are still good just baggy. I don't know how much I am down totally until I go to my appointment on Friday.

8/2/06 I went to the doctors on the 21st and was down to 335 lbs which means that I am 57 lbs down since surgery and 84 lbs down since my highest weight. I am doing well and will get a new photo downloaded soon

Photos

400 Me at over 400 lbs

10/27/06 I met with Dr. Yatco yesterday and I am now down 126lbs as of 10/27/06. I am starting a new support group in Poughkeepsie designed after the Choose to Lose group that meets in fishkill. Lisa gave me her permission and I have finally located a place to meet along with a date and time. Please check us out. We are in Yahoo groups under C2L2 and the original is under fishkill.  Take a look at my photo album which has some newer pictures.

 

11/11/06 Well I had my physical for being a volunteer firemen again but I failed it becuase my PFT was only 69 % and I needed at least 75%. I am a little upset but I have to be thankful that in 6 months I have gained 22% in my PFT since I only had 47% before surgery!!

I also bought a pair of size 40 jeans and I can get them on and they are not cutting off the circulation to my lower half. Still can't picture that I can fit in to so small a pair of jeans. 

I have started a new Support Group called Poughkeepsie Losers Group which meets in Poughkeepsie at Vassar College Rockefeller Hall Room 304 every Thursday from 6pm to 7:30pm. Our first meeting was November 9th and we had 11 people total at the meeting. Great turn out for the first meeting of the group.