Tom B.

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My measurements from January 2, 2009 to Fberuary 11, 2009

Body weight 330 to 309.5 down 20.5
Body fat %    41.6 to 40.7  Down 0.9
Lean Body %58.4 to 59.3 Up 0.9
Body fat lbs 137.2 to 126  Down 11.2
lean body lbs 192.72 to 183.5

Right Thigh 27.5 to 27.75 up a Half
Waist            57.5 to 54      Down 3.5
right arm      15 5/8 to 14.75
Chest           54.5 to 52.25  Down 2.5
Shoulders 60.5 to 59 down 1.5
 Total inches 7.6


Finally got the chance to ask my trainer for the stats.

Now If I can just get the gym more often.

or should I say 30 pounds gone since surgery add 11 pounds to that from the consult in July to the day of surgery.
This has been a wild ride that I am so glad I did not miss. I have heard alot of people say "I should have done it sooner" and I am starting to understand why.
Tonight is my first day back to work since the 18th of December. I was trying clothes on sevral days ago to see which uniforms I could wear. What I didn't think about was my belt that I used to ear( note the words used to ) I am in smaller work pants but it didn't dawn on me to make the belt smaller. I put that sucker on and it was several inches too big. Fortunatley, I have smaller belts that I didn't throw away and used one I have been able to use in a couple of years.
My jeans are fitting looser. I wore my suit to a formal function the other night and I looked dam handsome in it. I should have had taken some pics.

On to smaller size clothing and healthier life.

Cheers.

I posted this yesterday.  Has to be one of the best days of my life.

December 29, 2008
Today I went to the gym, started on the treadmill, was chugging along at 3.3mph,  got kinda bored so I upted(sp) it to 4.0 and then  later shot it up  to 4.5 MPH I couldn't be lieve I was actully running for roughly a minute. got my heart rate to 150. Yeah I know it was probably to much but I just had to do it.

Goit on the digital scale there, 330.5 down unofficially 17.1 from surgery. so it gets better.

One of my short term goals was to fit into my clothes that I grew out.

I am wearing my size 46 Jeans, They fit without sucking in my gut!. down two pants sizes!

Oh did I mention I have not been able to wear jeans for the past two years.


I am to say the least firgging exstatic.


Thank for reading.



Tom

I am stunned. I actually went thru with the wls.  Went in early Thirsday morning. very nervous but some how settled down after I seen Dr. P. that is utnil I went into the OR. I was so scared I didnt move and don't remember anything after that until I was wheeled on the elevator to go up to my room.

I thought for sure I was going to wake up in intense pain,  but no, it was very bearable. They showed me how to use the pca. that may have helped. I ws kinda out of it for aboput an hour until my gf and niece came in. They went shopping of all the things to do while I am in surgery.

the next couple of days was rotuine.  I did my laps, breathing exercises, breathng tx and peed forever.

Lortabs are a wonderful thing. Not to groggy and no pain. I wish I had my laptop, cuz I was bored yesterday.
Barix needs to intsall laptops and better tvs for the pts comfort. The room was very nice. Just me and very spaceuos(sp)
Th staff was oustanding. Very informative and down to earth. Once I told them I was a paramedic. they kinda just told me what I needed to do and let me do it, how I wanted to do it. they didn't bug me once.
Dr. P. was fabulous.  I wish I could get rid of this gas though.

If anybody has a question about Barix, Dr. Pupkova or Lap GB sent me a pm.

The anticaption is making me wait.
Yesterday I did something I have been wanting to do for a long time. I got most of my thinner clothes out and sorted them by size.
 I didn't realize how many sizes of pants I went thru in the past 4 years.
I have pants from size 40 -size 50. So I should be covered in that part for a while. I always new I would need them. just wasn't sure how or when.
The shorts amy be a problem, don't know what I will be in the sring and summer.

Well this week will definetly be the longest week of my life. I can't wait to put everything i learned and practiced into full live mode after the surgery.
and I am breaking one of my strcit rules of medicine for this surgery.
I never wanted to be intubated by anyone anywhere. I have heard some stories about Ors and such. I have been in the OR many years ago.
BUt evrybody seams to be going thru thia with no problems so I am willing to wave that rule this time.
 Keeping my fingers crossed fopr a speedy week.

Went to Barix, had my PATs and passed.  i am so stoked about this that I can't sleep.  I have been up since yesterday afternoon. I came home and wasn't sure wat to do. I feel like I am on meth. Just want to go go go.
This so cool.
I still have to use my cpap. I wound up getting 198.6 hrs instead of the 200 that was required and the doc still gave me sh1t about it.
I guess it is my best interest, so I wil let it go this time.

I think I am going to go crash and burn somewhere,


ttfn

Barix called the other day, asking me about my cpap hours. I was upto about 130 or so, she didn't say not to come in next week. So I am taking my cpap machine, my  money and me to Barix on Dec 3rd for my PATs.
I wish I could lose the 15# that is a little dissapointing. gotta go to the gym.

Barix called today and told me I don't have enuff hours on my cpap machine. they postponed my surgery until december 18th. Another month of frustration.
I am getting a little iritated at Barix. they should have told me in July when I went to see dr. P that I needed so many hours on my cpap, not just do you use it, good, keep using it. I would have really buckled down and used it. Just like I did when they scehduled me. the scheduling person said one thing then the Rn today said something just slightly different and wham I get .....

I was hoping to post this yesterday. 1 month to go.

I spoke to a friend who had surgery on the 6th of October. He is doing fine, which inturn makes me somewhat relaxed about the process. I have been talking it over with my gf, She is more worried than I am.

I joined a gym and have been trying to go there atleast 3-4 days aweek.
It is a small gym that doesn't give nme the willies cuz everybody isn't buff and thin. I now have a place to walk when the weather is bad or too cold.

 Barix called this morning. didn't recognize the number so i let it go to vmail and went back to sleep cuz I worked last night.
Went to follow up w/ my cardiologist. Lab work came back back a-ok. stress test was fabulous.

So I sat in the parking lot of the dr's office and made the call.

It would have been November 6th but they didn't tell me before that I had to clock over 180 hours of cpap usage before surgery. what a freaking bummer. so now the big date is Novemebr 20th. Pre-op on the 5th.


The big questions is why am I so nervous?