Ren Blower
My name is Lurenda ( Ren ) I am 38 years old 5'5' and 275 pounds, and I have had a weight problem all of my life. I have been Married for 8 years this Aug. to Jim who is so wonderful and supportive. We have 5 children (his,mine and ours) Our oldest is Crissi she is 19, Nikkie she is 17, Daniel he is 13, Geordy he is 12, and our little SUTTY he is 6. I have always been over weight, topping out at 330 pounds. My kids and Husband are the main reason I have decided to have the surgery. I want to be around and to be healthy and very active in their lives for many many years to come. I want to see my grandchildren and maybe even my great grandchildren. I have been looking into this surgery for almost 4 year now.
7-11- 2006 Went to see Kathleen Kellenbeck on for our first apt. she is the Program Coordinator here in Medford, Oregon.
7-17-2006 Had my Nutrition consultation, It went good, I will go back for a class soon with them
7-24-2006 Had my Psychological apt today,That went very well. He told me I had nothing to worry about and that He knew I would do great and wished me luck..... That was great to get that done with.....
7-25-2006 Got a call today from Kathleen she got a call from the Insurance Company and they approved me in less than 24 hours of getting my letter. YES............. I CAN'T WAIT
7-25-2006 Just found out I am having Surgery on 9-19-2006.
7-28-2006 GOT MY APPROVEL LETTER TODAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
50 Days to GO!!!!!!!!!!!
8-8-2006 Went to see Kathleen today, we signed all the paper work and got all that stuff out of the way... Also saw the Doc. He was GREAT, everything is good and IT'S A GO!!!!!!!!
8-8-2006 Had my appt. will Dee and Chris at Superior Athletic Club 2, that went good. So now i'm all setup with my workout program. I will start on 8-9-2006 at 5:30 am WISH ME LUCK
oh ya I almost forgot I gained 1 pound, but not to worry it's that time of the month, So i'm 275
41 Days to GO!!!!!!!!!!!
8-14-06 Got the call from the hospital and I go in at 6 am and surgery is at 8 am on 9-19-2006, WOW So many things are going though my head, but I am ready for this......
35 Days to GO!!!!!!!!!!!
8-16-2006 I am overwhlemed with feelings right now, happy, scared, nervous, excited...
8-17-2006 Went to the gym today for my weekly check in and work out, that went GREAT, felt good after words......
Also had an apt. at the Docs office to get weighed and bloodpresher done that was a WOW I lost 6 pounds I could not believe it, I was so Happy :) So i'm now 269 :) :) :)
8-22-2006 Today is our 8th wedding Annie, WOW 8 years I LOVE YOU BABY!!!!!! Everything is going GOOD.
28 DAY'S to Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8-24-2006 went to Doc's office to get weighed in NOW 265 so another 4 pounds gone so that 10 in all..... I am so excited that I am able to do this..... other than that all is going good....
22 Day's to Go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9-5-06 Wet to the pre-op all day apt at the hospital, they gave us alot of great info and we got to see the rooms were we will stay and I had blood work done and lots of other stuff.....
9-06-06 Had my last apt with Dr. Street today everything was ok I did put on a couple of pounds but I am PMSing so they did understand that and they know that it happens.... but everything else was great and its a GO...... I am starting to get nervous about the whole thing, I have not been for the past few months but the closer it gets the more nervous I do get,but i know that this is what I need to do to be healthy for me and my family......
13 DAY'S TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
had my last check in to get weighed before my surgery, I lost 9 pounds so that was great...... :) ........ So Im just trying to get things together here at home with the house, kids, and Husband before my big day........
5 DAY'S TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is it ONE day to go.... feeling a bit down, just alot of feelings going on, but I know this is the best thing for me and I can't wait to be on the other side WOW......will post more when I get home
3-29-07
Well its been 6 months and i am down 75 pounds and feeling great... i am having some isues with my iron but the docs are trying to get that taken care of.... but all in all im doing good wish i would have lost more at 6 months but with the lost iron im weak all the time and no energy so i dont workout as much as i should.... but soon and then i think i will be ok....
