Shontel Kirby

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weight loss - Hello OH Fam. Today is Monday, 4/19/10.  I have lost 17lbs.  My surgery is in 7 days and I'm very excited !!!! This liquid diet is awsome, but I really want something solid :(  Oh ...

Official liquid diet - I did a pre-trial run of the liquid diet before I was supposed to and I have lost 13lbs.  Now today officially marks my start of the liquid diet.  Can I lose 13lbs again? Will I su...

Getting prepared - I went with my sister shopping today.  I picked up some items for after the surgery.  I purchased my mulit's, iron, calcium and B12.  I purchased a water bottle the measures your l...

What is wrong with me? Scared? Excited?Both? - Wow, I was just reading a few blogs from other OH friends who just had their surgery.  Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, and more Pain! This is the one thing they are all saying.  This makes...

Count Down - Only 27 days left for surgery, I'm finally getting nervous, because the days are going by so fast!

Trial run of the liquid diet - I decided to do a trial run of my liquid diet to see if I could do it.  I have 36 days until surgery.  So far I've been on the diet for almost two weeks and I have lost a total of ...

Support Group Meeting: Skin Removal - I attended my second support group meeting last night and it was great.  I think after my surgery I will be attending them more often.  Last night we had a special guest speaker, D...

Instructions - I received my surgery information.  My preadmissions testing is April 20th @ 2:00pm.  The Surgery is April 27 @ 8:00am.  My post-op appointment is May 4th @ 2:20pm.  My instruction...

I have a date ! - Good news finally, I have a date for 4/27/10.  I'm finally very excited. It's been a wait, but God is good.  Thanks everyone for your support.  I am down 10lbs as well.  Yippy! Yea...

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WoW! - I'm expecting insurance approval any day now.  I just spoke with my surgery coordinator and she said that my surgery date will probably be on March 10th.  I know all of this is fin...

Good news - The surgeon's office called me last night at 6:30pm WOW! I was told that as soon as I loose the 15lbs to come in and weigh and that same day I will do my blood work, etc. and I wil...

My surgeon is great, but his surgery coordinator s - I'm in a better mood today. I will probably have a change in plans with getting a surgery date at least by April.  Keep me in your prayers.  My surgery coordinator sucks!  She has ...

I'm sooo upset! - Today I had an appointment with my surgeon.  They took a picture of me for my file and I signed some papers for surgery, etc.  I was told that they are all booked up for surgeries ...

Still Waiting - Hi, just one more week until I will know what my next move will be.  I will be meeting with my surgeon to discuss the surgery again and to go over all of my test results, etc.  Tha...

Time away from work? - Hi everyone, what is the average time away from work (office/desk job) after Lap RNY?  My boss wanted an estimated time frame so that she can plan accordingly.  My doctor told me 2...

The risk of death - Hello to all.  I writing because I watched a few documentaries this weekend on bariatric surgery.  One patient was over 940lbs, female and she went in for surgery at 840lbs.  Surge...