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I RECENTLY GOT MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL YET MUCH OLDER MAN WHOM I LOVE WITH ALL MY HEART.. HE IS BEHIND ME ALL THE WAY WITH WANTING TO DO THIS SURGERY...AT FIRST HE WAS LIKE, LETS DO A COUPLE OF DIETS AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DIETED B4 I WENT ALONG WITH HIM EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I WANTED TO DO THIS...BUT WE NEVER GOT AROUND TO DIETING.. I AM WORKING NOW AND SINCE I HAVE STARTED WORKING HE SEES HOW MUCH THIS BEING OVER WEIGHT REALLY EMBARRASSES ME AND HURTS ME..AND WE HAVE SAT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT IT AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO SEE DR. KEITH KIM'S STAFF ON FEBRUARY 18TH TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO HAVE THIS DONE...I WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I GET BACK FROM THE DOCTORS OFFICE...

03/10/03
CALLED DR. CHARLES RODNING'S OFFICE TODAY. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT WITH HIM ON JULY 15TH. MY OTHER INSURANCE SENT ME TO HIM. TRI-CARE HAS REFERRED ME TO DR. RODNING. SO B4 I CHOSE EITHER DR. KIM OR DR. RODNING I AM GONNA HAVE TH CONSULT WITH DR. RODNING AND SEE WHO I LIKE BETTER..I AM NOT SAYING THAT DR. KIM WASNT A NICE MAN BUT I JUST WANT TO CHECK OUT MY OPTIONS SINCE THIS IS MY LIFE ON THE LINE!!!

4/22/03
SPOKE WITH DARLA FROM DR. KEITH KIM'S OFFICE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND SHE HAD CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY BY UNITED HEALTH CARE... I WAS SOOO HAPPY.. EVEN THOUGH I WILL HAVE TO PAY A OUT OF POCKET FEE B/C DR. KIM IS OUT OF MY NETWORK ON MY INSURANCE. I HAVE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE EVAULATIONS FOR THE PYSCH AND OTHER DOCTOR'S B/C THE SURGERY DATE WILL HAPPEN.. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT DATE WITH DR. CHARLES RODNING ON THE 15TH OF JULY BUT I WANT TO DO THE SURGERY HERE IN OCEAN SPRINGS B/C I WANT TO BE CLOSE TO HOME... SO I AM GONNA GO WITH DR. KIM TO DO MY SURGERY...AS SOON AS I GET A DATE I WILL LET YOU KNOW....

5/16/03
SPOKE WITH DARLA TODAY. I HAVE A DATE PLANNED FOR MY SURGERY AS LONG AS I GET MY TESTING DONE ON TIME. THE SURGERY DATE IS AUGUST 5, 2003. I WAS GONNA GO WITH DR. RODNING BUT I DECIDED NOT TO. I WANNA BE CLOSE TO MY HOUSE SO I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE BOUT THE SURGEY...STAY TUNE FOR MORE UPDATES!!

5/29/03
SPOKE WITH LISA TODAY. SHE HAS SET ME UP FOR SOME TEST NEXT THURSDAY. I WAS TOLD MY SURGERY DATE WAS AUGUST. 5TH BUT NOW HAS CHANGED. IT IS JUNE 30TH. HOORAY! I AM SO GLAD. SOON I WILL BE ON THE LOSING SIDE...WITH GOD AND MY HUSBANDS HELP...

7/2/03
SURGERY WAS PUT OFF B/C OF SOME HIGH TSH LEVELS... HOPEFULLY IN 2 WEEKS THE SURGERY WILL BE DONE...

8/3/03
I HAD THE SURGERY ON JULY 21ST. I AM DOING WONDERFUL.. MY HUSBAND DIDNT KNOW HOW TO UPDATE THE PAGE B/C I NEVER SHOWED HIM HOW TO GET TO IT..SO FORGIVE HIM PLEASE..LOL...I AM DOING REALLY WELL..I HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL...DR. KIM AND HIS TEAM WAS WONDERFUL TO ME AND SO WAS THE HOSPITAL..I WENT AND SEEN DR. KIM ON THE 2ND AND I HAD ALREADY LOST 25LBS. IN TEN DAYS....HOORAY!!! I FEEL SO GOOD...HE TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD WITH A EXERISE PROGRAM SO I WENT AND JOINED A GYM....WELL JUST WANTED TO UPDATE..WILL UPDATE IN 2 WEEKS....

8/13/03
THE DAY I STARTED THIS WAS FEB. 18TH...DIDNT THINK I WOULD GO THRU WITH IT...BUT I DID...I HAVE ANOTHER DR. APPOINTMENT TODAY BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE B4 I WENT WITH THE PROGRESS I HAVE MADE...JUST LOOK FOR MORE TODAY...APPOINTMENT WAS CHANGED TODAY TO 8/20.

8/20/03
I WENT TO SEE DR. KIM TODAY..I HAVE LOST ANOTHER 6 LBS. MAKING IT A TOTAL OF 31 LBS SINCE SURGERY. HE IS SO PLEASE AS AM I. HE GAVE ME SOME BAD NEWS THOUGH. HE IS MOVING TO FLORIDA. I ALMOST CRIED. HE AND HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME. I AM GONNA MISS HIM BUT WILL KEEP UP WITH MY PROGRESS...

8/28/03
I WEIGHTED TODAY AND I HAVE LOST ANOTHER 13 LBS. I AM SOO HAPPY. IT IS COMING OFF AND I DONT EVEN KNOW IT. THE ONLY THING IS I CANT SEEM TO DRINK ALOT OF PROTEIN LIKE I SHOULD. I DRINK THE PURE PRO DRINKS BUT IT STILL ISNT THAT GOOD SO I WAS TOLD TO MIX IT WITH SOMETHING THAT IS THE SAME FLAVOR SO I DID, BUT STILL DONT GET ALOT DOWN BUT I GET MORE DOWN THEN I USE TO...IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANYTHING THAT IS GOOD WITHOUT THAT HORRIBLE AFTER TASTE LIKE ISOPURE THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW...THANKS....UNTIL NEXT TIME....

09/23/03
WENT TO SEE DR. KIM TODAY...THIS IS HIS LAST DAY AT THE CLINIC. I WILL START USING DR. AVERY NEXT VISIT...BOOHOO..I HATE THAT HE IS LEAVING..HE IS A WONDERFUL DR. WHO SAVED MY LIFE....I HAVE LOST AN ADDITIONAL 20.5 LBS...I AM SO HAPPY....WOOHOOO...DR. KIM IS PROUD OF HIS AND MY SUCCESS....WELL JUST WANTED TO UPDATE....CHECK BACK LATER WHEN I GO BACK IN A MONTH....

11/17/03
I HAVENT UPDATED IN ALMOST 2 MONTHS..I HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 67 LBS SO FAR...I FEEL GREAT BUT HAVE LOST THE DESIRE TO WORKOUT. I NEED SOME MORAL SUPPORT TO WORKOUT. I LOVED IT WHEN I DID IT BUT NOW I JUST SAY TO MYSELF "I WILL DO IT TOMORROW" AND I NEVER DO...I HAVE TO CHANGE FROM THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE THAT DID MY SURGERY TO KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER B/C I NO LONGER HAVE MY PRIVATE INSURANCE. I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOITMENT ON DECEMBER 2 SO I WILL CHECK BACK WITH THE RESULTS ON THAT DATE..

11/29/03
TODAY IS MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH MY HUSBAND AND I WENT AND WEIGHED TODAY AND AM DOWN 80 POUNDS NOW...I AM SO HAPPY...WILL CHECK BACK WHEN I GO TO THE DOCTOR TUESDAY...

12/15/03
I WENT AND WEIGHED 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO AND I WAS DOWN 94 LBS.. I AM SO HAPPY BECAUSE I WASNT LOOKING TO MAKE MY 100 LB MARK UNTIL ATLEAST MY SIXTH MONTH MARK BUT I AM CLOSE TO IT NOW...WELL I WILL GO AND WEIGH TOMORROW AND THEN COME BACK AND LET YOU ALL KNOW IF I MADE THE 100 LB MARK B4 CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!

12/22/03
HEY EVERYONE!! I HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS...WENT TO THE DR. TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT AS OF TODAY I WEIGH 310 LBS.. SUNDAY WAS MY 5TH MONTH ANNIVERSARY AND I HAVE ALREADY LOST 116 LBS. I AM SOO EXCITED..I WAS HOPING TO HIT THE 100 LB. MARK BY MY 6TH MONTH BUT I FEEL REALLY GOOD BOUT HITTING IT B4 CHRISTMAS...WELL HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR...I KNOW I WILL NOW....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

03/14/04
HELLO ALL!! I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN A WHILE SO HERE I AM...NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED AM STILL AT THE LAST WEIGHT. I AM STILL DOING GOOD..I AM JUST AT A STAND STILL..NOT GETTING ME DOWN THOUGH, B/C I AM LOSING THE INCHES AND BOY CAN I TELL IT IN MY CLOTHES. B4 I HAD THE SURGERY I WAS WEARING A 30/32 AND NOW I AM IN A 22/24 BUT COULD FIT IN A 18/20 AND BOY DOES THAT MEAN THE WORLD TO ME... I WORK AT THE AVENUE, A "BIG GIRLS" STORE AND I TRY ON THE SMALLEST SIZE OF CLOTHES ON B4 I BUY ANYTHING BUT AM NOT GONNA BUY ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL I AM DOWN TO A 14/16....WOOOHOO....WHICH IS HOPEFULLY JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS ....WELL ENUFF OF ME BABBLING...JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN AND UPDATE....

06/28/04
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I WAS HERE BUT I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE SINCE I HAD THE CHANCE.. I AM NOW AT A NEW JOB WHICH I LOVE AND BOY DOES IT HELP TO HAVE A JOB THAT YOU LOVE AND EVERYBODY AIN'T SKINNY! I AM DOWN 130LBS AND LOVING IT AND I AM ONLY 11 MONTHS POST OP! I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE BELOW 300 AGAIN BUT I DID! I AM 296 RIGHT NOW AND STILL LOSING. I FEEL GREAT FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE.. I WILL KEEP UP TO DATE AND KEEP UP THE PROGRESS...TT4N!

07/21/03---426.8 LBS
08/03/03---401.5 LBS (25)
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06/28/04---296.0 LBS (130)