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Rhonda S. Kirklin, IN, USA Post Op - BMI: 28.3 Surgery Type: RNY Member ID: R1083722887 Surgeon: Brenda Cacucci |
Click here for Rhonda's surgery support page Click here for Before & After pictures page Click here for the 09/2004 Reunion Page Click here to print Rhonda's cards (You can print your own cards, and if you're good at it, you can help print cards for your friends as well!) Click here to view Rhonda’s friends. |
  September 19, 2004 Well, I couldn't wait any longer. I got on the scales yesterday. It has been 17 days since my surgery. I am down 22 pounds. I am excited. Better yet, I have decreased my insulin form 200 units a day to 35 units a day. AMAZING!!! So, having the surgery is helping my diabetes. I got sick to my stomach for the first time today. I just felt a dry, clogged feeling and threw up. It wasn't bad, and didn't last long. I am still impressed that this was my first time getting sick. I had my first outing yesterday. I went to The Auto Show at Marion County Fair grounds. I was worn out!! I had to find a chair and sit down while the others looked around. I thought I was feeling good, but I did get tired easily. I am known to push myself too early. So, I am relaxing today. :) Hi Everyone. It is September 22, 2004. Just 3 weeks ago today, I was having my surgery. I am down 25 pounds, and still taking less and less insulin. This is sooooo cool! I feel so good. I go back to see Dr. Cacucci on Monday. She will let me know if I can go back to work. I hope that my blood count is up. I still get pretty tired. I am taking my iron faithfully, as well as my multi vitamins,calcium and B12. I still have not made it out to the gym. I want to do this, in my mind, but I get so tired. I am hoping this tiredness goes away soon, so I can develop an exercise routine. Everything I put into my mouth is protein. I can't seem to eat anything else. I just want everything that goes into my system to be good for me. I do not want to have gone through this only to end up with poor health. Well, I will update again, soon. Maybe too soon..LOL Happy losing! Rhonda Today is September 27, 2004. I went to see Dr. Cacucci today. She extended my leave time for 2 more weeks, because of my hemaglobin being so low. I am taking iron, so hopefully it will be coming up. I want to have more energy. I am tired of being tired. I am down 27 pounds. I am disappointed. I am going to start going back to the gym tomorrow. I hope that helps firm me up a bit. That is all for now. Talk to you soon. :) Well, today is October 8th, 2004. I went to the Bariatirc Center to see the dietician, then on to see my surgeon, Dr. Cacucci. I have lost 35 pounds in about 5 1/2 weeks. The coolest thing is that I can now wear my rings!! That really made me happy. I can see in my clothes that I have lost the weight. The real test will be Monday when I start back to work. I am going grocery shopping today, so that I have the right things to take to work with me. I still want to continue putting all good things into my body. I hope the snack machines at work aren't tempting. The dietician told me to plan my food out for the whole day, like when I will eat what, so that I am not as tempted by other, less nutritious, snacks. A friend gave me some smaller tupperware containerss so that I can take the right portions to work with me. I think they will be helpful. I can now move up to 3 ounces of food per meal. WOW!! I feel good, and it is great. I did a good thing, having this surgery. It is an awesome experience. I never knew how good it will feel to be a LOSER. :) Hugs October 18, 2004 I have lost 40 pounds. I was sick Saturday night. I over ate. GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr--lost all my food, though. LOL Since I was vomiting, I didn't take any medications. I woke up this morning, feeling horrible. I called into work,and took the day off. I later realized that I had not taken other meds that I needed to take. Meds that I can't do without. So, I took them,and am feeling better. I think sometimes I have lost my brain with this surgery. I certainly do some silly things!! October 22, 2004 -45 pounds. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!! I saw my baby girl today for the first time in 2 weeks. She is 12. She gave me a big hug...and said "WOW Mom! You are skinny!! I can reach my arms all the way around you and cross my fingers". That is THE coolest feeling, yet!! 12-09-2004 WHAT?? I haven't posted in HOW long? Wow! I must have a life.....LOL Actually, I have been working alot of overtime. I go to work, come home, do a few things then go to bed. I barely see my dear hubby. I am doing Great. I have NO complaints. Weight loss is successful. Blood sugars are Normal....that is cool!! All in all, I feel like a hundred bucks. My sister has taken me shopping. She made me try on clothes. Then she bought me a new pair of jeans,,, size 18~~~ I started out in size 26 STRETCH jeans. Awesome, huh? It still surprises me that this is working for me. My Hubby has been the BEST~~~I can't say enough about him. I love him to death. I was so excited earlier that I could wear my rings. Well, Now I can't. They fall off. I am waiting until I am finished "shrinking", LOL..then I will get them resized. December 28th, 2004. I had to go shopping to get some new jeans. I started out wearing a size 26 stretch. I bought 2 pair of size 16's. I still am in shock. Since I quit weighing, I am not sure how much I have lost, but the clothing size change is impressive. So many people are commenting. It is awesome to feel this good. If only I could get the headaches to go away... GRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr January 11th, 2005 Really worth it!! Good NEWS..NO GREAT news Hi everyone..All of us have our reasons for having weight loss surgery. Mine was because I have struggled with diabetes for years. My blood sugars were so out of control. I would have extreme blood sugar lows and highs up to 400. I thought about Bariatric surgery. I investigated it, then tried for approval. My insurance company approved me right away, BUT my surgeon would not do the surgery until my blood sugar was in control. So, I battled it, and battled it. I went to an endocrinologist, he upped my insulin, changed my diet. I was then taking 200 units of insulin per day, 2 different types of insulin...a fast acting and a long acting. After 4 years of this constant battle, I had a surgery date. I got my blood sugar low enough that the surgeon agreed to do the surgery. I had my Lap. RNY Gastric Bypass surgery on September 1, 2004. YiPpY!! After a few complications, I came home, only to return to the hospital again for another surgery to remove a pool of blood that was resting on my incision line (internal). I have had a great 4 months. Last time I weighed was at Thanksgiving...so about 10 weeks out, I think....Well, I had lost 70 pounds. I have not weighed since. I was wearing a size 26 in jeans in September. I now am wearing a size 16W, and they are getting very loose. I know all of that is awesome. Right? Well, a few weeks ago, I went to my PCP, he did some blood work. He did the hemaglobin A1C, to check what my blood sugars have been. He also ran some blood work to check on my liver and kidneys. Another test he did is to see if I was spilling protein. Well, I called his office today to get my results. My Hemaglobin A1C is:::::::::::::::::NORMAL {rofl} I have NEVER been NORMAL. My liver and kidney functions are great, as is my protein. HALLELUJAH!!! This IS why I had surgery. So, it worked. I think this is AWESOME news, I just wanted to share. Thanks for listening. Blessings, Rhonda--sorta at goal, as far as Diabetes goes ...still have weight to loose and lessons to learn. February 5, 2005. I now weigh 227lbs. That is a loss of 85 pounds in 5 months. My size 16 jeans are too BIG. I have to find a 14 that I can wear. I bought 38 C bras....I need a 36. Fun! Fun! Feb.13, 2004. I am shrinking!! I have now lost 92 pounds. I am keeping close track since I am so close to the 100 pound mark. This is awesome. I even have ladies whistling at me at work..LMAO...telling me I am HOT. I need all the compliments I can get...cause I am not believing it. YET. :) Isn't life Grand?? March 3, 2004. I had my 6 month check up with my surgeon. I have lost "officially" 100 pounds. My scales weigh me differently, so I go by Dr. Cacucci's scales. I just keep loosing. It is pretty easy this far. Life is good. I feel great. Well, except the pinched nerve in my back. OUCH!!!  April 4, 2005. I feel great. I haven't weighed in awhile. I am wearing a size 14 in juniors. That is awesome. I feel good ( singing)!!! April 17, 2005 Thirteen years ago today, I gave birth to my youngest daughter. She is such a joy, as she has always been. I feel so good today, that I wanted to update my profile. It is funny, that people refer to me as skinny. I guess I was just so big before that I look skinny at a size 14. I feel great, though. I want to tone up and lose some jiggle. I have some great clothes now. It feels awesome to wear what I consider "normal" sized clothing. It also feels great to have so much more energy. I work in a warehouse. There are usually a lot of skids around, stacked high. Sometimes it is hard to get through some spaces. Now, I can go through most places without having to take the long way around. :-) Silly things like that mean alot. Oh what a great life it is becoming for me. later!!! April 2-, 2005 I weighed today---I am at 190 pounds. I weigh 20 pounds LESS than my husband....I am QUITE happy about that. It is also COOL to weigh less than 200 pounds! My eating habits really suck right now, though. I have GOT to get control over this!! May 1st, 2005. In 17 days I will be 40 years old. WOW...that seems old, but I feel better than I EVER have in my life. I even bought a T-shirt to wear that says " It took me 40 years to look this good." LOL oh well, it is fun....and I do look better than I have ever looked. I now weigh 180 pounds. I have lost a total of 132 pounds. YiPpY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I am doing okay. Anyway, I am having a big 40th Birthday party on May 14th. We have almost finished "My Room". We added on an addition to our house. It is a great room that is off of the kitchen. It has a pass through to the kitchen. We built it with help from Mark, a friend. The room is beautiful!! I really love it. We textured the ceiling, we painted it a brown color (burro) and put down a mahogany laminate floor. It is awesome. The woodwork is painted a lighter beige. It really looks good. We are moving all of the furniture in this coming weekend. 5-10-2005 Even though I thought my eating habits have been bad, I still continued to loose weight. I lost 10 pounds in April. I am so glad to be a Loser. What a great way to live. I want to thank Rene for sprucing up my profile, It looks great. I recommend her, HIGHLY. She did a fantastic job~~and oh so quickly. It is just what I wanted. TY, Rene!! May 25, 2005. Migraine! WOW!! i have had a headache since May 18th. I went to the doctor yesterday. It is a migraine. He prescribed Imatrex Nasal Spray. It is not working. I woke up this morning with a much worse headache. I would rather die than deal with this pain. The pain is so intense. I have to go in to work today. I can't imagine how I will get through the day, but here I go!  Bettie Boop Who 's Your Inner Sexy Cartoon Chick ? brought to you by Quizilla  You're Betty Grable! What Classic Pin-Up Are You? brought to you by Quizilla  You're a Classic Cup 'O' Joe! What Kind of Coffee are You? brought to you by Quizilla June 26, 2005 I feel good. My headaches are FINALLY gone. It took over a month to get releif. I think it was stress. I went to my first Formula 1 Race...the U.S. Grand Prix, in Indianapolis. I went with a very, very good friend, Dan. We spent most of the weekend at the track. We both had a really good time. I got sunburned on Saturday. I am blistered from my upper thigh down to my toes. OUCH!!! Dan even had sunscreen that he offered me. I declined because I NEVER burn on my legs or feet. It has almost been like they are totally sun-proof. I couldn't get burned on my legs if I had tried. I am wondering if WLS had some effect on this. Anyway it is strange how I burned this time. Oh well, live and learn. I also met a nice lady, Michelle. She posted on the Indiana message board, asking for an angel. I volunteered to be her angel through her surgery. I met her on Friday, June 24th, 2005, the day of her Re-Birthday. She had her surgery at 8 am. I went to visit her at noon. She got up and walked the halls for her first time. She even did 2 laps. Go Michelle. She is a real sweetheart. She bought me an angel holding a dragonfly. Funny that she did his, because I love dragonflies. I collect them. Michelle did not know this until I opened the gift. Awesome, huh? It might be that in volunteering to be an angel, I have gotten an angel. Thank you, Michelle. The visit to St. Vincent's changed my life. I met some awesome people while there. I visited various patients for 3 hours. It was cool to try to help someone who is where you have been. Any way I can help someone through this transition is great. Bariatric surgery has changed my life!!! Thank you, Dr. Cacucci and everyone who has shown me support. 4th of July, 2005 Well, I am getting a divorce. Add me to the statistics. I am actually happy that it will be over. I can't wait. This marriage has been over for a long time. He is totally a taker, and I am tired of giving to him without receiving anything back!! Fortunately, we do not have children together. July 23, 2005 Life is good for me. I have never felt better. I have so much fun with my teenage daughters. They are good friends, and fun to be around. I guess I must have done something right??!! I am busy these days meeting new people, and reconnecting with old friends. I spend less and less time at home. Last night we went to the race track. It was a good time. Today we are going to my UAW picnic. I am looking forward to that. I am spending less time with my husband~~I like that, too. I am just tired over the no motivation. He has no zest for life. Here I am learning to live again, and he just talks about how he can't wait to die and end his suffering on earth. AMAZING!! Too much negativity for this girl. I want out! I am still wearing a size 12, very comfortably. I want to be a size 8, whatever that is. LOL I have not weighed in so long, but it does not matter to me. I feel so good. August 31, 2005. SOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo much has happened since I last updated. My husband kicked me out of the house, beat me up...he was arrested. I found out that I have some type of cancer. I am not sure what kind yet. I am still waiting for all of the test results. I moved out of my home into an apartment. I have a room mate. I have never lived like this before. It is kinda weird. Tonight, I am feeling better. Tomorrow is my one year anniversary. What a year it has been. I have lost 120 pounds, as of 2 weeks ago. I think I am ready for my body lift. I just want to get the health issues taken care of first. :) Sept. 28th, 2005 No cancer...no malignancy!!!! Still adjusting to living life without the 215 pound weight...the old ball and chain. I have not spoken to him since the day he beat me up. I am glad to be rid of him. Neither of us have filed for divorce, but I am looking into it. It is such a financial burden with everything else. OCTOBER 18, 2005 5 months ago....I turned 40. Everything old is new again. I re-connected with God this past weekend. I went back to church for the first time in years. I went to worship and to ask God back into my life. I didn't have to utter a word. He welcomed me with open arms. It was like I had never been away. Every word spoken and every song sung spoke to me personally. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/RhondaInIndy/DSCF2750.jpg Future Update Future Update Future Update Future Update Future Update March 25, 2006~~WOW I have not updated since October? gee! I don't know what to say, but I am going to try to make it back more often. I miss the support of OH. I moved again. No room mate now. I filed for divorce Jan 1st. It still isn't final. I have not spoken to him in ages. I do not miss anything about him. I believe he was just a 5 year mistake. I hope I can forget him. I am going to shred all photos of us/him. I have no reason to have any ties to him. We had no children together. He is just an idiot, psychopath. May 2006 Wow! My life has changed drasticly in a year. I didn't know life could be so wonderful. Everyday is a blessing. My weight is still coming off...slowly. Today I have eaten like a pig, and can't seem to stop. I am not sure why. Tomorrow, I will not eat much at all. I have days that I do this. It drives me crazy. I didn't start the day off with a protein shake, so I have felt "hungry" all day. I will certainly start tomorrow off on a better note. PROTEIN!! Summer is just around the corner. My youngest daughter told me that I need to go bathing suit shopping. I think NOT!! Funny, how I did have a bathing suit at my highest weight,but won't be caught dead in one now. WEIRD!!! My daughter even pointed this out. How could I be okay in a size 28 suit but not in a size 10? Strange how that happens. I bet my daughter convinces me to get in a suit and go to the pool with her! She is persuasive.  5-10-05If you'd like your profile spruced up write to one of the HTML Volunteer’s here:  March 2008 I married Andy in October. Life with him is Fabulous! He is my precious gift from God!!  Free Website Counter Photos
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