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Like that I get the picture! Lisa who? lol 
Great thread, Pam!!! Thanks for starting it!
I'm Julia, 45 years old. Was overweight for most of my life but became morbidly obese about 12 years ago. I swore for years that I would never have wls, but something changed in my thinking about 3 years ago. I'm yet another Barix Baby, having had lap RNY with Dr. Pupkove on 6/18/09. I'm down about 105 lbs and feel like a new person.
Paul and I have been together for 6.5 years. He has a 16 year old son who's a really great kid; we get along very well. We also have 2 awesome cats that keep us laughing.
I'm currently unemployed. I was working in records in pharmaceuticals for 9 years and have been laid off 4 times. Time to head off in a new direction, so I've signed up to start a certification program in medical coding. (I'm taking anatomy and physiology first but haven't started the course yet. It's online and self-paced.) I'm also an ebayer and have recently started selling stuff.
I try to exercise almost every day, usually walking on the treadmill or the beach. We've recently gotten into metal detecting (have yet to find our fortune) and will walk for a couple of hours without realizing how much time has gone by. We spend a lot of time in Ocean City, MD, so if anyone is around there and wants to get together, give me a holler.
Contact info: [email protected]; cell is 484-716-2533, facebook is Julia Whitesel.
I'm Julia, 45 years old. Was overweight for most of my life but became morbidly obese about 12 years ago. I swore for years that I would never have wls, but something changed in my thinking about 3 years ago. I'm yet another Barix Baby, having had lap RNY with Dr. Pupkove on 6/18/09. I'm down about 105 lbs and feel like a new person.
Paul and I have been together for 6.5 years. He has a 16 year old son who's a really great kid; we get along very well. We also have 2 awesome cats that keep us laughing.
I'm currently unemployed. I was working in records in pharmaceuticals for 9 years and have been laid off 4 times. Time to head off in a new direction, so I've signed up to start a certification program in medical coding. (I'm taking anatomy and physiology first but haven't started the course yet. It's online and self-paced.) I'm also an ebayer and have recently started selling stuff.
I try to exercise almost every day, usually walking on the treadmill or the beach. We've recently gotten into metal detecting (have yet to find our fortune) and will walk for a couple of hours without realizing how much time has gone by. We spend a lot of time in Ocean City, MD, so if anyone is around there and wants to get together, give me a holler.
Contact info: [email protected]; cell is 484-716-2533, facebook is Julia Whitesel.
Julia
Great post.
I am Dawn. I am heading toward 35 this year. I grew up in MD until after freshman year in highschool, then moved to Florida until after college then moved back to MD. I now live in Spring Grove, PA (halfway between York and Hanover) with my husband and our two shelties. I used to be an attorney, though after 5 years decided I didn't like the actual practice of law, so now I work for an insurance company managing complex claims and litigation. I enjoy that a lot more most days, though I admit I have maintained my bar memberships (MD and DC) as I consider going back every now and then. My husband, Kevin, is in IT, so I have my own built in tech support! We have been together for 13 years now and married for 2.
I, too, have been overweight my entire life, though I was active when younger and it really got out of control in college and grad school. I would lose weight and then gain more back. My husband and I were experiencing infertility when I was finally diagnosed with PCOS. I did the Metformin bit for a while and we were working with a fertility specialist who flat out told us he gave us less than a 20% chance of success and recommended I consider surgery. So after many discussions, a long investigation, etc. I ended up at Dr. Brader's seminar in February 2009 and began the process. I had surgery November 24th and was released on Thanksgiving Day and have given thanks ever since that we decided to take this step.
I am 5 months out, down about 70 pounds since surgery and 100 from my highest pre-surgery weight. Still have quite a ways to go. I am taking it a day at a time. I have become something of a gym rat and I am working with a trainer once a week. I have started learning to run and signed up for a 5k in October. I never completed the 1 mile in 15 minutes requirement when I was in school and I can do that now. :-)
That is about it for me. Any questions, feel free to ask.
Dawn
EDITED: Oh, I am also on facebook. Feel free to add me, though I have to admit some of my friends and family who are on facebook do not know I had surgery.
I am Dawn. I am heading toward 35 this year. I grew up in MD until after freshman year in highschool, then moved to Florida until after college then moved back to MD. I now live in Spring Grove, PA (halfway between York and Hanover) with my husband and our two shelties. I used to be an attorney, though after 5 years decided I didn't like the actual practice of law, so now I work for an insurance company managing complex claims and litigation. I enjoy that a lot more most days, though I admit I have maintained my bar memberships (MD and DC) as I consider going back every now and then. My husband, Kevin, is in IT, so I have my own built in tech support! We have been together for 13 years now and married for 2.
I, too, have been overweight my entire life, though I was active when younger and it really got out of control in college and grad school. I would lose weight and then gain more back. My husband and I were experiencing infertility when I was finally diagnosed with PCOS. I did the Metformin bit for a while and we were working with a fertility specialist who flat out told us he gave us less than a 20% chance of success and recommended I consider surgery. So after many discussions, a long investigation, etc. I ended up at Dr. Brader's seminar in February 2009 and began the process. I had surgery November 24th and was released on Thanksgiving Day and have given thanks ever since that we decided to take this step.
I am 5 months out, down about 70 pounds since surgery and 100 from my highest pre-surgery weight. Still have quite a ways to go. I am taking it a day at a time. I have become something of a gym rat and I am working with a trainer once a week. I have started learning to run and signed up for a 5k in October. I never completed the 1 mile in 15 minutes requirement when I was in school and I can do that now. :-)
That is about it for me. Any questions, feel free to ask.
Dawn
EDITED: Oh, I am also on facebook. Feel free to add me, though I have to admit some of my friends and family who are on facebook do not know I had surgery.
HW 326/SW 296/CW 168
Hi, I'm Victoria (aka Vicki or even sometimes just Vic), 38, single (and don't want to be!!! any help would be appreciated!) and I seem to be one of the few VSG'rs on the PA Board.
I will celebrate my 2 year surgiversary on May 19th. I started out at 321 and hover around 175 now. I would like to get another 10 or so off to have an BMI in the "normal" range. I did have my insurance approve my surgery (which is a great thing b/c most insurances don't cover VSG's b/c they are considered experimental or investigational). I am work at Abington Memorial Hospital as a Health Data Analyst--ie Medical Records Coder.
I will celebrate my 2 year surgiversary on May 19th. I started out at 321 and hover around 175 now. I would like to get another 10 or so off to have an BMI in the "normal" range. I did have my insurance approve my surgery (which is a great thing b/c most insurances don't cover VSG's b/c they are considered experimental or investigational). I am work at Abington Memorial Hospital as a Health Data Analyst--ie Medical Records Coder.
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