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7/14/03---Hi all I guess the process is going along as smoothly as possible. I have done my paper work for Cori and mailed it in I have faxed my labs and I have a psyc. eval. set up for the 24th of this month. I just hate this hurry up and wait. All good things come to those who wait.(I keep telling my self that).

I have just waited so long, my friends and family have been talking me out of this for along time, so it seems I have been waiting for ever. people who are thin think it is easy to lose weight and keep it off. But they dont know if they havent walk a mile in my shoes. I have been on every diet under the sun. I can loose some but I gain it back plus. I have dieted my way to this weight. Will update as soon as I have more news.

7/16/03----- Well I found out today I have H-Pylori. What a bite.I guess it could have been something worse. I have to take antibiotics and prevacid to clear it up. Just one more hurdle. But thats okay. I am just pushing for the Goal----To be HEALTHY.

7/23/03-----Today was a very special day. I got my angel. Her name is Jenny Fox. She is a very sweet lady. I want to thank her for wanting to do this for me. She made me feel very special.
Tomorrow I go for my Psyc. Eval. I am excited that the pocess is moving forward. But, for some reason I am waiting for the ax to fall. I just feel like something is going to go wrong (mostly my insurance) and I wont be able to get my surgery done. Please pray for me, that everything will go okay.

7/30/03-----Woooohoooo I have a consultation date for tues. August 4th at 4:00p.m. with Dr. Wood. I am so excited. But first I have to go this friday the 1st of aug. and get an EGD done. I have been told it is a pretty simple procedure. I hope so.
I have a wonderful patient care coorinator her name is Mera. She has been really helpful to me. So far I have been treated very well at Cori. I will update soon.

8/5/03----HI all I had my consult yesterday and it went grrreat!!! I got my surgery date. It is August 19th! yyyyyaaaaa.
I am so excited, I can hardly wait. I want everyone to know that Cori center and the micropouch are the best. They have the best Doctors in the country. If you havent checked them out, you really should!!!! I will update later---toni

8/15/03----Hi all went to my pcp today to get results from my scope. Well when I weighted in I got a big shock I had dropped a total of 16lbs from my highest weight of 304 I am at 288 now. I have been eating a high protien low carb diet trying to build up potien in my body so that I may heal quicker. Now if I were trying to lose weight I wouldnt have lost an oz. Go figure.
Well 4 more days and I wake up on the losing side. I am nervous, excited, happy, sad, jumping for joy and mourning I have so many emotions running through me right know. Most of all I feel so Blessed, to be having this life saving surgery.And to have met so many wonderful friends on this site. I will update soon.

8/16/03-----3 more days till I wake up on the other side. I am starting to get a little more nervous. So please pray for me. God Bless

8/30/03-----Hi all, sorry it took me so long to update. All is well on the losing side. My surgery went well. I did have to have my gallbladder out also. Other then that my surgery went off with out a hitch. I was released on the third day after surgery.

Harper Hospital is a wonderful hospital. The nursing staff is wonderful. Very kind and loving.
My surgeon is so wonderful. The weekend after I came home, I had some minor complications, and I had to call him on a couple of different occasions and he never hesitated to help me. He was genuinely concerned about my welfare, more then anything that impressed me. Dr. Wood is a great man with many gifts from God.
Other then having a problem with my lovenox, My recovery has went very well. At 7days out I lost 12lbs. and at 11days out I lost 16lbs. I have droped 2 sizes already. It is so amazing. I have been given a wonderful gift of health, I want to thank God everyday. I will up date soon.

10/14/03 Hi all, it has been a while sense I last updated. It has been a wild and wonderful ride. I am 8weeks out as of today, and 47lbs down as of last week. I haven't had any trouble eating anything. I have healed well and quickly. OH.com is a God send to me and many others. Well I will try and update soon.

 

2004

 

1/6/04 Well, I haven't been very good at keeping up with this have I. As I go on my life seems to get busier.
I started a support group last November. It is really going well so far. We meet the second Weds. of each month. I really enjoy it alot. I have lost 80 pounds so far, I am very excited.

I will be going on a cruise to the at the end of the month I am really looking forward to it. I am hoping I can hit a hundered pounds by then. I need to find clothes for this trip I have absolutely nothing for it. I will wait to go shopping until just before I leave because I want to get down as much as possible before I leave.

I will update again when I hit the centery mark. God Bless my dear friends.----Toni

2/28/04 Well I haven't hit that centery mark yet!!! I am getting a little frusterated. I am at 89lbs down. But the loss is slow coming. I guess it is better then putting it on. But its so hard to stay up beat about it when your loss is dragging.I have been grazing for the past few days, I hope it is just PMS, we will see. I get so scared sometimes, that I am not going to hit my goal. I hope I am wrong. I am trying to kick up the exercise. I had to stop for about a week or so, I hurt my back at work. Nothing serious, thank God. I went for a good walk today it was beautiful outside and it is suppose to be even nicer tommorrow. Well hopefully I will hit that centery mark soon. I want to get down to at least 145 but I am hoping for 135. I hope I am not disappointed. ----Toni

5/02/04 Well it's been a while sense I have posted. I am at 205 right now. I will weigh myself again soon. Several of us from the michigan board went to Frankenmuth for lunch. It was a great day. There were about 50 of us. We had a wonderful time. Everyone is itching to have another event soon.
I wish I would lose a little faster. I know its because I am not getting in enough water. I am trying to increase it. It's been so blasted cold all I want to drink is Hot Tea!!!
Well I have an appointment with my PS Dr. DiNick on June 3rd. Holly and I got our appointments for the sametime so we could go together. We always have a great time. I probably won't have surgery until Sometime after the first of the year. Dr. DiNick is THAT good!!! He is already scheduling into next year. Well I will update after my appointment. God Bless----Toni

July 21,04 Wow it's been a while sense I updated. June 3rd. I went for my consult with Dr. DiNick it went well, but I won't be having surgery until after the first of the year. for one I want to lose more weight and for another he is book that far in advance.
My weight loss is just creeping along. It is starting to annoy me!! I have been drinking a lot of water lately and I am hoping it helps. But, I haven't been exercising. I know that is what is slowing things down. I get plenty of protien, I only do good carbs no sugar, no flour based products. So the only thing it could be is no exercise!. I will be glad when this hernia is fixed so I can resume regular exercise. The only exercise I can do right now is walk. It is good for me I know, but it is sometimes hard to fit in to my schedule.
I really have made some wonderful friends on this site, I thank God for this site. It has helped me and so many others in our journeys. Thank You OH!!!

1/23/05 Well it has been quite awhile sense I have updated. Well I was suppose to have my hernia/TT on Dec. 15th but it had gotten cancelled because my hemoglobin was low and Dr. DiNick thought it was because of my WLS, when I finally got ahold of him I explained to him that I had a blood disorder, Thalassemia minor. It is when you don't have normal levels of hemoglobin. It isn't anything to serious. Anyway, I am rescheduled for April 15th. I am really looking forward to it.
My weightloss is verrrry slow and almost nil. I need to get my butt on the treadmill. Well I will update after surgery. God Bless all----Toni

 

I have bcbs and I know that they have change alot of their critria for approval. But I am up for the challange.
I went to btc and had my first consultation, but they no longer except bcbs. I am fighting to stay under the 300lb. mark and I am afraid I am loosing the battle.
I had called hurley in Flint. I was told I wasnt ill enough that I had to prove more commorbities. I believe I have sleep apnea and I am going to set up an appointment asap with the sleep center. I also have alot of back problems and foot and ankle problems. I dont have high blood pressure or sugar diabeties YET but they run strong in my family. Most of my family is obese. We have heart disease running in our family also. I want this surgery so that I don't have to suffer the ills of my family. I want to get healthy before it is to late for me. I will be 41 in a couple of weeks. I don't want to die an early death because of the ignorence of my insurance co.

7/14/03---Hi all I guess the process is going along as smoothly as possible. I have done my paper work for Cori and mailed it in I have faxed my labs and I have a psyc. eval. set up for the 24th of this month. I just hate this hurry up and wait. All good things come to those who wait.(I keep telling my self that).
I have just waited so long, my friends and family have been talking me out of this for along time, so it seems I have been waiting for ever. people who are thin think it is easy to lose weight and keep it off. But they dont know if they havent walk a mile in my shoes. I have been on every diet under the sun. I can loose some but I gain it back plus. I have dieted my way to this weight. Will update as soon as I have more news.

7/16/03----- Well I found out today I have H-Pylori. What a bite.I guess it could have been something worse. I have to take antibiotics and prevacid to clear it up. Just one more hurdle. But thats okay. I am just pushing for the Goal----To be HEALTHY.

 

7/23/03-----Today was a very special day. I got my angel. Her name is Jenny Fox. She is a very sweet lady. I want to thank her for wanting to do this for me. She made me feel very special.
Tommarrow I go for my Psyc. Eval. I am excited that the pocess is moving forward. But, for some reason I am waiting for the ax to fall. I just feel like something is going to go wrong (mostly my insurance) and I wont be able to get my surgery done. Please pray for me, that everything will go okay.

 

7/30/03-----Woooohoooo I have a consultation date for tues. August 4th at 4:00p.m. with Dr. Wood. I am so excited. But first I have to go this friday the 1st of aug. and get an EGD done. I have been told it is a pretty simple procedure. I hope so.
I have a wonderful patient care coorinator her name is Mera. She has been really helpful to me. So far I have been treated very well at Cori. I will update soon.

 

8/5/03----HI all I had my consult yesterday and it went grrreat!!! I got my surgery date. It is August 19th! yyyyyaaaaa.
I am so excited, I can hardly wait. I want everyone to know that Cori center and the micropouch are the best. They have the best Doctors in the country. If you havent checked them out, you really should!!!! I will update later---toni

8/15/03----Hi all went to my pcp today to get results from my scope. Well when I weighted in I got a big shock I had dropped a total of 16lbs from my highest weight of 304 I am at 288 now. I have been eating a high protien low carb diet trying to build up potien in my body so that I may heal quicker. Now if I were trying to lose weight I wouldnt have lost an oz. Go figure.
Well 4 more days and I wake up on the losing side. I am nervous, excited, happy, sad, jumping for joy and mourning I have so many emotions running through me right know. Most of all I feel so Blessed, to be having this life saving surgery.And to have met so many wonderful friends on this site. I will update soon.

8/16/03-----3 more days till I wake up on the other side. I am starting to get a little more nervous. So please pray for me. God Bless

8/30/03-----Hi all, sorry it took me so long to update. All is well on the losing side. My surgery went well. I did have to have my gallbladder out also. Other then that my surgery went off with out a hitch. I was released on the third day after surgery.

Harper Hospital is a wonderful hospital. The nursing staff is wonderful. Very kind and loving.
My surgeon is so wonderful. The weekend after I came home, I had some minor complications, and I had to call him on a couple of different occasions and he never hesitated to help me. He was genuinely concerned about my welfare, more then anything that impressed me. Dr. Wood is a great man with many gifts from God.
Other then having a problem with my lovenox, My recovery has went very well. At 7days out I lost 12lbs. and at 11days out I lost 16lbs. I have droped 2 sizes already. It is so amazing. I have been given a wonderful gift of health, I want to thank God everyday. I will up date soon.

10/14/03 Hi all, it has been a while sense I last updated. It has been a wild and wonderful ride. I am 8weeks out as of today, and 47lbs down as of last week. I haven't had any trouble eating anything. I have healed well and quickly. OH.com is a God send to me and many others. Well I will try and update soon.

 

2004

 

1/6/04 Well, I haven't been very good at keeping up with this have I. As I go on my life seems to get busier.
I started a support group last November. It is really going well so far. We meet the second Weds. of each month. I really enjoy it alot. I have lost 80 pounds so far, I am very excited.

I will be going on a cruise to the at the end of the month I am really looking forward to it. I am hoping I can hit a hundered pounds by then. I need to find clothes for this trip I have absolutely nothing for it. I will wait to go shopping until just before I leave because I want to get down as much as possible before I leave.

I will update again when I hit the centery mark. God Bless my dear friends.----Toni

 

 

2/28/04 Well I haven't hit that centery mark yet!!! I am getting a little frusterated. I am at 89lbs down. But the loss is slow coming. I guess it is better then putting it on. But its so hard to stay up beat about it when your loss is dragging.I have been grazing for the past few days, I hope it is just PMS, we will see. I get so scared sometimes, that I am not going to hit my goal. I hope I am wrong. I am trying to kick up the exercise. I had to stop for about a week or so, I hurt my back at work. Nothing serious, thank God. I went for a good walk today it was beautiful outside and it is suppose to be even nicer tommorrow. Well hopefully I will hit that centery mark soon. I want to get down to at least 145 but I am hoping for 135. I hope I am not disappointed. ----Toni

 

5/02/04 Well it's been a while sense I have posted. I am at 205 right now. I will weigh myself again soon. Several of us from the michigan board went to Frankenmuth for lunch. It was a great day. There were about 50 of us. We had a wonderful time. Everyone is itching to have another event soon.
I wish I would lose a little faster. I know its because I am not getting in enough water. I am trying to increase it. It's been so blasted cold all I want to drink is Hot Tea!!!
Well I have an appointment with my PS Dr. DiNick on June 3rd. Holly and I got our appointments for the sametime so we could go together. We always have a great time. I probably won't have surgery until Sometime after the first of the year. Dr. DiNick is THAT good!!! He is already scheduling into next year. Well I will update after my appointment. God Bless----Toni

July 21,04 Wow it's been a while sense I updated. June 3rd. I went for my consult with Dr. DiNick it went well, but I won't be having surgery until after the first of the year. for one I want to lose more weight and for another he is book that far in advance.
My weight loss is just creeping along. It is starting to annoy me!! I have been drinking a lot of water lately and I am hoping it helps. But, I haven't been exercising. I know that is what is slowing things down. I get plenty of protien, I only do good carbs no sugar, no flour based products. So the only thing it could be is no exercise!. I will be glad when this hernia is fixed so I can resume regular exercise. The only exercise I can do right now is walk. It is good for me I know, but it is sometimes hard to fit in to my schedule.
I really have made some wonderful friends on this site, I thank God for this site. It has helped me and so many others in our journeys. Thank You OH!!!

1/23/05 Well it has been quite awhile sense I have updated. Well I was suppose to have my hernia/TT on Dec. 15th but it had gotten cancelled because my hemoglobin was low and Dr. DiNick thought it was because of my WLS, when I finally got ahold of him I explained to him that I had a blood disorder, Thalassemia minor. It is when you don't have normal levels of hemoglobin. It isn't anything to serious. Anyway, I am rescheduled for April 15th. I am really looking forward to it.
My weightloss is verrrry slow and almost nil. I need to get my butt on the treadmill. Well I will update after surgery. God Bless all----Toni