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Feb. 8, 2008 ~ Long overdue updates!!!
Feb 08, 2008
Weight: 195lbs / Lost: 107 / 55 to go
Well, it has been WAY TOO long since my last blog and any updates, sorry!!!
I missed my 8th month update and don't remember how many pounds I was at that point, but I know that in the last couple of weeks I have made it to Onederland and Century Club and it is truly amazing!!! I can't believe how fast and wonderful this ride has been!!! Thank you God for this fantastic new life!!!!
I hadn't done my measurements since my 5th month in October, so I finally did them and I have now lost a total of 75 inches from my entire body!!! That includes: 10 inches from my waist, 9 inches from my boobies, and 11 inches from my hips. WOWSA!!! 107 pounds total and 100 since surgery in 8 months, it is truly a miracle!!!
So, for the rest of my life...most of you know that I had a hernia attack a couple of weeks ago, so I am facing my hernia repair sooner than expected. It won't be an easy surgery as I have multiple hernias and it is a tangled mess in there. That is why he wants to do it now instead of waiting till it could be an emergency! So, I am impatiently waiting for a phone call to tell me when this surgery is going to happen. Dr. Zorn needed to talk to Dr. Meyer (my neurologist) first to make sure everything is ok with all my stroke stuff for surgery. I hate having to put my life on hold like this~UGH!!!!
I finally applied for SS disability this morning, as my state disabiltity is about out of money. Leticia and Sally have been on me to do it for months, but I kept putting it off. A part of me feels guilty that I can't work and I keep thinking maybe I should just get a job, but when I really face reality, I can't work. I have enough trouble just trying to manage my personal life, much less hold down a job. I guess it is hard for me to face the facts of my life. I am so much better in a lot of ways because of my WLS, and to the eye, I probably appear normal. But I still have a lot of issues from my strokes!!! So, I know it will take awhile for it to be processed and I will probably be denied at first, but when I was putting it all on paper, it really hit me. I have a whole lot of drs, a big list of tests I've had, many clinics and hospitals, and this really is serious stuff. I had 3 strokes and yes my life has changed!!! I need to keep saying that so I get it! Don't get me wrong, I am VERY thankful to be alive, walking, and talking and know I'm blessed, but it is the reality that I try to be in denial about!
disclaimer here for any newbies or preops reading this...
my strokes had NOTHING to do with my WLS and I honestly believe I faired much better because of the weight I had already lost at the time of my strokes.
So, if you are the praying type, please keep me in your prayers that getting SS Disability is in God's plan for me.
I will keep you posted on hernia surgery if they ever call me!
lol I'll take prayers for that too!
Thanks so much for all the love and support all you OH buddies give me. I may not be rich in finances, but I'm VERY rich in friendships and love from all of you and for that I am VERY BLESSED!!!! big hugs!!!!
Well, it has been WAY TOO long since my last blog and any updates, sorry!!!
I missed my 8th month update and don't remember how many pounds I was at that point, but I know that in the last couple of weeks I have made it to Onederland and Century Club and it is truly amazing!!! I can't believe how fast and wonderful this ride has been!!! Thank you God for this fantastic new life!!!!
I hadn't done my measurements since my 5th month in October, so I finally did them and I have now lost a total of 75 inches from my entire body!!! That includes: 10 inches from my waist, 9 inches from my boobies, and 11 inches from my hips. WOWSA!!! 107 pounds total and 100 since surgery in 8 months, it is truly a miracle!!!
So, for the rest of my life...most of you know that I had a hernia attack a couple of weeks ago, so I am facing my hernia repair sooner than expected. It won't be an easy surgery as I have multiple hernias and it is a tangled mess in there. That is why he wants to do it now instead of waiting till it could be an emergency! So, I am impatiently waiting for a phone call to tell me when this surgery is going to happen. Dr. Zorn needed to talk to Dr. Meyer (my neurologist) first to make sure everything is ok with all my stroke stuff for surgery. I hate having to put my life on hold like this~UGH!!!!
I finally applied for SS disability this morning, as my state disabiltity is about out of money. Leticia and Sally have been on me to do it for months, but I kept putting it off. A part of me feels guilty that I can't work and I keep thinking maybe I should just get a job, but when I really face reality, I can't work. I have enough trouble just trying to manage my personal life, much less hold down a job. I guess it is hard for me to face the facts of my life. I am so much better in a lot of ways because of my WLS, and to the eye, I probably appear normal. But I still have a lot of issues from my strokes!!! So, I know it will take awhile for it to be processed and I will probably be denied at first, but when I was putting it all on paper, it really hit me. I have a whole lot of drs, a big list of tests I've had, many clinics and hospitals, and this really is serious stuff. I had 3 strokes and yes my life has changed!!! I need to keep saying that so I get it! Don't get me wrong, I am VERY thankful to be alive, walking, and talking and know I'm blessed, but it is the reality that I try to be in denial about!
disclaimer here for any newbies or preops reading this...
my strokes had NOTHING to do with my WLS and I honestly believe I faired much better because of the weight I had already lost at the time of my strokes.
So, if you are the praying type, please keep me in your prayers that getting SS Disability is in God's plan for me.
I will keep you posted on hernia surgery if they ever call me!
lol I'll take prayers for that too!
Thanks so much for all the love and support all you OH buddies give me. I may not be rich in finances, but I'm VERY rich in friendships and love from all of you and for that I am VERY BLESSED!!!! big hugs!!!!
Dec. 25 ~ Going on vacation!!
Dec 25, 2007
I'm leaving tomorrow morning for my Mom's till Jan. 10th so don't worry about me if I'm not around much!
My sister is coming from Oregon and I am very excited to see her. It has been 4 years so we are both very excited. Tara and I are staying the whole 2 weeks and Kayla is coming up on the 3rd to the 9th. It should be lots of fun!!! Mike will be really lonely! :(
I will be able to get on the computer there, but don't know how often or for how long, so don't worry about me! I will miss you all!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have a wonderful New Year's too!!!! Happy 2008 to us all! If you are having your surgery in 2008, congratulations, you are in for the ride of your life!!!
Try to be good while I'm away or I'll sic Annoying Lizard on you!!! hee hee
LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
My sister is coming from Oregon and I am very excited to see her. It has been 4 years so we are both very excited. Tara and I are staying the whole 2 weeks and Kayla is coming up on the 3rd to the 9th. It should be lots of fun!!! Mike will be really lonely! :(
I will be able to get on the computer there, but don't know how often or for how long, so don't worry about me! I will miss you all!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have a wonderful New Year's too!!!! Happy 2008 to us all! If you are having your surgery in 2008, congratulations, you are in for the ride of your life!!!
Try to be good while I'm away or I'll sic Annoying Lizard on you!!! hee hee
LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
HUGE WOW moment~He walked right by me!!!
Dec 25, 2007
We were meeting him at a restaurant and we got there first, so we got our table. I went back up to the hostess stand to get something and he walked in. I said hi and he said "hi, how are you?" and kept walking. I walked behind him back to our table. He hugged the girls and shook Mike's hand and asked "where's Becs?".
I said "right behind you, you just said hi to me" "What are you talking...when?"
"up at the hostess stand just now!"
He had said hi to me and not even realized it was me!!! It's funny because I had thought earlier in the day, I wonder if he'd recognize me without Mike and the girls with me? I guess I got my answer, he DIDN'T!!!!
This was my own FATHER!!!! lmao He hasn't seen me in about a year and he hasn't seen any pictures of my progress so far, so he DIDN'T recognize his own daughter!!!! TOO FUNNY!!!! Needless to say, he was quite impressed and VERY proud of me!!!
I don't think a bigger WOW moment will happen in my journey!!! LOL
I said "right behind you, you just said hi to me" "What are you talking...when?"
"up at the hostess stand just now!"
He had said hi to me and not even realized it was me!!! It's funny because I had thought earlier in the day, I wonder if he'd recognize me without Mike and the girls with me? I guess I got my answer, he DIDN'T!!!!
This was my own FATHER!!!! lmao He hasn't seen me in about a year and he hasn't seen any pictures of my progress so far, so he DIDN'T recognize his own daughter!!!! TOO FUNNY!!!! Needless to say, he was quite impressed and VERY proud of me!!!
I don't think a bigger WOW moment will happen in my journey!!! LOL
Dec. 25, 2007 ~ 7 month update and newest medical stuff!
Dec 25, 2007
Weight: 202lbs / Lost: 100 / 62 to go
First of all ~ Merry Christmas to all of you!!! I hope you had great days filled with love and joy!
So, I can't believe it has been 7 months already!! It has really flown by! I now weigh 202, which is 93 pounds gone since my surgery and 100 total! I am truly amazed by that!!! I am waiting with baited breathe for Onederland!!! I think you will hear my scream of joy across the USA!!! lol
I had an appointment with a dizziness specialist on Friday and it was interesting to say the least. He too does NOT think I have Minere's Disease, but I will still have a hearing test to be sure. He thinks the root of all my problems is migraine headaches. That is what they suspected in the hospital too, but it blows me away! I have never had migraines that I know of!! When I was younger, I had daily headaches that were very annoying, but I never thought anything of it really, my mom had headaches too. My mom now does have migraines, bad ones!!! So, for now I am to take Verapamil daily to see if it helps. I do have almost daily headaches and daily neck aches and stiffness. He said even if I don't have migraines, it will at least improve the blood flow to my brain and keep my blood pressure low.
The next appointment is Jan. 16 to discuss what my options are and the risks of them all (wait out another stroke or do a procedure to open the blocked artery). I will keep you posted!! Still very stressful, but at least I'm getting somewhere now! I'm praying God will make it all clear to me!
First of all ~ Merry Christmas to all of you!!! I hope you had great days filled with love and joy!
So, I can't believe it has been 7 months already!! It has really flown by! I now weigh 202, which is 93 pounds gone since my surgery and 100 total! I am truly amazed by that!!! I am waiting with baited breathe for Onederland!!! I think you will hear my scream of joy across the USA!!! lol
I had an appointment with a dizziness specialist on Friday and it was interesting to say the least. He too does NOT think I have Minere's Disease, but I will still have a hearing test to be sure. He thinks the root of all my problems is migraine headaches. That is what they suspected in the hospital too, but it blows me away! I have never had migraines that I know of!! When I was younger, I had daily headaches that were very annoying, but I never thought anything of it really, my mom had headaches too. My mom now does have migraines, bad ones!!! So, for now I am to take Verapamil daily to see if it helps. I do have almost daily headaches and daily neck aches and stiffness. He said even if I don't have migraines, it will at least improve the blood flow to my brain and keep my blood pressure low.
The next appointment is Jan. 16 to discuss what my options are and the risks of them all (wait out another stroke or do a procedure to open the blocked artery). I will keep you posted!! Still very stressful, but at least I'm getting somewhere now! I'm praying God will make it all clear to me!
Dec. 6 ~ I WON my appeal!!! And Validation from Dr!!!!
Dec 06, 2007
Well, I can't believe I know this already, but I WON MY APPEAL!!! I got the letter today. The judge really took my side and used examples of other cases with newspaper carriers to prove that I was doing the paper route to bring in income, but still looking for real work!! I am going to use that to appeal them wanting the other disability money back too!
So, I don't know if that is the end and I will start to see money or what, but if they fight me on whether I'm really disabled, I'm ready!! I have many Drs backing me this time!!!
I had a doctors apptment yesterday, my referral to UCSD Neurology finally!!! I had the Dr. that I had in the ER the first time when they took me by ambulance. UCSD is the SDiego stroke experts so they are always called to the other hospitals. Anyway, he remembered me after a few minutes and was really happy to see me, and less of me!!! lol I really liked him and the visit went very well. He validated how I've been feeling and now I don't feel so much like maybe I was just crazy! (He said "I don't know you enough to say you aren't crazy, but what you are feeling is normal for what you've been through" hee hee) He even gave me a name for it...dysequilibrium. Yaaayyy, it even has a name!!!!
So, I don't know if I've ever really shared this part, but other than feeling wobbly on my feet at times, being dizzy or light headed, and feeling out of balance, I also had this other wierd sensation that was hard to describe. The best way for me to describe it is that I feel like I'm in a bubble sometimes. He said that everyone that describes it describes it differently, but they all say "I don't know how to describe it, but something is off"
So, I'm not alone~woo hoo!!!! It is common for what I've been through. The stokes I had affected the part of the brain that controls balance, dizzyness, and equilibrium! So it is residual from that.
He does NOT think that I have Meniere's Disease! He thinks it would be too coincidental for me to have that as well as my strokes. So he is having me see a dizzyness specialist (Dec. 21) to see what he thinks.
We also talked about me having an appointment with preventional radiology to discuss all my options and risks of each. Basically, there is a procedure they could do to open the blocked artery in my neck. Do I want to do that or keep taking the coumadin and see what happens. I should know all the risks and make an informed decision. I could have another stroke or I could become comatose if something goes wrong again. So, I have to call to make that appointment tomorrow.
So, alot to take in, but I feel better having more of an answer and I don't feel guilty about asking for disability now. I may look like nothing is wrong with me and I may have my speech and typing back, but there is still alot that is off for me! It is great to be validated!!!
Thanks so much for all your prayers and support, it means the world to me!!! I couldn't get through all of this without the love and support of all my great friends here!!!
I love you all! big hugs, Becky
Oh and BTW, I weigh 210 today, which makes 85lbs!!!!!! Only 11 more pounds till ONEDERLAND!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!
So, I don't know if that is the end and I will start to see money or what, but if they fight me on whether I'm really disabled, I'm ready!! I have many Drs backing me this time!!!
I had a doctors apptment yesterday, my referral to UCSD Neurology finally!!! I had the Dr. that I had in the ER the first time when they took me by ambulance. UCSD is the SDiego stroke experts so they are always called to the other hospitals. Anyway, he remembered me after a few minutes and was really happy to see me, and less of me!!! lol I really liked him and the visit went very well. He validated how I've been feeling and now I don't feel so much like maybe I was just crazy! (He said "I don't know you enough to say you aren't crazy, but what you are feeling is normal for what you've been through" hee hee) He even gave me a name for it...dysequilibrium. Yaaayyy, it even has a name!!!!
So, I don't know if I've ever really shared this part, but other than feeling wobbly on my feet at times, being dizzy or light headed, and feeling out of balance, I also had this other wierd sensation that was hard to describe. The best way for me to describe it is that I feel like I'm in a bubble sometimes. He said that everyone that describes it describes it differently, but they all say "I don't know how to describe it, but something is off"
So, I'm not alone~woo hoo!!!! It is common for what I've been through. The stokes I had affected the part of the brain that controls balance, dizzyness, and equilibrium! So it is residual from that.
He does NOT think that I have Meniere's Disease! He thinks it would be too coincidental for me to have that as well as my strokes. So he is having me see a dizzyness specialist (Dec. 21) to see what he thinks.
We also talked about me having an appointment with preventional radiology to discuss all my options and risks of each. Basically, there is a procedure they could do to open the blocked artery in my neck. Do I want to do that or keep taking the coumadin and see what happens. I should know all the risks and make an informed decision. I could have another stroke or I could become comatose if something goes wrong again. So, I have to call to make that appointment tomorrow.
So, alot to take in, but I feel better having more of an answer and I don't feel guilty about asking for disability now. I may look like nothing is wrong with me and I may have my speech and typing back, but there is still alot that is off for me! It is great to be validated!!!
Thanks so much for all your prayers and support, it means the world to me!!! I couldn't get through all of this without the love and support of all my great friends here!!!
I love you all! big hugs, Becky
Oh and BTW, I weigh 210 today, which makes 85lbs!!!!!! Only 11 more pounds till ONEDERLAND!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!
Dec. 3, 2007 ~ Disability hearing today!!!
Dec 03, 2007
Well, as some of you know, I had a hearing today for my disability appeal. I went in to it thinking they would have to be really dumb to NOT see that I am disabled right now. But now I understand more! The issue wasn't even that, they are questioning whether I was looking for a job in between my WLS and my strokes. It is really a long, complicated issue, and stupid in my opinion!
Anyway, the hearing seemed to go really well and the judge saw that all the evidence shows that I was indeed looking for a job and always have been since I lost my job at Wamu a year and a half ago! It seemed to him that the appeal seemed rediculous, so I think he will be in my favor and then it will be up to the wonderful state of Cali!!! UGH!!!
I am very grateful for this judge and I know it was an act of God. I got an amendment to my hearing in the mail and it didn't seem to have anything changed. Well, last night I figured out that the judge had changed, that's it. I know God put this judge on my case to rule in my favor!!! Thank you God!!!!
And thank you to all of you that were praying for me today and have been all along!! I am very grateful for all the love and support I get here on OH!!!
I should have an answer to my appeal in the mail by the end of the week or beginning of next week, so I will keep you posted!
Anyway, the hearing seemed to go really well and the judge saw that all the evidence shows that I was indeed looking for a job and always have been since I lost my job at Wamu a year and a half ago! It seemed to him that the appeal seemed rediculous, so I think he will be in my favor and then it will be up to the wonderful state of Cali!!! UGH!!!
I am very grateful for this judge and I know it was an act of God. I got an amendment to my hearing in the mail and it didn't seem to have anything changed. Well, last night I figured out that the judge had changed, that's it. I know God put this judge on my case to rule in my favor!!! Thank you God!!!!
And thank you to all of you that were praying for me today and have been all along!! I am very grateful for all the love and support I get here on OH!!! I should have an answer to my appeal in the mail by the end of the week or beginning of next week, so I will keep you posted!
Nov. 21, 2007 ~ I can't believe it has been...
Nov 20, 2007
Weight: 216lbs / lost: 86 / 76 to go
6 months since my WLS!!! WOW, has it really been 6 months? It has gone by so fast and just been amazing!!! I can't believe how much my life has changed in the past 6 months! I even got to see a new number on the scale this morning, after a month of going up and down the same 3 pounds. So at 6 months I weigh 216 and that makes 79 pounds since surgery, 86 pounds total!!! WOO HOO, that is freaking AMAZING!!!!
Some of the things I've done because of my surgery...crossed my legs, tied my shoes from a standing position, wore a regular sized hospital gown that tied, sat in booths, walked in tight places without worrying that I'd fit, and more that I can't think of right now!! I'm no longer diabetic, no longer have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, no longer use my Cpap machine, can go many hours without having to pee (lol), and I'm almost NEVER hungry (never thought I'd say that!!!). It has been a great and wild ride so far and I can't wait to see what else lies ahead!!!
As most of you know it has also been really tough with my stroke issues, but I still wouldn't change a thing about any of the past 6 months. None of it would have been the same without all of my great friends here on OH to support and love me, and for that I am VERY THANKFUL!!!!! It is really hard for me sometimes to stay the positive person that you all love me for, but know that you all made it possible for that part of me to come out, and it is your prayers and support that keep me going! I can't imagine what this journey would be like without all of you in it!!
I am thankful for the healthier changes that I've gotten to experience so far, for my wonderful husband and beautiful daughters, to be a part of OH and have so many wonderful friends here, and of course to God for this wonderful new life!!!
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots to be thankful for!!! Be good to yourselves and eat right!!! Remember, nothing tastes as good as thin (and healthy) feels!!!
Weight: 216lbs / lost 86 / 76 to go
6 months since my WLS!!! WOW, has it really been 6 months? It has gone by so fast and just been amazing!!! I can't believe how much my life has changed in the past 6 months! I even got to see a new number on the scale this morning, after a month of going up and down the same 3 pounds. So at 6 months I weigh 216 and that makes 79 pounds since surgery, 86 pounds total!!! WOO HOO, that is freaking AMAZING!!!!
Some of the things I've done because of my surgery...crossed my legs, tied my shoes from a standing position, wore a regular sized hospital gown that tied, sat in booths, walked in tight places without worrying that I'd fit, and more that I can't think of right now!! I'm no longer diabetic, no longer have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, no longer use my Cpap machine, can go many hours without having to pee (lol), and I'm almost NEVER hungry (never thought I'd say that!!!). It has been a great and wild ride so far and I can't wait to see what else lies ahead!!!
As most of you know it has also been really tough with my stroke issues, but I still wouldn't change a thing about any of the past 6 months. None of it would have been the same without all of my great friends here on OH to support and love me, and for that I am VERY THANKFUL!!!!! It is really hard for me sometimes to stay the positive person that you all love me for, but know that you all made it possible for that part of me to come out, and it is your prayers and support that keep me going! I can't imagine what this journey would be like without all of you in it!!
I am thankful for the healthier changes that I've gotten to experience so far, for my wonderful husband and beautiful daughters, to be a part of OH and have so many wonderful friends here, and of course to God for this wonderful new life!!!
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots to be thankful for!!! Be good to yourselves and eat right!!! Remember, nothing tastes as good as thin (and healthy) feels!!!
Weight: 216lbs / lost 86 / 76 to go
Nov. 5, 2007 ~ Health, Medi-Cal, and Disabilty updates!
Nov 05, 2007
I wish I had better news to post about, but not yet at least!!
I was approved for Medi-cal, but with a share of cost that we can't afford. The girls are covered with no share of cost, so that is great. Neither of them have been to a doctor in a long time. But for Mike and I they say we make too much money! I don't get their guidelines. We don't make enough money to pay our bills every month, but we make too much money to qualify for anything!!! I hate the government guidelines!!! I have a free legal aid type thing checking into it for me to see if there is anything that can be done!! They did make May retro active so my WLS will be covered!!! That really makes me feel good, now I don't have to feel guilty about that every time I go for a follow up appointment!!
As for Disablity, they are fighting me and making me go to a hearing! I don't know when it is yet, but I am gathering information for it. They say I didn't look for a job in between my WLS and my strokes, but that is soooo untrue. Most of you know I had those interviews at the bank. I'm hoping to have all my ducks in a row when we go to court. This is just state disability, haven't even finished filling out the app. for SS disability! I can imagine how they will fight me!!
There really isn't much change with my health. I am therapeutic again and no longer taking the Lovenox shots~thank God. I'm still on the coumadin though! I haven't had my further testing yet. The San Diego fires probably postponed it a bit! I hope they are soon!! I'm anxious for the further testing to see if it is Meniere's Disease or something else.
I still have dizzy spells and a feeling of being in a bubble. I have a lot of headaches and neck aches too!
My typing is better, but I still have a hard time writing, and I can't read it a lot of times. I still stumble over my words sometimes, and my memory is the pits!!! Besides all of that, I feel pretty good and am very grateful it isn't worse!! I have faith that God has it all under control and it will all fall into place soon!!!
Thanks for the prayers and support!!!
I was approved for Medi-cal, but with a share of cost that we can't afford. The girls are covered with no share of cost, so that is great. Neither of them have been to a doctor in a long time. But for Mike and I they say we make too much money! I don't get their guidelines. We don't make enough money to pay our bills every month, but we make too much money to qualify for anything!!! I hate the government guidelines!!! I have a free legal aid type thing checking into it for me to see if there is anything that can be done!! They did make May retro active so my WLS will be covered!!! That really makes me feel good, now I don't have to feel guilty about that every time I go for a follow up appointment!!
As for Disablity, they are fighting me and making me go to a hearing! I don't know when it is yet, but I am gathering information for it. They say I didn't look for a job in between my WLS and my strokes, but that is soooo untrue. Most of you know I had those interviews at the bank. I'm hoping to have all my ducks in a row when we go to court. This is just state disability, haven't even finished filling out the app. for SS disability! I can imagine how they will fight me!!
There really isn't much change with my health. I am therapeutic again and no longer taking the Lovenox shots~thank God. I'm still on the coumadin though! I haven't had my further testing yet. The San Diego fires probably postponed it a bit! I hope they are soon!! I'm anxious for the further testing to see if it is Meniere's Disease or something else.
I still have dizzy spells and a feeling of being in a bubble. I have a lot of headaches and neck aches too!
My typing is better, but I still have a hard time writing, and I can't read it a lot of times. I still stumble over my words sometimes, and my memory is the pits!!! Besides all of that, I feel pretty good and am very grateful it isn't worse!! I have faith that God has it all under control and it will all fall into place soon!!!
Thanks for the prayers and support!!!
Oct. 31, 2007 ~ 5 month update!!!
Oct 30, 2007
Weight: 219lbs / Lost: 83 / 79 to go
It's taken me forever to do my 5 month update, I'm sorry!! I can't believe it's really been more than 5 months!!! So much has changed in my life already!!! I've lost 76 lbs since surgery and 56 inches total from my body!!! I've gone from a size 4x and 5x in tops to a 1x or 18/20 and from a 22/24 in pants to a 12/14 or large, but pull ons only! I still can't do zipper/button pants like my size 16 that I've been trying to fit into because of my hernias. I have at least 4 and no matter how much weight I lose, they are always there bigger than life. It is like a pregnant woman trying on a pair of regular size jeans, the baby aint fitting no matter what. Well, my hernias are like my baby and they aint fitting no matter what. So, I have to resign myself to the fact that they are there and will be for about 7 more months.
I have to get back to my exercising! I haven't done any for over 2 months, since my strokes. I can definitely tell that it has affected my weightloss. I can't go back to the water aerobics that I was doing so I am going to try the stationary bike and see if my knees can handle it. I hope I can do it, I really need to!!
I joined the New Years challenge with Sally and I know I won't make my goal of 25 lbs by then without the exercise.
I am 24 lbs away from Century Club and 20 lbs away from Onderland!!! I don't think I've weighed in the 100's since I was a teenager, which is a very long time ago!! lol I only remember saying goodbye to the 300's over and over again!!! I can't wait to weigh 199 and below!!
It's taken me forever to do my 5 month update, I'm sorry!! I can't believe it's really been more than 5 months!!! So much has changed in my life already!!! I've lost 76 lbs since surgery and 56 inches total from my body!!! I've gone from a size 4x and 5x in tops to a 1x or 18/20 and from a 22/24 in pants to a 12/14 or large, but pull ons only! I still can't do zipper/button pants like my size 16 that I've been trying to fit into because of my hernias. I have at least 4 and no matter how much weight I lose, they are always there bigger than life. It is like a pregnant woman trying on a pair of regular size jeans, the baby aint fitting no matter what. Well, my hernias are like my baby and they aint fitting no matter what. So, I have to resign myself to the fact that they are there and will be for about 7 more months.
I have to get back to my exercising! I haven't done any for over 2 months, since my strokes. I can definitely tell that it has affected my weightloss. I can't go back to the water aerobics that I was doing so I am going to try the stationary bike and see if my knees can handle it. I hope I can do it, I really need to!!
I joined the New Years challenge with Sally and I know I won't make my goal of 25 lbs by then without the exercise.
I am 24 lbs away from Century Club and 20 lbs away from Onderland!!! I don't think I've weighed in the 100's since I was a teenager, which is a very long time ago!! lol I only remember saying goodbye to the 300's over and over again!!! I can't wait to weigh 199 and below!!
October 12, 2007 ~ I'm home from the hospital again!!!!
Oct 12, 2007
For newbies or those who do not know~this is NOT related to my WLS and in fact the weight I've lost so far has made this a lot easier to deal with!!! I would have my WLS again in a heartbeat!!!!
So, yep, I went to the hospital thinking I had another stroke! But thankfully I was wrong!! In the 3 and a half days I was there I had 2 catscans, an EKG, a chest xray, 2 MRI's, lots of bloodwork, and 2 urine analysis' and a LOT of "hurry up and wait"!!!!
I do have a UTI that I am on antibiotics for, so a yeast infection will be next (yippppeeeee)!!! I had an extra period while I was there which is always fun when your pee is being measured!!!! ICK!!!!!! I have bloody mucas coming from nose and mouth and they think it is just because of the coumadin!!! Scary to me though!!!! (Dr. today said if it continues she will send me for a chest catscan)
So, my MRI shows 3 strokes and I only knew about 2, but the other one wasn't fresh so it didn't happen the night I went to the ER. So, when did it happen? Who knows!!!! They think I might have Meniere's Disease(which I will now referred to as MD) as well as the strokes I already had from the dissection in my neck which has formed the blood clot. There is no change with that.
Did the strokes cause the MD? Who knows!!!! But if I do have it, it explains some of what I've still been experiencing since I came home from the hospital last time. But if I do have it, it isn't good!!!! So, I am suppose to go to UCSD Neurology because they specialize in strokes and such. My Dr. today is doing the referral for that as well as a hearing test because MD can include non reversible hearing loss (joy and yippppeeee)!!!!! So yes, it is good that I didn't have a stroke on Sunday, but I'm still very baffled and scared!!!!
I am not therapuetic on my coumadin either and the hospital didn't seem too concerned when last time they wouldn't let me go home till I was therapeutic. UGH!!! But they upped my coumadin again and gave me shots of Lovenox. And my numbers are barely climbing. It appears to me and my Dr. this am that I am not absorbing the coumadin (gastric bypass of course) so she has me on an upped dose of coumadin and I have to give myself shots of Lovenox to try to get therapuetic again. I think she will switch me to the Lovenox if it is covered, but for now she gave me samples.
Thank God this Dr. has some empathy for me and is trying to help me!!! I really like her alot, but hate the county clinic she works at. Once I know for sure that I have Medi-cal, I will see if she works somewhere else too that takes Medi-cal. She only works 2 days at the clinic so she probably does work somewhere else.
So, that is my story and unfortunately I have to stick to it!!!! lol I'm glad to be home again, my house and here on OH!!!!! I missed you all and so appreciated all the prayers, good vibes, comments, and love that you all sent my way.
A HUGE thank you to Sally for keeping you all in the loop for me!!!!! She is the best and I love her dearly!!!! She and Leticia also kept me in the loop with all of the goings on here!!! A Huge thank you to Lisa B too for keeping the Cali board updated as I forgot to tell Sally to post there too!!!!!
You've all been in my thoughts and prayers too!!!
big hugs and love to all, Becky
So, yep, I went to the hospital thinking I had another stroke! But thankfully I was wrong!! In the 3 and a half days I was there I had 2 catscans, an EKG, a chest xray, 2 MRI's, lots of bloodwork, and 2 urine analysis' and a LOT of "hurry up and wait"!!!!
I do have a UTI that I am on antibiotics for, so a yeast infection will be next (yippppeeeee)!!! I had an extra period while I was there which is always fun when your pee is being measured!!!! ICK!!!!!! I have bloody mucas coming from nose and mouth and they think it is just because of the coumadin!!! Scary to me though!!!! (Dr. today said if it continues she will send me for a chest catscan)
So, my MRI shows 3 strokes and I only knew about 2, but the other one wasn't fresh so it didn't happen the night I went to the ER. So, when did it happen? Who knows!!!! They think I might have Meniere's Disease(which I will now referred to as MD) as well as the strokes I already had from the dissection in my neck which has formed the blood clot. There is no change with that.
Did the strokes cause the MD? Who knows!!!! But if I do have it, it explains some of what I've still been experiencing since I came home from the hospital last time. But if I do have it, it isn't good!!!! So, I am suppose to go to UCSD Neurology because they specialize in strokes and such. My Dr. today is doing the referral for that as well as a hearing test because MD can include non reversible hearing loss (joy and yippppeeee)!!!!! So yes, it is good that I didn't have a stroke on Sunday, but I'm still very baffled and scared!!!!
I am not therapuetic on my coumadin either and the hospital didn't seem too concerned when last time they wouldn't let me go home till I was therapeutic. UGH!!! But they upped my coumadin again and gave me shots of Lovenox. And my numbers are barely climbing. It appears to me and my Dr. this am that I am not absorbing the coumadin (gastric bypass of course) so she has me on an upped dose of coumadin and I have to give myself shots of Lovenox to try to get therapuetic again. I think she will switch me to the Lovenox if it is covered, but for now she gave me samples.
Thank God this Dr. has some empathy for me and is trying to help me!!! I really like her alot, but hate the county clinic she works at. Once I know for sure that I have Medi-cal, I will see if she works somewhere else too that takes Medi-cal. She only works 2 days at the clinic so she probably does work somewhere else.
So, that is my story and unfortunately I have to stick to it!!!! lol I'm glad to be home again, my house and here on OH!!!!! I missed you all and so appreciated all the prayers, good vibes, comments, and love that you all sent my way.
A HUGE thank you to Sally for keeping you all in the loop for me!!!!! She is the best and I love her dearly!!!! She and Leticia also kept me in the loop with all of the goings on here!!! A Huge thank you to Lisa B too for keeping the Cali board updated as I forgot to tell Sally to post there too!!!!!
You've all been in my thoughts and prayers too!!!
big hugs and love to all, Becky
About Me
Ellensburg, WA
Location
28.1
BMI
Surgery
05/21/2007
Surgery Date
Sep 22, 2006
Member Since
Before & After
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don't look too happy here
loving life now
200lbs
