Surgery Progress

Aug 27, 2009

September 29, 2005

Hi, I am now two days post-op. I have a lot of gas and it hurts a lot. I have lost
5 pounds in two days and I cant fit anymore than 2 or 3 ounces in my pouch. Other than
the soreness in my stomach from th surgery everything is well. Hope that everything
keeps going well. I'll check back in a couple of weeks.





October 4th, 2005

Today is my graduation form dental hygiene. I am now a Dental Hygienist WooHoo! I still
have to do an exam in January to be registered, therefore I cannot work untill I pass.
I hope I do well my career depends on it. I the meantime I am not going to work, I will
take this time to get the most of this surgery and to train my new puppy "Toby". Bye
for now.





October 23, 2005

I am now 3 weeks post-op. I have lost 26lbs to date. I am now eating puree foods. All
my soreness is gone now, but I still have a little trouble with foods like eggs. My
doctor said I could have a stricture but it is a little to early to tell. I guess I'll
have to wait to see. I'll update in a couple weeks.





November 4, 2005

I am now 41/2 weeks post op. I now have lost 32 lbs gone. I am now eating solid foods.
I am enjoying this stage much better, but I did experience some vomiting with ground pork,
I guess I'm not ready for that yet. I do feel a little depressed at times but I guess
that will get better when I'm able to handle my foods a little better. I am still happy
that I made the choice to have the surgery and I hope I have great success.





November 14, 2005

Well not feeling depressed anymore. I am not exercising as much as I should and vow to
start soon, I want to take advantage of this stage. I am now down 39lbs since surgery.
Still having trouble getting enough water in. My food keeps me full for so long that
the water just does not want to go in, feeling a little frustrated with the water. I
am going home to Newfoundland next week to visit my family and have a great exercise
routine planned out, my mom is trying to lose weight too. I hope this gives me a great
start to my exercise routine. I see the dietitian again on December 12th, so I hope I
have good results for her, she feels any loss is a good loss. I will update later on
my trip home.



November 19, 2005

I am down on the scales again today, I now have 42lbs gone, I am pushing for the 50lb mark, hope it happens soon. I thought I hit a stall earlier this week but I cut out the crackers at night and started to exercise, so if I can keep it up it should be no time before I hit the 50 pound loss. For the first time in 10 years I went skating last night, it was lots of fun but hard, I took frequent breaks but in an hour I got about a half an hour of skating in, it can only get easier as I lose more weight. It is actually nice to get out with my husband and do someting. I hope things keep up, I don't know if this is a wow moment but it sure feels good. I also went clothes shopping and happy to report buying size 22 jeans with no stretch in them, they won't last long but I will enjoy them for now, can't wait to give them away. Well I'm off to Newfoundland next week, hope to see big loss from all the planned activities. I'll check back next week for an update.






December 12, 2005

Hi there, I am back from my trip from Newfoundland. I had a wonderful time, it felt great to be home again. I went a little off my diet while home but it didn't affect my weight loss, I guess that's one of the advantages of not being able to eat a whole lot. I am happy to say those size 22 jeans that I bought before I left are getting way too big on me, I just hope I can get through christmas with them. I did exercise alot while I was home I got a free pass to curves and began walking my sisters dog. I feel so good, how many people can say they went on vacation and lost weight. I had my appointment with my Dietitian today and have lost 56lbs to date. So I had lost 14lbs while I was home, I hope I can keep up the good work. Food is sitting alot better, beef and deli meats are still not tolerated. I was given permission to try toast today can't wait to have some for breakfast. I'll report back in a couple of weeks!





December 21, 2005

So I got my christmas wish today. I am 1 week short of my 3 month anniversary and have lost 60lbs to date. Weight loss has slowed down quite dramatically, but I am still losing. I average around 4lbs a week which is very exceptional. I am eating a few more carbs since my dietitian has given me permission to eat bread and rice now. There is no way I eating close to what I ever ate before though. According to my weights I weigh 244lbs I tend to weigh 3lbs more on the other scales, but who cares as long as the numbers are going down and I am feeling better. Tried eggs again this week, I just threw them right back up again - Oh well I'll try them again next month! My next goal is 70lbs by January 23, which is the day I see all my hygiene class mates again. Haven't seen them since I had surgery, so I guess it's time for me to start using my home gym. I'll update soon, maybe add some pictures.





January 6, 2006

Here I am again and I am 1 lb off from my next goal. I am now 238lbs - down 69lbs. I have begun working out and walking his week. I feel real good and now the exercise doesn't hurt anymore. I do 22 minutse on the treadmill and I increase that by 1 min everytime I get on. Most food seem to be going in well. Latley, shrimp has been causing trouble(BARF). I will update my pics soon, I guess I'll reach the 70lb goal for my exam, now I have a new goal of 75lbs! Lets see what happens.





January 10, 2006

I reached 70lb goal today. Now my new goal is 75lbs for the the 23rd. Hope I get there. I am doing much better now. I ahve been exercising alot more. Lifting weights again and using the treadmill, I add a min everytime I get on, I at 24mins now. The dogs love this surgery , they get all my left overs. Shrimp is still a challenge but it's getting better and eggs are still a no no! Till next time. See ya.







January 27, 2006

It has now been 4 months since I had surgery, and I am down 76lbs. I had a real wow moment on the 23rd. I went back to my old school to write my hygiene exam and when I sat in the desk it was comfortable and my stomach didn't lay on top of the desk. I went shopping last night and bought a size 16 shirt with no stretch! One more size down and I won't need that store anymore, I can't wait to shop at Old Navy(so cheap!). I had my 4 checkup with my surgeon - he was actually surprised at how much weight I had lost in such a short amount of time, he was extremely happy with me and my progress and had nothing but good things to say. I now am eating alot better, finall ground beef stays down - still no eggs! I am off to the states on Saturday to see if I can find some good shopping. I'll update again before I go on vacation. To anyone whohas been checking out my profile, please be patient on the pictires I have some good before and afters but don't know how to get them here and I have to rely on others to do so. Bye for now.






February 19, 2006

Hi, it's been a while but I am back. I've had an eventful few weeks. First I wrote my hygiene exam and passed WooHoo! And I just returned from Veradero, Cuba on Wednesday night, which was an excellent and well deserved vacation, especially since I just graduated and needed to relax. I am down 84lbs, which is fantastic and I feel great. I tried my smallest jeans that I have owned in a long time and they finally fit, so now I have new jeans. I now fit into regular size underwear also. As for eating I eat just about anything, eggs still make me sick and pasta is a little too heavy still, other than that all is well. I tried popcorn about 2 weeks ago I am happy to report that it goes down nicely, but I still have to be careful not to get it stuck. I see the dietitian next week for my 5 month checkup, so I hope all of my blood work comes back good, we will see cause I'm not good with my vitamins.My goal for six months is 100lbs, I will try to make it,that gives me 5 weeks, so now I have to get real serious with the exercise.







April 4, 2006
It's been a while I have been very busy with the new job, I am working long days so the meals are more of a challenge now cause I don't have a lot of time for cooking. I do buy a slow cooker so that does help when I get a chance to prepare. My weight loss has slowed alot but the dietitian is happy if I keep losing 2 lbs a week. I am officially down 100lbs!!!!!WOOHOOO. I feel great and feel that this surgery was a success, I have only 60lbs to go but if I didn't lose another ounce, I still do this all over again. Eating is much better now I can pretty much eat anyting, go to resteraunts, most people don't even notice the little amts of food that I eat. I can drink as much as I want. I don't have a big tolerance for milk any more , milk and milk products make me sick , only hard cheese in a salad goes down well. This has been one of my better months I had lost 14lbs for march. I still need to be more active, walking is much better I keep getting faster and now the walk I used to do with my dogs, now seems like just a warm up. I am wearing size 16 now, I am hoping to get 2 months out of my new clothes but I won't be dissapointed if it doesn,t last as long.My goal now is to be 190 by May 25th. This is my husbands graduation in NF ant MUN, that's 17lbs in 7 weeks lets see how close I get. I will update soon. Bye..







April 28, 2006
Now down 108lbs and weigh 199lbs, I'm have now entered onederland. WooHoo! Just 54lbs to go now wearing size 14/16 and some XL shirts and Large uniforms for work. I used to wear size 28 and 3XL uniforms. I feel great I also bought a new jean jacket from old navy XL doesn't quiet do up but it will fit soon. But my new leather jacket XL now does up a little tight, but when I bought it back in Feb it wasn't even close to doing up. I can't wait to walk into any store and buy whatever I want. The plus size clothes is just not fitting well anymore. I'll ck back later.









May 3, 2006
Just wanted to ad that I am down to 197lbs today taht makes it 110lbs gone. Bye for now.







May 19, 2006
So today I weighed in at 192lbs, I have reached my weightloss goal of 115lbs for my trip home tomorrow. I have been very careful of what I've been eating and realized just a little bit of extra protein in the morning has helped me get there. My goal for my 2 weeks home is 8lbs, I should be able to get enough exercise in to give me another good start, I have only 50lbs to go and then I can begin my hunt for a plastic surgeon, the skin is gettin worse the closer I get to m goal, I figure buy next summer I'll be in pretty good shape and looking good for my cousins wedding. Well I will update when I get back from NL and maybe have some new pics. Chow





June 15, 2006
Just checking in Down to 185 this morning, now down 122lbs, just 45lbs to go. I am now on a quest for a plastic surgeon, I'm looking into Brazil and Costa Rica, much cheaper and really great doctors. Still have lots of research to do. I still don't eat beef or pork. I don't really miss it either, I am now eating boiled and poached eggs. I leave for NL July 1 n now that I will have more time I'm hoping to see a big drop in my weight over the summer. I'll check in later. Bye for now.






July 23, 2006
Back again, not alot of change since last time I guess I'm probably hitting some type of plateau, I am now 178lbs, that's just a 7lb lost in about 5 weeks, I knew it would get slower the closer I get to my goal. The good thing is though I am now wearing 12/13 pants and L/XL tops, I wear all reg size clothes now I am fially out of plus sizes. Although the weight loss has not been as much as I'm used to, I do find that my clothes have been getting too big faster than before. I find since I moved home to NL, I am snacking more than usual and I don't have my regular routine, I havn't been cooking meals either, so I partly have myself to blame for the slow weight loss. I did join curves last week, so now that I'm exercising daily I hope to see some change, my goal now is to have plastic surgery this winter, so I need to loss as much as possible. I will update this as soon as I get more info. Be back soon





Aug 10, 2006
I finally lost 1lb, maybe it will kick in again. If anyone ever said this is easy they should be locked up. I am at a point where I am very frustrated, I am trying hard to reach a weight loss goal of 30 more lbs. This is where my Plastic surgeon needs me to be for surgery. I am hoping to start the surgeries in the new year. There will be 3 surgeries 1. Lower body lift and inner thigh liposuction 2. Breast augumentation and arm lift 3. Inner thigh lift, I am also considering a brazilian but lift - depends on how it looks after these lifts. So far I have been talking with a surgeon at Cosmed in Mexico- cost 16,500.00 US, Not bad I think, but I am still going to ck my options in Canada cause there is no place like home while recovering. In the mean time I have to get working on that last bit of weight, I think this wil be the hardest part of all. I have plans to join the running room when I get back to Ontario and also the gym, maybe a personal trainer to get me started. I have the next 3-4mths dedicated to me, I come first this time, nothing will keep me from having these surgeries. Just wanted to add I have a total of 150lbs gone and 132lbs of that from the surgery. Whoo Hoo! If your reading this Gary this Whooo Hooo is for you. Mom told me you like that!! Be back soon!!






Aug 10, 2006
Back again, I am now 172 lbs, now have 135lbs gone in 11 mths, not to bad I think, my doc said 100lbs was a success, I am a little closer to my PS goal. Now 27 lbs to go that sounds so much better than saying I have to lose 160lbs. I used to think when people told me they had 20 or 30 lbs to lose it was a joke, like that should be easy stuff, but even though we all struggle with the weight loss and it extemely hard to lose it all, I believe I am stuggling the most with this last bit especially since I am very anxious to get over this last hurdle and complete my WLS journey. Surely it will never be over, than the fat monster will come and I will wonder which day will I wake up fat again, it's an ongoing battle for everyone surgery or not! But at least I have control this time and if I do slip I am not going to beat myself up over it, I will pick up where I left off, not Monday morning or next week or the next day - which was a big habit for alot of us. I always felt that if I are someting bad I had ruined my day so I may as well eat bad all day - this was the worst thing I ever did and you become trapped, even if some would take this advice they would probably start finding a change in there attitude toward food, the fear is still there but now it doesn't consume my life, I sure as time goes by will trust myself more and more each day. Well on my way to work will update again when I see my Dietitian and surgeon on Sept 14. bye.








September 15, 2006
So I woke up today weighing in at 169lbs. Another 19 to my goal, I'd never thought I would say that, it seemed so unrealistic a year ago. I will have my 1 year anneversary on the 27th. I am very pleased with my weightloss, I am now working very hard at the gym to get this last bit off, weight training 3 days a week and cardio 6-7 days a week. Tried a Body Jam class the other night, boy did I work up a sweat, but I was able to keep up with the class and wiggle my hips with no embarrasement! I did have my final visit with my surgeon yesterday - he did't even recognize me, says I'm doing wonderful and is very happy with my results. The dietitian also felt the same way, and says I will continue to lose as long as I keep doing what I'm doing, she also said there is no reason why I should gain back any of my weight as long as I stay active and follow the rules, the key is to never give up. I am no longer afraid of food, I am in control now, I eat tiny meals all day, I stop eating as soon as I feel fullness and do not continue to push, she thinks this is why I have been so successful. I do have treats rom time to time, bht that is life and we have to deal with the real world, now I just have some and be done of it, I do not have the guilt anymore. If I eat something I shouldn't have I just start again from that moment and not the next day or Monday morning, this is how one gets out of control and before you know it your right back to where you started. My latest sizes have been a 10 in a walmart jean( still buying the cheap stuff until after plastics) and a med Jean Jacket from the Disney Store. I expect to be about a size 6 after the surgery. Feels great to walk into any store and fit into stuff and sales people don't stare at me, Now if there was only a surgery to make me taller!!!Bye for now.





September 27, 2006
This is my offical on year anneversary. I am still 169lbs. I have officially lost 138lbs in 1 year and alltogether 156lbs since last Augest. I am very proud and feel fantastic. I am now woking out regularly at the gym, but not exausting myself as I had done before. I don't want to turn myself from exercise. It needs to be a part of my life, not take over my life. I eat a big vareity of foods, milk products do not agree and heavy meats. I am now eating pasta though. I am now entering into my plastic surgery journey. I have a great surgeon in Toronto, staeting with lower body lift on Nov 2, I am very excited - I will finally get rid of all this extra skin. The next surgery will take place early Feb which will take care of the arm and then maybe breast implants by the time summer comes around. This is expensive so I may have to do without he breast implants. My first surgery is 13,000.00 whic is due to be paid in 2 weeks, lucky for me I have a very supportive husband that is willing to pay for it all. I promise I will be adding pics real soon especially after my surgery. Bye for now.




November 20, 2006
Well it's been a while, I am now a little over 2 weeks out of plastic surgery. My first surgery consisted of liposuction, tummy tuck and inner thigh lift. I was in the hospital for 3 days. I stayed an extra day cause I was having trouble getting out of bed without fainting, so I ended up getting 2 units of blood and felt fine after. Even though I still ahd alot of pain they still let me go the next day. I was still having a significant amt of pain into the middle of the next week. Right now I have very little pain in the incision sites but the swelling is causing the most problems right now. I went into surgery weighing164lbs they removed 7 lbs of skin and 2 liters of fat, but I now weigh 167lbs, I hoping that when all the swelling goes down so will my weight, in the mean time I have to be careful what I eat so I don't gain. I'm pretty happy with my results but I'm still so swollen that it's hard to tell what I will look like but I do have a flat tummy, it's a little weird , my woohoo actually sticks out farther than my stomach, mainly due to swelling, but I can now see my feet! I am very anxious for this healing process to be over so I can do some shopping. I still have a few surgeries to go but the biggest is over now. I can't post pictures yet, I guess it will be well in Dec before I get shawn to do it, he's so busy with work that he's not in much of a mood to do it after 12 hrs at work. Well bye for now





December 12, 2006
Happy to report things are going alot better. I am now 157lbs, down 10lbs since my last update. I have alot les swelling and now fitting back into my clothes, actually most of them are now too big, had to buy some new belts to keep my pants up. My nurse told me I looked like a drowned rat in my clothes cause they looked so big on me, I took it as a complement, since when has anything ever been that big on me, feels great! I did have a lot of discomfort fro the surgery as I developed a hematoma and had to have additional surgery, but it was all cleaned out and now I feel wonderful, I actually had instant relief after surgery. Before the hematoma was removed I couldn't get around much, only in a wheelchair and since the second surgery I've been shopping and everything. I am back in my bed the past 3 nights, each night gets easier, but we have this new memory foam and I still don't know if I like it. I still have a few more surgeries to go I am booking my next one or early March for the butt lift. Believe it or not but I am dying to exercise. Hopefully I will feel up to it soon. Will update pics during christmas.







December 19, 2006
I'm in Port Elgin for this week, food is awful having to eat out everyday, trying to make good choices can be challenging. My biggest problem is just about everying I eat my me feel so sick, makes me feel like not eating at all, and now that my nutrition is suffering so am I, feeling more tired and drained latley. went for a walk yesterday it was nice to get some air. It seems as though foods that I was eating even 2 mths ago are now not agreeing with me, maybe I'm changing, I down to 151lbs I have 11lbs to go to reach goal. Nver thoght I'd see the day when I only had 11lbs to lose sounds alot better than 167lbs. I will update again over christmas.



January 29, 2007
Back again, it's longer than I thought. weight is staying about the same latley, fluctuating 149 to 151lbs. Had more plastic surgery yesterday which included breast implants, some scar revisions in the groined area and lipo in right knee and upper tummy area. Now I'm really flat. getting around much better than last time, standing up straight, no bad back, just little burning sensation between the legs and constriction fom breasts, they make it hard to get off the couch, you don't realize how much you use these muscles , i can't even get off the toilet without help. I am still very tired and will write a little more later when I get some energy.

August 27, 2009
Well just a quick update.  Alot of changes have happened since my last update. No time to write about it now but I promise I will update real soon.  I am happy to report that I still have all my weight gone and am a fab size 6!!  Have had 7 plastic surgeries with the hopes of one more!  Now have a new man in my life who I love dearley but thats a whole other entry!! Ok I will be back with the juicey details. Ta for now!

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