dana_dreamer

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Well I had my surgery 2.5 years ago. I'm at 185-ish pounds and doing really well. I am struggling ab it with vitamin levels and having a regular workout routine, but it will come. I work lots so it's hard to find the time to dedicate to working out. I'm not beating myself up over it though.

This was by far the best thing I've ever done!!!!

180 lbs baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an amazing experience this has been for the last two years. I've been up, down, and all around. But the best thing is I'm no longer fat!!! I love the new me. I am having so much fun. It's been a blessing and I would never look back with any regrets.

Here comes the new and improved me world ~~ WATCH OUT!

Now that all the craziness is behind me, I'm loving that I made this choice. I'm down 111 lbs. I feel great. I have so much energy. I love to just go go go . This is living!!

I think it's important to find a balance between just living life and listening to doctors and dieticians. I found I was religiously obsessing about everything they were telling me and it was stressing me right out. Now I just live, eat, and adjust things accordingly. It's easier to find a balance this way. I find the dieticians are not the experts they necessarily should be. Each person/patient is different and should be treated as such. So trust that YOU know your body. Listen to it. Treat it right. You'll be okay.

I know I sure am!!!!

281 lbs and counting .... yayyyyyyyyY!

*deep breath*

I've had quite the bumpy road since having surgery almost 2 months ago. I developed a stricture at about 3 weeks. What a nightmare! I honestly thought I was going to die. Not eating for 3 weeks (well the first week everything i ate i threw up) really does a number on one's thought processes. I was convinced that my days were numbered. I was scared s**tless.
Thankfully the repair was done last Wednesday and almost immediately I felt better.

Until I got home. I knew there was something not right. I was having crazy hard heart beating moments where I thought I was just going to drop. Turns out my levels of potassium, hemogolbin, iron, vitamin D, and protein were low low.
I found myself at the emerg again and they gave me potassium and a bag of IV. I've been dealing with heavy menstrual bleeding for the last 14 days and it's been kicking my butt. The gyno wanted to admit me but I begged her to let me go home and just take the meds there. No more hospitals after lying in Humber for 11 days. So now I'm trying to get all these meds in so I can stop bleeding and replenish. Second day of the meds and it's not easy. My tummy is so small. I have to really be viligent here. I'm trying to do everything right. I'm working so hard to be well.

Oh fun fun.

My measurements today:

neck 17"
chest 47"
waist 59.5"
hips 68"
upper arm 19"
forearm 12"
wrist 7"
thigh 32"
calves 22"
ankles 10.5"

Got the call yesterday. I'm booked for surgery january 9!!
I'm so excited. This is a dream come true. Finally I can begin planning to do all the things I've wanted to but couldn't. THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!!
And Dr. Klein :)

Had my consult with Dr. Klein on Dec. 14. It didn't go as I'd expected. Dr. Klein weighed me - 401 lbs. and figured my BMI at 61. Asked me why I wanted this surgery. 
I did share that I'd found much information and support at this web site to which he suggested that "I get my obesityhelp friends to contact ctv or the The Star to complain about the waiting times for getting this surgery covered by OHIP in Ontario."
Told me to see his secretary to book my appointments. Said it would be 2-5 years of a wait. 
Went to the secretary and received a sheet listing the contact info for the social worker, dietician, and internist.
I asked about self-pay and she gave me a different sheet with a different dietician and psychologist and said that this route wouldn't shave off much waiting time at all.

Booked my dietician and social worker appointments for April or 2008. 

That's about all I can say about that experience.

Went to my family doctor today. I was having occasional pains in my chest and back. Thought it was better to be safe, than oh so sorry. Good news is my heart is fine. I have arthritis in my ribs / chest bone area. So when the weather isn't so great, I get pain. I have never heard of such a thing but I trust my doctor explicitly. Thank goodness I don't have anything wrong with my heart. It freaked me out because recently a friend, more a friend of a friend but nonetheless, had a heart attack. She's 34 years old! She's not anywhere near my weight. It definitely put a scare in to me. Also reconfirmed for me the need I have to become healthy. I have plans, big plans. Much to do in the many years i have left here on Mother Earth.

My appointment is booked with Dr. Klein for Dec. 14. I'm happy that I received my appt before the end of the month as I had made a commitment with myself that if I hadn't, I was going to start the OOC process. I'd like to hear from the surgeon here first. I may still go for that option. It's nice to have options. 

I was going to start off this week with trying to do a liquid living for 2 weeks to see what that feels like, but my coworker brought in a bagel for me and *poof* out the window the liquid living went. But I realized that I need to do that while I'm at home. There are too many temptations at work at this time. 

Having said that, I realize that's going to be a big part of the challenges I'm going to face. I work in a residential setting and eating meals with our residents is part of the job. Thankfully some fo the stuff they cook isn't all that edible anyway. lol

Blessed Samhain to all )0(