Happy Surgiversary to ME!!!

May 11, 2009

Yup, it's been one year ago today!!!  I can't believe it.  I thank my doctor my doctor for giving me this fine tool to use.  I have lost 100 lbs.  I wear a size medium pants and medium top.  Frankly, I don't want to lose anymore and get down to a size small.  I think it would took gaunt.  I'm very happy with where I am right now. 

This is what the surger has done for me:

First of all - the people that I have met on this board!  You all are amazing and so very helpful.  I had so many questions and concerns when I first started out.  Without everyone's help I would have gone NUTS.  You guys are funny, calming, and have so much information to give.  I am truely thank ful for that you YOU!

Plus - the people that I talk to via web site, snail mail, telephone, or visiting face to face.  They are Sue in Louisiana.  She is my deal pen pal that I met on here.  Gee Sue, I think we have been corresponding for what almost a year?  Hopefull Sue will be able to visit us in December.  Can't wait girlfriend!!!!!  Then there is Karen.  Found out she lives only 15 minutes from me.   Thanks to her I just HAD to get a sheltie (ha ha)!!!!  It's nice that we can see each other and just pop in when we are in the neighborhood and share yucky surgery stories and get each other grossed out!!!!  Then there is Sue S who about 1.5 hours away from me but I plan to "pop" in to see her sometime soon.  We help each other out with our eating "disabilities"!  All 3 I love dearly!!!

Update on my last surgery

I'm getting better and feeling much much better.  Going to physical therapy 2x's a week and it is helping.  The guy (actually it is a "kid" to me since he is "only" 28!) stretches my arm towards the end of my session and that feel ooooooohhhhhhh so good!  He said most people don't like that but I guess I'm just the odd ball.  I told him that I'll hire him to come to my house and do that to all my limbs at night!!!!!  I'm able to drive and that was the killer for me when I couldn't.  I just love to buzz around and since it's garage sale time if I couldn't do that I would probably cry myself to sleep each night!!!!!  (Speaking of garage sales - getting great buys and lovely thing, PLUS more Christmas stuff to add to my vast collection which my son can't stand!!  He said I need to go to a Christmas Stuff Anonymous Meeting!!  Gotta love him!)

Sunday

I hope all the mother's out there had a great Mother's Day.  My husband bought me a sheltie.  He is a blue merle (grey, white, and a little black).  We were going back and forth (the whole family and I) on what to name him.  We are actually driving in the truck with him, my daughter is texting all her friends and getting their votes on what the name should be!!!  Gotta love her, too!  We decided on Chase.  He is a little cutie.  He is just a little fluff ball.  Gets along great with Cooper.  They chase each other around and play tug of war with the various toys.  It's just the puppy or should I say poopy stage that is hard to deal with.  I'm just glad we got him now because "hopefully" by August he will be house trained because that is when we take our big camping trip. 

This is what the surgery has done for me:

I can tie my own shoes and put on my own socks instead of asking my daughter to "help" me.
I can sit in a booth at a restaurant.
I can look at myself in the mirror and look at my WHOLE body instead of just from my chin down.
I can fit into a size medium instead of clothes that have a number AND a letter attached to it.
I can see light between my legs instead of worrying that I might cause a forest fire because my legs were rubbing together!
I can walk distances without feeling like I should carry an oxygen tank.
I can wear fashionable clothes and buy them at a "regular" store or in a store that doesn't have the word PLUS in it.
I can wear my old winter coat and KNOW that it is now too big for me when last year it didn't even fit and it was a 1X.
I can wear a leather jacket and feel good in it.
I can go in my closet and TRY to decide what I want to wear instead of just wearing t-shirts and jeans.  Now I have outfits and nice clothes.
I can now buy nice shoes instead of old clunky ones.
I can look down my body and see boobs first and not my belly  WWWWAAAAAAAYYYYYYY out there!!!
I can walk with my head up high with my family or by myself and not feel embarassed about how I look!  (and not worry that my family is embarassed!)

This is a good feeling.  I'm feeling good.  I'm thankful.  I'm FINALLY enjoying life and what it has to offer! 

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