Diane M.
May 31, 2006 - I go for my pre op appointment on friday June 2nd. This is going to be a long appointment since he goes through the whole surgery in detail with us and then meets with each patient for a private appointment after. I am a little anxious about this because I think "reality" will be setting in. Wish me luck!! 
June 9, 2006,
So, I messed up on my appointment. LOL It said 6/21/06! I didn't see the slash mark so I thought that it was the 2nd. I am proud to say that I have been down to 238 for the past 6 days. I hope I can stay there. I have been trying real hard. I got some horrible news today. My husband can not get the day off for my surgery. Fortunatly, He is going to stay with me until I go in for surgery but he will not be there when I wake up. This really stinks for me because he is my best friend who I draw so must strengh from. I hope I can stay strong knowing he is not going to be there for me when I wake up. Of course he will come right away when he is done with work but it is not the same. I am pretty sad about all of this. I have 39 days to go until I am on the loser side of things. It seems to be dragging on and on. Our oldest daughter graduated this past weekend. PRAISE GOD!!!! She is going to take her ASVAB I think that is right for the Air Force on Monday. Wish her luck. So, my next appointment is on the 21 and then I see the diatician on the 26. Also, on the 12 I have a support group about plastic surgery. I wonder how many people have plastic surgery. I don't know if I will or not. I guess I will have to see what I look like 18 months out of surgery huh. And what my husband thinks of it. Well, that is all for now. 
June 12, 2006
Ok so I went to my "manditory" support group today. The speaker didn't show up so we stayed as one large group. I hated it. Usually we break off into groups that are like people who have not had surgery yet and up to 4 months out. To those who are 4 months out and more. I am bummed about that. So, I sat there and thought of what I would like to accomplish by being thin and this is what I came up with.
1. I want to feel healthy.
2. I want to be happy.
3. I want to buy a pretty little black dress for my husband's
Christmas party.
4. I want to be able to want to watch my kids play sports and not
worry about the benches hurting my back or butt.
5. I want to weigh less then my husband.
6. I want to lower my risk of diabetes which is very strong in my family!
7. I want to learn to ballroom dance with my husband. (he said he would) LOL
8. I want to be proud of myself.
9. I want to feel attractive to my husband.
10. I want to be able to go to the beach with my kids and not feel like a beached whale.
June 21, 2006
I went for my pre op appointment today. Yes, this time it was the right one. LOL It took about 3 hours. My husband came with me which was really awesome. I have to say I am a little more scared after today. I started to wonder if I am making the right choice for me. I am down to 243 now! So, that is awesome. I was down a few extra pounds but with all the grad parties we had to go to I say I gained a few pounds back. He was happy with the weight loss though. Also, I made the mistake of looking at the memorial page. I shouldn't have done that. It really made me start to freak out. I wish they said how the people died. Like if it was WLS related. I just have to put my faith in the Lord that he is walking this journey with me. I know He will take care of me and keep me strong. I know I am still really scared but I think I would be abnormal if I wasn't. However, I am excited at the same time. I can't wait to feel comfortable in my own skin again! What a fine day that will be. This heat is so miserable too! I hate it when it is this hot out. Well That is all for now. God's Blessings.
June 29, 2006
Well, went to see the NUT yesterday. I am starting my liquid fast on Monday. I thought I was going to be able to have sf pudding, sf ice cream and some cream soup. NOPE!!! I PRAY for strength from the Lord that I can do this two week fast. It is going to be so hard. I have been eating a lot of things I shouldn't this week. Now I know how I got into this trouble in the first place. I did wake up this morning with a great deal of peace. I thank the Lord above for that. I am such an anxious person! It just came to me.."Diane you have had 5 surgeries already and woke up from each one. You are going to be fine" I believe that. I know without a doubt the Lord will be walking beside me through this whole journey. I am so blessed to have a wonderful family who is supportive as well. I can't wait to start this new journey.
July 6, 2006
Well I have been on my liquid fast for a few days now and I hate it. LOL It is so much harder then I thought. HOWEVER....I am down 5 lbs. YEAH!! Can't complain about that now can I. So, it is all worth it. I realize how much more mental this whole thing is then just being hungry. Sometimes I feel sick to my stomach because I only have liquids in my stomach. I LOVE Mrs. Grass chicken broth. Well, I had my measurements taken yesterday and here is what they are. pre op! I started out at 254 at my first visit and I am down to 239 YEAH for a total of 15 lbs.
(current 6 months post op)
Abdomen- 52 (43)=9 inches
Upper Arms - 15.5 (11) = 4.5 inchesx2 Calf- 17.0(15)=2 inches
Thighs- 24.5(21)=3.5 inches x2
Chest- 52.5(39.5)= 13 inches
Hips - 51.0(41.5)=9.5 inches
Shoulders- 51.0(41)= 10 inches
Waist 45.5(34)=11.5 inches
Total of 67.5 inches lost
Wow isn't that crazy. This is the only place I would EVER let anyone really know how big I am. It is sad to say I didn't really know I was THAT big. I know I am a big girl but DANG!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. These will start to come down starting in 11 days WHOOO HOO.
July 17,2006
Well, went into surgery at 10:10. Didn't get into my room until around 2:30. I had some more bleeding then he wanted and my blood pressure dropped in recovery so I had to stay a little longer. I would rate my pain at a high 8 when I woke up. I went in weighing 230. I was up walking at 5:00. I had taken two trips by 7:00. I have the worst case of hiccups. They hurt sooo bad.
July 18th
Didn't really sleep too well. I was up at 3:00 in the a.m. Pain was pretty intense and that is why I could not sleep. I had bad pain in my left shoulder. I had a TON of visitors today so I was out of bed a lot. Probably too much. I did walk alot. My pottasium dropped so I had to have iv it HURT so bad. Plus my oxygen levels dropped too so I had to have that the whole time i was there. That stunk.
Oh well.
August 2, 2006
Things are going well. I just had my 2 week check up. I am getting all my protein and fluids in. I have found out that I am lactose intolerant. That really stinks. I haven't lost as much weight as I would have hoped but I hope it will start to come off soon. I am getting discouraged. I feel like I am not eating anything the pounds sould be pouring off of me. Someday soon! My pain is pretty managable. The only pain I have left is in my left side. I am still tired alot. I hope that gets better soon too. I am down to 225 today.
Sept. 11, 2006
WoW I haven't updated in a long time. I am doing REALLY well. The weight is coming off a little slower then I thought it would. I am down to 212. Thought it would be more then that. I am working out at least 3x a week. I joined Curves and for right now it is doing really well for me. My energy level is better. I still have a hard time getting my protein and fluids all in. But, I work on it. I was blessed (knocking on wood) I have not had any complications thus far. I am slowly introducing foods back into my diet. I am still afraid to eat somethings. Chicken lately has not been my friend. So, my progress is slow but sure. I can't wait until the day comes I can buy "regular" clothes. I have shrunk out of alot of my old clothes. Good thing my closet was full of clothes that I grew out of. I think I will be set until Dec. LOL Good time to get all new clothes. Hint Hint to any family members reading this. LOL.
Nov. 18th,
Dang it has been a long time since I posted. Doing really well. Losing more hair then I would like and am now taking Biotin for that. I am down to 186! YEAH ME.I have met my goal of weighing less then my husband. I do work out 3 to 4 times a week. This REALLY helps. Things so far are going pretty good.
Dec. 27, 2006
Wow it has been a while since I updated. Things here are going ok. Losing a lot of hair. I know this is my own doing because I am not getting my protein in like I should. I am going to try really hard after the New Year to get my protein in again. That is my goal for the new year. PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN!!!!! It really is harder then I thought. I am now down to 178. I wear a XL shirt and 14 pants. I have been in a 14 for a while. My weightloss has really slowed down. I feel good though. I reached some of my mini goals. I wore a nice little dress to my husbands christmas party. I weigh less then my husband. I feel SO MUCH better. Over the holiday I are way more sugar then I should have. However, I lost a few pounds too so that was a bonus Christmas gift. I hope this is going to be a GREAT new year for me. Life is getting pretty good! Talk to ya next year all!!!! Happy Holidays!
