dori-anne
** All recent updates are at the bottom of this page **
7-29-01
Hi! I am 5'5'', 270 lbs, 45 bmi. I am 25 years old and I am gaining by the day. I haven't been to the doctor since my 6 week check up after my son was born, he is six years old now. Frankly I am just too embarrassed. I don't want a doctor seeing my fat, or seeing how much I weigh. I know it sounds silly. I get charlie-horses around my heart at night sometimes, severe pains in my knees, back and I get horrible head aches. I am ALWAYS tired!!! I need help. I have a wonderful boyfriend that wants me to be happy, healthy and around FOREVER (or at least for many many years to come, you know "happily EVER after". He said since I don't have any insurance on me whatsoever that if we can make payment arrangements he doesn't mind paying the surgery out. Do I have a chance? Is there any organizations out there that help people like me, financially? Please let me know.
1-20-2002 Since I made this page my boyfriend has become my fiance! I got engaged on Dec. 24, 2001! What a great Christmas present!!!! I also got a treadmill for Christmas and I walk 45 minutes a day on it and I STILL haven't lost any weight!!! I had Martin (my fiance) call his insurance company to see if he can add me to his policy and they said that we had to be married, he told them that we have lived together for 2 plus years and that in the state of Texas we are common law married. All we have to do now is go to the county clerks office and get something from them saying we are common law married and I can have insurance!!! I also looked on here to see if anyone has had the surgery that has the insurance that he has and all of them say very quick approval!!!!! I am so happy! Now all I need is a friend here in Tyler to help me through this! We haven't lived here that long and I don't work so I haven't met any friends yet, I am bored!!!! E-mail me please!!!!! I will update later on to let yall know progress! TTFN!
2-24-02 Hey guess what..... we went to the court house on 1-23-02 and did it, as per the State of Texas we are now legally married!!!! We submitted the insurance papers the next week and my coverage will begin on March 1st. I must say the more I read about this surgery the more discouraged I become.... I see that ALOT of people after having the surgery get sick and are in and out of the hospital for like the rest of their lives... I don't want that. This is a huge decision and it is not one that I am just gonna jump into.... I am gonna talk to Dr. Babineau (spelling?) and also if anyone who has used him would like to IM or e-mail me I would love to hear from ya! I am also gonna go to a regular doctor and have my Thyroid checked and find out if there is anything medically wrong with me that causes me to gain like I do. I am very excited about starting this journey. I will update more soon once I get the ball rolling. Good luck to everyone out there! TTFN
3-17-02 Well I have been very busy going to the doctors to make sure that I am healthy and to get some diagnosis's so that hopefully my insurance will approve the surgery. So far my heart isn't so good, and my liver tests came back not so good and the stupid doctors office is absolutely HORRIBLE about returning calls!I am waiting for them to call me back to let me know when to go to ETMC for some abdominal x-rays and a sonogram. I am on blood pressure meds now, it was 110 over 160. I am starting to get pretty down, the wonderful lady at Dr. Babineau's office, Freida, called the insurance company and asked if they covered an open RNY and they said that they have a list that they go by, if you have one of the 7 morbidities on their list they will approve you, High blood pressure and diabetes are not on the list. I don't get it, those two can KILL ya!!! O'Well, I am gonna see if I have anymore tomorrow when I go in for my appt for more lab work. I will update soon.... ttfn
3-29-02 Well I got the results back on my tests from the doctors office. I have Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and basically a fat liver. I am extremely worried about the LVH, it is when the muscle in your left ventricle is thicker than it is suppose to be and a side affect of it is sudden cardiac arrest or sudden death. Pretty scary. I also have a sleep study scheduled for April 17 to see if I have sleep apnea. TTFN
4-03-02 OH MY GAWD!!!! OH MY GAWD!!!!! OH MY GAWD!!!!! I was approved for my surgery today!!!!! I am scheduled to be opened and stapled up on Tuesday!!!! That is only 6 days away!!!!! I am so excited, and scared, and worried, and OH MY GAWD!!! I am shaking! I will update more later!!!!!
4-09-02 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, today is the day! I don't think I am excited anymore. I am scared to death! I keep thinking that something terrible is gonna go wrong. Maybe it is just the LACK of food making me think CRAZY stuff!!!! LoL! Anyway everyone keep me close to your hearts and deep in your prayers today. I just put my son on his school bus and as soon as it drove off I started crying. He is only 6 years old and I keep thinking, what is this poor baby gonna go through if I don't make it. Well, I have decided... If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it. Well, he brought me to this so I WILL MAKE IT!!! "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL"!!! psalm 23 we should all live by that one!!!! See yall on the Losing side!!!! Lots of Love!
04/18/02~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I am one week and 2 days post op! I am doing great, being very "by the book" and very very very careful, it is definatley paying off!!! I went in today to get the remainder of my staples removed and I have set a record!!! I have lost 19 pounds already!!!!! I am so happy, The surgery went great, text book. I had some problems with some of the nurses trying to take blood, I kinda look like a junkie now but the bruises are fading. I am excited to be shrinking!!! I will update as needed. Any questions, feel free to e-mail me anytime!
09/02/02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 100 pounds gone forever!!!!! I got on the scale and I am finally down 100 pounds!!! 101.6 to be exact, lol! I don't know which is more exciting, being 100 pounds down or finally being smaller than my husband. WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!
09/10/02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MY BOOBS ARE SHRINKING!!!!! I don't know if I dig this! I have been in at least a "D" cup since I was 16 years old and even at my thinnest growing up I was in a size 9 clothing and was wearing a 36DD. Now I am in a 36C!! I always said that was the perfect size but damn, I miss my big boobs =+(... LoL! Well, at least I can go buy those cute little panty and bra sets from Target now, before they never had my size. I am losing by the day again. I had hit a plateau for a bit but I think it was all stress related. We are in the process of relocating to a new city for my husbands job. I can't wait to get there! This coming Friday we will be moving into our beautiful new house in The Woodlands, Tx!!!!
10/11/02 ~~~~~~~~ Well, I called Dr.B's office to make sure that we were on the same page to where my ideal weight is suppose to be and Amy, his awesome secretary, said he has 133 written in my charts.... I don't think that is a healthy weight for me. I am already wearing 9/10 now at 154. My personal goal is 140 and I will be there by Halloween!!!! I guess we will see what my body does from there! TTFN!
01/12/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I am recouping from a hernia repair surgery on Jan.8th. Once again Dr.B did a great job! I am almost back to normal, the swelling the size of a football has gone down to about baseball size and it wouldnt hurt so bad, I dont think, if I didnt have a cough from this wonderful cold I am trying to come down with. I have learned that it doesnt matter if you take Celebex with food or not, it will make ya sick either way. That stuff sux!!! I am on a count down now, Dr.B gave written orders that I can't dance for SIX WEEKS!!!! Feb. 22nd the party is on!!! Well, I guess that is all for now! New pix to be posted soon! TTFN!
06/22/03 ~~~~~~ I am done losing weight... it has been very rough on me psychologically but I made it through. My life is now starting over... I got all my drinking and partying out of my system for good and now that I have found myself again my hubby and I are trying to have a baby! I went and had all my blood work done and I am good to go! I am so excited!!! Wish me luck on a little girl... I will keep posted!
07/12/03 ~~~~~~ Well, I am gonna start getting fatter now... we are expecting!!! Everyone keep us in your prayers... girl girl girl girl girl girl girl... lol. I am about 3 weeks along, I will keep yall posted.
09/30/03 ~~~~~ WOW am I getting fat again!!!! LoL, not really but my belly is pouching pretty good! I go to the doctor in a couple of weeks to find out the sex of my baby, I am so excited. I haven't had any problems with my pregnancy at all except a little weight loss in the first trimester. I haven't even thrown up, not even once!!! It has been an extremely pleasant pregnancy so far (knock on wood). My husband was relocated back to Dallas and we got a house in The Colony. I told him that now that we are back home to the metroplex we are not moving again for a LOOONNNNGGGGG time!!! Well I am in my 16th week of my pregnancy and have gained 4 pounds, in a size 9 with a little room to breathe in them. Everyone pray for me..... GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL!!!! TTFN!
4/1/05 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow, it has been FOREVER since I updated!!! Let's see, I had a baby boy back on Feb. 15, 2004. His name is Joseph Robert. He is such a character! I was back down in my size 9's by the time he was 2 months old. Then my husband and I started trying for our third and final baby. July 4th we took a test and I was preggo again! Well guess what... our third was born on Feb. 9, 2005. HIS name is Jonathan Martin, guess God didn't intend for me to have any girls. I have my three sons now and am skinny again. I did have a tubal too, no more babies here. Now I can concentrate on me. This surgery has been such a blessing. I would have never been able to care for 2 babies not even a year apart when I was fat. I actually have the energy to keep up with my newly walking one year old! And still go shoot hoops with my 9 year old. I will try to update more often... God Bless!
04/05/02~~~~~~~~~~~~274.6
04/18/02~~~~~~~~~~~~255.2
04/25/02~~~~~~~~~~~~240.0
04/30/02~~~~~~~~~~~~234.0
05/16/02~~~~~~~~~~~~224.0 WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!! 50 lbs gone forever!!
06/02/02~~~~~~~~~~~~218.0
06/06/02~~~~~~~~~~~~215.0 size 18!!!!
06/29/02~~~~~~~~~~~~203.0 size 16!!!!!
07/19/02~~~~~~~~~~~~190.0 size 14!!!!!!
08/20/02~~~~~~~~~~~~178.0
09/02/02~~~~~~~~~~~~173.0 100 lb loss mark 1.6 lbs ago! sz 12's
09/09/02~~~~~~~~~~~~168.0 I am loving this!!!!!!
09/30/02~~~~~~~~~~~~159.0 only 19 more lbs to go till goal!!!!
10/11/02~~~~~~~~~~~~154.0 14 pounds to go till goal!!! (140)
11/10/02~~~~~~~~~~~~150.0 Size 9! Finally single digit!!!!
01/04/03~~~~~~~~~~~~143.0 Size 7!!!!!!!!!!
01/27/03~~~~~~~~~~~~140.0 It won't stop!!!!!
06/22/03~~~~~~~~~~~~130.0 I go from 130 to 135.... i'm done!
03/06/06
Okay, here we go again!!!
I had 2 babies and a WHOLE LOT OF STRESS!!! You know what happends when you put your body through all of that in about 2 years time? You gain. I went to the Dr. on 2-20-06 and was shocked to see that my weight had climbed back up to 206! That is the first time I had weighed since my last baby (he turned 1 on 2-9). I made a New Years resolution to get my health back. I have been concentrating soley on my children for so long that I am now a MESS! My iron is so out of whack that I have developed pica. I go through 10 pounds of sonic ice every 2 days. My teeth are paying the price. Well since the recent discovery of being fat again I have thrown myself back on the post op diet that I was on the 1st year after having my surgery. All I eat is chicken cheese and tomatos. Every morning I grill chicken breast and cut it up in little bitty bite size pieces and dice chees and tomatos and put them in their own little tupperwares in the fridge and when I feel hungry I make me a small plate of chicken cheese and tomatos. I have been stricktly doing this since the last Dr. visit and below is what my weight is doing.... My goal is to be back down to 140... I will update often again! TTYS!
03/05/07
WOW! Almost a year to the day since the last time I posted! Too funny! Well, I didn't keep any weight off from that diet above, in fact I am now weighing a whopping 255 pounds! My blood pressure is back up to stroke level and my heart condition is back in full force. I have had my tubes tied so I can't get pregnent anymore and I have gotten my partying out of my system (before the last 2 babies were born) So now I am ready to take care of me so I will be here to see my boys graduate and get married and maybe even, many years from now, give me a few grandchildren! I am ready to be a loser once again!
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