6pm Aug.17,2008 2 yrs post-op tomorrow

Aug 17, 2008

Tomorrow it will be 2 yrs. I never dreamed I would be where I am.I just got dress pants for my 2 yr apt and they were a size 8. I had a pair of jeans that were size 8 as well. I've never been a 1 number size. I think I was born a 16. I still weigh more but I am so thrilled. I weigh 176. My highest weight was 430. I have lost a total of 254 lbs.
         This has been an amazing journey. I don't know where it will go but I want to find out. There are still "WOW" moments all the time.Oh there are definatly some adjustments but I would do it again in a minute. I wish more was focused on with exercise and mental health besides diet.I think it is all so important.
    The good things I could go on and on the things I can do now I couldn't do before. I may not be healthy but I never imagined some of the things that improved with a healthy lifestyle.It is amazing and wonderful.
     Now the tough side. I have more self esteem in turn I have opinions and a voice. Not everyone likes that. I have lost friends even family for standing up and not being a door mat.It is hard but it is necessary and truely good for all concerned but it is painful.
 This procedure isn't easy by any means-not the easy way out .It is a lifelong process with risks and costs however I would do it again in a minute.It is lifechanging and lifegiving but please if you get this procedure take it seriously. I know people that have gained it all back and people that have died. There are changes we must make for life and there is a reason for that. This  gave me a life and I am so grateful but I hope never to forget how serious it is. In 1982 I had a stomach stapleing and almost died.I am so thankful I didn't die  and so grateful Dr Averbach did this surgery for me when others said No. Life is a beautiful gift I treasure every day. My goal is to get as healthyas I can and continue a healthy lifestyle and to help anyone I can see you never know how far you can come until you try really try. I was told I would die and was almost compeltely bedridden and now my life is amazing. Oh yes, I have health problems but I never dreamed I would be where I am. Life is beautiful.

250 lbs gone- Beyond my Wildest dreams

May 13, 2008

    Well, I had surgery Aug.18,2006. It is  1 yr and almost 9 months post op. My highest weight was 430 lbs. I lost a little pre-op then the rest is still coming off. I have lost 250 lbs as of this week my birthday /mother's day week May8-11,2008. I now am 180lbs.  I am in a size 12 most of the time all though I have a size 10 dress that fits too. I also mostly wear larges but I have a few mediums. This is unbelievable to me. The biggest problem is the extra skin in the way plus the problems that causes.


        Still my life is amazing. I never dreamed I would get where I am. I said I would be happy to walk the dog on a short walk. I walked the walk for the animals this year. I was almost totally bedridden 2 yrs ago and now I drive , I grocery shop, I shop, I walk, I exercise , I swim , I work with a personal trainer , I workout in a gym. I have my independence back.  I have found I must continue to eat right ,exercise and work with my counselor for my mental health. I didn't get this way because I didn't have a problem. I started swimming  and doing water exercises and water walking 9 wks post-op and swam daily. I still swim about 5 days a week but I had to add more. I was maintaining so I added a personal trainer and started working out in a gym and that jump started my weight loss again. Being disabled I don't have much money but I have found ways to do things like bartering. My son works in a Mall so when I go with him because he is 17 and we have to share a car right now I use the Mall to walk . I watch some of the exercise shows and exercise at home not as much as I would like but I do it some.

 I still have health problems that won't go away but now my Drs say when they have to operate I will live. I get my aortic aneurysm checked next week and whatever the outcome I should be fine. It is in my chest and last year they said I would die on the table and now my cardiologist says I should be ok. I want to postpone all surgeries until my weight loss is complete and I am maintaining because I have been doing so well and don't want to slow it down but I will do whatever is necessary. I don't have a specific goal. I want to be as healthy as I possibly can and enjoy my life. I never realized what a gift life is.I took it for granted and didn't really care. Now I treasure every day and enjoy the gifts I have been given. I still have daily "WOW" moments. There is always something I couldn't  do before I can do now. I am so grateful for this surgery, for Dr Averbach , St Agnes and all who stood by me and helped me through a very difficult time.
I love my life. It is not always easy but I know that I can get through anything. There are  good days and growing days but I am not lying in bed waiting to die. The Drs had told me and I could feel my body giving out and  knew it was only a matter of time. For me the warm water therapy pool was a true blessing because I couldn't do the exercises the Dr wanted me to do after surgery because I could barely take a couple steps. Both my knee's still need replacing but I don't even use a cane-the weight loss and strengthening  my knees in the warm water has allowed me to do things I never dreamed possible. Everything working together has given me a life beyond my wildest dreams. Thanks to all who helped me through.

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Annapolis, MD
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RNY
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08/18/2006
Surgery Date
Apr 01, 2005
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