Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
SV - Twosville! - Not sure if the is an official 200s equivalent for Onederland, so I'm going with Twosville... Back at the end of June 2012 I was 367. Surgery 12/20/12, left the hospital at ...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
NSV today - Went to the mall with my sister today with no particular intentions other than walk around a bit, and hit up Target (a.k.a. Tar-jzay Boutique). We were in a store where she was ...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
Psychologist in Philly area? - Hi all, Looking for a good psychologist (or similar) in the Philly Area with experience with bariatric patients to talk to/check in with - I live and work in near Western su...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
1st day back at work today - So today I had my first day back at work (secretary at an elementary school). Mentally I've been ready for 2 weeks, but once I got into the pureed stage I realized that it was a...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
NSVs! - Hi everyone! I'm so excited that it's my turn to share some NSVs! - A few weeks before surgery, I got under 350#, which meant I no longer had to go on the "cattle" scale and...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Knot in my throat? - During the day at different times, I get this knot feeling in the back of my throat. I originally thought it might be due to eating/drinking too much, but it happens ages after ...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
New blog started - I debated back and forth for some time pre-op and the first 2 weeks post-op about starting a blog. On one hand, I thought it would be useful for providing a central place to sen...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Thank you card to my surgeon and his team - just s - Went to my 2 week post-op appointment today - everything is going AMAZING, no problems yet (unless you count hating the taste of liquid colace and crushed lexapro). I spent some...

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Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
I'm alive! - Had my surgery yesterday - arrived at the hospital 10 AM, got called back to change and start going over final paperwork within 1/2 hour, into surgery around noon. Took 8 tries ...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
Got my date! - This Friday I go in to sign forms, get a physical/history, have all pre-admission testing done. Then on December 20, it's finally time! I was ready to go running through the hal...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
Approved! Getting scheduling call Monday! - The post title pretty much says it all - My doctor's office submitted to Personal Choice on Monday. I was told probably a week for a decision, but I guess they didn't want work ...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
OT - Pre-op testing and family making me crazy! - So I started this journey in earnest in late July - since I work for a school, that meant I had a week or 2 off to bang out a lot of the standard testing (labs, EKG, pulmonary test...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
First time to Live group -  I'm working on getting approved to have surgery in the UPenn system. Part of their program is you must attend at least 1 of their support groups pre-op. Today was the day! The sam...

Lose_to_Win posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
Hi, I'm new here! - Hi everyone, I've been "e-stalking" you all on here for a few weeks, time to make an official introduction. I'm Rachel, I live in the Philly area, and I'm in the process of getting...

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RNY
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12/20/2012
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Aug 22, 2012
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