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ok so i thought for fun i would do my measurements just to see where i have come from and where i am at now besides mere poundage

on feb24 2008  i measured:                                on April 21, 2009 i measured:

       head: 22 in                                                         head        21 3/4 in                  difference 1/4 in
       neck: 14 3/4 in                                                   neck:        12 1/2 in                                     2 1/4 in
       Rforarm 11.5 in                                                 RFA           8.5 in                                          3 in
       Rwrist     6.5 in                                                   RW             6 in                                            1/2 in
       Breast     50.5 in                                                 breast      42 in                                           8.5 in
       Chest      44 in                                                    chest        38 in                                            6 in
       waist       44 in                                                     waist        39 3/4                                          4 1/4 in
        Right uparm 15 in                                             RUA          12 1/4 in                                      2 3/4 in
        Hips    60 in                                                        Hips          47 1/2 in                                    12 1/2 in
        RThigh  35 in                                                      RT            24in                                             11 in
        RCalf     19                                                          RC            15 3/4                                           3 1/4 in
        Rankle  9 3/4                                                      RA              8 1/2                                             1 1/4


55.5 total inches lost
105 total pounds from surgery
225 from highest weight

the way i feel today and right now................................................ priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow.. life sure has a way of taking over when your weight isnt always on your mind and how tired and exhausted you feel. I plan to do measurements soon and post them... i am now at 195#''s thats 105#'s in a bit over a year.. how awesome... life is busy... i joined a gym... had a new grand son... bought a house.. got engaged.. started a new job... got a puppy.. got my masters... started my PhD.........went from a 30-32 to a 14/16 and a L in shirts from a 5XL...... still keep a couple of those and sleep in them.. fiance wonders what i am thinking.... definitely treated differently by people.... and then the guys who wouldnt even say hi are all over you wont get the time of day from me..... im the same inside... just skinnier... and alot saggier.. but clothes are a wonderful thing!!!! lol

just wanted to blog about how i am 13 months out..... life is good and Dr Gluck is still the best!!! have a minor reminder of my surgery in the form of an achy scar... but if thats the only price i pay.....then gladly i will pay it....

not sure when i will update again.. but knew i needed too.. its been 5 months and life is great!!!!

Wow.. when they say you get a life after surgery.. its true.. been forever since i posted.. but i wanted to do my measurements so here are the comparisons.

Feb 24 measurements

Right forarm  11.5"
Right wrist       6.5"
Right upp arm 15"
right calf  19"
right ankle 9 3/4"
hips 60"
waist 44"
neck 14 3/4"
right thigh 35"
head 22"
chest 44"
breast 50.5"

April 4 measurements

Right forarm  10 1/4" loss of 1.25
Right wrist       6.25"   loss of  0.25
Right upp arm 14"      loss of 1.0
right calf  17"                loss od 2.0
right ankle 8"               loss of 1.75
hips 57"                        loss of 3.0
waist 43"                      loss of 1.0
neck 13 3/4"                loss of 1.0
right thigh 28 3/4"      loss of 6.25
head 21 1/2"              loss of 0.25
chest 42"                    loss of 2.0
breast 47 1/2"           loss of 3.0


November 2 measurements

R- forarm - 8 3/4 in  loss of 1.5 in
R wrist - 6 1/8 in loss of 1/8
R up arm - 13 in loss 1 in
R calf - 14 1/4 in loss of 2 3/4 in
r ankle - 8 in 0 loss
hips  - 48 in loss of 9 in
waist - 38 in loss of 5 in
neck - 13 1/4 in loss of 1/2 in
r thigh - 25 in loss of 3 3/4 in
head --  21 11/16 in gain of 3/16 in
chest - 39 in loss of 3 in
breast - 42 in loss of 5.5 in

Thats a total of 54.5 inches and 94 pounds in 8 months.. i have been at a stall but am not worried.. the docs office says that its normal and i am way ahead of the curve on things.. life is really good right now.. i am graduating with my Masters in March, i have a wonderful daughter and two great grandkids... i have a great boyfriend and he has two great kids... a really good job... and life is very very good...

i stil have moments on a daily basis where i look fat, feel fat and cant see the changes.... and the funniest thing is that my hair is growing back in.. and i have all these baby wisps in the front.. they look so silly..

but all in all no complaints... even as sick as i was.. no complaints.. hope to have up to date photos soon.. have a mini goal to be under 200 before christmas... and to be at 180 by march for graduation... i want to get to 160 and then go for plastics.. have some issues that i think only that can resolve.. skin hangin issues and the underlying tissues things...ack!! tmi i am sure.... but am just glad to be healthy and happy...

hope all is well with all of you!!!

hey all havent posted in awhile..... was just enjoying being healthy for the last three weeks.... which in and of itself is exciting..... and then was doing the BMI calculator and realized the following:

I started this journey at 299 and was classified as morbidly obese.. the worst that you can get in weight terminology   at 263 I reached severely obese... a step down and did not know it.....   this morning weighing in at 230 I am considered obese!!! To me that is quite an accomplishment at this point.........   Once I reach 197 I will be considered slightly over weight.... thats ONLY 33 pounds   and once i reach 164, 4 pounds ABOVE my goal weight for my height I will be considered HEALTHY... that is only56 more pounds, I have lost MORE than what I still need to loose.....(69 #'s)   HOW ECFREEKINGCITING IS THAT?????????? did not realize it til today.... so thats a major WOW!!!!

Hopefully new measurements and 4 molnth photos will happen on july 3rd. like i said tho.. just enjoying the feeling of being well on a regular basis... scrambled eggs still are not my friend but amazingly hard boiled and sunny side up are AWESOME!!! shrimp loves me too and i love it and cauliflower is my favorite... i have shrimp most every day and of course have incorporated a protein drink daily just to get the protein in.... i drink a TON of water.....

my daughter and i went shopping today for a wedding i need to attend in a couple weeks and would you believe i have gone from a 28/30 to a 18/20 in pants.. 20 too big.. 18 too snug????? and i tried on a 16 shirt??? i am definitely alot smaller on top than i am on bottom... but the best thing of all is bra's!!! i did not know they had such cute ones when you are smaller... i have gone from a 44d to a 38c and have been instructed by my daughter how to properly wear the girls so that they are not visitin with my navel during the day... lol... talk about a strange sensation that they are sitting where they are spose to be!!! lol.... and as of this date and writing... 69 pounds lost......  so until next time!!!!!

hey all.... havent been around in a while cuz have been really miserable. those of you that have followed me know that i had an incisional infection that was pretty bad, from my perspective. and for the last 4 weeks i have been battling an intestinal infection that was caused from being on too many antibiotics. unfortunately the medicine they put me on is not helping. and to top it off, i had to go in to have a possible stricture fixed, it wasnt a stricture, but was definitely smaller than he wanted and he widened it a bit. I was also in the ER o ver this past weekend due to the same issues. i am now off work for the rest of the week due to this and they are starting me on a new liquid med and hopefully this will make me well. Being off work is unpaid so that sucks as well. sighs.... My boss has been absolutely wonderful during this........ and the doc's office has also been awesome.... i have no complaints either way...... other than i am frustrated and miserable and sick and tired of being sick......

people say... oh but what about the weight you have lost..... and to be honest... i really dont care...because i have been so very sick for 10 weeks...... sighs..... and its a viscious cycle... if i eat im sick but if i dont eat i cant get well and protein is so important... only ting keeping me outta the hospital is the fact that i am diligent with my vitamins and with my water......

ok so i said i would post after my doc apt. I am pleased to say that they weighed me in at 253!!! wooohooo... well 256 with clothes... so 253 since now i will be weighing at home nakkie. I can say now that i dont need to loose over a hundred pounds!!!! I only have 93 pounds more to my goal of 160. If i get under that.... it will all be a bonus...

These last few weeks have been a pain with the incision and DBF having to change the wick every night. some nights were better than others.... and some nights there were lots of tears because it was just so darn painful. But we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Doc took a look and said just tuck an end of the guaze in and in a bout a week shouldnt even need to do that anymore. The other thing i have been battling with is sheer exhaustion... i thought for sure my labs were gonna come back  really crummy... but they were perfect!!!! even better than perfect in some areas.... BUT did you know that calories=energy?? I did not... doc said my body is using the calories i am giving it and then its pooped... sooo gotta try to keep consistent calories in my body to remain not so tired...

I also went back to work into a new position so let me tell you that has been a trip!!!!! i am very busy learning a new position as well as getting in all my water and protein.... the water not so much cuz i am finding i HAVE to drink to keep my mouth from drying out.... the food... and eating.. well am working on staying on a schedule.... even if its just a piece of mozza cheese, i am eating every two hours.

I am also findin there are foods that are great and some not so great.... eggs, cream cheese, not my friend right now.... and i also am unable to eat very much at a time... sometimes 1.4 cup is too much and i know the cues as to when i am full... I either get the hiccups or my nose runs... which btw... it seems to run ALL the time... whats with that??

I have yet to take the one month photos but will do so this weekend... so overall since the beginning i have lost 47 pounds and 22+ inches since Feb 14th. Not too shabby.....i am still not to the point where I dont regret the surgery.... more because of the complication and not being tip top when i thought i was going to, than anything else.... get me a month or two past the incision being totally healed and then ask me if i regret it.... 

will update again in about a month probably.... maybe sooner if something significant happens. :)

Feb 24 measurements

Right forarm  11.5"
Right wrist       6.5"
Right upp arm 15"
right calf  19"
right ankle 9 3/4"
hips 60"
waist 44"
neck 14 3/4"
right thigh 35"
head 22"
chest 44"
breast 50.5"

April 4 measurements

Right forarm  10 1/4" loss of 1.25
Right wrist       6.25"   loss of  0.25
Right upp arm 14"      loss of 1.0
right calf  17"                loss od 2.0
right ankle 8"               loss of 1.75
hips 57"                        loss of 3.0
waist 43"                      loss of 1.0
neck 13 3/4"                loss of 1.0
right thigh 28 3/4"      loss of 6.25
head 21 1/2"              loss of 0.25
chest 42"                    loss of 2.0
breast 47 1/2"           loss of 3.0

Total loss in 5 weeks 22 3/4 " !!!!!!!!! woooohooo

Will update weight and other things after doc apt on tuesday..... how amazing!!!!!!!!

ok so went to the doc today to have my incision checked. Jen was great said it looked great and that Mark was doing a fantastic job in changing out the dressings and the wick!!! she said in a week or two it should be cleared up and to keep taking the antibiotic and keep doing what we are doing.

Saw the nutritionist today... lets go meat!!!! i can have tuna and deli meat and cottage cheese and cheese cheese and ffrefried beans and vege's after the protein.... and eggs... yummola!!!!!!!!

I am also going back to work tomorrow... thank goodness.. thought for sure i was gonna go stir crazy here at home!!!!

and... am down another 5 pounds in clothes to 266.. soooooo.... thats 262 nekkid.... i cant complain...34 pounds in 5 weeks... and btw people.. i count them all... there is no pre-and post surgery.. it is allmy weight and i lost it so it all counts..... lol.....

thats my update for this week... am really feeling more like me and less like a slab of tire under a mac truck!!! lol

next update in 2 weeks!!

well since last thursday or so my lower left incision has been excruciatingly painful......then sunday evening getting up off the couch fluid started pouring from the staple site.. we called the doc and they told us to clean it and tape guaze and come in first thing in the morning. sooo instead of goin back to work on monday, i went to the doc.... we got there and the nurse removed the staples in the other sites.. which were wonderful.... and then removed the lower left and it just popped open, the whole incision line, and it is infected......she had to push and irrigate and everything and painful can not even begin to describe it.... soooo now we have to pack it and clean it every day and let it heal from the inside out.....now this is something i can not do.... no way no how.... so instead of being at home am back at the dbf house.... and he is doing it nightly for me..... God has definitely blessed me with him... he is tender and loving and caring and so much more!!!! So I am off work until a recheck and nut class next tuesday.... i am feeling alright.. i am in some pain and am tired.....  the whole funny thing is that Jen, the nurse and doc's wife, said only 5% of patients develop this issue and basically I drew the short stick... go figure!!! lol..... so here I am back in bed.... but I do have to say the excruciating pain, which btw.. brought ugly explixatives from my otherwise pretty mouth, is gone...so thats a plus... now i have to take these horse pills twice a day that sit like a rock on my chest.... ugghhhhhhh..... then to top that off.. have not been able to get my protein in because nothing tasted good everything was metalicy.. i have thrush... yay me..... so i am on a nasty disgusting grody rinse 4 times per day.... with all the mes and vits i am on its gonna be fun to get real food in .. lol... yeah me...... but my spirits are up..... and have i questioned the saneness of this surgery...... oh yeah..... in a few weeks will i, i hope not!!!! the other good thing that came from the visit is that i am down 6 more pounds in clothes... 271... soo....25 pounds since feb 14th.... at this point tho i dont care about the weight.. i just want to feel better....... i am not discounting it.... just isnt top of my list right now..... anyway.

ok i know you may think this silly... i know my wonderful grams got a good chuckle when i told her... so heres the story.... a night or two ago my dbf and i were getting ready to go to bed and i was sitting on the couch looking at my wrist and all of a sudden, i realize there is a BONE... yes a BONE sticking out, like a lil nub on the outside of my wrist.. and im like.. damn did i hurt myself and not even feel it, so then i look at the other wrist and its there TOO!!! i start freaking and call for my DBF and tell him.. look look at my wrists.. these bones are sticking out.... whats wrong with my wrists... and God bless him, he did not laugh at me he pulled up his sleeves and says Kandy, this is perfectly normal, see i have them too.... and i start feeling his wrists and feeling mine and then his and then mine..... you get the picture.. and i look up at him and i ask.. are you sure???? and then he laughs.... yes.. yes i am sure. its normal!!! SOOOOOOOO i have 'bony' wrists!!!! laughing..... looking back now it seems so silly... but i was seriously freaked i have done something and just not felt it!!!!
so seeing bones i have not seen in forever is a plus!!!! and as he said..... its gonna happen alot more often....you should see my ankles and feet...... woosh!!!!!! lol.. anyway.. thats my mini wow moment!!!!!