Nancy S.
Two Year Surgiversary
Sep 26, 2007
I am a bad girl.
Alot has happened this summer.
Most notablely I had plastic surgery on my abdomen.
Had a full tummy tuck on July 23, 2007. Quite an experience really. Nothing like bariatric surgery. A completely different feeling when you wake up.
Dr. Michael Wong at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento did my surgery. Everything went wonderfully well. He removed 4 pounds of skin, pulled the muscles together 6 inches and pulled the skin down about 5 inches altogether. I never had a bruise, a hematoma, a seroma, a fever nothing. Just needed to heal. I does feel a little like you've been cut in have and stretched though.
I do have before pictures. Need to figure out how to "modify" (make them more decent) to put on a site for lookers. Anyway my alien flubber baby is gone. Yeah
Now September 26. It is my two year surgery anniversary. Happy Surgiversary to me!!!!
Life is good. I had my 2yr dr. appointment yesterday and if I do say so I looked better than the other two women by far. Sounds vain , but true. I have now officially lost 113% of my excess body weight. Wow.
They were saying between 50-70 % is average at year two because of some rebound. By God not me. (Visualize Scarlet O'Hara shaking her fist at the setting sun)
That's it for now. I will have to do some signature sparkies for some interest like I always do.
It's June!! 2007 that is....
Jun 07, 2007
My DH is already chafing at the bit to travel again. Can you believe it?? I just got the last pictures sorted out. Scrapbooking has not even commenced!!
Well, things are moving right along for plastic surgery. I contacted the lady at Dr. Wong's office about a week ago and she said she would have to put in to Tricare to get approval before scheduleing. It's just in case Medicare doesn't pay for anything. That makes sense to me. So now Dr. Wong looks at my file and puts me on his schedule. I told them the next available.
Now Tom has reservations for Monterey for 10 days and then at Calaveras Big Trees for about a week. I was just getting settled down. Wahhhh....
Well, that's it for now. More updates later.
We're Home, We're Home
May 27, 2007
Well, here it is the end of May!!
We have been gone for six weeks. And what a time we have had. I can't even begin to write it all down. If you are going on a long trip or cruise or whatever. Start a NEW journal. I am so sorry that I didn't look ahead to do this. It would have helped to preserve the exact things we did, the weather, the flavor the personality of the day if you will.
Well, we had a marvelous time and it was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I am so glad that we went.
Things are returning back to normal. There is no one to make the bed, no one to wait on me hand and foot, no one to plan and cook meals. Drat!! No seriously I am not like that I would miss the homey things.
I have lots of pictures and it will take me some time to get them all sorted out not to mention the scrapbooking project I have in front of me. It's almost overwhelming. Well, just one day and page at a time.
I didn't do too badly. Gained three pounds while I was gone. Several things that I have found out about myself. The size of the pouch will ultimately rule. But oh how we all want to push those rules. I found out right at the end of the cruise that I may not dump with sugar anymore, but it gives me a Hell of a bad case of gas. Horrible , smelly , painful, debilitating gas. Won't do that again any time soon. I'm sticking to sugar free.
Plus I was really good about exercising right at the beginning of the trip and then slacked off toward the end. Well, let's just blame it on the three consecutive days that we had to move the clock forward. Like having three Spring Daylight Savingings Times in a row!!! After the third day it was really 5:00 AM when the clock said 8:00 AM. Argh!!!
We had Mother's Day while we were gone. I had gotten enough beautiful things for myself for my mother's day, But I missed being having my children with me on the day. So Happy Mother's Day all you Mom's!!
One of my good girlfriends that has Kaiser has finally gotten through all of thier "hoops". She finally got to the bariatric surgeon and he said"You are really ready" She practically broke down in tears and said, "I have been trying to get here for 19 months!!" Well, I told her they were going to call her the first cancellation that they had and wouldn't you know it!!! That is exactly what they have done. She has her surgery Wednesday. That will be May 30, 2007 for Denise's new birthday. I am so happy for her.
And finally now that the month is almost here. Memorial Day is upon us. I would like to thank all of the Veterans that we have on our boards. Thank you very much for your service and sacrifice. And I pray that the Lord will bless thier families.
IN MEMORY OF OUR VETS
By the way did you know that
like we ALL need to know that right??? Hope I made you laugh!!!!
Here Comes March
Feb 28, 2007
Well March is here!! Happy March everyone.
First of all it is only 32 days till our BIG trip. We are both so excited. We can't wait.
I will talk more about that trip later this month as it gets closer.
This is our ship the Sapphire Princess.
This is a partial itinerary. It really leaves out the most exciting bits. Tahiti, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Samoa and Hawaii.
Then Grace Stone nominated me for SYSK this week. I am so honored. First time I have had either the POTW or SYSK. Thankyou again Grace.
And my middle daughter from Chicago is coming to California at the end of the month.
She is having Spring break at school and she needs to see her family here in California. She is going through so much trouble. In the middle of a nasty divorse and went back to school for a career in nursing to support herself and her son. Then she found out this week that her son has some mental problems probably from her rotten self centered husband. Grrrr.
That's quite a load of information for the first week of March.
Oh and one other thing. My best RNY girlfriend here in Trilogy is having full tt and boobs this coming Monday. I can't believe this, but her surgeon does this come and go...... She will be OK , but I think that is TOUGH!!!
Well, my girlfriend did very well after her plastics. I must say she has set quite an example. Hope that when my time comes, I can do half as well as she has. She was up entertaining the weekend after her surgery!! I'm telling ya....SUPERWOMAN!!
Tom and I are ready for our cruise. The last few days have been spent packing. Getting things out and putting them away. I know we are going to be gone for six weeks, but really those suitcases will only hold so much plus there IS a weight limit on the darned things!!! But I think we are there. Got everything (plus more than I probably need) and they all weigh less than 50 pounds. Yahoo, Downunder here we come.
Tomorrow is February
Jan 31, 2007
Well tomorrow is February first!! How quickly time passes!!
Tomorrow is also my first appointment with the plastic surgeon. Dr. Michael Wong. He is the plastic surgeon who does most of the bariatric work at UC Davis Medical Center. I don't know what he is going to say and I have to admit I am more than a little nervous. I understand that first they do all these nakey pictures. LOL Well they have to see what you really look like right?? Then I guess we'll go from there.
Haven't really lost too much poundage lately which is what I expected. I seem to be bouncing from 154 to 153. Of course I could get the H__L shocked out of me and drop two or three pounds one day. That has happened before too. Mostly I find I am able to fit into more and more clothes. Even the occasional size 8!!! Never thought that would happen either.
We had a death in our Travis AFB group a couple of weeks ago. That has saddened all of us terribly and one lady in particular has felt especially horrible about the whole ordeal.
We all know that there are risks involved. We see and hear about it all the time, but we all go for the big prize in the sky. Otherwise we all feel that we would die anyway....Right?? I did!! Anyway her surgery went horribly wrong and then she died from a pulmonary embolism.
I will write more tomorrow after my appointment.
Ok time to write some more. Today is February 11th. Tuesday night I am supposed to have a repeat sleep study to prove that I no longer have sleep apnea.
I may have to reschedule though as I have been having a post nasal drip thing and Tom says I have been snoring!! I haven't snored in months and months.
Well true to form I did drop a couple of pounds. This morning I weighed in at 152. What a surprise.
Wednesday is Valentine's Day. We are going to the Nine's for a special dinner. I'll probably bring most of it home. Yummy leftovers!!
Well here's what Dr. Wong said. He didn't laugh at me. He does think my insurance will cover a panni, but I think I want an abdominoplasty. Or tummy tuck if you will. He says I have muscles that have spread apart and a tt is the way to fix that.
Now here's the tricky part. I understand that I would have to pay for the tt part. But because I have Medicare they may decide not to cover any of it if they see the panniculectomy and the tummy tuck on the same bill. I personally don't want to go under the knife more than once for the same area.
I need to call Sue and get the figures on what I would be responsible for if I had to pay for the whole thing.
Besides I plan on seeing a couple of other PS's for consults too. I have been advised over and over to get more than one opinion.
I don't plan on having this done before September or so either.
Well HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
Happy New Year January 2007
Jan 09, 2007
Happy New Year!!!
Well another year is here again!!! Seems to happen over and over again doesn't it? LOL
Mom and Dad have gone home and things are getting back to normal. We had a wonderful time. Just doing puzzles, visiting and going here and there.
I did have one pitfall this Christmas though. I baked three different batches of cookies made with Splenda and Splenda brown sugar. Of course they are delicious. But my old cookie monster persona was poking through big time. I won't make the same mistake next year. Oh there is all the new SF candies out there too. Bad, bad, very bad. I find I don't dump like I used to. Too bad about that, it was a great deterant tool. I also made the SF Amazing Pecan Pie from the bariatriceating web site. It is absolutely delicious. Beware!!
I will try to add some photos of our Christmas later.
Well, now for the New Year. I really don't believe in making "official" resolutions, but looking back on this year has been an amazing thing. Surgery way back in Jan '05. Yeah now I can walk without pain, continueing to lose weight like magic, getting to where I feel more and more wonderful, stronger and more vital than I have been in years. Who could ask for more!!! Well, me........
I think I am ready for plastic surgery. So I have a consult with the major plastic surgeon at UC Davis on February 1st. He might tell me lady, "You are really not ready" or he might say, "Wow look what we can do for you." Of course then comes all the gunk with the insurance company again.
I am thinking of making my skin under my panny all ugly. Certainly a little rubbing with a scrubbie. And maybe then something with yeast in it?? Yogurt maybe?? I don't know, but I have never developed the neccessary "rash" some insurance companies require for the hygienic issues that they would cover. Sigh
That's what I get for dipping my body in chlorinated water everyday!!! Well, the pool's still my thing. Thank God for swimming.
In the meantime.....time to get back to using the "tool" to the maximum. Cookies are gone, less eating out and stricter adherance to no or minimal carbohydrate intake. Go back to journaling religiously and get all my daily protien in starting now. I KNOW the rules....remember....this is for the rest of my life. So "Just Do It."
Christmas 2006
Dec 13, 2006
Well, it has been almost three months since I last posted. Always its so amazing how time flies by.
The Christmas season is upon us. I have been busy singing with the chorus in concerts on the weekends, buying and wrapping presents to get off in the mail. I'm pretty much done, just a few more things for home family.
Plus I still need to do Christmas cards. Of course I got my OH ones done first.
My DH's birthday was on the 11th. We went to my Travis AFB support group Christmas dinner that night. There was a man there named Rich who I had never met before. He had had WLS (of course) and he and my DH talked extensively together. Then when he got home he asked me if I would have gotten my RNY done at Travis. And I said of course!!! And he said "Maybe I should investigate my options!!" That is the best Christmas present he could ever have given me. I would love more than anything for him to be healthy and feel vital and whole again. I know now that getting the weight off it the way to do it.
My Mom and Dad will be here from South Carolina in a few more days and will be here through the New Year. Eeeeekkkksss.....I've got to clean house!!!
Well MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!!
Halloween 2006
Oct 30, 2006
Hey Everyone!!! Well, tomorrow is my Birthday !!
I have been working real hard on my new profile since my old one did not transfer over I had to do the copy/paste thingie.
I have been doing alot of thinking back over the last year and all the wonderful changes that have happened.
I am healthy and happy. Last year I was still struggling to get past the first three months.
As of today I have lost 154 pounds!!! AMAZING
Instead of choosing to park in the handicapped spaces, I choose to walk. Little things like that is what I mean by how much my life has changed.
Well tomorrow I will be 54 years young!!! I wouldn't have said that a year ago either.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL YOU SPOOKS!!!
A Little More About Me!!!
Oct 30, 2006
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The End of Summer '06
Sep 25, 2006
Wow!!! Here it is the last day of August. Next month will be my surgiversary. I haven't been here on OH as much as I would like, but I still like to keep up on my "journal" as it is really the best one I have put together.
Well, weightwise, I am doing fine. Right now at 175 pounds. That's really better than I thought I would ever do. And I don't plan on stopping yet. It is just slower and steadier. That's OK too. When I go to try on clothes now I can wear a size 14. I have never been what you would call a "tiny" woman. Well rounded would be more like it. But I am beginning to think a size 10 could be in my future. AMAZING!!!
My husband and I have a trip for his 50th high school class reunion coming up. We are going on a three day quickie trip to Mexico. That will be fun. Plus we still go on little one day trips with the Senior group here.
I am starting to do alot of looking in the mirror and pulling up the flobbery skin on my belly to see what it might look like if it was gone. I know plastic surgery is in my future, but not right now. I'm not finished losing and I'm certainly not at my goal yet. However, IT WILL HAPPEN!!!
Got to get some Alaska pictures on here tool
