March 11th.

Mar 11, 2007

Its been a long time sence I posted, Ive been ajusting and still adjusting to my new life style, Very emotional with highs and lows, The lows are I cant keep meat down been sick about five times due to meat and when I get sick it last four hours or more at a time. and the next day is recovery and tring to get my water in. So its water, water and more water and exercising.
I know the meeting I had before sold foods was frustrating, becouse there was a man that sat next to me that was losing weight like crazy, and was out of surgury one week less then me, and have lost 10lbs more then I have, thoughs darn men.
One of the most exciting things is that I bought my first belt and am in a size16 when I started this journey I was in a size 24. And hope to get smaller before june, Thats when my sisters come home and yes, whant to strut my cock feathers around. That is why I wount post any new pitchures untell after that point. 
have lost 62 lbs sence August.  and 40 lbs sence surgury, 
Some days I feel like a anoricix , belema or just a infiant all in one.

Jan. 28

Feb 06, 2007

I was so existed I thought I was ready to have tuna, well not...
Had some of the worst heart burn and bloded feeling you could ever emagain, For about three hours. Tryed to bump it, but, I'm not the kinde of person to stick my fingure down my throut.
The next few days where tough...!

My re-birthday and day's after..

Jan 20, 2007

Jan. 11th. 2007
They change my time on to be in witch was good gave me one more hour of sleep. I had to be in at the hospital at 6:30 , They didnt weel me in to surgury untill 9:00. I talked to the surgion before hand and I remeaber telling him that I was scared and that I have four children to go home too. I kissed my husband and told him that I loved him and to tell the kids that too.
They wheeled me down the hall way all I can remeaber was being so scared and saying to my self here we go... As we we're in the cold and steral room , I reamber myself being very tired after that I just reamber waking up in recovery after 6 hours. I was in surgury for 3 hours and 3 hours in recovery, so my husband had to wait along time before he could see me. 

I reamber waking up with alote of pain, and the nurces trying to keep me awake. Once I was awake for a while and my room was ready they wheeled me upstairs. I reamber I was on the 3rd. floor room # 310 . I was hooked up to a iv.  Witch was pain killer and I could regulate that myself with a push of a button.  I reamber  that it didnt take long and my husband was right there along side of me. I felt he was there the second I got up to my room. I felt like I have done a million set ups. And most of my pain occord on my left side, it realy hurt to laugh but, that did not stop my husband at all. My husband was there for my fom the very beginging , and there everyday at the hopital, He took a week off of work to take care of me after I was home."I told him I could of never done this with out him". The first night of surgury, I had a friend that came by, never thought she would come that way, it meant the world to me and I will never forget it, she will never know how much that ment to me, she will allways be in my heart as a true friend.
I had great nurces in the begianing on my stay, and the N.A. where great too, my last nurce I had was much to be desired from her bathing in her perfume , to her inseting that I take this horse pill, ( I would not, and did not) "Only take pills smaller then a dime or if they fit through a straw" Doesnt she know anything about bareatric patence. She never answered my nurce light only her N.A. did I thank god for him.  (and all of the N.A there they where great.) ( A person realy depends on nurces and N.A. when you are in the hopital. they are our life line and emotional support. Thank you to all the great nurces out there who care! and know that we arent just anoughther number. )and when she did answer it she said she would be right back that was 30  min. to a hour latter. I was so glad to get red of her and go home.
I had anougther time at the raduolgy department, and transpertation. Theys took me down to x-ray and they took me to the wrong department, so I was sitting there waiting , (Gross stuff you have to take so they can see if you have any leaks )
When I was done they rolled me out into a hall way and left me there for 30-45 min. Alone and I asked any one what was going on .(Sitting up to a iv, in a wheel chair, in pain , alone and scared right at that time.) Fianley some one came, Transpertation was backed up, but , they should'nt of left me alone untill transpertaion came.
When I came back my nurce was even woundering where I was and thats when the hospital guidece came in to see how my stay was, wow did she get a ear full.
As you can tell I am very emotional at this point the last night just made me think how many people that could of came and visit me never did, some of them called but, not all that I thought would , that made me more emotional., and feeling alone. I know now when some one has surgury, they need support of family and friends around them.
I plan on being more supportive of my family and friends around me. 
I came to realize that people around me week after my surgury have some problems around them and I need to try to be more understanding, that other people have there own life, " Just dont forget about the people around you and promises that you have made." I whent home with my draiage tube in me and they pulled it out a week latter that was the weides feeling, it was like pulling a very long and thick spaggitti out of your stomach. ( Some big deep breaths.) Had some back pain after that , that slowly whent away.
One life changing event, this has been, and if any one should ever tell me that I took the easy way out, better whatch out becouse they will have a  ear full then. May have there head bit off. all I got to say dont let me hear you talking like that again.. everyone on this website, and people around you could give you a new point of view.
This is my life and on Jan. 11 it changed forever...


Jan. 11th My Re-Birthday!!

Jan 10, 2007

Reminder from:   OSSGMN Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   Teresa Nowak's surgery
 
Date:   Thursday January 11, 2007
Time:   All Day
Repeats:   This event repeats every year.
Location:   Fairview Southdale Hospital
Notes:   Dr. Benn
Angel~ Christine Louden
 



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Jan. 8th.

Jan 08, 2007

Went to Timberloadge Steak house with my family to night! My Last Supper!! I had a Steak and Potatoe.. Kids had a good time and where stuffed. We had deseart, The little boys had dirt deserts , It was funny becouse they fear factored the deserts and gummy worms. We took pitchures and had a great time, On the way home we had to stop at the side of the road for my youngest to go potty, lol
His new thing now is when something goes wrong to say " Oh pickles"
It is alway a active car ride home from anywhere if one isnt screaming or talking the others are singing or fighting.

Jan. 6th.

Jan 07, 2007

I whent to mass with my oldest son , and it was for me to go the sermain was about the three wisemen fallowing the star, they didnt take the easy path to finde the greatest treashure.

After mass Greg said he prayed for me, I think I'm the proudest mom in the world. Ive got a teenager with the biggest heart in the world.

Jan. 7th. Four days in counting.

We still havent told my sisters, I dont know if we will finde away of doing it.

Jan.4 2007

Jan 04, 2007

I had my pre opt. meeting it was from 9-10:30 . There was about ten of us there having surgury very soon. It whent well , got confirmed about the things I allready read in the book that they sent me about the day of surgury, during and after.
We whent up stairs and wieghed in again and took a pre opt. pic of myself. They where very exsited about excided my goal.
After the meeting I was suppose to meet whith my sponcer, I dont know what happened there, May be she is the type of person that says yes to being an angel, but then relizes that she shouldnt of said yes. I was disapointed in that.
Seven more days left and I will be on the losser bench.
The count down begains....


Been aproved!!

Dec 01, 2006

Dec.1st. 2006
They called last night and I returned the clenics phone call today and I a have been aproved... My first surgury date was Jan. 2 and then it was found out that my surgion is going to be on vacation then, so My date is Jan11th. at 7:30 a.m. "Pray for me!!"

Nov.15th 2006

Nov 17, 2006

I whent to my second wls support group meeting. I got there early this time. We whent around the room saying what stage we are in and how much wieght we had lost if any. There where some surprizing numbers out there. We had a speeker on relaxation tecniques. 
There were many people at the meeting over 20. I feel happy everytime I get to go. 
I'm waiting for aprovale now It will be a week on Mon. I will call and bug them after thanksgiving untill then cross your fingures and toes for me.

Last Nutritionist appt.!!

Nov 13, 2006

Nov.13, 2006 
My last nutritionist appt. was today and I lost anoughther 2lbs, so I have lost about 13 lbs so far. they where very happy about that. 
Tomarow they should submit every thing to the inshurance company, so I just sit and wait now for there answer.  I hope it is yes...


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Silver Lake, MN
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01/11/2007
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Aug 13, 2006
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