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okay so i have major problems with the doctor and from my surgery done 12/06. I have a class action law suit and need to hear from other people that have had issues. If you didn't know...as they didn't let any of us know..he has now moved out of state into illinois. He was sued in florida prior to coming to kentucky.  Get in touch please  [email protected]

Okay i've got some brand new pics on here, some scary before surgery and several that are from august and this month!!! I'm down 125 lbs. in 8 months...wooohooo
Much love to you all
Lisa

Hey all..I know i suck at keep this up to date..lol
Went to the doctor a couple of weeks back and am down 83 lbs. Gotta get better on the protein though. I'm gonna try to put some before and after pictures on here..it's pretty shocking to me now..i never realized how HUGE i was! Take care all.
Lisa

Okay well i haven't been really good at keeping this up to date, but it's been 3 months yesterday since my surgery and i'm down 60+ lbs. Down to a size 16w jeans..woooo I uploaded some new pics from last friday night. I'll try and do better on here in the future. Take care all...xoxoxo Lisa

Just wanted to check in with everyone, sorry i haven't been online much but i had computer problems and then had to switch my ISP, so at anyrate I'm up and running. I'm feeling great, seems like all i do is eat and to be honest i'm not hungry at all, no stomach growls nothing. It's truly strange. When i eat my little 2 oz. of something i feel like i've eaten a 4 course meal. I thought cooking would bother me, but tonight i made chicken mash potatoes stuffing and green beans for my family and it was kind of nice. I'm right now eating 2 oz. of creamed potatoes..lol and boy are they good!!!  Anyway for all of you wondering about this surgery, I have to say it's amazing. I havent' even craved things like i use to. The first week i lost 18 lbs..probably fluid, and this week i've lost 3 lbs. for a total of -21 lbs. My doctor says 3 lbs a week is good, i'd like to lose more, but we'll see. I know one week is good another is low, it just goes back and forth. The initial weight loss has been quite motivating to me though. I wanna say thanks to Gerry for everything. We keep missing one another but i appreciate all you've done for me. And to all my surgical week buddies out there, hang in there girls we've made it! Love to All.....L

Just wante everyone to know that i am doing much much better. Breathing is getting better everyday and i'm tolerating what i can have to eat and drink with no problems. I went to my 1 week checkup today and had lost 18 lbs. That put me below 300, i haven't been below 300 in i don't know when..LOL It's probably water, but i was excited. i was expecting 5 lbs. So here we go, the roller coaster has left the stable...i'm ready to ride!!!!!!!

JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M FINALL HOME, AND WHAT A WEEK IT'S BEEN. I DEVOLOPED BILATERAL PNEUMONIA JUST AFTER SURGERY. I WANT TO STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THE LIVER DIET IS, I WAS UNDER ANESTHESIA A VERY LONG TIME DUE TO COMPLLICATIONS OF AN ENORMOUS LIVER. SO DON'T TAKE SHORT CUTS THERE. ANOTHER THING. STOP SMOKING!!! I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL BUT ON THURSDAY WHEN MY WHOLE BODY WAS SHAKING BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET A BREATH, I KNEW JUST WHAT I BIG DEAL IT WAS. i WAS ON 12 % OXYGEN MASK AND MY 02 WAS ONLY AT 78% IT WAS THE WORST FEELING I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. I'M NOW DOWN TO 3% OXYGEN BUT I STILL HAVE TO HAVE IT HERE AT HOME. SO DO WHAT OUR DOCTOR SAYS.
LISA
TO MY FRIENDS SHERRI AND CYNDI MAY WE ALL RECOVER WELL FROM HERE ON OUT!!!

Well it is Saturday night December 23, 2006. Only 4 days til my RNY. I have to be at Lourdes at 6am on Wednesday morning. The next few days are gonna be tough. Clear liquids only, while my family eats turkey and the fixins...but then again, that's how i got this way. I'm trying to keep picturing how i will look this time next year. 

At 4am i could not sleep and i stumbled across a part of this message board that i did not know existed. It was the memorial page. Of course once i found it i could not look away. I spent 2 1/2 hours reading everything about every person on that list. For the next 2 hours i lay on my couch under the light of the christmas tree and cried, thinking about what it will do to my family should i not make it through this. I spent alot of time "talking to God" and trying to give it all back to him, instead of letting those words on that site disturb me so much. I have to admit, I am comforted knowing God will be with me and my surgeon, yet i am really starting to get scared. Don't get me wrong, there is no way i will back out of this, it's been a long and trying road to get to this point, but i have to admit that my excitement is being overshadowed by fear. Please keep me in your prayers and if something should happen to me, know that you have all become very special to me. 

I have a beautiful 16 year old girl that is my world, i know she is unsure about this surgery as she is very avoidant to even talk about it and has made it clear she does not want to go to the hospital with me. That really hurts because i'd love for her beautiful face to be the first and last thing i see going in and out of surgery, but then again, i can only imagine how fearful she must be of something actually going wrong.
  Lisa

Well let me say, that i am a self employed tattoo artist and i own two studios in Kentucky. So i guess that makes me the artsy type..lol I'm just a big bubble of energy and outgoingness..is that a word????
Anyway, i'm ready for my body to catch up with my mind. IN a few short days i will have my RNY and a new lease on life!