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Hi everyone!!!! Old Freinds and New... How are you??? Happy Holidays!! It has been one hell of a yr and a half! I am tired just imagining typing it all out.. Long story short.. I lost alot of weight, broke up with my bf of 4 yrs, dated a few losers, changed jobs a few times, moved home, found a great job, and a great new man. I am maintaining the weight loss, but need to become more active and FULLY take advantage of the 2nd chance at life that i have been given, Please hit me up if you need to talk, need advice, need an exercise partner, whatever.. im back.. as i should be , to share my trials with my OH family. :-)

Its 6 weeks since my surgery, I am feeling back to normal but definately need to up my walking and protein intake. I had to start looking for a job a week after surgery, to cover bills.. my employer DID fire me.. I hired a lawyer but that is a whole other story. Nothing but drama. But anyway.. i had my 6 week check up and i lost a mere 9 lbs.. I was alittle disappointed since the first 3 weeks i lost about 28-29 lbs.. I hope that I am not plateuing already! I have about 120 more lbs to lose.. and I wont be happy until i get there. Now that the pureed food stage is over, I have a bigger selection of food to eat..I still havent had any dumping.. and any throwing up I do, is self inflicted to bring up something that didnt sit right in my chest.. so i guess i am still ahead of the game.. my incision is healing great.. and I am looking forward to going to the gym. Take care everyone. Feel free to send me msgs.. Nite Nite.

i finally had my 3 week checkup with the doctor today. when he weighed me, i cringed and closed my eyes because on my home scale it showed a weight loss of only 10lbs or so. well......... drumroll please.... I WEIGH 286 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats an average weight loss of 9 lbs per week!! i felt sooooo much better! It works, it really works! Finally, i dont feel like a failure! The home scale is broken and is definately on its way to scale heaven. lol. sigh. relief at last.. ok well thats all for now. take care.

Well, what an experience! wow.. from the pre=op epidural that hurt like HELL to the IV that they tried and failed at 3 times that left huge bruises on my right arm, to the surgery, to the HORRIBLE pain afterwards.. to the catheter being pulled out and the having to get up from the constant IV fluids.. to the air compression boots.. to the nursing staff.. lack of food or drink (not even ice chips!) for 4 days... i mean.. i was not at all prepared.. u read about what its like.. and then bam. u are smack dab in the middle of your own personal hell.. i was cursing my choice to even have the surgery.. and missing food soooo much.. it has NOT been a fun week. But alas, i am home.. within the comfort of my own bed, and shower, and having help from my bf.. bless his heart for bravely wiping my tush after every tar looking bowel movement.. lol.. He also gives me daily in jections for blood thinning. Those hurt.. about 15 more days of those shots.. plus i take 10mL 4x a day of some pink liquid that i think is for ulcer prevention, and i TRY to take this pill called Ursa Forte which could be the pill from HELL. it causes me to vomit because of taste.. not pretty. Lets see. food wise. First few days home i was prob dehydrated..i am learning to get in water and liquids first then eat.. it takes me an hr or longer to sip down an 8 oz glass.. but i have to leave a 30 min buffer between the liquids and the food and still eat every 2 hrs, so i dont know how im expected to do that. Its crazy,. I pureed chili, and salmon, and soup.. all not good. so i gave up and got baby food and yogurt. I eat that in addtion to protein shakes. Um. the incision hurts still. and for a day i was convinced i had a hernia.. but every day gets better.. for now the Food Channel on TV is like the porn channel..i watch it and dream of eating. Not necessarily bad foods, but any foods that arent mushy. Sigh. I weighed myself and have not lost even ONE lb, so i am bummed about that. Everyone says that it takes time, but its been 1 week of a starvation and NADA. I feel like i had surgery, will still be fat, and i wont be able to even eat the foods that would accompany a big size. I would eat like a bird, or baby for the rest of my life and be still 314 lbs.! Silly or not, those are my fears.. Ok so thats my update.. not really alot to say.. I will prob post once a week or once i have any new revelations or weight loss to report. Take care and thanks for al the well wishes for surgery.

Hi everyone this is Ana Hernandez's boyfriend Javaughn. I just wanted to let everyone know that Ana had a successful surgery yesterday at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Camden, NJ.  I got to see her along with her Mom and sister in her room. She is doing well, and she was tired so we left her alone to get some rest. I will be going to see her this afternoon. I just wanted to give you an update.

WOW. its coming up fast.!! I spent all day doing laundry, cleaning my apartment (mainly the kitchen and bathroom), and cleaning out the cupboards of all food that I know I wont ever eat, to make room for my new healthier eating lifestyle. I went shopping with my mom on Saturday to get the protein shakes, the blender/food processor, the salmon, chicken, etc that I will need after the surgery. I plan on sticking to mostly protein shakes at first and then adding 1 food at a time. Just in case I get sick from something.  I read all the material I could get my hands on, but at this point, there isnt anything more i can learn. I just have to let go and relax and know that I will come through the surgery fine.. Next time I will post, will be from the other side... the losing side.. I cant wait.. Thanks to everyone for wishing me a speedy recovery. Love u all! :-) TTYL!

As many of you know I have been having problems with my employer allowing me the time off in order to have this surgery. Well, i felt it best to go about it the right way, so that I dont screw myself out of any unemployment or disability or whatever. So, I hired a lawyer and he thinks i have a strong case for discrimination. I went to my boss and let her know that on teh 30th, i WILL get getting the surgery. She told me that she would fire me on the 29th if I did. Its what i expected, but she doesnt know I have legal representation. So its going to be a long ride, but I cant let them get away with it. And i WILL not let it happen to someone else that comes after me. So I have to take a stand. I am going to take them for all they have to teach them a lesson. Wish me luck!

Ok, So I started out in plenty of time according to mapquest to get there, but i didnt realize how packed Rte 42N/76 N was so i got stuck in morning rush hr traffic and was a few minutes late for my appointment. I finally get there, I park ACROSS the street, ask someone walking towards the hospital where I should go and where the entrance was, etc. She was very nice. So she tells me where registration is. I go to registration, fill out some information on myself. I am told that the nurse tried to get this demographical info on age, height, weight, address, etc the day before via phone but my phone has been out of commission for a few days, so I havent gotten any calls. Go figure. Anyway, so that took minutes. She calls me back into a more secluded booth/cubicle office where they ask for referrals, insurance ID cards, drivers license, etc. She gives me a welcome folder from the hopsital and my own file to carry with me throughout the hospital from one check point to the other. I saw Denise but we barely had time to chat. She was a few steps ahead of me, so she was off to her first test, before i even started in the cubicle. SO anyway.. I went first to my blood tests, they took about 4 tubes full, i personally think the worst part is that damn rubber band they painfully tie around your arm so tight it cuts off circulation. OUCH! So then, I move over within the same room, to get my EKG. That was painless and a breeze! You lie down on a table, they put those sticky things on you in various places on your chest and arms, etc. Then she takes the reading, prints it out, gives it to you to put in your yellow folder. Then, I was on my way. lol. I next went down to the lower level of the hospital and got my chest xray. Those gowns were NOT for obese people. The sleeves were tight and it didnt close at the front! I had to pick whichever one of the 2 they gave me , fit the "best". I left all but my purse in the changing room, only because the nurse suggested i take it, or else that would have stayed too. I needed BOTH hands to keep from flashing anyone wandering around down there. LOL. The chest xray was fine. I stood in front of a screen. I just had to face the screen and hunch my shoulders over. She told me to hold my breath and she took a pic. I waited there while she checked the pics or whatever. She said i was fine. I went to my next appointment which was the pre-op class with a post op patient. So i headed upstairs. and FINALLY was met by Denise. I was so glad we could catch up and talk. She has been a life saver these past few weeks. Someone to talk to about all the employer drama. So it was Denise, another woman and her husband, and myself. The post op "teacher" came in, introduced herself and handed out binders and meditation CDs. She answered any and all questions about food, to the hospital stay, etc. She also told us we would get our own rooms. YAY! lol. SHe was very honest and up front .which we all loved.. Her name was Lisa. Very nice woman. She then gave us our Lovenex kits with the sharps disposal container to deposit the used needles into. It was then i realized I had to give myself injections every day after the surgery at home, for 21 days!. wow. The shots are to thin out the blood and prevent clots.. but the needles werent small. She didnt give us any, but I saw the pic in the instructional booklet on how to inject ourselves. But I already elected Javaughn to do it for me. LOL. needles are not my strong point. hmm. what else. well she also let us know that based on recent studies and theory of the holistic approach of the hospital, we can elect to have some positive affirmations told to us as we start surgery, and end surgery. I loved that. The mind is a powerful tool and organ in the body. I strongly believe in willing something to happen, like a speedy recovery. So.. I dropped off my folder after class at registration and then went home. Thats about it. I dont think I forgot anything. But my mind is so scattered lately. Anywho.. let me know if you have any questions. Im here if anyone wants to talk. Take care.

I realize my post from today was a little vague, i mean.. i didnt explain the testing, or the information we were given.. But, its too late right now in the day, I will try to post that info tomorrow when I get a good hr or 2 to devote to the intricate details that i was given. :-) thats all for now. take care everyone!

Just got back from my pre admission testing. It was great. I got alot done, and I took a class with my fellow WLS hopeful Denise and a couple other ladies. All the info we were taught was combined into 1 class and we were given more material to take home. I am really excited to get this show on the road! 9 more days!