Michele P.

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WOW ITS ME AGAIN ITS BEEN 2YRS SINCE I LAST UPDATED MY PAGE I HAD SURGERY IN "07" AND TO BE HONEST THE FIRST YR I HAD LOST OVER 100LBS I WENT FROM 255LB TO 140 AND NOW IT IS OCT.6,2012 AND I HAD GAINED OVER 50LBS.. I HAD A TUMMY TUCK DONE INE "09" AND MY THIGH'S DONE IN "11" I JUST WANNA SAY FOR THOSES WHO ARE THINKIN ABOUT GETTIN THE GASTRIC BYPASS DONE OR HAD GOT IT DONE PLEASE DONT BE LIKE ME I SLACK REALLY BAD AND I AM TRYIN TO GET BACK INTO THE OLD ME TO LOOSE THIS 50LBS BUT MY DR SAID I WILL LOOSE NOT THAT MUCH IN A WEEK I WAS RETHINKIN ABOUT GETTIN ANOTHER SURGERY DONE THRU ANOTHER HOSPITAL BECAUSE THE DR WHO DONE MINE WILL NOT DO IT AGAIN.SO I HAD CALLED ANOTHER HOSPITAL TO SEE AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO HAVE A MEDICAL REASON IN MY STOMACH TO HAVE IT AGAIN SO THEY ARE GOIN TO BOOK ME AN APPOINTMENT THIS MONTH TO DO AN XRAY BUT SHE HAD TOLD ME THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND I WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE SURGERY DONE ALL OVER AGAIN IT WILL BE A RISK SO IM NOT REALLY SURE IF I AM THINKIN ABOUT GETTIN IT DONE AGAIN. SO NOW I HAVE TO DO IT ON MY OWN GET BACK IN THE SAME WAY IN THE BEGINNING BY EATING RIGHT AND GOIN TO THE GYM.I AM PRAYIN THAT I WILL MAKE IT BACK DOWN TO THE WEIGHT I WAS B4 THAT REASON WHY I HAD GOT UP TO THE WEIGHT I AM IS BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD TOLD ME THAT I LOOK LIKE A CRACK HEAD AT 140LBS AND THAT HAD GOT TO ME EXPECIALLY IN MY HEAD SO I STARTED EATIN MORE AND DRINKIN SODA ALOT I JUST WANNA TELL THOSES PLEASE DONT LET NE ONE GET IN UR HEAD AND SAY NEGITIVE THOUGHTS BECAUSE WE HAD GOT A CHOICE OF LIFE ON A NEW BEGINNING IN LIFE AND I WISH I CAN TURN BACK THE HAND OF TIMES BUT IT WAS TO LATE.

hello family
well well well it has been a long time since i been up here i finally recovered from both of my surgery expecially the tummy tuck i am so blessed and thankful for both of my dr to get my life back on track and feel so much better about myself and in life i am now weighin in at 150lbs and can fit in a size 13 and just livin up life and feelins good about getting guys to look at me in a good way and hearing them say i am lookin sexy lol lately i have been gaining some of my weight i got up to 160 and i was 140 so i hade gain over 20lbs then i kept on gettin back down to 150 then up again and now i am foscusing on stayin at 150 and i just gotta loose another 10lbs to get back down to 140 which i have been tryin to do but tis hard not eatin the right food my food taste as actually change thru over the yrs and been eatin junk food but tryin to stop eatin after 7pm and if i am hunry i try and eat something healthy so im just goin to stay positive about tht and see where things go well i just wanted to update my page since its been a long time and for thoses who gettin the surgery done good luck and dont worry god is lookin over u god bless and have a nice one!!!

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Me nd my nephew

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my nephew i love him so much

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feelin so good bout the new me


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my nephew that was born 7/3/09


my father and newphew

me nd my newphew

my sister and her son


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my mom and her grandson

hello oh family,
well its been 3 weeks that i hade surgery to get all the extra skin off my stomach im not even goin to lie to u i was really in pain no more surgery for me to say they hade 2 drains on both of my side everyday i wanted to cry when i took a shower bcuz u cant let the drains hang but today i went to the drs bcuz i have been havin a bad feelin like the drain itself was comin out but its been in for 3 weeks and he said its good to come out i was so relieved i just want to thank dr thompson he is the best im still in pain cuz they hade cutt me from the middle of my cheast all the way down and side to side. so i was in so much pain for the couple days but now everything is good and i really do thank god and now its time to go shoppin for new clothes which is really goin to be fun for me lol im not sure wut size i am bcuz i have been wearin all my clothes that i hade b4 the surgery and my pj's cuz of the drains and i told my mom b4 i went for the surgery watch this surgery is goin to be wrose then the gastric bypass and it is so much true but im happy that it is done & over so the drains are out and im still recoverin bcuz it is still leak for a couple days he says i hope and pray to god that he wont leak alot but i am thankful and god is good i am ready to move on with my new life and find out wut size i am in now b4 i was a 18 but i am probably a size 10 im not sure but i will def update my page as soon i get a lil bit better and when the whole on the sides close up im will be really happy and greatful that he got me back to my size where i was when i was just a lil kid well to everyone who are goin for the gastric bypass or the tummy tuck good luck to u and may god be with u my surgery was book at 7:30am on may 11th but the dr was late so it was at 8am and my mom said it was just an hour surgery or i got out at 9:30am that mornin i will update my page when i get a chance i can now say my Journey is not completed thank u god and god bless everyone!!!  

hello oh family
just wanted to update my page well its been 4 days since i hade my surgery and i feel so much better then the other days i am not in alot of pain thank god and i am movin around and tryin to stand straight up but its hurts a lil i also been goin up and down the stairs i just wanna thank god that i am not in so much pain and once again i regreted it but now that i look at my flat stomach i am exctied to get some new clothes i go back to the drs may 20th hopefully he will take out the 2 drains i have on my sides the only reason why im not walkin outside is bcuz of the drains and i dont want people to be lookin at me funny sayin wut is that then i have to talk about it which isnt a problem and also i have been tryin to cough and everytime i try it hurts but today i did just a lil and i think my body is gettin uses to the new body so this monday is goin to be a week out and it rally sucks bcuz i cant go no where for my and my moms b-day tomorrow but it will be made up by next week my mom friend was suppose to be us to red lobster but i just knew i wouldnt be able to go its okay thou im just thankful that the pain is eased up a lil so i will def will update my page on the 20th when i come back from the drs til then god bless u all...

hello my OH Family,
well it has been 3 days since i came home from surgery and im not evn goin to lie I AM HURTIN REALLY BAD BUT I HAVE PAIN MED TO TAKE SO ONCE I TAKE THAT I AM OKAY THIS IS NOT A JOKE I THOUGHT  I WASNT GOIN TO BE IN SO MUCH PAIN BUT I AM TIL WHERE I REGRET IT FROM BEIN DONE IT IS WORSE THEN THE GASTRIC BYPASS TO BE HONEST WITH U I HAVE TO DRAINS ON BOTH OF MY SIDES SO TODAY I GO BACK TO THE DR'S AND I PRAY TO GOD THAT HE WILL TAKE THEM OUT IF NOT I DONT KNOW WUT TO DO BUT I AM IN SERIOUSLY PAIN THAT SINCE  I CAME HOME I HAVENT BEEN SLEEPIN I THINK LAST NITE WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS ACTUALLY SLEEPIN GOOD I HAVE BEEN SLEEPIN ON MY COUCH AND LATELY I HAVENT BEEN EATIN AND WHEN I DO EAT I DO TASTE WITH BUTTER AND THEN TAKE MY PILLS AND I EAT SOUP WITH THE BROTH WELL I JUST WANT TO UPDATE U GUYS AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I MADE IT OUT FINE THANK GOD AND I REALLY HOPE AND PRAY TO GOD THAT THIS PAIN WILL GO AWAY TIL THEN GOOD NITE TO U ALL AND GOD BLESS!

HELLO EVERYONE,
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO EVERYONE OUT THERE! WELL TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY FOR MY SURGERY AND ALREADY I AM EXCITED AND SCARED ONCE AGAIN THIS SURGERY IS THE BIG ONE FOR ME I HOPE AND PRAY TO GOD THAT HE WILL WATCH OVER ME AND THE DR'S WHILE DOIN THE SURGERY I HAVE TO WAKE UP AT 5:30AM BE AT THE HOSPITAL BY 6:30AM AND MY SURGERY IS BOOKED FOR 7:30AM LOL TO MUCH AND ITS A 2 IN A HALF HOUR SURGERY THEN I SHOULD BE HOME BY NOON YES I WILL BE GOIN HOME ON THE SAME DAY WHICH IS STRANGE BUT VERY GOOD FOR ME BCUZ I HATE BEIN IN THE HOSPITAL WELL THATS ALL THE NEWS THAT I HAVE FOR RITE NOW I WILL DEF UPDATE MY PAGE TOMORROW IF IM NOT IN TO MUCH PAIN WELL GOODDAY AND PLEASE EVERYONE PRAY FOR ME THANK U ALL!!! GOD BLESS!

HEY EVERYONE,
I HAVE REALLY GREAT NEWS I GOT APPROVED FOR PLASTIC SURGERY AND MY DATE IS MAY 11TH IT WAS JUNE 1ST THEN JUNE 2ND BUT SOMEONE HADE CALL OUT I AM SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED AND SCARED LIKE I WAS FOR THE GASTRIC BYPASS I JUST PRAY AND HOPE TO GOD THAT I AM IN GOOD HANDS PLEASE EVERYONE WISH ME GOOD LUCK ITS FUNNY CUZ I SPOKEN TO THE LADY YESTERDAY AND SHE TOLD ME THAT HE HADE A SURGERY DAY ON JUNE 1ST WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE MY DAY TO GO IN AND THEN SHE REBOOK IT TO THE 2ND AND I WAS REALLY SHOCK THAT SHE CALL TODAY AND TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE HADE CALL OUT AND WILL I BE ABLE TO COME IN MAY 11TH AND I WAS SHOCKED LIKE I SAID AND HADE A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IM SOOOOO SCARED SO I HAVE TO GO IN MAY 6TH FOR MY PRE-OP I ALSO ASK HER HOW LONG WILL I BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR AND SHE SAID I WILL BE GOIN HOME ON THE SAME DAY OF MY SURGERY WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR SENDIN ME NOTES STILL AND SEENIN HOW I AM GOIN AND I JUST WANNA ASK EVERYONE TO KEEP ME IN UR PRAYES I WILL TRY TO UPDATE MY STORY ON THE 6TH TO TELL EVERYONE HOW IT WENT TIL THEN GOODNITE AND GOD BLESS U ALL!!!!!!!!!!

1yr & 4 months post-op