10 DAYS POST-OP

Dec 16, 2006

DEC.17, 2006
HELLO, ALL MY OH FAMILY. I GOT AN UPDATE.
WELL I GUESS THE ONLY PLACE TO START IS AT THE BEGINNING. MY SURGERY WAS ON THE 7TH OF DEC. KINDA SCARY BUT WITH THE GRACE OF GOD I AM NOW ON THE LOSING SIDE. GOT HOME ON THE 10TH STAYED WITH MY MOTHER, SHE IS THE BEST SHE ONLY WANTS WHATS BEST FOR ME. I'M FEELING BETTER SLEEPING, WALKING, ECT. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER APPT WITH DR.B UNTIL JAN.22, 2007 SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I HAVE LOST TRY NOT TO FOCUS SO MUCH ON THAT DARN SCALE. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE SOON. TAKE CARE EVERYONE

1 MORE DAY

Dec 06, 2006

DEC. 6, 2006
WELL, TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY. YES I AM VERY EXCITED AND CAN'T WAIT. READY TO GET ON WITH MY NEW LIFE. FINISHED UP WITH ALL THE LAST MINUTE DETAILS AND THINGS ARE OK ON THE HOME FRONT. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GET HER HAIR DONE TODAY SO THAT'S ONE THING I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. I'LL TRY FOR ONE MORE ENTRY BEFORE I LEAVE TO GO IN TO THE HOSPITAL. I WILL GET TO SEE MY DAUGHTER OFF TO SCHOOL SO I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WELL KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS .TTYL

2 MORE DAYS

Dec 05, 2006

DEC. 5, 2006
I ONLY HAVE 2 MORE DAYS LEFT. TODAY I WENT IN FOR MY LAST VISIT BEFORE MY WLS. TOOK MY BEFORE PICTURE BLOOD PRESSURE WAS FINE GOT B12 SHOT ALL MY BLOOD WORK  WAS GOOD, HEART IS WORKING FINE EVERYTHING IS SET. TOMORROW I PLAN TO DO ALL MY LAST MINUTE SHOPPING AND AT 4 P.M. START CLEANING OUT MY SYSTEM NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ,BUT IT HAS GOT TO BE DONE. SO FAR STILL NO WORRIES I HAVE PUT EVERYTHING IN GOD HANDS AND I KNOW HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THINGS. CONTINUE TO POUR OUT YOUR PRAYERS AND BLESSING ON ME AND MY FAMILY. TTYL


3 MORE DAYS

Dec 04, 2006

DEC. 4,2006
HELLO TO ALL MY OH FAMILY,
WELL I ONLY HAVE 3 MORE DAYS LEFT. I HAVE TO GO IN FOR MY LAST DR.'S APPT IN THE MORNING. I'M NOT SO NERVIOUS TODAY, BUT THINGS MAY CHANGE. I'M SO READY TO GET THINGS MOVING.
MY FAMILY SEEM TO READY ALSO, MY DAUGHTER NOW UNDERSTANDS THAT I WILL BE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL WHILE SHES AT SCHOOL I WAS GOING TO TAKE HER OUT FOR THE DAY I THINK IT WILL BE BETTER FOR HER AND MY MOTHER THAT SHE JUST STAY IN SCHOOL AND HOPEFULLY COME VISIT THAT EVENING OR FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL. MY SISTER IS GOING TO TAKE CARES OF THINGS IN THE MEANWHILE. I HAVE ALREADY PREPARED  MYSELF FOR THE WORST WRITTEN LAST MINUTE LETTERS TO MY DAUGHTER AND MOTHER. I DO HAVE TRUST IN GOD THAT HIS WILL WILL  BE DONE, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED. I DON'T FEEL NO WASTED TIME I COME TO FAR FROM WHERE I STARTED FROM NOBODY TOLD ME THE ROAD WOULD BE EASY I DON'T BELIEVE HE BROUGHT ME THIS FAR TO LEAVE ME. I GOT THIS PASSAGE FROM THE BIBLE AND I WANT TO SHARE IT EVERYONE.
PROVERBS 3:5
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
AND LEAN NOT YOUR OWN
UNDERSTANDING;
IN ALL WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE
HIM,
AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATHS.

KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS.
TTYL



4 MORE DAYS

Dec 02, 2006

DEC. 3, 2006
I GOT UP THIS MORNING AND OMG I ONLY HAVE 4 DAYS LEFT. OH , HOW TIMES FLIES WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. I CONTINUE TO READ THE PROFILE ON OTHERS TO SEE HOW THEY PERPARED THEMSELVES FOR THIS COUNTDOWN. I'M STILL BLESSED  TO HAVE MET SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE ON THIS SITE. CONTINUE TO POUR OUT ALL YOUR BLESSINS ON ME AND MY FAMILY THAT GOD WILL TAKE CONTROL OF ALL THINGS. I KNOW GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD. I'M A LITTLE NERVIOUS BUT I THINK THIS IS EXPECTED THAT HAS BEEN WHAT I READ. LOOKING FORWARD TO A LIFE CHANGING AND ALTERING EXPERIENCE. TTYL

5 MORE DAYS

Dec 02, 2006

DEC.2, 2006
WELL, GOT 5 MORE DAYS AND TRYING TO GET THESE LAST MINUTE PLANS IN ORDER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL YOU NICE FOLKS WHO SENT ENCOURAGING WORDS AND INSPRINING PRAYERS THIS SITE HAS BEEN A GODSEND TO ME I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW MUCH I HAVE LEARNED FROM EVERYONE. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THESE NEXT 4 OR 5 DAYS. CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THAT WITH THE STRENGHT OF GOD THINGS WILL BE OK. TTYL

UPDATE

Nov 30, 2006

NOV. 30, 2006
 UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON THUS FAR.  I WANT TO START BY GIVING HONOR AND PRAISE TO MY SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM IN MY LIFE NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING IN MY LIFE. THIS MORNING GOT UP AND THIS TEXAS WEATHER HAD DONE A 360, WE WERE EXPECTING COLD BUT WE GOT A LITTLE ICE, SLEET, AND SOME SAY EVEN PATCHES OF SNOW BUT THAT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. I ALSO GOT A CALL FROM DR.B'S NURSE FREDA AND SHE TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AND ALSO THAT THE P.A. WAS ILL I HAD TO HAVE MY PRE-OP RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, AT FIRST I WAS THINKING SHE NEVERS CALLES UNLESS SOMETHING IS WRONG WHICH ABOUT 8:30 A.M. SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED TO REMIND ME OF MY APPOINTMENT  FRIDAY MORNING AT 9:45 A.M.  WELL, I WAS ABLE TO GET IN AFTER SHE STARTED MAKING THESE JOKES (NOT FUNNY) "WILL I STILL BE HAVING MY SURGERY ON THUSRDAY DEC. 7, 2006" SHE DID RESURE ME YES BESIDES THE PRE-OP TESTING BEING RESCHEDULED EVERYTHING ELSE WAS AS PLANNED.  I WAS GREATFUL FOR THAT AT LEAST. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY OF MY POST-OP DIET FOOD OR MEDS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GO OVER ALL THIS AT THE APT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING A LITTLE SHOPPING PRE-OP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WILL BE HARD THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS EVEN THOUGH MY FAMILY WILL BE HERE I JUST WANTED THEM TO HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED AND NOT HAVE TO DO ALOT OF RUNNING AROUND. MY DAUGHTERS CLASS IS GOING ON A FIELD TRIP WHILE I'LL BE IN THE HOSPITAL I ALREADY FEEL BAD BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER MISSED ANY THING THAT SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AND I KNOW THAT SHE ALWAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING ME AT EVERYTHING, BUT I KNOW GOD WILL MAKE A WAY. I JUST FELT LIKE RANTING AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR LISTENING. TTYL

PRE-OP TESTING

Nov 28, 2006

NOV. 28, 2006
GOT AN UPDATE. TODAY I WENT IN FOR MY PRE-OP TESTING AND TO ALSO PRE- REGISTER FOR SURGERY.  I HAD THE EKG DONE BLOOD WORK AND GOT ALL THOSE QUESTIONS DONE SO NOW EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO.  I HAVE 9 MORE DAYS UNTIL I'M THE BIGGEST LOSER. NOW, ON FRIDAY I HAVE TO GO AND HAVE MY LAST VISIT WITH DR. B AT THAT TIME I'LL RECIEVE MY POST-OP DIET AND MY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DAY BEFORE THE SURGERY. I WILL UPDATE SOON.TTYL

P.S. I WANT TO THANK APPLE PIE FOR SPRUCING UP MY PROFILE
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME.

WLS GOALS

Nov 25, 2006


1. BE UNDER 200 BY JAN. 15, 2007
2. TO BE ABLE TO SHOP IN REGULAR CLOTHING STORES.
3. TO BE ABLE TO CROSS MY LEGS WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF BREATH.
4. TO BE ABLE TO TUCK IN MY TOP CONFIDENTLY.
5. TO BE UNRECOGNIZABLE TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ME BUT HAS NOT SEEN ME IN A LONG TIME.
6. TO WEAR MY LEATHER JACKET I GOT 8 YEARS AGO.
7. TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND BE HAPPY ABOUT WHAT I SEE.
8. TO NO LONGER BE OBESE BUT HAPPY.
9. TO LOSE 110 LBS. FOREVER
10. TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH MY DAUGHTER WITHOUT HAVING TO TELL HER I'M TIRED AFTER 10 MINS.
11. TO BE ABLE TO FIT TWO LEGS INTO A PAIR OF OLD JEANS.
12. TO BE CALLED SKINNY AND IT NOT BE A JOKE.
13. TO NOT BE DEPRESSED ABOUT MY WEIGHT.
14. TO WALK 2 MILES.
15. TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE REGULARLY.
16. TO WEAR A BATHING SUIT IN MAY.
17. TO BUY CLOTHES THAT FIT NOT BECAUSE THE LABEL READS 2X.
18. TO SET GOALS FOR MYSELF MONTHLY.
19. TO HEAR MY DAUGHTER SAY MOMMIE YOU ARE SKINNY.
20. TO ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLIEST AND NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
21. TO FIT INTO A SIZE 12 PANTS.
22. TO BE ABLE TO ORDER SIZE SMALL SHIRTS FOR THE FAMILY REUNION.
23. TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN HOUSE IN ONE DAY AND NOT ONE WEEK.
24. TO STAY FOCUSED ON FAMILY AND MY HEALTH.
25. TO START ENCOURGING MY FAMILY TO GET FIT AND EAT HEALTHY.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Nov 23, 2006

11/23/06
HEY YOU ALL, WELL  WHERE DO I START. YESTERDAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WILL BE HAVING MY WLS. AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO COME IN ON TUESDAY TO TAKE ALL THE PRE-OPT TEST. WELL IT IS SCHEDULED FOR NOV.28 AT 3:00 P.M. IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONE. THE CLOSER I GET THE MORE NERVIOUS I GET NOT JUST FOR THE SURGERY BUT BECAUSE THIS IS SO LIFE CHANGING FOR ME AS WELL AS FOR MY FAMILY. BEFORE I FORGET I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY I HAVE BEEN OUT ALL DAY AND JUST GOT HOME I FEEL BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. I WILL BE SURE TO UPDATE YOU LATER.

About Me
alto tx., TX
Location
39.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
12/07/2006
Surgery Date
Oct 11, 2006
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