Larkin O'Donoghue

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10 Month Update - Well, it's been ten months since surgery and I've lost 97 lbs so far.  For quite a while it bothered me that I was such a SLOOOOOOW loser, but I finally accepted that I have to sto...

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A better take on things - I was looking over the posts for today and found one concerning losing a lot of weight before surgery, but not so much after.  Since I lost 30 lbs before (on a program of two prote...

Life not goig so well :-( - I didn't want to write anything until my mood improved, but since that's not happening anytime soon ...   Over the last month, since surgery, I have lost a whopping 10 lbs.  Peop...

Brand New Life - I'm home from the hospital now  (as of yesterday)and am sooooooo happy. My doctor (Dr. Paul Macik @ Northside Hospital in Atlanta) said that "everything came together real well"...

Surgery on Wednesday - A month ago (Dec 14) my doctor told me that we were going to have to reschedule my surgery.  I still needed to lose 11 lbs to get back to my original weight (which I weighed when I...

Another change of dates! - I spoke with my doctor's office today, and thet've said I can probably be scheduled for Jan 13th (as opposed to the 20th).  This makes me happy because I don't have to ask my "ange...

Feeling better - Well, I'm over my wallowing and whining (I think ). Today is the first day of the protein shake regiment.  I don't know if I'm going to go full bore liquid, or just do it for tw...

Arrrgggghhhhhh! - Well, I was supposed to have my surgery on Wed, Dec 16, but not any more.  My doctor wanted me to lose 20 lbs before surgery, but today at pre-op the scale said I had only lost 9 l...

My BFF is HERE!!! - My best friend came into town last night, all the way from Wisconsin!  She came to be my "angel"   before, during, and after my surgery. I've always said that I am a great "foul...

On my mind all of the time - My pre-op is on Monday (for my Wednesday surgery).  All I seem to be able to think about is my surgery.  II can't help but wonder, is that normal?  I know that this will be a HU...

Starting a new phase in my life - This is my first blog post here or any where, but I figure it is a good place to start... I have now passed the last hurdle for my RNY surgery!!! First I had to get my diabet...