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A blog by clohse in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by clohse on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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513 Days Post Surgery - Feeling Great... Almost

So when we last spoke I was planning the hysterectomy on Dec 16th. There was no cancer and the surgery went off without a hitch. After the first two days or so, almost no pain medication was needed at all. I was recovering and feeling great. Then... on Dec 29th I began having pain. It was located up underneath my right breats. We went in to the emergency room about midnight. About three hours later they sent me home. Turns out I had gallstones. All they told me was to take the pain meds I had go

Nov 23 - 466 Days Post Surgery

So, its been forever since I've updated. I had a computer issue that my husband 'fixed' for me. So I've since been occupied with getting all my links, documents and iTunes libraries back where they belong. Bless his heart, he means well. I should just quit my bitchin'.   Well, I finally got a job, Thank Heavens! I absolutely love where I'm teaching. There are three teachers on my floor that have all had WLS in the last year or so. I had an issue a couple of weeks ago and found out that I have
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May 26 - 285 days post op - "Morbid" no more!

Today I finally met my second short term goal. I can drop the term 'morbid' and be just obese! (Who woulda thought I would ever celebrate THAT term? Oh well, we take our joy where we can find it!) It took longer to get there than I had hoped, but that's okay. My BMI is down by 14 (49 to 35) and a total weight lost of 87 pounds. Clothing sizes went from a women's 26 (some snug) to an 18 (some loose). Even my shoe size is smaller (THAT was a surprise!)   My next goal is to get to be 'just' over

Mar 25 - 222 days post surgery - 75 pounds gone

So I still haven't hit my second goal and the scale has slowed down dramatically. I went in for a fill yesterday, so maybe it'll pick up again. I was told to basically "Quit my bitchin" because loosing 15 pounds in the 2 months since I've seen him last was right on track. I can't help it, though. I guess I'm an immediate gratification kind of gal. I want to see steady decreases every day. I'm still 10 pounds away from my second goal, but it feels like I've been here for a while.   I've really

Feb 13 - 183 days post op - 67 lbs gone

So I have begun the whole purposeful exercise thing. I had already been just "moving more" on a daily basis, but now there is actual gym membership involved! My biggest issue is what to do with my kids during exercise time. The two girls are 8 and 11. The 8 year old is very clingy. She is too young to go into the fitness part of the gym. She is actually too young to go into the teen room (where the Wii's are!) but we sort of slide her in there with her older sister. Then they fight and barge int
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Jan 23 - 162 days post op - 60 lbs gone

Last time I posted I was just shy of meeting my first goal. Well, I finally passed that one. It took longer than I had expected but who cares, right? I'm not really racing anyone here. I had originally set the date for my second goal at Valentines Day. I don't really see that happening unless I get a bad stomach virus or the flu (Yikes! Let's hope not!) We'll just stay on track and see how it goes.   Now I'm working towards reaching my second weight loss goal, 225 lbs. I have about 25 lbs to
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116 Days Post Surgery - Things are looking up!

I am now 2 pounds away from my first goal. I had originally set the goal date for Thanksgiving, but I just picked that date sort of randomly. I'm still really happy with my progress. I'm down 47 pounds and my BMI has decreased by 8! I am noticing that I am wearing clothes that I haven't been able to wear in years. I've had two fills and am scheduled for the next one over the Christmas break.   I am also finally making progress on my scheme to take over the world, I mean... get a job. I have b
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First Fill Yesterday! (73 days since surgery)

So I had my appointment yesterday for my first fill. I haven't had much time to get nervous about it. All last week I was out on a 5 day cruise out of Galveston to Progresso and Cozumel. My first cruise ever. If I could I'd travel like that ALL THE TIME!! I mean everywhere (to the grocery store, to and from work, etc!) :wub:   But even better was that I continued to lose weight while on the cruise! The tech at Dr Carters office said that simply did not happen. Even Dr Carter mentioned it was
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65% towards first goal (44 days since surgery)

So I decided I need more immediate gratification on this weight loss journey and set several small goals for myself based on lowering my BMI rather than looking at sizes or weight. My first goal is to reduce from Morbid Obesity Class 3 to Class 2. For my height this corresponds to a maximum weight of 260. I wasn't sure about the time limit, so I sort of arbitrarily choose Thanksgiving.   I hadn't been losing any weight for a few weeks and was frustrated. I quit weighing. I knew I wasn't gain
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Reminders to myself

When I get to feeling bad for whatever reason, I try to remind myself about the things I'm trying to accomplish. While I may not be there yet, I can see that I have made big changes already that get me just that much closer. So, with that in mind, (and for my own future reference) here is my list of motivators:   1. I want to ride all the roller coasters at Six Flags with my daughters next summer! Right now I can't fit. Very embarrassing experience! :mad:   2. I want to like shopping for cl
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Banded Aug 13, 2010

I'm not much for writing my stuff for all the world to see, but I thought it might help to have a record when I need to be reminded of where I've been and where I'm going.   I was banded by Dr Richard Carter on August 13, 2010. I'm now 31 days past surgery and all healed up and eating regular foods. I had my first follow up appointment on Sept 2. Everything was fine.   My top weight was 311, pre-surgery was 299 and current is about 287. I'm a little discouraged that I haven't lost more, and
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