aleyampat

Hershey area. Surgery at Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg.

law,
You warned me to go get checked cause of all your pain being more than just pain. I actually went to the ER on your suggestion cause this RN refused to listen to her own body. Fortunately, CT and X-rays later mine was "just pain." I know I'm not the only one who had pain but I did feel "alone and crazy" when almost everyone was saying "I didn't even need pain meds. I was only a little sore." blah, blah, blah;)

law,
You warned me to go get checked cause of all your pain being more than just pain. I actually went to the ER on your suggestion cause this RN refused to listen to her own body. Fortunately, CT and X-rays later mine was "just pain." I know I'm not the only one who had pain but I did feel "alone and crazy" when almost everyone was saying "I didn't even need pain meds. I was only a little sore." blah, blah, blah;)

Hershey area. Surgery at Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg.

I was a 52~50 D and unable to buy sexy bras. I bought 2 bras in 46D and they fit with no extender! Add they put my breasts up where they are supposed to be. I feel like they have depleted in mass a bit and they look sad without a bra...small victory and the boyfriend likes the new over the shoulder boulder holders.

Me! Me! Me! 54 lbs and I can't even buy new clothes. Although I can buy smaller scrubs. Go figure!!! I think all 54 came off my neck, face, feet and abdomen. But left my butt, hips, thighs and boobs alone;)

Here is my hubby and I about 5 years Ago he had the bypass 4 1/2 yrs ago and I am 3 months in now I can't believe how different we look He lost 100 and I am down 61 so far

I didn't do liquids or mag citrate either. I ate fondue with steak and shrimp at 7 pm the night before surgery. My surgery wAs scheduled at 10 am. I was fine. He told me nothing to eat after 9 pm and nothing to drink after midnight.

Oh yeah by the way down 63 pounds in 48 days and lovin it cant wait to beat the 300 mark.

I tried everything possible in my shakes but just couldn't drink them. No matter what I used the smell of the whey made me sick. But I did use sf pudding from time to time....maybe a tsp. Good luck!

Leslie Sansone annoys me;) My mom uses her tapes and I want to jump through the tv and choke her!!

Leslie Sansone annoys me;) My mom uses her tapes and I want to jump through the tv and choke her!!

Lol, turned from nurses to psychics. Anyway, I'm a nurse. Haven't worked in 3 years... Burnout. I miss using my skills and am afraid of losing them but I refuse to go back to nursing home. Nobody else around here wants to.hire lpn. So... Guess I'll get my en or choose a different career. Right now though. I'm perfectly content to stay home and raise my kiddos. I might go back when they're all in school.
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I actually am *in* Hyde Park, lol ~ but I said Poughkeepsie 'cause more people have heard of it!

I'm 28. 402lbs, size 28-30 pants. I am treated for HTN, PCOS, Depression/Anxiety, Arthritis. Regardless of all of that demographic info you would never know it bothered me. I love myself as I am now, but love myself enough to know I want to live a happy active life and dieting yoyos have done nothing but get me sick, cause stomach/intestinal issues. I work full time and have a small business on the side, a hustle of you will, of selling handmade items from cards to jewelry. I want to be married on a beach and have children. I have been through this situation of getting surgery 3x. I was 17 the first time and insurance approved but surgeons in Indiana would not do it. Then I was 24 and found my company excluded WLS from their policy. I have a great new job and insurance that approved me after 6 months of seeing a bariatrician for a weight loss program. I have lost weight as the surgeon wanted. I got muni durance approval on 7/17/12 and by 7/31/12 I should have my pre op testing, then get my surgery date. I'm praying for the week of August 27th, for work reasons mainly. I thank God everyday for waking up and I have learned a lot about myself in this process. I still can believe it is happening because of all the disappointment I have faced. I could not ask for a better chance of a second opportunity to take care of myself. I am active in going to support group at St. Vincent Carmel on the Tuesday night group in Indiana. I saw this sight and being a young single woman I feel like I will be able to use all the support I can get.
Here are a few pictures. I'll add some full body shots, don't have any on my phone. Imagine that!!

Shhh!! Pinnacle is a bad, bad word:)

Well I go to head out to my eval and my car had been broken into. Many things stolen. But I went ahead to my appt bc the property is material things and this eval dictates my future. So off I went. Fortunately I only had answer a 20 question sheet on depression. She asked me,a bunch if "trick" questions and said I scored in the Superior range of intelligence (whatever that means) so she didnt feel the need to "waste our time" with the other test. So it went well.....she said she would have the report faxed within 24hrs. So now i can check that off my list....tomorrow is labs, EKG, & upper GI

Im glad everything was ok!! better safe than sorry
rny 4/6/12 <br />hw 255/cw 199/ gw 137

I think it's absolutely true. I still do it. When I use a dinner plate I eyeball too much food on to it. Of course I can't eat it. When I use a salad plate I put the perfect amount on to it. However before surgery I would have eaten everything on that lArger plate and felt like exploding when I was done. I definitely think that the more you have the more you eat and not out of hunger. Just because it's there.

I dont know. Went to the hospital today for dehydration and found out its twins! So im looking for a high risk ob and meet with my bariatric surgeon Wed! Im praying for great nutrition and healthy babies. Will keep you posted.
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Congratulations! This is certainly an exciting year for you! It sounds like you are already doing the right things by getting early prenatal care. Obviously you will have to work really hard to get Protein, Vitamins, folate, Calcium, and Water - but healthy little twins are the perfect motivation!!
Take care of yourself and enjoy this magical time, babies are such a blessing!

I just left my first post op appointment and the first time I've been weighed. I lost 21 in two weeks!!!!!!! Sooo excited!!!!!!