just checking in
Hi support group. It’s been ages since I’ve
posted and thought I give you all an update on my
progress. So many new names in here that I doubt any of you
may know me.<br>Well, as of yesterday I hit the 150
pounds "gone forever" mark. That’s "whole other person"
gone from me in all actuality! I’ve got a bit more
weight to go and I will make it but my loss has slowed
down quite a bit and I tend to hit plateaus more often
now, but I don’t get discouraged about and just keep
doing what I’m doing! The best thing for me is that
I’ve gone from a size 34+ to a size 16 and I can
actually buy my clothes off the "misses" size rack at any
department store! And yes, I go through more clothes in 6
weeks than any 3 people I know! My dear hubby has been
so wonderful to me and lets me just keep going back
to buy more clothes. Oh well, I’ve got to look good
for work!<br>I hope all of you out there
investigating or waiting for your sugery dates are well. I know
you will be so thankful for this LIFE SAVING
<br>operation. It’s the tiniest things that thrill me now, like
being able to sit in any chair I want to, fit into a
bathtub, be accepted in public and not ignored. I think
many of you know what I mean!<br>Not to mention the
self esteem and confidence I’ve "gained" with all the
weight I’ve "lost."<br>When you can feel your ribs, hips
and waist again after wondering where they were,
you’ll all know wht I mean! When you have a neck and
collar bone, I know all of you out there that have made
it to your goals know what I mean.<br>God bless you
all and be well!<br>Wendy Helzer<br>pre op weight 355
April 14, 1999<br>post op weight 205 Feb. 10,
2000<br>50 more pounds to go
October 2nd, 2003 at 9:41 am
Hi Wendy, Thanks for checking in. You have done really great. I am going for
my surgery Feb. 15. It’s nice to know that so many people are doing so well.
God Bless you and keep up the good work.
October 2nd, 2003 at 8:23 pm
Oh Wendy, you are doing teriffic!!!!!!!! Way to go! Send us some updated
photos!!!!<br>Miss you lately! Again, congratulations on the HUGE loss so
far!<br>God Bless,<br>Lisa Boone
December 2nd, 2004 at 5:31 am
Hello,
I am 56 days post-op. I have lost 40 lbs. The pain of the surgery is
only a memory. I have started eating some bread and other grains. My
incision is healed. I hope to start back into Pool-Therapy next week.
I am able to walk around the block now. It feels great to go for a
walk with my girls. Still have days with low energy. Especially that
time of the month. I doubled up on my vitamins (children’s chewable
with iron).
My wish for all those under taking the journey towards WLS "Bon
Voyage". Although, there may be some awesome wave; hang in there and
just ride them out.
Dottie
Duodenal Switch 3/1/02
304/264/?
December 2nd, 2004 at 7:30 pm
Dottie, Thanks for the update. It’s very uplifting to here how well you are
doing. How old are your girls. Rebecca
March 13th, 2005 at 2:10 pm
Hi everyone,
It is nice to see so many new posts from new people. I enjoy
reading all of hte info that gets put out to them. I too am still a
newbie to all of this and do not post alot because i am unsure what
to say…..maybe one of htese days I will get better at it.
I weighed the other day and I am down 83 lbs. YEAH!! I found out
that I am only 6 lbs away from my sister ( who is now having heart
failure ha ha) she has always been alot smaller than I.
I am having no problems what so ever, I am a little sensitive to some
types of food but that is about all. I am exercising on a regular
basis walking and doing some video tapes. I am enjoying my life now
where as before I hated to go to work becuase my uniform was too
tight and i hated the way I looked with my shirt tucked in. I am a
PSD/EMD Dispatcher at the sheriffs office and I just always felt out
of place. Now I am feeling more like I fit and and I enjoy going to
work, my uniform is comfortable. YEAH!! I jus tneed to get new ones
now cause they are so big.
Well engough on me….will keep reading, and keeping up on everyone
will try to start to make comments more too
Smiles
Nikki
March 13th, 2005 at 6:57 pm
Snip: "I weighed the other day and I am down 83 lbs. YEAH!! I found out
that I am only 6 lbs away from my sister ( who is now having heart
failure ha ha) she has always been a lot smaller than I. :-)"
You know I am glad that you are doing really well. But to post what you did
about your sister to me is not something that I would have thought to post.
Do you have any idea how that sounds to someone just reading the board for
the first time?
To me it sounds cruel. I would think that you, once being obese, were
subjected
to humility at the hands and mouths of others would think more highly of
your
family.
JMHO.
Becca
March 13th, 2005 at 11:56 pm
Glad to here that you are doing so well, I will be
soooo glad when I get to have my surgery!!! I am soo
ready for it, I am scheduled for September, the
insurance has pre-approved but not he final approval,
whatever that means,,,lol anyway …..keep up the good
work and keep us posted on your progress!!!
Carolyn…waiting anxiously in arizona
March 14th, 2005 at 9:29 am
Becca, I read and reread Nikki’s post to see what she had said that could be
intrepreted as cruel. Please enlighten me. Her sister weighs 6 lbs less
than her, so? We all need to stop being so hypersensitive. Relax Nikki,
just be yourself.
Rebecca
March 14th, 2005 at 1:06 pm
Thats great news Nikki. Keep up the good work.
March 14th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
Snip: "I weighed the other day and I am down 83 lbs. YEAH!! I found
out
that I am only 6 lbs away from my sister ( who is now having heart
failure ha ha) she has always been a lot smaller than I. :-)"
You know I am glad that you are doing really well. But to post what you
did
about your sister to me is not something that I would have thought to
post.
Do you have any idea how that sounds to someone just reading the board
for
the first time?
To me it sounds cruel. I would think that you, once being obese, were
subjected
to humility at the hands and mouths of others would think more highly of
your
family.
JMHO.
Becca
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March 14th, 2005 at 10:15 pm
Becca, I TOTALLY agree with what you said!! Is everyone BLIND to
what that girl said??? Her exact words were:
"I weighed the other day and I am down 83 lbs. YEAH!! I found out
> that I am only 6 lbs away from my sister ( who is now having heart
> failure ha ha)
Are Becca & I the ONLY ones who can see the words, "who is now
having heart failure, HA HA"??? How mean is that??!!! I really don’t
think that is something to laugh at!!
March 15th, 2005 at 2:24 am
Hi! This is the first time I’ve responded to the Group. I just got my
insurance approval for the first doctor I’ve chosen, but now decided to go
with a different doctor. The insurance letter said they approved me because
of medical necessity so I’m not anticipating a problem when I call them with
a different doctor. Has anyone done this before?
March 15th, 2005 at 8:22 am
Thank you! How could you miss the words heart failure and think that it was
a joke?
I am not taking this too personally.
I thought that I might have been missing something.
Becca
March 15th, 2005 at 3:03 pm
I think perhaps the ‘heart failure’ was because the sister was no longer
going to be the smallest sibling (which is why she added the haha). I don’t
think anyone could joke about real heart failure. (I’ve said I’d go into
heart failure if I were to ever win the lottery. Most people know that I’m
joking.)
I’m hoping the sister is just a bit peeved because she will no longer be the
thinnest sibling, and that she truly isn’t having heart failure.
-chellebel
March 15th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
I’m writing in hopes of enlightening some of us who are not so sensitive about
fat discrimination. Weight does not seem to me a valid compititon for siblings.
I would hope that after being morbidly obese for so long that my brothers and
sister would be happy for me to lose my excess weight. Not so jelouse as to "
have a heart attack, ha ha" because my weight is below theirs. I take fat
discrimination very seriously. It affects our ability to get jobs or promotions
even though we are quilified. Because of it we are subjected to hate and
rejection in many forms. I need not go further with the details because we all
know what they are.
Maybe this young lady used not politically correct terms to state the
compitition between she and her sister. If this is the kind of relationship
that thay have I hope that thay can come to terms and be friends with each
other. My friends and family want only the best for me. It seems that her
sister only wants to win. That’s sad. Only my opinion. That and 35 cents will
get me a local phone call. Maureen
qualifiedsubjected
March 16th, 2005 at 1:50 am
I was approved by one doc but am having my surgery by another
March 16th, 2005 at 5:12 am
hi my name is cindy wright i would like to have this surgery have been thinking
on it for a long time over year now and found who i thought was going to do it
and just now got a call saying want do surgery if i smoke is there anyone out
there who has a doc who will do it even if paatient is a smoker thanks for input
cindy wright
just for today
March 16th, 2005 at 1:21 pm
I think the surgeons who won’t operate on smokers are doing it because
they feel that smokers’ bodies don’t heal as fast as a non-smoker. I’ve
heard mentioned in other places of people who stopped smoking just so
that their chosen surgeons would operate on them.
Good luck.
hi my name is cindy wright i would like to have this surgery have been
thinking on it for a long time over year now and found who i thought was
going to do it and just now got a call saying want do surgery if i smoke
is there anyone out there who has a doc who will do it even if paatient
is a smoker thanks for input cindy wright
just for today
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March 17th, 2005 at 9:03 am
Ok, well this could be one reason why I do not post…..have those of
you that thought what I said was so harsh ever heard of the
expression **figure of speech**. That is exactly what I meant by
having heart failure. My sister is one of the poeple in my family
who is most rpud of me for what I have accomplished so far. we by no
means "compete" she has always been alot smaller that I and we have
always talked about my weight. My sister is no where near heart
failure, she is in perfect health and if she were near heart failure
I certainly would not be laughing about it! I guess maybe no one
understands my sense of humor, but those who responded on my behalf.
I just want to make it clear that I was not being harsh towards my
sister, she is excited that I am catching down to her weight!!
Nikki
March 17th, 2005 at 11:55 pm
I LOL Nikki,
Just like a figure of speech to start that kind of hub-bub. What a relief to
me to know that your sister supports you. I really mean that. My husband makes
everything a compition, maybe thats the old navy man in him. I love him, and
he, although he’s over weight will not have this surgery, supports me 100%. Yes
some of us do get our hackles up but please do not let this stop you from
posting. I for one want to hear how you are progressing and if I can I’ll help.
I called my doctors office yesterday and a written evaluation is required by my
insurence company NALC. The office is sending it this week. As soon as thay
get a reply I’ll have a surgery date. Openeings are available for August and
September. Gone on vacation so hold all. Maureen
March 18th, 2005 at 9:23 am
Nikki
I knew what you meant when you said "heart failure" It’s kind of like saying
"Having a cow." What you said was clear. Please don’t stop posting. This is
also my first post. Since it is a support group I feel we should be supportive.
We are all judged so harshly by other people. We should post here without
feeling like we are under a microscope. This is a scary and exciting time for us
all. We are taking control of our lives and being there for each other. I think
this is the greatest.
Maureen wrote:
I LOL Nikki,
Just like a figure of speech to start that kind of hub-bub. What a relief to
me to know that your sister supports you. I really mean that. My husband makes
everything a compition, maybe thats the old navy man in him. I love him, and
he, although he’s over weight will not have this surgery, supports me 100%. Yes
some of us do get our hackles up but please do not let this stop you from
posting. I for one want to hear how you are progressing and if I can I’ll help.
I called my doctors office yesterday and a written evaluation is required by my
insurence company NALC. The office is sending it this week. As soon as thay
get a reply I’ll have a surgery date. Openeings are available for August and
September. Gone on vacation so hold all. Maureen