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10-04-2010, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Henderson, Kentucky
Posts: 1
Weight Statistics March 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
333 lb Start Weight:
333 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
183 lb Lb Left to Lose:
March 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.1494764981 BMI Start:
52.1494764981 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method-
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Hi ... My name is Rebecca and I am a 34 year old married mother of two beautiful children Tristan and Olivia. I am currently at my heaviest right now at 333 lbs. I have taken the first steps toward having gastric bypass surgery. I am excited about the weightloss and life changes but I am also extremely nervous and scared about the procedure. I have heard alot of great post op stories but have also heard of poor outcomes after surgery. I have to have this. I cant live like this. It kills me on the inside that I have let myself get into this condition. I now have high blood pressure, I am an insulin dependant diabetic, and my liver counts are high for no other reason than me being over weight. I want to live my life without this weight and make myself healthy for not only me but my kids as well. I dont get to do the activities with them that they want to do because I get so tired and I hurt so bad. I also have sculeosis and several herniated disc in my back that are starting to deteriate. My pain specialist is wanting to insert a morphine pump in my back. The weight doesnt help the pain any. I also have fibromyalgia that I am dealing with. Im hoping to find someone who has a similar story to mine to talk to and help through this process.
Thank you,
Rebecca
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10-04-2010, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome, Rebecca!!
Nervous is normal, nothing to worry about. Dig around in the archives and you'll get bored reading the many stories of pre-op nerves.
There are a lot of "good news" stories here. There are some stories of trials and challenges and setbacks overcome. We tell it like it is here. Some of the "bad news" stories you've heard may have at one time been related to an actual event, but just like a made-for-TV movie, the story gets better every time it's retold. Discount the vast majority of what you hear and go to the source.
Yes, some people have failed. Yes, some people have died from complications. Medical science has gotten much better with practice, and if you could possibly trace those horror stories to a source, you may find that they refer to events from the early Nixon administration time period.
Make yourself at home here, read everything you can, ask what you don't know, and we'll help guide you every step of the way. We've been there and understand. You'll find out later just how valuable that is.
CT
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10-04-2010, 08:33 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Western Maine
Posts: 143
Weight Statistics 02/20/09 Start Date:
09/15/09 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
218 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.3669724771 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index44.0258546395 BMI Start:
26.2539500144 BMI Current:
24.2344153979 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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We're all here for you and most of us were very nervous before having the surgery. As the Perfesser said, read everything you can. Good luck!
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10-04-2010, 09:02 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Owatonna, Minnesota
Posts: 107
Weight Statistics September 1, 2010 Start Date:
October 20, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
249 lb Start Weight:
178 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
71 lb Weight Loss:
38 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.5140562249 % % Lost:
Summer 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.7360839844 BMI Start:
30.5502929688 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome!!! Don't beat yourself up....there is plenty of that going on all around us!!
The important thing is that you've made a decision to change and we are all here to support you on your journey!!
This is a wonderful place for questions, gripes, whinning, etc.!!
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10-04-2010, 10:30 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgetown,TN
Posts: 2,278
Weight Statistics way to long to remember!! Start Date:
12-09-09 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
282 lb Start Weight:
125 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
157 lb Weight Loss:
-25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
55.6737588652 % % Lost:
I just want to be healthy Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.3999023438 BMI Start:
21.4538574219 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi and welcome to our family!!! I agree with the other posts,read,read,read!!!! Good luck and best wishes with your journey!!! 
((((hugs))))Kim
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10-04-2010, 11:37 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome Rebecca!! You found a wonderful group of people for support with this group. I think almost everyone will admit to being nervous, afraid of being one of the statistics (even though the risks are pretty low anymore) and most of all afraid of failing.
Knowledge is your friend, the more you know what to expect, the better prepared you will be.
I don't have all of your issues, but I do have fibromyalgia and arthritis in my back(among other places) I have found that for the most part, my sleeping has improved since surgery but I still have days that even with my meds I can't get to sleep but the nights that I am able to sleep I am out until morning and it is a nice deep sleep. I have always been pretty lucky with my fibromyalgia in that I can control the pain by controlling my sleeping. I have had very few really achy days since surgery and they probably correlate to the nights I didn't sleep well.
Good luck and feel free to pm me if you want.
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23 pounds lost prior to surgery.
Mel
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10-04-2010, 11:41 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana
Posts: 305
Weight Statistics 2/11/2010 Start Date:
5/27/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
224 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.5 % % Lost:
May of 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3198065036 BMI Start:
26.4498790648 BMI Current:
25.5052405267 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome and good luck on your journey.
Cathy
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10-05-2010, 12:06 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon
Posts: 863
Weight Statistics 10 yrs old Start Date:
Dec 14, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
266 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.3458646617 % % Lost:
ASAP Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.6538085938 BMI Start:
28.1474609375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Wow, you got a lot on your plate. I have some of that fibro stuff too. Reading and asking questions is best. How does your dr feel about you wanting to do this? Would it effect your disks; it would probably relieve them huh? Just research, read and ask questions and. It may be a few months or more before you get all of the required tests and procedures done but the time and effort you put in to it will help to determine whether or not you are serious about a leap like this. You will find support her for every set of your journey. Nice to meet you!!
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10-05-2010, 02:53 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Good luck with your process, do a lot of search and research, there is no such thing as too much knowledge, knowledge is power.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
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