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HW / SW / CW / GW 299 / 287 / 160 / 140 Feb '09 / Mar '09 / Dec '13 /Aug '10
Appendicitis/Bowel Obstruction Surgery 8/21/10
Beat Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 7/15/2011 - 1/26/2012 
Ran Half-Marathon 10/14/2012
First Pregnancy, Due 8/12/14 I LOVE MY DS!!!
Rooting-tooting for U! 
KAREN W.
I LOVE MY DS!!!!!
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
Check out www.dsfacts.com and www.duodenalswitch.com for all the accurate information on the great DS, and find surgeons in your area or around the country or out of the country.
I couldn't have done without all the great peeps on this board. 
SW: 234.5 CW: 157 GW: 140 - ish
Oh and be sure that you have shoes that you can just slip your sock covered foot into, ie no thongs. You may have on compression stockings or those little sock things and it is so much better to have a pair of shoes that you can put your foot into with having to lace it or tie it or take your socks off to wear.
red
Chapstick
lil firm pillow for the ride home
Crocs to walk the halls
Toothbrush (breath was KICKING)
Didn't need:
Magazines, books
Laptop
Ipod
PJs (I stayed funky in the original gown they gave me from surgery. I had no interest in taking a shower or changing clothes lol)
Between sleeping, TV, and visitors I didn't touch any of the reading or laptop. I brought my Ipod to drown out the hospital noise so I can sleep at night but it was so quiet I didnt need it. Your hospital might be nosier so who knows
~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!
SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!
ETA: I agree with Red on the scratcher... I had an itch on my girly area and I couldn't reach it so I had to ask the nurse
How embarrassing!!
Make a pregnancy ticker
ID & Insurance card - can be given to family member or friend when done.
Any medical forms needed.
Clothes on my back and bag to hold them.
Change of Socks & Underwear for trip home
Cell phone, charger & palmpilot (or phone book) - all optional.
Mini shave kit. (only needed last day and hospital often provides toiletries)
CPAP Mask - Check if you have one. Some hospitals tell you to bring the machine, some the mask only.
Peace,
William
To teach something is to have it. To have something you must be it. Teach peace, for that is what you are.
To listen to me sing: www.youtube.com/watch
