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Life is great for me these days I am getting divorced after 24 years butt it is the best thing I have done in my life so far thank god to you all and my new start in life to give me nthe courage to do it.
LOVE YOU ALLL AND HAVE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR
TORI
But I see a lot of past friends keep up on Facebook. I am there too. If you'd like my information....if you know or remember who I am, send me a message on here and we can connect.I am scheduled for a panniculectomy (not abdominalplasty) in exactly one week. I have maintained this weight for two years and am happy as a size 4...sometimes 6, depending. Still, the panni needs to be removed and at this point I'd just like it to be over with.
The plastic surgery board was extremely unhelpful and let's just say I will never return there again. It reminded me of why I left in the first place, to be quite honest.
That being said, probably the only person who knows who I am is Alex. Though I wanted to say that I am so so very proud of each and every one of you...and the battles you have fought and won, and continue to in your every day lives.
Thank you for being a very important part of mine at one time.
C
Ok I guess no one else has fallen off the wagon like I did! I guess I will be the first to admit this. I am ashamed and yes even afraid that people will judge me but I can't move forward until I come clean. I never realized how much I used food to feed my emotions. I have had one of the worst years emotionally and gained about 70 lbs since my lowest weight of March 08. I am definitly ashamed and even have not been to see my doctor because I am/was afraid. I believe my labs seem to be ok, because I donate platelets every two weeks and there has been no complaints (at least about my iron levels) I recently re-joined the gym to recommitt myself to becoming healthy and staying that way! There is a program in my gym that just started today and it is called the Biggest loser 2010! I joined and it is similar to the program on tv, it runs for 8 weeks. The only difference is we do not work out to the same extent. I will be working with a trained 2 times a week for one hour 1:1, and then in a group fitness class with everyone in the program. I also signed up for an extra day with the trainer and my daughter, so that should benefit me. I will have nutritional counseling and I believe this is definitly what I need! I just have to remain positive. So I thank you all for your previous support and realize the surgery did not fail me, I failed the surgery but am going back on track. I would do this again in a heart beat and have no regrets except that I regained weight! Good luck to all of you and I miss how active this board use to be.
Love, Chris
I am interested in your complication... I have felt a seriously awful pain in my under my lower ribs for some time... I has come and gone but it is really awfull...
I am happy to know that you don't regret anything... I am fortunate to tell the same story... I know that this is a process that every body have done and lived in diferent ways... it is really wonderful to have a bunch of people eager to hear you and respect your opinion. Here in our beloved board we can find people who loved the surgery and people *****gret is deeply...
best regards
Alex
Hello Tiff
Heighest weight was 450.. surgery it was388. My lowest weight was 183 when i gained up to 207. i joined WW and got down to 179. I recently hit 176.
As I posted earlier, I just had a complication but dont regret the surgery one bit. It changed my life for the better.
I am still at my job at the hospital and love it there. It's been almost 3 years. I'm in my second semester of going back to college for nursing.
I'm dating a really nice lady.. nothing serious yet.
Overall, life is great!
Last Tuesday I had my first complication.. A small bowell obstruction. I was in the hospital 1 week, had open surgery to fix the obstruction and repair my 2 hernias. I was at work and it happened really fast. The pain started about 7 pm and that night, i was being admitted in the hospital.
Now, everyone is asking me if I regret having WLS because of the obstruction. HECK NO! I researched WLS very well so i know that things can happen... even years later.
All my complications from WLS...
Severely Anemic .. have to have iron transfusions
2 Abdominal hernias
Bowell Obstruction
Even after all that, i would do it again!!!
Happy 4 years to me!!
We all have had such a journey since we got our WLS...!!!
Have a wonderful time enjoying the pregnancy... by the way... it is usual to ask here in Mexico: what would you like a baby boy or a baby girl???
Alex
Wendi
