NORMAL!!

Donna R
on 5/3/05 12:24 am - Paducah, KY

hi everyone! I am down 116 pounds and if I dont lose any more I will be ok with that. I started out at 277 and in just over a year I made it to 161. I actually got a little lower but I was really sick and it was not a healthy loss. I had my ventral hernia repaired this month and had problems right away. first my bladder would not work right, spent 3 hours in recovery trying to pee and they finally replaced the cathater and sent me home and said to come back to the doctors office in 2 days to have that removed... thankfully I was able to pee after they removed it. then I had gas really really bad, I was so full of gas that I looked pregnant! then i got rid of the gas and was constipated! which turned into becoming impacted!!! this is not fun, and I ended up going to the ER, finally a week later I was doing better but I still have some problmes with my BM. I wanted to get to 150 but I can live with 161, according to the BMI chart, this is normal!!! I can't wait until my son graduates this month. relitives are coming from Texas and Wyoming who have not seen me since Thanksgiving and I have changed since then, about 30 pounds total and my mom who is coming from wyoming has not seen me in person since before the surgery. I am still a little swollen but I need to go clothes shopping, I have NOTHING to wear! I actually had to raid my 17 year old sons dresser to find some pants, his are 34's and they fit!!! I need to update my picture here, the last one taken was about 40 pounds ago! guess someone had better take my picture soon. Donna 277/161/150