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Autumn's Mom
on 9/5/07 6:27 am - Fairport, NY
Topic: this is from donna mae ~ happy anniversary to us all!!!!
Hey Micha - would you do me a big big favor and post to the Sept board that I am thinking of all of us as we start our third year! Seems like just yesterday, as you say. Also, please tell Shelly her baby is darling! Just beautiful and congratulations from me. (I would but -- well I can't post over there!!).
Paula Hep
on 9/2/07 11:03 pm - Windsor, CT
RNY on 09/28/05 with
Topic: RE: O.T. update on my soon to be grand daughter
The rotation helps, but may be painful (don't tell her!) I hope if they do it, that it sticks...to avoid a c-section. paula
Tanya L
on 9/1/07 3:29 am - Carpinteria, CA
Topic: RE: Ali is here !
SO GLAD you and baby are fine!!! CONGRATS sweetie!!
Tanya L
on 9/1/07 2:49 am - Carpinteria, CA
Topic: RE: 2 year surgiversary September 2nd!
Monica... I will be celebrating my divorce this week coming.... and on the 14th my 2 yr. I thinkwe DO change, but for the reason you state... We no longer let people push us around, and feel more liberated. We dont just want to sit on the couch anymore... Some people cant handle that NEW person, which in my case was "my old person". It becomes a threat to them. People who knew me before say that a EXUDE confidence, and I do... I am not going to let someone else keep me from my dreams, or make me sit on the sideline any longer... I have lost 15 years... For me it was about a lot of physical, mental abuse and adultry on his side... I am happy for my new beginnings... I wish my soon to be ex well... CELEBRATE girlfriend! You're not married... evaluate yor situation...
Ready4 AChange
on 8/31/07 2:09 pm - Upper Chichester, PA
Topic: RE: 2 year surgiversary September 2nd!
Happy Surgiversary Monica Guess we all will be celebrating our "Rebirthdays" soon. Sandy
Ready4 AChange
on 8/31/07 2:06 pm - Upper Chichester, PA
Topic: O.T. update on my soon to be grand daughter
My daughter Christina went to the doctor on Wed. The baby is in a breech position. She still has a month maybe less but the doctor said they could try to "manually rotate" her. There is no guarantee that she will stay "put" they may have to do a C section. They will decide that I think maybe the next doctor visit. Sandy
Ready4 AChange
on 8/31/07 2:03 pm - Upper Chichester, PA
Topic: RE: Ali is here !
Congratulations Mom and Dad Give yourself a few weeks, months you will not even remember what the pain was like. I myself did "natural" with my last two. The more you have the easier it gets.... I had four and love each of them...sometimes what to choke them but that's kids for you. Get some rest there are alot of 2 a.m feedings your in for. Sandy
donnafc
on 8/31/07 4:42 am - Lowell, MA
Topic: RE: Ali is here !
Oh Shel she is beautiful it seems like we were just calling her bean.... My best friend is due Oct. 14th but they are talking about taking her some time next week. Friend has gestational diabetes. Looking at pictures of Ali is making me get a weepy. My BF's babys name is Abbi..... When I had my 2nd one, we were in labor for a very short time. I went from 5cm to delivery in minutes..... enjoy her to the fullest it is the best thing that can happen to a person. d...
Monica K.
on 8/31/07 12:48 am - Vancouver, WA
Topic: 2 year surgiversary September 2nd!
I guess it is time to reflect back on my journey through WLS. Two years ago this sunday (September 2nd) I had gastric bypass surgery. I am truely thankful for the surgery. My life has changed so much. In the past 2 years I have done more then I have in the past 10 years! The shopping for normal sized clothes, the compliments, energy, etc. But it's not all wonderful. My relationship with my boyfriend continues to struggle. Is that caused by the outcome of the surgery? who knows? probably. I have a new found confidence, I hold my head up high and people notice. Our relationship is something we both continue to work on. He says I have changed. Have I? I don't know. I am not the shy, stay at home girl he met ten years ago. I want to have fun and experience life. He seems to think I just want to spend it with someone else. I continue to struggle with my addiction to sugar also. I love ice cream, always have and always will. The carbs are also creeping back into my life. This surgery was not a miracle cure but a tool and unless you use your tool how it was intended to be used you can fail. I don't beat myself up about the little bumps in the road but focus on them and try to learn from my mistakes. I will keep on trucking along and living my life to the fullest. Thank you all out there for the kind words and support throughout the years. Monica
shelt
on 8/30/07 9:22 pm - Neer Lake Erie, PA
Topic: Ali is here !
Pics on profile I went from 285.4 pre pregnancy to 168 this morning Sunday morning at 4:30 I woke up having contractions at 12 min apart , not strong but much more noticable . I sat and had tea and relaxed and as usual they stopped again after 4 hours. I didn't feel well Sunday , kind of fluish so I decided to stay in bed most of the day.My back and hips hurt anyway from overduing it Saturday. At 8:15 pm I had a really sharp crampy feeling and when I went to get out of bed I had this very weird sensation of peeing myself. Hubby got me a towel to set up on just in case and when I made the effort to sit up to go potty , the towel(Big bath towel) was soaked, and I leaked all the way to the potty thank goodness for more towels...lol I called the midwife and she said head in and we will get things rolling, we left and went to L&D I got checked and was still at 80% effaced and 1 cm dialated, she said thats normal till after the water breaks and relax. 4 am they checked again and I was still the same , she said well we have 24 hours to get the baby out so no change by 5:30 and start Pitocin, contractions were 6 min apart and still no change so at 5:30 they started the drip, she said by 9 or 10 there should be a very nice change going on. Okay fast forward past the boring all day wait...3 pm contractions are 4 min apart and painful enough I can barley breath or so I thought, they said we will check and if your at 4 we can give you an epi and help with the pain so you can relax for the other 1/2 of this, by this time I was ready to change my mind about no needles in my back...hehe Ready for this...STILL at 80% and 1 dialated at -2 WTF!!! and the the pit was already up to 64 so they turn it up again and say we will check again in 2 hours but I can have a shot for pain until later. I got the shot and things go from bad to worse 15 min after the shot I zone out and remeber almost nothing why? because my heartrate became erratic , my bp started dropping , my body started shaking but at 5 when they check me I am finally at 80% 4-5 dialated and still -2 but i'm dialating..g thanx! At 6 pm they called in a cartiologist because my heartrate is 30, my BP was 70 over 50 something, I have no memory of him even being there , when he did the recheck and update the next day I looked at my hubby kinda weird and he said thats the cartiologist and said uhm ok if you say so. At 6 pm they informed my hubby I had till 7 to deliver or they were doing and emergancy c-cection so the cartiologist can do what he needs to do to check out whats wrong with my heart and things messing up , because of the problems I was not allowed to have epi because it would relax my system to much...What , no more pain meds..I'm doing this natural? all natural? Uhm remember the part where I changed my mind?? At 6:30 I start informing the midwife to leave me alone I can't do this anymore, I can't focus past the pain and I give up because the pitocin isn't working anyway I didn't want anyone neer me or touching me ot talking to me I wanted to be alone. At 6:55 I got this realy shap burning contraction that felt like my body was about to explode and as soon as it stoped it started again, It took over my whole body head to toe, I was crying and shaking and about to puke if i could just breath anytime soon, she said roll on your back we will check you. I told her......No I told you I'm done I'm not doing this anymore I don't have any energy left and labor is not working anyway , so she got one leg a nurse got the other and I was on my back...lol She wateched during the next contraction and she said well mom you can push now the head is trying to crown. I said you mean push for real non of that half push but not realy push crap? and she said yes real push , we arebout to have that baby She informed me at 7 I could push and 6 pushed later at 7:11 pm Ali was born, the moment she was born all my vitals returned to normal and I was fine They figured because the labor as so long and hard that she was pressed on the vina cava too long and that is why the bloodflow was messed up and things were out of wack. Not aware of how bad things did get for me when they nurse came in to check on my at 8 I asked her if I could get up and take a shower She asked me if I was nuts after what happened during delivery and said she would be right back and left Hubby said sweety we need to talk and told me all that went on.I told him yeah okay but i still want a shower I feel gross...lol Will I ever do this again? OH HELL NO!!! Was it worth it? EVERY scary ,painful frustrating make want to give up moment of it !!! I now have at home the miricle I was told for 20 years would never be possible, and the husband who stayed by my side from the time my water broke untill the time we came home from the hospital yesterday. I am so very blessed. Shel
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