5year Anniversary!
My journey wasn't the easiest but definitely worth it. This week I went for my yearly gynecological appointment. The first thing my OB/GYN said to me was that I have done awesome maintaining my weight loss. I said it hasn't been easy but it's worth it. He said it shows. There are days I would love to be back in a size 4. I have maintained and have stayed in a size 6 for 3 years. My lowest weight was 109. My most comfortable weight is around 125. I am currently at 127. Considering the alternative I will take it. 5 years ago on thanksgiving day they were not sure if I would live or die. I had gastric bypass three days before thanksgiving. I was scheduled to go home that day but spiked a fever during the night and I was in a tremendous amount of pain. I remember them rushing me into emergency surgery and my husband looking so sad. I woke up with tubes coming out of me. I had an incision from my breast bone past my belly button. I was told if I had been sent home that day I would have died on the way. I had a bowel obstruction. My body was shutting down. That emergency surgery saved my life. I am forever thankful to have my life back. The weeks that followed were beyond hard. I went home with tubes hanging out everywhere. Home health was in and out of our home daily for over a month. I literally had to learn to put one foot in front of the other. I am a firm believer in what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Since then my life has changed tremendously. I am most thankful for simply a chance at life. It is the little things we take for granted. When I look at my scars I know they are my stripes of victory. God has allowed me to see my children grow up. He gave me a husband that has loved me literally through thick and thin, in sickness and in health. I couldn't ask for more.💕⚓️
Happy surgiversary, babeeee! 
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
Glad you checked in with us. I think about you from time to time and hope everything is going well. Sounds like you are fine!!!!
You are a year ahead of me. Congrats of 5 great years of health (after a very scary few months).
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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Happy surgiversary!!!
Duodenal Switch (Lap) 01-24-11 | Surgeon: Stephen Boyce | High weight: 250 in 2002 | Surgery weight: 203 | Lowest weight: 121 | Current weight: 135 | Goal weight: 135
Late happy surgiversary! I remember those days.... and thankful it worked out well for you.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
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