halblingefrau
halblingefrau accomplished a goal 13 years, 7 months ago
Have WLS
halblingefrau accomplished a goal 13 years, 7 months ago
Get a surgery date
halblingefrau accomplished a goal 13 years, 7 months ago
Successfully complete my 2 week pre-op liquid diet
halblingefrau accomplished a goal 13 years, 7 months ago
Get house in order before surgery
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 13 years, 7 months ago
Moving - All blog posts are moving to my new blog... maintaining this one is getting to be too difficult.
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halblingefrau wrote a blog post 13 years, 7 months ago
Surgery: imminent - Surgery is less than 2 weeks away. I'm having it August 10th. Next week is my last week at work prior to surgery. Nervous? Excited? Ready? Yes.
halblingefrau posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
Pre Op Diet experience and question - Ok, I'm 4 days into my pre-op diet. My doctors version of it is protein shakes for two meals, veggies, and 4 oz of lean meat for dinner. It's been hard, but I look of it as a tes...
halblingefrau posted a discussion topic 13 years, 7 months ago
I have a surgery date! (and other happenings) - Well, I have a date. August 10th at 8:30am. I started my pre-op diet yesterday and I feel horribly restricted with the '2 protein shakes and any non-starch veggies' rule. Basica...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 13 years, 9 months ago
One more to go - I've been neglecting this blog for the last couple of months, but here's the update. I had my 4th and 5th appointments and now I only have one more to go. I'm having my last appo...
halblingefrau posted a discussion topic 13 years, 10 months ago
Grocery bills going up? - I'm coming down to the last 2 months before my DS surgery and I've been reading that a lot of people see their grocery bills get higher after surgery. For those of you who experie...
halblingefrau posted a comment 13 years, 11 months ago
I like the pink and black on you. Looks like you're at the hospital. ...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 13 years, 11 months ago
Halfway - On the 12th I had the 3rd of my 6 appointments with the bariatrician. I'm down another 2 lbs. Not much else to say, don't feel like writing. I've been experimenting with flavors...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 13 years, 11 months ago
Strength in Weakness - So recently I haven't been feeling well. Feels like some sort of flu bug. While wallowing in my self pity, I had a weak moment and purchased a bottle of Diet Coke. This is after...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years ago
Psych Eval - I had my psych eval today and I passed. It was really not a huge deal. They were just looking to see that I understood that WLS is not magic and you won't lose weight by drinking...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years ago
Second Bariatrician Visit - I had my second visit with the bariatrician today. We went over my lab work and I am highly deficient in Vitamin D (normal for obese people), but my hemoglobin count was WAY low. ...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Diet Coke Gone Forever - It's been 10 days since I quit drinking Diet Coke. I have to say I'm surprised at how well I'm coping. I still have the occasional craving, but I don't NEED it like I used to. I...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Diet Coke relapse - Well, I had a relapse this weekend on the Diet Coke. I had the equivalent of 2 liters over the weekend. Still, that is less than my usual 2 liters a day but WAY up from my 1 can ...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Kinda pissed - So I had my surgeon's consult and then made my appointment with the Bariatrician. I made the appointment on Jan 10th but they couldn't get me in until Feb 3rd! I admit that made ...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
First Appointment - I had my first appointment with the bariatric surgeon yesterday. I can't say enough how much I liked him and his staff. They were very professional and neither overly critical or...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Bending Over and Water Heaters - Ok, semi-weight related.... I wish I could bend over longer and still be able to breathe because I think we might have a leak in our water heater. Dammit.
That is all.
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Major Milestone - I turned in my preliminary paperwork today. I am so jazzed right now it's not even funny. I'm not sure if it's all from the excitement that I actually am starting this journey, t...
halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
A little freaked out... - I finished all my preliminary paperwork today. It's ready to be taken over to the Dr's office tomorrow. After completing it, I realized "Wow, I'm actually making progress toward ...
halblingefrau selected a surgeon: Robert Berger, M.D.. 14 years, 2 months ago
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halblingefrau wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
First Steps... - On December 14th my mother came with me to an information session put on by our local Bariatric Surgeons. It was a great session, and the two patients they had come speak were my...
halblingefrau uploaded a photo 14 years, 3 months ago
About Me
Flagstaff, AZ
Location
43.4
BMI
Surgery
08/10/2011
Surgery Date
Jul 23, 2008
Member Since
