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stacyeparker wrote well looks who's alive! 7 years, 7 months ago
Well here I am, practically a totally new person. This entails good and bad things. I got all the way down to right around 250, maybe a bit under i can't remember. Got approved to get some excess s...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
Calorie goal? - Hello all,
Haven't been around much. Really mostly focousing on my self owned business, it takes most of my time. Anyway I'm doing fairly well. total of 80 pounds lost since Aug...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 12 years, 9 months ago
A brighter outlook - Well I went back and read my previous post. I feel like a totally different person wrote it. Life still kind of sucks. Though my surgery has nothing to do with any of it. My weight...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
progress pics - I was 400 in the first pic and right up untill my surgery. I am now at 322.
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Crawling back to the face of the earth - I fell off the face of the earth for a while,, depression hit me hard. I'm here now. for those of you (which is probly most) that don't know me, I had my surgery August 10th. I ha...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Can strictures come back? - OK a week ago I was scoped and they strecthed out a tight stricture. Now I am back to not being able to eat anything and keep it down. this has been going on for 3 days. This morni...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 12 months ago
I've been scoped - Well I went in today to get scoped. Turns out I apparently had a pretty tight stricture. He dialated it for me and now I am just stuck with an annoying irritation in my throat. I'm...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 12 years, 12 months ago
Another update - Well Dr. Rossi saw me yesterday. I am scheduled to be scoped on Thursday. He thnks it is a stricture (have had burning with eating and drinking).
I now have my vitamins, all exce...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 12 years, 12 months ago
This sucks - Well here I am a month out. I have lost 40 pounds and have been sitting right at 352-348 for the past 2 weeks. My depression is seriously kicking my butt. I spend most my time slee...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
update on my situation - well I have so far been able to eat beans and cheese twice today and keep down some milk. the milk made me sick to my stomach but I was able to keep it.
I looked into buying the ...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
A deep burning hurt - Well I am still having issues with getting my liquids and protein in. I think I eat maybe 4g of protein a day. I can't stand the whey protein I have and can't get my husband to buy...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Scared to eat too much - I am on soft/pureed now. I am so much happier getting to have food with taste. But now I am worried about eating too much. In the 3 days since I could do soft I have eaten about 4 ...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
over 3 weeks post op - Well here I am 3 weeks post op. My main incision got infected. Bad infected like pus and stuff that the Dr. had to suction out. I now have a hole in me I have to have packed 2 time...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
4 days out - I just got home yesterday. Overall I am doig well. I can get my liquids in fairly easily, I just wake up feeling dry on occasion. I have only been sleeping a couple hours at a time...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
The losers bench - Well here I am. 4 days post op. I am sore. I can't get up wthout help. I have a drain till the 16th. My left side is the worst for pain, they said that is the biggest incision so i...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Pre-op testing and other things - I had my pre-op testing yesterday. Things went ok. They drew blood and did and EKG. the EKG was quick and simple. they stuck a bunch of stickers on me and hooked me to a machine. a...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
pre-op testing done - Here I am again. Because of my vacation I had to get my testing done today. It was simple, they drew some blood, did and ekg and talked to me. Reminded me to take my labre out.
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
pre-op liquids suck - I am on day 4 of my pre-op liquids and I almost cried today. It wasn't over much, I was watching my husband make himself a sandwich.
I am seriously mourning food right now and I ...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Liquid diet sucks - I cried today watching my husband make himself a couple sandwich wrap type things. I would love to eat a nice tomatoe. The hardest part is I could eat if I really wanted to. This i...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
Worried how bad off I'll be - I have 4 kids. Three of them are going to be starting school soon after my surgery. My mom is worried about me being able to get them ready for the day and be able to care for them...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
I have a date - Well this was a confusing past half hour. First I get called by the pre-certification lady from the office. She says they have not recieved my approval letter so she got the ref # ...
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stacyeparker posted a discussion topic 13 years, 1 month ago
A little bit closer - I finally got a call from my surgeon's office. They hadnt recieved my approval letter but got the ref # from mine. I was told I would hear from the Nurse and get scheduled for surg...
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stacyeparker wrote a blog post 13 years, 1 month ago
Still waiting - I really wish my Surgeon hadn't been scheduled to move offices during this time. I called them today and turns out they were closed all last week. I am looking at a 2 week timefram...
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stacyeparker added a goal 13 years, 1 month ago
weigh under 200 lbs!
About Me
South Charleston, WV
Location
49.4
BMI
Surgery
08/08/2011
Surgery Date
Mar 05, 2008
Member Since