Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 Getting rid of my 2x and 3x cloths.....fitting into my 3x sweat pants with my 14 year old daughter in with me........and still having room.....fitting in the booths of resturants...without even touching....with about 10 inches to spare.....walking without the aid of a cane....walking into stores and not worrying about if I will be able to get back to the car.....Not having to use those electric carts in the department stores like Kmart and WalMart.....being able to put in a garden in my backyard with out sweating up a river....having energy and some to spare....cleaning house and moving furniture.....riding a bike......being looked at by men and my daughters having to tell me about it, cause I don't notice it.........being able to reach my shoes.....being able to put on pants standing up and being able to lift my legs up and into them without effort....wearing french cut underwear size 7 down from size 11......Getting a good nights sleep and waking up like I did get a good nights sleep and feeling refreshed with new energy......getting dressed in less than 1 minute when it use to take 15 minutes or more.......going out with the girls something I haven't done in 10 years......guys that stand closer to me when they are talking with me.......Wanting to get out of the house instead of hiding in the house....being able to reach around to do personal hygiene without effort.....touching the floor flat handed with legs straight which I haven't done in about 15 years something my kids can't do....fitting into a size 6 shoe when I use to wear 7 1/2 to 8 1/2....doing a great job all day and thinking back and remembering forgetting to eat all day because I just didn't get hungry....wanting to take a family portrait to send to all my friend on the net (haven't yet).....Not being recognized by old friends and family friends.....hanging my cane on the wall cause I ain't gonna ever need to use it again....being able to sit down on the grass in the front yard and getting up without effort.....fitting behind the steering wheel and being able to move the seat forward closer to the wheel and still having about 8 inches between the tummy and the wheel.......No Depression.....No knee pain.....No swollen legs and ankles.....I could go on and on.....I am so very grateful to have been given a chance to live my life normally. A. Dias Age - 45 Height - 5' 5 " Surgery September 28, 1998 - 340 lbs. 9 months 185 lbs. Total Loss - 155 lbs. (Lost a Person) Open RNY w/Gallbladder removed Dr. H. Gladen; Fresno, California At 11:45 PM 7/28/99 -0700, Curran wrote: >How do I count the ways? Wearing tiny clothes. Looking NORMAL. " Passing for " a normie in restaurants and clothing stores. Climbing stepladders again (couldn't ever balance all my weight on one foot at a time). Reaching across things (my belly was in the way). Making sweet with my sweet while breathing simultaneously. Tying shoes without effort. Doing the state fair. Flying (as on a plane). Wearing a bikini. Performing proper hygiene. Having the stamina to work at Mc's (at MY age!)! Being assertive with doctors. Living long enough to see my grandchild. > >Thanks for asking this question! It gives me a LOT to be thankful for & I barely scratched the surface! > > >vitalady@... >www.vitalady.com > > > > >Thanks! > > >vitalady@... ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN " > ><HTML> ><HEAD> > ><META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> ><META content=' " MSHTML 4.72.3110.7 " ' name=GENERATOR> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=#f0e8d8> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>How do I count the ways? & nbsp; Wearing tiny >clothes. Looking NORMAL. & quot;Passing for & quot; a normie in restaurants and >clothing stores. & nbsp; Climbing stepladders again (couldn't ever balance all my >weight on one foot at a time). Reaching across things (my belly was in the way). >Making sweet with my sweet while breathing simultaneously. & nbsp; Tying shoes >without effort. Doing the state fair. Flying (as on a plane). & nbsp; Wearing a >bikini. & nbsp; Performing proper hygiene. Having the stamina to work at >Mc's (at MY age!)! & nbsp; Being assertive with doctors. & nbsp; Living long >enough to see my grandchild.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks for asking this question! & nbsp; It gives >me a LOT to be thankful for & amp; I barely scratched the surface!</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR><A >href= " mailto:vitalady@... " >vitalady@...</A><BR><A >href= " http://www.vitalady.com " >www.vitalady.com</A></FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 >size=2><BR>vitalady@...</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 -- What a beautiful letter!! I hope you saved that one for your journal! Did you ever find the phone number for your Dr.? I was also wondering if I could use your name as a reference? My PCP will send me to anyone for a consultation that I ask her to. she is really understanding about all this, although she is not too educated about it. Carol in Wilton (just so. of Sacramento) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 : As I read your post, I had a picture of a much older woman in mind as you described all of your old maladies. I was surprised when I got to your age....only 45. What a story. I'm still working on my favorite, but I noticed yesterday when I was holding something with my left hand, that I could reach into the left pocket of my jeans with my right hand and fish something out. That was amazing. I could barely get any hand in any pocket before. Bandas Austin, TX RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX Then: 305 Now: 180 Gone: 112.5 pounds in 12 months Gone: 120.0 pounds in 13 months (-7.5 month 13) Gone: 123.0 pounds in 14 months (-3.0 month 14) Gone: 125.0 pounds in 15 months (-2.0 month 15) Re: favorite changes? > > > Getting rid of my 2x and 3x cloths.....fitting into my 3x sweat pants with > my 14 year old daughter in with me........and still having room.....fitting > in the booths of resturants...without even touching....with about 10 inches > to spare.....walking without the aid of a cane....walking into stores and > not worrying about if I will be able to get back to the car.....Not having > to use those electric carts in the department stores like Kmart and > WalMart.....being able to put in a garden in my backyard with out sweating > up a river....having energy and some to spare....cleaning house and moving > furniture.....riding a bike......being looked at by men and my daughters > having to tell me about it, cause I don't notice it.........being able to > reach my shoes.....being able to put on pants standing up and being able to > lift my legs up and into them without effort....wearing french cut underwear > size 7 down from size 11......Getting a good nights sleep and waking up like > I did get a good nights sleep and feeling refreshed with new > energy......getting dressed in less than 1 minute when it use to take 15 > minutes or more.......going out with the girls something I haven't done in > 10 years......guys that stand closer to me when they are talking with > me.......Wanting to get out of the house instead of hiding in the > house....being able to reach around to do personal hygiene without > effort.....touching the floor flat handed with legs straight which I haven't > done in about 15 years something my kids can't do....fitting into a size 6 > shoe when I use to wear 7 1/2 to 8 1/2....doing a great job all day and > thinking back and remembering forgetting to eat all day because I just > didn't get hungry....wanting to take a family portrait to send to all my > friend on the net (haven't yet).....Not being recognized by old friends and > family friends.....hanging my cane on the wall cause I ain't gonna ever need > to use it again....being able to sit down on the grass in the front yard > and getting up without effort.....fitting behind the steering wheel and > being able to move the seat forward closer to the wheel and still having > about 8 inches between the tummy and the wheel.......No Depression.....No > knee pain.....No swollen legs and ankles.....I could go on and on.....I am > so very grateful to have been given a chance to live my life normally. > > A. Dias > Age - 45 Height - 5' 5 " > Surgery September 28, 1998 - 340 lbs. > 9 months 185 lbs. > Total Loss - 155 lbs. (Lost a Person) > Open RNY w/Gallbladder removed > Dr. H. Gladen; Fresno, California > > > > > > At 11:45 PM 7/28/99 -0700, Curran wrote: > >How do I count the ways? Wearing tiny clothes. Looking NORMAL. " Passing > for " a normie in restaurants and clothing stores. Climbing stepladders > again (couldn't ever balance all my weight on one foot at a time). Reaching > across things (my belly was in the way). Making sweet with my sweet while > breathing simultaneously. Tying shoes without effort. Doing the state fair. > Flying (as on a plane). Wearing a bikini. Performing proper hygiene. > Having the stamina to work at Mc's (at MY age!)! Being assertive with > doctors. Living long enough to see my grandchild. > > > >Thanks for asking this question! It gives me a LOT to be thankful for & I > barely scratched the surface! > > > > > >vitalady@... > >www.vitalady.com > > > > > > > > > >Thanks! > > > > > >vitalady@... > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN " > > ><HTML> > ><HEAD> > > > ><META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> > ><META content=' " MSHTML 4.72.3110.7 " ' name=GENERATOR> > ></HEAD> > ><BODY bgColor=#f0e8d8> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>How do I count the ways? & nbsp; Wearing tiny > >clothes. Looking NORMAL. & quot;Passing for & quot; a normie in restaurants and > >clothing stores. & nbsp; Climbing stepladders again (couldn't ever balance > all my > >weight on one foot at a time). Reaching across things (my belly was in the > way). > >Making sweet with my sweet while breathing simultaneously. & nbsp; Tying shoes > >without effort. Doing the state fair. Flying (as on a plane). & nbsp; Wearing a > >bikini. & nbsp; Performing proper hygiene. Having the stamina to work at > >Mc's (at MY age!)! & nbsp; Being assertive with doctors. & nbsp; Living long > >enough to see my grandchild.</FONT></DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks for asking this question! & nbsp; It > gives > >me a LOT to be thankful for & amp; I barely scratched the surface!</FONT></DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR><A > >href= " mailto:vitalady@... " >vitalady@...</A><BR><A > >href= " http://www.vitalady.com " >www.vitalady.com</A></FONT></DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> > ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 > >size=2><BR>vitalady@...</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 My favorite changes are not being as changed as I was when I was so obese! Except for a few more wrinkles, 3 kids, a different husband, and smaller boobs, I look like I did in college (abet I am still 40 lb. heavier than I was then) . . . Some friends were looking at old photo albums and said that I look better now than I did at my first wedding 19 years ago! My friends daughter , 19, said I look better than 15 years ago (old Drivers license picture;o)). Yes, it is great to look better, but feeling better than ever is such a gift. There is nothing that I avoid anymore . . . NOTHING but sugar and dairy that is! Vicki in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 Gosh! There is so much to be thankful for! I am glad this question was asked because I spend so much of my time looking at new challenges that I scarce have time to look back to see how far I've come. Favorite Changes..... Walking up and down the stairs when pre-op I could not even dream of doing this, walking up hills and long distances rather than begging for someone to drive me everywhere or paying exhorbitant parking fees because I couldn't walk ten blocks. Having energy to spare and not crashing the moment I get home from work. Going from size 14 underwear to size 8. Having my husband invite me to be with him at his company's picnic for the first time in 20 years. He never said it but I am finding out now just how much my former size embarrassed him. Having him put his arms around my waist. I havien't had a waist in years and years. Going to K-Mart and finding clothes on the $1-$4 sale rack that fits me well, cleaning house without stopping to take a breather every 5 minutes, not having to use electric wheelchair carts in stores...standing on line at the grocery store without pain or exhaustion, moving my seat up closer to the steering wheel with room to spare...Crossing my legs (I never get tired of that) because I haven't been able to do tha in 30 years....Not being recognized by family or even my own primary doctor...giving my cane to my mom because she really needs it and I don't ...being able to go different places without wondering if there are steps that I have to climb or long distances to walk or if there are seating accommodations for me. Gosh that is soooooo GREAT!!!! Thank God for now being able to LIVE not just exist! Carol Richmond, VA RNY-10/31/97 Age 52 Pre-op 318 Current 208 - Total Loss 110 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 Yep....obesity is very debilitating at any age....Someone asked me how I went about getting the Dr. that I had and how did I research picking him out and the surgery.....I said.....I didn't have a choice....I felt that my life was in the very near future coming to an end ....if I didn't do something quick to repair my health....and a diet was out of the question....I wasn't eating much in the first place....my body had slowed down sooooooo much....that it didn't matter how much I ate.....I was going to gain weight regardless....so there was no question of my mind what procedure I would get....or any thoughts of I could die during the operation....I just went full speed ahead.... I knew that this was what I needed...and without hesitation I started the process and throughout all of the months of wait....I never once doubted or second guessed my initial decision....as now after 10 months....I KNOW I made the totally RIGHT decision. A. Dias Age - 45 Height - 5' 5 " Surgery September 28, 1998 - 340 lbs. 9 months 185 lbs. Total Loss - 155 lbs. (Lost a Person) Open RNY w/Gallbladder removed Dr. H. Gladen; Fresno, California At 06:48 AM 7/29/99 -0500, Bandas wrote: > > >: > >As I read your post, I had a picture of a much older woman in mind as you >described all of your old maladies. I was surprised when I got to your >age....only 45. What a story. > >I'm still working on my favorite, but I noticed yesterday when I was holding >something with my left hand, that I could reach into the left pocket of my >jeans with my right hand and fish something out. That was amazing. I could >barely get any hand in any pocket before. > > Bandas >Austin, TX >RNY 4-28-98, Dr. Selinkoff, San , TX >Then: 305 Now: 180 >Gone: 112.5 pounds in 12 months >Gone: 120.0 pounds in 13 months (-7.5 month 13) >Gone: 123.0 pounds in 14 months (-3.0 month 14) >Gone: 125.0 pounds in 15 months (-2.0 month 15) > Re: favorite changes? > > >> >> >> Getting rid of my 2x and 3x cloths.....fitting into my 3x sweat pants with >> my 14 year old daughter in with me........and still having >room.....fitting >> in the booths of resturants...without even touching....with about 10 >inches >> to spare.....walking without the aid of a cane....walking into stores and >> not worrying about if I will be able to get back to the car.....Not having >> to use those electric carts in the department stores like Kmart and >> WalMart.....being able to put in a garden in my backyard with out sweating >> up a river....having energy and some to spare....cleaning house and moving >> furniture.....riding a bike......being looked at by men and my daughters >> having to tell me about it, cause I don't notice it.........being able to >> reach my shoes.....being able to put on pants standing up and being able >to >> lift my legs up and into them without effort....wearing french cut >underwear >> size 7 down from size 11......Getting a good nights sleep and waking up >like >> I did get a good nights sleep and feeling refreshed with new >> energy......getting dressed in less than 1 minute when it use to take 15 >> minutes or more.......going out with the girls something I haven't done in >> 10 years......guys that stand closer to me when they are talking with >> me.......Wanting to get out of the house instead of hiding in the >> house....being able to reach around to do personal hygiene without >> effort.....touching the floor flat handed with legs straight which I >haven't >> done in about 15 years something my kids can't do....fitting into a size 6 >> shoe when I use to wear 7 1/2 to 8 1/2....doing a great job all day and >> thinking back and remembering forgetting to eat all day because I just >> didn't get hungry....wanting to take a family portrait to send to all my >> friend on the net (haven't yet).....Not being recognized by old friends >and >> family friends.....hanging my cane on the wall cause I ain't gonna ever >need >> to use it again....being able to sit down on the grass in the front yard >> and getting up without effort.....fitting behind the steering wheel and >> being able to move the seat forward closer to the wheel and still having >> about 8 inches between the tummy and the wheel.......No Depression.....No >> knee pain.....No swollen legs and ankles.....I could go on and on.....I am >> so very grateful to have been given a chance to live my life normally. >> >> A. Dias >> Age - 45 Height - 5' 5 " >> Surgery September 28, 1998 - 340 lbs. >> 9 months 185 lbs. >> Total Loss - 155 lbs. (Lost a Person) >> Open RNY w/Gallbladder removed >> Dr. H. Gladen; Fresno, California >> >> >> >> >> >> At 11:45 PM 7/28/99 -0700, Curran wrote: >> >How do I count the ways? Wearing tiny clothes. Looking NORMAL. " Passing >> for " a normie in restaurants and clothing stores. Climbing stepladders >> again (couldn't ever balance all my weight on one foot at a time). >Reaching >> across things (my belly was in the way). Making sweet with my sweet while >> breathing simultaneously. Tying shoes without effort. Doing the state >fair. >> Flying (as on a plane). Wearing a bikini. Performing proper hygiene. >> Having the stamina to work at Mc's (at MY age!)! Being assertive >with >> doctors. Living long enough to see my grandchild. >> > >> >Thanks for asking this question! It gives me a LOT to be thankful for & >I >> barely scratched the surface! >> > >> > >> >vitalady@... >> >www.vitalady.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Thanks! >> > >> > >> >vitalady@... >> ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN " > >> ><HTML> >> ><HEAD> >> > >> ><META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> >> ><META content=' " MSHTML 4.72.3110.7 " ' name=GENERATOR> >> ></HEAD> >> ><BODY bgColor=#f0e8d8> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>How do I count the ways? & nbsp; Wearing >tiny >> >clothes. Looking NORMAL. & quot;Passing for & quot; a normie in restaurants >and >> >clothing stores. & nbsp; Climbing stepladders again (couldn't ever balance >> all my >> >weight on one foot at a time). Reaching across things (my belly was in >the >> way). >> >Making sweet with my sweet while breathing simultaneously. & nbsp; Tying >shoes >> >without effort. Doing the state fair. Flying (as on a plane). & nbsp; >Wearing a >> >bikini. & nbsp; Performing proper hygiene. Having the stamina to work at >> >Mc's (at MY age!)! & nbsp; Being assertive with doctors. & nbsp; Living >long >> >enough to see my grandchild.</FONT></DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks for asking this question! & nbsp; It >> gives >> >me a LOT to be thankful for & amp; I barely scratched the >surface!</FONT></DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR><A >> >href= " mailto:vitalady@... " >vitalady@...</A><BR><A >> >href= " http://www.vitalady.com " >www.vitalady.com</A></FONT></DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><BR>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> & nbsp;</DIV> >> ><DIV><FONT color=#000000 >> >size=2><BR>vitalady@...</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> >> > >> >> >> --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 Thank for the compliment Carol....Sorry it took so long Carol....but I couldn't find that damn number.....LOL!!! anyways Dr. Gladen's phone number at University Medical Center in Fresno is 453-4490 and he has an office number to separate from the Hospital....its 224-2100. Hope you are able to get in way under that year that you would have to wait to get into that other Dr up in your area.....Yes you can use me as a referral....My name is A. Okray ....to him....under my insurance....I'm one of his star patients....LOL!!! At 11:35 AM 7/29/99 EDT, Hpy2baluzr@... wrote: >From: Hpy2baluzr@... > >-- > > What a beautiful letter!! I hope you saved that one for your journal! >Did you ever find the phone number for your Dr.? I was also wondering if I >could use your name as a reference? My PCP will send me to anyone for a >consultation that I ask her to. she is really understanding about all this, >although she is not too educated about it. > >Carol in Wilton >(just so. of Sacramento) > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 1999 Report Share Posted July 29, 1999 God carol You just about said my whole life !! Except lets see I would add from the most important down ! 1. Being able to do things with my lil boy play on the play ground go for walks together being a big kid again! and to see the smile and admiration on his face every time we discover something new together:) 2.being able to walk without half dying and not being sick all the time racked with pneumonia or bronchitis 3. Having my husband as my biggest cheerleader! without him worry about every pound I might gain could be my LAST! Litterly! 4. My sister and my mom come in right around this to not them worry about me and not being embarrassed around my sisters young friends! 5. Driving again! 6. I think next not being " the fat friend anymore " but in a way its bothering at the same time with your big friends because you want the same for your friend's! You know what I mean? 7. Everything else carol said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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