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Hello and fellow DSer. Well I read that story and you have been

through alot but overcame. I am glad you are happy where you are at.

You have triumph it looks like with your weight loss and then being

blessed with this child that you THOUGHT you would never be able to

have. So you are just around the corner from having this baby. I am

happy for you. I had the DS surgery with Dr. Keshishian in Delano, CA

last year August 13, 2003. I started out at 303 lbs, and have lost

100 pounds. I am currently pregnant with our (my husband and i) first

child. I am 11 weeks and have lost weight rather than gain but i am

not complaining. So far labs are fine except for a problem, that I am

sure is associated with the surgery. My VITAMIND D is off..and my

PARATHYROID is totally off (but the Parathyroid was a problem pre-

surgery). So i have to see an Endocrinolgist who is working with my

OB but nothing serious. Matter of fact the Endo pulled labs and

everything is okay (of course besides me having to take more

Supplements for Vit D).He said though, after baby is born we will

have to really attack this problem. So how are you feeling overall.

-ERICA (feel free to email me if you would like)

" " <jenykell@h...> wrote:

> Hello everyone. My name is Jeny and I live in the Twin Cities,

MN.

> I had a BPD/DS with Dr. Elariny in Arlington, VA in July of 2001

and

> am currently 30 weeks pregnant with my first child.

>

> My stats... I had a high weight of 412, weight at surgery of about

> 405, pre pregnancy low weight of about 185 and went between 185 and

> 195ish pretty consistently. I honestly don't know exactly what my

> pre pregnancy weight was. I had two tummy tucks (last one went

> around my whole torso), my arms tucked, breasts lifted, and was

> scheduled to have my legs done in May when I found out I was

> preggers. My doctors say I probably have about 20 lbs of skin on

my

> body still and that with that weight gone I would have more than

> passed my goal weight of 175. I am 5'9 " and have very large

bones.

>

> Pregnancy situation: I have been told for 10 years I probably

would

> have to see a fertility specialist when/if I was ready to have

> kids. I have cystic fibroids or something along those lines

> (excessive and large, up to tennis ball size) cysts on my ovaries,

> the name of that escapes me at this point, darn pregnancy. So it

> would be very difficult for me to get pregnant at all, much less

> easily. Then two years ago this week I ended up with a terrible

> infection in one of my falopian tubes and they had to go in and

take

> that and my ovary out in an emergency surgery. At that point they

> said I had a 70% chance of never having my own kids.

>

> In February a condom broke, and I became a miracle. For the next 6

> weeks I continued on my incredibly dangerous lifestyle of rock

> climbing, learning how to snow board, going to Mardi Gras, Partying

> like nobody's business for about 5 of the 6 weekends, including a

> ski trip where I bruised my tail bone so badly my PCP decided it

> might be broken. I was scheduling the appointment to go in for the

> x ray when the date occured to me and I bought the pregnancy test.

> And then bought 5 more just to be sure I wasn't doing something

> wrong. I was terrified, thrilled, excited, and devastated all at

> the same time.

>

> I hadn't been with the father all that long, but there was no

> question on whose it is. He and I didn't exactly see eye to eye on

> if I should have the kid or not, so now I am on my own. I left my

> great downtown single in the city lifestyle in Chicago's Lincoln

> Park and moved back to the place I grew up, Twin Cities, MN where

my

> family lives. Quit my job, got a new one at 16 weeks pregnant, was

> very lucky and have a great boss who is very understanding and

> supportive.

>

> My family has been amazing, but sometimes its hard because of the

> many challenges that we face as post WLS and pre natal. I battle

> with 9 vials of blood drawn every 2 months, and 3 or 4 every month,

> struggle with weight gain, worry about fetal weight and yesterday

> was put on partial bed rest because at 30 weeks the baby's head is

> engaged, and already in position and they are afraid that I will go

> into pre term labor. I spent 2 hours on a monitor yesterday to

make

> sure that I wasn't in labor, and now am having to go to part time

at

> work. I don't know if this has anything to do with my WLS or not,

> but I do know the anemia and probably the adema has quite a bit to

> do with it. Are any of you having any problems with either of

> those? What about weight gain? Any other DS WLSers that are PG

out

> there? HELP! I desperately need to connect!

>

> =)

>

> Anyway, now that I have babbled, and carried on, that is me, and my

> 90 second life story (although it might have been a bit longer than

> that, sorry) and I would love to hear about some of yours. Either

> email me personally at jenykell@h..., or post here. I can't

> wait to hear from you.

>

> Jeny