http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com Hope you enjoy my story Fri, 09 May 2008 23:50:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's May 9th and it's been 5 weeks since I had RYN. I'm down 26 pounds, I've endured a 10 day plateau, and 2 episodes of near vomiting (I call them "episodes"). I appear to fall into the  slow loser category. There are others on the forum who at 5 ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/05/09/catching-up-from-last-post/ Posted 03-24-2008 at 12:40 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> Good Morning All, I had my pre-admission testing this past Thursday and everything went well. I have a B12 deficiency but other than that no problems. My surgery is scheduled for April 3rd. Today I started the 10 day clear liquid diet. ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/pre-op-diet-starts-today/ Posted 03-16-2008 at 10:38 AM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> On Monday this past week I called the clinic to ask what I should expect at PAT because I couldn't remember and after reading all the posts on this site I needed to emotionally prepare myself for the possibility of an ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/pre-admission-testing-part-1/ Posted 03-07-2008 at 10:15 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> Today 3/7/08, I went to the bank to get the cashiers checks for the surgery. All went well. I continue to read everything I can about the surgery and the new lifestyle. I've been conscious about eating slowing, chewing chewing chewing, ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/the-money/ Posted Yesterday at 09:38 AM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> Yesterday I had my two-week post-op visit with Dr. Boe. The first thing I did was weigh in and I have lost 8 pounds since the surgery and 17 pounds total from my pre-admission testing date. Dr. Boe was very pleased ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/two-week-post-op-doctor-appointment/ Posted 04-07-2008 at 07:07 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> Marianne and I went to Lanhorne the night before and stayed at the Red Roof Inn. I arrived at the hospital at my 5:45AM appoinment time. The admitting nurse went over paper work with me and about 15 minutes later they ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/day-of-surgery/ Posted 03-28-2008 at 07:03 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> I'm back from NY. Today is day five of the diet and I'm hanging in there. I have to say that day 3 was the hardest so far. Everyday has been hard...this sucks but I'm keeping my eye on the prize. ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/day-5-of-liquid-diet/ Posted 03-16-2008 at 10:51 AM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> I had a scare. I had a voice mail message from the clinic on Thursday asking me to call right away about my surgery date. Of course I got this message after their office closed so it was agonizing waiting until ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/a-whirl-wind-week/ Posted 03-10-2008 at 08:06 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> My good friend Pam had WLS in May 07 and has lost over 100 pounds. She has been advocating this surgery for me since she has had it done. She was/is diabetic and was resistant to insulin and she had severe ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/conversation-with-pam/ Posted 02-29-2008 at 09:24 PM by ladychief231 <!-- | Permalink--> My surgery date is scheduled for April 9th. Pre-admission testing is March 20th. I find myself preoccupied at work thinking about the surgery and how my life is going to change. I have been reading everything I can find about WLS ... http://ladychief231.thinnerblogs.com/2008/04/19/i-have-the-dateswaiting/