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Surgeon TestimonialMark A. Shina, M.D.I am so glad to have found Dr. Shina. He seems to know exactly what he is doing! I can't wait to have my surgery. It won't be long now! Dr. Shina is a very nice man, and knows how to work a room! He had us laughing during the seminar, and that made me and my DH feel at ease. Member Interests
- Family & Friends - I love my husband and beautiful daughters. They are my everything.
- Cats - We have 3 wonderful cats! They are just like my children!
- Bingo - Bring on the daubers!!!!
- Gambling - I work in the local casino, and have been in the industry for 14 years!
- Cooking & Baking - Never trust a skinny chef!
- Volunteerism - I am a huge supporter of the Relay for Life!
- Christianity - I believe in the Lord, and what he can do for me!
- Cancer Survivor - Not me personally, but my mother is a 9 year survivor.
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Catitude is EVERYTHING!!!
Good morning! on November 2, 2008 3:06 am
Hello everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I haven't been on much lately. The month of October is always a busy month. What a relief when November actually gets here! It is all a good thing tho, because that just means I was able to get out and do so much more than I would have a year ago!
Now, to update me. I am now 138.......just one pound shy of 150# gone!!! What an amazing ride this has been. I feel better now than I ever have before. It is aweome! I wear size 9 in jeans, and small to medium t-shirts! I feel better now than ever before and that makes all the difference in the world!
Things are going well at home. My family is happy and safe, and that is what matters. Things aren't so great on the financial front, but with the times the way they are now, I am not the only one in this situation. Oh well, we live on.
I need to upload the pictures from my Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk last weekend. There were so many people out for the cause! What a wonderful goal to set! I walked 5K, and didn't hurt at all! I can't wait for the next one! Won't you join us?!?!
Hope everyone does well, and take care! Take life one day at a time, since that is the way God planned it!
Take care and God Bless!
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WOWS!!! on October 18, 2008 3:23 am
Hello everyone! It has been almost a month since I have posted anything on the blogging side! Sorry. Of course that is one of the things that happens after WLS........you get out and LIVE instead of being on the PC all day long! I love living life, and I know everyone that has ever had wls does too! Good luck to all that are thinking about it, or getting started on their way.
Just a quick update on me. I have lost 145 pounds total! More than what I weigh now!!! I am happier now than ever before with my choice to have wls! I have more energy and strength now than ever before! It was such a great success to me. My dr. is pleased as well, and has said that I am now ready for plastic surgery any time I want to have it. I will have to wait though, because of the financial situation. It will be better eventually, but for now, I will just have to deal with it.
My girls and I spend so much more time together now. I now have the strength and stamina to keep up with them, so that helps out alot!
Just wanted to say a quick hello, and good luck to all passing by on my page!
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Hello! on September 22, 2008 3:45 am
Just popping in to say hello, and for a quick update. Things are getting better, and are more normal again. Work is busy, and very chaotic, but thats ok. It keeps me going. Jimmy is still working at Sonic, and hopefully will be getting another job in the next few weeks, when the new hotel and water park opens up. He really wants to have a better job, and I don't blame him either. Anything is better than nothing.
I am now wearing size 8s and 9s in jeans and work pants! I can't believe it!!! ME........in single digits!!!! Holy Cow! How amazing is that! Once I am ever financially able to have PS, then who knows what size I will be in! LOL
Hope everyone is doing well, and now it is time to run again! Just hang in there, I have!
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1 year ago......... on September 10, 2008 4:25 am
I weighed 276 pounds; I was very short-breathed; couldn't walk very far at all; I couldn't run after my daughters; I had no energy; I was depressed; and I hated myself.
One year ago the 11th of September changed my life tho. I went to my seminar with Dr. Shina, and my life changed right then and there. It was thru Dr. Shina that I found myself again. Hidden for so long in that fat body that I called myself........I am no longer hidden at all! It was at that very moment that I met with Dr. Shina and his staff at Nortons that changed my life forever! At only 8 months out from surgery, I am a totally new woman! I am so happy to have had my surgery. I would do it again in a heartbeat if necessary. I really would!
As far as my progress, here is a sample of the changes.
I was wearing the clothes in the following sizes:
Tops-----4X
Pants----a very tight fitting size 28
Bra------48DD
Panties---Size 11
Shoes----Size 9 1/2 or 10 wide
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One year later, here are my sizes!
Tops------Mediums in regular clothes, and smalls in my work uniform tops.
Pants-----I wear a size 9 Juniors in Jeans!!
Bra------36 C
Panties----Size 8
Shoes----8 1/2 regular width
What a difference a year makes! I go back to the day that I met Dr. Shina, because that was the day that I started my process to become the new me! In the weeks before my actual surgery, Dr. Shina asked me to lose 25 pounds. I was fortunate enough, and had the strength and willpower to lose a total of 40 pounds! By the grace of God, and the love of my family and friends, and those supporting me on here as well, I have transformed into the woman I have always been, just hidden by many years of depression and fat! Thank God I have found myself again!
For those that are just browsing thru, and happen to run across my page, welcome. Please take time to read all you like! If you are considering WLS, are pre-op, or are even post-op............Good luck, and God Bless!
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WOW!!! Almost 1 year! on August 20, 2008 4:50 am
It has been almost 1 year since I joined OH. I am so thankful for finding this site, and for meeting all the wonderful people on here! You all have been such blessings to me, and my journey! Thank you all for helping me make this possible, for without you, I am just me.
Good things are happening here, I am at 154 now. 6 pounds UNDRE Dr. Shina's goal, and only 4 pounds from my own personal goal! I can't believe this!!! It is so amazing! I am wearing size 10 in pants and jeans. I wear Medium shirts, and small work shirts! That just really blows my mind! I wear a SMALL?!?!?!?! Holy Hell! Just amazing!
Jimmy loves his new job. He is now officially a manager, so with that new title, comes a pay raise and benefits. Praise the Lord for that! My girls started school last week, and they love it! They both got the teachers that they wanted, so that makes it a lot better for them as well.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day! I will try to update more often now that I am trying to get back into a more NORMAL routine. I will try my best anyway!
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Two months gone..how about an update! on July 29, 2008 6:59 pm
Well, things have really been happening in the past two months........some for the better, and some for the worse. On the home front, Jimmy and I have stayed together. It has been a rough time, but he is doing much better. We are on a new time-period in our life, and we are very happy too. We have been going thru everything, and getting it out in the open, so nothing is hidden. All in all, we are more like the old couple we used to be many years ago. Happy again! I am so much happier about this too, and I know he is too.
Jimmy also has finally found a job. Just yesterday, he was hired at our local Sonic resturaunt. He is going to be doing manager training, and eventually become a manager. He is so excited to be working again! That will help us out so much too. I had gone to swing shift just 3 weeks ago, but I haven't been able to get adjusted to the time, and now with him working nights, I will need to go back to day shift. I would much rather work days anyway, so keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to go. I certainly hope so.
As far as me personally........I have lost a total of 125 pounds! I went to my dr for my 6 month check up and I have reached his goal! Not a bad accomplishment, especially in 6 months! He was very pleased with how well I am doing. I am just on my vitamins, and thats it! I am getting plenty of protein in, and fluids too, so I am really feeling great! I am now in pants size 10 and 12, just depending on how they are made. Tops are size Med to Large. Talk about a difference in how I look! LOL My face is so thinner, and I look great! I don't have any sagging skin on my face or neck. I only have excess skin problems on my stomach, thighs, and arms. I am hoping to be able to have PS sometime next year. I have alot to save up for that, but eventually I will be able to do it. I will persevere.
Nothing else much going on. I am ready for the next chapter in my life.........my daughters starting school again. They will be back in school in two weeks, so that will give me time to get back to the gym and back on my work-out schedule. I have missed going to the gym. I really NEED to! LOL
Well, enough of my blogging and updates. Take care and I will try to update this more often! No promises, but I will try!
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Where has the time gone? on May 23, 2008 4:50 am
Wow! It has been almost a whole month since I have blogged. Things have really been wild around here lately. Not in a good way either. The homefront has changed drasticly here in the past couple weeks. My DH of over 12 years, has decided that he wants a divorce. We have been talking it over, and have agreed to go to a counselor. I know he has been so depressed since he lost his job, and that has just made the situation worse. Also, with him being bipolar, and not on meds, that just compounded the situation. We are going to try to work it out, because we really do still love each other. The sad part of the whole thing is, when we went to the consultation for my wls, we were specifically told that over half of the people that have wls will wind up divorced within 3 years. We both said that wouldn't happen to us, because if we loved each other enough, nothing would come between us. Jimmy is just so jealous and depressed right now, and he sees it. He just doesn't like seeing anyone happy, and now that I am happier, he doesn't know how to handle it. He thought that he was the only one that could make me happy when I was fat, and that was all he needed to do. Now that I am skinny, I am happier with myself......I don't need anyone else to make me happy. I have found out that I can do it all on my own! It is going to be a long road to recovery...if we actually do make it there. Sometimes, a big part of me actually does want the divorce. Other times, I just want to shake some sence into him. I love him, and always will......no matter what road we do take. Just keep me in your prayers. I am going to need as many as I can get right now.
On the brighter side....I am down to 166 pounds!!!!! I am within 6 pounds of my doctors goal, and 16 pounds of my own personal goal!!! I can't believe how well I feel. It is just amazing the difference the time has made! I would still have wls over again without any second thoughts. It has been so worth it! I am wearing size 14 jeans and medium and large tops!!! That is the smallest I have been in over 25 years! WOW!!! It makes me speechless to think of the way I was just a few short months ago! I praise God every day for the tool that the wls gave me. I also pray that everyone else understands what a difference this has made in my life! It is wonderful. Thank you.
Have a wonderful day and weekend. It is Memorial Day weekend, so stay safe, and remember those that you loved, and are gone from this Earthly home. God Bless.
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Good morning! on April 25, 2008 3:34 am
Well, it has been awhile since I have actually blogged on here. Work has been hectic as always. We are getting into the busy season, and that just means overtime. Oh well, I am not going to complain.
It has been 4 months since my surgery. I feel better now than I have in years. I don't have any troubles with anything. I have been working out at our new employee gym, and it is awesome! I found out that if I go excercise every other day, even on the days I work, then I feel better and more energized during the day. I spend 1 1/2 hours each time I go. I love the equipment, and all the goodies that go along with it. It is free too, so that helps out so much. I wish it had opened up 3 months ago, right after surgery, so I could have gotten an earlier start on my working out. It helps so much. I just really want to be able to get most of this muscle tone back. I have lost so much due to my job. I don't have to use many muscles by picking up cards, so I really have to work on that.
Things are going on here on the homefront. DH is still having issues with insecurity and no job. I am being accused of things that aren't happening, but I try my best to look past it, and to the future that we have together. It is really hard to love someone when they do stuff like that, but if you love them enough, you will fight tooth and nail to get them to understand. I just hope he does.
Have a wonderful day! Will blog again later.
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Relay for Life on April 1, 2008 6:39 am
Each of you know that I am a huge supporter of the Relay for Life. I have been for over 10 years now, and will never give up either!!! There are so many people affected by the disease, and we must try to find a cure! This is the reason I walk!
My team is working hard at raising money, but I need your support as well. I have set up my donation page for you to help show your support to my cause!!! I know it is hard for you to commit to much, but for any amount at all, it is greatly appreciated!!! Please consider a small monetary donation in my honor, so that I may be able to help support those that are unable to on their own! Thanks!
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=2946626&pg=personal&fr_id=5180&s_tafId=96984
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Hi. Welcome to my page. This will always be an ongoing update, so please bear with me!
A little bit about myself.......My name is LaChelle. I live in Indiana, and have for almost 1 year now. I work in a casino in French Lick. I love my job. I am a dual rate floor supervisor.
I have 2 beautiful daughters, Mariah and Molly, and a wonderful husband, Jimmy. We have been married almost 12 years now, and he is very supportive of my chioce to have surgery. I have been trying to have WLS for over 3 years now, but without success. Not that I have wanted to wait, but everything happens for a reason, and now I am ready for this to finally take place!
I look forward to chatting with you and getting to know everyone.......both near and far. Please feel free to add me as a friend. I love meeting new people! I know that without support, it just isn't the same! Thanks!
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