Journal Entry for May 8, 2008
May 8, 2008 2:13pm
Goal Completed on May 8, 08
alex72200’s Profile
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alex72200
is feeling Excellent
About Me
My name is Heather, I am a stay at home Mom of 2 great kids... Danny(5) Helana(11). Not only am I a proud Mom but a proud military wife, my husband Jim is in the Navy...submarines. I llove to read, shop, spend time with my family and friends. I am looking for support thru my journey of Gastric Bypass and to make friend and meet great people along the way.
Interests
SHOPPING!! playing with my kids in the yard, spending as much time as I can with my husband he is active duty military, talking with friends, did I mention shopping?
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Recent Activity
August 19
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alex72200 commented on mamaputt’s photo/video 4:44pm
I was there too!…
July 9
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alex72200 turned 30 12:00am
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Journal
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feeling great!!
April 26, 2008 10:14pm
Wow...what a difference a few weeks make... In the begining, eating, drinking, walking...everything is difficut to do, but now things are …
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I am melting!!
April 19, 2008 12:25am
I am feeling better everyday!! The scale is moving and so am I. Drinking water is getting much easier...I am still working on the whole eating thing, …
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Today is a new day!!
April 12, 2008 11:19am
I started the day off with a bottle of South Beach Living Tide Me Over protein water...it was sooo much easier than drinking straight water...water …
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Goals
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Support Groups
Close Gastric Bypass Surgery
My name is Heather, I am from Waterford NY, I am 29 years old and am having Gastric Bypass Surgery. My starting weight was 321 and I am ready for surgery on March 20, 2008, I am looking for tips, support, stories and friends...I have been overweight all my life and last year I was put on medication for high blood pressure and GERD, I have had IT, and am finally going to do something about my health!!
Close Anxiety
I have been struggling with anxiety for 10 year now, I have only been on Lexapro for 5 years and it works, sometimes the dose needs to be ajusted. Alot of my Anxiety is about my health
Treatments
Open High Blood Pressure
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
- kinda hard
- Lisinopril/HCTZ Working / Worked
- works great, just had to go pee often for the first week or so
Open GERD & Heartburn
I have GERD and can't wait untill my gastric bypass to get rid of it.
Treatments
- Aciphex Working / Worked
- works great
Open Military Families
My husband is Active Duty Navy(Submarines)16 years now, he is stationed in Groton CT and we have a home in upstate NY. We are very much looking forward to retirement :)
Open Hiatal Hernia
I just recently found out I had a small Hiatal Hernia after my Dr. ordered me to have an endoscopy prior to my Gastric Bypass surgery..that would explain the pain sometimes.
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a ChildI lost my youngest daughter Alexandra Renne to cancer (pleuroPulmonary Blastoma) when she was 2 and a half on May 8th 2003.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- I cry at some of the most random times, alot of times it is at night, I feel much better after
- Grief Counseling Working / Worked
- talking always makes me feel better
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- my husband does a charity bike race every year, for Yale New Haven Cancer Suvivorship clinic and I volunteer
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- shopping, gardening, hanging with friends and family, sewing
- Remembering Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- my family is the best
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
- I always talk about Alex
- Time Working / Worked
- It has been almost 5 years and it still feels like yesterday
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Snapshot
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