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Medical and Weight Updates

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Girl with Guitar

So I haven’t done an actual medical update since March when I was having those scary “female” problems. Sorry about that. To update on the scary stuff: I went to an OB/GYN for the first time since highschool and she … Continue reading →

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A Medical Scare

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Girl with Guitar

So I had posted on facebook last week about how I was having a medical scare.  I had an emergency appointment with my brand new General Practictioner Friday, who ordered tests this morning.  This is a sensitive and rather explicit … Continue reading →

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3 Month Post-Op and Some Product Reviews

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Girl with Guitar

I had my 3-month post-op appointment Friday morning, where I have officially lost 29% of my excess weight.  I was aiming for 25% at the 3 month mark (and secretly hoping for 30%), so I did really well. My problem … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Progress

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Girl with Guitar

I don’t post many pictures, because well obviously I used to hate pictures of myself.  I actually still do, except the rare ones you get that don’t make you look ridiculously fat and ugly (see left).  I also hate it … Continue reading →

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2 month check-up

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Girl with Guitar

Apparently I forgot to make an update for my 1 month checkup as well. So we’ll combine it all into one My one-month checkup was fine, I didn’t lose as much that month because I was injured, and then I … Continue reading →

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Filter Removal. Or not.

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Girl with Guitar

Wednesday I had surgery scheduled to have the IVC filter removed that was in place to prevent any bloodclots from going to my lungs and potentially killing me. We showed up at Frederick Memorial pretty early and waited the 2 … Continue reading →

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Two Appointments and Pureed Foods

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Girl with Guitar

I had two doctors appointments this week, one with my actual gastric surgeon, and one with the surgeon that put the filter in my neck. Appointment with Gastric Surgeon: Monday I went for my follow-up for surgery, mainly to see … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Liquid Diet

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Girl with Guitar

I dislike the liquid diet in general, but it’s a necessity. I had been struggling simply because adding unflavored protein powder to all my liquids sucks. It doesn’t make them taste right, and not even always palatable. Unflavored protein to … Continue reading →

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Fuck the drama

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Girl with Guitar

So I’m pissed, so I’m gonna rant All week I’ve been focusing on the recovery thing. I have to drink a lot of fluid that is very hard to do right now, like “I want to gag” hard. I have … Continue reading →

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Things I’m not worried about

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Girl with Guitar

To counter some of the things I was worried about in the last post, here are some things I’m NOT worried about. Scars – I have so many scars being raised a farmer’s daughter, I really don’t care about scars. … Continue reading →

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