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Danika's Journey 11/10/16

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danikadeacon    0

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Gday all. My name is Danika and I was bypassed on the 11th of October 2016. Roux en y to be exact. I'm 26 years old, a chef, married and love life. I like sports, old school music and animals. I've always been overweight. Since I was 8 years old I've struggled to lose it. But it got really hard once I hit puberty. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15. I finished school and found my calling as a chef. I lost a bit of weight byt never got to where I was supposed to be. I met my husband in 2009 and married him in 2013. He has always been a good man. Very supportive and loved me for me. When we started living together in 2010, we let ourselves go a bit. We both put on more weight then ever before and did numerous diets to try to lose it. My heaviest weight was 140kg. The diets I tried never worked. So after years of my parents worring, last year in 2015, I decided to look into weightloss surgery. With my family's support, I met with a surgeon named Dr. Robert Finch. He knew what he was talking about from the beginning. I had faith in him from the start. He was no bull. He told it like it was. I liked him. We booked a surgery date and worked our way there. I did the pre op opti diet and lost 6kg. Surgery day came and it went without a hitch. I was feeling good the day after. Minimal pain and I could keep fluids down well. Now approaching 1 week post op and still feeling positive and motivated. Only issue I'm currently having is getting plain Water down. Its hurting a bit. But apart from that I'm feeling good. My goal weight is 80kg. I'm hoping to get there in 2 years. If not earlier. I would appreciate any advice anyone would like to give me to keep me headded in the right direction. Thanks.

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Danika where are you located, I love your name, always wanted to name a daughter that. I also will be a RnY, soon maybe within a month. Be watching your progress from Ohio. Rosey

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Hi Rosey. I'm from Brisbane, Australia. Good to meet you

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I am 3 years post-op RNY gastric bypass surgery. This short article describes my experience. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

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Rosey posey    176

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Well g'day love, it's pretty here in Ohio about 27degrees Celsius with only a threat of rain. I think there's a fair sized Aussie presence here on b pal check the,thread sometime. I have a sleep study to complete and then full speed ahead. Maybe before our Thanksgiving (mid to late Nov). Want done before my birthday. That's Boxing Day to you, here they just mark Christmas items down, told my mother she got me cause hospital was running an after Christmas special on babies. Turns out I was due Jan 6th instead. I will be 71 but I want to live a longer thinner healthier life and this weight is pulling me down. After 70 has been rough times

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Well g'day love, it's pretty here in Ohio about 27degrees Celsius with only a threat of rain. I think there's a fair sized Aussie presence here on b pal check the,thread sometime. I have a sleep study to complete and then full speed ahead. Maybe before our Thanksgiving (mid to late Nov). Want done before my birthday. That's Boxing Day to you, here they just mark Christmas items down, told my mother she got me cause hospital was running an after Christmas special on babies. Turns out I was due Jan 6th instead. I will be 71 but I want to live a longer thinner healthier life and this weight is pulling me down. After 70 has been rough times

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Well good on you for taking the plunge. It's one of the hardest decisions to make and I admire everyone who does it to better themselves.

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