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pwsammy Patient Expert

Saginaw, Michigan
I had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in November 2007. So far I've lost 110 pounds, gotten... Full Bio
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Word Cloud by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I found this cool website (www.wordle.net) where you can create a word cloud based on a list of your favorite words or based on a website. Of course I'd choose my blog, right ... Read on »
A few lab results are in... by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I really hate it when my PCP office calls and says: "Your labs are back and everything is fine." That's not good enough for me, of course. So I have them fax me th ... Read on »
Healthy Relationship with Food by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living There's an interesting conversation going on over at Obesity Help today. A gal met with a bariatric therapist to discuss food and was advised that we need to find a way to th ... Read on »
2 Year Labs by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I'm a bit late getting my labs drawn for my 2 year follow up. But then again, my 2 year appointment isn't happening for another 2 weeks. Going on vacation kind of threw off ... Read on »
Jennie-O Cracked Pepper Turkey by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I had an interesting realization today. Not sure why it took me so long to figure it out... and have no idea why I was thinking about it on my drive to work this morning at 7: ... Read on »
Quarter vs Semester by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living So back when I attended college right out of high school (before I become a college drop out) I remember that classes lasted forever. I mean... a semester just takes an etern ... Read on »
I'm so cultured! by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Remember a couple years ago when I made the New Year's resolution to attend more community events? Theater, art shows, concerts.... those kind of events. Well today I spent ... Read on »
2 Years Ago Today by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Early this morning as I was driving to work I reflected on the morning of my RNY surgery two years ago. I wasn't nervous the morning of my surgery... or in the weeks leading ... Read on »
Last day of vacation... by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Such a flattering picture, huh? No make up, squinting into the sun and my hair is about the worst it's been all week -- filled with saltwater and totally windblown. But it was ... Read on »
Blogging From the Beach by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living We got up at sunrise today and drove down to the beach near the Army base to go shelling. Not many shells to be found but the we have the beach to ourselves... Just the 5 of u ... Read on »
Christine's Southwest Chicken by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Christine made some amazing chicken in the slow cooker the other night. I think it's going to become one of my favorite stand-by meals. Figured I'd share the recipe here wit ... Read on »
Life is Good by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Life is good when you're at the beach. Read on »
No-See-'ems by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Sand fleas... also know as no-see-'ems ... are not very friendly little bugs. They bite you but you don't know they are biting you at the time. But a day or two later you se ... Read on »
Pool day by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Today I'm just staying close to the house ... Enjoying some sun next to the pool. Reading the new Nora Roberts book and sipping on my Crystal Light. Later I'll take Jace ou ... Read on »
Birds on the Beach by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Just some birds lounging on the beach. The girls running through the birds to make them fly away. We laughed so much at their silly antics. Read on »
What is going on? by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living What has been going on with me? Well.... I've been busy. Why is it that just when you think life is about to slow down, that it takes a turn and gets even busier than you th ... Read on »
Not drinking enough by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I am on a couple different consumer review boards and I often get asked to fill out surveys on products or about my habits (shopping, electronics, eating, etc.).So right now I ... Read on »
Allergy Issues by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Before my bariatric surgery I was taking a Rx for environmental allergies. I've never been tested for what exactly I'm allergic too... just seem to have had sneezing fits on a ... Read on »
Posting on the Go! by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living So check out this cool post. It was sent from my Palm Pre, through email with a photo attached and posted here on the blog automatically. I've been messing around with this op ... Read on »
Another Goal Acheived by pwsammy Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Almost a year ago I wrote a post called Working Toward Normal. One of the goals I listed in that post was:When I'm in a photo of a group of people, I want to be a normal size. ... Read on »