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LaRell Herbert
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  • Quincy, CA
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Quincy
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I had my surgery on September 30th in Las Vegas with Dr. Rutledge! It lasted 41 minutes, and a little over 7 feet was bypassed. I am so excited to start my new healthier lighter life! This has been a long time in the making. I had been researching weight loss surgery very heavily for the past few years, and about a year ago discovered the MGB and knew that that is most definitely the surgery I would like to have if I could make it happen. Well, now it has finally happened! There are so many things in my life that I just don't do because of the difficulty level, or the impossibility being as heavy as I have been for so long. I haven't been normal weight since I was about 8 or 9 years old, so I just don't know what it's like to not be overweight.

I own and drive a logging truck hauling trees to lumber mills. That was never my dream job. I enjoy it. and have been doing it since I was 18 years old, but I also have my commercial helicopter pilots license and that is what I have always wanted to do. Fly helicopters. I am also into photography and do a little professional photography here and there, but my weight causes issues with that as well. My inability to move around like I need to to get the good shots, and my self esteem because I am so big and knowing that my photo subjects are watching this big fat guy sweating all over the place as he's trying to move around to take their pictures, just really causes me issues with trying to be an effective photographer.

So about the only thing I can do right now that my weight doesn't cause too much of a problem, is drive my truck. But I do have issues with fitting behind the steering wheel, and pulling my weight up into my truck all the time. But not for long!


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Well hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I did, and did not eat too much! Oh yeah, I am officially off of my CPAP machine! SO HAPPY!!!
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At 12:29pm on November 27, 2009, Renee said…
that is awesome news!!! glad you are sleeping so well!
At 12:06pm on November 27, 2009, CareyS said…
Off your CPAP, that is AWESOME!!!!!!!! Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great to actually sleep?? I didn't have the machine, but I would toss and turn the whole night, now it is like a dream, but no dreams... because I am not constantly waking up! I am really happy for you!! ~sending skinny hugs your way~ :)
At 3:51pm on November 25, 2009, Jen said…
wow laRell you are doing awesome. congrats!!!!!

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LaRell Herbert

Had my first wow moment last night!

I have an old 76 GMC pickup truck, and the way the seat belt is configured, it takes two hands to put it on. The one end of the seat belt is not stiff like it should be to allow a person to push the other in with just one hand. Well being clear over there on my right side with my big gut in the way, it used to be just about impossible for me to put my seat belt on in that truck. I never used that as an excuse not to wear it, and always would sit there fighting it and getting all out of breath tr… Continue

Posted on November 1, 2009 at 7:35am — 3 Comments

LaRell Herbert

1 month out

Well, for the past couple weeks I have been stuck at 298-299 and not budging at all. But finally this morning I was 296. So hopefully that stall is broken and I will start losing again. So my total weight loss since before surgery is 34 pounds now, leaving me just 101 left to reach my goal weight.

You know what's weird? I had lost zero inches off my waist, hips and neck even though I lost 30 pounds. I kept measuring them expecting to see the inches going down, but no. Kept staying at 55 inch wa… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:46am — 3 Comments

LaRell Herbert

Well it happened today!

Stepped on the scale this morning, and it seemed to scream 299!!! Well hallefreakinluia!!! I haven't been below 300 since May of last year (2008). At that time I started a very strict diet and was walking 5 miles every day. Got as low as 289, and went out on my walk one day, and my ankle/foot just started killing me!! Got about 2 miles from my car and found myself barely able to walk on it. Finally made it back to my car in terrible pain. Rested my foot for a few days, went out trying to walk ag… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2009 at 8:58am — 4 Comments

LaRell Herbert

Finally home!

Had a great time in Las Vegas getting to meet all the other people that had surgery the same week as we did. Had a great surgery! Am feeling great now! Down 9 pounds in only 6 days! That's awesome! And I can tell it is going to continue like that! It took about that long to get to back to feeling pretty normal. I still have a little residual dizziness that I'm not quite sure what from, because I have gotten enough salt and fluids in to know it's not from that. About 5 years ago, I got a really b… Continue

Posted on October 6, 2009 at 9:01pm — 8 Comments

LaRell Herbert

The two worst things about this surgery..............

Number one! Having to shave my facial hair off! Ha ha I have not shaved my mustache and beard off for 5 years, and you know how different people look when you get so used to them with their facial hair, and then they shave it off? I look like a goon or something! So that will definitely be coming back as soon as possible! I haven't shaved since that morning before surgery, so now being 3 days later, I've got a good start on it.

Number two! That stupid IV! I can't stand needles being stuck in my… Continue

Posted on October 3, 2009 at 9:16am — 6 Comments

 
 

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