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Jamshid Nazarian M.D., F.A.C.S
I was very impressed with Dr. Nazarian. He was personable, confident and seemed at ease with the whole procedure itself. (He should, I realize, but I mean that he even put ME more at ease.) He explained everything thoroughly and did answer most of my questions, but he seemed a bit hurried--more than I'd expected. Someone somewhere told me (or I read) that this would be an hour-long consultation. It wasn't. It was more like 20 minutes. I will ask the remainder of my questions when I see him again 4 days before the surgery. All in all, though, I feel very good about him as a surgeon and happy with my decision.
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  • Dogs - I have a new yellow lab named Jasmine--she is my sweetie! (Two other dogs too)
  • Parenting - My whole life revolves around my kids! They're everything to me.
  • Movies - I really enjoy going to the movies on a regular basis.
  • Scrapbooks - Loads of fun!
  • Amusement Parks - I'm a kid at heart! Have been to Disneyland 25+ times.
  • Camping - It's my favorite thing to do with my family! (As long as we have hook-ups. LOL)
  • Road Trips - Can't wait to start taking trips, now that our kids are old enough.
  • Cruises - Am booked to sail 7 days on the Disney Magic: Aug 3-10, 2008!
  • Married - My husband is my soulmate! We've been married almost 9 years now.
  • Shopping - It's like AIR for me.

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My Story

July 2007:
I am now taking a spinning class several nights a week and trying Weight Watchers Core plan.  The weight seems to be coming off again.  Yay!   I know I can get back down to my original goal weight.

 

 

 

Let's see...  I'm 4 years out now as of April 21, 2007.   I haven't been doing too great with my weight so I'm probably not in the best frame of mind to update my profile.

I initially lost 126 lbs and got down to around a size 8/10.  I am now back up close to 50 lbs, only having successfully kept around 75 off.  I'm in a size 16.  I can still wear misses but I worry about the future at this point - you know?  Here goes the low self-esteem and battles with weight all over again.

Do I regret the surgery?  Mmm, probably not, though right now I'm not thrilled with it, either.  I feel like I still barely eat anything (half a sandwich at a meal, one piece of pizza, a cup of soup - that sort of thing) but apparently I'm grazing too much/the wrong things.  And the cravings are bigger than EVER.  That's the hardest and most frustrating part.

So, that's my big update.   Hopefully I can join Weight Watchers soon and get back down.  I'm taking a 7-day Mexican Riviera Disney Cruise next summer ('08) with my family and would LOVE to be down to even a 12 by then.  We shall see!

 


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