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  • Name: Rianne D.
  • Username: rianne.holden
  • Location: MO, USA
  • Member Since: 6/7/2007
  • BMI: 21.8
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: RNY (07/16/07)
  • Surgeon: John W. Baker M.D.
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Goals

go off BP meds

0 People
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this

no longer be clinically morbidly obese

13 People
 in progress, 
23 People
 achieved this

lose 100 pounds

543 People
 in progress, 
393 People
 achieved this

Being able to shop at the Gap, Express, Old Navy....

7 People
 in progress, 
9 People
 achieved this

Be "Average" (or below!) weight for once in my life.

8 People
 in progress, 
8 People
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

John W. Baker M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Baker was not very good, I thought his personality was very brusque and not friendly at all. But, during my stay in the hospital Dr. Baker was awesome...he was very friendly, answered any and all questions. He was also very congenial to my family and friends who were there with me, and answered all of their questions as well.rnrnHis office staff is just awesome, wonderful people...the only thing is they tend to be a bit unorganized and have problems staying on top of things unless encouraged frequently by patients.rnrnDr. Baker has STRICT instructions for his preop and postop patients, and his patients have been extremely successful following these plans! They really aren't that hard.rnrnOverall, I am extremely glad I chose Dr. Baker and would definitely reccommend him to anyone.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by trasea55 on 7/26/07 6:14 pm
    Good luck darling... Can't wait to see the new you!!! =O)
  • Comment by Charlie on 7/18/07 8:35 pm
    Ok...how's it going? How are you doing? I'm waiting and waiting to hear. I'm hoping you'll be sent home on Friday....waiting and waiting. Are you at goal yet? Are you getting in all your protein and water? Whadday mean you only lost 47 pounds in 2 weeks? Waiting...... Hugs (soft hugs) Charlie
  • Comment by Amy865 on 7/16/07 6:05 pm
    Good Luck Rianne! I will be thinking of you! Today is a new beginning for you! Take care and know we are all thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery!
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COF support group
on June 25, 2007 7:53 pm
It was just amazing!  I really advise anyone who is close enough to Springfield to start going....it was just awesome!  It was so great to see Claudette, and Glenna and Chris who were so far out and look just AMAZING!  I can't wait til I have such awesome results to share with people...

Thanks so much to everyone for being so wonderful!  I love you all and you are in my prayers!!
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OH MY GOSH!!!!
on June 25, 2007 10:03 am
Mom just called me and had insurance on the phone too....THEY APPROVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  YES!!!!  So, I am definitely on for July 16...thanks for all the prayers
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1 month preop pics
on June 22, 2007 9:35 pm
Well, they are posted for better or for worse....they are really scary and it was REALLY hard for me to post them...but I did it so there!!

Still waiting for insurance to contact me....*sigh*  I hate waiting....
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Emotions are running wild today...
on June 11, 2007 3:23 pm
I posted this in response to someone elses post but I copied and am going to paste it here b/c it is how I'm feeling lately...

I, as a preop, am so scared and excited and nervous about the mysterious post-op world...and there are so many emotions that are running wild in my head when I'm only 5 weeks away from making the biggest decision in my life.  I mean, true, I've already made the decision but until I actually get into surgery under the knife it still doesn't feel real.

I am terrified, I mean, you hear all these success stories of people who totally changed their lives and have lost all this weight. I'm afraid that I'll be that one in a million that didn't succeed. I'm scared, b/c I know that after the surgery...there's really gonna be no way to hide the fact that I had surgery (muchos weight loss isn't easy to hide), and I'm scared that people are going to look down on me b/c I had it.

I'm petrified that even after I lose weight, and I look great, and I'm healthier that all I'm gonna see is "fat me"...and I don't want that. I want to be able to reveal in my glory and my healthiness.

I've always been overweight for as long as I can remember, and at this point in time, I just can't imagine being skinny. I can't imagine not going to the "plus size" side of the store. I can't imagine my fiance being able to pick me up and carry me across the threshold when we get married.

And, after all of this, I am SO excited.  I am excited to be healthy.  I am excited that while I'll probably still be taking the same number of pills each day, the ones I'll be taking will be vitamins and things like that instead of cholesterol medicines and blood pressure medicines and etc.  And, I'm definitely excited to be able to shop on the "other" side of the store for once...
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6-7-07
on June 7, 2007 7:56 pm
Wow!  I can't believe how much has happened since I found out in April I needed to have bariatric surgery...

But, I have my date now 7-16-07 and I am excited, nervous, scared...you know, all of the above.  But it's going to be good, and I can't wait to accomplish my goals!

Today I was online looking for support groups and I called the leader of the one here in Springfield, Missouri and she told me about the website...so here I am :-)

Anyways, just wanted to leave a quick blog...I'm sure I'll be adding to my page in the days to come.

ME
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