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Dr Mitchell is wonderful. If you are considering surgery you should look no further you have found the best. There is nothing not to like about him. He is very competent, knowledgable and very thorough. He insist that you ask questions and is just as adament that you feel comfortable in his office as well as in the hospital. I am 6 days out from surgery and couldn't be more pleased. Aftercare is a huge part of my life now, Dr Mitchell and Brett his PA are VERY clear on that but i am looking forward to it. I can't wait for my 2 week checkup appt (even though it is a 2hr drive) just so Dr Mitchell can see what a great job he did and what a good investment of time he made in me.
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8-30-08 2:16pm
on August 30, 2008 11:15 am
I went back to the doctor yesterday - i missed my appt with the dietician because i got up late and me and mama stopped for breakfast. Oops :) We got to Dr. Mitchell's office about 45 mins early and they took us right on back. That has never happened b4. It was actually kinda quiet in there. It was nice. I got on "Tanitia" and weighed. It said 205.5 - So that means i have lost 33lbs all together. When Melissa came in to check me she said that she had already decided that i could probably have a fill and then she saw my numbers. Apparently i have been doing "to well" on my own. I have lost 13lbs since last appt 6 weeks ago. She said she doesn't know how much longer i can keep it up and continue to do this on my own but until i can't any longer i can't have a fill. Soooo i go back in 6 more weeks and we will see then if i qualify for a fill. I guess it is good that i have done so well on my own - i am just so ready to be under 200lbs. Melissa said i will be there soon enough. Melissa miight weigh 110lbs with her winter clothes on. I am impatient - always have been. Oh yeah, still want some Mt. Dew - just thought i'd tell ya'll that so u didn't think i had forgotten. I haven't :)  T
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8-24-08 11:14am - 2Mos 8 days Post-Op
on August 24, 2008 8:14 am
I added another picture this morning and it will not let me make it my profile picture. That makes me mad because i hate that picture. It keeps saying the file is to big. Imagine that.....ironic huh? haha - I call this my fat girl website and i can't change my picture because the picture of me is to big.

It has been a decent week. I have lost 1lb. I am getting very anxious to be under 200 though so it seems like i am not losing at all. Don't get me wrong this is the best thing i have ever done for myself and my health i am just an impatient person. I guess it helps that i realize it.

Hope all of my WLS friends are doing just as well if not better than i am and to my family and friends who read this religiously - thank u - thank u for your support, your love and your understanding. It really means alot more than u will ever know. It is a rocky road - but so is life and without you i might fall down but you keep me strong and standing up, most importantly with my head up high. I love u all.

Ton-Ton  :)
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8-16-08 11:16am
on August 16, 2008 8:16 am
2 MONTHS POST-OP - YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has been an okay week - my weight has been kinda crazy. I weighed on Thursday and it appeared i had gained over a pound - i thought being stuck was bad but gaining is horrible. I'm pretty sure the fact that i bought a gallon of milk last Friday didn't help b/c while it was here it was all i wanted to drink. Milk is fattening. Lots of calories and fat. Water gets old though. Anyway, got rid of the milk went back to drinking my water and when i weighed this morning i was at 208 even. That is .4 less than my lowest so far. 30 lbs down. Still have 38 to go to get where i want to be. That will still leave me overweight but i have been fat most of my life so "overweight" is acceptable to me. Still miss my Mt. Dew but i'm sure it would have the same effect as milk. So i can't have it - EVER.....EVER!!!!!  If i can lose 9 more lbs i will be under 200 - i haven't been under 200lbs in so long. Gosh  i hope i can get there. I'm ready for this to be LIFE AS I KNOW IT.
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8-8-08 10:01pm
on August 8, 2008 7:01 pm
Hi ya'll - it has been a week since my last post. I am doing well. I have lost 1 more pound since last time and i am trying to be happy about that. I am beginning to feel more hungry now. 3 days will be 8 weeks post op. It still doesn't  take a ton of food to fill me up but more than i had expected. I knew the weight loss process would be a slow one with lapband and i am okay with that ( i have to keep reminding myself). I didn't get to be a chunky monkey with a basketball head overnight....right?? I am really hoping that i qualify for my 1st "fill" when i go back for my follow-up appt on the 29th. I think it is time - doesn't mean they will agree. We all know i ALWAYS have an opinion even when it doesn't have to do with me so ya'll know i definitely have 1 now. I just want to know things are going like they should. I think the 6 week pass may have been to long in between for my sanity. When i was going every 2 weeks - i had them to tell me things are on track....even if they are now i think i need that reassurance. I'm needy that way. Still want Mt. Dew - still can't ever have it  and that's okay just thought i'd let ya'll know the craving isn't gone yet. Thanks 4 keeping up....b4 long this will just b LIFE AS I KNOW IT :)  Love ya'll
Journey Rocks...right Harold???
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8-1-08 11:25pm
on August 1, 2008 8:25 pm
It's bedtime - i haven't updated in over a week so i felt i needed to do this before going to bed. Not a whole lot has been going on. I started "regular food" on Wednesday. So my 1st regular food dinner was Japanese. My favorite. Really it was just steak, chicken and veggies. The same as i had been eating - even cut up into small pieces but it is just cooked differently and i love the flavor. It hurt my feelings to have to cover my plate so the chef couldn't put the rice on my plate but i'm playing by the rules. It's no fun but i decided b4 surgery if i was gonna do it i was gonna do it right. So i will wait until Christmas b4 i attempt rice or pasta. Maybe by then i won't want any of those things. Maybe by then i will be over my desire for Mt. Dew too. That is still the hardest thing. I thought after 7 weeks w/o it i would quit wanting it. Maybe in week 8???? You know life is pretty good if the worst thing after this surgery is my wanting Mt Dew - i'm a lucky girl and this is just becoming "LIFE AS I KNOW IT"
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Hi i'm Tonia. I had a realize band placed on Monday June 16th 2008. I am a 33yr old female who happens to be one of 4 apples of my daddy's eyes. So of course he loves me just the way i was and didn't think i should do this surgery. I'm sure many of you have the same wonderful loving family i do. I have struggled with my weight all of my life and the only way i have found to lose weight and keep it off for any significant period of time was to be hungry. I did that for a long time. I am 5'8" tall and began this journey at 238lbs. To many of you that may not sound like alot but it is. I weigh more than my daddy. That's not right - I'm a girl - and a kinda girlie one at that. Oh yeah, if one more person tells me "but you're tall". The only thing i can think is thank the good lord above i'm not 5'2". I do carry my weight better than some but it doesn't change the fact that i am fat, unhealthy, and unhappy. Skinny people don't seem to get it. I have however been very lucky with some very supportive family and friends and to them i am more greatful than they will ever know. I have also had some negativity mostly from co-workers. I never expected everyone to agree with the surgery that's not my concern, i was suprised to find out how judgemental people that i have known for years can be without knowing the facts. They just think i am to lazy to go on a diet. They have seen me thinner before so they know i can do it. They obviously don't know or don't care i was starving myself to do it in the past. None of that really matters now - they don't matter to me anymore. I am starting a new life with the help of Dr. Mitchell and i can't wait to see what is out there for me :)