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Surgeon TestimonialJulie Ellner, M.D.Dr. Ellner is the KINDEST, most COMPASSIONATE surgeon I have ever met. She does not hesitate to sit on your bed, hug you, present you with a stuffed teddy and just be a GENUINE, caring and loving individual. She put me at ease, made me feel good and she calls ALL her patients PERSONALLY every month to see how they are doing. Now, tell me, where can you go and get that level of care? Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Thanks for the well
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Lisa, I just saw
that today is your
big day! I'll say a
special prayer for
you and will check
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are doing.
Congrats!!!
Sherry
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Good Luck on your
upcoming surgery!!!
Wishing you a fast
and healthy
recovery. ~Chris~
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Morphing all the time! I started this journey at 265 lbs. 8 months later I am at 152. Only another 10 pounds to my goal! Thanks Dr. Ellner and the staff at Alvarado Medical Center in San Diego, California. Did you know that Dr. Ellner was the first woman to ever perform Gastric Bypass? She is amazing.
Bridging the gap on January 10, 2008 1:46 pm
Ok...so here I am...bridging the gap betwen 2007 and 2008...a new year is upon us and I am in in the midst of it. where to we go from here? onward and upward.....yeah...check out the book the complete artists way...I'm doing the exercises...it's tough and challenging but what the hey....I'm up for a challenge...always. This year...I want to make myself better..physically, mentally, emotionally....it all starts with ME
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Carhartt Christmas!!!! on December 28, 2007 8:15 am
Hee hee....I got my first pair of insultated Carhartt overalls...yes! the lovely and traditional Alaskan "rust-brown". Ladies size 12 x 32!!!!!!!!! and there is loads of room to spare to wear my long underwear and jeans underneath them! This New Year's Eve hubby and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We rented a cabin in the middle of nowhere, near Chena Hot Springs and will go cross country skiing all day, soak in the hot springs, and then I'll don those lovely overalls and go for a moonlight walk.
18 months PO and life is good. I'm not losing anymore, but I'm not gaining either. My clothes sizes have remained constant for almost a year. Life is good.
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WOW moments all the time on September 22, 2007 5:20 pm
Looking at my "wish list" pre-op for the first time in months, I can scratch off numerous COMMON items the non-obese person couldn't relate to.
I can cross my legs
I can tie my shoes, bending over without holding my breath...and the tie is in the CENTER not the side.
I can buy and wear a size B pantyhose
I can comfortably go to the restroom in a seriously confined place.
I can put my knees beside my ears....YES this is for YOGA!!!!!
I can wear my blue rubber boots for gardening and have room to spare at the calves.
I can endure an hour and a half of aerobics, want some more and actually do it.
I can make love without thinking about how awful my body must seem to my husband (I've found out this was insecurity on my part)
I can get into the backseat of a compact car and be comfortable.
I can climb stairs without huffing and puffing, thinking I am going to die and have to stop to rest.
I mop the floors without huffing and puffing.
I buy clothes off the rack that actually look nice
I can balance on one foot while putting my socks and underwear on.
Zip my pants without sucking in my stomach
Life is good and I have many WOW moments every day. I will never be sorry I did this for myself.
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Incognito on June 8, 2007 12:30 pm
Went back to my old Jazzercise 6:00 a.m. class on Monday morning. I chatted with everyone as I always had used to but noticed they were not as amicable as they used to be. The following day, one lady asked me "who are you?".......I was shocked!!!! my old workout companions from one year earlier did not recognize me in my new body. Of course I provided them with my photo album and they then said "OH YES!!!!! I remember you!" How lovely to meet with old friends who loved you and treated you like a human being before you lost the weight and became what society dictates as "NORMAL"....these are real people!
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medium??? on March 25, 2007 7:17 pm
I had a serious epiphany today while shopping at Sam's. I haven't been able to buy clothes in the "normal" section for so long..and never even bothered to look at Sam's anyway as the sizes they typically carry were always out of my reach. Today hubby and I were cruising around the store and I found some lovely yoga pants...I chanced on getting a medium....AND DANGED IF THEY DIDN'T FIT--with room to spare!!! I'm dancing on cloud 9 over a stupid pair of $14 pants...who'da'thunk'it? I'm at 152 right now, but am moving down slowly...that's ok....I'm moving and that's what counts.
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My Story Hot Springs, fine wine, crisp ironed scented linen sheets, candles, backpacking, fly fishing, cross country skiing, old movies, 70's and 80's rock and roll, karaoke, cooking, reading, sewing, laying back with a few good friends, hockey, flowers, bowling, microbrew beers, making gourmet pizzas, the scent of lavendar, atving--yeah I LOVE my 4 wheeler, picking blueberries in late summer, melodrama and opera.
04-17-06
I can't stand this waiting. Three days ago my insurance company called to tell me they had received everything and had sent it in for review. This, I am told, can take from 2-4 weeks. Now I am on pins and needles. Today I got a copy of my blood works. Yeah! I am healthy as a horse...scary that they may not approve me.
05-08-06
YEAH!!!!! Peggy from Alvarado called me to schedule my date! MY SURGERY DATE IS JUNE 16. I am so relieved. I can't wait to start living again. I came home and scheduled a flight to San Diego and it only cost me $265 to fly first class round trip in the seat I wanted. Everything is falling into place just like it was mean't to be. I am really scared to be doing this journey alone, but I also understand that my husband doesn't want to take off 9 days to sit in a hospital or not be able to have fun and be active. Strangely enough, it bothers other people and him more than it does me. I just wish that I could share the costs with someone as the hotel room is $125 a night. Tonight is also the night our wls support group meets and I am soooooo excited to tell them the news. They have all been so good to answer my stupid questions --even the ones that sound outrageous. Is everyone this naiive going into it? I've been reading everything I can get my hands on, have interviewed people who have had it done, ordered the sample proteins, and chatted on-line consistently for over 3 weeks. I'm heading into a whole new life and I can't wait.
12-08-06 Wow! Look where I am now. Almost 6 months later and down 100 pounds. Best decision of my life "HANDS DOWN". Today I put on a pair of jeans that were soooooo tight. I was disappointed as I read the ticket on them.....13/14.....THEN...I looked inside at the label and they were size 10's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! I buttoned and zipped size 10's...yes they were tight...but wow! Also...I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring for over 10 years....now it slides all over my finger. The weight loss has slowed down a lot. I am hovering now at 166-167...a far piece from 265. Tomorrow night I celebrate that 100 pound mark by wearing the most outrageously sexy little black dress to our Christmas party...and YES, I deserve it.
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