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John Sweeney
My first impression of him was "Wow, he looks like a man who could play a great Batman"! His smile is wonderful! His bedside manner is fantastic! He is "very qualified". He is the Director of Surgery and the Director/Instructor of the Robotics Division at one of the worlds top 100 hospitals, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia!
His overall rating is 100 percent for me!
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Tummy Tuck Coming Up!
on December 19, 2010 2:41 pm
I am so excited! I learned 2 days ago that my TT & lipo surgery has been approved and that I will be having my surgery on Dec. 27 2010!  I will be at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta!  Dr. Losken will perform the surgery! I am nervous and very excited at the same time! I have lost 109 pounds since ny surgery (Revision RNY) 2 years ago this Wednesday! I guess December is my month for surgeries! Please say a prayer for me as I move onto the next chapter of my weight loss journey!
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Houston OH Event 2010 was Awesome!
on November 10, 2010 12:40 pm
Hello Everyone,

Hubby and I attended the Houston OH Event this past weekend! It was amazing and awesome! We learned so much new advice and met new friends! Texans are so nice! I was one of 2 who came from Georgia and everyone loved our "Southern" voices! My hubby and I toured Galveston, San Antonio, Houston and we loved them all! San Antonio was our favorite! We fell in love all over again with each other there! So romantic!
I was in the fashion show on Saturday and everyone made me feel like a DIVA! Great experience! I would like to personally thank Kim G. and her hard working family for pulling off a successful event! You guys ROCK! Hope that cruise idea happens! Debra, loved seeing you again and looking to more get together with you and George!

I have lost 109 pounds and feel great! Waiting on the plastic surgeon to get the "OK" to get things rolling! Christmas is just around corner and that would be a great present to myself!

I am pumped up by the event and will be revamping my OH Support Group, NWGASG! I really need to get it off the ground and get it hopping! We can all support each other! I need you all as much as you need my support! Let's get this together and plan lots of good things ahead!
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I am a Grandmama! :)
on August 7, 2010 12:53 pm
   Miss Cameron Marie Bryant was born on August 1st 2010. She weighed 8lbs. 4oz. and is 21.5 inches long! She looks just like her mama when she was born!  We are so blessed with her and give God all the glory for her and Caitlin's health! We plan on her calling me "Mama Jo"! She is one reason that I decided to have the RNY, now I can do what I wanted to do with my grand baby! Play in the floor, go for long walks, swim and snorkel with her for hours and hours! :)
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OMG! Has it really been 4 months since I have...
on May 25, 2010 12:00 pm
Hello Everyone!

I can not believe it has been 4 months since I have posted or even talked to most of you!  I have so much to tell you all!

As of  4-28-10, I have lost a total of 100 pounds!  RNY was the best decision I have ever made for myself!

My oldest daughter, Caitlin, is due with my first grand baby, a princess, Cameron Marie Bryant on July 25Th! We are so excited!

As most of you know, I had left shoulder surgery on 12-8-09, well, that has NOT gone as well as expected! I am 5 months post-op and can just bearly us my left arm. I have had MRI"S, ultrasounds and cortisone shots NOTHING has worked. I have a very limited range of motion of that arm. I am going back to the surgeon next Wednesday after a month of celebrex. I have not noticed any changes being on this medication! SOOO, I am going to Emory University for an opinion! Wish me luck and pray for healing to happen to my shoulder.

To my NWGASS Support Group Folks, forgive me for not being there! If you need anything , Please e-mail me! I will answer you back! Attached is a new photo ofme 100 pounds lighter!

Amy Jo
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Getting Better! :)
on January 21, 2010 5:35 pm

Hello, Everyone!

I am getting better everyday! I am going to physical therapy 2 times a week and it just really wears me out! This was the most painful surgery, I have every had and I have had my share of them! I am so thankful to have such a wonderful daughter and a very loving husband, they have been so helpful! I am still unable to sleep in the bed so the recliner is my friend right now!

I am so ready to get back to a "Normal" life! They are telling me it will be another 3-4 weeks til I will have full range of motion of my arm, I can make that!

I miss you all and want everyone to know that the on-line weekday support group meeting will start back on  February 2nd a 8 pm! The weekend on-line support group meeting will be on February 5th at 9am! Looking forward to chatting with each one of you!

Thank you for ail the "Get wells", e-mails, cards and calls! I thank God for blessing me with such great friends!

Amy Jo Johnson :)

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UPDATED ON 9-15-09:
Hello, my name is Amy Jo. I am from Dalton, Georgia. I was banded in 2003. I lost 44 - 62 pounds. I had my band removed December 2007, due to large hernia and tear in my esophagus. I was very sick after having the Lap band removed. I was diagnosed with GERD, Reflux, Barrett's Esophagus and Gastroparsis ( slowing of food from stomach) and regained 70 pounds. I am also a diabetic and was on an insulin pump.  Dr. John Sweeney at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia was my surgeon! He is awesome, great bedside manner and a cutie! LOL! He performed my RNY on December 22ND 2008! My insurance paid 100 percent!. I am very blessed. I have a wonderful husband for the past 24 years! Two beautiful daughters and a very special son-on-law, who was deployed to Iraq, July this year (09). I love to travel, camp, read, shop and be with family and friends! I am a nurse, homeschooling mom and a college student! I am also an OH Support Group Leader for the group, NWGASG ( Northwest Georgia Support Group). I have an on-line group and getting together a local group here in Dalton, Georgia! As of this writing , I have lost 71.5 pounds and feel great! Health and wellness is my profession and my long term goal!