Charles A. Svendsen, M.D. Dr. Svendsen walked into the exam room today with his hand extended and said "Hi, I'm Chuck" with the warmest smile on his face. I found him to be very straight forward and full of information. He answered all my questions completely. His nurse Barb is wonderful. Not a typical no nonsense type medical professional. You can tell she loves what she does and is fun to be around. He put a lot of emphasis on the after care program and the help it provides his patients.
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Family & Friends - Two wonderful little boys, age 6 and 11 mos. Married since 98.
Hey! By now you
should be post-op.
My thoughts and
prayers are with you
as you recover. How
cool is it that you
and Sabrinna are
there together.
Well, rest up and
heal fast.
Lori
Home from Jamaica I just spent a lovely week in Jamaica with my family escaping the cold Minnesota winter. The weather was fabulous. Food...not so great...for me anyway. Had a really hard time finding what I could eat. There was not much fruit on the island due to the last hurricane that went through. I'm not a huge fan of jerk...and everything is jerk. I did find some pretty good fish to eat. The kids ate at Burger King everyday...real healthy, right?
We took Brady home the meet the family for the first time. I swear that little pumpkin has Jamaica in his soul...he had a fabulous time...and LOVED all the jamaican food...which of course made his dad happy as a clam in the sand. Billy had a wonderful time reuniting with his cousins and playing in the sun, sea and sand. He got so brown. I lathered on the sun screen so I don't really have much of a tan at all. When I was younger it was all about the tan...somehow that has switched to all about the wrinkles (or avoiding getting more).
Kevin's family was very surprised with my appearance. I received much praise on my weight loss which made me very proud.
Stats:
Todays weight: 182
Start weight: 315
Loss since surgery: 133 (OMG!!!!)
Start BMI: 54
Today BMI: 31
Difference: -23