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Surgeon TestimonialGuillermo Alvarez M.D.Well, My first impression of Dr. Alvarez was just what everyone said it would be. Immediate comfort and trust. He was very kind and attentive. I enjoyed the process. The first night was a little hard, as expected, and after that, things went very smoothly. Hew as a great surgeon, and I recovered very quickly. He was an overall 10! Both his surgical competence and bedside manner were wonderful.
The only thing I would have wished for was that the nurses could speak some english. Other than that, the stay was just fine. Very competent and wonderful Dr. and Staff. Latest Surgery Support Comments
 Comment by jane H. on 5/22/07 3:17 am
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Good luck with your
surgery!! I hope you
heal fast!
Teresa
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Tuesday is your day!
Just remember you
are on the journey
of a lifetime. Try
to enjoy every
minute. It may sound
weird now, but know
that you are cared
for and prayed for
here, and all too
soon this will be
but a memory and you
will be an
inspiration to
someone else. I am
waiting for you on
the losers' bench! ~
JudyAnne
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First star I see tonight....I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight. (As early as I can remember, After repeating these words I would think in my head....)I wish to be skinny, I wish to be skinny, Please oh PLEASE let me be skinny.
Well, the star never made me skinny, so I guess I am just going to have to do it myself!
I am a Wife and Mommy to two wonderful boys. I am a singer and vocal teacher who loves life's adventures!
This surgery will give me back my confidence. I have lived as a fat person, and I have lived as a thin person. I like me much better when I am thin. I am looking forward to my success in this new adventure, and I am looking forward to life every day as I become more of who I want to be.
3 months out on September 2, 2007 2:57 pm
I am down about 50 pounds. I'm about half way, and I can't wait to get to goal. This journey has been very exciting. I am feeling great and have a lot more energy. I am so glad I had the opportunity to do this. It's helped me to live life so much more freely!
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6 weeks out on July 8, 2007 8:38 am
It's been quite an adventure so far. I am very happy I did the surgery, and I am doing very well. I have not had difficulty with the life change. I actually enjoy being in great control of my eating habits, and eating very small portions. I feel like I am finally in control of my overeating.
I have lost about 15 kilo's to date. I remember being so frustrated that I was 102 kilos the Christmas after I got married. So, I am the smallest I have been in over 5 years. It feels good.
While I was in the states, I cut my hair to my shoulders and colored it darker. Since I have returned to Norway, people have been amazed by my transformation. Some just tell me how good I look, some ask if I had an extreme makeover, and some don't notice the weight at all, but just can't believe how my haircut has made all the difference, and I look so beautiful!
Kinda funny. Only one friend here knows about my surgery, and my SIL, MIL and FIL. I am very happy with my results so far, and I can't wait for another couple of months to pass. I am really looking forward to getting back to my old self, and feeling the peace and confidence I once felt with my body. I can't wait to be able to really keep up and give it my all in one of my exercise classes, and to realize that I am no longer the largest one in the class.
Life is good!
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Back from Mexico! on May 24, 2007 5:18 pm
Well, I did it!
I had my surgery with Dr. Alvarez. Everything went very well. Dr. A was very attentive and professional. I am happy to say that things went just as I had hoped, and better.
I am now sitting in a hotel in San Antonio, and I am going home in the morning. I am excited to go home and see my babies.
The Mexico experience was fine. It wasn't too great when I couldn't communicate with the nurses, but that wasn't too much of a problem. Other than that, the nurses were really good, and Dr. A and Dr. Rodriguez were wonderful! I just have to try to tap into my new tool and do my best to lose the extra pounds.
I am grateful for this surgery and opportunity to change my life.
What a blessing it is! I can't wait to feel and see it's full effects.
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Losing weight has been an uphill battle all my life. I remember being teased about my weight since I started kindergarten. When I look back, I really wasn't a fat child, just a little rounded. I started to really struggle with my self-image and weight in junior high. In 9th grade, I decided to put everything into losing weight before the transition to high school. I lost quite a bit of weight before my sophmore year, and got my first boyfriend the first two weeks of school. I kept the weight off for about a year until I had a knee injury. At that time, I just started to pack on the pounds again.
I slowly gained until the summer after my first year in college. I had a severe hypoglycemic reaction that got my attention, and my doctor advised me to go on the Atkins diet to lower my weight. At that time, I was about 235 pounds, size 18. I did Atkins like a trooper for about 7 months. I dropped to 165 pounds and a size 10-12. At that time, I had some labs done and found out that my grogginess was due to a cholesterol count of 280+. At 19 years of age, that was a HUGE red flag, and I was threatened with hospitalization if I didn’t bring it down. Needless to say, I went off the Atkins diet, and started gaining again. That summer I met my adorable, wonderful husband and we were married a year later. I was about 185 on my wedding day. I had WORKED MY BUTT OFF to be a size 14 for my wedding. At that point, my husband and I moved to Norway. The stress of being newly married and in a country where I couldn’t speak the language and had no friends or family for support, my weight got out of control. After 1 year of marriage, I was back at 235. We moved back to the states for 2 years, and the convenience of fast food was not a good thing. My weight after 2 years in the states was 265, my all time high.
I am currently at about 255. I have fluctuated between 240 and 260 since I returned to Norway 3 years ago. I have two precious baby boys who are 2 and 10 months. They bring me so much joy in my life and I want to be able to give them all of my potential energy, love and spunk. I have tried so many diets and spent so much money on trying to lose this weight. I have come to the point where I don’t believe there are any more diets to try. I do my best to eat healthily and I love to exercise. My husband has been behind me all of the way, and continues to support me in my decision to pursue surgical methods of weight loss.
I love to be active. I love to crawl on the floor and wrestle and play with my kids. I love to dance, I want to be able to climb a mountain and cross country ski without pain in my joints. I want to fit in any chair, on any amusement park ride, and in a hot pair of jeans!
I am a singer, and I want to be able to stand up and perform in front of a huge crowd without feeling self conscious. I want to feel uninhibited in life. I want to share who I feel I really am with others without fearing judgment because of my weight.
I have already missed too many opportunities in my life because of my weight, and I am ready to make a change. I am ready to start over again. I am ready to stop fearing my weight. I’m ready to change my life.
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