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Name: Amy B.
Username: bluebutterfly110
Location: Prairie du Chien, WI, USA
Member Since: 1/6/2005
BMI: 27.5
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (11/16/05)
Surgeon: Brian S. Boe, M.D.

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Surgeon Testimonial

Brian S. Boe, M.D.
The entire staff at Barix Clinic/Northwestern Suburban Community Hospital in Belvidere, IL was great. Dr. Boe was professional and personable when I talked to him before and after surgery. He made me feel safe and that, to me, was the most important thing. The only negative thing I have to say is that I don't feel like I got a lot of one on one time with him to ask questions, although the nursing staff was there to help with any of those questions I didn't get to ask Dr. Boe. During my two night/three day stay there I came into contact with A LOT of nurses. At first I tried to keep track of all their names but because there were so many wonderful ladies working with me (not to mention I was on a lot of morphine) I was unable to. I didn't see a place to talk about the rest of the hospital staff and I really wanted to stress how great these particular ladies were so here we go. The second night in the hospital I got a fever and was worried that I wouldn't get to go home, or that there was something horribly wrong with me. One of the over-night nurses stayed with me in my room and talked to me to help me relax and feel better when I couldn't find the number to the hotel where my mom was staying. She didn't have to do that, but I was very grateful she did. I highly recomend Barix Clinic, all of the people there were caring and helpful.

Member Interests

Family & Friends - I am married to a wonderful man & am surrounded by a solid support group at home
Writing - I blog, write for my college newspaper and give me 5 years and I'll be published
Scrapbooks - Um...guilty?
Christianity - God has made WLS possible, and I will succeed by His strength, not mine
Teachers - Give me 2 more years and I'll be a high school Social Studies Teacher
Jazz - I was in Vocal Jazz and Jazz Band, I got to perform twice in Carnigie Hall w/ VJ
Talk Radio Listening - Rush Limbaugh is a genius.
WLS in your 20's - I was actually 19 when I had my WLS - but I'm 21 now :-)
Reading - I really enjoy political science type books and series' like Robert Jordan's WoT

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Hospital Reviews

(Belvidere, IL) - Barix Clinics (NW Suburban Com. Hospital)

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by katie3314 on 1/29/08 1:10 pm

Amy, sorry this took so long to thank you for your support. I've been doing great. Had my RNY on November 14th and have lost a total of 67 pounds. I feel wonderful and am walking about 2 miles (4 miles on the weekends) every day. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I have been in a stall for a couple of weeks now but trust everything will pick up again soon. Write me when you get a chance. Katie3314

Comment by PinkFlamingoes on 11/23/07 1:39 pm

Amy , Get better ! I hope this is the end to your pain & misery . And the beginning to the great future you were looking forward to when you had your 1st surgery . xoxox Kathy

Comment by jktcbuck on 11/21/07 7:57 am

Amy, I will coming to see you today. I hope everything gets figured out and I pary that you have finally found the solution. Please know you are in my thoughts everyday and have become a very special person in my life. You are a true inspiration for allof us in the WLS world and I look up to you. You have incredible strength and I am honored to know you! Praying for you! Katy Buck

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Amy "Frailey" Berry's Blog

Camp
on July 26, 2008 7:13 pm

Hey folks,

I am off to Camp in the moring. The camp is set up to allow people with cognitive and physical disabilities to experience camp. I'm going to be a counselor there from Sunday until next Friday. The experience is sure to be awesome and I hope to come away from this week with all kinds of new insight.

While I'm away I would appreciate it if you would pray for me. I want to provide a quality experience for my campers and come out of the week alive and kicking. So, if you would be so kind, pray that...

*the week will be safe for all campers and staff
*the week will be a positive experience for everyone involved
*I will have the stamina to provide the best for my campers
*the weather will be favorable
*my health will stay as good as it has been for the past several months
*Kyle won't starve to death while I'm away

I appreciate it.

I'm excited to participate with Camp because I think their mission is completely amazing. They provide a week of fun and empowerment to people who otherwise wouldn't be able to experience camp and they also provide a week of respite to caregivers who sorely deserve it. Yay Camp! I'm sure I'll have a lot to say when I get home, so I'll talk to you in about a week. Have a lovely night!

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PRAXIS II Results!
on July 17, 2008 1:18 pm

I got my special envelope from ETS (Educational Testing Service) that had the results from my Praxis II Social Studies test (that I took back on June 14 and felt unsure about) and....drum roll please......
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I GOT 189 / 200!!!!!!!! Which, for the folks at home who don't know what that means (me, before I had to care about the Praxis II), puts me in the special "Recognition for Excellence" category of people who score in the top 15% of candidates who have taken the test. In Wisconsin you need a passing score of 153, so that was no problem.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I PASSED! I wasn't sure if I passed, but I TOTALLY PASSED!

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Noah's Ark Adventure
on July 14, 2008 11:54 am

I had an awesome time yesterday at Noah's Ark in Wisocnsin Dells.  Our trip there was the first time that I can remember spending the day at a water park and not feelng completely awful about myself. I had a cute suit that I felt good in (enough to let my husband take pictures even!), could (and did) go on every water slide, could walk all day with no problems and just enjoy doing what normal people do - it was amazing. This is what post-op life is about, doing the things we want to do without having to give a second thought to weight. My husband took a ton of pictures, none of me in my whole suit (I wore a tankini w/ boy shorts, though when the pics were taken I am wearing jeans, but you get the idea), but trust me it looked good all put together too.

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Before going in the water park, in the gift shop trying on sun glasses...

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After swimming was over, waiting for my friends to get out of the wave pool.

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Me and my hat-wearing DH, isn't he handsome :-)

After 7 hours at the water park we went shopping in the Downtown area, where there was a fudge shop...yeah. I got a 1/4 pound block of fudge with peanut butter mixed in it, but I have divided it into 10 Amy-friendly pieces that will keep me from dumping / going way over my carb limit for the day, but will still let me enjoy my favorite fudge. It is all about balance.

In all I was running around, going on water slides, swimming in the wave pool, playing mini golf, swimming some more, walking more than 3 miles in downtown Wisconsin Dells and just being down right active for more than 9 hours with my husband and our friends.  Pre-op that wouldn't even have been an option. I would have pooped out after the first slide (there were over 100 stairs to climb to get to the top of the first slide, and that was after walking half way across the park).  Today, the day after, I'm a little red (I put sun screen on several times, but I still got a little burnt on my cheeks and chest), but this post-op body of mine was more than up to yesterday's activity.

It is a wonderful life.

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Bowflex Commercial
on July 3, 2008 12:39 pm

I don't know what the folks down at Bowflex are thinking. The guy on the Bowflex commercial comes off as a cocky jerk and instead of making me think about purchasing the home-gym thing, makes me want to spit at him. I don't know if he is scripted or just a jerk naturally, but when he is talking about the benefits of Bowflex and says "I gave all my fat clothes to my fat friends" - what in the world would make anyone think that is an okay thing to say? Honestly. That's a really sweet thing to say about your friends

. Then he says "My wife gives me that little wink now and then" - what she really should give him is a black eye. It is possible to be good-looking and kind. I'm sure of it. Next time Bowflex wants to make a commercial and use this guy they should just show his newly-ripped abs, and make sure he keeps his mouth shut, because when a person says junk like this there is no amount of tanned muscle that can make up for how ugly he sounds.

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