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Have more energy, spend more time outdoors, start a family

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Rudolf Weiner, M.D.
Dr. Weiner and his staff where wonderful. They were very attentive and caring at all my visits pre-op and post-op. After leaving Germany I was still able to get answers to questions and conserns I had by email. His assistant Petra will usually respond within 24 hours.
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  • Hiking - want to do more of it

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My 1yr Anniversary
on September 10, 2009 6:07 pm
It's been 1 yr sense I've started down the path to change my life.  What a journey it has been.  I'll start with the good stuff....I've lost 118 lbs...wearing a size 6 for the first time in my life....and most off all I'm completely healthy.  The bad parts...my marriage feel apart......well I guess thats it for the bad parts and that has turned out not to be that bad.  I'm very happy I made the choice to have the surgery.  Wouldn't change it for anything.
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finally going home
on October 21, 2008 11:36 am
I am finally getting the chance to go home to the states. I can't wait to see everyone. This will be my first trip home sense my surgery and I'm a little nervous. I haven't seen some of my friends and family in over 2 years. Wish me luck.
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1 month post op
on October 10, 2008 5:50 am
Well it has been 1 month today sense surgery. I have lots of energy. Walking daily, going to the gym daily, and just plain enjoying life again. I'm not saying it hasn't been hard to adjust to a different lifestyle but so far I can say it has been worth it. I can wear clothing that I haven't warn in years. Most of all I have lost 26 pounds. I have also decided to take control of other aspects of my life...if I can take control of my health then why not try to take control of everything else too. Wish me luck it will be a long hard journey.
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3 weeks post op
on September 28, 2008 11:05 am

It's been 3 weeks and I feel amazing. I've been walking everyday and have finally started eating solid foods. Been a guessing game at what works for me right now and what don't but otherwise everything is wonderful. I am very happy with my decision to go throught with the surgery. I've lost about 25 pounds so far and my friends say they see a difference in me already. I just hope everything stays on the same path as it is right now.

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Finally
on June 30, 2008 2:48 pm

I finally have my surgery date.  I can't wait only 2 months to go.  Would have been sooner but family is going to be here so I had to schedule it around them.  My husband is so excited.  We will finally be able to live the lives that we want and start a family when he gets home.  How could things get any better than this.

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My story...were should I start. I guess you could say I've always been considered the fat one. I was fatter than all my friends and all of my family members. I was an active child but that didn't seem to make a difference. My weight never stopped me from doing anything my friends did..cheerleading, bike riding, dating. That however changed when I got older. A couple years ago I used the birth control depo-provera and everything changed. I started to show all the symptoms of PCOS (polysistic ovarian syndrome) after coming off it after 3 shots. Everything was changing...I no longer got my menstral cycle regularly, i started having hair growth in areas that females shouldn't and of course I gained alot of weight. At the time I didn't know what was going on. I had doctors tell me for years that I just needed to lose weight and I would get my period back...well that was not my problem. Finally after years of working out and dieting a doctor actually looked at everything and did something about it.  I started to take Metformin. It didn't work. I still haven't been able to regulate my cycle, get pregnant, lose weight or get rid of the hair problem. After getting married and moving to germany a military doctor finally decided that WLS is the best thing for me. He is very optimistic about the outcome. My goals are to finally be a mom and have my life back. I want to be able to not only have a child of my own but to be able to raise that child without anything holding me back. I can't wait.