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be in the 150's again!

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Ara Keshishian, M.D
My first impression of Dr.K was that he was SO adorable!! He seemed really rushed but he was still so nice! The office staff is SO great! Dee is the nicest!!!! I finally feel like i've found the right place for surgery!!
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Amy W.'s Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
Daughter of an alcoholic...You do the math....
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  • Comment by DiamondGirl28143 on 11/7/04 5:39 pm
    HEY AMY!!!!!!11 OK SO TODAYS THE 7TH AND I SENT U AN EMAIL AND EVRYTHING ELSE BUT FORGOT TO SIGN THE PAGE LOL SCHOOLS GETTING TO ME SORRRYY... ANYWAY U WHOULD HOPEFULL BE HOM EBY NOW I HOPE EVERYTHING WENT AWESOOOOMEEEEE AND JUST REMEMBER KEEP UR HEAD UP AND BEING POSITIVE AND KEEPING UR FAITH WHATEVER UR FAITH MAY BE IS UR KEY TO ALL ONCE U HAVE THAT ITLL BE SMOOTH SAILING!!! CONGRATS SWEETY!!! SMOOOCHES JENN O=-)
  • Comment by Kebs on 11/6/04 8:38 pm
    Amy, I wish you the best of luck! You are about to begin a journey that will certainly be a rollercoaster ride, however the ups and downs are well worth the end result. Keep your head up & keep smiling! There are ALWAYS people around here who are willing to lend a hand or an ear. Feel free to contact me anytime you need to talk to someone who has been through (and is STILL going through) what you are going through right now. You are in our thoughts and prayers! God Bless!
  • Comment by kittymama on 11/5/04 7:45 pm
    AMY WELL THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE I HOPE AND PRAY IT IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THEN THE PASS GODSPEED AND GOOD LUCK GWEN
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La La La LAAAAAAAAA!
on May 18, 2012 7:03 am
I feel like singing when I think about the surgeon I found! LOVE this doctor I just seen for a consult (who specializes in post-weightloss bodies). I can't understand why he gets a bad rep sometimes....  I'm not even telling you guys who it is because I don't want you to try to change my mind! He's done thooooousands of surgeries on people like me so he has to be good! ANYTHING he does to my body would have to make me look better than I look now, that's for damn sure!
My husband and I haven't yet decided how we're going to do this. Do we put 1/2 the money down, have the first set of surgeries in September 2012 and finance the rest through the office? Or do we wait until next year's tax return and just pay the first set outright? Idk... I'm so impatient! I want it like, yesterday!!!  My husband doesnt want to pay finance charges so I miiiiiight have to wait till February. We'll see.... I just emailed the coordinator and asked how much interest would be for in-house financing.
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Plastic makes perfect, right?
on May 12, 2012 9:01 pm
I recently had a consult with a surgeon in Scottsdale (here in AZ) and it went okay. Right now I'm trying to figure out which procedures to get first because I want all of them (5) equally soooooo bad. It's torture having to choose! Let me break it down.

Mastopexy with Augmentation: Dr. S won't do breast implants without a lift (otherwise it wouln't look right) so that's 2 procedures in one. I want my breasts done because I literally have NO breast tissue and I've never felt like a woman. I just want to fill a bra for once in my life. All I have is deflated loose skin there. It's so embarrassing  What I wouldn't give to walk into Victorias Secret and pick out a bra I like, and actually fill it out (without it being tripple stuffed).

Thigh lift: The way pants fit, well, they don't. I have a lot of skin on my thighs and jeans/pants just don't fit right (or at all). This is one of my huge priority surgeries (the second one). I really need a lower body lift but an inner thigh lift would improve the way my my pants fit tremendously!

Arm lift: My first priority surgery. I live in Arizona so I'm always in a tanktop. It's really embarrassing having bat wings - especially when I'm only 25. I always have to be careful when I reach for something, and always have to be concious about how they look. It's a huge drag and the surgery would be amaaaazing for my self confidence (as would be other ones above this).

Tummy Tuck (revision):
In 2006 I had an extended tummy tuck. I then had 3 kids within 3 years. My muscles are ruined. If I don't hard core suck in I look atleast 6 months pregnant. Lately  there's constantly a lump and I'm constantly bloated. I know it's a hernia and I have to have it fixed, but what do I do? Get this lump fixed? Or get 2 lumps placed in my chest!? LOL!
 
I neeeeeeeeed all these surgeries but it's so expensive! I mean, I know I'll get all these surgeries eventually, but that sounds hideous having to wait for some of them. I have to decide and stop changing my mind every 5 minutes. bLaaaaaH.
Anyway, I have another consult this Tuesday (May 15) because I want a couple different point of views. The surgeon I'm seeing next actually specializes in post massive weightloss patients so this should be good for me.
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