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Kenneth Cleveland, M.D.
Dr. Cleveland is wonderful. He is very helpful and kind. He will answer any question for you and fight to get what you need. His staff is great. He told me all the risk good and bad about the surgery. He asked about after care and support groups. He is encouraged by your weight loss and is concerned if you have problems. Just the best. rnrnStephanie Dumas
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  • Cats - Felix and I lose Tigger last week to old age. :-(((
  • Dogs - Rusty is a new pet. He is a Chihuehue and my best friend
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  • Comment by Tammy S. on 12/31/05 10:43 am
    Hey Steph, I'm so glad your home & doing great !!! If there is anything I can do, Please let me know. Prayers & Huggs, Tammy
  • Comment by piperkc on 12/29/05 7:26 am
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
  • Comment by Dx E on 12/22/05 6:13 pm
    Steph, Have the Greatest Ever on the 27th!! I’m just dropping by to let you know that there’s a huge crowd of strangers out here pulling for you and holding you in our prayers. May you have a famously successful surgery and a record-breaking recovery! Best Wishes-
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me for now
on October 17, 2006 6:06 pm
Hi all,  I am about 10 monthes out and I seem to have hit a plateu.  I keep loosing inches but not weight.  It is very flustrating.  I know that I can eat more now and some days it is a real struggle not to overeat or should i say eat several times a day just cause I can.  I have come a long way and don't want to go back.  I have 60 more pounds to get off before I finish and get to my goal of 180.
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HELLO EVERYONE. 

 

I AM HERE TO TELL MY TALE OF GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY.  I HAD SURGERY ON DEC 27,2005.  MY SURGERY WAS GREAT.  DIDN'T HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS.  I WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER 3 WEEKS.  THAT WAS GREAT.  I HAVE BEEN LOSING WEIGHT AND INCHES FOR SEVERAL MONTHES.  I HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING STUFF DOWN.  I HAVE THROWN UP SEVERAL MAYBE 100 TIMES SINCE SURGERY.  I WILL TRY NEW THINGS AND I WILL KNOW WITHING 30 MINUTES IF IT IS GOING TO WORK.  I USUALLY END UP IN THE BATHROOM.  YUK!

JAN 18,2007  WELL A NEW YEAR AND MY VISIT WITH THE DOC FOR MY ONE YEAR OUT WAS NOT VERY GOOD FOR ME.  HE WASN'T PLEASED WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS.  I FEEL GREAT.  I AM DOWN TO 240 AND WOULD LOVE TO BE AT 200 OR 180 BUT I AM STUCK AT 240.  HE SAID I SHOULD INCREASE MY EXERCISE.  WELL RIGHT NOW I AM WORKING 2 JOBS SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR EXERCISE AND I AM STARTING BACK TO COLLEGE ONLINE IN FEB. SO THAT TAKES UP THE REST OF MY TIME.   I AM WATCHING WHAT I EAT AND TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY BUT WHO KNOWS.  I AM JUST GLAD THAT I HAVE FINALLY QUIT THROWING UP.  SO I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DOC IN JULY AND HE EXPECTS ME TO BE AT 225.  I SURE HOPE THAT I CAN MAKE THAT.  


WELL,  I WON'T BE AT 225 AND WON'T BE GOING ON THE 11 TO THE DOC.  WILL BE ON VACATION. 


WELL,  I DIDN'T MAKE THE 225 BUT I AM CONTINUING WORKING 2 JOBS.  I DON'T HAVE TO BUT IT IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AND FUNCTION.  2 YEARS AGO I WAS DOING GOOD TO HOLD JUST ONE JOB.  I WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND CLOTHES THAT FIT AND DIDN'T MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A BLIMP.  THAT DIDN'T WORK ALL THAT WELL.  I AM DOING GOOD AND GETTING IN MY PROTIEN.  I STILL THROW UP.  SOME FOODS DON'T AGREE WITH ME.  I CAN EAT BEEF.  BUT NOT ALOT OF IT.  I CAN EAT CHICKEN IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE I GET IT FROM.  I DON'T COOK ALOT.  SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF TIME.  JUST FOR ME.  BUT IF WE HAVE A DINNER AT WORK I WILL COOK.  I HAVE TRYED SOME NEW RECIPES AND THEY JUST MAKE SO MUCH FOOD.  I SEEM TO BE STUCK AT 245.  I HOPE TO GET PAST IT BUT I GET STRESSED OUT AND I STAY WERE I AM AT.  HOPEFULLY I CAN GET PAST IT AND GET TO BELOW 200.  THAT IS MY GOAL.    9/9/2007.