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Username: Carl44
Location: Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Member Since: 6/12/2008
BMI: 30.2
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Surgery Type: RNY (10/09/08)
Surgeon: David Syn M.D.

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WOW!!!
on May 29, 2009 10:26 pm

Hello To All,

As of today I have lost 103 pounds in 7 months, I am now at 215 with 15 pounds to go. I cant believe what a difference having this surgery has been in my life. I would do it again in a heart beat.

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3 month check up
on January 16, 2009 11:17 am

Hello To All,

Hope everyone had a great holiday. On Friday Jan. 9th 2009 I had my 3 month check up with Dr. Syn. I am down 71 pounds and 43.5 inches. Dr. Syn said that I am 3 months ahead of schedule. I feel better then I have in years and have more energy then all my kids put together.......its GREAT!!!!!!!

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WOW!!
on December 1, 2008 7:08 pm

7 weeks and I am down 48 pounds and doing great.

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This is great
on October 30, 2008 3:09 pm

As of today I am down 31 pounds in 3 weeks. Started back to work yesterday, with no problems at all. feeling great.

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2 weeks post-op
on October 23, 2008 6:10 pm

2 weeks post-op, I had my surgery on Thursday Oct.9^th. It was pretty bad the first few days, started to think that I made the wrong decision, was having a lot of pain and gas pressure, could not get fluids down, only a few ounces a day. Started to get dehydrated and to top it off I was getting very constipated, but I made it through …..lol… …didn’t think I would.

By the end of the first week things started getting better. I was no longer using the binder, was up and walking around the block and learning how to deal with my new stomach. My post-op appointment Tuesday Oct. 14^th with Dr. Syn went well I lost 18 pounds in one week. WOW I was in shock!

Came home on Sat. Oct.18^th it was hard to sit in the car for so long but we finally got home. (Rio Rancho, NM) The first day or so I tried to stick with the diet and the idea that I only needed a ¼ cup of food 6 times a day, well I have to admit I found that part hard to understand. Anyway I started to try other foods, my craving started to get the best of me. So I started adding things like pork, chicken, ground steak, salsa, bean dip and cheese to my cottage cheese.

The shakes also became too sweet, so I added unflavored protein power to them so I could get them down. LOL you know us guys we can’t wait and have to be hard headed sometimes. I did so well with all of these things that I decided that I could eat anything…….until last night. Ooooops my first dumping OMG!!!!!!!!!! I ate 5 Dorito chips, I will never do that again I thought I was going to die. Cramping, dizzy, heart pounding, sweat rolling off my face, for about 2 hours. Then I finally throw up. Okay wrong thing to do I know …BIG DUMBIE…sometimes I have to learn the hard way.

Stop laughing I got it….wont do that again. I have also been walking more I am up to a mile in a half a day. As of today I have now lost 23 pounds and Shawna is laughing at my very baggie parts. I want to loss a few more pounds before I go to buy new pants. Over all things are a lot better and I know that I did not make the wrong decision. I want to say thank you to Shawna my wife for dealing with me for the last 2 weeks. I am not the nicest person to be around when I don’t feel good. I also want to say thank you to everyone on the website that have been giving me encouragement and support.

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My Story

Hello,
My name is Carl, I am 44 years old and this is my story.
My wife Shawna has been telling me about this website for awhile, so I thought I would check it out. Shawna has been researching WLS for several years and I was never really interested in it. I have always thought of surgery as the last resort. I have been over weight since I was a child. The heaviest that I have ever been in my life is 328 pounds. I was in construction at the age of 16. During the 20 years that I worked in that field, I have broken several bones, including breaking my back twice. Over the years I went up and down with my weight and finally had to change careers due to pain. I stopped working construction in 1997 and went into the medical field. Since I was no longer as active as I once was, I started gaining weight again and could not get it off. Shawna and I went on every weight loss and diet program that we could find. Pills, shots, exercise, you name it we did it, and nothing worked. In 2003 I had back surgery and now I have titanium cage in my lower back. L-4 to L-5, L-5 to the sacrum. I am in pain about 75% of the time and all my weight is really starting to affect my life even more. In 2004 I went from being a phlebotomist to an RN. Floor work at first, and now I work as a Surgical Nurse. I am finding it very hard to continue in this job that I love being so heavy. I do not feel that I am doing my best. Shawna talked me into going to see Dr. Syn about my weight problems. After sitting and listening to Dr. Syn and Shannon, his Dietitian. I realized that the RNY surgery might help me with my weight. My consultation was on June 4^th. I have been approved for the RNY surgery and am waiting for my surgery date to be set. I feel that it is the best decision that I have ever made.