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I want to feel good and look good, be able smile when I look in a mirror

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To be happier person, To show I am worth it.

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go hiking and not get tired

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To go back to college

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I want my kids to be proud of me.

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D. Blaine Nease, M.D. F.A.C.S.
He one of the most nice Doctor I have seen. He did not look down at, made sure you understood everything.What you to do well. The people that work for him are wonderful and very helpful. I would stand on my head for this man. Make you feel so relax and comfortable, you could tell him anything. Always smiling and joking, so are his employee. They know you by name not by number. The after care has been great, we was told what to do and what to eat. exercise, walk, walk. He explain the surgery very well to me and I am hearing impaired. I rate him 150%. Both bedside manner and surgery was great. they had a hard time getting a IV start so he said take in I do one (their a proper name for it) goes in the neck. explain it and I was not scare, I was very relax and at ease.
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carman's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I have always been big, but in the last 10 years it got worse. I have children that need a mom do due things with them. and enjoy life.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Linda_S on 6/23/07 10:45 pm
    Best wishes for a great day on Monday Carman! I hope you come through with flying colors and have a really speedy recovery. Linda
  • Comment by coolrayswife on 6/23/07 9:09 pm
    Carman, Congrats on the start of your new beginning. i will pray for a speedy recovery. Please let us know how you are doing. God Bless You. Tammy
  • Comment by brickchick on 6/23/07 8:39 pm
    Carman, I am so excited for us. I am having surgery Monday too! I just know you are going to sail right through this without a hitch! I hope your recovery is smooth and uneventful. ((((HUGS)))) Alice
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Hello, I am a mother of 2 and have 4dogs and 2 cats. My weight has always been a very big problem for me. I am so glad I was approved and will have surgery on June 25 2007. I can not wait until I am able to do all the things I use to do. Showing my kids the health is very important along with education. I want to take them hiking. camping, run and play with them.
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Christmas 2010 3 years and 6 months today
on December 25, 2010 7:23 pm

I am glad I did the surgery, I had alot of other medical problem that did help me. I start at 377 and today i am 280.  I been a very slow loser, but it my own fault. I had my right ankle fused and left knee replaced then redone.  I seen other people lose so much and I feel like a true failure.  But I am keep trying to lose more. I am able to walk a mall, Now I am able t exercise alot better.
I wish we had a lot more education about food. It been hard on me and my family, my daughter does not understand why I had the surgery and other people had it and lost 150-200lbs.  I want to be able to hike, rock climb, swim, enjoy going out again.
I heard so many story where it the person fault because they failed. i own my blame, I blame myself. The one think I started is going to therpy to see why I did eat, why I feel way I do, I think it will help me. To be able to talk to someone. My dr. that did my surgry made me feel like I was the worst patient ever. he never listen to me at all. I was a failure to him. Since that appt I never when back. i know I should go back to see him  that my appt are important but why go just to be made fun of, I can stay home and get that.
Why is it that Dr, do not look at people asa person, not the same as others. So people are different, we loss different.  with out anyone helping me I will make it, it my take me another year or so but I am still losing.
that my christmas to me, I promise myself I am doing this for me. I know I need help and I am willing to ask for it.

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I am 3 Years out
on June 28, 2010 4:13 pm
 I began my new life 3 years ago, my surgery was on June 27th, in Huntington WV.  I have lost down to 275 at this time.  I had several stand still but I have lost it very slowly.  I not been one to lose fast, but I gotten down.  I am still losing slowly.  At time I wish I was one of those ones that lost it quickly but it was not for me.  At time I felt like a failure at my weight lost.  But I remind myself everyone is different and our body are too.  My sugar is gone, my last A1C was 5.2.  I am off all my med. but I still take my daily vit.  Which will always be apart of my life.  I gone throw a ankle fused and knee replacement only to be look at another knee surgery.  I still have bad days with food but I learn what not to eat.  Some of them are, Pasta, milk, and ground beef.  I eat alot of salad, fresh veg, beans.  I still keep track of my food.  The hardest thing for me has been and still to this day is to get exercise in do to other health problem but found out that pool exercise is better for me.
I am enjoying my time with my kids.  I got on rides at Cedar Point with my daughter the first time in 15 year with her.  i can swim all day with her.  I enjoy shopping and trying on cloth with her so much.  i feel like I no longer something for her to be ashamed of, she told me how proud she is of me.  I will never allow myself to get to that point again in my life.
I am glad I chose the surgery,  I got a new life now. 
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Oct.28th 2008
on October 28, 2008 9:47 pm
It been along time but I am doing so much better losing weight now then before. I can tell when I am hunger and not. I know when I am full, and know to stop.  I do not get sick any more,and that itself is wondeful.  I will keep up them good work. I thank god I had this surgery done everyday.
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It's been 16 months 9 days
on October 4, 2008 7:35 pm
It been a very a long time since I did a update, but here it goes I been doing very well in the last severalmonths my weight is coming off now about 1-2lbs per week and I can understand my stomach and know when it enough and not go over.  It been hard to learn and redo my self but with the help and support of my family and the Doctor, Nurse, I have come to love my surgery.  I have been a slow loser, with many stop along the way.  I have several medical problem but not because of the surgery.  With my weight lost I have got back to a better health, I can now have fun with my kids, I walk again, my hike have become my friend again with the change of seasons I get to enjoy my favorite time of the year.  I hike to see the trees and Ican breath.  I can shop with my kids and go to movies not be ashame of myself.  I can go to their school act. feel that I am not embassing them anymore.  I would love to been one of those woman that lost alot of weight, but I am very happy with myself and I am enjoying life once again.  God bless this surgery. 
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I have WOW moments
on June 30, 2008 11:27 pm
I have finally been able to see my loss, I can now wear 18-20 in shorts, but I still like my shirts a little lose.  I got some good news from my ear doctor, I be able to get new hearing aids to help my hearing. thank you lord. I feel better, I even lost a couple pounds, maybe the stress it starting to lift off and my weight will start to go down again. I lay off the exercise only to realize I did it alot to help. when will I learn, lol  I will keep going. I will win the battle with my weight. My promise to me from me.
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I thought I do this now, I was very small until 5th grade, up untill then I was a 6x dress, then all at once Iwas 12, then just keep coming on. I come from a large family, where my great grandmother took 12 yerds of cloth to make a dress and wore size 12 shoe. My Mom was large until she had surgery back in 1989, then she was about 200 then. Compare to 500, She was alway the joker, I quess that how she handle it. I turn to food as a friend, it did not judge me and was always there. I was never in a group, I had friends but only a few, then I was so shy. But not now. I was the baby of the family until my father remarried and I got 2 more sister, I was 26 when the first one come along. We are so much alike , we sleep them same. the younger one is like my older sister talk to fence if talk back. Then I was so mad, but come to love them, My brother Conard past away Aug.1996 he was Obesity, My mom I lost in Dec 2000, she had surgery done but to late, she had so many problem with her health. But she my Angel that I hold onto to get going, make it for my kids. I do not want to miss any of there life at all because I did not fight to lose. I always felt no one would want me, but my daughter father made me feel like I was a queen, then I got my daughter, I had ear problem and hearing all my life, I had so many surgery I can not count them anymore. I had ask God to give me 3 wishes, He did, I got to hear my children cry,hear the say the love me and call me mommy, and to hear my wedding vows, I got all of that and more. I just do not know what I am here to do but it has to be something. I want to go back to school, I hope to start in the fall. it funny my sister will be starting college to. It so hard when you have people around you always trying to get you to eat something knowing you can not, so I change some friends on that and talk with the others. That is why I so happy my doctor office told me about this site. God gave me another chance to happy and health.