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My first impression of Dr.Lowe that he was very warm and friendly, very easy to talk too. Over time it grew he is very understanding and caring. Welll some of his office staff is very helpful, there are a few but I will continue. I finally met him two weeks prior to surgery. Dr.Lowe is an excellent choice very knowledgeable. Aftercare is VERY important, he emphasises that very well. There is a structured aftercare program. All risks were laid out nothing was hidden. Overall I would rate im a 10. To be honest both were great even in the worst of times he still encourages you and gives you hope.
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  • Comment by judyanne on 1/22/08 1:19 am
    Thursday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~JudyAnne~
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blessed
on July 2, 2008 9:39 pm

Things are goinn really well, we had to participate in a Health Risk assessment at work and if we passed we received a discount off of our health insurance and last year I didn't even bother going becaus ei knew because of my weight I would fail, but none the less I went this year and passed with flying colors. I was so excited when I stepped on the scale and it read 158.00 lbs OMG i could have screamed.. Well I have to have a consultation with the nurse and she began her whole spill about how i'm considered overweight according to her bmi chart and how I don't eat enough food or calories and that even though I work out three days a week I should increase that to four days per week, I smiled politely and wanted to stab her with her highlighter when she said well I wouldn't have guessed you had gastric i mean look at your neck theres no loose skin and you look so normal..like wls patients look like aliens????? huh anyway she gave me a crappy pedometer that had already registered eight steps just by the box shaking and asked did I need another I said...NO THANKS!!! and walked away. I must say this has really been an amazing journey..the compliments I receive now feel long overdue..Anyway I don't eat breads,sweets, pasta or popcorn I can't tolerate anything with more than 5 grmas of sugar or I'll dump and dumping is the worst feeling in the WORLD!!!! if you have not yet experienced it I have maybe five times unintentionally.Well I'm a size 8 now in womens and 10/11 in juniors...I still have my tummy though which I was considering getting tucked and my breast reduced but I'm too pleased right now and hopefully if I keep excersing I can use the money for a new wardrobe....I LOVE TO SHOP NOW!!!!!! just call me a fashionista/glamour junkie...well I hope everyone os doing well...muah

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Ready to committ......
on May 18, 2008 6:31 pm
I'm finally ready to committ to a workout plan my dr said everything looked great all my labs and everything were good I just needed to start walking 40 minutes everyday so Monday I go head to head with the gym......I've gotten some great diet plans since my dr wanst me to ge down to about 125-lbs... I have to work on that I'm so comfortable in my twelves yes size 12! I don't want to budge but per my dr to decrease my risk of diabetes and all that other stuff I have to get smaller  well I'm going to follow a strict diet exercise routine for one month and document my progress, my co-worker said my body looked great I just need a body shaper to reduce the stomach flab yeah ok whatever..well I've posted some clothes in the clothing exchange will start shipping out as soon as i gethem was and packed. until next time......


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A NEW PCP
on May 10, 2008 6:24 am

I've found a new PCP he is very nice, very knowledgable about the procedure. He also informed me that the weight can and will come back if proper nutrition is not followed. He ws telling me how he had one patient who weighed about 388 lbs lost about 150 during the "honeymoon" phase and gained back 80 because she fell back into her old habits of eating and had taught her body how to hold more food. I fit comfortably in size 13 jeans now and if I want to be cute I can wear size 12 jeans and I dumped so much the first month If I even see candy or sugar my stomach cringes. Well any who I take my vitamins and supplements religiously. I weighed in at 172.4 at the drs office and I'm only 3 1/2 months post op. You know I hate when people say wls patients took the easy way out changing a lifestyle you've been accustomed to all your life is not easy, trying to explain to your family why you can't eat this or that when everyones out together or just tasting a spoonful of a family dish because you know what will happen later is not easy. I still can't believe I was blessed with such an opportunity. I go to my surgeon and nutritional counselor next Thursday so I'll post my comments then.

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at last......
on May 2, 2008 5:13 am
It feels soooo good now, I see what everyone means when they said I would do it all over again in a HEARTBEAT!!!! Its weird you know looking at my old pictures and thinking what the or how the hell did I let myself get so big??? Oh yeah water is my best friend now, not splenda or crystal light but plain 3.99 for a 24 pk of water.I'm going to post some of my bigger pics just so everyone can see how far I've come guess what I'm a size 13/14 in jeans YAYYYYYY and a size L in tops no more 22 or 2x's and in my work shirt which is a standard polo I'm a SMALL!!!!!! wow it almost brings me to tears and people are so muc more nicer to me now and the fellas well they are falling out of the woodworks all colors shapes and sizes.....

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feeling better.......
on April 10, 2008 2:10 pm
I'm feeling much better now and I am so proud of my decision. I've started working out three days a week and am eating sensibly. I bought a digital sale that analyzes bodyfat percentage and water percentage. It's going great in that area of my life but I'm slipping in other areas. It's like I'm being pulled in every direction. I just don't understand anymore I've been on my own since I was eighteen years old, I mean I worked hard to get where I am and to get the things I have, and now that my life is somewhat in order everyone wants something from me my sister gave her son up to the foster care system and I am the only one that can get him out from the family beacause I'm the only one that's stable without any priors, I'm already a single parent of one, and I'm thinking how in the world can I take care of another child. I'm trying to do the best I can...it's as if I can't catch a break everytime I turn around my family needs something and I'm thinking...where were yall when I needed you. No one was there it was just me...sorry guys I'm just so overwhelmed and stressed right now I made an appt with the psychologist I saw during the pre-approval process. I just don't want to become so stressed that I completely lose my mind. I've always been told it's always the darkest before dawn....it's just that it's gets so hard sometimes....it's often too hard to see through the pain.

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My Story

Since I have the guts to finally tell my story, I'll start at the begginning. I was not a very big child in fact at seven years old I only weighed 40 lbs and I stayed in the 100's all the way until I was about 15 years old and I hit a rough patch in my life. I was going through a really dark time and the only thing that relieved my pain was food. Working at Dairy Queen part-time didn't much help either. I continued on this road until I was about 19 years old. My weight had balloned to about 225 pounds and at 5'2 inches tall, I was miserable. I hated going shopping because everything I liked did not look good on me anymore and I couldn't keep up with the latest fashion trends because lets face it at 225 pounds nothing other than black looks good on a round figure. I went off to college and I was itimidated by all of the slim girls around me it was as if these girls were all sooo small. I then managed to get my weight down to about 185 pounds through very bad habits which I won't discuss. I continued on this path and I actually began to like the way I looked. My grades started slipping in school and I no longer had the energy I once had anymore and I became depressed and my comfort was right there to pick me up. I balloned back to about 220 lbs. After I left college I got pregnant OHHH brother!!!! and I was at my highest of 255 lbs, and I felt every bit of it, I then began restricting my diet and exercising I love pilates, but to no avail I just couldn't see my dream figure within reach considering I would have to loose over 125 lbs so I considered WLS. and this is where my journey began.







 


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