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Surgeon Testimonial Douglas Ewing, M.D. I chose Dr. Ewing to do my Lap RNY surgery. I had the initial meeting in his office and we talked about the surgery. He was very open to questions and my concerns. I had surgery on 8/28. During the surgery it was discovered that I had an abnormal torso and they could not staple. The had to stitch everything by hand. The surgery ended up taking about 5 hours!!! Dr. Ewing and his staff were great. They took good care of me. The nurses at the bariatric unit were wonderful. I ended up in the hospital for 5 days, so I really spent enough time there to know! Latest Surgery Support Comments No comments posted yet. Please post yours. Click here for the surgery support page |
My Story I grew up in Orlando, FL. I am currently living in Hoboken, NJ and work in midtown Mahattan. I have been heavy pretty much my whole life. It wasn't until I moved to NYC about 12 years ago that I started to leave the "heavy" area and approach serious obesity. You would think all the walking and activity would help keep the weight down, but it did not. I have never been a huge eater, so my biggest challenge for five years was to find out why I had gained so much weight. Granted, I would much rather have had the chicken fingers than the salad!!!! I had thyroid testing, blood sugar tests, etc. I was not until last year that I was finally diagnosed with PCOS. I thought that diagnosis was going to be my magic diagnosis and once I started to take the glucophage that the pounds would just melt away. Well that did not happen and in early july, I decided it was time for the surgery. My mom had the surgery 5 years ago, so I called her first and she was so excited. It was good to have someone to share things with and she suggested I go to OH. So, here I am! |