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Thomas Clark
My first impression of Dr. Clark is that he truly cares about his patients and wants us to become healthier and happier people. He outlines all the risks and benefits and will answer any question you have. He stresses that aftercare is extremely important to our success after WLS. So far I am extremely pleased with him and the WLS program is very well organized. His office staff are friendly and professional and always there for you when you have a question or a problem. rnrnDr. Clark, is one of the BEST Surgeons. Low Complication rates, Successful patients, fantastic support team. Awesome office staff. He doesn't to Laproscopic, but he makes the timiest 3 1/2 inch incison. He's awesome. Can't recommend a better surgeon. Come to VA to have your Surgery with Dr. Clark!!!
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Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Eggface on 2/13/07 12:57 pm
    Jane, Sending prayers for a successful round 2 of plastics & speedy pain free (or at least good drugs) recovery. ~Michelle (MV)
  • Comment by C. Richardson on 2/13/07 11:27 am
    Hi Jane - Wishing you a fast recovery w/ your second round of plastics tomorrow. Keep us posted on how you do sweetie. Take care. Christina
  • Comment by Julie T. on 11/14/06 11:30 am
    Hi Jane, I just want to thank you for your candid posts and for the photos that you've so graciously shared with all of us. I'm having an abdominal lipectomy in two days and it's given me a true view of what I can expect. Hope you are feeling better about your surgery. I'll bet that they're right and that once your swelling has subsided you'll be very satisfied. Thanks again, Julie
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Jane M.'s Blog

November Update
posted on 11/29/07 6:29 am
Well my friends, I've had some complications with my right thigh. It got worse before it's gotten better. I've had to have it aspirated every 6 days for the last 4 weeks. My doc decided to cut a 1/2 inch incision to let it fully decompress (2 inflamed lymph nodes). It was good for a few days then 2 days before Thanksgiving started hurting, swelled and was very angry looking. I started antibiotics and spent most of my days with ice packs or warm compresses on it. It's better now. I am most likely going to have to have my inner thighs revised. I'm not happy about this, but I was tld it could be a possibility when I signed my consent papers. It's sucks, but what can you do?

One side effect of being under anesthesia so much in a short time, is memory loss. MY short term memory has been terrible of late. So much so that I'm starting to take Brain and Liver function vitamins to help me. I have my Medical Coders Certification Exam on December 29th and I need all the help I can get. This is a big deal for me.  18 months of school to get to this point.  It's not an easy exam. 40% of the people who take it fail the first time around. that's a huge percentage. No wonder we get paid well!

So, mom is very sick now. She has lost a lot o weight. 40 pounds since September. the cancer is going to take her from me. Her options fr medicine is running out. The only good thing is that it has not invaded her organs but the cancer is quite extensive. I've spent a lot of time reflecting on her plight. Cancer sucks. Plain and simple. When you watch your loved ones suffering, it hurts you too. I'm not worried about me in the end. I'm worried about my son. He lost his grandpa and his daddy at age 7. Now is grandma who is a second mom to him. She's my co-parent. The poor kid has seen more than enough death and sickness than any child should at his age. It's reall effected him. He's a very smart kid with a high IQ, but he's not doing well in school. I think he's really worried about losing his grandma. I feel very bad for him.  He's all I'm going to have left in this world and all I want to do is protect him, but it's not possible in this situation. Heck, If I didn't have Perry to talk to, I would go insane. I can vent to him and he listens. I'm lucky I found him.

I've gained a bit of weight recently, not enough to freak out about, but enough to bother me. I admit, it's emotional eating. Cookies, candy etc. I'm getting back on track this week. 80 grams of Protein, 100 oz of water a day and 4 days of exercise a week. It's my formula and I'm sticking to it!


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