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Thomas Borland M.D.
I have been very impressed with Dr Borland from day one. He has a very good way of communicating which puts you right at ease. He schedules the consultations as the last appointment of the day so that you can spend as much time as you want and ask as many questions as you like. He does the VSG as an outpatient procedure because he feels that like other surgeries that have been moved to outpatient, you reduce the risk of blood clots when you do this. After having my surgery as an outpatient I think it is just how it should be. I had discomfort but no real pain so i don't think a hospital stay was necessary. He does require that you stay local for 2 nights so that he can check on you. Dr Borland made 3 House calls to me, imagine a Dr today that does house calls! Overall I would rate him very high in both his surgical competence and his bedside manner.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Amaythyst on 10/22/08 11:02 am
    Hope you have a nice uneventful surgery and a smooth recovery! Good luck!
  • Comment by pjwilsen on 10/22/08 9:06 am
    Hi Emily: Best wishes for this life-changing event. I know you will do well. Sending you warm wishes and prayers for a speedy and swift recovery! Warm hugs, Pam
  • Comment by Eggface on 10/22/08 8:06 am
    Congratulations on your big day and new healthier life! Sending prayers for a successful surgery & speedy recovery. ~Michelle (Eggface)
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My Journey
A truthful recount of my sucesses and failures


4 weeks out
on November 19, 2008 6:51 pm
This week was better by far I have lost 3.5 lbs!  That is so exciting for me.  I am now 206.5 the first goal I have from the Dr is 204 and I hope to hit it next week.  As long as the numbers go down week by week I am ok with it though.  I dont have to loose 5-10 lbs in a week to be happy (although it would be awesome)  I just know that with the rate I am going in one year I wil feel so much better than I do now.  I am still hopeing for the 40 lbs lost by Christmas but if I don't make it I will not be heartbroken.
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Late 3 week update
on November 15, 2008 5:23 pm
I posted my 3 week update to the message board but wanted to put it here as well since this is where I will be able to look back a year from now. 

Well I only lost .8 lbs this week.  My official weight is 210 so I have lost a total of 13 lbs since surgery.  I know it will get better and this is basically a stall but I hope that the scale starts moving more soon as this can be discouraging.  One thing though, I can't give up it is just not possible.  Actually my small stomach does not bother me in the least. I actually enjoy getting full quickly.  It makes me feel like I am more in control of my life for some reason.  Tonight DH and I had a rib-eye and I made some smothered potatoes to go with it.  Very good.  I only had about 3-4 oz of steak and about 2 -3 TB of the potatoes and I was pleasantly full.  What a change from before.
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2nd Week after Surgery
on November 5, 2008 11:09 am
GRRRRR  I only lost ONE STINKING POUND THIS WEEK!   How is this possible.  I am barely eating anything.  I will start excercising some this week as it is finally allowed.  But I am so upset of this one pound.  It has to get better!  I am on mushies starting this week so I will try to focus on protein but it will be tough to eat mushy protein.
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