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Carl Lowe, Jr, M.D.
Dr. Lowe is an awesome surgeon... He is friendly, funny, and knows what he is doing... He has a great bedside manner and never seemed to be bother by the numerous questions I had for him... He helped ease my mind right before it was time to go back and that really will be a moment I will never forget... all his staff and even the staff in the OR at the hospital spoke so highly of him and its obvious the resect they have for him... he must be doing something right... I would highly reccommend him to anyone in the Charlotte, Gastonia, Lincolnton areas considering WLS to meet with Dr. Lowe and you will not be disappointed! :)
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Time flies...
on November 30, 2011 11:09 am
Well I will be 8 months out next week... Wow... All I really have to say is that I love my RNY... it was absolutely the best decision ever... I am down 110 lbs now and feel like a new woman... and from all the comments I get I look like a new one too... haha... thats good although I was fabulous before I guess I'm super fabulous now :) I enjoy the attention I am getting but what I love the most is the way I feel... I can walk and not lose my breathe I can go up and down my stairs and not dread it and I love shopping... I can shop in regular stores and wear the clothes... YAY!... Life is good and I'm so grateful I got my second chance... :)
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1 Week Out!!
on April 13, 2011 7:52 am
OMGeezy...I can not believe its already been 1 week since I had my surgery... WHAT??... I t seems like I just got approved... well I have been wanting to post since a few hours out but I couldn't get my IPad to act right... and I was also left in the recovery room waiting for almost 6 full hours before they had my room ready for me.... but that's ALL the complaints I have and it really didn't bother me it was my fiance that was irritated... My surgery was suppose to take an hour but he finished in 35 mins... wow... 35 mins and he said I only lost possibly a drop of blood if that... yay... All went well... I am able to get in at least 60 gms of protein  now and 50 - 60  ounces of water daily except maybe the first day or two... I was up walking that evening and able to go to the restroom and all... it was fantastic.... oh yeah and I love that I never had a caterer even for the surgery :) I weighted at 5 days out and was down 9 pounds... I go this afternoon for my 1 week follow up I hope I've lost a little more... we'll see... I have almost no pain now except for the awful gas pains but I expected them... my incisions feel itchy which is good that's how I know their healing... yay... its awesome to be this side of the bench... woohoo... life is good... no actually it is GREAT!!
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blah...
on March 29, 2011 9:42 am
I am 7 days into my liquid diet... blah... that is how I'm feeling right now... I have 1 week and the rest of the afternoon until my surgery and it can't get here fast enough... the first few days were the toughest I suppose... but it gets really hard when I'm cooking dinner for the kiddos... I just can't wait to have food in my mouth again... I never thought I'd miss chewing food... crazy huh?... but anywho I continuously look at this website and read blogs and it helps keeps my eyes on the prize... I know it will all be worth it... I just wish I had more energy right now... I don't know if its mental or actual physical but I feel like I am drained... oh well no need to continue to whine... I wanted this and regardless of what critics might say it's not an "easy" way out... I will be fine... I will be successful
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I got a date...
on March 18, 2011 6:04 am
WooHoo... I got my surgery date!... April 6th... yay... so many emotions... excitement... anxiety... fear... but I really think this is all normal... right?... anywho I know I am ready for this and the most prodominant emotion right now  is eagerness... I will start the 2 week liquid diet on Wednesday the 23rd and go in the following week for my pre-op appt... I can't wait... I think the liquid diet is my biggest fear right now... I would love some suggestions... Wish me luck  
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Nutritionist/Pysche evaluations
on March 3, 2011 6:07 am
Well I had my nutritionist evaluation on Tuesday afternoon... all went well... except I gained 2 pounds since the surgeons consult... WHAT... anywho she discuss my eating habits and all... I have to be on a 1400 calorie "lifestyle" change for the next 2 weeks and increase my exercise... I go back to see her on March 14th... and if I've done my "homework" then she said I would be ready to move forward... yay... the 1400 calories isn't so bad... I get full with what I eat... it's the NO sodas thing thats being a big ol' pain in the butt... well head because I've had a headache since yesterday morning... lol... but I know that shall pass... the sad thing is I only drink DIET soda and I thought that should be fine... hello ZERO calories... but apparently it's the carbonation that I won't be able to have and eliminating it now will prepare me for it later... okay then... I will do it!...  Now as for the exercise... OMGeezy... My fabulous fiance bought me Zumba for the Wii... yay... I loved it... when it was in the box... lol... that has single handly kicked this big girls butt!... I only got throught 15 mins of the 20 beginners class and was laying on the floor gasping for air... maybe it wasn't quite as dramatic as I seem to remember it but it was definitely not a walk in the park either... speaking of walking I have joined a group of friends and we walk around our neighborhhod in the afternoons... its quite nice and I enjoy it very much... well except for the incline to get back to the starting part... it's tough but I plan to conquer it without a pitstop real soon...  So thats pretty much it... I am moving right along and getting more excited each day... please continue to wish me luck and I can't "weight" to get to the losing side... woohoo!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I fooled, uhhh I mean passed, the psyche evaluation... he said I appear to be ready for the new life style and is sending his recommendation... Yay!
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 My story begins like this...As a child I was always "tubby" as my grandpa would say....then as a teen I slimmed down...never really skinny but I weighted about 130-135 and wore a size 10-12...I like my body at that size...then came first pregnancy (with gestational diabetes) and I gained over 75 pounds with her...only lost 30 pounds of the weight I gained upon delivery...When my daughter was 9 months old I found out I was pregnant again....ARG!...and once again had gestational diabetes (insulin dependent)...and packed on another 45 pounds or so...I like to think thats why I am so large today...but that was over 13 years ago...I have had 2 failed marriages and tons of stress...I also use that as excuses for not being able to control my weight...I have tried every diet (Adkins, weight watchers, south beach, etc) and several prescriptions of phentermine...  I would lose some weight but then as soon as I stop taking them the weight would come back and then some... I even donate a monthly fee to the local gym...  I know I have got to get a handle on my weight before it gets me...currently I have no medical conditions...I have good blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar levels...but I know not only is there family medical history against me...being 100 pounds overweight is against me... I went to have a gastric bypass consult back in 2003 and was eager to have it done and then a local man who had had it done passed away from post surgical complications which of course freaked me out and I backed out... but after many years of research now I am ready to make a change in my life and get healthy... my children aren't getting any younger and neither am I... I want to spend a long healthy, happy life with them and my fabulous fiancée... so I have my consult on Thursday Feb. 17th... yay... I'm so excited... wish me luck!