Username: fishermry
Location: baytown, TX, USA
Member Since: 10/24/2007
BMI: 39.5
Surgery date scheduled
Surgery Type: RNY (03/11/08)
Surgeon: Garth Davis M.D.

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Surgeon Testimonial

Garth Davis M.D.
Dr. Davis was not what I had expected after watching 'Big Medicine'. He was professional, no nonsense and confident. He asked if I had any questions and the question that I did have was more of a concern or worry. He answered my question and told me not to worry. With the confidence that he exhibited that worry was alleviated at that moment. What more could a person ask for? He is serious about follow up care and support meetings and rightfully so.

The office staff seemed helpful, nice and patient.

Member Interests

Home - Where the heart is, our very own safe zone, where mistakes are allowed
Parenting - It is my thought that parenting is the most important job ever.
English
Christianity
Nursing - I am a pediatric nurse for chronically ill children
Country - The only music
Vacation - My favorite, any time any place
WLS in your 30's - Hoping to improve my 40's

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by 1texasmom on 3/10/08 4:43 am

Mary, sending prayers to you and your surgical team. I hope you have a speedy recovery and get a kick start to your new healthier lifestyle.

Comment by George T. on 3/10/08 3:46 am

Mary, best of luck to you. Anticipating your arrival on the Losers Bench.

Comment by ttambo on 3/4/08 8:59 pm

GOOD LUCK!!! You are in the best of hands surgery wise....and you have a wonderful ANGEL!!! Keep us posted on the TMB!!

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Quotes I appreciate:
Our fault lies, not in our lack of talent or potentials, but in our refusal to believe it exists. Only after we can accept such a belief and have thus gained enough confidence to look within oueselves can our development go full steam ahead..............Jane Dunlap

To thine own self be true........many before me, a friend

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.....Andy Warhol

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.....Martha Beck

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow..Helen Keller
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Finally
on August 2, 2008 6:34 pm

I finally updated my photos........I hope yall can track them ans the date on my camera was incorrect and I did not realize it until days later. I plan on taking some more pics on my surgiversary, Aug 11. I have an appt with Dr Garth on that day.

I had the opportunity to meet Dr Robert today......what a joy. Very pleasant man, he came by to see my hubby in the hospital today, as Dr Garth had the weekend off (how nice).......anyway Dr Robert came into the room singing.

As for hubbies RNY........never a dull moment was not as easy for him as it was for me. He had renal failure for about 30 hours......thank God it was not permanent. He also had low H&H...man what a few days.

I lost another 6lbs while at UGH with him.....now at 192. The skin sag is strting to bother me, but I do notice that it changes almost daily.....thats odd. I have a turkey neck, an apron, serious crows feet frown lines and smile creases...LOL
BUT it beats the hell out of 271lbs any day.

I s/w dancingirl83 today........she sounds great after surgery.

Hope all is well

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Today
on July 30, 2008 5:40 pm

Today Dr Garth did my husbands RNY. So far all is well, I asked Dr Garth about the hernia and liver, he said nothing to worry about.......

Today by my scale I weigh 198 lbs....thats a loss of 70-80lbs in 4.5 months. Sometimes I wonder if I should have ever done this, that said I do not regret my decision............please don't miss understand.......it is about that fear of the unknown future. I tell people that I had RNY and they give me "that look". Then I feel as I need to justify my decision by saying I weighed the risk of obesity versus the long term possible effects of the surgery (vit deficency etc) and the scale of pros and cons leanded to the surgery.

Why do I feel a need to explain to strangers by business and why I chose it, better yet why do I tell people?

Today I met DANCINLADY83 a pt that I have spoke with on here.........she is a pt of Dr Roberts, she had surgery today. Her and her husband are very nice, I pray that things continue to go well for her.

Today I sit here in a pair on size 12 capris that fit.........well. I never imagined it possible. My wedding dress 18 years ago was a 12........it was the last time I ever saw a 12.

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catch up
on July 11, 2008 3:59 am

It has been awhile since my last post. What a difference 4 months makes. I am down 67lbs.......wow. Still have a ways to go but getting there.

I think I am well on my way to ajusting to my new way of life.

Hubby will have surgery on 7/30/08, that should help me even more. We will be able to do this together.

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Weight loss
on May 30, 2008 4:55 pm

I was at Dr. Garth's office yesterday with my husband and I had a chance to weigh on the official scale.......drum roll please.....219lbs. That is a 52 lbs loss........yeepe

Also while I was there I chated with TanyaRN.......it was awesome to see her. What an inspiration.

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