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125 pounds

10 People
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to feel sexy again!

32 People
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After surgery my goal is to lose 80lbs by my one year mark. I wish....

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1 Person
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to get to goal by 1yr po anniversary

9 People
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wear a size 8

39 People
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Surgeon Testimonial

Lyudmila S. Pupkova M.D.
5-11-07 ::: MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SHE RUSSIAN... SINCE I AM RUSSIAN THAT WAS A GOOD THING FOR ME... SHE WAS REALLY NICE... KIND OF IN A RUSH.. BUT I STILL LIKED HER... THE OFFICE STAFF WAS REALLY NICE, SHE ISNT REALLY IN AN OFFICE... SHE IS IN A HOSPITAL WITH A FEW OTHER DOCTORS AND THEY SHARE OFFICES... THE DOCTOR WAS INTO THE AFTER CARE SHE MADE HER ROUNDS 2 X THE NEXT MORNING AND SHE WAS AVAILABLE BY PHONE ALL NIGHT... THE NURSES ON THE NIGHT SHIFT WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY BLOOD PRESSUREE SO THATS WHY I FEEL AS THOUGH SHE CARES ABOUT A PATIENTS AFTERCARE... SHE WENT OVER THE RISKS DURING THE CONSULT AND AGAIN RIGHT BEFORE SURGERY... I WOULD RATE DR PUPKOVA A 10... I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SURGERY AND RECOVERY...rnrnrn:::UPDATE:::7.26.07:::UPDATE::: Dr. P is still the best in my eyes... now that I am almost 3 months post-op she still calls me to see how i am doing... the care that she gives is like no other... also one thing i liked best about how my procedure was done was that she checks for leaks before she finishes the surgery which in the end make for a better recovery instead of having to go downstairs the following morning to get an xray and swallow that nasty contrast... eeew... i did have to do it once though but almost 1.5 months post of for other reasons... I am so thankful that Dr. P did my surgery, all of my my incisions are healing so well... one itches all the time but i think thats from my clothes... again i can not thank DR. P enough for performing the surgery... rnrnAlso, i did want to also include that Dr. P (and barix) are very picky about the patients they perform wls on... if you are at an extreme risk please do not be upset with anyone at the facility they mainly take patients they believe up front will be low risk (so to speak) yes surgery is always risky but just to give you an example... my father 5'10'' now 400 pounds, has a trache, and decubitis ulcer scars also went to see Dr. P and she turned him down because she felt as though he may need a facility that would be able to care for him in case of an emergency... which i completely understand from her point... but as my father left the facility he was not pleased with that answer he thought she should have still been able to do the surgery... in the end my father is now getting surgery sept 10 at jeans... personally i dont like his dr but thats my opinion... no one lives up to my standards for a bs after dealing with dr p... with that said... if you are reading this and you were turned down by the dr, well then she had a very good reason please dont be upset with her... she only wants whats best for everyone...rnrnOh yeah there are meetings at barix too that i wish i could get to but i always forget the day of the meeting that there is one that night... maybe the next one i will go to...
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Celest J. on 5/8/07 7:32 pm
    Sending lots of love and good vibes your way. Big hugs, Celest
  • Comment by Kelly Jo W. on 5/6/07 1:03 pm
    Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! I hope your surgery and recovery are swift and uneventful - and you are soon posting your first WOW moment!
  • Comment by judyanne on 5/6/07 9:20 am
    Wednesday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~ JudyAnne
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Almost 4 year surgiversary...
on May 4, 2011 2:40 pm
I am a few days shy of my surgiversary...I have now had my gallbladder removed and am still having some sort of complication... I also do not know what I am doing wrong but other than obviously eating wrong... i think i am back to grazing as opposed to eating like i should be... since being sick from my gallbladder i developed a few other problems which are no slowly being taken care of little by little... my vitamins are no where, where they need to be... but since my insurance changed and i needed to find a new primary this one doesnt seem to want to do anything... she doesnt even believe that i have malnurishment issues... i didnt absorb iron prior to having rny let alone post surgery... thats why ive have 2 infusions already... so now im walking around severly anemic with no way of getting iron...

i have recently restarted school and now run into a little situation... im no longer a "stay at home mom" and cant just walk around and pass gas as i want like i did when i was home with my kids... so now that im getting out of the house again... i have started watching what im eating... but what im eating is now almost close to nothing... cheese and a slice of bread (which we all know i shouldnt be eating at all)... so now... my surgeons office doesnt accept my new insurance so i have no means of seeing a nutritionist... 

i have to retrain my body how to eat properly... and yet for some odd reason i cant even eat that much... like we get 30 mins for lunch forget me eating for that full 30 mins... i only get about 20.... and if it needs to be microwaved that cuts time down to about 10-15... i know of things that i could eat... its just that when its actually time to eat them they just dont seem so appitzing... and im not so sure why... me especially i need to be eating my protein but yet i have never been able to get it in... any form of a protein supplement has made me sick... no matter what it is... i have tried so many...

ok gotta cut it short to look for recipes... maybe i will find something...
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Wow...
on March 18, 2010 7:20 pm
So it has been another year... I now have two baby boys... and its all thanx to my gastric bypass... i have run into one complication now... my gallbladder needs to be removed... but still to this day i would do the surgery 10x over if i had to do it again... after the delivery of my 1st baby april 7, 2008... i got down to my goal weight i was at 125... i actually got down to 121.5... which was amazing... then i found out i was pregnant again... baby #2 was born july 29, 2009... also a baby boy... now almost a year later i am struggling with the last 10 pounds that i need to get off... i currently weigh 135-140... it fluctuates so much... i would like to get back down to about 125... and ill be happy anything else makes me look sick... my saggy stomach isnt too bad... i work on it at the gym doing crunches and that mainly all i do at the gym... i dont have too much time to be there... but other than that i am happy healthy and fine!!!

gl to those of you reading this and getting ready for surgery...

you can find me on facebook... florence banin... 
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Its been quite some time...
on January 28, 2009 6:30 am
Well... I delivered my baby boy on april 7, 2008... if it wasnt for my gastric bypass surgery i wouldve probably never been in this situation!!!

the day of delivery i weighed in at 161... after delivery i was approx 150... then by july i was down to 121-125... it was amazing... everyone talks to me, they dont ignore me... it really sucks that people do treat me differently...

my son is almost 10 months old and i am pregnant with my 2nd... i am due aug 20, 2009... so far i have gained approx 10 pounds... but i am super bloated... i am eating right and trying to stay healthy during the pregnancy... i still do not want to return to my previous life...
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35w5d Prego...
on March 3, 2008 5:13 pm
So... i am almost done... all has been pretty well... i am feeling a lot better than i was... i still eat about the same amount... i have found a solution to my dehydration... i drink LOTS of hot tea... i love the taste and mmm... everything is good... other than that the baby was a little behind a while back but i got a scan 2 weeks ago and all was well he caught up a little bit... i have what i *think* is my last scan is on the 10th... i cant see myself getting anymore scans... i will be 36w5d... i will only have 3 weeks left... hmm im not sure what else to write...

I fit into a size 8 @ old navy... 8 1/2 months prego... so i must be tiny!!! i dont think i realize how small i really am... i fit into xs maternity jeans... and omg... i found my size 16's that i used to wear from target just because... i will have to take a pic of myself in them... but now i fit into a size 2 maternity pants from target... 

i will have to post some new pictures soon...
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29w5d Prego & 8m1w5d Post-Op
on January 21, 2008 1:55 pm

o0o0h... wow... where to begin... well at my last scan a couple days after my last post the baby was measuring almost 2 weeks behind!!! that made them a little concerned... so the peri requested another scan in 4 weeks to make sure everything is ok... they were very concerned with my low iron... so now i have an appt with a oncologist to begin iron infusion therapy... thats ok though... i will make it through... they also have me testing myself for my blood sugars to make sure they arent high... and they arent... usually 80-90 fasting and then 95-105 1 hour post my 1st bite... and 70-95 2 hours post my 1st bite... i will post how the iron therapy goes once i find out more...

as for me im doing so much better than the last time i posted... i swear i tried so hard to get pregnant and now that i finally am i dont think i ever realized how difficult it is to have all the weight focused in one spot... my belly... its not as easy as being overweight... im not saying that being overweight was easy but it didnt seem as hard as being pregnant... i run out of breath a lot faster now than when i was just fat... i mean my heart starts to race out of no where... lets just say its not as easy as i thought it was...

i am starting to eat more and more of the foods that i was restricted from... it makes it so much easier to get food in now... but i am noticing that since the baby is growing my stomach is getting smaller again!!! i guess because its compressed... i can still eat the white meat but not as easily as a couple weeks ago... but i am still happy with the results...

i can honestly say that i am so thank ful that i had the surgery... if it wasnt for this surgery my son wouldnt be on his way!!! i just wish it wouldnt have happened so fast so that i couldve enjoyed being skinny...

PS... i dont recommend the patch to any post op female even if you are under the 190 pound max... thats what i was on and not only were the side effects vicious but it didnt work!!!

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