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Charles A. Svendsen, M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Svendsen was that he was friendly and made me laugh, so he made me feel comfortable right away. I didn't really have many questions about the procedure, but he asked again and again if I had any. Since I'm a nurse, I felt that I really understood the procedure going into it... But for a lay person, I'm just saying it seems that he would be very patient and thorough in answering questions if needed. Dr. Svendsen was recommended to me by my friend Heather from work, who had her surgery just a couple weeks before I did. She knew other people he had operated on, and she had heard that he was the best. Dr. Svendsen shared with me that his complication rate was much lower than the national average. Methodist hospital is a \"center of excellence\" for bariatric surgery. I felt very confident. Even though I didn't have many questions, he thoroughly addressed the risks of surgery, and he also discussed with me in detail the game plan for surgery that considered my health history. I would recommend him to anyone considering bariatric surgery. He does a lot of these surgeries every year and is truly a specialist in this field.
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Raising girls... plus... the poopie bandit!
posted on 1/16/09 10:57 am
 This is going to be an exciting edition.  

So... I have these ratty old Lane Bryant bras that I've had for over a year.  They are in bad shape.  Each of them has a broken wire under the right boob.  One got so uncomfortable that I couldn't wear it.  But I put off the idea of getting a new bra because I knew I was having surgery.  Why spend on a bra I would only wear for a month or two?  And you guys know...  A fat chick can't get away with a cheapie little bra.  There need to be excesively wide straps and reinforcements and such.  So about a month before surgery I couldn't stand the wire poking any more, so I went to LB and bought a bra.  Turns out I bought it a size too small--because I was in a hurry and didn't try it on.  So fine.  I put up with the raggedy pokey bra a while longer.  

Well, today...  I got on that one-size-smaller bra.  I'm wearing it now.  And it feels juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.  Yippie.  That must mean I've lost a couple inches, because the bra size is a couple inches smaller.  

OK, on to the next subject.  My husband is a Poopy Bandit.  He has this pavlovian response that if I'm either in the shower or drying my hair, he MUST come into the bathroom to take a dump and stink the place up.  Well....  I've been secretly waiting to take my revenge.  Now, we all know that post gastric bypass poopies are the WORST!  I mean, I've made my own eyes water.  I mean, these are the most wretched, foul-smelling poopies ever--and I'm a nurse, so I'm a trained professional poopie assessor.  

This morning my hubby was taking a shower, and I felt that special stirring within me.  I had to poop!  A-ha!, I thought.  Revenge is mine.  I ran into the bathroom and got to work.  But... it... didn't... smell.  Why?  My hopes and dreams were dashed.  My hubby finished his shower as I was finishing my business.  He flung open the shower curtain and exclaimed, "Good morning, Baby!"  

Damn you Poopie Bandit.  I will get you.  


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