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Surgeon Testimonial Jeremy Korman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Korman studied with the doc that pioneered lap RNY. He is an amazing surgeon, I don't even have any bruises after surgery!! His beside manner is so warm and kind, he's almost flirting. Which is a good thing cuz he is such a hottie. I feel completely supported and cared for. He uses the same surgical nurses, and hospital nurses for every case. The team is so used to working together that they get great results pretty consistantly. Now that my surgery is done, all of the after care is included for a year, no additional charge. I can see they Physical Therapist, the nutritionist and have psychotherapy with the LCSW on his team anytime I want to, no additional charge, for a year. This is such an emotional, anxiety producing process that it was really important to me that I be treated me with patience and compassion. I got both from everybody on the team. I'm sorry if this is so happy happy, or if I sound fake, but it really was a postive experience, all the way around. Member Interests
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So, how many carbs are in 4.3 Airplane pretzels, anyway??
Four months out today. I am down 78 pounds and in a size 16. Totally unbelievably unreal!! I have put off updating my profile because I haven't had time to take pictures and get them uploaded to post here. I will get some up by the end of the week, I swear. We just got back from vacation about 10 days ago. I never needed a seat-belt extender before surgery, so no difference there. But I am MUCH less claustrophobic on planes now that I fit better. This was the first time I was able to fly without narcotics. Ever. We flew from home to Cape Cod to see a cousin get married. Then flew from Boston to Memphis, Tennesee. We saw Graceland, which is something everyone should see. But, being a California native, I was suprised to see that Graceland was a lot smaller than I imagined. In California, the houses are consdered "large" only if you can land a plane in the livingroom. We toured the Sun Studios in Memphis. Actually stood in the room where Jerry Lee Lewis recorded " Whole Lotta Shakin Going On" and Elvis recorded "That's Alright". U2's "Rattle and Hum" was recorded in the same studio. There is still a hole in the linoleum where they used to put the stand-up base. Amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. I couldn't eat any barbque, of course. Damned sauce is almost pure sugar. Like 35 grams per tablespoon. This is food that Memphis is famous for, kind of like going to Louisana and being allergic to shell fish. I did get some fried catfish one night, and all the restaurants had steaks. We drove from Memphis, North through Arkansas and into Missouri. Got to see Laura Ingalls Wilder's house. The real place where all of the books were written. In the museum there, they have Pa's fiddle and Laura's sewing machine. Brought home pictures of the actual people. I tried to explain it to my husband, but I don't think he got it really. If you are a girl, they won't let you out of the 4th grade if you haven't read all of the Little House books. Its a law or something, I think. We spent about 5 days in Springfield, Missouri. The purpose of the trip was to scout around and find a neightborhood to move to and set up a hobby farm/homestead next year. We just fell in love with Springfield. Lots of Amish folks in Mansfield and in Seymour, south of Springfield. There is a very active HOG (Harley Owners Group) chapter, and some great quilt shops. So the countdown has begun. 11 months left and we will be out standing in our field. I measured out 2 scoops of protein powder for each day that we were gone into a zip-loc bag and threw in the scoop. I took my hand blender, a cup that was big enough to blend protein in, and a one-cup measuring cup. I took a handfull of protein bars with me, just in case but didn't eat any of them. I made sure I had a bottle of water every night so that I would have something to mix the protein in every morning. I had another giant zip-lock bag full of vitamins and a sandwich baggie in my purse. Every morning, I would count out the right vitties for each day into the sandwich baggie in my purse so that whenever I remembered to take them, I would have them with me. And if I forgot what I had taken already, whatever was left in the bag was what I still needed to get down that day. All of the airports and convienence stores had those little Crystal Light to-go packets. If I was to travel again, I would take my own with me. We found a nature trail through the forest in Springfield. A beautiful place to get some excercise! We didn't know how to act when they didn't charge us $10 to park and $27.50 for a day use pass like they do in California. I bought a trashy looking Harley Shirt from the Graceland Harley Davidson store in an extra large. I was all excited about wearing this tiny t-shirt, until we drove into ultra-conservative Springfield and I felt the need to explain to everyone on the street that I am really not this slutty, I am just drawn that way. I probably ate too many calories and/or too many carbs on some days. But, there wasn't too much that I felt left out of or deprived of, and overall I think I did pretty good. I even ate about half of a bisquit and gravy and the Heart Break hotel, because how can you pass that up for breakfast in the South? It Totally made me sick. Fajitas are a good thing to order in a restaurant, it is essentially a big plate of meat with a couple of bites of things for variety in texture. You can get chef salads from just about anywhere, including airports. Eat the egg, cheese and meat, have a tomato slice or a cucumber and leave the lettuce. All restaurants have soup, most of it is pretty good. We had some GREAT, memorable meals and I came home about 3 pounds lighter than when I left. I am starting to have some intensely jiggly loose skin. It gets really scary and then tightens up a LITTLE over the course of about a week, then I loose more and I get jiggly again. The only thing that shows to the general public is my upper arms. It is pretty gross, but just another stage in the process, I guess. I haven't lost any cup sizes. That is, to say that the band size of my bra is about 8 inches smaller, but no actual boobage has been sacrificed. This is a pleasnt surprise because I really expected to loose all of it. My hair has started to fall out. I am sure this would be alarming, if I allowed myself to think about it much. I don't look like I am going bald, and everyone I have ever asked about this phenomenon has said that it all grows back. I am surprised how quickly it all begins to feel normal. I mean I have adjusted to being smaller really quickly. I still pet my collar bones and my hip bones compulsively. I look at my tiny clothes and just KNOW every morning that they will not fit. I mean I hold them up to put them on and prepare myself for the disappointment that I know is coming when they don't fit.....and they always fit. But the face I see in the mirror today looks familiar and looks like me. It's the faces on my Disneyland pass and my Drivers' License that look weird. I am still surprised when people react and comment on the weight loss. Thier reaction is so dramatic, but I still feel like me. Like I forget how different I look and I am startled that people are shocked at how different I look. It has only been 4 months and..... I am only 3 pounds from an "overwieght" BMI I am only 8 pounds from wonderland I am only 22 pounds from being a member of the century club, which is my doctor's goal for me. I am only 38 pounds from normal weight for my height (which will either happen or it won't. I am surrendering to the process and I am not living to get down to 160. Hell, I don't even know if I WANT to weigh 160.) Some of the changes are startling. Disorienting. Disquieting. But no big discomfort and no big shockers. It is all totally worth it and I would go through the whole surgery process every year if that was what it took to get these results. I totally feel like I am getting away with something by only needing to do what I have done so far, yet seeing such good results. God hlep me to always be grateful for this. 2 Comment(s)
Comment by smilingjo on Jul 11, 2007 at 06:38am
It sounds like you guys had a great time! You look amazing, even if the pics are two months old!
Comment by Inky_Chick on Jul 19, 2007 at 07:39am
You are one amazing woman, Wendy!! I love your blog posts - do more, do more!!
I am so envious of your visit to Graceland and Sun Studios. If it were me standing in a room where Jerry Lee recorded I might have passed out right there. Don't get me started on what I did the first time I went to the Whiskey-A-Go-Go and had visions of Jim Morrison and the Doors!! You typed: " I still pet my collar bones and my hip bones compulsively." Oh thank god, I thought I was the only person who does that. I caught myself petting my collar bones (who knew I had those??) in a public group setting last Monday - I wonder if anyone noticed. I ask Kris to touch me somewhere (not nearly as dirty as it sounds, ok) and ask, "What is that?" His reply, "honey, you know you do have a skeleton in there, right?" hahaha, i thought all this fat was just held together by ice cream and potato chips. love you!! Login to leave a comment. << Blog Home |
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