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Nauveed Iqbal, M.D.
Dr. Iqbal is an excellent and skilled surgeon, and very handsome!!!! His accent when he speaks is very mild, so it is quite easy to understand him. He answered any/all questions I had and smiles alot. He is energetic and has a positive attitude. rnHis office is small, but he has large comfy chairs in the waiting room, suitable for plus-sized people, and has a heavy-duty digital scale to weigh people. They are in the process of building a brand-new large office, so his current small office is only temporary...rnHis staff for the most part are ok, some are friendlier than others, but my main concern is Dr. Iqbal, and I would highly recommend him to anyone!
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  • Comment by QwnBee2007 on 2/1/08 12:31 pm
    Wishing you a speedy recovery and good luck on your new journey!
  • Comment by judyanne on 1/29/08 7:01 pm
    Friday 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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I HAVE LOST 100...
on October 30, 2008 5:31 pm
I am so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have now lost 100 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Well, technically, I've lost 161 pounds total, if we go back to my highest weight in 1995, but I've now lost 100 since having my Revision from Stomach Stapling to GastricBypass on 02/01/2008). I just can not believe it! Damn, life is good! Thank GOD!!!!!!!
I wish every single obese person on planet earth had the chance and opportunity to have weight loss surgery if they wanted it; every obese person deserves this blessing!!!!!!  God bless!

Gina
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10/11/2008
on October 11, 2008 7:23 am
Hey everyone! Been awhile since I posted....
I'm doing great! I have lost a total of 93 pounds now, woo hoo!!!! My weight loss has started slowing down some, but I think that tends to happen... I am a little over 8 months post-op now. I have been told I need to get in more exercise to kick-up the weight loss, and am trying to do that, by walking on my treadmill, (I wasn't exercising at all before). I was losing 9-10 pounds per month, but am now losing 5-7 pounds per month. I am trying to consume 800 calories per day. Sometimes I go over, and have 900 or 1,000 but I try not to... I am sticking to proteins, and avoiding carbs/starches/sugars. I have been enjoying Dunkin Donuts Sugar-Free hot lattes with Splenda and the sugar- free flavorings, yum! I am now fitting in to a 16 jeans!!!!! I am wearing a size women's 16/18 shirt, however not all of them fit ok in the upper arm area, so I have to pick and choose.....
My upper arms are much smaller than before, but still disproportionately big. Upper legs are a little big and tummy still pooches out a little. I would need plastic surgery to correct these things, but do not have that kind of money and even if I did - I do not want to go through major surgery like that! My husband absolutely adores me just the way I am and he is adamantly against me having more surgery.
My surgeon wants me to have a goal weight of 180 (I am 5'8") but I feel that is still too much. I don't think I want to go as low as 150 because I think that would just look funny with the extra skin, but I am thinking perhaps 170 might be good... We'll see. Anyway, about another 45 pounds or 50 and I am done! It just AMAZES me how I have "gotten over" my addiction to sugar. I now can walk in a movie theater and not immediately want/need/crave chocolate candy for the movie. I glance at it, but do not crave it. Before, sugar was a driving need that I would practically kill for! Just AMAZES me......
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