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Nissim Geron
At first I was sceptical as I was really hoping to have my surgery (revision) in Jerusalem but after the original surgeon cancelled my op, I was back on the search.rnWhen I returned, Dr. Geron was direct and honest about the risks in this being my 3rd WLS yet comforting at the same time.rnThe office staff is nice . My only problem was that I needed the secretary (and the surgeon was on vacation) and she was out due to a family death. But when Dr. Geron returned, I met with him in his office -and not his clinic.rnPeople in Israel needing a revision should know about him and his hospital. Not everyone should have to go only to a hospital in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem to get quality care. It also exists in the northern part of the country.rnI have my 2nd appointment after surgery coming up. As my incisioned opened to a seroma, I am seeing him one week after release from hospital and then two weeks later.rnWhen in hospital, the dietician sat with me for more than half an hour privately while I was hospitalized explaining and answering my questions.rnThe surgical ward is smaller than some other hospitals I had visited. This contributed to a \"family\" atmosphere between patients and nurses and even the doctors. If a patient happened to be out of the room during Rounds, a doctor would find them and motion for them to return to their room. Nothing was done in rebuke.
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  • Computers & Internet - I seem to be addicted to my computer!I log onto OH, and a few Hebrew forums. I B
  • Hobbies - I collect MAGNETS - most of my fridge is covered and friends send me every now a
  • Writing - I write for a couple of blogs and I keep sending short articles out in the hope
  • Music - I enjoy listening to Country and Jewich Modern.
  • Volunteerism - I volunteer in my local English library three times a week when I'm not running
  • Jewish - I live in Tzfat, Israel up North.
  • Language - I speak English and Hebrew. In other words, I am "illiterate" in both languages.
  • Judaism - I am Jewish and try to follow the rules of being a mentsch!
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Nothing much to say
on November 8, 2009 3:26 pm
I eat, I drink,
I protein,I vitamin,
I try to move my body.
Weight still at 75K.
Some clothes are loose on me
yet when I try to shop for clothes,
life gets so difficult.
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Had a Follow-Up Appointment with Dr. Geron
on September 14, 2009 5:24 pm
  I am now 75 K on the doctor's scale.
  And he said I don't need to lose more weight.
  Meaning "that losing weight is not a competition" and as Maya has told me, "A person should not be defined by what number shows on the scale".
  Of course I would like it if the numbers on my scale kept going Left and if my body woukd lose 10 K more but not at the expence of my feeling at all emotionally deprived.
  I find - as Johanna gas said numerous times - that I eat healthier now than I did before the RnY.
  Life is a continuius Learning Experience and every day is a new chance at a better life for me with the tool of my RnY.
  My latest bloods show inprovement in Calcium, Iron, D3 and HbA1C is definely immeasurable.
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A Gain And A Loss
on August 6, 2009 11:01 am
    A couple of weeks ago I bought delimeat on sale and goofed on the brand I bought. Then as I was "lazy" about returning it and did not have to whom to give it, I ate it over the next week with whole wheat bread. And then the scale showed 78K!
   I went away for a couple of days and then this past Shabbat I used all my Bariatric freebies including Crystal Lite and got shilshul (diarrhea) which I have had since and I've dropped about 3.5K. I refuse to be on the anti-shilshul diet. So I take my protein drink and other liquids and eat and vitamins and hope the weight loss stall is over and I can lose the rest of the weight I want to.
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Eating Most Everything...
on May 1, 2009 5:16 am
   I can eat most things although I do try to make better choices for myself and look first for protein, take my vits and get my liquid in.It is always a learning process in day to day living.
   Over Pesach, I was lax and ate poorer choices. I am stil working on getting the weight down from those indul-gences.
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One year+One month Since my OP: 74.3 vs.76
on March 30, 2009 11:05 am
  I saw Dr. Geron today. And as usual I did not weigh what I was hoping to, considering that Nechama was here yesterday and on her digital scale I was 74.3K but by Dr. Geron I was 76K. Oh, well, what can I do?  The main thing is that I am losing - albeit, slowly. And I have lost in centimeters around the body so I am looking pretty good if I may say so.
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My Story

I had SRVG in '93 at Soroka hospital in Beersheva, Israel. Weighed 121k and 152cm-5ft tall.
vomited for 8 years-thought that was normal until did barium swallow which showed narrowing of esophagus 
at 4mm.
Revision in '01 to VBG but originally it was to be a LapBand but during the surgery the doc changed his mind.
POVH in '03
Hysterectomy in '05.
Lately been suffering from severe GERD after years of endoscopy findings of hiatus hernia, h/pylori (treated),
erosion of esophagus, esophagitis, and recemtly also 2 folds vertically covering the opening to stomach.
been to 3 surgeons out of town. All advise  open gastric bypass. High risks involved.

Open RNY GB scheduled for 24 December at  Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem