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Noel Williams, M.D.
I was so impressed with the entire staff at University of Penn. My initial appt. was over 2 hours and Dr. Williams spent quite a bit of time with me.
His bed side manner is great too, good sense of humor and he is careful which I like.
They covered everything from how I would bed eating to risk essement and helped me to understand what would be happening to my body and that this is not a so called "QUICK FIX".
I definitley like him.

POST OP- This is an increadible/compassionate man. When I was in pre-op he was worried he would not be able to do surgery becasue of possible adhesions. I was the last surgery of the day and instead of giving up or rushing he took an extra 1 1/2 hours to clean out every adhesion so I could have my dream. He is kind, caring and has the best bed side manner I have seen in a surgeon, since my spinal surgeon Dr. Vaccarro at Jefferson.

Member Interests
  • Family & Friends - I have an increadible husband of 6 years and 3 teenagers
  • Movies - I love movies especially musicals
  • Horseback Riding - My first Love, I rode equestrian for 15 years
  • Christianity - I love Jesus with all my heart and know he is taking me through this.
  • Cruises - Love it, been on two one to Mexico one to Canada
  • RN - After Surgery my dream is to become an RN
  • Gospel - I sing solo at my church

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  • Comment by treiser on 8/5/07 4:32 pm
    Good luck tomorrow - I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Tanya
  • Comment by A Happy Soul on 8/5/07 11:30 am
    Wishing you an uneventful surgery, speedy recovery and lots of wow moments.
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Hi Everyone my name is Trish and I am 39 years old.  I have a really long life story that could literally be written into a soap opera.  I am a recovering addict of 13.5 years. I started using at the age of 12 to control my weight and it turned into a full blow addiction ot meth alot of the time to control mywieght.  Eventually it took control of me.
During that time I was married at 19, got pregnant at 19 and stayed clean by the grace of God during my preg.  However, my son was still born at 32 weeks.  He saved my life.  I was headed down a very dark road and his death was the first step toward Christ, though it took another 7 years.  I was in a very abusive marriage, verbally, mentally and physically.   However, the blessing in our marriage is my 18 year old daughter Kristen   I left him finally and started dating immediatley and got pregnant with the twins and ended up marring him due to the pregnancy.  That only lasted a year but stayed mairred for 4 years while he was in the military.  During this time my addiction got so bad I lost custody of my oldest daughter to my disease.  I gave her up for very selfish reasons.  I never saw the twins due to my partying either.  I finally bottom out in June of 1993 when I almost died during a long road trip.  My body shut down on me and I was reall scared.
I went to rehab and that is when Christ really started reaching out ot me.  I met him personally 2 months later through a friend in NA.  I accepted him into my heart in September 1993 but I was not done being rebellious.  I tried, thank the Lord for the Holy Spirit living in me it took me another 5 months of on and off using and losing my twins to thier grandparetns before I finally saw myself for what I was.  On Feb 13, 1994 I got clean for good.  I got the twins back 4 montsh later but it took 12 years to get my oldest back in my home.  Now she is with me and it has been such a blessing to share these last 3 years iwth her.,
I was married again 2 years into my recovery and my husband relasped and died May 15, 1999.  It was also abusive in a very mental, emotional and spiritual way.  I had moved out 6 months before his death, by the Lords provoking and God got me ready to be on my own for the first time in my life.  I went to abuse classed, anger management and counseling.  
9 months later the Lrod put the most increadible man in my life, my husband Darrin.  I had never met anyone like him, giving, kind loyal.  I met him over the internet in a Christian chat room and we were married 6 months later.  We have now been married almost 8 years and I am blessed everyday by him. 
He too is obese and a sever food addict and is looking toward having surgery after me.
I have such a blessed family, despite the last two years of severe backsliding, God has  remained so faithful as he alwasy does.
I am not fighting my way back up the mountain I slid down and it is 3 steps foward 2 steps back a lot of the time, but I have all the faith in the world the Lord will pull me up that maountain.  This surgery is a big part of it.  I have lived in isolation for the last 2 years not going to church or having friend due to my weight and pain I am in.  I am so excited to get me back, the fun loving, look forward to everyday, adventruous loving me.
I know I am in here, and despite the weight and I am trying to still be me at home, though sooooo hard.
I am greatful beyond words that you all are here, it's like having NA in my life again but I have Christians to talk to as well.
May the Lord bless each of you on your path and may that path rise up to meet each of you on this journey.
God bless,
Trish
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My 1 year anniversary today!!!!!
on August 6, 2008 6:45 am
Hi all,
I know I don't post very much, but today is important and I knew I needed to come and share.
I still remember last year like it was yesterday.  The anticipation, fear of failure, and the long, long, long wait!!!!

Here I am though I year out and down a total of 125lbs.  My initial goal was 125, however, due to chronic pain I am having a very hard time being consistent with excersise, I am waiting on state insurance so I can be treated.
Anyway, I cannot seem to lose anymore off my stomach.  Everytime I lose it comes off places that don't need losing and I end up with more skin.  I am contemplating not going any lower, getting my body strong, building muscle and waiting a year before any plastic.  I have a feeling though I most definitley will need a tummy tuck and augmentation of Breast because I have completely deflated, LOL.  I look like I have breast fed 20 children.

I have finally figured out most of my quirks with my pouch and am now able to eat healthy regular food, but it took me a long time.
I told my husband last night, my surgery happened so fast, I was very bad in one particular area of getting ready, chewing 20-30 times, I have FINALLY implemented that I am able in a 45 min period to get 4-6 onces of food down.  I am sure none of you where so thick you didn't figure this out much sooner.  I am too thick some times, and had spent most of my life eating in a 5 minute span so learning to sit for 45min is a new challenge, but one I happily take on.

I am grateful to each of you, despite my lack of participation you have always been here for me and you have no idea how much that means to me.
I love you all,
God bless
Trish
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8 month Anniversary/changes are finally happening
on April 11, 2008 2:19 pm
Hey everyone,
I know it has been over a month and half since I have been on the boards.  I am so sorry for that, things at home have been so very difficult, but by the Lords grace and mercy I, we are finally beginning to see the light ahead of us.
On the 6th of April I celebrated my 8 month anniversary and also joined the Century Club with an offical weight loss of 104lbs and a weight of 154.  I am in a size 12 and mediums and am on the brink of moving into 10's.

I wish I could say I have been the perfect RNY patient because I haven't.  I have no problem staying away from forbidden foods, the problem goes the other way.  I have a very hard  time holding down any kind of meat at all, unless it is chili.  I am to a point I am almost a vegetarian.
I have been living off protien bars, yogurt and chili and worst of all I did not excersise at all over the last 8 months.
Finally, everything here at home came to a head and we as a couple, a family and me as an individual hit rock bottom.  
3 days ago we went a joined Ballys and have already worked out twice.  I had forgotten how GOOD it feels to use my muscles like that.  
The only thing I really knew is that I hate to walk for excersise.  
I know I have friends here on OH, but I literally have no friends in person.  All my really good friends live from 1.5 hours away to 3000 miles away.  
We still have not gotten back to church but I am truly holding out hope that we are going to get there. 
The Lord has brought me so far, us out of the woods with our relationship and my kids are responding to me in such a different way now that I am out of bed and doing house work, going places with them.

The best part of all of this, besides the Lords blessings and presence in my life, is that in January I turned 40 and something really happened for me.
For this girl who has had body image problems her whole life, I no longer do.  I put a bathing suit on yesterday and thought I looked good, THAT IS A HUGE MILESTONE FOR ME.  Turning 40 liberated me from all that crap, all the crap I was fed by my family, the media and people in general around me.  Now, I know I am seeing me for the first tme in my life.  
True, I definitely don't like a lot of what I see, but Praise Jesus that He is in my life, because I know He will change those things in me.  
I am going to have my husband take a picuture of me tomorrow when I am ready to go to the gym and you will finally get to see what I look like now.
So, what I am really working on is tring to eat more and better, getting to church, getting involved, meeting other women and finally after years being a REALLY GOOD role model for my kids.  
I am by the grace of God first, so proud to be me now.  I am a survivor of obesity and though I am no where near the end of the road, nor will I ever be, I can see me, the real me and I am forever grateful to God, my surgeon, and all of you who encourage me and lifted me up over the last 8 months.
God bless each of you abundantly,
Trish
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6 months anniversary
on February 14, 2008 7:24 pm
Hey all,
I have finally gotten a chance to get on here.  Things have been really difficult for quite some time now.  I lost my job right after I went back to work after my surgery and my husband was fired a month ago because he has been so sick. 
We are living on 1400.00 a month with 5 of us and I we have no medical insurance. 
I believe with all my heart that when things get this tough there is something increadible on the other side. 
I am down a total of 92lbs, but I must admit I am struggling with eating still.
If I try to eat any kind of meat what so ever I throw up, it looks like I may end up a vegetarian.  Is that okay to do with my new stomach.  I can eat any kind of beans, yogurt, coffee, water, low fat cheese, peppers, lima bean, green beans, salad, whole grain crackers, chili, beans only. 
So I guess what I am asking is am I going to be okay.
Along with that, my depression has been at an all time high, I am not excersising at all, I feel angry a lot, espeically because my husband and family continue to eat crap I cannot have right in front of me and before surgery I used food to fix myself.  I have no where to go with my feelings other than to deal with them so I am angry or crying a lot.
I am still alone w/o women friends for the most part.  I keep trying to get myself on a roll of getting back into church where my friends are, but it is so hard.

Lastly, one blessed thing, my mother gave me a trip out to Modesto, Ca, (where I grew up till 8 years ago) to visit my friends, one of which has had an RNY in the last year and a half. 
So I have a question for you, I am staying with my friend who had the surgery, however, how do I bring up that I cannot eat a lot of what others can.  Should I just buy my own food, or be honest and let her know.  I don't know which would be more rude or hurt her.
Anyway, I am going to get a picture of me up and updated in two weeks.  I promise.
I have really missed you all I need a lot of support and help so feel free to jump in and give me input.
Love
Trish
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4 1/2 months out
on December 20, 2007 12:42 pm
Hey all,
I haven't had a chance to check in for so long.  I am currently down 79lbs and am 179.  I am in size 16 now I can't believe it and I am finally joining a gym that I really love and I am so excited about it.  Eating has finally turned the corner for me.  I am able to eat 6 times a day about 4oz each time.  I am trying new things and as everyone told me, I have finally turned the corner, Praise God.
I have missed you all so much.  Things have been really hard at home.  As I have said in the past, we are losing our home, we lost our car, by Gods grace we have another one at half the price and a better car fuel wise.  The one blessing is that we could be in the house for quite a while during foreclosure because the market is so bad.  So all I am hoping for is 1.5 years so my kids can be in this house when they graduate high school.  What a great blessing that will be.
I am still smoking and I truly ask all of you to pray for me that I quit on New Years, it is so important to me.  The other prayer I have is that this coming year My family and myself truly get to a place in Christ that is where He wants us.  One that is real, going to church, being available to help others.
I love you all and pray your holidays bring you great joy.
Love
Trish
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3 month check up
on November 9, 2007 4:38 pm
  Hey everyone,
I just got back from the docs and I am down 60lbs and at 199 below the 200 mark.  I am still having a hard time eating and getting enough in espeically protien it makes me dump.
I am pressing forward though and I have decided to join curves for now because I am having such a hard time with excersise.
Love to hear from you
Trish
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