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Surgeon Testimonial Michael Bilof TODAY IS 9/29/07 AND I'M STILL PRE-OP so I'll give what I know so far and will update after the surgery. First impression: Really liked him. He has a calm unrushed manner that I didn't expect from a surgeon. He spent plenty of time with me and was very personable. I immediately felt safe with him. He discussed all my options, all the major risks and answered all my extensive questions! Office staff: Amazing from what I can tell. Seems to be very well staffed, didn't have to wait at all when I had my consultation. I was late due to traffic (I'm NEVER late!) and they were very understanding and kind. I have dealt the most w/ the surgery coordinator, Dominga, who has always been kind, quick to respond and very well informed. Like least: Not his fault...but he's almost 2 hours from my home w/ traffic! Aftercare: We didn't really discuss it much because I told him I'd probably find an after-care program that I could attend closer to home. I know I've read he has a good program though. So far, I'd rate him and his staff a 10...or I wouldn't be planning to use them! TODAY IS 11/12/07 5 DAYS POST SURGERY: Surgery went very smoothly, St. Barnabas has a great staff and is well ran. Of course, it's an older hospital but it feels clean and well equiped so I didn't mind. The nurses were amazing. Dr. Bilof came to see me before I went into the operating room to see if I had any last minute ?'s or anything, which I appreciated. The operating table was surprisingly comfy, they had it all heated up and padded out to support my back. As for my incisions: they are very small...I have 5. One is literally so high that my bra hides it...one is so small (on my right) that I doubt there will be any scar at all, and the other 3 are less than an inch long so I'm sure they'll heal nicely as well. He used a surgical glue to close so I don't have any stiches or steri-strips or anything, there is NO incision pain. I felt better than I expected right from night one. Dr. Bilof visited 2 mornings in the hospital and his PA Joan visited 2 times (I got them both on the last day!) so I felt they were right on-top of how I was recovering. I think Dr. Bilof and his PA Joan are GREAT! I'm so happy I chose them. I will update again after a couple of post-op appt's. Member Interests
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I've been noticing that the scale seems to be "stuck" lately...I mean it moved down well several days ago but then bounced back up and has just hovered around the same 5 lbs for the last 2 weeks. Today I weighed in at 211 which is 77 lbs gone since I started the pre-surgery diet. Which is amazing and I'm grateful! Maybe the scale is not stuck, but I feel as though I'm not being as diligent as I was...so I'm going to go back to making sure I record ALL my food, exercise, water and vitamins...I think I need to get a grip on what I'm doing "wrong" if there is something...(and there probably is!) I know now that I can eat pretty much "anything"... I have been (in small quantities) and I just don't think that's the right mindset to be in right now...it's still so early out and this is the time I'm supposed to most easily drop the weight. I've been doing great with exercise lately...it truly feels like a lifestyle now...and I usually crave doing it by the end of the day if I didn't get it in early. I've been averaging 5 days a week for between 45-65 minutes of walking plus some elliptical and weight/resistance band work. Starting today I'm also trying to lower my dosage of Fluoxetine. I'll be taking 20mg on MWFSu and 40mg on TTSa until my 40mg tabs run out...so a couple months anyway. I'd like to completely get off of it as long as it doesn't affect my ability to cope w/ the stressful days with Ron and Devon. I do seem to feel better while on it, but I have almost no sex drive and I feel it's because of the increase in dosage since my surgery...I think my drive should be increasing w/ the weight loss and it just seems to be GONE! Cleaning out my closet has certainly provided some WOW moments lately...I'm actually to the point that my closet feels bare and there are only 2 shirts that I can't wear because they're too small (and I just bought them) All of my old "skinny clothes" I can either wear or have already shrunk out of...what a feeling! Looking forward to starting to shop for a new wardrobe this summer! (Hopefully hubby will be as excited for that as I am!) Speaking of hubby...he's been wonderful, giving me nice compliments and words of encouragement at least once a week. I feel so blessed! Lord God, I ask for your help, strength, determination and self-control as I continue on this journey to lose weight, gain health and glorify you in my body. Thank you for allowing this surgery and the amazing weight loss and energy gains I've had so far...I feel wonderful! You are a good and loving God and I thank you for all the wonderful people you've placed in my life to support me on this journey! I pray to enjoy every compliment while remaining humble and giving you all the glory! 0 Comment(s)
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