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Surgeon Testimonial Kelly Clinch M.D. Dr. Clinch and the staff at Evergreen Surgical Clinic are AMAZING. Evergreen Hospital, in Kirkland, WA, is where my surgery took place. It is an awesome hospital and EVERYONE I came into contact with was positive and supportive about the surgery AND about Dr. Clinch. A few of them, including a couple nurses in his office, have even had the lapband put in by him. It has been so nice to call the clinic and be able to talk to them and get answers to lapband questions because they personally UNDERSTAND. I did a lot of research on the lapband prior to having my first consultation. Dr. Clinch covered all I had learned, PLUS more. At the consultation he stated that he likes to help steer his patients towards the WLS he feels would be the most beneficial for them (he does both RNY and Lapband). He then went over the pros and cons of both and we discussed which one I was leaning towards. I was very set on the lapband and he was positive about me having it put in over RNY. I will say that he is a "too the point" guy, but has a caring nature about him. If you are looking for someone to hold your hand and all the fluff...he isn't the surgeon for you. He was honest, didn't beat around the bush, and even said that I was one of the best and worst candidates for the LapBand. Hmm..I am a stay at home mom that runs a daycare. I am in and out all day, cooking food and giving snacks to the kids, my meals consist of grabbing a bite off the tray of leftovers, and I live on coffee.....wonder what he meant by worst? In the beginning, the only complaint I had was that he didn't have a "team" that would allow me to do a 3 month regime instead of a 6 month primary care physician followed diet and exercise program (for insurance coverage reasons). Now...I am glad he doesn't offer the other. I needed the 6 months to do some soul searching and completely prepare myself for the band. I would say that one important thing to know about Dr. Clinch is that you do need to feel comfortable asking questions. Like I said, he isn't a hand holder. I went into my first fill a little nervous and had I not asked him what he was going to do, I think he would have just filled me. He does, of course, talk to you and give you answers...he just doesn't walk you through it all unless you ask. BTW...the most important question I asked at my fill was, "are you already done?" to which he answered..."yup!" Needless to say, he is awesome at fills!!! Thank you Dr. Clinch, Evergreen Surgical Clinic and Evergreen Hospital for changing my life!!! Member Interests
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My Story Wow..I don't even know where to begin my story. I guess that I will begin with why I decided to go down this road.... I have many health problems that have brought me to the decision of having the lap-band put in. I have high blood pressure, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Borderline Type 2 Diabetes, and Hypothyroidism to name a few. I am doing this first and foremost to improve my health, to get off many of the medications that I am on, and to be a healthy and active mom and wife for my two beautiful children and wonderful and supportive husband. I want to be a good role model for my children and I want to be around to watch them grow. It was hard at first to admit that I couldn't do this on my own. I hate failing and typically if I set a goal for myself, I succeed, but not with losing weight. I have done it all, tried it all, and have failed over and over again. Honestly, I felt like I was taking the "easy way out " by getting banded and felt I was giving up on myself. That is UNTIL I started researching it and found that not only is this NOT the easy way out, but it is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. A year ago when I began researching, had my first consultation, etc... I found that I was not alone and a lot of my problem has stemmed from health related issues. Don't get me wrong, I have eaten my fair share of junk, but I am not an individual that over eats on a regular basis. When I feel like crap, I eat like crap and when I crave, I crave until I have eaten the craved food. I am hoping that my cravings are curbed in this process and that once I start losing, I will feel better and making great food choices will become second hand. I see this as being a great decision for my whole family and know that we will all eat better. I love to ride my bike, I love to play sports, I love to swim, and yet I don't have the energy to partake in these activities on a regular basis. I play with my kids and the daycare children in my care, clean house, and love to garden, but those are my typical daily activities. By the end of the day, I am done and even thinking about jumping on my elliptical trainer or riding my bike sounds crazy. Therefore, I hope my energy level will increase and at the end of my day I will want to keep going and want to add more exercise to my daily life. My biggest goal is that in a year I can be proud, my husband will be proud, and my children will be proud of what I have accomplished. I am so ready to finally win the battle that I have had with my body and look forward to this path to a new and healthy Angie.
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