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Jeffrey Baker M.D.
I had surgery on 7/21/09 and I would recommend Dr. Baker to anyone! He has a very gentle bedside manner. He is VERY knowledgeable and can answer any question you throw at him with a thorough answer on the spot! His mild manner was appealing to me. He isn't one of those surgeons with a god complex or one who treats you as if he is doing you a HUGE favor by doing your surgery. He and his office are easy to get in contact with if needed post op. I had to page him to ask a question about one of my incisions and he called me back within half an hour. He didn't make me feel stupid for paging him for a simple answer to a simple question and in fact thanked me for calling him. I could seriously go on and on about how great he is but there isn't enough space for that....
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5'6.5"HW 256/SW 240/CW 148/GW 140 
            
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Taking the first step!
on April 23, 2008 12:00 am

So I finally took the first step to having surgery.  I went to an informational meeting at Dr. Lederers FUMC office.  It took me some time to decide whom I wanted to perform my surgery.  I then realized I once told myself that if I was going to do the surgery I wanted Dr. Lederer to do it.  I always felt he was so kind to his patients and truly did what was best for them.  I was impressed the first time I performed an UGI study for him.  The patient had commented on how disgusting the contrast was so he tasted it!  He said he would never make his dog drink that stuff!  And insisted we find an alternative.  He would come in all hours for emergencies rather than leaving his patients in the hands of a resident physician.  Not that the residents were bad.....I just think it means more when a staff dr. comes in on their off time to check on a patient who needs them.  Any whoooo.......So I was surprised to be sitting with only 1 other person for the session.  I had scheduled my consultation with the Dr. for after and within an hour and thirty minutes I was on my way.........next step is clarifying my insurance requirements.  I made an appointment to see the phsycologist but it isn't until June 2nd so I may see if I can find a different one that can get me in sooner.  I'm afraid he'll think I'm nuts and make me go through 4 months of intensive therapy before he'll approve me...........probably not but you never know.......I worked with a woman who had to do that and she didn't seem that off to me....Then there is the nutritionist I am waiting to hear from them to find out when my first appt will be.  So now I just wait!

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I was born in 1975!  As a child I was very active and loved to be outside, climbing trees, riding bike, swimming, and doing everything we would never let our children do today!  I was a "healthy" child and always a bit bigger than most of the kids my age.  I have a large bone structure and have NEVER been petite!  Looking back on my adolescence I was a normal child, I had pudge in places most girls who are moving into puberty have it, really no different from the rest of the kids.  However, I was always told when I lost a few pounds that I was doing good and I should just "maintain my weight" and then I would "look good" as I got taller!  I carried these comments inside for the rest of my life. 

I struggled with anorexia and bulimia as a teenager and was never really happy with the way I looked.  I topped out at 5'6.75" and never weighed more than 160 or less than 140.  Moving into adulthood I maintained my weight and struggled through many bad relationships with men. 

On my 21st birthday I found out I was pregnant with my first child.  I managed to keep the weight gain to a minimum and was frequently asked if I was even pregnant into my 7Th month.  Then I broke my ankle and put on 30 lbs.  I started my pregnancy at 150lbs and ended it at 193lbs.  I was able to lose weight and maintained at 165-170 for several months.  I went on the Depoprovera birth control shot when my daughter was about 6 months old and proceeded to gain 80 lbs over the next 2 years.  I maxed out at 256.   Over the next several years I was able to lose some of the weight and even saw the underside of 200 for a day!  That didn't last long and I slowly put the weight back on.  I had another child at 32 and weighed 240 at the start and was 270 when I had her.  I lost all the weight and have fluctuated between 240 and 250 ever since. 

I decided to have WLS because I am afraid of not living to see my children grow up.  I only had a weight problem until recently when my PCP was concerned about my BP being to high and put me on meds.  Being put on BP meds made this surgery possible for me.  Having never had a 2 year history of a BMI of 40 or higher on paper disqualified me from having surgery for all these years.  This was my chance to become healthier!  To give my children a younger more active mother!  I am excited to have my surgery and scared at the same time!  July 21st is the end of my journey to WLS and the beginning of my new life!