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  • Username: Jeffboutwell77
  • Location: New CAstle, CO, USA
  • Member Since: 8/28/2012
  • BMI: 28.6
  • Hoping to have surgery
  • Surgery Type: RNY (09/18/12)
  • Surgeon: Eric Hanly
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Eric Hanly
I found that Dr Hanly was well equipped to meet my needs. His excellence and willingness to pray for me before surgery showed a great amount of Character. If you are considering bariatric surgery Dr. Hanly is the best in my opinion. Also His staff is caring and always helpful I thought I might be a little obnoxious with all the questions I had but they were patient and kind to me. I was told by the staff that I did something right to get through the approval process so quickly but I know it was their expertese and knowledge that made every part of this surgery a success... Thank you Dr. Hanly and his awesome staff...
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  • Comment by Jeffboutwell77 on 9/16/12 10:18 pm
    god speed buddy your going to rock at this...Just remember we're pullin for ya...keep your stick on the ice...
  • Comment by BillieBadass on 9/16/12 9:21 am
    Thanks for your support on my page! Right back at ya!!! I will keep you in my thoughts on Tuesday...however morphine filled they might be. ;)
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 Hello I am a fat guy in a little guys coat and I am looking to have surgery to change my life. I will produce in me a new man who can be victorious in anything.

    
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7 weeks out and feeling the effects
on November 4, 2012 5:18 am

I know that when people say,  "I am feeling the effects." it usually means something negative but in my case it is extremely positive in that I am feeling awesome. the pain in my joints has almost disapeared. I have all this energy and I do not know where it came from, (probably the energy ferry) I have lost to date a total 60 lbs and the other day I tried on size 34 jeans and they fit with ease, but I did not buy them because of the fact I did not want to look like a middle aged man trying to look cool in skinny jeans. You know the type the guy who is always trying to say cool things like, "Right off man." and "cold man." Never the less I am persuaded that this surgery really works. But be Yee warned It takes a really strong person to go through this. and it is not for the weak at heart. If you want to live healthy the rest of your life then I recommend it. However if food is your best friend then I only recommend that you take a long look around and see who your best friends really are. They are the ones who have stuck by your side. who see something wonderful in you who know that when you do change they will be there to encourage you. Food just cannot do that for you it can only provide nourishment when you need it... check yourself and find out what it is you truly need and go for it because God did not create us to give up, He created us to shine and be victorious. Live for today.

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Day 6 and 7 went off without a hitch
on September 14, 2012 7:31 pm
 it has been a good couple of days but today I found myself eating a small snack I thought was sugar free jello, and turned out to be full strength sugar. When I realized what I was doing the cup was empty. Well I don't think it will baloon my liver up but we learn from our mistakes and mine was small but I promise not to make it again. I have been losing a pound a day and I don't think a cup of Jello will stop that. I am still light headed and zoning out on most things but I am getting a lot of work done so that I can just rest and concentrate on the recovery.

My life is very busy and often consumed with the thought that if I don't do it then who will. That is a ode of thinking that I need to get out of. I often write but mostly about things that don't pertain to me. this is the hardest blog I have ever had to write. Mostly because the fact that I don't know what to expect. I don't really have a clue what I am in for. Yes they educate you on all of the ins and out's of surgery but there is no way to know what one person will experience. Everyone is different in what they go through after this operation. I have asked people in support group about what they experienced but all of them differed from one another.

It is like life all of us has the same life but different experiences only to see our end is the same as our beginning. What makes the difference is the inbetween or the distance from here to there. I have often asked is this all there is to be born go to school get a job, get married have kids, and dream what might have been and then we grow old and die. Only when we die we hope we have time to look back on our lives and truly see that we were loved by all.

Well I don't mean to get too phylisophical with you just write what I feel and tonight I am in retrospect of the feelings I have toward how I got here. You see I didn't marry until I was forty years old and now I am forty eight. I lived a life of drug adictions and selfish living with no regard for others. however I did carry something with me my experience in passion. You see whatever I did in life no matter how severe or life threatening it was I did with passion. Now I know that comes through with the surgery I am about to go through.

I am passionate about this and no one can change my mind. One because I have never had to go without even when I had barely anything and two because I have lived longer than all but two of my best high school buddies. This to me is not just to lose weight but it is go on living a quality life with no regrets. My father died of a stroke three days before he was due to have open heart surgery. I intend to break that cycle and live a healthful life with no regrets and no shame. I have heard it all before and the thing that truly upsets me is that most people say the same thing, "Why don't you just push yourself away from the dinner table." That sounds like the easy solution but I have never heard anyone with compassion tell a heroin addict, "Why don't you just push yourself away from the kneedle." It is a long hard road and it takes courage and I am very proud to be here on obesity help with such courageous people who are fighting to make their lives better. every one here is so supportive and helpful. Your experiences are all differnt but our results will be the same... don't let anyone tell you this is a mistake you are on the brink of a life few of us have ever experienced...
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Day 5
on September 12, 2012 6:23 am
Half the battle is won. I still have five more to go and I will see this through. That healthy guy wants out and I have just about got the door open for him... Urges are alost gone and I am left with just the fogg in the brain. still I am ready...
 
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Day 4
on September 11, 2012 9:03 am
I know I skipped a day but here I am in day 4 of the preop diet. surviving by pretending my shake is a veggie omelette that of course tastes like strawberries yum. Had a decaf coffee this morning was black and deliscious but still missing one key ingredient Oh yeah CAFFIENE!!! 6 days till surgery after today the days are going by fast...Yea!!!
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Day 2 preop
on September 9, 2012 7:53 pm
 Day 2 of the preop diet and I am doing great on the Calories 1046. drinking flavored water. I am still feeling a lack of energy but  maybe that will pass.
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 My story begins at childhood when I was a mere 47 years old... wait a minute I am 47 years old and I am facing a delima. Have Gastric Bypass surgery or fight heart disease when I am 52... Hmm tough desiscion but in three weeks I think I will have the rouxn Y surgery while I make up my mind about my future.
Well now that you read the first paragraph you are thinking that I am a guy who can never be taken seriously... And you would be right since I am a Comedian/ Actor/ writer / guy who probably annoys the general public, and video voyer. At no time will I try to hide disguise or beat around the bush of who I am. However if you want me to be someone I am not then it will take a considerable amount of cash in small unmarked bills.

My BMI is currently at 39 and my physique is of the non temptation size. But dont let the size fool you I have a lot of passion to live life and do awesome exploits. I love Jesus and I know that He loves me enough to die for me. I have decided to have surgery because it is the best option to make a lifestyle change. This is going to be the milestone in my life to move me out of the way. When I say me I mean one of us has got to go, and it will have to be me and not myself... Jesus said we have to take up our cross and die daily that means get rid of the things that hinder us, and to me that is food.

I am excited about surgery and my insurance has scheduled my surgery date for September 18, 2012... Yes that will be my birthday and You will find me in the surgical room enjoying a fresh cocktail of sleepy meds. I am excited because when I emerge from my surgery it will be a time of discovery as I begin this journey of weight loss... I make it sound like an indiana Jones movie don't I? But in reality it will probably be like a bad B movie you know like the ones where teenagers are just about to embark on graduation mayhem...Okay so I watch too many teen movies. Thats becuase TV doesn't have the Icarly channel yet. Well now that you read this and decided that it was worth the two minutes you lost, freind me so we can be friends...

 

This was written on the last week of August and since then I have had no regrets. The surgical staff at St. Maries Bariatric group gave me the best care and made my stay at the hospital feel as though it was a five star hotel. That is without the bacon and egg continental breakfast. Dr Hanly and His staff were so good to me they made it easy to use the tool of Gastric bypass to lose weight. Dr Hanly’s willingness to put God first and pray over me before surgery put me at such ease I fell asleep even before they gave me the anesthesia.

To make a long story even longer since the surgery  I have lost 47 lbs. and since beginning the process of weight loss I have lost a total of 57 lbs. In just three months. I no longer take high blood pressure medications and I am in the process of ridding my nights of the CPAP machine which makes me feel like Darth Vader who incidentally had to wear his during the day. I guess Jedi knights are in a constant state of sleep apnea. My friends and loved ones see a change in me and they love it. I am a better person today because of the surgery I had and I am glad that I had such wonderful friends as well as a team of professionals as the team at Dr. Hanly’s office and the team at St. Mary’s bariatric group. If you are considering the surgery I recommend them greatly…Accept no substitutions Dr. Hanly is the real deal…

Jeff Boutwell

Lose the world and gain my soul.