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  • Username: jenngirl
  • Member Since: 4/23/2012
  • BMI: 31.2
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: VSG (06/25/12)
  • Surgeon: Jon Bruce M.D.
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Cross my legs like a lady should

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Tie my shoes without feeling like I have to call 911 after

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I want to be able to walk/run in a marathon

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Ride a Roller Coaster

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Bend over and plant flowers and work in my yard

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Surgeon Testimonial

Jon Bruce M.D.
I just LOVE Dr. Bruce. He is very personal. He sits down with ou and talks to you about your progress pre-surgery and post-surgery. If there is something that you need to adjust in your habits, he is going to tell you. He gives it to you straight. His office in Burlington, North Carolina is relatively new, but he and his staff are wonderful!!

I met Dr. Bruce at a weight loss surgery seminar. I had been shopping around at seminars at various local hospitals. I had heard good things about another doctor at Bariatric Specialists of North Carolina and signed up for the local seminar with intentions of having the other doctor do my surgery. Upon meeting Dr. Bruce, I knew he was the man that was going to change my life. He was open, and honest, and fun and energetic. What impressed me the most, was that he had spent an entire day in the OR at the hospital, and still came and spent 2 hours with us for a seminar and support group!! He answered every question and was patient and understanding with everyone.


So glad I made the decision to have Dr. Bruce do my Vertical Gastric Sleeve!

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I am a single Mom who has devoted her life to caring for her daughter and working two jobs. Now that my daughter is 18, it is time to devote some time and energy to me! Looking forward to a new me in 2012!!            
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Halfway Mark!!
on November 6, 2012 8:11 am

WOW!! Can this be possible?? 90 lbs down and at my halfway mark today!!!

I started this journey in April with my first seminar. Began My pre-op diet mid May, and had my surgery in June. As of today, I have lost 90 total. 30 pre-op and 60 since surgery. I am amazed at the person I am becoming. I do not want to sit complacent and let life happen to me, I want to go out and live it!! Now, if I could just get rid of that little part time job so I can go live life....hmmmm?????

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Just Plain Ol' Obese
on October 2, 2012 11:29 am
Started this with 180 lbs to lose. Stepped on the scales today, I am only have 99 lbs to go, baby!! Whooooo!!!!

Went shopping this weekend to discover that I have gone from a whopping size 26 to an 18!!! I am ready to leave Lane Bryant in my dust!!

And to top it off, as of today, my BMI calculator no longer says that I am MORBIDLY obese. I am just plain old obese now!!!

Last night, I checked out my first aerobics class in...um...let me see...EVER, and LOVED it!!!

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Nothing feels as good as this success!!!
on September 19, 2012 5:49 am
I have been big most of my adult life. I am used to stepping aside to let people pass in the halls. I was the girl looking at my feet when I walk and uncomfortable in a social setting. I was the girl ashamed to step onto a scale at the doctor's office. I have even been know to just tell them my weight and ask if we could skip that part, then LIE about my weight. There is nothing more embarassing than to have to tell them to keep sliding that stupid little marker at the top of the scale. Go on over to the 300 mark, then we'll start from there. Not anymore! I stripped my sweater off and  jumped onto the scale yesterday at my three month appointment. The nurse just stopped everything and said WOW! Look at you!! When I took off my sweater. Really? Me? You are surprised by my changes?? Yes, obviously she was...she kept going on and on about my waistline. Made me feel really good!!
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Group Meetings
on August 23, 2012 7:29 am
I can't say enough good things about my support group!! They are fantastic. I love them so much. I have grown with each of these girls in the past few months. We have bonded over shared experiences. We are all so excited about our journeys. This is definitely not something that someone who has not had the surgery would ever understand. The excitement of getting up each day. It is like each day is a gift and I am excited to wake up, get up, and get going!! I have a renewed love of life. My group shares this feeling. I enjoy meeting with them twice a month (and sometimes outside of group we gather to hear local musicians play or hit a movie). I look forward to seeing them every two weeks and seeing the changes in their bodies and confidence. Even though I see them bi-monthly, it is like reuniting with long lost family members that you can't wait to see. I can't wait until September 11th!!!
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6 weeks and FINALLY loving my sleeve!!
on August 9, 2012 11:43 am

As I was getting into the shower yesterday I dared a glance over my shoulder to the mirror, notice a startling revelation...I am losing my butt!! It is melting off of me! Yay!! I looked through my before pics digging through trying to find a pic of my "before" rear-view, and came up with only a couple side views. I have done a good job cropping my back side out of pics. I posted the ones I could find up on here today. The one with the horse.....WHAT IN THE WORLD... that is a monster tookas!! Then I posted one from this week, just to see the difference. Wow!! I am over the nausea, and this month-long weight loss stall I have been on, and now I am finally beginning to love my sleeve!! Can't wait to see what the future holds!!

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I am just getting started on this journey. Had my psychological eval last night and have been cleared for "take-off"! So excited and ready to get this party going! I look forward to the me I feel on the inside to show on the outside.

While I have been researching gastric bypass and lap-band for years, the idea of the gastric sleeve is new to me. However, it is the surgery that my surgeon and I feel is best. I look forward to meeting other successful VSG-ers.
Some of the reasons I chose the VSG over the gastric bypass are as follows: I  am a former smoker...quit two weeks ago...Yay!! Apparently there are more dangers associated with smokers with the gastric bypass. Also, I want to lose weight slower to reduce the excess skin effect. if anyone has any insight to these reasons, please let me know.

I cannot wait to become a loser with the rest of the OH family!!