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Surgeon TestimonialRobert E. Brolin M.D.Dr. Brolin performed gastric bypass surgery 25 years ago on 2 people that I know very well. I have known these 2 people for 27 years. They are well and happy. When I first met Dr. Brolin he remembered those patients from 25 years ago including details about their lives! When I met him again at two support group meetings, I was impressed by how he listened to everyone's questions and answered them so thoroughly. He repeated every question to make sure that everyone in the room could hear them. I met him again for my consultation. He was very thorough in explaining risks, complications, and aftercare. The strongest impression I have of Dr. Brolin (besides his surgical abilities) is that he truly and sincerely cares about each patient as an individual and feels great happiness in helping people save their lives. I am so confident to have him do this surgery and know that he will be able to handle any bumps in the road, if any. The support group, which meets the first Monday of each month is awesome. I am looking forward to working closely with Dr. Brolin for many years to ensure a successful outcome!
An extra note--surgery was 3 days ago and it went great! I was released from the hospital after only 1 night! I will always be very grateful to Dr. Brolin and Dr. Nihalani for all they have done for me.
Another note--I am now one year out and went from a size 2X to a size two! I look great AND I feel great! Thank you Dr. Brolin and Dr. Chau for all of the support you've given me during the past year. Knowing that you are always there to listen or answer a question no matter how small means everything--thank you! Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Hi Jill,
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May 29, 2008 on May 29, 2008 7:00 pm
Today I had a few memories of my pre-wls life.
I remember going to spas and when the meals came feeling a panic that I would still be hungry after I finished the meal. I would look at the pretty dish they brought me and think--"omg, that looks so SMALL, I will starve here" Then I remember eating it and feeling fine--not full of course, but fine (I lived). Then I would try to explain to myself that the panic was for nothing, but it would happen again the next day.
That is one problem I don't have anymore--everything looks HUGE to me. I always leave so much over. What a pleasure compared to panicking that I'd still be hungry after a meal! I know it was not my imagination, or I'd still feel the same way now. WLS fixed my anatomy so that I feel satisfied after eating a small amount. WOW.
Another thing I remember is thinking up low calorie ways of eating a large amount of food. I think they call it "volumetrics." I could have written that book ten times over. I dieted like a supermodel for 30 years. That is why I was a lightweight. I probably would have gotten much bigger if I hadn't been so diligent. I would take a small container of eggbeaters (60 calories) and a whole box of Green Giant spinach (35 calories) and mix it with a package of Healthy Choice Manicotti or Weight Watchers Pepper Steak. That was a HUGE meal. I remember mixing a container of nonfat yogurt with 1 cup of all bran with 1 cup of frozen-thawed cherries. That was also a huge meal.
I'm so glad I don't have to think up these huge meals anymore. My body needed to eat and I found ways of feeding it to keep my weight down. Now I eat like a delicate little flower, LOL.
I'm so thankful for wls and all the freedom it has given me!
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May 25, 2008 on May 25, 2008 12:19 pm
Today is our 11th wedding anniversary. We went to Point Pleasant Beach. We love each other more than ever!
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I love food. I hate food. on May 24, 2008 11:52 am
When I'm in my comfort zone, like in my house with a bowl of oatmeal, I'm happy. I can really enjoy my food--the texture, the temperature, the feeling of eating.
When I'm out at say a party, I'm borderline miserable. Everything starts out happy as can be, socializing, etc., then if I eat something that does't agree with the boss (my pouch), I just want to go home and lay down. So I have to be very careful when I'm out to eat things that I'm pretty sure will be okay. Usually I'm okay with pizza. I just never know what will happen.
The other day I was at a Mother's Day lunch with my family and the first thing I ate was a bite of chicken. Big mistake. It went down like a lump of lead and I didn't feel like I could eat anything else. I had to go rest in the car. Chicken is okay if I'm in my own house and have access to a bed and a toilet without making a scene, but no more chicken out in the real world for me for now.
I get really hungry, can't wait to eat, build a great appetite--then eat a couple of bites, and good night--I'm done. So it's a lot of excitement and hoopla for about 3 minutes of enjoyment. Oh well... That's why I love soup, oatmeal, pizza and cottage cheese. They're good to me. They taste good, and never cause a scene.
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May 23, 2008 on May 23, 2008 12:16 pm
Ben and Sarah at a Lag B'omer barbeque...
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May 22, 2008 on May 22, 2008 11:35 am
When I was a teenager I was sure I knew EVERYTHING. When I got to my 20's I realized that I really didn't know so much as a teenager--but thought I knew EVERYTHING by then. Well, by the time I hit my 30's I realized that I really didn't know everything in my 20's but was sure that I finally knew everything!!
Now that I'm in my 40's I realize that I really didn't know everything in my 30's.
Can you BELIEVE that I still think I know everything!!?? How crazy is that?? You'd think I'd have the wisdom to know that by the time I hit my 50's I'll be shocked to see that I really didn't know too much in my 40's.
I just really think I finally know a lot--okay maybe not everything, but so so much. At least I can say I was never short on confidence.
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May 19, 2008 on May 19, 2008 8:28 pm
Here's a pic of me and my little boy in
MARCH 2007 (about 2 months out) and MAY 2008 --just about 1 year apart--
we both got cuter!
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I love shoes! on May 19, 2008 7:54 pm
I thought once I got thin again the last thing I'd care about is shoes. I'd be so excited to buy new clothes that I wouldn't give them a thought. NOT.
I LOVE SHOES!!
Tomorrow I'll add a pic of my favorites!
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Friday, May 9, 2008 on May 9, 2008 8:12 pm
I don't believe there is such a thing as cheating. I've been eating a little chocolate or candy since my third month (almost every day). I've lost 100% of my excess weight. I think part of my success is my respect for myself and my respect for food.
Even though I eat whatever I want each day, I am generally a VERY healthy eater AND I do keep track (roughly) of my daily calories. I stay between 1,000 and 1,500 calories per day. I am 16 months out.
My surgeon says--you've got to watch SOMETHING. It doesn't necessarily mean exactly what you eat--but you've either got to watch the scale, the calories, or something, or you won't know if what you're doing is working. I weigh myself every morning and every night and I generally watch my calories. To date, I've never had a month where I didn't lose. You've got to do what works best for you. For me, the scale is the indicator that lets me know if I'm eating okay or I need to cut back.
You NEVER want to think of yourself as a "cheater" It is not good for you. Think of yourself as a happy, thin person and you will become one.
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May 7, 2008 on May 7, 2008 6:59 pm
Today is my mom's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!
This morning I woke up and there was this HUGE fly in my bathroom. I have a really big bathroom with two windows and a skylight. So the fly kept buzzing around and trying to get out of the windows.
I had to leave for work. I had such a hard day. When I got home I was exhausted. The fly was still buzzing around my bathroom. I had to help it get out. I opened the screen (it doesn't pull up, it lifts out). I pushed it out a little and he couldn't figure it out--I kept cheering him on--and FINALLY the fly buzzed out of my house! I was so happy! When I pushed the screen I saw another dead fly--I felt bad--he was probably in the same situation.
Okay, it's confirmed that I'm crazy. I felt like I did a good thing--not quite as good as when I saved that dog on the highway, but still, really good. Oh--and the screen is broken. My husband is mad...
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May 5, 2008 on May 5, 2008 9:49 am
No plateaus! No stalls! I never had a month without a loss!
I must be doing something right!!
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Thank You Dr. Brolin...you've helped make my dreams come true!! on May 4, 2008 6:23 pm
THANK YOU Dr. Brolin!!!
Robert E. Brolin M.D.
4250 US Highway Route 1 North, Suite 1
Princeton/Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
Phone: (732) 274-3434
Fax: (732) 274-3435
http://www.njbariatricspc.com/ http://www.njbariatricspc.com/doctors/brolin.asp
May 4, 2008 on May 4, 2008 4:24 pm
The other day I posted how strangers are always telling me to "eat!!" wendy_fou responded that isn't it funny that when I was fat no one told me to "stop eating!"
I was just thinking the exact same thing the other day--that no one would ever tell me to quit eating because I was fat.
ALTHOUGH--one time I was eating an ice cream while waiting on line for a bus in Atlantic City, and the guy in front of me said "YOU SHOULDN'T BE EATING THAT!!!!!"
OMG--I RIPPED HIM A NEW YOUKNOWWHAT -- I WAS SO MAD!!!!! AND--I was like six months pregnant (but you couldn't tell because of my fat). I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT AS LONG AS I LIVE!!!!!
WELL--I CHANGED MY FAT BUT I'M SURE HE DIDN'T CHANGE HIS UGLY...
Lots of people are idiots... (bet you never noticed that, lol)
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May 2, 2008 on May 2, 2008 8:55 pm
my vitamin levels are PERFECT... and I take two multivitamins everyday (almost).
but I am tired--I work a lot and have a very stressful career and a home business and I have a 4 & 6 year old--plus I had two surgeries in the past seven weeks, so I am a bit wiped out.
When fat people get over tired, stressed, etc. no one says boo, but when a thin person gets tired or a cold or something, automatically we're wasting away and too skinny.
when a fat person is tired--stressed--wiped out, no one tells them how fat they are.
wait--let me say that again -- When a fat person is tired, stressed, wiped out, no one tells them how fat they are!!!!!
"Hmmm, you don't look so good, maybe you're too fat--just trying to help..."
maybe I'm missing something...
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May 2, 2008 on May 2, 2008 7:55 pm
I told my friend that I am posting this because I think I look just fine! I told her that I will send her a link to this message so she can see what everyone says. So keep in mind she will be reading!!
My opinion--I know we always say the jealousy thing first--I honestly do not believe she's jealous--and I think she honestly thinks that I'm too skinny and she's trying to help me!  
She said "All along you've been looking drop dead gorgeous, but now you look like you're wasting away, and you're on the downward spiral--not your peak of sexiness and gorgeousness--your va va voom is going away. You look sickly"
You have no color, etc etc.... I'm on the phone with her right now getting it word for word
"It's not jealousy!! I've been happy for you all along because you're sexy and gorgeous--I admire you and I have been happy for you the whole time! But when I saw you the other day I did a double take because you were very pale and sickly I thought maybe it was because of your recent surgery, but it's not."
She says she's just trying to help!!!!
Well, even if I wanted to gain weight to get my beautiful self back--how the heck would I do that??? Force feed myself 24/7???
I think I look great like this and I'm happy with my weight.
Maybe she's right--because people (strangers) are always telling me to EAT!! I just think people in general are not used to seeing people of a normal, healthy weight, so when they see one it looks unusual. My BMI is 20.8. Underweight is 18.5. I don't want to lose any more weight.
This is me now--be honest--maybe I'm in denial???? I know I'm not anorexic because today I ate a black and white cookie, 3 milano peperidge farm cookies, oatmeal, some of a 3-cheese omelette, a half a slice of pizza, some lasagne and some fruit and some dry cereal--and I may have a snack later!!! THAT is not anorexic!!!
So if I am too skinny I can't help it, so if anyone tells me I'm too skinny they're doing nothing but making me feel bad--it can't possibly help me. I can't go on a feeding tube with liquid lays potato chips like Homer Simpson did--okay now I'm rambling, sorry!
Here's a picture of me from a couple of weeks ago--I love how I look and I've never felt happier or healthier. All my bloodwork is perfect...
(I'm still dreaming of bigger boobs since the girls have jumped ship this month, LOL--maybe that'll make me look more SUBSTANTIAL, lol...) 
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Uno de Mayo on May 1, 2008 5:54 am
I am exhausted. I've been working a lot and it's tiring--my company has five locations and they are not close to each other.
My job is keeping me from my poker playing, and for me that's a bad thing--I like to play once a week. I need to fit my poker in to be a happy camper. I like to play on Wednesday mornings, so I may start taking Wednesdays off (I work theee or four days (lately four) a week).
I need some "me" time!
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