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weigh less than my husband

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lose 50 lbs

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Wear a size 12

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Get below 200 lbs

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To Become Healthy & Be Able To Live Life Its Fullest

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Surgeon Testimonial

Samer Mattar M.D.
Dr. Matter is wonderful. soft spoken. reassuring. calm. I went to Clarian Bariatrics and everything was like clock work. Everything happened like I was taught. I dont think his staff could have had me any more educated or prepared than I was. I would recommend him to anyone. I had no complications. No nausea no vomiting which I believe is due to the medications he gives routinely in the hospital. I couldnt have been more pleased with my experience and with him as my surgeon. Considering Im an RN that is saying alot.
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  • Comment by Magnoliad on 6/3/10 9:57 am
    Good luck on your sleeve!! I had my surgery on 3/31/10 and i am down almost 60 pounds already. You will be amazed on how different you will feel and you will love all the compliments everyone gives you on the way look. Have a speedy recovery!
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Post-op TT
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I have been away for a long time, but am doing wonderful. I had TT May 7 along with hysterectomy, bladder sling posterior and anterior repairs. Alot to do in 1 surgery, but no sense in breaking it up. My lowest weight was 198 but then I put on about 10-15 lbs and stayed there for a year. I made the decision to go ahead with TT since I didnt see my weight changing. I dont mind weighing this I feel wonderful, I am very active. I just dont like how I looked in my clothes, I had that large middle roll and of course my big lower one. :( So here I am 2 weeks post op and feel wonderful. Upper abd tender like I worked out too much but other than that its great. No lifting for 6 weeks, my surgeon is a stickler about that. He says you can ruin the surgery very easily by lifting. I woulnt change anything about this. I am amazed at how good it looks. I became very tearful the second time I saw my stomach. I have never had a flat belly my whole life and this was so much more than I could have hoped for. Its amazing what this does for your self image.
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Jan. 3, 2011
on January 3, 2011 6:53 am
What a great start to a new year. Hanging out around 199..Never thought to see that again. Went through my first holiday without gaining weight. I am still not working out that went right down the toilet during the holidays. But I know that has to be my goal for the year to tighten up all this loose skin....I feel great physically and mentally I am definitely getting there. I have never regretted my sleeve but its hard at times mentally not being able to eat more. This whole process is more mental than physical for me.
I have started to reevaluate where I want to end up and my goal is another 20 lbs. I have no desire to be skinny and never did have that as a goal. If I lost no more weight I think I would be pretty good with that. My goal has always been my health and I feel great the other 20 lbs is just cushion since I know at some point I will probably gain a few lbs here and there whenI'm a few years out. Good luck to anyone that is thinking of doing this but make sure you mentally prepare yourself for the changes of your eating habits..Have a wonderful New Year and may we all reach our goals.
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November 3
on November 4, 2010 6:00 am

  Here I am 5 months out and 65 lbs down total since I started this journey. I have heard people say that I chose the easy way but I have to take exception to that..In the last 2 months I have only lost 5 lbs. and I believe thats due to eating to many carbs. This surgery has given me wonderful restriction but doesnt change my choices at all...my mind set was I could eat anything because I cant eat much WRONG!!!! Unfortunately nothing makes me sick..LOL this would be great if it did then I would stay away from it but no I can eat anything I want...This week I recommitted myself to doing exactly what I;m suppose to Protein first then vege then carbs...I feel so much better when I do this also..I am getting back to logging my food which I got away from and when you do this you dont really know what your eating..I thought I was eating enough protein but found I was not. I cant emphasize enough how I think logging your food helps you to see what your eating..
   I am also working out..my goal is 4x week..I am up to 3 miles walking when I do that in about 50 minutes..and I dont feel like I'm dying..It was becoming a chore just to walk into work without breathing hard..so this for me is awesome..
  But on a lighter note..I feel wonderful physically..my joint pain is wonderful..I am wearing a size 18 misses ...the funny thing is I guess I never realized a 18 womens was different than a 18 misses but what a difference..so the fact that I am in misses sizes is wonderful to me..I can now shop in a different dept..but I find myself drifting back to the womens dept just out of habit..the big thing is I will hold something up and think theres no way that will fit and it does...your mind is much harder to reign in....my shoes are also getting too big..Just were I always wanted to lose weight my feet..LOLyou dont think about losing wt in those places but I'm seeing the bones of my feet...puffiness is gone..
  I have 4 boys and I have always been heavier than them and my husband..so my really great goal is I am now light than my husband...yippee. I have never weighed less than my husband so for me theres nothing better and I'm lighter than 2 of my boys...they are also shocked by this but very happy for me..I can only hope and pray life just keeps getting better from here.

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August 11
on August 13, 2010 10:13 am
  I'm am now 10 weeks out and down a little over 50 lbs. My husband tells me I have completely quit snoring. My back and hip pain have improved tremendously. Blood pressure was 112/68 at my last MD appt. I just physically feel so much better.  I have to admit eating out isnt much fun anymore but for me thats such a small price to pay for how I feel. Kids go back to school next week and then I'm starting the gym. That will probably be my biggest accomplishment.
 At this point post surgery i would recommend this surgery to anyone.  I have had no nausea/vomiting. As long as I take my prevacid no heartburn.  My only problem has been diarrhea but I finally figured out its related to fiber and I dont have that either as long as I take benefiber in my drinks 3x day. Initially I had about 12-14 days of diarrhea but as soon as I started the benefiber it was gone. I was on vacation and didnt take and guess what returned....but I'm back home and on schedule.  
  My husband and kids have been wonderfully supportive. I think they have enjoyed the results but also they know how much better I feel.
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2 days Post-op
on June 5, 2010 12:17 pm
I still have a onQ pump going into my incisions to numb the area, it comes out tomorrow. Still have pain when getting up and down. Feel like I have been beat up. Feels like sore muscles in my upper abdomen and arms. At this point I am not second guessing myself but just know that I made the right decision. I had to have insulin while in the hospital was just diagnosed as diabetic during this process. During my hospital stay blood pressure up. Doctor questioned me if that had been a problem previously "No it hasnt"
My reasons for doing this diabetes, fatty liver, sore joints daily, plantar fasciatis, family history of all these plus heart and blood pressure...I really thought long and hard about this surgery over the last year and I would never have had it done just for weight loss, to me the weight loss is a bonus..My reasons all surround my over all health. My husband and I had many discussions about the surgery and how much better I would feel. I just pray this reigns in my current problems and stops future ones.
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I am a 46 yr old registered nurse. I am married and  have 4 boys ages 21, 17, 15 and 12. I have been overweight my whole life. I went to weight watchers for the first time at age 13. That's a lot of years dieting to still be fat. My whole family is very supportive of me losing weight and I think they're excited but dont really think it will happen....Lets keep our fingers crossed...