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Surgeon Testimonial

Aniceto Baltasar, M.D.
Nearly six years after my last review of Dr. Baltasar, I am at a normal BMI and am lovin' my DS and I'm so very thankful for the new chance at life that the DS and Dr. B have given me. I know I would have died by now - my super super morbidly obese body would have definitely bit the dust. That body, it was a hurting then, now I'm just a little on the weird side of normal - at 46 I'm starting to feel the age, but, I still can move pretty quickly - ask my 6 year old students.

Truly, I'd be sunk if anything were to happen to my DS and I didn't have the malabsorption. I am certain I'd start regain at the drop of a hat without the DS fighting obesity for me.

Dr. Baltasar told me the day that he revised my leaking and non-working band to DS that the DS would work much better for me; he was so right! I saw him a few years after my surgery - he was funny, he told me not to lose any more weight! Actually, he was/is right, the remaining extra weight I have is all due to extra skin and I would probably be a little too skinny without the extra skin. He does have a great sense of humor and is a excellent surgeon. He is very interested in still keeping in touch with his patients. I believe he has had fewer Americans fly to Spain in recent years due to the Euro/Dollar rates, but if that has changed, he's wonderful and it's a very beautiful part of the world to visit. His little old hospital is quaint and old fashioned, but the nurses did take very good care of me. Alcoy is near the olive and almond growing region, I believe, and we then stayed on the Meditarranean in Benidorm, a city that reminds me of Waikiki with it's high-rise hotels and beaches. I heard more English and German than Spanish practically. It's the playground of the Brits and others seeking a holiday value.

Check DSFacts and research, research, research if you are looking into the DS.
Member Interests
  • Fitness & Exercise - I'm a member at 24hour Fitness and work out with my trainer Tony
  • Humor - Without humor, I wouldn't have made it this far in life!
  • Pets - I have a very special cat, Ginny. I also enjoy dogs but don't have any right now
  • Teaching - I'm a teacher in Las Vegas now, and I love it!
  • Hiking - Red Rock Canyon is great near Vegas, but I haven't been doing enough lately.
  • Christianity - Jesus Christ is the most important person in my life!
  • Boating - Boating and Camping are on the top of my list of life goals to do more of!
  • Renaissance Festivals - I love dressing up in garb for these. I also enjoy the Shakespeare Fests.
  • Dancing - I would love to do more of this!
  • WLS in your 40's - What a journey!
Kilaani's Journey
Kilaani's Journey

November Update
posted on 11/13/08 9:59 pm
Nov 10, 2008 weight 158

Well, I didn't quite make my projected of 157 but I was close. I updated my lab rat data and made a post on the DS mail list.

I'm so happy to have had the DS.

Now it's just 4 months short of 4 years and I find that life is smoothing out... it's a whole less frenetic and I don't tend to worry as much about the "is this going to work" or things like that.

I know I can work with the DS. When I got up to 177, yeah, I panicked a little, but it started coming back down right away.

I think if I did any real exercising I could get down even a little more, but I've kinda come to the realization that I may just bounce around from 158-162 and I'm fine with that. Much more than 162 and I think I need to put the kibosh on the carbs.

I've gotten used to the idea of being a medium size in most things. I've gotten used to being able to wear a size 10 or thereabouts and I enjoy it. Yeah, I wish my thighs weren't the saggy baggy elephant legs that they are, but frankly, as far as where I am now - it is what it is. I can't change my body structure or the damage that 20+ years of obesity has wreaked on my body.

I want so badly to get my arms and breasts done, but coming up with 848 is well nigh impossible in the present economy and on my present budget. I'm still going to be paying for my student loans and the credit cards that I paid for the last surgery with! I still owe k on the two cards - more than my surgery cost, but that included some bills the last year that I was in school getting my masters.

Anyway, life is good. I enjoyed meeting with some DS gals the other night. I met Majormom and Shirextc, and went to dinner with them and of course, my dear friend PattyL. Fun time!


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