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weigh 149 pounds

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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

30 month update, alive & kicking
posted on 9/10/07 6:43 am

Have to leave for work in 20 minutes (and still need to shower!) so this will be brief. I'm attached to the wound vac still - it's been 3 weeks. My insurance won't pay so I'll be on my own for that. The secondary insurance won't pay, either. My swelling the past few weeks (with my period) has been awful, I actually hit 185 less than a week ago. Today the fluid retention is mostly gone and I hit 268, my lowest weight. BMI 28.0. If the wound could get healed up, I'd be raring to go on exercising, but it's still slowing me down. 

Here's my history for those of you who haven't seen it. I like to include it so you can get an idea of the reality - it's not just down  down down. 

Weight Loss History:

2005
440 high weight 3/7/05
435 on surgery date 3/10/05
1 month April 10 395 –45!!
2 month May 10 387 -8
3 month June 10 375 –12
4 month July 10 354 -21!!
5 month Aug 10 344 –10
6 month Sept 10 329 –15
7 month Oct 10 311 –18
8 month Nov 10 300 –11 Skied!
9 month Dec 10 292 – 8

2006
10 month Jan 10 283 – 9 Skied!
11 month Feb 10 274 – 9
12 month Mar 10 259 –15 (-181 in one year!)   Skied!
13 month Apr 10 259 – 0
14 month May 10 250 – 9 –190lbs 65% EWL  Skied!
15 month June 10 248 – 2
16 month July 10 232- 16 (-208lbs)
17 month Aug 10 230– 2 (-210lbs)
18 month Sept 10 228 – 2 (-212lbs in 18 months)
19 month Oct 10 211 – 16!! (-229lbs)
20 month Nov 10 214  +3 (-226lbs)
21 month Dec 10 202 – 8 (-238lbs)

2007
22 month Jan 10 214 + 12 (-226lbs) (Lots of fluid retention for some reason!)
23 month Feb 10 195 - 19 (-245lbs)(84% EWL, 32.4 BMI)
24 month Mar 10 188 – 7  (-252lbs in 24 months)
25 month Apr 10 184 – 4  (-256lbs) 30.6 BMI
26 month May 12 184 - 0  (-256lbs)
27 month Jun 10 190 +6  (-250lbs)
28 month July 10 177 -13 (-263lbs) 29.5 BMI (Overweight!!!)
PLASTICS July 11, 2007 Belt Lipectomy with Thigh Lipo! (177 day of surgery,20lbs taken off of skin and fat)
29 month Aug 10 172 –7 (-268lbs) (Still major swelling!)
30 month Sep 10 168 –4 (-272lbs) (Still fluid retention) BMI 28.0

PROJECTED:
31 month Oct 10 165 –3 (-275lbs)
32 month Nov 10 160 –5 (-280lbs)
33 month Dec 10 155 –5 (-285lbs)
PLASTICS? December 21, 2007? Upper Body Lift, BL, arms, with Thigh Lipo & TT Revision!

2008
34 month Jan 10 155 –0 (-285lbs)
35 month Feb 10 152 –3 (-288lbs)
36 month Mar 10 149 –3 (-291lbs) GOAL in 3 Years! BMI 24.9 100% EWL lost

Last round PLASTICS June 2008 - thighs.


In 30 months with the DS, I have had 3 months with a gain, 3 months with no loss and the other 24 months have reflected a loss. I love the DS!

Jill
revision from band to DS 3/10/05
440/435/168/149
-272lbs lost, 19lbs to go to my dream goal.
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