- Name: Kris A.
- Username: Kriskat30
- Location: Dallas, TX, USA
- Member Since: 7/16/2006
- BMI: 30.8
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: VSG (08/31/06)
- Surgeon: Todd McCarty, M.D.
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Surgeon TestimonialTodd McCarty, M.D.Dr. McCarty is a really good surgeon, I felt extremely comfortable in his hands. I was his 4th VSG patient and did not have one qualm about him doing a new procedure on me. He is a cancer surgeon as well as a bariatric surgeon, he has done over 7000 surgeries and is always expanding his knowlege by visiting other docs to learn new stuff and he also teaches other surgeons as well. Personality, he is a nice man, concerned about your welfare and helpful. He has the typical surgeons demeanor, I think he would rather get on with fixing the problem at hand. A man of action. He was very helpful and informative during the weightloss surgery seminar at Baylor. I was suprised that the surgeons ran it...I guess I didn't expect to see him until my consultation. He has also been in the city magazine "D" listed as one of the top surgeons in Dallas as voted by his peers. I'd go to him again without a seconds hesitation.
Aftercare is stressed and you will see more of his PA's than him, but you can make an appointment with him if you need him. I felt fully comfortable in the PA's aftercare too. Latest Surgery Support Comments
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THE JOURNEY
I turned 40 in July 2006, I had been thinking of WLS for about 3-4 years before and I just assumed I would be having the RNY. At one point I was ready, but my insurance changed and it was not a possibility at that point. I believe things happen in our lives in God's time, and I know it was so in the case of my WLS. In July 2006 I went to the WLS seminar of the surgeon I had picked (Dr. Todd MCCarty) and he was just back from the summer surgeons conferences where the Vertical Gastric Sleeve was highly touted, and he spoke at the seminar how he felt that this would be the new gold standard in WLS. I thought "how nice...sounds really good", but was still thinking RNY for me because I needed my insurance to pay for the surgery. When I got in to see my surgeon in August 2006, he again talked about the sleeve, and I started to get excited about the idea, but told him that I could not afford to self pay. He said that we could make it happen, so I gave the whole thing to God and one week later I had the VGS. It has been the best decision of my life. I so trust this man, I was his 4th VSG, but I knew he would be able to do this as he has over 7000 successful surgeries behind him, not only wls, but he is an onocology surgeon as well. Time will tell about the VSG, but it is a blessing from God to me.
One Year ago Surgery-My thoughts on September 1, 2007 12:43 pm
One year ago I had surgery, it's truely the best thing I have ever done for myself. I'm not done on my journey, but I have discovered hidden layers of who I am, and I am pretty darn cool if I say so myself. This journey has also helped me emotionally because I made a vow to myself to look deep and discover the "why's" behind my eatting habits. Not all of it has been great, I have some issues that I need to keep working on that I tend to hide behind food, and sometimes they are too hard to pull out into the light. Physically, the surgery has been amazing. Very little unhappiness in my tummy, just a few operator error problems like "I can eat juuust one more bite!".
I can do more, keep up with my kid, run, ride my bike and live more fully. I can shop at regular clothing stores, I can go out to dinner and not feel like everyone is staring. Every time I bring home a 50 pound bag of dog food and STRUGGLE to bring it in from the car, I am reminded that I carried DOUBLE that amount on my body for over 15 years. It still awes me. I am grateful.
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almost a year, sugar demon on August 27, 2007 5:04 am
I can honestly say that I have not lost any significant weight for 3 months.
I also started eating sugar 3 months ago.
I didn't start on purpose--sugary things just kept sneaking into my diet. Then I was buying sugary things at the store. Everyday I had to have a sweet. I am REALLY not mocking any addiction--I am serious. It sounds like I need a 12 step program for sugar.
So yesterday I finally decided to kick the sugar to the curb. I had 3 peices of SF candy, nothing else sweet.
I looked up sugar sensitivity---lots of stuff to cull through to seperate fact from fiction, but I really think my body treats sugar like a toxin. I know my depression is worse when I eat sugar, my weightloss stalls, I am sleepy, I am not motivated to do anything.
So today we start day 2 of sugar-free. Frankly I'm p-o'ed that I can't have a sweet every once in awhile, but like other addictions.....
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THE VIEW FROM 10 MONTHS OUT on June 14, 2007 1:43 pm
I'm a little over 10 months out and I started with 150 pounds to lose.
1st 50 came of fast, a little over 2 months
2nd 50 took longer, I expected that...got down 100 pounds on Mother's Day this year.
3rd 50? In the 6 weeks since Mother's day I have lost 7 pounds...ouch, yet not totally unexpected either. I was hoping to lose at a rate of about 10 pounds a month for this last leg of the journey, but stalls have me where I am. Currently stalled for 3 weeks and I have not been eating great after the 1st week of stalling, plus I have been struggling to exercise which is only to my detriment. I just get frustrated and I end up making it worse by eating too many carbs because they go down easy and taste good. Not that I'm eating brownies and cookies, but I tend to lose best by eating less than 30 grams of carbs a day. Plus I am doing some stress eating late in the evening that I wasn't doing before. I try to stay with something like sf popcicles or pickles, but the occasional cracker attack has happened.
So here is my advise for those who have just had surgery...follow the plan your nutritionist/doctor as close as you can for the 1st 6 months because that is your biggest window to lose. It's so much easier to eat after 6 months and things slow down a lot.
I think I'll get there, but every pound now is a struggle unlike the breeze it was at first. I am trying to put my head back in place and get back into exercise so I can get that scale back to moving!
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Onederland on May 27, 2007 5:57 pm
I finally got below 200, with a little help from being sick! That has been no fun, but at least I am there!
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CENTURY CLUB on May 13, 2007 6:52 am
Happy Mother's Day to me! I am 100 pounds down today! :D
thanks to GrannyLala for the card!!
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I have been married almost 20 years to the most wonderful man in the world. We tried for over 10 years total to have children, we were blessed after 6 years with a beautiful daughter. She will be 11 in Oct. I am a mural artist and also work part time with my SIL, she has an online company. I have 2 brothers, I'm the MIDDLE child...I guess that explains all my wierdness :D. My dad died over 6 years ago from liver cancer directly related to his alcoholism. The rational me knows he had a disease that caused him to drink, but the emotional me still sees that he chose a bottle of cheap vodka over his family. I guess I'll be working that out in therapy at some point. My amazing husband and I asked my mom to move in with us after dad died and she has been everything from a huge pill to a joy to live with....can you see why I call my husband amazing?? He is now living in a sea of estrogen. God help him.
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