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Matthew Metz M.D.
Update as of October 6 2010. I was VERY impressed with Dr. Metz's office staff, office set up and his nurse practitioner. He was AWESOME...very thorough and patient. Great sense of humor and good about answering questions. Is a pleasure to deal with. He was very personable with both myself and my partner. Linsey, the dietitian was good as was Aimee, the social worker. I appreciate the fact that Dr. Metz and his NP, Alison were both open and affirming to my family and are open with communication.
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  • Comment by Wendy S. on 12/16/10 10:51 am
    I'm so happy to hear everything went well. Congrats and good luck!
  • Comment by Alberta R. on 5/10/03 2:42 am
    Best of luck to you on getting your surgery approved. Know that I will be sending you lots of warm hugs, positive thoughts, well wishes and prayers for an uneventful surgery and speedy recovery. Happy Rebirthday!
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Hi, I'm Leza!  I live in Wheat Ridge with my partner and 4 year old twin girls.  I am a full time student at Metro State College and working on starting my own business selling bariatric specialty foods in the Denver area at a price that normal peeps can afford!  My surgery was 12/14/2010

            
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Almost 3 months out
on March 5, 2011 2:23 pm
I'm not on here to blog very often, but I can be found in the following places on a daily basis:

http://www.facebook.com/GoingBariatricOnABudget#!/GoingBariatricOnABudget?sk=wall

http://barigurl1976.blogspot.com/     (informational blog)

http://lezabug.blogspot.com/            (my personal blog)

I have lost about 53 pounds and celebrate my 3 month post op on March 14th.  I have lots going on, check out my blogs and the page for my new group, Going Bariatric on a Budget!

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Surgery Eve
on December 13, 2010 7:53 pm
In 12 hours, I will be under the knife.  My bags are packed, everything is in order for the kids.  I am ready to start a new chapter in my life.  I just pray that I don't have any complications or infections.  I am excited, scared, nervous and the like.  I don't know what to expect...I'm just rolling with the punches.

I will be at Parker-Adventist Hospital til sometime Thursday.  I will have updates on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/leza.frazee

See you on the other side!
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Getting ready for surgery
on October 11, 2010 11:45 am
So I have 63 days left until my surgery.  We looked around for places that I can work out at before and after my surgery and narrowed it down between the local Y and the Wheat Ridge Rec Center.  I put in an app for financial assistance at the Y and 2 days later got a letter approving my membership and the cost.  It is actually cheaper at the Rec Center for the 4 of us than it is at the Y for just the girls and I.  Although Erin may or may not use it as much as I will have to, I would still rather have that option open to her since she's quitting smoking as we speak.  I think it may be a good outlet for the two of us to do together.  Her getting off cigarettes, me getting off bad food choices. 

The next step for me is to find a therapist that works with bariatric patients and is familiar with transfer of addiction issues.  I am really worried about addictions since both my parents are either active or recovering addicts and I saw what they went through.  I am so worried about putting the girls through what I went through.  I won't be able to take NSAIDS for my fibro pain and that leaves either tylenol, opiates or tramadol.  None of which I'm thrilled about.



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The consultation
on October 6, 2010 3:30 pm
My consultation went well.  It was just over 3 hours, plus the time it took to wait for and get the abdominal ultrasound.  It was nice to get the consult with the doc and his nurse practitioner, the US, visits with the dietitian and therapist done all at the same time.

My pre-op appointment is December 2nd and my surgery date is set at December 14th.  The front office staff is putting in the authorization request to Medicaid today or tomorrow.  I am amazed at how fast this is going!
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Tomorrow is consult day
on October 5, 2010 8:31 pm
And I'm pretty nervous, not knowing what to really expect out of a 3 hour consultation...
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Not sure where to start.  I didn't start getting heavy until I hit puberty.  After the stillbirth of my first child in 1997, I ballooned up from 175 pounds to just over 300 pounds.  I was diagnosed with early type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in November 2004.  The doc put me on Metformin, Wellbutrin and Lexapro and I immediately dropped 80 pounds.  I got pregnant with twins in December 2005, only gaining about 18 pounds (and nearly 13 of that was baby).  I left the hospital under 200 pounds! 

The lower weight didn't last long.  I immediately started ballooning up again and in January 2008, I went into the Health Risk Management weigh loss program through my (then) employer.  I lost abouty 20 pounds, but had to stop b/c I couldn't afford the program any longer.  I was about 211 at that point. 

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2002 and still struggle with chronic pain, memory and sleep issues.  Single-handedly parenting 3 year old twins is a challenge to say the least.  This past summer (2009) was a tough one because of the awful heat and humidity that hit us in the Austin area that year.  It caused my fibro to flare up like it never had and I was put on a bunch of steroids whic hmade me balloon up even more.  I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and PCOS in the Fall of 2009 and given a disabled placard and told to "keep excercising".  Hmph.  Well, easier said than done.  I can't even chase after my 3 year old when she decides to break loose and run out in the street.  By December 2009, I am up to 260 pounds. 

Now it is 2010 and time for a change.  I recently lost my job  of over 3 years because my daughters were constantly sick, causing me to miss way more work than I had ever anticipated.  Sucks, but  happened for a reason.  I am focusing now on our health and my education.  I am a full time student at Community College of Denver, finishing up my science requirements for the RN program and plan to apply next year for Fall semester. 

I have started on the journey for weight loss surgery.  I have a consultation with Dr. Metz in early October and plan to have surgery in mid-December so I can ring in the new year with a new life for us!

I am the mother of two beautiful little girls...what kind of example am I setting for them?