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  • Username: LittleMissSunshine
  • Member Since: 3/18/2011
  • BMI: 43.1
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: VSG (05/23/11)
  • Surgeon: Joseph Chebli
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weigh under 250lbs

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Joseph Chebli
After reading through all 112 reviews of Dr. Chebli here on OH and finding very little in the way of negative comments, coupled with his being a multiple-year recipient of the Top Docs award, I decided to schedule an initial consult for the VSG (I almost got a LapBand from a different surgeon, but that's another story... check my blog if you're interested).

If I had to choose three words to describe Dr. Chebli, they would be direct, thorough and meticulous. I don't know about you, but those are qualities I would absolutely want in a surgeon!

There is no question whatsoever that Dr. Chebli is a Type A personality from the east coast. If you're a native west coaster, take that into consideration going in. It seems to me that people out here tend to be not as direct, so meeting someone who is when you're not used to it (I'm from Boston, so he made me feel right at home) can be surprising and may take you back a bit.

As another reviewer said, let him get through all the information he wants to make sure you have first and then ask your questions -- you'll probably find that by the time he's finished he's already answered 95% (or more) of what you were going to ask.

At your initial consult, he'll give you a binder that will walk you through everything you need to know and do in the weeks leading up to surgery... this will be your Bible both before and after surgery as it also lists all the post-op resources available in both the Seattle and Eastside areas (he works out of both Northwest and Evergreen hospitals). If you have any questions as you're following up on everything, don't hesitate to call his office... his staff is very knowledgeable and helpful.

During my pre-op appointment, not only did Dr. Chebli go through all the information I expected, he also described the operation in great detail, even explaining the most up-to-date techniques being used and why. While some of it went over my head (I could have stopped him and asked for clarification, but wanted to see what I could gather from context clues), I understood the majority and was impressed at his depth of knowledge and the attention he pays to what the leading VSG surgeons are doing to mitigate the risk of complications.

As I write this, I'm 10 days post-op and have had no problems whatsoever. Everything has been textbook without so much as a single run-in with nausea or vomiting. I even managed to make it through those first few days without worrying about getting my required amount of protein and fluids in -- a common concern to all post-ops -- thanks to his detailed discharge instructions. He truly leaves no stone unturned and while acknowledging that all surgeries carry risk, he makes you feel as though there will be no surprises that are within his grasp to control, that you'll know exactly what you need to do, when you need to do it.

It's also worth mentioning that I have heard from several nurses in the Seattle area here on the forums who've worked with Dr. Chebli and the one thing they all said about him was that he's an outstanding patient advocate. I definitely got that vibe while I was in the hospital... it became quite clear that the staff intended to make sure his instructions were followed to a T. It's hard to describe, but it's like when you go to a restaurant with someone who used to work there and still knows everyone... there's a certain degree of feeling like you're getting the white glove treatment. I don't know if it's that the hospital staff was so attentive out of respect, intimidation or a mixture of both, but it definitely translates into a great experience for Dr. Chebli's patients!

In summary, Dr. Chebli gets my highest recommendation... I can see why he wins the Top Docs award for bariatric surgery year after year. Don't hesitate to send me a private message if you want more information.
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  • Parenting - I try to follow positive discipline principles with our 5 yr old son.
  • Movies - Harold & Maude, Little Miss Sunshine... love the thought-provokers.
  • Music - Mostly rock, jambands, alternative, and folk/singer/songwriter
  • Politics - Kennedy-loving Massachusetts liberal and proud of it!
  • Counterculture - "Taking Woodstock" will be part of our son's cultural education.
  • Baseball - Only the Red Sox, especially during the play offs.
  • Road Trips - As soon as our son is old enough, we will take a summer vacation on Phish tour!
  • Computer and Internet Surfing - Blogs, forums, facebook, twitter... total social media geek.
  • Paranormal Research and Investigations - Always been enamored with ghost stories.
  • Atheism/Agnostic - Raised Catholic, developed critical thinking skills, now it's the DIY approach.

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Puree #2: Since I'm Eating Babyfood...
posted on 6/16/11 7:45 pm

...I might as well go all out with the pint-sized palate theme.

Earlier today I was debating about what to make for dinner tonight.  I had picked up a few canned things that I could puree -- chili, baked beans, corned beef hash (which is mushy enough on its own to not need pureeing) -- but none of them sounded all that appealing.  I put the thought of out my mind at the time, but now that it was getting close to dinner time, I was getting hungry.

Having still not decided on what I was going to have, I asked my son what he'd like for dinner tonight.... he wanted hot dogs.  Easy enough.  I went into the kitchen and as I was cutting one up for him, it dawned on me that I could try doing a pureed version of franks and beans for myself.  I used to love that combo when I was a kid, but it's been forever since I had it.

After I got my son his dinner, I opened up the can of B&M Baked Beans (I remember that brand from when I was a kid back in Boston where the baked beans bar is set pretty high), dumped it into the sauce pan, added 3 cut up hot dogs (Hebrew National Beef Franks, if you're interested) and set it to medium heat.  I wasn't sure if that would be enough hot dog to balance out with the beans, but I figured it was a good number to start with.

Once it was warm enough, I dumped the whole thing into my food processor and whizzed it into babyfood.  When I first opened it, I thought it might be too liquidy... perhaps I should have strained some of the bean juice out first?  Once I stuck a spoon in it though, I was pleasantly surprised to find the texture was perfect.  Now was the moment of truth... how did it taste?

I'm not gonna lie; it looks like something my dog would leave in the yard after getting into something he shouldn't have, though thankfully the smell is enough to keep your brain from latching on to that nasty thought.  Despite how it looks, the taste was better than I thought it would be.  If you liked franks and beans as a kid, I highly recommend giving this a try. 

Let's Do the Math

For those of you keeping tabs on your protein intake (you should be!), there are 7 grams of protein per serving of the beans and there were 3.5 servings in a full can, so that's 24.5g in the beans alone.  The hot dogs each have 6 grams of protein and I used 3 of them, so 18g, which gives us a combined total for the entire thing of 42.5g. 

I had 2oz for dinner and put the leftovers into ice cube trays (each cube = 1oz), so I know the entire batch was 18oz.  42.5g of protein divided by 18oz = 2.36g of protein per 1oz serving.  4.72g of protein isn't a ton, but it's not like I can eat a lot of anything, so it'll have to do!

For any of you using MyFitnessPal.com, I worked out the calories as well (56 per oz) and added it to the database... just search for "Franks & Beans Puree" and it should come up with "Generic" in front of it.


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