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Andrew Duffy, M.D.
Dr. Andrew Duffy is the best!!! He is with Yale University Bariatric Surgeons - a center for excellence and he is in with Dr. Robert Bell. I went to the seminar on 12/8/06 and listened attentively to all they had so say. Needless to say when Dr. Duffy presented I just knew that this is the guy I was looking for to do my surgery - he knew his stuff and he was kind and sensitive to my questions. I was getting frustrated because I could not get an appointment for my psych eval prior to 1/07 and he was kind enough to give me the name of Mark Gaynor, LCSW and I got an appointment right away. My paperwork was all complete and in Dr. Duffy's office by 1/2/07. Since I did not get a call with an appointment by 1/3/07, the very next day, I decided to e-mail Dr. Duffy on our Groupwise system that we use at Yale and I said \"I am hoping God places it in your heart to read this e-mail - I need a date!!!\" and he read it - I got a call with a date four days after. I feel confident and I know that I made the right decision. The staff is great, Jane, his nurse manager was great - she had R&Y a couple years ago and looks great and she used to work as an OR nurse where I work which is part of Yale too.
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  • Artist/Muralist - I paint the most beautiful stills and christian art in acrylics on canvas
  • Basketry - I love making beautiful dolls and gift baskets that are unique
  • Hispanic/Latino - I was born in Panama, Republic of Panama came to US at age 24.

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  • Comment by MSW will not settle on 11/20/09 2:32 pm
    So glad to hear your brachio has gone well. Here's to a speedy, uncomplicated, painfree recovery. Blessings!
  • Comment by So Blessed! on 9/17/08 8:27 am
    I'm lifting you in prayer today. Praying for a smooth recovery without complications and that the pain will be managed.
  • Comment by darkandlovely on 9/15/08 6:28 pm
    Hey Lady: I know you will be just fine! God has brought you this far and he will not leave you now! I pray for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! You did your thang this summer in all of your gorgeous outfits! Peace and Blessings!
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Getting personal with my personal trainer.....
posted on 7/29/09 4:37 am
 

...and she kicks my butt ... like she kicks her own .... sometimes I feel as if it is pay back time for her...

They call her the CARDIOKICK DIVA ... and she is great ... she is wild ... and her workouts are exhilirating and of course I can't keep up ... her name is Candice.  She is an Engineer yet every evening she is an instructor at 3 renowned gyms..., She used to weigh 300 lbs - she too has a before and after.  When her mom was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome she said "HELL NO!" ... she joined the gym and a wonderful woman  took her under her wings and became her personal trainer.  That was over three years ago and today she is A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR AND MY VERY OWN personal trainer .... my very own daughter Candice Marie...AND WE BARTER ... she trains me and membership me and I do her hair and sew her clothes - FAIR EXCHANGE (lol) - not really she got the best of the bargain (lol)..martitasdaughterbeforeandafter.jpg picture by martitalinda

... we tag team it together ... we ran the 5Ks together although she now moved on to the 10K and 20K and I cannot keep up and not even trying ... that is why I am MOM (lol)... we saw each other's MELTDOWN ... she is my bestest friend ... my over achiever... my dean's list student...the apple of my eye (my son too) and I could not have done it without her pushing me to limits I could never imagine....

martitaanddaughterrunning5Klaborday.jpg picture by martitalinda

Sometimes I think it is pay back time for her ... she fails to realize I am an old fart and I can't keep up .... and I get totally confused with steps ... I look up and the whole room is at one end and I am at the opposite other and I hear her on the mike singling me out ... like I much care (lol) ... but I can swim better than her ... she cannot keep up with this whale of a woman (lol)

She is 29 years old and I am 29 months out (post WLS) - MOM AND DAUGHTER EMBRACING FITNESS FOR LIFE.  I LOVE YOU CANDICE!!!!! Thanks MY WONDERFUL OH cyberfamily for allowing me to share.

WHETHER LOSING OR MAINTAINING JUST KEEP MOVING!!!! IT MAKES THE HEART STRONGER AND YOUR BODY HEALTHIER.....

martita29monthsout.jpg picture by martitalinda

SWIMMING --- MY FAVORITE EXERCISE..... I AM FREE IN THE WATER!!!! I COULD SWIM FOR-EVER


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