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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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martitalinda's Blog
martitalinda's Blog

..just one day at a time....
posted on 3/19/12 7:33 am
 Snippets from my journey ... an empowerment tool that I made up to keep accountable and encouraged ...ONE DAY AT A TIME ... ONE STEP AT A TIME ... this works for me ... other measures work for others ... it is all good ... in the beginning I wanted to see it happening ... and now I want to see maintenance ... stability at preferred goal ... one step at a time ... one day at a time...

From after 4 months post-op (could not sooner because recovering from post-op complication on post-op Day 2) I have taken a picture a day ... of my food of my person ... and I have tracked it all in my digital journal... A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches at Bay ... 

I am not boastful - I am grateful ... Grateful that today 5 years and almost 2 months after I am forever thankful and enjoying my WLS and maintenance journey each day as though it were a new day .. a new beginning ... I woke up this morning ... free of pain... free of stiffness... without shortness of breath .. no meds to be taken except my required vitamins and Pepcid and monthly B12 shot ... with 5 co-morbidities in full remission as long as I stay the course TO MAINTAINED HEALTH AND MOBILITY ... IT IS SO WORTH IT ...

I ENCOURAGE ALL TO EMBRACE HIS/HER JOURNEY AT WHATEVER STAGE WE ARE IN AND WITH WHATEVER FUNCTIONING TOOL THAT WE HAVE ... IT IS AWESOME TO HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF PHYSICAL LIFE WITHOUT CO-MORBIDITIES TO HINDER AND MAKE US ILL...

THESE ARE ENTRIES IN MY JOURNAL FOR THE PAST WEEK ...

 

 


 


 

 

 

AND MUCH MUCH MUCH TIME SPENT LOVING AND KISSING AND PETTING MY AWESOME LITTLE MUNCHKINS ... MY EIGHT BEAUTIFUL FERRETS THAT I ADORE ... I AM JUST GOING TO CRAWL UP AN DIE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO BE MY LITTLE FELLOWS ... EVEN AS MY BABY FINIBEAU WENT MESSING WITH A POLECAT OVER THE WEEKEND ... WHAT A MESS ...

 

FIVE YEARS AGO I COULD NOT EVEN SIT ON THE FLOOR ... SHOOT I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OUT OF BED AND GETTING UP AND MOVING ... IT HAS BEEN A LONG WAY FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY ... I AM DEFINITELY KEEPING THE FLAME OF HEALTH AND MOBILITY GOING ... ONE DAY AT A TIME.. ON PICTURE AT A TIME ...

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE ... ALL IN ALL I AM STILL THE SAME PERSON IN A SMALLER FRAME ... 
 

BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR A WONDERFUL DAY ... SMILE MUCH... LOVE MUCH AND LIVE!!!! LIFE IS SO PRECIOUS ... SOMETIMES I DID NOT KNOW HOW PRECIOUS UNTIL THE MANY CLOSE CALLS .... YET I WILL NOT CURSE MY FIRE ... BECAUSE THERE IS VICTORY IN THE VALLEY ... my mom (RIP) always used to say that which does not kill you will make you strong ... and my goodness ... she was right...


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