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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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What is so good about MONDAYS???? SIGH.....
posted on 5/21/12 10:09 am
Hmmmmmmmm I can fill my mind up instantly with umpteen things I could hate about Mondays but why not keep it on the upbeat and positive? just MAYBE it would turn my Monday around cause I need THIS MONDAY to turn around QUICK!!! after all I almost died on Friday when I got hit by a jerk on a bike while I was crossing the street a few blocks up from the workplace trying to get to the bank... so I MUST turn this around and make myself enjoy THIS present day... because I am alive and well today...

Okay ... here goes ... I am determined to love this Monday because I made it through last week and the weekend .... despite being hit by one that did not care enough to even look back and check after I fell on all fours with the contents of my pocketbook spilled in the middle of the street my knees all busted open as I grope frantically to pick my stuff up INCLUDING my lip-gloss as the lights change on both sides and now traffic is coming at me and some arse is blowing the horn as an elderly woman is trying to help me to my feet .. gotta love it... I am down.. I am hurt .. yet I was determined to gather my sh#t INCLUDING my lip-gloss ... my hit and run was long gone as I composed myself and walk the rest of the way to the bank and back to my car ... my knees stung but otherwise I was okay ... glad that nothing was broken...

On Saturday we went to Queens NY for my dearest uncle Memorial Service... by then it was all I could do to walk without a limp ... ahhhhhhhh VANITY ME.... but I managed ...it was not all that bad until SUNDAY ... and Today MONDAY ... OUCHHHHHHHHHH!!!! EVERYTHING hurts to sit HURTS ... STIFFNESS AND DISCOLORATION AND ACHES AND PAINS ALL OVER ... HECK I MISSED MY RUN ... YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING ... I even forced myself to go to Zumba yesterday and had to sit down....and now my neck is stiff too... I need to get out of here and get a hot water bottle and some cold compresses and get my arse to bed ...but IT IS A CRAZY MONDAY.... 

I am determined to love THIS Monday .... for so many little things.... because I was able to open my eyes first thing in the morning ... alive and well despite the aches and pains... because I was able to reach into my closet and pick out another tiny outfit and hop on the scale as I do daily and am STILL maintaining with NO REGAIN ... woot! I am loving Monday... because I got off the phone with my beautiful sister back home and she is hanging in there and responding well to her treatment WOOT I am loving Monday... thank you Lord for soooooooooooooooo many miracles....

So I made an empowerment collage of me today and my weekend...

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and because at 5 years post op I could reach into my closet and just slide into this tiny AK outfit and it fits just like it did before ... I am loving this Monday... 

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I even rocked an XS 2 piece my DD gave me as a gift and I had not worn... well it was warm on yesterday and now there is a downpour.... 

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I love love love this comfy top I am wearing today... 

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Because my left side is stiff ... I have a crick in my neck... my arse hurts... my knees are scabbing over and sore and I have the biggest bruise on my arse ... but I am sitting here giving a shout-out to all my cyberfriends ... I AM LOVING MONDAY!!! 
Chillaxing over the weekend ....

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My encouragement collage last week...

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My week in pictures last week...
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On my way to Queens NY for a celebration of my uncle's (RIP) life...

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My first cousins (our dads are brothers) and I ... it was awesome meeting up with family members from across the globe ... we did not cry... we celebrated his passing with joy ... he sowed seeds of happiness for the 84 years that we were able to share him ... I remember him with a smile..

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HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL!!!!! MAKE IT A HAPPY ONE ... WE ARE ALIVE AND WELL TODAY ... OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE READING/WRITING OR SOCIALIZING WITH EACH OTHER ... THERE ARE BLESSINGS... BIG AND SMALL EVERYWHERE ... I am taking mine in in small increments ... as long as I don't sulk and dwell too much on why Mondays are as manic as the song I will be A-okay....

My empowerment tool ... a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away!!.. it works for me ... I asked for HEALTH and MOBILITY ... and I got just that ... WOOT .... 5 co-morbidities in remission ... a mindset and a lifestyle change ... I am having fun and enjoying the ride of my life ... with all the ups and downs and go arounds...Thanks for allowing me to share...  


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