- Name: nicole W.
- Username: medic1506
- Location: Melbourne Beach, FL, USA
- Member Since: 4/14/2007
- BMI: 42.6
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (06/05/07)
- Surgeon: Darren Glass
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Surgeon TestimonialDarren Glass I really think I have made a great decision in choosing Dr. Glass. He was straightforward and no nonsense which is what I was looking for. I do not want to know about the good thing that happen with this surgery, obviously most people know about that part. I wanted to know about what happens afterwards, what he expects from this surgery for me, and he was able to answer all of those questions, as well as making sure that I am really ready for this surgery, not just letting me have it because I want to, and in turn, making sure that this is going to be a sucessful outcome. I really appreciated that from him. Following surgery I had complications and he and I both were kept awake for the night after surgery. But he really seemed to care, and even came in to check on me on his day off since I was still in the hospital. THE SECOND SURGERY: He came in and SAVED MY LIFE!! I had a leak, and he came in from his vacation to literally save my life. He then came and checked on me every single day of my 10 day stay, even though he was on vacation. He really seemed to care about me. He is amazing. I would recommend him to anyone. Latest Surgery Support Comments
 Comment by PamelaK on 6/4/07 10:41 pm
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Tuesday is your day!
Just remember you
are on the journey
of a lifetime. Try
to enjoy every
minute. It may sound
weird now, but know
that you are cared
for and prayed for
here, and all too
soon this will be
but a memory and you
will be an
inspiration to
someone else. I am
waiting for you on
the losers' bench! ~
JudyAnne
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Congratulations on
your upcoming
surgery! I hope your
surgery and recovery
are swift and
uneventful - and you
are soon posting
your first WOW
moment!
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15 months and life in Florida 1 day ago
It's been an interesting few weeks since our move to Florida 2 months ago. I was low man on the totem pole at my job, and they realized they hired too many people, so I am once again jobless. It is a HORRIBLE job market down here, so I am having a hard time finding another job. It is tough, but I kind of enjoy being a stay at home mom.The lizards provide lots of entertainment for all of us. Tehya and I have seen all sorts of critters lately. We had a sea snake on the beach the other day, saw manatees on the pier in Sebastian Inslet, saw a mole running on the road at the condo, and lots of dolphins when we went fishing on Saturday. We dont go anywhere without a camera, so our project this year will be putting together a photo album. At Kennedy Space Center we saw alligators, egrets, turtles, and a bald eagle. I am continuing to maintain my weightloss, which is a struggle with all the stress. I have been doing a lot more cooking though, and been really enjoying experiementing with different foods and spices. I have also been having issues with hunger at night, so been working on that. My inches continue to shift around. I am now having problems with my 4's fitting right, they are too big. I have not lost or gained any weight, I am at 140 now, and maintaining for 4 months, so I am very happy with that.
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13 months on July 3, 2008 10:45 am
13 months out and feeling great. Down to size 3/4. Down 126 pounds. Maintaining the weight loss so far. My BMI is now "normal" at 24, down from "morbidly obese" at 44 pre op. We are thinking about moving to FL. Saw Dr. Glass a week ago, he seems happy with the weight loss. Only issue I am having now is slightly low iron, so I take a supplement for that but otherwise everything else is great.
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11 months on May 15, 2008 5:22 pm
It has been a little over 11 months now. Finally I am starting to feel the actual affect of surgery. I am actually energetic, my muscles are finally starting to come back, and my hair is just about back to normal. I am even seeing a difference in the skin starting to go back a bit now. I know my recovery took a lot longer than average, and I know that it was from the complications. I am still so glad I did this, I wish it would have been sooner. I have so much more self confidence, I have such good health, and I am going to be around for my daughter now. I never could have said that with such certainty before. I even allowed myself to be photographed in a swimsuit on vacation, and actually LIKED what I saw. I am down 123 pounds and in a size 6 pants and S/M for shrits. Wow is all I can say about this surgery. Now I just need to save up the money for a boob job.....,
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Nine Months on March 11, 2008 10:58 am
Wow, in only 9 months I have accomplished more than I ever though possible, thank god every day for this surgery, and freak out even more that I am going to wake up in the morning, and have gained it all back. I am more and more aware that "This is a tool, it is only a tool". It has taken very little effort to loose it, but I KNOW that this is a temporary thing, and I have to make the effort to make this whole ordeal worth it. I have to remind myself everyday that unless I follow the program, I will have died for nothing. On a positive note, I have MET MY GOAL!! I now weigh what I weighed the day I graduated high school, and I am a SIZE 8, which I have never been in my life. There are days I really miss food, I just want to go on a junk food binge. But them my little tool reminds me, and I don't do it. All I have to do is look at my scar to remind me not to eat, and I do that often. My battle scars are my daily reminder, and I am actually thankful for them.
Seven Months on January 28, 2008 6:05 am
Time sure flies when your life is in the crapper! On that happy note, 2008 is turning out to be a bad year. However on the bright side, I am now 4 pounds away from my goal weight, and have surpassed my goal of a size 12! I am currently 4 pounds away from being considered "normal" weight. I went from a BMI of 44, to a current BMI of 25.4. I am able to get on the treadmill this month and barely break a sweat. I am living in a hotel, so trying my best to remember the rules, and after a rough patch there, am back on track. Now, if only I can find a free plastic surgeon, my body would look pretty good. Thank god for clothes! Nobody can even tell about the loose skin when I am dressed. I even took some swimsuit pics to show myself how different I look. If I ever find my USB cord after the flood cleanup, I may even be brave enough to post them.
PRE 267 CURRENT 154 GOAL 150
PRE size 22-24 CURRENT size 10 GOAL size 12 surpassed goal!!
PRE shirt 3XL CURRENT M
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I have been overweight all my life. Then after a very traumatic year in 1996, my life changed, and the pounds started really coming on. Before I knew it, I was 260, had hypertension, borderline diabetic, no energy, and had constant acid reflux, back and knee pain, and couldn't even fit in a seat at the movies. I was a paramedic for 7 years, and I am also and autopsy technician. I have seen first hand what obesity does to a body, and I realized I was slowly commiting suicide with each oversized portion I ate. So I decided that I needed to make a change. After one attempt to qualify for WLS, I was approved and ready to go, then lost my insurance. It was 4 more years before I was again able to make the journey, and now here I am. I will find out in 5 days if this lifechanging surgery is going to take place, and then the real struggle will begin. I have slowly been coming to terms with what life post WLS will be like. I mourn for the loss of one of life's greatest pleasure, sugar, alcohol, cakes, cookies, ice cream, cheese curds, but I also celebrate that I will be alive and energetic, and "normal" in the eyes of society again. I realize that each day will be a struggle, each meal that other's eat that I cannot will be another small tragedy, but I also realize that it took me 29 years to get here, and I have the rest of my life to learn new pleasures, like riding bike with my daughter, or going shopping with friends and not being embarrassed because nothing in the whole store fits me, or having my husband look at me and see an attractive body to fit the personality he fell in love with. Looking at those possiblities, my love of food will become a distant memory, and more a process rather than an experience.
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