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Regain my losing status by receiving a Realize Banding soon.

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Ernest Rehnke, M.D.
He is very nice, personable and knowledgable but still very professionable too. Make me feel as I'll be in the Best Hands for my Surgery as he also has the "Surgeon of Excellence Award".
And his staff is the best too.
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  • Comment by Robin H. on 4/21/09 3:54 pm
    Hi Michael...hope your surgery went well for you today. Get well soon!
  • Comment by Crimson_Kittie on 4/21/09 9:24 am
    Best Wishes today!!! My heart and prayers are with you!! (((hugs)))
  • Comment by Irishcoda on 4/21/09 6:31 am
    Hi there, wanted to send along my best wishes for a smooth sailing operation and a very speedy recovery! Soon you'll be on the losers' bench too! :)
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Michael Eak's Blog
Michael Eak's Blog

Well It's been quite a ride!
posted on 7/3/08 6:53 pm
Well I hit the end of my Journey so to speak of. I got to down to 422 lbs. and start to get back into the main stream of Life. But I let my guard down also and it seems every meeting and social gatherings are filled with tempting foods. As I've become a Slider food addict.  

I got active by becoming a volunteer associate Youth Minister, got my CDL-B drivers license and started driving Buses mainly for my church and it's school. Then I went back to school and got my Class-D Security Officer license. But in the mean time grew further away from exercising which I was swimming everyday. Plus stop seeing my surgeon and attending Support Group meetings regularly.

And final got weighed after realizing I couldn't handle doing security work as I was having trouble walking long distances. Plus having to go up a size in my pants & shirt. And realize now that I've gained back 90 lbs. Yes I'm eating as though I've never received the gastric bypass. But I do still dump if I eat sugars or breads, the next day. Plus I get these feelings late at night if I eat late right before bed that feel like I'm having heart attack which goes away as soon as I burp. I now weigh in at 510 lbs.

So Now I am pursuing receiving a laproscopic banding. And from the research I've done, hopefully my insurance will approve receiving the Realize Band as a Revisional Surgery. As from the first day I met Dr.Rehnke, we had discussed receiving the RNY as heavy as I was to lose a bit of weight to then receive a Band to continue the Weight Loss Surgery Journey to become healthier than I've ever been in my life.


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