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Carol M. McCloskey, MD
Dr McCloskey wasnt my first choice. my first choice was Dr hamad. like a week before my surgery date dr hamad had her baby. i could have waited longer for her to come back, but i waited 8 months already. (after all the 6 month diet, some other shit and stuff) so dr hamad refered me to Dr McCloskey and i researched her and some of my friends had her and they had no problems. so i met with her and i really liked her and so did my family that met her. her staff was very friendly too. when i met her she told me all the risks and had me watch a video on the internet as well. i was well well informed of all the risks. i think she is a excellent surgeon. her staff is great. she is one of the best surgeons in magee hospital. her bedside manner is great too. everything is great!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my name is melissa. i had gastric bypass nov 2nd of 2007!

 

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finally
on June 14, 2008 12:24 pm
i finally lost 4 more pounds!! it was taking forever! i hit that peak and dam it wouldnt break! fianlly it did!! i have 8 more to go. 

my orginal goal was to have it all off by end of june but im pushing it to end of july.  

i need to still tone up alot! i dont know why it takes forever but it does! i hate the flab on my arms esp i cant hide that.  i guess its not to bad but i hate it.  everyone else says im doing good, but i know i could work harder on that part of my body.  

i love when people tell me how good i look. esp the ones that havent seen me in forever! (i know i sound conseded) lol 

it makes me feel good!

well i better get off and get ready for my best buds 30th bday bash! 

hope everyone is doing well! keep me updated everyone

have a good one! ttyl
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7 months
on June 6, 2008 7:39 am
well its been 7 months.  i am still 157! i cant get past that!  i need to lose 12 more pounds to get to my goal! i wanted to have it off by july or end of july. i just dont know if i can do it! i hope i can.

i have been slacking off on exercising.  its more i dont have time.  i know im using an excuss!!! then i hurt my back at work so i have to watch what im doing.  i still walk 5 times a week.  but as far as aerobics ive slacked off.  i think i need to join that gym ive been wanting to join, but coming up with the memembership fee is the hard part.  

i prob have the money for it sooner but i need to put my son first! he needs a swing set and then my car needs tires so my stimlus money will be gone when i get it on the 23rd! grrr 

but anyways i just have to get back on track.  well im getting off here bc my back is killing me. 

well hope everyone is doing great! 
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6 months check up at surgeons
on May 14, 2008 5:31 pm

so i went to my surgeon yesterday.  i am down 106 pounds! they are amazed with my weight loss.. they think my skin looks great.  they are amazed at the workouts i do.  he says im one of the great patients they have right now.  WOOHOO lol

now i didnt see my actually surgeon, but i saw one of the other doctors in the group.  he asked me what my goal was.  i told him i want to get to 145. he said that is fine because its at the top of my height.  i told him i will fill great with that weight.  i told him i cant see my self any thinner than that.  

i weigh 161 right now and only 16 more to go.  i want to lose that by end of july. Im setting the goal to be down to my goal weight and i have faith in myself that i can do it.  

im in a size 10 misses and almost can button an 8 in misses.  im hoping by june or mid june i will be in a 8.  my shirt size is a medium.  however i do have a small size shirt i wear but i think it was marked wrong. lol

so i was on vacation last week and my son and i went to the mall and i went into all the hot spot shops and this one place omg i love it! they have a clearance rack for 2.99.  and other clearance racks that are under 10 bucks!! 

it takes me longer now to shop and its because i love it! i wore my first tube top last friday when i went out and i was amazed of what i looked like.  

well i think thats all i have to say for now.

thanks for the support everyone.  

hope everyone has a good week and weekend.  

take care

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6 months post op
on May 1, 2008 5:27 pm
hi everyone!

its been 6 months!! wow!! time flies...  i am still down 100 pounds! i cant get off the 167.  i started to get upset but then i realized i am still losing inches.  i am in a medium shirt! and in a size 10 jeans.  i wear a medium dress or 8/10 dress! so im in normal sizes so i am happy with that..

i feel great and look great! my skin is going back to normal! its toning up great and im glad bc i dont want to get a tummy tuck or anything like that.  they said my skin will go back to normal bc im young so far they are right! 

well nothing else to say here 

thanks for the support everyone!

melissa
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bathing suit time
on April 19, 2008 3:26 pm
ok so let me tell you bathing suit time sucks!!! i went to walmart today and started to try bathing suits on.  first off i cant believe im in a 8/10 bathing suit! HOLY SHIT!!  lol

so i did like this one bathing suit somewhat. it was amazing how nice i looked but i didnt get it.  i want to keep looking for the perfect  one.  

i havent gotten on the scale in almost a week.  i think monday i will get on.  i dont feel like im losing.  i feel like im losing inches thou.  

starting the first week in may i go on vacation at work and since we arent going away anywhere.  im going to take one day and go shoping for me.  so maybe then i will find a bathing suit.

well better get going here and watch a movie with my son.

have a good weekend everyone

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my name is melissa.  im a 26 yrs old.  i am married and we have one son.  my son is my life.   he is one of the reasons why i had to change my ways.  i didnt want him to see his mother as this fat woman.  i want to be able to run with him.  play with his toys with him.  and when he gets older go bike riding and a bunch of other stuff.

when i first heard about gastric bypass, my sisterinlaw was going thru her tests.  when she had her's done, i wanted to go to her surgeon and go thru all the crap, but things were a little crazy and then i got pregnant in 04 and had brandon oct of 04.  i should have tried after that, but i didnt have good insurance at the time.  then in march of 05 i got hired at kane and got good insurance.

now at one point i did call to get all the info sent to me and the way they wanted it my doctor had to refer me to dr hamad.  he wanted to refer me to some other surg at another hospital and i wasnt for that and i guess at that time i needed a referral for it.  (not sure).  so i just said fuck it.  i wish i would have just said to my doctor look i want to go to her and thats finally but i didnt.  

so then in march of 07 i finally made the call again to dr hamad's office.  well they changed things around.  i saw the surgeon first.  (i didnt need any referrals either)
after filling paperwork out, getting weighed and watching the video, i met with dr hamad.  she def said i was a canidate.  i was happy, but wasnt happy that i had to do a 6 month diet, plus all the other fun tests.  

my 6 month diet was over in sept 07.  according to my doctors office i started at 272 and i got down to 254. but from sept to end of oct i gained 5 pounds.  i wasnt happy but it may have been muscle.   so from sept to oct i had to wait bc my iron leveles were low so i had to take iron supplement and once oct 22 came i was able to get my iron rechecked. they got the results that day and summited to my insurace and i was approved and my date was set for nov 2

 


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