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Surgeon TestimonialElliot R. Goodman, MDDr. Goodman is one hell of a surgeon. From the day I met him three years ago, when he preformed my mother's RNY surgery, he immediatly came off as this calm, kind, soft spoken, all around guy, who knew his profession, of course.
The one thing I like most about Dr. Goodman is his follow up. Example - Day 6 post op, I was nauseas and didn't know what to do. The mausea had actually been going on for a few days. I emailed him (to his PDA) around 8pm thta Sunday night, and he responded by 9:15pm that same Sumday night, explaining that it was common and he would call a prescription into my pharmacy first thing Monday morning.
I mean, talk about quick service! The hest part about it with is is that he's that way with everything. I am sure his wife is a beautiful person but I would truly hate to be her. With all of the time he makes free for his patients, I have no idea how he's able to have any for her.
Again, Dr. Goodman is an excellent surgeon and will truly make you comfortable through out the entire process.
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Just checking in... 7 days ago
So far so good everyone. I am now 29 days post op and have officially lost 30 pounds!
One thing that took me by surprise was stall after my second week. It took FOREVER for me to lose another 5 pounds, but what I had to remember was after the middle of my second week, I was transitioning over to pureed foods from clear liquids. I'm sure my body was just trying to get adjusted.
Trust, my mental is in a much better place. I was so excited to see the additional pounds come off. I can't wait until next week. At that point I will be able to get on my treadmill and do a little exercise. Nothing major, just a slow paced walk every day.
I'll tell you all... This entire experience is really exciting.
~Motivated
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1st Post-Op Appointment - 11/10/08! on November 12, 2008 2:54 pm
Hey everybody! Everything is looking good!
For those I haven't shared with, my surgery was does via an open prodecure, therefore, I left the hospital with a 2 3/4' incision and 12 staples. It really sounds worse than what it really is because I didn't and still don't feel the incision.
Moving on, during my office visit, the staples were removed! My tummy is a little tight at times and I still don't sleep in the bed (thank God for recliners that lay flat), but other than that, all is well.
Last week I experienced some BAD nausea, but as per my surgeon, it a normal side effect that some experience. He basically explained that as long as I didn't have any vomiting (which I haven't), I was fine. He simply gave me a small pill that nips it right in the bud when it comes on. Yesterday actually made the first day that I didn't experience any at all and today marks the second.
Oh! Wait!!!!! Y'all ready for the best news yet??? Ya girl is down 25 pounds!!!!!  Whoohoo! Now, I'm sure it's all water, but hearing that as the official number and seeing the difference in my face was exciting.
Thats all for now. I'll be in touch with more as things progress.
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I did it! on November 2, 2008 7:33 pm
Well... I DID IT! I had my RNY surgery preformed, last week Tuesday, October 28th! Everything went pretty smoothly (in my opinion), in terms of the surgery. As per Milly, my nerves were shot prior to, but as expected (I think), I was normal, having not had any prior surgeries. One things for sure, Milly got my butt together, gave me direction and I was a happy camper, from there on.
Going into surgery was a little scary b/c I walked! I mean, I don't know if I was wrong for already making up my mind what was going to happen, but I just knew I'd be wheeled in. It's cool though.
The overall view of the operating room was a bit smaller than I imagined, but I guess TV isn't always was it is.
My anesthesiologist was GREAT! Knowing how nervous I was (even though, while there, I was very well behaved) 1 - he used a numbing injection to numb the area where he intended on inserting my IV. 2 - After getting up on the table, after announcing that he was about to give me a little something to relax me and placing a mask over my face (making me believe it was oxygen), I was OUT! I believe that was the best part! Before I knew it, I was awake, looking into the eyes of my parents and boyfriend.
Day one post op wasn't bad. No liquids and I remained in the recovery room for about 3 hours. From there, I was taken to the hospital's Step Down unit, which is a level between a regular room and ICU. There, I met up with my family again, and to be perfectly honest, I only remember waking up the next day.
Oh! Don't let me forget! I believe the only part I HATED was having to skoot my big behind from the bed I arrived on to the bed I was going to sleep on while in the Step Down. Ugh! What an experience. No real pain, b/c everything was numb, but just an over-rated experience when your worried about falling!
Moving on... Day two post op was easy as well. I was washed up VERY WELL, to my surprise, by a nurse there in the unit and from there, I went to take the test that determines whether there's any leakage. Mind you, I walked about 10 feet to the gurney that took me to testing. Not bad, if I may say so myself. Ha!
After having successful test results, the rest of day 2 and all of day 3 went pretty well. The night of day 3 actually, I had this really bad coughing spasm, where I coughed up black things. What I learned was that what I saw was a combination of the scared tissue left by the inserting of the breathing tube and some remnants from the anesthesia. Again, not at all bed.
The morning of day 4, I was out of there. My surgeon and his team came in, explained the do's and don'ts and then that was it! The hospital was behind me!
Now, here at home, things have been pretty ok. There was a day where I was hungry, for some odd reason, but that quickly went away when I drank my required 1200 cc's of a clear liquid. I've had a gas scare, meaning, the pain was almost unbearable and lastly, I've been extremely nauseas. That is probably the worst of it all. Nausea is such an awful feeling when you don't have to vomit.
So, there you have it. I've told you all everything. Not so bad, right? I don't think so. I meet with my surgeon to have the staples removed this coming Friday and God willing, all will be fine there after.
My biggest shout out goes to Milly was there and supported me all the way, even though my honey and family were a constant distraction. Can you believe I had a house full the day before surgery? I mean they would not go home! Ha!
And... Many thanks to all those that sent special notes and prayed. Again, thank you all for the support.
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An almost Oooopsy! on October 26, 2008 7:52 pm
Ok - So let me bring you all up to speed. Well, I ALMOST had my surgery date rescheduled.  Two weeks ago, I came down with a cold. I treated it with cough syrup and other cold meds and by Tuesday of the following week, I was fine.
That following Friday, the "fine" went away and I was back to square one. When I woke, it was like I'd never gotten rid of the cold. The only difference was I didn't have a head cold, I now had what felt like a dry cough (that was uncontrollable, at times), yet I had this rattling thing thing going when breathing.
Still, playing doctor, I treated it all of Friday and Saturday. Honey, Sunday, I couldn't get out of bed, I was so weak and tired from coughing all night long.
That was enough. I called in to work, of course and took my butt straight to my PCP. Why did she tell me she didn't like my breathing and it sounded like I had fluid on my chest?  I was annoyed, but more so scared. I've never been told such a thing and let me also add, I get a cold once every two to three years.
So, to shorten this story, she put me on a strong antibiotic and put me out of work all of last week. This past Friday, I went back for a follow up and all was well.
I'll tell ya, what else can go wrong!?!?!?!?!?!
Oh - One more thing... I HAVE ONE MORE DAY BEFORE SURGERY!
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A Good Day! on October 8, 2008 4:34 pm
Today was a good day. I was actually quite excited all day about going for my second to last pre-op appointment. Whooohooo! Today, I provided a urine sample, had my blood drawn and EKG done. The blood work wiand urine will take a bit, but as per my PCP, the EKG looked fine! This coming Saturday, I'll go for chest x-rays and then I am finally finished!  From there, I'll just wait patiently.
As of tomorrow, surgery will be 20 days away!
~Motivated
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Hummmm. My story. Well, I really don’t know where to begin. I’m presently plump, weighing in at 336. I’ve been heavy all my life and quite frankly, I am tired of it. I was born a big baby at 9lbs and 3ozs. My heaviest weight in High School was 318 and in college, 300. I’ve flip flopped between 290 and 310 for the past three years. After taking the “pill” for two years, I found myself at 347. I’ve done everything from Slim Fast, Medifast, Dexatrim, Weight Watchers, ephedrine and pure exercise and a strict diet. If I saw results, they didn’t stick around. I’d there gain it all back or even double. Three years ago, my mother went for the bypass. I was totally against it out of fear of fatality, but out of love for her, I supported her decision and stuck by her side throughout the process. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with hypertension and placed on a water/pressure pill. Then is when I started to consider weight loss surgery. Originally, I considered the bypass but was afraid of the procedure, so I started the process for the Lapband. I was placed on a liquid diet to drop 20 lbs and lost 11, bringing me down to 336. Just last year November, I started to do more research on both surgeries and found that the bypass was more of a beneficial surgery for me, considering my weight and medical history. Let me also add that I was not too interested in having a device in me for the rest of my life. So, here I am. All prepared and ready to go! I’ve satisfied what’s needed to complete the pre-certification process, being the psych and nurti visit. On Monday, September 8th, I’ll meet with my surgeon and be administered a surgery date. I am so excited I don’t know what to do. Bit by bit, I’ve been buying little things that I’ll need during my first month post-op, such as sugar free pudding and applesauce. I ordered my protein powder this morning. I’ll tell you, this is really exciting. Now, how I’ll be the day before surgery is soon to be determined! Ha! ~Motivated~
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