Username: Nanette1971
Location: Columbus, OH, USA
Member Since: 2/27/2008
BMI: 37.4
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (05/21/08)
Surgeon: Timothy Custer, M.D.

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219 pounds Uploaded on 7/24/08 11:31 am	227 pounds Uploaded on 7/5/08 9:29 pm
229 Pounds Uploaded on 6/23/08 8:44 pm	235 pounds Uploaded on 6/13/08 10:06 am
245 pounds Uploaded on 6/13/08 10:06 am	240 pounds and still swollen for surgery Uploaded on 6/13/08 10:06 am

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Goals

be able to go to Cedar point and ride all the rides!

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Hit 135 lbs so I can be in the "normal range" for my BMI!

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Show up at my 20 year reunions and not be ashamed of my weight gain!

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Be able to run and play with my grand-daughter and kids

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Surgeon Testimonial

Timothy Custer, M.D.
When I went for my first consultation, I wasn't sure what I thought of Dr. Custer. He seemed nice but I try not to make decisions on first impressions until I've gotten to known someone a little better. By the end of my hospital stay I now know he has a great bedside manner and is a skilled and caring surgeon.

I had my surgery out of the Barix Center in Columbus, OH and the majority of the staff I dealt with there was great.

I have already told a couple of people of Dr. Custer and I will continue to do so! I feel that he truly cares about the well being of his patients and wants to see us succeed in our new lives!

I am so glad that not only is he a successful surgeon but he has a great bedside manner! He even made room for me at his second office at the last minute so he could remove my drain because my discharge nurse mis-scheduled my appointment and he wanted to get it out on time!!

Very glad I chose him for my partner in this journey!!!

Member Interests

Dancing - I love to dance and I know it is a great way to lose the pounds!!
Karaoke - I love to sing and Karaoke gives me an outlet.
Cooking & Baking - I started school for Culinary Arts but depression and back issues sidelined me.
Grandchildren - I love my new grand-daughter, she is my motivation for this!!
Wiccan
Army - Army Wife with husband going back to Iraq as of July '08.
Reading - I love to read fantasy and science fiction books.

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Nanette1971's Blog

I could ride the coasters!!
on June 28, 2008 7:28 am

I am so happy!! We went to Kings Island yesterday and for the first time in years, I was able to ride ANY ride I wanted!!

The last time I went to an amusement park, I was so embarassed to not be able to buckle the seat belt for the first coaster we went on!! I didn't even try to ride any others for the rest of the day!! It made the friend that I had gone with angry and he made me feel like we had wasted a day going even though he still went on rides with my daughter. I was so miserable!!

Yesterday, even though I didn't ride a huge amount of rides, I could have!! And, thankfully, my hubby didn't get angry because I didn't ride them all!! Plus, I wasn't ashamed to put on my swinsuit and go to the waterpark! And that was a blast too!

I know I still have a way to go and that, at 228#, I am not by any means skinny yet but I felt happy and better than I have in years!! It is amazing what a 16% loss in excess weight can do for you!

Look at all of the exclamation points!! I am so excited! LOL!!!!!!!

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I really hate the full liquids stage of my healing!!!
on June 9, 2008 2:08 pm

I did not get fat from eating sweets and since most of my full liquid choices are shakes, it sucks!! But I am only a few days from starting purees so I know it is going to get a little better!! I really miss savory foods!

6 weeks total from surgery back to "normal" eating sure didn't seem that big of a deal when I was getting ready for the surgery! LOL!!!

I weighed myself yesterday and I have lost 26.5 pounds since my highest weight a couple of weeks after my consultation. I have lost 14.5 pounds since my surgery!! I need to get out and get more exercise and I know it will come off faster, but this is still not bad!!

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