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Surgeon TestimonialCynthia Long M.D.I love Dr Long! So much so that I followed her to Baltimore and would probably want to continue aftercare with her no matter where she'd work! :)
My first impression was that she's very skilled & detailed. Her plan was easy to follow and she gave all new patients a binder that explained the process step by step She made things clear at surgery & right after, which assuaged some worries I had early on. I had no complications from my surgery. My positive opinion on Dr Long has not changed over time. However, I feel that she could have better staff at Sinai - they did not make for a smooth transition from her private practice to working at Sinai and I have had some problems in them relaying messages & communicating. Future patients should know that Dr Long is an employee of Sinai, which already had an established bariatric program. If a future patient does not feel comfortable with any aspect of Sinai's program, they need to weigh that carefully and discuss their concerns. For example, I decided to return to my original nutritionist instead of continuing aftercare with the nutritionist at Sinai; their plan did not coincide with what worked for my body, but it may work better for other people.
I've heard alot of stories of surgeons either having good competence but bad bedside manner - Dr Long has good skills on both, which is a hard find. One cannot base their success on a program or a surgeon, so it is important for potential patients to know the great majority of the work & success will be the patient's, but it is extremely important to have a supportive & understanding surgeon. I have nothing but good things to say about Dr Long! nfarris79's JourneyClick Here To View
Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.I had been overweight and obese for most of my childhood and all of my adult life. I had begun to consider weight loss surgery in my 20s but had neither the insurance coverage nor emotional resources to pursue the surgery at that time. I had been on diets since age 12, had struggled with binge eating, unhealthy eating concepts, and even a brief brush with bulimia until I failed my last diet (Weight Watchers) at age 30. I got married in a size 22 wedding dress, was profoundly unhappy with my body image, and had been a success in so many other areas of my life - except the one that was most visible and representative to others! |
ugh. and wah. and ARRRRGGH! on July 30, 2012 9:45 am
Today's not such a good day. I'm really going thru the mental struggles. Like to the point that I was weighing (ha ha) out a decision to seek a therapist for myself. But that choice boils down to the realization that I just gotta do the WORK - it's not that I need someone to guide me thru what I already know I need to do. Not to sound arrogant, but I can recognize the ED stuff going on and know enough of "the other side of the couch" to know what I need to be working on.
Anyway, so my day started off with a Monday weigh-in. And that was bad. Instead of losing weight this week, I actually gained. I was floored - what exactly was all that exercise yesterday for?? Then the lightbulb clicked on: just because you earn extra calories in exercise, doesn't mean you have to consume them all. In one day. Yeah...... But really? 129.2? Can the regain stop please!!!!! Am I really gonna have to compromise to be in the 130s or spend the rest of my life either working out like a crazy person or subsisting on lettuce & lean turkey? ugh!
I spent most of the morning floundering in the morass of "I'm gonna be fat again" and all sorts of irrational thoughts. Wah!
Then I get an email from our HOA about the estimate to fix our window which had been leaking for the past 5 years. And they're not paying a dime, even though the leaking is coming from the outside, which in my logic would say that the HOA should be responsible for it. But I guess not.... and it's really not an issue of money, it's the principle of who should be responsible. ARRRRGGGH!!!
Funny, that with all these negative thoughts, I'm not having to fight an urge to binge. I pretty easily could do it but that's what contributes to the mess in my head. What I'm really fighting is the urge to punch something. Let's see.... I've already exercised out any endorphins..... maybe I'll just cry about it instead. 
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Mental on July 29, 2012 3:00 pm
The Science Channel is having a marathon of "An Idiot Abroad" and one word stood out for me today: mental. As in, crazy. To me, it's crazy that in the span of a year, my walk around the lake has gone from THE entire workout to just part of a cool-down. The workout was doing 2 miles in 30 min as a walk/run. Awe inspiring that my total exercise was 3 miles today and I'm amazed that I really felt quite good. And want to do it again tomorrow.
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Angry running on July 25, 2012 10:03 am
Today I used the inner critic constructively. I let her piss me off enough to motivate my running... and with results! Today I ran a mile with my best time yet: 10 min 30sec
Almost unbelievable that I've built my endurance up to be able to run a mile at ANY speed, let alone in 10 & 1/2 minutes! Part of my motivation IS how much I used to loathe exercise, while secretly being envious of those who could, and now I'm reclaiming the ME that I never got to embrace. How's THAT for a NSV?!?!
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making peace (even with the treadmill) on July 20, 2012 6:51 pm
The peaks & pits of this week: I ran a mile without stopping!! But eating alot more carbs then ever. Heck, eating alot more of everything than normal. Like, 1200-1300 cal isn't cutting it anymore. I almost wondered if I still have good restriction, until yesterday, when apparently I ate one too many bites of chicken thighs and it wanted to come back up. SO, as miserable as I felt for a moment, I was actually relieved to feel the sensation of "too much". But anyway, instead of focusing on the negative (food), I'll celebrate the positive (like, I'm a friggen runner!!!!). This has been one of the biggest goals that I've achieved to date. My first sentance in my letter to my surgeon, pre-op, of the reasons why I wanted to have this surgery, was to be able to run. I wanted to be those cute chicks who run with their bouncy ponytails in tiny exercise clothes and brightly colored running shoes... and now I'm one of those cute chicks!!!!
Onward and upward: next goal is to be able to work up to 5K. We should be signed up to the Team Challenge orientation on August 9th, so I'd really be happy if I can do 5K before we even start training. 13.1 miles still seems like a daunting task......
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Holy weight-gain, Batman!!!!! on July 10, 2012 3:47 am
Um, 6 lbs in 4 days? No, not retaining water. Yes, eating more than I should. The past few days, I'd just been hungrier than normal so I'd been exceeding my calorie count, sometimes by as much as 400 extra calories. And since I JUST started running again yesterday, exercise had been lacking for the past week. But 6 lbs?!?!?!?! Ugh! I haven't weighed this month since March! I know this sounds like an irrational rant but it really upsets me that a few extra calories can show up so pronounced on the scale. Friggers! 
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