Peach's Profile

Username: Peach
Location: savannah, GA, USA
Member Since: 8/22/2005
BMI: 55.8
Post Op
Surgery Type: Duodenal Switch (08/23/06)
Surgeon: Joao Marchesini, M.D.

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Surgeon Testimonial

Joao Marchesini, M.D.
Dr. Marchesini was better than I expected. Let me tell you when you hear people on this and other boards talking about Dr. Marchesini and how great he is you need to pay attention. I honestly feel that I recieved better care at the hospital Santa Cruz in Brazil than I would have gotten here in the USA. And I have been in hospitals here before and I know first hand. The nurses were great. The hospital was CLEAN. Durval was a hoot.

Member Interests

Arts - Love art for the sake of it.
Pottery - actually took a class and loved it!
Shopping, Bargain Hunting & Auctions - I've been to the Hwy 127 sale 2 years in a row! FUN!!
Cooking & Baking - Love to try new things and cook for groups of family & friends
Home Improvement - bought a fixer -upper and have been doing work myself
Christianity - Southern Baptist
BMI over 50 - boo-hoo
WLS in your 40's - I am 42

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by Jezia on 8/24/06 10:01 am

Sweet Jamie, I know you will do fine! You are in the best of hands. I'll be thinking of you BIG hugs, Jezia

Comment by Terri B. on 8/24/06 6:38 am

Here's hoping you have a wonderful surgery today and the hands of your Dr. work the miracle in your life you are hoping for. I will be praying for your speedy recovery - welcome to the losers bench!!!

Comment by Ganthony101 on 8/24/06 6:05 am

Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Congratulations.

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Hi. I am "Peach". My real name is Jamie S. If your are reading my story, I hope and pray it helps you in some way.

Peach's Blog

June 09, 2008
on June 9, 2008 8:15 am

Time has flown by since I last updated. And life-changing events have taken place. I was let go from my job of 10+ years at the end of March. I have, as of last Friday, started a new career with better pay and benefit's! I am learning a whole New World, the world of auto repair & am very grateful for this opportunity.
I have lost 1/2 of me. I weigh 180 #'s & I am a size 12. I think I may be finished as loosing as I have not lost anything in a very long time and have been at this size since the end of December 07.

My BMI is 28.1; I am still moderately overweight. My goal is to have a NORMAL BMI. Hopefully it will happen for me one day. But not loosing a # in all this time makes me wonder if I will ever make it.

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November 27, 2007
on November 27, 2007 7:54 pm

Well, here I am again. I weigh in at 187 theses days. There is the most anoying bounce that takes place. It drives me crazy. I have seen 183 and I bounced back to 193....like I said before annoying.
I had a stint in the hospital last month. read my post in October for all the information on that. The good thing is I have had no problems since. Praise God.
I have started a new chapter in my life. I am dating. It is so strange to me. I don't quite know how to handle all of the attention I am getting. There are times that I will notice a man looking at me with apreciation in his eyes. I like it. There are times when I see a man look at me with lust in his eyes. It offends me. I suppose I have to take the good with the bad on it. It is so wierd to have them looking at me period that I can't explain it. Imagine, being invisible to humanity esp. the opposite sex for years and years and then all of a sudden BOOM, they notice you, they want to be with you.....crazy stuff.
It could get to your head. It really can. In my mind I am still the 360# woman they were ignoring before.
I feel I am changing. I am still me. But better. My self confidence level is sky rocketing. I feel so good. I feel happy with myself. I like who I am becoming. It truly is as if I have broken out of this shell that bound me in my past and I am learning how to live life all over again.
I am now in a size 14. Size 16's are too big. Tops are a Med to a Large depending...I swear I wish the fashion industry could set a size and have it stick for women .
Hey, I went to the after ThanksGiving "black friday" sales and it hit's me as I am looking around that I could wear anything I wanted off the rack. It was too much. I bought a couple of little things but it was so nice. I felt so normal. NORMAL. That's all I want. I still need to loose 30 lbs. If I can get the last 30 off. Hell, who am I kidding. I will get the last 30 off. I have too. And if I don't. Well. I am still a DS Success. Period.

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