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James Foote
I was impressed right away with Dr. Foote's kindness. He is upbeat and enthusiastic and very positive! He answered all my questions and made sure I asked everything on my list and didn't appear in a hurry at all. He explained risks, but very much put me at ease about my situation. I'm very excited to put myself in his hands and change my life!
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  • Crafts - Scrapbooking and cardmaking
  • Family & Friends - two sons, 21 and 15 and a WONDERFUL hubby!
  • Health - Insulin-dependent diabetic, pumper for 4 years
  • Dogs - My Jack Russell Terrier, Jackie--her majesty the princess!
  • Navy - My oldest son is in the Navy, stationed in Norfolk VA
  • Married - Wonderful, supportive, awesome husband Dave!
  • RN - ICU/Telemetry Holland Hospital

penneynurse's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I refer to my behavior pre op as "Pathological Eating". I am a grown woman, an RN, and had been a diabetic for 22 years. I KNEW BETTER. But, that didn't change my behavior. I would justify my eating with crap like, "I had a rough evening at work. I deserve a burger." I would tell myself I only needed a Whopper Jr. but would pull up and order a Whopper. And eat it. Usually by the time I got on the highway. Then I'd throw the "evidence" out the window. To me, the consequence of high blood sugar and cholesterol were not immediate enough or tangible enough to affect me. Years before I used to scoff that WLS was "forced behavior modification". Now I realized that is exactly what I needed. Something to make me stop. At first I had difficulty...
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HAPPY 2 YEAR SURGIVERSARY TOOOO MEEE!
on August 6, 2010 8:03 am
Well, 2 years have flown by since my life has changed for the better, and I must say I STILL love my RNY! Time and time again I tell people I'd do it again in a heart beat! I am still holding steady at 149-151 lbs., NO blood pressure medicine, NO cpap, NO cholesterol medicine, NO pain and 1/3 of the insulin I needed before surgery. I have canoed, kayaked (and tipped over without getting stuck in the kayak--that was always my fear that I'd be stuck in it), worn a one piece bathing suit (without a skirt) in public, and all kinds of other firsts. My labs are all within normal limits except for my stubborn ferritin. I am having a uterine ablation next month hoping that stopping the monthly carnage will help a bit. But overall, I am much better off than I was 2 years ago.
Thanks to Dr. Foote and the staff at Lakeshore Health Partners and any and everyone on this site that has given advice or an encouraging word.
I am going to the conference in Cincy in a couple of weeks, hope to see some familiar faces there!!
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