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Thomas Sonnanstine M.D.
I went in questioning him having doubt in my mind since I had not had good luck finding the right surgeon and left with the utmost respect and confidence in him and his office staff. He put not only my mind at ease, but my husband's as well. We were both impressed and would highly recommend him to others!
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  • Cancer Survivor - Survivor in my eyes, I am BRCA2 positive and had preventative Mastectomy

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  • Comment by lea2be on 7/22/07 8:31 pm
    I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers this week as you go for surgery. Try not to get frustrated with fluid and food intake those first few days. Focus on your water! I'll say a prayer for a smooth, uneventful surgery and a rapid recovery! Can't wait to welcome you to the loser's bench! We're saving you a seat and we're only a PM away when you need help or support! "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen Hugs, Lea
  • Comment by judyanne on 7/20/07 9:00 am
    Monday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench!
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"ONEderland!"
on May 22, 2008 11:30 pm
I never thought I would actually hit the 100's on the scale!  I'm still amazed to no longer see a three in the front, let alone a 1.  To date I have lost 109lbs and I feel wonderful!  Getting a little discouraged with the excess skin since it keeps me from being able to wear some of the clothes I want to wear, but if that is the downfall of surgery, then I will take that over the obesity any day!  I am also happy to say I am going to be an aunt again!  My sister is pregnant with her second child and is due in December.  I can't wait to meet my new niece or nephew.  I don't care which one, just as long as it is healthy.  I have been able to do so much now that I could never do before and I thank God that I finally had the courage to make this lifelong commitment for myself and my family.  My two boys are so worth it!!!!!
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Loving life
on February 24, 2008 10:35 pm
Well, I am now 7 months out from WLS surgery and has my life changed.  I have lost 100 lbs and boy what a difference it makes.  I love being able to chase after my boys and wrestle on the floor with them.  Not to mention literally being able to run after them.  And let me tell you, shopping for clothes, boy has that become fun.  I love to see what size clothes I can fit into.  I started off wearing a 30/32 and now I wear a 16/18.  I even have a pair of pants that are from a warm up suit that are XL petites!  WOW!  I also put on a bathing suit at the store and flaunted it for my husband who was just in heaven.  My only struggle right now is my excess skin on my stomach.  Clothes would be so much smaller and fit better if it was gone.  I can't wait to start searching for a surgeon and get rid of my constant reminder of where I came from.  I am no longer looking back to the past, I only see my wonderful future ahead of me!  Life is great!!!
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Been busy!
on December 7, 2007 10:59 pm
Wow, it sure has been awhile since I've blogged.  I'm happy to say I am 80 lbs lighter and love every minute of it!  Life as far as eating has been a challenge at times, only because I'm not hungry and it is hard to force myself to eat.  So I make sure I get lots of protein in first and foremost and I've been making sure I'm taking more vitamins to supplement too.  I have been struggling health wise though.  I am finally getting back to normal after almost 2 months of either a bad cold as well as pneumonia!  As soon as I started to get energy I started getting sick.  Now that I'm feeling like myself again I'm hoping to get more active.  I still can't believe I'd ever see the day when I didn't have too many pants because they are all too big for me.  And don't get me started on the days when I mistakingly put on a pair of my old underwear and they are sagging in the butt and I can almost pull up to my chest!   I am amazed everyday when I can feel my collar bones as well being able to see my real chin!  Well I need to get to bed, we have breakfast with Santa tomorrow and I just hope the twins do ok.
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Big Loser!
on September 1, 2007 8:39 pm
I can't believe what a difference this surgery makes.  My life has changed so much these past five and a half weeks, but all for the better!  I can't believe I am already down 41 lbs!  I am able to do so much more and am really enjoying wearing the clothes I was "saving" for that someday I'll fit in to them.  I have had no regrets and I am just looking forward to my wonderful new life, body and future.  I am so excited to be able to cross my legs again.  Plus today I went to Coney Island amusement park and rode some rides.  Next weekend is my goal for the summer, to be able to ride all the rides at Kings Island amusement park that I want to!  I've been waiting a couple of years to be able to ride some of the new roller coasters, etc and I just didn't fit even with the embarrassing attempts to "shove" the bar down on the ride to make me fit.  I would just graciously get off and hope I didn't draw too much attention.  But not this time, I am going to ride them all!!!  I am enjoying the new energy and enthusiasim for life that I have now.  Go losers bench go!
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I'M HOME! I'M HOME!
on July 27, 2007 8:14 pm
Well, I'm home and so far doing well!  I got to come home Wednesday night and doing pretty much everything I should be as far as my "body functions" go.   I haven't gotten on the scale yet except for the morning of surgery and I had at that point lost 9 lbs just by not doing the "last supper" syndrome.  Don't get me wrong I did endulge on Friday with a nice steak dinner and cheese fries, and over the weekend had a couple of delicious margaritas, but I didn't over do it.  My other meals were sensible.  I'm go ready to start this process and can't wait until I step on the scale for the first time, but I think I'll still give it a couple more days to get the "big results!"  Yeah, I finally made it to the losers bench!!!!
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My story begins back in August of 2006 when my sister and I went to a seminar for Gastric Bypass surgery.  We both were excited at the possibility of having it done and starting new lives.  I got the approval from the insurance in October of 2006 and had surgery scheduled in for mid October.  After having DVT's 4 years ago the surgeon wanted to get the approval of my GP before doing surgery.  She said I was ok, but only if I had Greenfield filters put in.  So my surgery was postponed for a week.  Then not having the time to find a surgeon to do it I decided to have bloodwork done instead (another option my GP gave me).  Well, it took 3 weeks to get those back and not a few days so surgery was again postponed, but this time with no date.  It turned out that I do carry 2 genes that make me prone to DVT's (bloodclots) and I have acquired one as well.  So I was sent to a hematologist.  He wasn't in favor of the gastric bypass surgery as a whole and wanted me to think about it.  He said I was ok to have surgery, but wouldn't recommend the filters because it could increase my chances of bloodclots and he believes in prevention.  In the letter that was sent to the surgeon and my GP stated that he didn't recommend the filters, but that he leaned toward me not having the surgery then and waiting 4 months to see if my bloodwork changed (which it could).  So the surgeon decided that I was too much of a risk and decided not to do the surgery.  My insurance has since changed, of course, and now I am back to square one.  I've been trying to get a one-on-one meeting with the surgeon to explain the letter he received as well as explain the reasoning behind it.  My GP was disappointed and wants me to contact the surgeon as well.  There is a break in the communication and it needs to be fixed.  I understand the surgeons point of view, he is only going by a letter and I don't fault him for taking the precautions to cover himself, but now I'm more frustrated than ever.  Not to mention my sister has already had the surgery and my mom has also had the lapband surgery done.  Now they're losing weight and here I am stuck in the same spot.  My time will come someday, I hope!

 


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