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Jon L. Schram, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Office staff is very helpful & many are past patients so they are also his "models"
I like that he gave you all the facts up front. He made sure you knew what you were getting into.
He held my hand in pre- op, said a prayer with me & my ex husband & made me feel at ease.
I rate him a 10, both his skill & manners are excellent.
I would highly recommend him to anyone thinking of getting the surgery.
The only thing i didnt like is, the office seemed very full each of the 3 times i went there. They were behind schedule & i sometimes felt like people were like cattle.
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I am 36 years old, recently divorced in March of this year. I have a 17 year old &  a 10 year old. I have been overweight ever since the birth of my daughter in 1991. I can't seem to stop eating. I am missing the I am full message I guess. I am passing along my bad eating habits to my children, as they are both also overweight. I am hoping this surgery will change all of our lives.
 I suffer from a bad back, knees & ankles. My legs have recently begun to swell in the afternoon.
I have been approved for surgery from the insurance stand point, now I am waiting to hear from the doctors office for my pre- admissions testing.
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11-16-08
3 days ago
I have been doing well. I am up to 21 pounds lost so far. I am very excited about that. I do think i need to get rid of my scale (or least make it not easily accessible) I find myself weighing in 2 times a day, every day. I guess i think the pounds are magically going to fall off or something!
I have been working out 1 hr a day on my treadmill 6 days a week. I am feeling good about that. I am unsure how i will fit it in or find a set time once i return to work- i need to come up with a plan!
I have also discovered that i am an emotional eater! I never thought i was. I just discovered it, this past Saturday. i used to go get a pizza & have 4 or 5 slices ( no one is home with me on the weekends :) ) - now its like whoa! what am i going to do? it was hard & i am dealing with it.
Its been 19 days already, I dont even know if 21 pounds in that amount of time is good or not? Does anyone know?
i have overcome many hurdles this past week- of which i am very proud of myself: college class ordered out for Piza Hut, my nephew had a birthday party w/ cake & ice cream of course, went to the movies with my mother & had 2 pieces of her popcorn.
I think the fear of being sick stops me from even attempting to eat anything not on "the list" of approved puree stage foods.
I have time with myself now (that sounds strange) to really think about this life transformation- i am not stuffing my face with food so i have to think! I need to find me someone in my life that i can share things with. Not necessarily a boyfriend (but that would be nice! ) but a man that i can share things, listen to, who will listen to me, spend time together, cuddle on the couch with. I need someone to be there for me.
I love to cook, but now its hard because i cant be the taste tester- i never know if its good or crap!
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11-6-08
on November 6, 2008 6:37 am
i am doing well. Feeling pretty dang good. I had my first "episode" of frustration- my son made a 4 cheese pizza & i thought i was gonna freak out. I have 2 absolute favorites in foods: pizza & mexican food. I was glad my ex had dropped by , i made him eat most of it. the temptation was unbearable after 8 days on full liquids.
I have asked my college class to please not order pizza (at least for now!) - hopefully they will respect my request. I have decided when i do make pizza- i'm only going to cook what will be eaten. non left over on the counter!
I have begun walking on my treadmill, i am upto 20 minutes. pretty good for someone who didnt do any exercise other than my daily working & shopping, etc.
My sister had the same surgery a little over a year ago, my friend had it over 10 years ago. They are great support system for me, they give me tips, advice & i can ask them anything. They know the answers beacuse they have been there before.
I am going grocery shopping today to get a few different full liquid items, i am so sick of puddings, yogurt, popsicles & soup! I am going to pick up some juices, fudgecicles,frozen fruits,& some decaf coffee.
I have tried a few different protein supplements, most are pretty yucky. I did go spend 80 bucks on the liquid shots of protein (New Whey 42). They are pretty tolerable & a fast source of 42 grams of protein! i have found it very hard to get all the protein in on liquid diet without them.
I am working with my siblings to make the next 2 holidays a more activity based than food based events.
My family is BIG into eating. Eat till you have to go lie down, eat till its all gone, eat-eat-eat. More than half of the family is obese. I am a little scared of the feelings i may have when i see all the food i cant have. I will be into my pureed food stage by then so at least it will be a little easier to handle. I have been checking out the baby food section to see what choices there are. I also have recipes in my Barix handbook. Its already on my mind- i havent had to be in a setting yet where food is the "main event" & i know everyone will be watching me, especially if i start to cry or something!
I am so glad i chose the full bypass instead of the band. I am FORCED to change my entire way of thinking, living & bad habits. I know I can do it- it will take time to get going down the right path.
I am down 15 pounds already - i can feel the difference already . I am having my daughter take pictures of me, i wish i would have taken them before i went in! but thats ok- i at least can get them going. I am also going to take some measurements today.


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6 days after !
on November 3, 2008 4:34 am
I had my surgery on Oct 28th. It went well....I woke up!! HAHA thats the part i was scared about.
I was on morphine Tues & Wed which had me feeling no pain at all which was nice. I was woken up every two hours during the night to do breathing test or walking- man I just wanted to sleep! Helen on the 3-11 shift was a great person to have take care of me during my stay (she has a soothing English accent) she was "motherly" it was strange i really was glad she was there though!
The only problem i had was NO gas. Its important to have it  & I didnt. I has to stay in the hospital an extra day to get everything going. After an enema, a suppository & 3 shots of Reglan- finally relief. I am a non farter non burper so it was very strange to be letting it go - i'm glad I had a private room! :) I would say to anyone who does not have gas the next day to mention it early - I was in such agony- I blew up like i was pregnant. I couldnt eat or drink more than 2 sips of anything. I had the cramps from hell. I was starting to wonder what the hell i had done to myself.
On wednesday night after all the "treatments" I had done - it started to flow & i felt sooo much better.
I went home finally on Friday Oct 31st. My son & daughter are wonderful- they are doing everything i need them to (with bribery of course!) - my belly was sore & I was pretty stiff. But - I still forced myself to go trick or treating with my son that night. I had to !! (& hey i am supposed to walk right??) I had cramps & rumblings the whole way but it was ok. About 5 blocks out I had to come home though- yeah the whole liquid diet thing makes it hard to get far from the bathroom !! hahah
Today is the 3rd of November. Feeling great! I am already down 10 pounds. Which is unbelievable since its only been 6 days. THe hardest part I find is actually eating everyting I am supposed to & getting all the protein & water in. I could go all day long & not eat anything at all. I used to think about food all day long. Now, I dont even think of it - I am never hungry or have that need to eat something. Its a gift from above! I wish everyone could feel this way - I feel like I can now focus on other areas of my life & not be so centered on or about food.
I have gotten with my family about the holidays this year ( i should be in hte pureed food stage by then) we are going to have activities for the kids & games to play & stuff instead of making the whole holiday about food & seconds & third helpings!! Me & my sister have both now hade WLS so she shows me "the way".


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I'm freaking out
on October 24, 2008 12:00 am

My pre op testing was completed on 10-21-08. Everything went well, all test came out good. THe only thing was they overbooked the testing for that day & what was supposed to take 2-3 hours ended up taking 5 hours. A little annoying but what can ya do?

I got a call yesterday from Barix, My surgery was originally scheduled for Nov4th- but now it has been bumped to 10-28...next Tuesday ! @ 8.30am.

 I thought i had plenty of time to prepare everything. Time to get the things I needed for the full liquid diet, time to get myself mentally prepared. Time to get my kids prepared..... well its all out the window. My sister, mother & ex husband had all already taken the 11-4 off of work & now hopefully will be able to change their days. My work was a little iffy on whether it was a problem, but i said i was going anyway & they could do whatever they had to do as far as disciplinary. They said it was ok after i said that. I told them life does not get put on hold because the credit union says so!

I went last night to get the needed items for after the surgery- pudding, yogurt, popsicles, vitamins, soup, strainer, etc.

I am having mixed feelings about it all though. Yes I want it,really want it & have been looking forward to it- but i am scared i am risking my life in a selfish act- what if i do die from complications, i have 2 kids. i try not to think it but cant help it.

I dont even know now if i will be up to it to take my son trick or treating. Me & my boss had planned a big halloween surprise for our 6 branches & now i dont know if i will be able to do it.

I am a freaking wreck- i try not to think about it or i start crying, i dont know if they are happy tears or not!!

I am going out tonight to get some new pajamas & slippers for at the hospital- I think i pretty much have everything else i need. I am just reading the book I got from Barix, reviewing helpful information i have gotten from this site & "makin my list & checkin it twice" !!

I am also kinda feeling strange like i have to eat all my favorites now because i will never be able to have them again type thing. i wanted to have a Take 5 candy bar, some apple cider, taquitos- i guess this is also a big letting go period! letting go of all the things that have gotten me to where i am now.... all 256 pounds of it!!

 

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update
on September 14, 2008 1:08 pm

I have my pre admissions testing set up for October 21st. I am so excited. i have been trying to look more in depth into what others have gone thru. I have recently read that time release medicines do not work for people that have the surgery. I take a seizure medicine that is time release- so I have to look into that now before the sugery...

I am trying to keep others negativity from bringing me down. My ex-husband & my daughter are totally unsupportive. Its terrible to be excited yet cant say anything to them because i get attitude & hurtful things said in return. Hopefully, I can get them to come around now that they know it will happenn whether they want it to or not.

 

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