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I reached my goal of 235lbs before June 4th

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To get to 235lbs by June 4th

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Surgeon Testimonial

Laz Klein, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Klein is a lot younger than I thought he was. He took the time to answer all my questions but he was intrupted may times by phone calls during our meeting. The wait in the waiting room was very long. He was pleasant and seemed to understand my concerns and issues that concerned me. rnrnDr. Klein referred me to Dr. Sullivan on March 8th, 2007 and I met Dr. Sullivan on March 14th, 2007 in Toronto and I have my surgery on March 29th, 2007 at St. Joseph's Health Centre at 12 noon. I will be on the third floor and should be there for up to 4 days.
Member Interests
  • Books & Literature - I enjoy reading young teen books as a mother they are a grt read in the bathroom
  • Dogs - Molly is a golden retriever mixed
  • Dancing - can't wait to do this again
  • Movies - Enjoy watching all movies except horrors, I'm a coward under the covers
  • Cake Decorating - I enjoy making all my boys b-day cakes, batman, pink panther, rugrats, poohbear
  • Special Needs - Child has special needs and is a big challenge in the school system
  • Hunting - My husband and I the kids go out walking in the woods while dad hunts
  • Country - I love country music and attending concerts, seen Faith & Tim, Reba, Brad, Terry
  • Nursing Home Care - I am a Personal Support Worker
  • Dog Grooming - tried once and Molly turned into a poodle LOL

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by calgal on 3/28/07 8:25 pm
    hi, best wishes for a smooth surgery and a good recovery. see you soon on the losing side of life.... hugs, sally
  • Comment by LavenderLoco on 3/27/07 9:43 am
    Wishing you a smooth and safe surgery, speedy and easy recovery and all the best as you begin your exciting, life-changing journey. Many Blessings!
  • Comment by Erin A. on 3/26/07 12:19 pm
    Hi Samm - here's to a text book surgery and complication-free recovery! All the best!!
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I am Samm Larose and I live in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. I have been over weight since grade school and I have seen Dr. Klein and have choosen him to do my surgery RNY. I am married for 13 years and been together for 19 years. We have two boys Jonathan 11 and Jeremy 8 years. Obesity runs high on both sides of my family and of course my oldest son is over weight as well. He hasn't stop growing since he was born. The doctors told me it's just the way he is. I'm 5'4"  and Jon is now 5'5" and 168 lbs. So when I get myself healthy and know the proper way of cooking and proper management of my weight issues, my son and whole family will benefit.
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9 month update
on December 31, 2007 4:28 pm

Hello All

I've been busy over the holiday season and have touched base with a few of my old friends I've met since my journey began. I had a wonderful Christmas with all the family over for supper that's 21 people to cook for but I pulled it off with my mom's help. I'm now down to 162lbs and a size 10/12 pant and a large top. I eat quite normally now but in smaller portions and can eat and drink together once again. I don't touch bread or eggs still just can't tolerate that's all. I do have awful smelling gas problems man do I stink!!!HA
Here's a break down of weight lose so far:
1 month including opti-fast = 25 lbs
2 months = 28.5 lbs
3 months = 15 lbs
4 months = 12.5 lbs
5 months = 12.5 lbs
6 months = 7 lbs
7 months = 5 lbs
8 months = 8.5 lbs
9 months = 8 lbs 

Total weight loss = 122 lbs in 9 months

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WOW do I need an update...or what!!!
on October 24, 2007 10:11 am
Now news on me I'm almost 7 months post-op and have lost 109 lbs and feel great. I'm back on my vitamins but don't take the calcium pills because they kill my pouch. I haven't looked into liquid calcuim as of yet. I know I have to update my avatar because I think I'm 235 in that picture and now I'm 175. I'm in size 12-14 pants and large topsIdown from size 4x and 26+. I'm unfortuanately back on my tylenol 3s for pain because I don't have all the cushion of fat on my hips, shoulders and as much on my ass cause my tail bone hurts. I don't take them daily only when needed though not like before. I don't have a lot of hanging skin on my belly and a little on my arms. I have a lot of new bones that I haven't seen or felt in many, many years. I have a new job now working in the post office and I've been there for 2 months. My husband is also waiting for OHIP approval for DS but he may concerned RNY like I had here in Toronto. He'll be getting his surgery in Michigan because it's closer to our home in the Sault. Take care everyone that reads my profile, Samm
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I'm in Onederland!!!!
on August 4, 2007 7:58 am
Well I haven't posted in a while I see. Bad girl I am!! LOL Well as of this morning August 4th, 2007 I weighted in at 199lbs. I have been working very hard this week with walking 5 kms. at Hiawatha Highlands Park with my hubby. Last Sunday we walked 7 kms, Monday 10 kms, Tuesday 5 kms, Wednesday 7 kms, Thursday I took the day off to do housework and laundry, Friday only 5 kms. I had a personal goal for myself to reach 198 lbs by the end of July and missed the goal but I'm only one pound away and its only August 4th maybe tomorrow I'll be at 198 time will tell.

I have gone from 284lbs to 199lbs in 20 weeks (5 months). Clothing size 26+ to 14/16. I presently wear size 18 which are to big and size 16 fits very tightly mind you I haven't tried any of the new 16 jeans I bought at Penningtons yet. I wear a regular xl in a top and sometimes a large will fit. I have recently lost my boobs. We went swimming the other day and I had on my bathsuit I've had since highschool that has grown with me through the years and its way to big in the bottom and I use to have big boobs to fill out the top and now the suit looks terrible. Time to pass that along as well. 

I go next week to Toronto to see my surgeon Dr. Sullivan and Denise the dietician for my 6 month blood work even though I'm only 4.5 months since surgery, I didn't make an appointment for my 3 month check up because I spent enough running back and forth to Toronto to get my strictures fixed. By the way the second procedure for that fixed my stricture problem, which I'm very happy about. I know on my profile it says that my doctor is Dr. Klein but he referred me to Dr. Sullivan because of being a great patient.
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To finish off the month of June
on June 30, 2007 6:05 pm
I have lost more weight and now am 215.5 lbs as of today. I've officially lost 68.5 lbs and my BMI is 36.9. My family and I walked the international bridge walk and I'm glad to report it took me 40 minutes to walk 3.5 miles. The bridge has hills and valleys and I told my youngest son that I would do it in 45 minutes and I am so proud of myself with beating my goal. My youngest son also finished at that time and my husband and oldest finished at 45 minutes and they thought they would do it in 2 hours. So my youngest got $5.00 for guessing so close to his time of 45 minutes.
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More weight gone
on June 18, 2007 8:16 pm
Today is June 18,2007 and I now weigh 217.5 lbs and am getting closer to onederland. 17.5 lbs to go and I can't believe it. The only problem I have right now is that I don't take my vitamins. I know I have to but I can't stand the chewables or swallowing the pills cut in half. I have been told by my dietician I'm close to being Vit D deficient. I have all my vitamins like my calcuim pills, vitamin B12 and multivitamin but I have to give myself a kick in the ass and take them regularly.
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My name is Samm and I have been overweight since grade 5. I can remember the way the kids in my class use to tease me on how huge I was. I use to be called Sam Sam the garbage man which I hated. I can recall I was in a woman's size 3 at that time. I always remembered looking through the sears catalogue and not fitting into any of there sizes. My parents seperated when I was 11 years old and that was very devestating to me and I became rebellous. I ate and ate and got bigger and realized I needed help. I tried diets like just eating salad and tuna fish, starving myself, weight watchers(but could afford the cost), joinned a gym and again the cost, nutriasystem, and even a dietitian. All this before I turned 18 years old. My weight yo-yoed up and down through my college years and eventually I decided to put a maximum weight I wouldn't go over of 250 lbs. well that didn't workout so good. I'm now 35 years old and at the weight I was pregant with my second son of 278lbs. I have however been able to maintain this weight level for over a year now. In my weight lost journey I have found that if I maintain my weight it's better than going up and down. I hate the fact that trying on clothes makes me depressed and useless. My husband has been very supportive and is behind me in this journey and I love him for it. I went to my family doctor and told him that I wanted a referral to Dr. Klein in Toronto and he was very hesitate about making the appointment and I told him it was my desicion to make that was in 2004. I got the first word from Dr. Klein's office in August 2005 and had my first appt. with him Nov. 2005 and he answered all my questions and concerns. I have my  upcoming nutriention appt Jan 16, 2007, dietitian and social worker March 7,2007 and the internist and Dr. Klein on March 8 2007. I am very excited that I will be finally getting started with this journey it has been a long 3+years. i also gained more weight before I seen Dr. Klein in March I was now 284lbs. That's a 6 lb gain in one year and he wasn't too happy about that and told me to try my very best not to gain anymore weight before surgery.