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Eugene W. Rumsey M.D.
He was nice. We had our screaming children with us during the consultation and he was very patient and kind with them. Our baby was just learning to walk and falling all over his office. He didn't seem to mind. He had a sense of humor and was very confident. When I left he told me he'd see me in surgery!
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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I have been overweight most of my life (I'm now 30 years old) I was fortunate enough to have two years in my high school era where I actually obtained thinness. The difference of my quality of life then and now are gravely different. I would exercise at least 3 - 4 times a week when I was thin. Now it's hard just to get myself off the couch to do laundry or other household chores. Also, now being heavy I won't go to any public function that requires a bathing suit. I don't enjoy the same sports and activities I did when I was thin. I am so self conscious that everytime I leave my house to go somewhere I look at myself in the mirror and wonder who will see me and will they think I'm fat. Whenever I meet someone for the first time I always wonder to myself...
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  • Comment by Shelly J. on 7/22/05 4:46 pm
    I'm Five Years Post-Op Now and enjoying life. I never did lose the 35 pounds I gained three years ago with my last baby. I've tried multiple diets with not much success. I'm currently a size 16 and I would just like to get back to a size 12 and stay there. I feel great, but I'm unhappy with the extra weight. I'm also hypoglycemic now. I can't do lactose either so It's hard to do alot of protein when you can't eat dairy. Altogether though I'm healthy and I still look much better than I did five years ago. I'll continue to try and lose the baby weight to get back to my goal. Thanks for listening.
  • Comment by Naes Wls J. on 7/18/03 12:59 pm
    CONGRATULATIONS you have surly done a great job, what a success. You have hung in there and did a good job. Thumbs up.**Hugs**
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8 Years Later
on July 19, 2008 7:32 pm
Well it's been eight years and I have finally gotten back to my lowest weight since my Gastric Bypass.  I had two pregnancies within a year of my surgery and gained 35 pounds with the second one.  My child is now five years old and I have finally managed to lose the extra 35 pounds.  Now I'm attempting to finish losing the last 30 pounds to hit my goal weight of 125.  I am back into a size 12 and very happy about that, but I'd still like to go a little further.  It's hard to diet, I kind of wish the lapband had been around 8 years ago.  I could just go get it cinched up and bingo, weight loss.  Plus then I wouldn't have to deal with the lactose intolerance or the dumping.  Oh well, at least I haven't been 269 pounds for the past 8 years.  Thanks to Dr. Rumsey in San Diego, he gave me my life back.  I'll post again next year.. SJ
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Hi, My name is Shelly Jackson and I had gastric bypass 8 years ago.  When I had the surgery my second child was just one year old.  I weighed 269 pounds and was miserable.  I have always been heavy and had a problem with my weight.  I'm just one of those people who can't eat what others can and not gain weight.  Even though I had periods of normal weight, I was usually on the chubby side.  After having children I gained so much weight I just couldn't take it off.  I could not walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath for a few minutes.  I couldn't sit on the floor to play with my kids or lean over the bathtub to give them a bath.  I rarely went outside to play with my kids, and I was embarassed to go to water parks or the beach.  I was so self conscious that everywhere I went the first thing I would think is how fat do I look to everyone else.  Having the gastric bypass changed my life.  I became myself again.  I am and energetic, fun, loving and happy person.  I can do anything physically that I want to do and I don't hurt anymore.  Best of all, I feel good about myself around others and that shows.  Although I have to really work to continue my weight loss journey, I'm grateful for such a wonderful head start.