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What can I say about him besides...wow. He did an incredible job. His bedside manner is incredible, and his PA's are just as wonderful. I would highly recommend him to anyone and everyone I know. The office staff was pleasant most of the time but they did have their off days.
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  • Comment by piperkc on 1/30/06 9:19 am
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "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 "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
  • Comment by buttercup1201 on 1/17/06 5:58 am
    I just wanted to write and tell you that I’m sending prayers your way for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. May God bless you and keep you in his loving arms. Amy
  • Comment by Go_Go_Girl on 1/16/06 11:16 pm
    Sandi, Good luck tomorrow as you head into surgery. I pray it is an uneventful one so that you can soon realize your dreams of improved health and well being. I can't promise you that the road ahead will always be a smooth one, but it will always be interesting. God's peace be with you.
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I am currently waiting for approval from the insurance company. I call them daily fully knowing that they are getting annoyed with me but personally I don't care how annoyed they get. I want them to know that I am serious about getting this done!! I always make sure I am super polite with them too (Don't know where that will get me but I am sure it will get me somewhere (one way or another lol))
Sept 19,2005
So, ok here is a little bit about me. I am a full time student. Finally a senior this year....yeah!!!!!! I go to a small private Catholic college (Aquinas College~ Named after St. Thomas Aquinas) I will have a degree in Psychology after this year....then off for even more schooling.....(what was I thinking when I told my family I wanted to be a Psychologist lol).  I have 2 loving daughters. The oldest is 22 and the youngest is 22 months. Both of my children are adopted (so don't be trying to do that math there. teehee) I have a very supportive family that is praying for me to get my approval letter. I will not lie....yes I have spent many nights thinking about all the possibilities of the surgery and I have broken into tears when I think about what can go wrong and how that will affect my family. But, I believe that everything will be fine and that I will live a better life after I am given my new tool to work with.
I also own a couple of my own businesses. I don't like to be bored at any point in time. I am looking forward to having a lot more energy and living a happier life with my awesome family.

Sept 22, 2005
My TODO list for after surgery.
These are in no specific order, but they are all the things I want to do after I have surgery.
1. Go on a Roller Coaster
2. Line Dance and not be afraid of who is watching
3. Salsa dance
4. Take my baby to the playground and actually play with her.
5. Go horseback riding
6. Wear something sassy and sexy!
7. Take a tap dance class (and not get kicked out like I did when I was 5 years old. lol)
8. Take a gym class at my college
9. Learn how to shake my bootie like all them cute Latino girls do in Ricky Martin's new video.
10. Learn to dance (no wait I don' think that she is dancing~I think it is something else) like Shakira does in her new video.
11. Go to Costa Rica and walk the oceanshore in a cute little bikini.
12. Live a Long and happy life.
(I am seeing a dancing theme going on here.)

October 21, 2005

Well, I found out this week that I have been approved by my insurance company. Now we are waiting for the actual letter! Before they can go any further with scheduling me though I have to have part of my thyroid removed on 10/28/05 to make sure that I do not have thyroid cancer. :( I don't like the idea of having a scar on my neck but I suppose it is for the best. I am not worried about it being cancer....although I do know there is a 5% chance that it is.
Hopefully I will get to start the new year off as a new woman! :)

December 13, 2005

OK so I haven't updated in a while. I do not have thyroid cancer (yea!!!!!!!!). I finally got my surgery scheduled today!!!!! January 17, 2006 is the big day. I was immediatley excited and then I got a bit nervous about it. That is a month away but there are a few things that I want to take care of before surgery. I am sure that everything will be fine in the end but just to be sure I want to put away a few letters for my children, husband, siblings and my parents. I just want them to have my heartfelt feelings in a letter to each of them just in case anything should go wrong. I always believe it is better to be safe than sorry.

January 15, 2006

Well the big day is just 36 hours away. I don't know what I am feeling I just know that I am feeling something. Praying for minimal pain, very little nausea and a quick recovery. I am happy I have been given this chance to better myself and I can't wait for my new life to begin. Thank you to everyone that has shown me support. Much love to all!!!

January 23, 2006

Well....I finally did it!! I am on the losing side now. Still in the phase where I am not sure how I feel but I am trying to stay upbeat and positive thru it all.

March 4, 2006

It has been a rough few weeks. Didn't loose any weight for 2 weeks and couldn't figure out why since I was getting in all of my protien. I saw my surgeon and he scheduled an EGD cuz I kept getting sick on everything. Finally...I knew why I wasn't loosing...I had a stricture and he had to stretch it back out from 4mm to 15mm. It was quick, easy and for the most part painless. Only had a bit of surface discomfort but other than that I felt great. I was finally able to eat something and keep it down!!!! I have lost 5 lbs since March 1. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 21, 2006

Ok ok I know I suck at updates...But hey...finally put a new pic up. :). Saw the doc today for my 3 month. Very pleased with the progress so far. I have lost 10 inches from my waist and 7 from my hips. they were pleasantly surprised that I was right around where they expected me to be for weight loss even with having had 2 strictures the past month and a half plus an ulcer. All my labs came back perfect so that was another thing to be happy about. All in all it was a very good appt.

Sept 19, 2006
Well I am 8 months out and feeling great. I am down 116lbs. I think that the last time I was this size I was in high school. I can tell that I am getting smaller because I have to buy new clothes all the time but when I look in the mirror I just don't see it. I can see a major difference in myself when I look at pics though. I would like to lose another 30lbs by January....I am sure I can do it if I step up the exercise and increase my fluids. Just have to have faith!

September 25, 2006
OK just had to a quick update. I had my first real wow moment this past weekend. I was out with some friends and one of the guys actually picked me up off the ground when he hugged me....That was a major wow and made me feel great!!!!

October 25, 2006

Ok I know I suck at updates....but had to share my excitement.  I went shopping today and my butt actually fit into a pair of size 12 Tommy jeans.  I was soooooooo happy...but that bubble was burst in a hurry when I told my husband my exciting moment and the only thing he said to me was "so how much money did you spend"  I wanted to cry right there but then I considered the source and continued to be happy for myself even if he can't be.....

December 23. 2006

Wow, so much has happened since I last updated....Hubby moved out and I am filling the paperwork for divorce.  We make each other miserable so why stay together....but I have started dating one helluva man!!!  He is sweet, caring, loveable and HOT!!!  ;) My dad (step dad) passed away on the 7th of this month. It has been very hard to deal with but I have got great support from my man and my friends here.  I am constantly told that I am a very  strong woman and don't give myself enough credit, but I am only as strong as my support.  SO to all of you that shared your support with me....THANK YOU.  Especially you sexy man...you have shown me that it is ok to live, love and die.  Thank you for showing me so many new things in life...   

February1, 2007

wow. hard to believe that a year has already gone by since surgery.  My 1 yr. appt went ok.  Had to have a scope the following day and they found yet another ulcer.  Which explains why my weight loss slowed down so much.  They said I am eating the same as a person that is 6 weeks out and not getting enough nutrients and calories in me to burn more fat.   Finally starting to eat more so the weight is coming off slowly but surely again.  Started a new job which is incredible.  Loving it!  Love my new state, my new life...everything!!!  Its been an incredible journey this far and can't wait to see where it leads me to now.

 

 


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