- Username: sweetpea25
- Location: Cullman, AL, USA
- Member Since: 7/24/2007
- BMI: 27.0
- Surgery date scheduled
- Surgery Type: RNY (08/06/07)
- Surgeon: Bryan Freeman, M.D.
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Surgeon TestimonialBryan Freeman, M.D.My first impression of Dr. Freeman was 2 years ago. He was energetic, friendly, informative, and very professional as well as confident!
Two years later my impression has not changed. I still find him to be awesome!
The staff is beyond helpful, and they are truly interested in their patients and their duties. They don't make you sit through lists of voicemail options...they are THERE!
It's difficult to say what I like best. Our oldest daughter had the surgery a little over a year ago, and his compassion towards her and to us was beautiful. His Faith is evident in his works, and he always gives credit to God for his abilities. That is very comforting.
Since I'm a future patient technically, I would say if you want an honest surgeon with complete knowledge of the procedures, look no further. The same goes for his staff. If you have a question they cannot answer, they will make the time to find the answer!
He puts tremendous emphasis on aftercare. We experienced that when our daughter had the surgery.
Yes, they have great aftercare.
They are very up front regarding the risks of the surgery. To me it's simple...there are rules to follow and it's up to me to follow them. It's not his responsibility but mine. He makes the rules easy to understand. We had an extensive class regarding ALL information.
Dr. Freeman receives the highest rating, whatever that would be. I have no actually had the surgery yet, but seeing the care my best friend received, my own daughter received, I expect I'll receive the same care.
Surgical competence is key. He has that covered and then some. But the added bonus to Dr. Freeman is that he has awesome bedside manner as well as an awesome assistant named Tim that makes sure you are as comfortable as possible! Latest Surgery Support Comments
 Comment by treiser on 8/5/07 6:32 pm
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Congrats on your
upcoming surgery
Cynthia. You are in
my thoughts and
prayers for a smooth
surgery and quick
recovery.
God Bless,
MicheleLuv
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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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Hi all! I'm a 43 year old that lives in Alabama. I've been married 21 years and hope for 50 more! I have two daughters, one (19) of which has had WLS and is doing great! The other is almost 15 and is mentally retarded, but I challenge anyone to find a happier person! I've been royally blessed in my life and now WLS has made it even better! I am excited to learn and share...so far I'm thrilled with OH and have made so many great buddies!
Cynthia
6 months post op on February 13, 2008 5:50 pm
Well, I am 6 months out and had my visit with Dr. Freeman on Monday. I could not have been happier with my success, and he was pleased as well. I am down 75 pounds, and I hope to lose between 25 and 30 more. If I didn't lose another single pound I would be satisfied with the results!
So far the only issues I am having is with constipation. I have seen lots of folks posting about the same problem and I'm trying to get things moving along again and keeping it from happening again! Other than that, I have no complaints. I've lost some hair, but it's already beginning to grow backso I'm not stressing about it.
Mattie (our oldest daughter) had her 2 year check up Monday with me. She has done wonderfully! Her total weight loss since the week prior to surgery has been 109 pounds. She is 5'9 and weighed in at 171. Her goal is 155, but I think she would be too thin. But hey, she's almost 20 so I would be the same way if I were her. She feels better than ever, and is having a great time going to school and preparing to become a salon owner one day. She has the talent and that's exciting!
Reaching the 6 month out point has been an amazing ride. I can eat pretty much anything I want too. But as the saying goes, I chose not to eat much. I don't tempt fate, the last thing I need is to lose the desire to keep losing or maintain what I have lost.
I look forward to continuing to lose, and continuing to gain better health with every month that passes. I'm not sure if plastics will be in my future or not. At this point, I'm not concerned with it...but who knows how I will feel in another 12 months?
I'm loving my RNY! More than I ever realized i could!
~253/167/140~
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My Story 
I can't believe it's taken me this long to figure out how to do this! As my daughter would say...Mom, you're such a dork! Yes my dear...yes I am!!
My story goes something like this. I was never overweight as a child or teenager. I was extremely athletic, and even did some minor body building in college. I was a swimmer, a lifeguard, an avid softball player and any other sport the guys would allow me to join them in. I still live and breathe sports to this day, I just have to watch instead of play. Hopefully that will be remedied here in about a year. Somebody's going DOWN on the softball field! ;)
Move forward a few years to the childbearing years. With our first daughter I gained almost 80 pounds. The day after she was born, I was almost 40 pounds lighter. So yeah, had a few issues with the pregnancy, but thankfully she was in great health and has been an amazing child/young adult and makes her mama and daddy very proud.
Michael and I (hubby) lived in Lawton, Oklahoma since he was stationed at Ft. Sill. The beginning of my overeating habits started here. I was such a mama's girl and lived at home until the day I married. I don't recommend that for anyone! Hence the reason my Mattie is now living away in her own place. As bad as it kills me, it is something I feel passionate about. Who knew letting go would be as heart wrenching as it is though? I began gaining weight after she was born, and ate out of boredom, loneliness, happiness, sadness...you get the idea.
Fast forward to 2004. One of my best friends decided she would have WLS, and so she did. Watching her succeed just made me ache for it as well. Forward to 2006...our oldest had surgery in January of 2006 and she too has been quite successful. She came into the world a big baby, and she continued to stay that way! So, to make a long story short...I FINALLY HAD IT TOO! August 6, 2007. My very happy rebirfday! :p
So...until I can make this make more sense, I'll end it. I knew I was a talker but MERCY!! ;)
Hugs to all! Best of luck on our journeys!
Cynthia
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