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Adolfo Fernandez
My surgeon Adolfo Fernandez best known by his staff & patients as FUZZ is a wonderful man, surgeon, dr, etc. The first time I saw him was at a support group mtg I attended with a friend who had RNY by Fuzz, I thought gosh he looks really young but man he's good looking. Then when he talked & answered questions I realized how intelligent he was & that he really knew his stuff when it came to WLS. He has always been very nice when I've seen him. He came in the "holding" room before my surgery & talked a while to me, my momma, Ma & my bff Becca. Becca took a pic of me & him~gotta figure out how to get it downloaded so you all can see him too. His nurse Elizabeth is one of my favorite ppl that I've dealt with. She is sooooo sweet & just down to earth. Also, Jeff the psychologist & Amber the nutritionist are very good at what they do. The aftercare program they offer & how they make sure you understand what you have to do & need to do to succeed is awesome. They are all there & willing to help at any time. Everyone I've had to deal with~Fuzz, Elizabeth, Amber, Jeff, other hospital staff, EVERYBODY~has been great to me & I truly believe it was b/c of their care & concern for me that made my whole preop, surgery, hospital stay & now post op so easy for me to deal with. I can't say enough how great Fuzz & his staff are. I would recommend & do recommend him to anyone that has asked or may ask about a WLS surgeon
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  • Comment by llben79 on 7/22/08 9:06 am
    CONGRATULATIONS!!! You made it!!!! It WILL get easier, and before you know it you will be LOVING life!!!! If you need anything, get ahold of me!!! Just take it easy, you will do fine! Hugs, Lacey
  • Comment by alveta on 7/18/08 5:40 pm
    CONGRATS ON YOUR SURGERY...YOU'LL DO FINE.
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3 week checkup
on August 8, 2008 4:17 pm
Hey ya'll

Well, today was my appt the hospital gave me when I was leaving for my 3 wk ckup. My nurse, Elizabeth (who I love to death) came in & was like is everything ok? Are you feeling bad? What's bothering you? I said Nope, just here for my 3 wk ckup appt. She said on a Friday? Come to find out when they scheduled my checkup appt it s/h/b on Thursday (yesterday) not on a Friday~that's the day they use for "sickness, problems, etc"~Thursdays are check up post op appt days so that the Nut, Dr, Psych & Nurse all get to see you & discuss your progress. Needless to say, Elizabeth handled my appt. On the day I went in for surgery (7/21) I weighed 291 today I weigh 261 so yaaaahhhh for me 30lbs gone by the dr's scales in 3 wks . I was told I can do anything I want to now when it comes to exercising. I can go swimming now too. Elizabeth made sure I knew that Fuzz expects me to workout 60 mins/daily~6 days a week. So on the way home from my appt I stopped @ Walmart & bought me a treadmill. Once I go back to work it'll be easier to get in even more than 60 mins b/c of our gym there & that's what I'm planning on spending my lunch hour doing~working out. I do have to work really hard on getting in my protein. I've got 2 new protein drinks in mind but the place I buy them at won't get a shipment in of one of them until Tues. So early Tues morning me & my Ma are gonna be there to get a couple for me to try before I buy a case. Well, wish me luck on getting in more (if not all) of my protein & getting my exercise in daily. Til next time
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Here I am
on July 25, 2008 1:52 pm
Hey ya'll Well, surgery was  Monday, came home (to my momma's) on  Wed & now I'm back  in my own house. My  surgery went great. I've had very lil  pain. I was in my  room on Monday  around 5pm & was up  walking around 8pm. I did start my "dot"  Sunday night so I  think the cramping  took away from the "surgery" pain. I'm  still tender & a lil  sore in spots but mostly where I'd  have to pull all my  weight up into the hospital bed with my right side (IV was in the left hand). I'm only 5'2" and even when we lowered the hospital bed as low as it would go I had to "jump/climb/scoot" myself into the bed  &  to get comfortable. Going to the bathroom was the hardest thing for me (not the actual going~"cleaning up" when I was done~TMI I know). Thanks to everyone for their thoughts & prayers. As I start weighing I'll post pics & my  progress. Take care my OH family, love you all.

Hugs,
TC
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Tomorrow is MY DAY
on July 20, 2008 8:18 am
Hey ya'll. Can't believe it....tomorrow is MY DAY. I'm feeling (surprisingly) pretty calm today (or maybe it's "numb"). I'll post as soon as I can once I'm home. Please say a prayer for me tomorrow.

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Hospital called
on July 18, 2008 3:29 pm

Hey everybody. Just wanted to let ya'll know that the hospital called today around 12:45 to let me know that I have to be at the hospital to check in at 8:30 & my surgery w/b around 10:45. So glad it's in the morning. I am on liquids all day Sunday but I was told by the hospital that I can have liquids now til 4:00 am on Monday morning~hope I'm snoozing @ 4am. Last Friday b/f they knew what time my surgery w/b they said nothing at all after 10pm Sunday night. Hope everybody is doing good.

Thanks for checking in.

Hugs.

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Emotions, Emotions
on July 13, 2008 8:32 pm

 

 

OK. A week from tomorrow w/b my "rebirthday". I'm excited & part of me is so ready. The other part is nervous & scared. I'm having all the scary, negative thoughts. Wondering is this the right thing? Will I make it thru? What about my kids if I don't make it? But then again I think how long will I be around for them if I don't have it. Did anybody else have these thoughts the closer it got to their date? I trust Fuzz completely & know he'll do a great job just my pesimistic (spelling?) side, I reckon. Hopefully the positive thoughts will kick in & "overtake" the negative ones soon. Pls pray for me. Any words of encouragement w/b greatly appreciated.

Goodnight.

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My Story

I've been overweight all my life. My Pa always told me that when I was born they were still using the old style incubators (spelling?) at the hospital & I looked like a little butterball stuffed in it. Anyway, several of my family mbrs have had weight problems for as far back as I can remember & I can't remember when I wasn't on a diet during my lifetime. Just like most everybody else on this site I was always the "friend, sweet girl with the pretty face & great personality". I've always been healthy~except of course the weight. I've been researching & debating on having GBS since I first learned about it~when Carnie Wilson had her's. I won't to do this to change my life for the better & add years to my life. My plan is to have the surgery later this year. My family & friends are so supportive of me~of course there are a "few" that only think of the negatives, (learning to ignore those ppl & comments). I'm so excited to start this journey & glad there are others out there to support me.

 


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