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Surgeon Testimonial Andrew Aldridge M.D., F.A.C.S. I like Dr. Aldridge. He's very personable, knowledgable and sincere. He explains things well and he truely seems to care about people. He did a wonderful job on my VSG, so far I am very happy with the results and the aftercare is top-notch. I don't have anything negative to say about him or his staff. Member Interests
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I'm still losing weight regularly, about 2 lbs a week. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Fortunately I have not had a stall yet. PROTEIN! I haven't lost any hair and at this point I don't think it will happen, I'm nearly 5 months post-op. PROTEIN! I've been hiking a bit which I love (yes LOVE!) and it's time for me to find new harder trails to hike. I've had an interest in backpacking for years and my hiking guru has rekindled my interest in the sport. I'm looking forward to long hikes, overnighters and spending more time outdoors. Somedays I feel that I eat too much but most days I clearly don't eat enough. A friend who knows about the surgery and how little I eat asked me how I will stop losing when I get to the weight that I want to be. I replied that's a good question but I don't know the answer. She seemed really concerned but I told her that I would rather have a hard time keeping weight on than trying to keep it off because I've already failed at keeping it off. I can't eat bread at all. I know that other VSGers can eat bread but not me. I tried to eat chicken and dumplings the other night but after a small bite of dumpling I was so uncomfortably full I had to go for a walk to try to minimize the pain. I wasn't all that fond of bread before surgery so it isn't a huge loss but I do miss it a little. Giving up bread and bread products is acceptable to me, it's better than the alternative! It brings tears to my eyes to think of what I would be now if I had not had THIS surgery (not the lapband). My life has been saved. The happiness and joy I have now can only be attributed to two special human beings, Dr. Aldridge and Dr. Langsdorf...oh yeah and me. Yes, this IS the best thing I have ever done for myself. 0 Comment(s)
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