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Goals

keep the weight off

11 People
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Have less pain from my arthritis

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achieve a healthy weight

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Buy clothes at a regular store...not a plus size store.

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Have a normal BMI

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Surgeon Testimonial

Charles Ferguson, M.D.
I absolutely adore Dr. Ferguson. He is a wonderful, friendly, kind, funny man. Not to mention an amazingly skilled surgeon. He was all over the local press for a while this year because of a high-profile lawsuit, which was going on during the time of my presurgical process, which resulted in some postponements in my surgery. This caused me some frustration, but it never caused me to doubt his abilities, and thankfully (and justly) he prevailed in the courtroom. rnrnI sailed through surgery thanks to his skill and I'm so grateful to him that I'm on the other side of this process and can now start my new life!rnrnSince he also represents the MGH Weight Center here, I'll mention that as well. As a weight management center, they are superb. They offer top-notch medical care there. I highly recommend them. Not only do they have the best in their fields working there, they are on the cutting edge of obesity research thanks to their leader, Dr. Lee Kaplan. They are simply the best. rnrnAs a medical office, they leave much to be desired. I, and many people I have talked to, have had many difficulties with office staff: Rudeness, unreturned phone calls, scheduling problems, billing issues, etc. They just don't seem very competent. That being said, I wouldn't let that stop me from going there. I go there for medical care, and I'm not going to get better care elsewhere. Their program is simply the best around. The other stuff is frustrating and dampens the experience somewhat, but I had the best surgeon one could have and excellent care so I've done with griping. Hopefully they'll straighten out those snags and make the experience there more pleasant and a little less frustrating. The positives by far outweigh the negatives.rnrnSo there it is, the good and the bad. Definitely don't let the bad scare you off. It seems frustrating at the time, but anything you have to put up with is so worth it for the security of knowing that you have the best medical minds and surgical hands caring for you. I highly recommend both Dr. Ferguson and the MGH Weight Center.rn
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by wyldwoman on 9/18/07 9:12 am
    Thank you so much for your support. With my surgery less than 24 hours away I really appreciate it. Tracey
  • Comment by Kimberly Novak on 9/18/07 6:01 am
    Wishing you all the best as you begin your life changing journey~~Kim
  • Comment by judyanne on 9/16/07 8:31 am
    Wednesday 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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Before Pics
posted on 8/1/07 3:27 pm
Well, I took my official 'Before' pics this past weekend. Boy was that an eye-opener. If I ever had any doubts about having surgery, doing that erased every one of them.

It's not that I didn't know I was fat. At over 300 pounds, it's a hard fact to avoid. But when I dress in the morning, do my hair, I look to see if there's anything out of place, make sure that I don't look absolutely horrible, and that's about it. I've worked very hard in recent years to like myself. I used to look in the mirror, even when I had a great body, and hate what I saw. Ironically, when I was very thin, I thought I was obese.  I thought I was monstrous. If I had known then that I would eventually become obese, I would have appreciated it more. In my quest to become more sane, I've worked extremely hard at liking myself, inside and out, and have learned to accept what I see in the mirror. It wasn't until my weight began to affect my health that I decided to have WLS.

So donning skivvies (for my own personal reference pictures) and a swimsuit (for the pictures that I will post online and show others) and allowing a friend to photograph me in all my glory was a jarring experience. What you see in the mirror is never the same as what you see in photographs. And having someone photograph you from across the room, and from the side and back, gives you views that you just can't get on your own in front of the looking glass.

My feelings upon viewing these pictures were grim. I was looking at a young, vibrant woman trapped in a sick body. That person wasn't me.

I feel so relieved that I'm doing something to take back my life and give myself a chance at health. I want my youth back. I'm too young to be so old.


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