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“This is my journey”

~ ~ 05.10.06 ~ ~ (post surgery - surgery date 5.2.06)

I have been thinking about this surgery for 3 years, 
but was unsure if I
wanted to do it because my mother had the
 lap band 7 years ago. And
had so many problems with the lap 
band and still does to this day. I
finally decided about a year ago. 
I am submitted my information the week 
of Thanksgiving to 
Park Nicollet to review to see if I was a good
candidate. 
Within a week I got my response and they where forwarding 
my information to my health insurance company (health partners)
 for
approval. Which I did receive giving me approval from 
1.31.06 thru 1.30.07
to have the surgery done. 
Well every thing went smooth for that, but
rough and bumpy for me 
emotionally. Dec 21st 2005, my father was in
the hospital for 
Bronchitis and a slight case of Pneumonia, Which was
not that bad, 
but it was the blood clot in the back of his knee that
dis-lodged 
and caused his sudden death. After that I was there a lot
for 
my mother, who lives 1 1/2 hours from me, but I am 
the closest living
child to her, So me and my husband did a lot 
to help her out. Then in
Feb I quit smoking and drinking coffee 
and drinking soda all in the same
week... Only thing that helped 
me with that, was I went to CA to help
my sister with her 1 month 
old baby, (and 3 other kids), who was born
shortly after my dad died. 
Which he was planning on being in CA for
2 months to help her out 
due to she was suffering from a syactic nerve.
So my mother went out to 
CA for Jan. and I went for 2 weeks in 1st half
of Feb and my other sister
 took the other half of Feb. Then my mother
blew her knee out and was 
in the hospital for a week and then she came
to stay with my husband 
and me for a month 1/2.

To my father Whom I love and Miss Alot!

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~ ~ 05.11.06 ~ ~ I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SLEEP APNEA WITH HYPOENA AND

THEN I HAD 2 PERIANAL ABSCESS/CICST AND CAME DOWN WITH BRONCHITIS AND

A PNEUMONIA- (WHICH WAS THE REASON MY FATHER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN THE

1ST PLACE SO MY MOTHER WENT CRAZY FOR A BIT. UNDERSTANDABLE. AND MOM

I AM STILL ALIVE!........) BUT THEN I ALSO KIDNEY STONE AND THEN I GOT APPROVED

FOR LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY AND 1 WEEK BEFORE

SURGERY, I CAME DOWN WITH BELL'S PALSEY, AND IT EFFECTED MY LEFT SIDE OF MY

FACE AND MY EYE, WITH BLURRED/DOUBLED VISION, MY FACE WAS PARALYZED

AND I COULDN'T SHUT MY EYE BUT HALF WAY.... (BOY COULD I DO THE ELVIS SNEER

THEN... FUNNY- BUT NOT.... AND THE EYE PATCH WASNT THE GREATEST HOOT EITHER.)

THEY ALMOST DIDNT LET ME HAVE THE SURGERY BUT, I GOT TO HAVE THE

SURGERY EVEN THOU I WAS ON A HIGH AMOUNT OF STEROIDS.

~ ~ 07.02.06~ ~ I AM CURRENTLY 2 MONTH OUT AS OF 7.2.06 I AM DOWN 55 LBS

AND FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 13 YEAR I AM LIGHTER THAN MY HUSBAND BY 5 LBS.

I HAVE BEEN EATING ALOT OF GOOD FOOD AND DRINKING ALOT OF WATER AND

ALOT OF WALKING, AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR A DAY, ANDTHEN 1/2 HOUR OF TONING. IT

IS A LIFE STYLE CHANGE, BUT IT HAS TAKEN THE 3 YEARS TO GET HERE, TO

PREPARE ME FOR A BETTER LIFE. 

 

~ ~ 07.06.06~ ~ MY PERIANAL ABSCESS/CICST THAT I HAD BACK IN FEB. OF

THIS YEAR IS BACK... AND LARGE AND IS HURTING READY BAD I HAVE A DR

APPT AT 10.30 AM TODAY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. YESTERDAY I WAS IN A LOT

OF PAIN AND IT WAS VERY LARGE AND HURTING REALLY BAD AND HAS BEEN

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. WELL I WENT IN AND GOT NUMBED UP AND SHE

CUT IT OPEN AND STUCK A Q-TIP IN THERE TO OPEN IT REALLY WIDE TO

DRAIN THE INFECTION OUT, SO I AM NUMBED AND PACKED... TEE-HEE I KNOW

TOO MUCH INFOR!!! WELL NOW I AM SCHEDULED FOR DAY SURGERY ON 7.13.06

AT 4 PM AT MERCY HOSPITALIN COON RAPIDS, SO I'LL LEAVE WORK EARLY FOR

PREP ON THRUSDAY AND GONE FROM WORK ON FRIDAY AND BACK ON MONDAY.

AND THE REASON FOR THE SURGERY IS THAT THE PERIANAL ABSCESS/CICST HAS

CHANGED IN TO A FISTULA AND WITHOUT SURGERY IT WILL KEEP COMING BACK.

 

~ ~ 07.09.06~ ~ Today I weighed myself and I went up 3 lbs.... I feel it

is because I haven’t been able to walk in the last week or exercise

because it is hard when your butt/anis hurts from the fistula and

you have almost non stop drainage and have to have gauze there to

catch it, other wise.... I am feeling better today not so much pain, but

still concern about having another surgery, I had the hemroidendectoped

Dec of 2004, and I still at times have ongoing issues with that. But

What worries me is the ABSCESS/CICST, fistula, I can get again in the

same region, not the same spot due to the surgery I going to have. I

have had a colonoscopy back in 2004 and was given the all clear. But,

there is always something in the back of your mind (cancer) when you

have several issues like that there. Emotional I am doing good today

but still can’t stop thinking about the surgery. I am going to have

another hot sit bath to help the pain and the draining. Brian left

for work early today, he works from 3 p.m to 11:30pm Wed thru Sunday,

so I spend a lot of time by myself. But he stopped by his mom's house

on his way to work to pick up my mixer and bowl she had barrowed

and she just yelled at him on how he and Jeff are just like there father-

no good and abusive...and Johnny is the only good son...she will never

let him (john-there father) rest in peace. It is so sad that she can’t let

go of her hatred towards him for the sake of her sons. They can't

even talk to her with out her going off and yelling about him being

no good and calling him fuckhead this and fuckhead that. It's to the

point that 2 of the 3 boys don’t want anything to do with her.

Because of the way she acts and talks. And she doesn’t understand....

and thinks it has nothing to do with her. I miss my father, we had

our issues, but there is a time to let go and move on. I have been

working on that myself. It has been just over 6 months since his death.

And I still feel numb. I did go shopping the other day and bought

two shirts, 1 size 1x which is way to big but it is a flowing skirt like

shirt and I liked it and it was on clearance...and the other is a size

large... Woo hoo. I don’t try a lot on due to I don’t want to upset

myself if I can't get into a size smaller yet. Well but who doesn’t

have that issue. Right!! Again it not a # it is how I am feeling. And

I am feeling good about my weight lose.

 

~ ~ 07.10.06 ~ ~ Today is a great day even thou it looks like I gained

3 lbs. But I was able to get into my size 20 Capri’s today and also

my husband used my truck and normally he moves the seat forward

and when I get in I have to move it back because of my stomach... Guess

what I didn’t have to move it backwards and I had room to move around.

 

~ ~ 07.12.06 ~ ~ Well today I feel great emotionally- Last Night I went

thru all my clothes and I was able to pull out all my 3x, 2x, 1x

clothes, I had 3 loads of wash, I washed everything because a gal from

work is going thru them and taking what she wants and giving me the

rest back, so I can do a clothes swap (swapkins) with my support group

at the end of the month. Where you drop of clothes and you can get

new sizes for yourself. I also had my pants belt that I wore for quite

sometime when I 1st got it; I was in the very 1st hole. The after the

surgery I kept going down holes and sizes until there where no holes

left. Brian checked measured it and it was 6 inches... WOW!!

 

~ ~ 07.14.06 ~ ~ SURGERY UPDATE Well I made it; I'm a little drug up still,

because there still is quite a bit of pain. Yesterday was a very long

day, I left work at 9:30 am and got home by 10:00 am and had to start

the surgery prep by doing 2 Fleet enema's one at 10 and the again at 11

the first one wasn't that bad, but the second one I could feel it

running thru my intestines and the crapping and burning sensation was

bad. I was glad when that was over. I don't want to do one of those

again too soon. So, Brian drove me to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and

we got there about 1 pm and my surgery was moved up from 4 pm to 3 pm.

I meet everyone that was going to work on me and they were all great

and nice and very informational. I got to talk to Dr Heather Rossi and

she said if everything goes good, she should be done in about 1/2 hour.

And that they should be able to cut it out and it would make it heal

from the inside out and it should not come back again. She would be

doing an exam to make sure there were no other trouble spots starting.

Worse case would be that it would be too deep and around to much

muscle and they would have to band it off for a couple weeks and

then have another surgery in several weeks to fix it then... Well it

lasted 1/2 hour, she only had to cut it out, and no banding needed!!!

Whew, good, really weren’t looking towards any more surgeries. Well,

They gave me Vicodin 50 mg- 2 tabs every 4 hours as needed...(also got

Xylocaine 2% jelly, which you put it on and it numbs up the area…..

I also have 3 days left of taking Augmentin to help the infection) Well

the Vicodin was really needed. It took 1/2 hour to drive home and about

after 20 mins into the drive, I was really feeling the pain start up and

I was getting carsick. When I got home I took 2 tabs, and went to bed,

I still had the gauze packing inside of me. Long story short, it was

causing extreme pain. It was so bad that the Vicodin wasn't relieving

the pain at all. Finally, around 11 p.m, I called the on call Dr and he

stated to take 500 mg of aspirin every 6 hours on top of the Vicodin

and even though orders stated to take the packing out the next day

and take a sit bath, But he wanted me to do it now. Which as soon as

the packing came out the pressure and the stabbing pain was greatly

reduced. But believe me, not gone. Today, I don't remember much, because

with taking the Vicodin every 4 hours it knocks me out right away and

I sleep for 3 to 3 1/2 hours and then I do it all over again. At 6 pm tonight,

I dropped myself down to 1 pill and I am still awake. But I can still feel

the pain, so I took another sit bath, then came to do this update.

Picture 4 taken today.

 

 

~ ~ 07.23.06 ~ ~ Well Today was another great day, I went to the support

group, Swapkins, Where you take in your clothes that are to big and you

lay them out with everyone else’s clothes by size to make it easy. And

you look through for new sizes for yourself. The greatest thing is

everyone there ranged from all sizes. There was a lot of clothes. I took

like 9 to 10 paper bags full from spring to winter wear. I brought home

two nice full ones back for myself. And I was really happy with that,

every thing I picked out by just eyeing it up fit me! There are like 2 or

3 items, I would feel better in after losing another 5 to 10 lbs but they

still fit! I hated getting new clothes and getting home to find out they

didn’t fit because, I hated going into the dressing room seeing it not fitting

and I would give up on shopping, because it made me soo sad. I also went

down like 2 or 3 lbs since my last weight in, But that is good, even thou

I haven't been able to exercise the last 2 weeks due to my other surgery

and being so sore. Donna on me plan to pick it up again and walk for ½

hour at lunch at work. I also plan on weighing myself every couple weeks.

But will only update the weight chart now monthly.

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~ ~ 07.27.06 ~ ~ HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 10 YEARS! WOO-HOO! Brian and myself

got married 10 years ago today in PIne City, MN in the marina on 3 pontoon

boats tied together. It was a beautiful day. We have had our good times

and enough of the bad times to in the last 10 years. But here we are a

total of 13 years later. Hoping for 13 more!!! *** I just got beautiful flowers

from my husband from Bachman's delivered to work it has roses and other

little pupple flower and greenery..... I can't do it justice. I'll download

the pics later.

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~ ~ 08.02.06 ~ ~ Well not much to update on beside I am feeling alot better,

I still get sore only once in a while and have been off pain pills for 1 ½

weeks, wasn't easy. still use gel here and there. I am no longer extremely

obese. JUST OBESE! can wait to be just fat, just a bit over weight, a bit

chubby..... I know. I know alot more hard work, and it doesn't end there.

Brian will take some new pictures of me this weekend so I hope to update

the three month pics.

 

~ ~ 08.15.06 ~ ~ Tonight Klarisa is visiting!!!!!!!! She will be staying until

sunday 8.20.06, I cant wait to see her. I mean, We talk on the phone. But

I haven't seen her since my dads funeral in December. I don't have alot

planned. I have to work all week also, from 7.30am to 4.00pm so guess

who is driving me back and forth to work to have my truck... Humm....

Saturday my mom will come in town and have lunch with myself and Klar

and a friend of mine and her little boy. then go shopping. then sunday

take Klar out for breakfast with her friend leanne and her little boy.

Other than that it up to Klarisa.

 

~ ~ 08.20.06 ~ ~ Well Klarisa is home now and the week went by faster

than I would of liked. Klarisa put me to work and got me to finish her

scapbook ffrom the year 2004 thru college and her 1st apt.-(2 pages each)

alot to get done. My arms and hands are sore, but I get that way when

I use them too much, soing things with alot of details, like cross stiching

and even crocheting. I'll be sore for several days but at lease the book

is done and she has it. It made her happy. Klarisa was surprised on how

I looked and happy to hear and see that I really do watch what I eat

now. **** Happy news- I got into my size 16 shorts this weekend... wow...

Well I am tired so going to get somethig to eat and relax the rest off

the night. and watch some tv.

 

~ ~ 09.01.06 ~ ~ Ok Today is my last day at my current job at Assurant

Health that i have been with for 3 year 1 month and 1 day.... Wheww mouth

full... The company has been very support for me this complete year with

starting off with my fathers death, then to me helping out my sister

chris in CA for two weeks and then myself getting sick and taken time

off and then getting the cicst and taking time off, then quiting smoking....

and then getting the bell's palsy and then having my surgery and then

having my cicst return and having surgery on them again... and then just

all the normal stuff that happens in life with little bumps down the

road...... Well after all that i am ready to start an new part of my

career, with my new body that i got into size 16 short!! wheww ....

Everyone Have a Great and Safe Weekend! ; )

 

~ ~ 09.06.06 ~ ~ Ok, Today was the 2nd day on the job and I still love

it. Hey how many companies have 4 oversized recliners in the cafeteria

so you can lay back and watch TV??? and a large buffet room for

company party and events attched to a patio. And the crem of de crem.....

an work out room... YES a work out room with 10 different things to

workout on plus a vcr and dvd player with a large TV..... and a locker

room to clean up in/shower. And yes there are alot more little thing

that add up also, but to many to name.... So I am very happy with my

decesion. I will hopefully update pics later next week. Have a great

Night Everyone!

 

~ ~ 09.17.06 ~ ~ We last week at my doctor appt they put me on iron

and vitamin C and I am also working for an hour 3 days aweek after

work. I didnt go biking this weekend just wasnt movitaved... Plus the

monthly visitor came which I am not use to. Before the surgery I had

1 to 2 a year. and since the surgery I havent missed month....ick.. Sorry

the all the women that had it monthly for most of your lives... So far

this is the only thing I dont like about the surgery. I am still loosing

a quite a bit of hair but from what I hear it will hopefully slow down

around 8 or 9 months. I also have hit a small platue, with the weight

lose. If i keep losing 5lbs a month I will be happy because I am still loosing.

 

~ ~ 09.20.06 ~ ~ Well last night was my first major cheat- I was thinking

ice cream and chocolate... but I went to burger king on got Brian an

order of french fries and a chocolate shake and I got myself a vanilla

cheese cake.. Yeah I ate it but I ate some of Brian’s french fries dipped

into his shake... Yup a Minnesotan thing.... Well today I am back to the

fruit and veggies with meat for lunch and yogurt with granola for breakfast.

And I will be working out for at least an hour tonight.

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~ ~ 09.25.06 ~ ~ Well I went shopping this weekend and very happy to see

that Ii was able to buy pants in the size of 18 and some 16, the 16 might

hang in the closet for several weeks, because I feel they are alittle bit

to snug. But very glad to be in the 18's... Brian also looked at the scale

on Sunday, because I thought there was something wrong with it but it

showed me at 201-199???? not to sure. I am going to workout tonight so I

plan to double check with the work scale. Because it also has matched

the one at home.. Well time to workout for an hour then head home. Ps.

We, (mom,tim, debbie, deanne) went to the event for Macy's and it is traveling

around the country, it was fun I will post a small pic tonight.

 

~ ~ 10.02.06 ~ ~ Today is my 5 month date!! WOW Sometimes it seems longer

than that. I will be updating tonight with pictures. and you can see my

first haircut since surgery, Been afraid to get it cut due to the hair loss

but I think it's ok. You cant tell.

 

~ ~ 10.04.06 ~ ~ Sorry still working on Brian getting my photos taken so

I can resize them and upload... hopefully within the next couple days....SORRY!

 

~ ~ 10.05.06 ~ ~ Ok! DONE!! if you didnt let the page complete load... go back

to the top to veiw the filmstrip of pictures. Faces, frontview, sideview.

Now that I am 5 months out I will do adding of me/profile picture every

other month.

 

~ ~ 10.12.06 ~ ~ FOR ALL OF THOSE NOT IN MINNE-BURR-AAA (MN) we have had

snow the last 2 days and it is freezin'. and yes it was sticking on the

1st day.!!! this morning I had to scrapp snow off the truck windows.....

Not a happy camper! BUT for the good news.... my mom and myself and

brian went in ton ticket for Trans-Siberian Orchestra on dec 30th at

the Xcel Energy Center, main floor. For all of you that dont know

the story behind thid special night and why it's so important to get

tickets again this year.... Last year my mom and dad bought tickets

for me and Brian but i knew about it, So the big syrprise was really

for Brian... dad was so excited about the tickets he gave them to Brian

early ... a couple days before he went into the hospital... my dad

couldnt stop talking about it it and asking Brian about them and

promised Brian that next time he would come with us.... Well as you

know my dad died a week later. we went to the concert 2 days after

dad died which was very, very hard. Brian wasnt sure if we should go

at all and was thing of not going. but mom talked him into it and

re-explain on who excited dad was about this gift...... We went and had

the worst seats in the world the very top row and it was so steep

Brian and I were both light headed and dizzy. We went to the customer

service area and explained the seating and before I could even finish

explaining the lady said no problem she made one quick call and got

us 2 seats 2 sections down front row, of the upper balcony... when me

and Brian saw the seat we got we cried ..... dad did it again..... We did

tell the lady my father got us the ticket and he died a couple days

ago and she said sorry and I hope you enjoy your night on your dad!

WE DID!!! Check them out in your area... you wont be sorry money well

spent! Click on the name below to see their website.

http://www.trans-siberian.com/">Trans Siberian Orchestra

I will have there music out her durning xmas.

 

~ ~ 10.18.06 ~ ~ OK CAN WE SAY STRESSED!! We for everyone that hasn’t

heard my mom is in the hospital again...!1st off she was in a car accident

on Oct 2 and decided not to tell any of us kids until a week later. Let's

just say we understand she is an adult and felt she needed to do this

on her own.... BUT... Yes there is a BUT....She was hurt and it could of been

worse..... The guy that pulled out in front of her was drunk and this

makes # 5 for DWI's.... GREAT>>>YEAH... NO>>>>>>> Well the car got totaled.

Now she has been in the hospital since last Sunday night (10.15.06) Stanley

and Ellen 2 of mom's neighbors took her there thinking it was a heart

attack... then she was admitted to the hospital. And we have gone from

one diagnoses to another. Well I hopefully get another update tonight.

 

~ ~ 10.27.06 ~ ~ Mom is being released tonight. I'll be picking her up after

work, and she will be staying at my house for a couple weeks... She has a

pic line in her arm and there will be Nurse's visits. Hopefully the

anitbotics will do the job and there will not have to be any surgery. As

for me I have exersised since last week Thrusday, I feel a little guilty

for that but I have been so tired and my diet hasnt been the best. I am

kind of scared to even get on the scale because of this. Well see. Have

a Great Halloween weekend and stay safe!!

 

~ ~ 10.31.06 ~ ~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!! Well mom is at my house and she is doing

better, we have nurse visit and lab runs (pickup) and she is doing the IV

at 9 am each morning. She is having another MRI this morning and a dr visit

and another dr visit on thrusday. So still keeping me very busy. Thanks

to everyone for the support. It is really cols and windy today feels like

the 1st day of Winter... YUP I said it WINTER... BRRR... Well the only bad news

is thru all of this I started Smoking again.. But I plan to quit. I need to,

But somehow it helps with the stress.... Dont ask me why, But it does. But

with it so cold out I only smoked a 1/2 cig because of the very cold wind.

Maybe if it stays this way I'll cut back sooner than later. 

~ ~ 12.04.06 ~ ~ Hey I AM BACK!!! Sorry havent had the time or energy to

update, But I am back on track, As of this morning I am down to 188 lbs

That's 3 lbs away from my 100lb goal lost. Well I try to get on track

with updates better here. Have a great day!

 

~ ~ 12.11.06 ~ ~ Hello again still at 188lbs but I went shopping this weekend

and I am in a size 16 jean and not squeezed into. Wooo-Hooo! I bought my

self and new coat with a real mink fur trim Size large. and a bunch of

new shirts. Some are form fitting ..woo-hoo wounld of dont that a year

ago! so as of Dec 2nd I am down 12 inches in my waist and 11 on my hips.

Woo-Hoo! and ONLY 7 months out. I hope EVERYONE has a very Happy

Holidays, I am taking for work next week Dec 19th thru Dec 26th

returning Dec 27th. And Not to sure what I am going to be doing ...

But the 21st is dad's 1 yaer Annv of his death. Brian took off so beside

going to therapy I am sending a quite day with him. P.S. I will try to

update my picture soon and my grid, Have been busy working on family

x-mas gift projects.

~ ~ 12.25.06 ~ ~ Merry Christmas to all. Have a great day!

~ ~ 01.01.07 ~ ~ Happy new year to all let’s hope this year is 10 times better!

 

~ ~01.03.07 ~ ~ Well it's the New Year Hopefully this year will start out

better and end better than last year. Dont have much to say other

than I am at 183 lbs. 3 lbs away from loosing my 1st 100 lbs. Have a Great

Year Everyone!

 

~ ~ 01.08.07 ~ ~ Good Morning everyone sorry for the look for my site

they have converted the format and I haven't had the time to fix everything.....

****** BUT GREAT NEWS AS OF LAST NIGHT I WEIGH IN AT 178!!!! I AM OFFICALL 102 LB

DOWN!!! WOO-HOO!!!! 


~ ~09.02.07~ ~ Well long time no hear, But here I am 1 year and 5 months 
out I am down 111 lbs and my BMI is 30.9 
can be better I have gone from wearing 3x to 12/14's 
depends on the maker. Per my doctor I have lost 75% 
of my body mass and  So that means I have reached there goal.
 I would like to loss at least another 20lbs all in the
 lower stomach area.  That would put me about 95% of my body 
mass lost if i loose another 20lbs. It's hardest spot to loose.
 I have bought my self a new bike and I have been biking abit, 
But you can always do more.
I am still having back issue though, So next week I am going to
 go so an orthopedic doctor to have them do a MRI and get new 
custom made orthodics for my shoes and to see what they suggest
 next for me since, I have lost all this weight and I am still having 
back pain issues. I will try to update better, But not much is going on.


~ ~ 09.04.07~ ~ Well Back from the Dr office they took a x-ray of my back 
and didn't see anything that they could treat but feels I may still have a 
hernated disk so friday I will be going for a MRI. I will update more then. 
I hope every had a happy and safe Holiday.


Your Body Mass Index


The Height you entered is 5 feet, 2 inches. The Weight you entered is 169 pounds.

Your Calculated BMI is: 30.9

BMI Categories:

  • Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
  • Overweight = 25-29.9
  • Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater


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long lake, MN
Location
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BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/02/2006
Surgery Date
Jun 08, 2006
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