Kathleen L.
I also like to meet new people and I have been going to the Support group at the hospital where I had the surgery (Inova Fairfax Hospital where Dr. Elariny does the surgery.
I am an Administrative Specialist with the Government agency.
I was referred to you from My General Doctor, Dr. Patrick Correnty who is out of Virginia Hospital Center. I have been overweight for a long time. I have been on numerous weight loss like Optifast, Weight Watchers, and the pill diet. I have been looking into having weight loss surgery for over a year, but in the meantime I was still going to a support group at Fairfax Hospital to get ideas of what the surgery is like from the people who had the same kind of surgery that I was looking into having.
On November 15, 2005 I had the VBG with Sleeve at Fairfax Hospital and my surgeon was Dr. Hazem Elariny, Vienna. My weight was 374, and I am 5'5.
My goals that I want to accomplish with my surgery:
1) Sit in a booth comfortably - Done
2) Cross my legs - Done
3) Be able to breathe easier and not have to use inhaler - Done
4) Get a bra at Victoria Secret - - Too Expensive so I probably will never get one. - Done
5) Get out of 5 x clothes - Done
6) Do some kind of 5k walk - Done as of 9/16/06
7) Fly to Mall of America or anywhere on a plane, without having to use the seat belt extender. Done.
