rtptjd
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rtptjd wrote a blog post 13 years, 8 months ago
Living & losing & loving it! - Since surgery 11/30/11, I have lost 45 pounds; overall, since my heaviest weight, I have lost almost 60 pounds! Unbelievable. I know without a doubt I could not have lost that mu...
rtptjd posted a discussion topic 13 years, 10 months ago
Noticing who is noticing my weight loss (or not).. - Since surgery I have lost about 33 pounds; from my heaviest weight last year, I've lost 46 pounds. Not as much as some of you all out there, but I'll definitely take it. But, I'm...
rtptjd wrote a blog post 13 years, 11 months ago
Happy 2012 everybody! - We've made it to a New Year, and boy did 2011 fly by (after I got my surgery approved...until that time it seemed to be crawling by, agonizingly slowly). In the past I've been pre...
rtptjd posted a comment 13 years, 11 months ago
Yikes! What a nightmare you had to endure! Relatively speaking...
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rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years ago
Sleeved, healing, and grateful! - My VSG surgery on 11/30/11 went very well. I was able to come home from the hospital the next afternoon.
I have realized that I got to have 2 Thanksgiving days this year: th...
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rtptjd posted a discussion topic 14 years ago
Sleeved & healing! - THANKS to all of you for your support, prayers & positive thoughts! My surgery on 11/30/11 went very, very well. I was able to come home the following afternoon. Now, I am slowl...
rtptjd posted a discussion topic 14 years ago
Yikes! Pre-surgery jitters! - OK, I'm told being nervous prior to surgery is quite normal. If it is, let me assure you with surgery only 5 days away I am VERY normal right now!! I know this is a good decision...
rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years ago
The clock is ticking...12 days to surgery! - Thank heavens for this website. I now know that it is perfectly normal to have sweated blood agonizing over getting VSG surgery approved, then once it is approved, to be absolutel...
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rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
New "Me" Resolutions - As I wait for my surgery date on November 30, I'm trying not to freak out...focus, focus on the things I'll be able to do once I lose weight. So, what better way than to make reso...
rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Pre-op testing cleared! - I had my last pre-op test on Monday, at the cardiologist: a stress echocardiogram. Tough little treadmill workout at what felt like a 45 degree incline, for 9 minutes of pretty d...
rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Pre-op testing underway: so far, so good. - The road to VSG surgery continues. Upper GI series, passed (a little bit of reflux, but nothing severe); pulmonary function tests, passed w/ flying colors (actually above predicte...
rtptjd posted a discussion topic 14 years, 2 months ago
Alcohol & VSG? - I was talking with some friends recently about my upcoming VSG, and they asked if I could still drink alcohol after surgery. Truthfully I'm not real sure; I haven't asked my surg...
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rtptjd added a goal 14 years, 2 months ago
Complete the 2012 Peachtree Road Race
rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
The angels listened...I'm approved. - Yesterday I took a deep breath, braced myself for more bad news, and dialed my insurance company. After the obligatory preambles and button-pushing, I finally got a human and expl...
rtptjd posted a discussion topic 14 years, 2 months ago
And finally...approval! - Got the word from my insurance company yesterday: the previous denial has been reversed and I'm approved for gastric sleeve. Still have pre-op clearances to get through (cardiolog...
rtptjd posted a comment 14 years, 3 months ago
He certainly sounds like a keeper to me! That quality in a person is...
rtptjd wrote a blog post 14 years, 3 months ago
Calling all angels.. - I recently downloaded some music for my sister and was listening to one of the tunes: "Calling All Angels" by a group called Train. I had heard this on the radio before & thought...
rtptjd posted a comment 14 years, 4 months ago
Two suggestions: first, find another doctor. These folks are a...
About Me
Atlanta, GA
Location
26.0
BMI
Surgery
11/30/2011
Surgery Date
Aug 25, 2010
Member Since
