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06-15-2007, 01:45 AM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Resident of God's Garden since Jan '09, Missed on Terra, Victim to irresponsible DUI.
Posts: 271
Weight Statistics June 13 2007 Start Date:
January , 10, 2008 Surgery Date:
6' 5"
Height:
448 lb Start Weight:
238 lb Current Weight:
210 lb Goal Weight:
210 lb Weight Loss:
28 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.875 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index53.119244392 BMI Start:
28.2195985832 BMI Current:
24.8996458087 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
 |  I finally saw my surgen for the 1st time!!
Yes...finally got to the 1st hurdle! If any of you remember on my other posts the anxiety that I had built up before meeting him, I just want to say I was worrying for basically nothing ! It went very good ! He wants me to see a nutritionist, which I think makes alot of sense. He wants to take tests like xrays , ultrasounds and a few other tests which he says is common practice. He says that he thinks the surgery would be great for me. He said I will live much better and longer if I have the surgery.
He didnt give me any flack about being 448lbs. He knew that Ive been big all my life. He which did surprise me , he didnt say anything about losing weight before my surgery. He did say that 2 weeks before surgery , I would be on some water and powder diet for 2 weeks nothing else to eat. I will not be seeing no sychiatrist. Insurance he said will not be a problem, which is very good! He said he knew I was serious about the operation just by talking to me. The operation I will be having is the R N Y Gastric Bypass, and that was the one I was hoping for. He explained to me his Operating history...ie his successes and he said he only had 1 failure. I thought this was really good that hes being honest and open with me !
The only little down part is I will have to wait about 6 mths. Dr said its the same for everybody...wait times in Canada are long , he said I might get an earlier call if theres a cancelation , When I told my family DR about the wait time he told me I was lucky...he says some peaple have to wait a couple of yrs sometime! So I feel very possitive about things now and a whole less stressful !
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06-15-2007, 02:00 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Smiths Station Alabama
Posts: 4,363
Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4782608696 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.0629552549 BMI Start:
23.7747138398 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am so happy you liked your surgeon. I have read I believe on here where a few canadians have a 1 yr wait. I am happy yours doesnt seem to be that long
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06-15-2007, 04:15 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am glad the day finally came
and it was a relief to you to have gone
so well!
YOUR journey is getting closer and closer now
and im happy for you.
HUGS! its awesome to hear you getting closer and closer to ur dream
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06-15-2007, 04:19 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Happy to hear you are moving steadily a long. Before you know it the 6 months will have passed. Congrats!
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06-15-2007, 06:06 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WI
Posts: 606
Weight Statistics May, 2006 Start Date:
August 1st, 2006 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
247 lb Start Weight:
144 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
-36 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.7004048583 % % Lost:
May, 2007 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0984615385 BMI Start:
23.9602366864 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
|  Hey there Jerry!
Yup, over that first hurdle. Amen! You are right, six months is the norm. That six months though, and thinking back, went very very fast. For me, when I started it was latter Winter, so I didn't have to just sit in the house and think about it either. Being that Spring time is the time for most people to get out and enjoy all that it has to offer, I kept as busy as I could from month to month. Before I knew it, my dietician therapy was over with and my papers were sent off for approval. I only had to wait a month when I got my letter of approval. That was a day to remember, and yours will be to Jer. Keep us posted on anything else that goes right in your journey to the new you. Well, anything at all. Sometimes it isn't all good with some of the fellow board member, but as so many of us have said, we are one big happy family here ready to lend any support needed to have people feel more at ease with everything in there life dealing with whatever life has dealt them. HANG IN THERE JER, YOUR RIDE IS JUST BEGINNING. I am glad that we are all here to help you through it.  mike
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06-15-2007, 06:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,952
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I'm so happy for you. I'm sure the 6 months will go fast.
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06-15-2007, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,781
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Congrats, you are doing well. Very glad to hear you and your surgeon hit off well, and that he is very compassionate.
6 months may seem long right now, but when you look back in the future, you'll find that it had flown by.
((((((((HUGS))))))) May your journey go well.
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06-15-2007, 12:08 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hello there Jerry. I see your day came. I have been thinking about you all week knowing this week was the week you got to see your surgeon. First of all congradulations. You did it. I know you feel better emotionally now somewhat. I noticed on here we have a new fella with us who has had to wait now for 2 years to get worked in. Hes near London. They have uniform health care to.
Jerry the one thing you wont have to hurdle like we do in the states is the insurance issues. We have private poilicys here. Its not a goverment run insurance plan like your country has for every one. Now Jerry your life will be full now for the next few months doing test etc... And you have to think of it this way......If one of those test come back a little off........they have plenty of time to correct it before hand. And hey your only gonna be right behind me on mine. Remember im September. So I should be able mabye to help you some. Again Jerry CONGRADULATIONS!
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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