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Topic: RE: Anyone from Northern VA having surgery this month? June 20th is my date..Dr. Halmi
This is Gainesville checking in. I don't have a date as I still have to complete my hoops for Tricare. I attend the Bluepoint surgery group though. Dr Halmi did the seminar but I was seen by Dr Moazzez..
I'm thinking about changing -not becasue I don't like them but I think I would prefer the sleeve and becasue I'm Tricare they don't cover it, so I'm thinking about trying for a referral down to Portsmouth for sleeve. It would mean waiting nearly another year (maybe) so I'm keeping my options open.
How are things going for you now you have had your surgery?
I'm thinking about changing -not becasue I don't like them but I think I would prefer the sleeve and becasue I'm Tricare they don't cover it, so I'm thinking about trying for a referral down to Portsmouth for sleeve. It would mean waiting nearly another year (maybe) so I'm keeping my options open.
How are things going for you now you have had your surgery?
HW: 218, SW: 204, CW: 139 GW: 112-119
Topic: Hello!
Hi guys! I am having surgery with Dr. Moazzez in the beginning of July and just wanted to stop by and say hey! I am in the Falls Church area and will be having sugery at Inova Fair Oaks; I would love to meet up with other people who have had WLS in the area. Can anyone point me to information on a good support group nearby? I have heard there is one that meets at Inova Fairfax?
Topic: RE: Anyone from Northern VA having surgery this month? June 20th is my date..Dr. Halmi
Cassandra Gordon
www.teambeachbody.com/cassandragordon
Dr. Halmi is great!! I had my surgery March 29th..
Cassandra Gordon
www.teambeachbody.com/cassandragordon
Topic: RE: Eating
The stomach pouch with the RNY starts off very small - initially meals are only 1/4 cup size. IF YOU TAKE CARE OF IT, the pouch gradually stretches over 18 months to its biggest size, about 1.0 to 1.5 cups, total. Then it should stop stretching. IT IS POSSIBLE to overstretch the stomach pouch if an individual consistently eats meals that are much bigger than that.
A sandwich can vary in size, so it's hard to say how big your pouch is. I tell my patients to avoid bread, by the way. To see if your pouch is the right size, measure out one cup of solid food, like cottage cheese, baked chicken/fish, green beans (not salad, which has a lot of air) and eat it slowly, over 20-30 minutes. If you're satisfied, your pouch is probably the right size.
The other reason RNY patients can eat larger meals is if their STOMA has enlarged: the "plumbing" connection between their stomach pouch and their Roux limb of intestine. If it takes much more than a cup to satisfy you at mealtime, follow-up with your surgeon; he may wish to get an x-ray of your RNY to see if the pouch has enlarged, the stoma has enlarged, or perhaps some other reason exists to explain it.
Good luck!
A sandwich can vary in size, so it's hard to say how big your pouch is. I tell my patients to avoid bread, by the way. To see if your pouch is the right size, measure out one cup of solid food, like cottage cheese, baked chicken/fish, green beans (not salad, which has a lot of air) and eat it slowly, over 20-30 minutes. If you're satisfied, your pouch is probably the right size.
The other reason RNY patients can eat larger meals is if their STOMA has enlarged: the "plumbing" connection between their stomach pouch and their Roux limb of intestine. If it takes much more than a cup to satisfy you at mealtime, follow-up with your surgeon; he may wish to get an x-ray of your RNY to see if the pouch has enlarged, the stoma has enlarged, or perhaps some other reason exists to explain it.
Good luck!
David C. Elliott, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgeon & Bariatric Medical Director
Parham Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA
Bariatric Surgeon & Bariatric Medical Director
Parham Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA
Topic: RE: Dr Bautista -- Plastic Surgeon
I just had my first round of plastics (LBL with butt augmentation) with Dr. Ivor Kaplan of Magee-Rosenblum Plastic Surgery in Norfolk, VA and am THRILLED with the results. (Pics are on my profile.) EVERYONE who's seen them (posted them on plastics and DS forums) have remarked about how awesome his work is and how feminine my new body is. (A lot of LBLs end up looking boxy.)
He is an actual artist (no, I'm not talking about that cliched term)......he paints and sculpts, etc. I really do think this has helped him to really understand the human form and figure. He has lots of experience in post WLS patients (though he doesn't advertise that).
Anyhow, if you're still looking, I highly recommend you get a consult with him (free). Let me know if you want the number.
Good luck!
He is an actual artist (no, I'm not talking about that cliched term)......he paints and sculpts, etc. I really do think this has helped him to really understand the human form and figure. He has lots of experience in post WLS patients (though he doesn't advertise that).
Anyhow, if you're still looking, I highly recommend you get a consult with him (free). Let me know if you want the number.
Good luck!
Topic: RE: If you could...
YES! YES! YES!
My advice to you would be to research all FOUR types of WLS before deciding what is right for you. Do not just get what they got because that is what you know (or even because that is what your doctor recommends, unless he does all four types himself).
When I do see someone posting about regrets, it is usually that they regret the type of surgery they chose.......
My advice to you would be to research all FOUR types of WLS before deciding what is right for you. Do not just get what they got because that is what you know (or even because that is what your doctor recommends, unless he does all four types himself).
When I do see someone posting about regrets, it is usually that they regret the type of surgery they chose.......
Topic: RE: Hello....from a long term post op!
Hello Ms. Tam,
Good to see you. I haven't been here either lately.
Good to see you. I haven't been here either lately.
Topic: Eating
How much do you eat at mealtime. I had RNY on 6/18/2009. At first I could barely eat anything, now I can eat an entire sandwhich. Is that too much to eat at one time.
Topic: RE: Anyone from Northern VA having surgery this month? June 20th is my date..Dr. Halmi
lost 140 lbs
Extended TT 12/072009 Plastic Surgeon Mitchell Krieger
Dr Halmi and Fair Oaks are the best. You are in great hands.
Good Luck
Good Luck
lost 140 lbs
Extended TT 12/072009 Plastic Surgeon Mitchell Krieger
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