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Obesity & Me

Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

UP AND DOWN OF WEIGHT LOSS 10 PDS AND PUT IT RIGHT BACK ON PLUS SOME.......... THIS SURGERY IS NOT THE QUICK FIX ITS THERE TO HELP...........

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

PEOPLE AND MOST OF ALL YOUR SELF................

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

TRYING TO BE MORE HAPPIER SEEING LIFE AND INJOY IT I WATCH MY GRANDSON NOW AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW SON IN MY HOME HE IS 5 ALMOST 6 IGET TO INJOY LIFE

How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?

MY FRIEND HAD ONE

Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage?

DONT GIVE UP IF OVER 125 OR MORE OVER WEIGHT WALK,,,, DRINK WATER............

What was your first visit with your surgeon like? How can people get the most out of this meeting?

DR PARVEZ IS VERY NICE HE ANSWERED EVERYTHING I ASKED WRITE YOUR SELF A NOTE AND HE WILL ANSWER WHAT EVER YOU ASK.

What made you finally decide to have the surgery?

I HAVE LUPUS AND MY ARTHYRIES IN MY KNEES AND BODY WAS GIVING ME FITS. AND I WANTED TO BE HEALTHY..........

How did you decide which proceedure to have?

DR.DID THAT FOR ME

What fears did you have about having complications or even dying from from the surgery, and what would you tell other people having the same fears now?

ONLY GOD KNOWS WHEN ITS OUR TIME ........SO DONT LET FEAR BE A PART OF IT ........ I HAD COMPLICATIONS FROM MY LUPUS...SO I KNOW JUST GET HEALTHY........

What was your stay in the hospital like? How long where you there? What things are most important to bring?

1WEEK ATOOTH BRUSH

Did you have any complications from the surgery? If so, how did you deal with them?

MY LUPUS SHOWED ITS UGLY HEAD SO MY TISSUES JUST DIED DR. WAS RIGHT THERE FOR ME I HAD A FEEDING TUBE 2 MONTHS THEN ANOTHER WEEK FOR BLOOD CLOTS BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE I HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS

In the weeks after you got your surgery date, how did you feel? How did you cope with any anxiety you might have felt?

WONDERFUL OUT WALKING GETTING MY READY FOR THE UNKNOWN.

Describe your first few weeks home from the hospital. What should people expect from this period?

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO AND STICK AS MUCH CAN TO THE LIST.

What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this?

FAMILY FRIENDS

What is your scar like? Is this what you expected?

ITS ABOUT 5 INCHS LONG YES

Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery.

IVE BEEN OUT 5YEARS THIS OCT 17 2007 AND IVE PLAYED WITH 20 PDS AND THAT WITH ALL THE MEDS I TAKE..

Do you notice people treating you any differently now?

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES .......................
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