CanuckDiva

Hi all,

I am new to this forum. I had my surgery August 2nd. Started at 219lbs, 1 week later I was at 212lbs. I have an appointment at the doctors tomorrow for an official weigh-in as I believe my home scale is lying to me by about 10lbs. If it were true, I'd have dropped 26lbs in less than 3 weeks, I think it's more like about 16-17lbs. Glad to be here.

Canuck Diva

LisaBoston

Welcome...from your username, can I guess you are in BC? I don't know of Dr Goodman? Where is he at?

How are things going for you with your eating and such? Tell us more about yourself!

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Lisa
aka....Canadian Bear and her Canadian Bear Cubs!
Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
Tummy Tuck - June 4, 2007
314/152-157/180
start/now/goal
BMI 45.7/22.1-24/26.2

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Century Club - Sept 12, 2006
Overweight Club - Oct 19, 2006
One-der-land - Nov 8, 2006
Below Goal - Jan 30, 2007 - Anniversary Date!
Holding Below Goal - 2 year surgery anniversary!

CanuckDiva

Thanks for the welcome. Dr. Goodman is in NYC and operates out of Beth Israel Medical Centre. I am from Ontario Canada. If I had waited for the surgery here it would have been nearly a 5 year wait. I'd been referred previously to two surgeons in Ontario and I never got a phone call in over 2 years. I have tried several diets and exercise programs and have severe sleep apnea and am hoping the major weight loss will help in that area too.

The surgery went well, I (luckily) did not experience a lot of the difficulties I've seen posted here. Even 'hell' week was not so bad, I think I used the liquid morphine once and then took a couple of tylenols another day. I went in Thursday August 2nd and was out of the hospital Sunday August 5th. I walked around NYC on Monday (for too long, I did suffer near complete exhaustion on Tuesday). I stayed around NY for my one week follow up and am now back in Canada.

The surgeon was fantastic and submitted everything necessary to my provincial health care plan and it was approved in a matter of weeks. Thank goodness for Dr. Goodman. I'd recommend him highly.

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CanuckDiva

Open RNY August 2nd, 2007
Dr. Goodman, BethIsraelMedicalCentre, NY
Highest/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal
BMI 47.7/39.1/23.4/18.4-24.8
Weight 265/221/132/To be normal weight anywhere from 104-140
5'3"

89lbs gone since RNY ...
133lbs gone since my highest...
FINALLY - in the upper range of 'normal' weight!

LisaBoston

WOW, you give hope to other Canadians to have it approved in the US. Sounds like you are doing great...and open RNY to boot!

New York - got a call from my boss who is there right now and I think its a place I would like to visit one day...

Congrats again on your surgery!

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Lisa
aka....Canadian Bear and her Canadian Bear Cubs!
Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
Tummy Tuck - June 4, 2007
314/152-157/180
start/now/goal
BMI 45.7/22.1-24/26.2

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Century Club - Sept 12, 2006
Overweight Club - Oct 19, 2006
One-der-land - Nov 8, 2006
Below Goal - Jan 30, 2007 - Anniversary Date!
Holding Below Goal - 2 year surgery anniversary!

moosie

WELCOME!!! Sounds like you're doing great.

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RNY July 31, 2007

post op/current/goal

291/172/150

Rock and roll doesn't create psychos, it helps psychos be more creative.

Gwen

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GWENNIE POOH ("TT BearLover")
South African girl in UK
"BruggeBabe"


RNY - 26 Sep '07
Then/Now/Dream (22 Oct '08) - 5'7"/1,75m
121.5/79.6/80 kg
19/12.7/12½ st
267/175/176 lbs

TT Gym Rat #43 - 28 Jul '07

"I LOVE THIS LIFE!" as per Shereeks

Squishy

Hello!!!

Welcome to the forum! Your scale may be telling the truth. Either way, you are making great progress!

Nice to meet you!
-Mike-

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TT Squishybear

"If you are going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

05/30/07 Open RNY
430/346/240.5/225?
Highest/Surgery Date/Current/Goal
6' 2"

TT Gym Rat Club Member #65

Nette72

Welcome, you have found a wonderful place with so much information. Congrats on the surgery.

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Ronette


http://www.myspace.com/hrcdavis

320/314/214/150
Highest/Pre-op/Current/Goal
TT Gym Rat Club Member #6

Surgery June 4, 2007

100 lbs gone for good...

I finally hit Century Club Feb 4, 2008

14 lbs to ONEDERLAND, wondering if it will ever happen??

CeeCee

Looks like you're doing great so far! I'm happy to hear that there is a way for some of our Canadian sistahs to get the surgery in the US if they want! So many of you have to wait soooooo long for appts and surgery.....

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Cynthia
I live in my own little world, but it's okay because they know me here.

Height 5'2"
Highest: 335
Surgery:328.6
Current: 223.8 as of 7/1/08
Goal: Who cares? I feel great!
Surgery Date: 2/12/07
Open Roux-en-Y at The Miriam Hospital, RI
TT Gym Rat #11
PhoenixBear

CanuckDiva

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the welcome. My scale was not all that crazy afterall - only off by a couple of pounds, I am down to 195lbs as of Tues. Aug. 21.

I am having a few problems with the puree/soft foods diet at the moment but I'll go look for the proper forum to ask those questions in.

I'm Kimberly, 42, single mom, 2 great kids, wonderful career and hopefully a declining balance in the scales to keep on coming!

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CanuckDiva

Open RNY August 2nd, 2007
Dr. Goodman, BethIsraelMedicalCentre, NY
Highest/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal
BMI 47.7/39.1/23.4/18.4-24.8
Weight 265/221/132/To be normal weight anywhere from 104-140
5'3"

89lbs gone since RNY ...
133lbs gone since my highest...
FINALLY - in the upper range of 'normal' weight!