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  • Username: hawk_at_heart
  • Location: Winchestertonfieldville, IA, USA
  • Member Since: 9/11/2007
  • BMI: 27.4
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: VSG (09/26/07)
  • Surgeon: Guillermo Alvarez M.D.
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Guillermo Alvarez M.D.
I chose to have weight loss surgery in Mexico after losing the battle with my insurance co. And knowing I would have to self pay, the price was more affordable. The more I read about Dr. Alvarez the more impressed I became. I decided he was the surgeon I wanted. That was the best decision I could have made. Dr. Alvarez has a wonderful bedside manner, a great sense of humor (you know what they say about laughter!!) and is a true gentleman. He even carried my Mom's luggage from his clinic to the hospital!! AND AN AWESOME SURGEON!! It couldn't be more obvious that he knows and loves what he's doing! My stay at the hospital was great. The nurses were very compassionate and like clockwork with meds. I rarely had to ask for anything! The entire experience was very pleasant!!
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  • Comment by judyanne on 9/23/07 8:42 am
    Wednesday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench!
  • Comment by Kimberly Novak on 9/19/07 6:21 am
    Wishing you all the best as you begin your life changing journey~~Kim
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10 MONTHS
posted on 7/28/08 10:39 am
I am 10 months out now and officially OVERWEIGHT!  Having been overweight for the majority of my life, you would think that this wouldn't make me so happy!  BUT...I am no longer SMO or MO!  LOL!  10 months ago this wasn't even something I thought could ever happen.
I don't want to mislead anyone cuz' it hasn't all fun and games.  There are definately bumps and road blocks but I wouldn't have it any other way if it meant I had to go back to where I started!
I was cleaning my desk over the weekend and found a list of things that I had written.  It was my top 10 list of reasons why I wanted WLS.  I wrote this before I decided to self pay and was waiting out the ins. game.    Most of these things have happened for me at least in some small way! I won't write everything (too long) but at least the main goal.
10 - FINANCIAL  It complained about the amount of $ I spent on mail order clothes!  If I would have had a crystal ball I would have known that I'd be spending just as much (ok...maybe more lol) on new stuff!
9 - I WANT TO PARTICIPATE  I was already doing this back in December and it just keeps getting better.  I don't sit on the sidelines and watch any more!  I am in the game of life now!
8 - TIRED OF BEING TIRED    It was exhausting carrying that weight around.
7 - GET EATING UNDER CONTROL  I still dabble in bad carbs more than I should but for the most part this was accomplished!
6 - HEALTH   I'm definately there!
5 - HAPPINESS    This is a tricky one.  I will admit that in the beginning I thought that being skinny would solve all my  problems.  Boy was I wrong!!  But I gotta say that I am so much happier than I was back then!
4 - MY FAMILY  They loved me then and they love me now but they also love that I'm taking better care of myself!
3 - I WANT TO FIT     I DO fit now!  Restaurant booths, theater seats, clothes and the most exciting one for me was being able to fit into my seatbelt!
2 - LOSE WEIGHT  : )
1 - I WANT TO LIVE   Not just exist but actually live! I think that one happened! : )
Still no new pics.  I'm working on it though!  I will get them up as soon as I can!
VSG ROCKS!!!


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