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Surgeon Testimonial Taesun Moon I really love Dr. Moon. He has the best bed side manners and he is so pleasant. My impression has never changed about him from day one I was happy with him from the day I met him. He also has proformed my scope test which went so smooth better then when my gastro. doctor did it. Dr. Moon did my surgery plus many others I've talked with. Everyone that I've talked with has been so happy with him. I'm sad to know he is no longer with Arnot and I hope he stays in the area and I can see him as my acting doctor. I wish we had more doctors like him! Member Interests
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Hi! Welcome to my profile! I'm Christine I'm 33 years old and had my gastric bypass July 25th 2008. Please read my story below. I'm engage to my future hubby and we are raising my 5 yr old newphew. No kids of my own but maybe someday now that I've had this surgery. I'm a type 2 diabetic with a handful of problems. I have thyroid problems, fibro with chronic fatigue, acid relux, bowel problems, Diverticulitis, 2 hernias, slipped disk and herniated disk, fracture in my back and allergies. My weight loss tracker is below (don't know how to get it to work yet).
My Story This will be a work in progress as the first time I lost what I wrote so I'm saving as I go. My story where to begin. Should I begin where I fit into a size 1 at 12 yrs old and thought it was GREAT or where I seen my big butt in my future hubby's side mirror and thought OH CRAP my butt is way to big at 210 pounds my biggest. Where ever I began I've had a weight battle. I would lose weight 10 pounds a year but then gain it right back. My biggest issue I'm a type 2 diabetic. My sugars weren't bad but I didn't want to go through what my grandparents did due to diabetes. I watched my grandfather lose both legs and my grams sugars go so low she couldn't figure out what to do to get it back up. My journey on WLS went pretty fast. Jan. 2008 my friend and I was talking about her sister having the surgery and I thought I've played with having it for years maybe it was time for me to really think about it. I have a friend who had RNY surgery about 6 yrs ago. I decided I wanted lap band and made the appointment. When I met my doctor Dr. Moon. What a wonderful guy Feb. 2008 I wade 203 pounds not my biggest but enough. He told me I needed to lose at least 5 pounds before having my surgery and since having gastroparesis a side affect from diabetes and acid reflux I would need RNY. I was diappointed as I didn't want this forever but what choice did I have. I decided it was what was best for me. I started my paper work was approved right away, took my Diet/Nut class and by June I was thinking no this is not right for me I'm going to have give up sweets no not for me. Well after talking with family and friends I decided it was right for me and I was gonna be ok without the sweets. A few weeks later I recieved my letter that my surgery was set for July 25th 2008 I was set to see the Diet/Nut. and I was down to 198 I was so surprised it was so fast. By the first week of July 2008 I recieved 2 calls to have my surgery sooner and I turned this down as we already had vacation plans and I was not ready at that point. Well the few weeks past and it was 3 days before my surgery day and I had to met Dr. Moon again before surgery. I lost more weight and was down to 194. I couldn't believe it as I was eating what I wanted to eat. That evening my future hubby and I decided to go to a mexican restaurant oh how I love mexican. I questioned rather I was really going to go through this and have this surgery or not. Well my mind was made up at 1:00am when I had such pain from gastroparesis and heartburn. Surgery day came Friday July 25th 2008 and I was down to 193. I was scared and excited at the same time. I had laposcopic RNY. After my surgery when I woke my first thought was what did I do. My stomach didn't hurt awfully bad no worse then when I had my gallbladder out but the Grenade well that was another story. I was up walking the halls that same night not alot but as often as I could stay awake. Saturday July 26th 2008 the nurses said I needed to be weighed and the scale said 199 pound I flipped I told the nurse something's wrong with this thing I weigh 193 pounds. She says to me didn't anyone tell you that you could gain weight at first of course I said NO. When I left Monday July 28th I weighed 191 pounds that was much better. In just under 2 weeks I went for my Diet/Nut meeting and I weighed 182. About a week later I went to see my diabetes doctor and I weighed 177 pounds. For me my weight has gone slow compared to some peoples but it's what I like I don't need to run out and buy clothes yet. My sugars have stabled out and I think I'm probably in remission diabetes wise. Overall this surgery has leveled out my sugars and ended my non sugar craving which is what I wanted so much to have.
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