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Hey can u msg me who did your surgery and where r u from. Trying to help my mom she is 500 and wants HELP BAD!!! We gotta find someone tht can and will do her surgery. Thanks for any input on this matter. She really needs it. She can hardly do for her self.

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Hey can u msg me who did your surgery and where r u from. Trying to help my mom she is 500 and wants HELP BAD!!! We gotta find someone tht can and will do her surgery. Thanks for any input on this matter. She really needs it. She can hardly do for her self.

GOD is Able!!!

Hi, I dont know if you were talking to me but, Dr Tran did my suegery at Howard University in Wash DC. He was excellent. Hope this helped!

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Hi' date=' I dont know if you were talking to me but, Dr Tran did my suegery at Howard University in Wash DC. He was excellent. Hope this helped![/quote']

Do u have a number for him?

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Hello everyone! My name is Amanda and this is my first post on VST [after a couple months of lurking daily]. I am 24 years old and started at 447.5 pounds. I have been obese most of my life. I lost 200 lbs in 2005' date=' but gained it all back and some more after the death of my father. After not much success with further dieting I decided to have WLS. I am really nervous! Not nervous about the surgery but nervous about if it will work and if I will be able to keep off the weight. :(

I have lost 36 pounds since the middle of June by sticking to the calorie and Protein intake my dietician recommended. I have my first appt with my surgeon this coming Tuesday!! I am nervous. I am not sure what he is going to say... and if he will agree with me having VSG. :( Nervous to find out it is not possible for me to reach my goal of 170 lbs......... Any one else pre-surgery with about the same to lose? Could use a support buddy.[/quote']

Hi Amanda,

Well done on your loss so far, you're doing brilliantly, I hope your appointment on Tuesday brings you good news :-)

I to have a lot to lose currently 360lb, I have my sleeve operation on 20th Oct. (I hope, picked up a throat virus). I start my pre-op diet Friday, diet doesn't look too painful but we will see lol

Good luck honey, you can do anything you set your mind too.

Xxx

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Do u have a number for him?

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Yes his number is 202-865-1286, he has a partner Dr. Fullum.

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Yes his number is 202-865-1286' date=' he has a partner Dr. Fullum.[/quote']

Who is the best

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They are both great, u should go to one of their seminars.

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They are both great' date=' u should go to one of their seminars.[/quote']

Thank u!!!

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I to have a lot to lose currently 360lb, I have my sleeve operation on 20th Oct.

Did you have surgery? How are you feeling? Wishing you a speedy recovery! :)

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Hello everyone! My name is Amanda and this is my first post on VST [after a couple months of lurking daily]. I am 24 years old and started at 447.5 pounds. I have been obese most of my life. I lost 200 lbs in 2005, but gained it all back and some more after the death of my father. After not much success with further dieting I decided to have WLS. I am really nervous! Not nervous about the surgery but nervous about if it will work and if I will be able to keep off the weight. :(

I have lost 36 pounds since the middle of June by sticking to the calorie and Protein intake my dietician recommended. I have my first appt with my surgeon this coming Tuesday!! I am nervous. I am not sure what he is going to say... and if he will agree with me having VSG. :( Nervous to find out it is not possible for me to reach my goal of 170 lbs......... Any one else pre-surgery with about the same to lose? Could use a support buddy.

Hi Amanda! I'm Andrea. I am higher weight as well, so high that my Dr. can't weigh me so I don't even know how heavy. I'm guessing 440, but I really just pulled that number out of the clear blue sky. I only know it's over 400.

My goal is also 170 (are you 5'10.5" too? lol). I know it's a lot to lose, but I think as weight comes off, I'll be motivated to exercise more. As it is, I want to, but I'm afraid to push myself too hard. I want it to come naturally, and I think VSG is a happy medium between bypass and band. I don't want nutritional deficits and I don't want a medical implant. If we stay on track, I don't think it's any less possible to lose weight with a sleeve.

I don't have a surgery date, but hopefully it will be soon! :)

I look forward to hearing more about your journey!

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Hi Amanda! I'm Andrea. I am higher weight as well, so high that my Dr. can't weigh me so I don't even know how heavy. I'm guessing 440, but I really just pulled that number out of the clear blue sky. I only know it's over 400.

My goal is also 170 (are you 5'10.5" too? lol). I know it's a lot to lose, but I think as weight comes off, I'll be motivated to exercise more. As it is, I want to, but I'm afraid to push myself too hard. I want it to come naturally, and I think VSG is a happy medium between bypass and band. I don't want nutritional deficits and I don't want a medical implant. If we stay on track, I don't think it's any less possible to lose weight with a sleeve.

I don't have a surgery date, but hopefully it will be soon! :)

I look forward to hearing more about your journey!

Hi Andrea! Sorry it took me sooooo long to see your post. Haven't been following the board very much. I am sorry that your doctor cannot weigh you. I don't understand why they do not have higher capacity scales... in fact it kind of infuriates me. I hope by now you were able to go somewhere so you know your starting point. :)

I am actually only 5'7" but my frame is large. When I used to be 230lbs I looked like someone who was 170ish. My body is shaped weird. Did you find out when your surgery is? Mine is 11 days away, woohoo! This pre-op diet sucks, but mine is less strict than most I have seen on here. Its not 100% liquid. I have Protein bars and shakes all day with a tiny meal for dinner. Its a pain but I am shedding 1lb a day with it... so it is WORTH IT!

Let me know how you are doing! :)

Amanda

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Hi Andrea! Sorry it took me sooooo long to see your post. Haven't been following the board very much. I am sorry that your doctor cannot weigh you. I don't understand why they do not have higher capacity scales... in fact it kind of infuriates me. I hope by now you were able to go somewhere so you know your starting point. :)

I am actually only 5'7" but my frame is large. When I used to be 230lbs I looked like someone who was 170ish. My body is shaped weird. Did you find out when your surgery is? Mine is 11 days away, woohoo! This pre-op diet sucks, but mine is less strict than most I have seen on here. Its not 100% liquid. I have Protein bars and shakes all day with a tiny meal for dinner. Its a pain but I am shedding 1lb a day with it... so it is WORTH IT!

Let me know how you are doing! :)

Amanda

I go to a seminar on Monday, I'm really hoping they have a scale there. I realize that I could BUY a high capacity scale, but I just don't want to! I'd really prefer not to have a scale in my house at all... too stressful! I hope I can also find out what other steps are needed and when I can schedule a surgery date!!

Best of luck to you on your surgery. Your pre-op diet doesn't sound too terrible! And if you're already a few days in, hopefully the worst of it is over and you'll be smooth sailing to surgery day!! I can't wait to hear from you post-op! :)

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Hello everyone! My name is Amanda and this is my first post on VST [after a couple months of lurking daily]. I am 24 years old and started at 447.5 pounds. I have been obese most of my life. I lost 200 lbs in 2005' date=' but gained it all back and some more after the death of my father. After not much success with further dieting I decided to have WLS. I am really nervous! Not nervous about the surgery but nervous about if it will work and if I will be able to keep off the weight. :(

I have lost 36 pounds since the middle of June by sticking to the calorie and Protein intake my dietician recommended. I have my first appt with my surgeon this coming Tuesday!! I am nervous. I am not sure what he is going to say... and if he will agree with me having VSG. :( Nervous to find out it is not possible for me to reach my goal of 170 lbs......... Any one else pre-surgery with about the same to lose? Could use a support buddy.[/quote']

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