Hi JoAnne, I'm doing fantastic!! Healthy, Maintaining my weight and it's the best thing I ever did for myself. I'll send you a couple picks
Gastric Sleeve
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Hi JoAnne! I am doing well. I am 7 days away from getting a paneculectomy! I am currently maintaining at about 165-167.
RNY Gastric Bypass
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I'm going well. Just had my second knee replacement. I'm at 135, my doctor said that was a good weight, so I am maintaining. You can definitely see the difference. Best decision I ever made. It has changed my life so much.
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Hi Joanna. Thank you for reaching out. I'm doing very well. Hope you are as well. Yes. I am just maintaining. Not losing and not gaining. Which is good. Yes all info for me is accurate. Here are a few pics. Can you tell I'm just loving me.
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I have had many issues since I had my bypass not sure if they were related to surgery or not. I have stopped losing and have hit my maintaining stage! I am happy where I am at!
RNY Bypass
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I started my WLS Journey in 2007 with the LapBand. I was over 400 pounds. I successfully got down to 270 pounds, but then had complications with the band. When I had surgery with Beliteweight, I had a revision to RNY Gastric Bypass. The band had been deteriorating. I'm so grateful for Dr. Jose Rodriguez Villarreal. He gave me my life back. And I was able to continue my weight loss journey. I'm now 208 pounds. Still have a little more to go. But I'm so happy with where I'm at , even now, I am doing much better. I've had my first round of skin reconstruction surgery. And second round is next year. I lost over 200 pounds.
Lap Band to RNY Bypass Revision
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I feel great it's been a long journey... I'm June I had a tummy tuck bc I had a lot of extra fat so I feel great now thank you ! The only thing left o would like to do is my arms they are flabby and I hate that.
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I feel awesome!! I am maintaining at 136 pounds off.
It's been a great journey wearing and shopping for smaller clothes.
Thanks!! And I would recommend you to anyone!
P.S. I can keep up with my grandkids!
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Hello! I am doing great! Down about 75lbs.
Size 18 to size 10. Feeling great also! No complications so far.
My goal is 150. I'm 170 right now so almost there. Hopefully by summer. Weightloss has slowed down since I started weight training.
Gastric Sleeve
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Hi, I am doing well and am down 115 lbs with no problems! Life is great!
It's since pre op which I started may 9th or 10th I believe!! I'm down 95 pounds since surgery :)
The one in the gray sweatshirt was taken the night before surgery outside of the hospital and the after was taken last Saturday!
Thank you for checking on me!
Gastric Sleeve
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Hey JoAnne! My year has been nothing short of amazing!!! I have lost 79 pounds and I feel great!! And I LOVE how I look...I have not been able to say that for a very long time!! I'm so very grateful for this surgery and I'm so very happy that I made the decision to go on this weight loss journey...it has literally changed my life.
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Patient Review
I am maintaining beautifully. I will still occasionally lose a few pounds here and there. From 231 to currently 142
I weigh 270lbs. I've lost a total of 59lbs since the weight loss surgery.
Gastric Sleeve
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Hi I'm doing good! I'm at 156lbs (started at 250). I had issues with food getting stuck going down but that's getting better. Overall I'm feeling great!
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Type of surgery - RNY gastric bypass
SURGEON The surgical team of Dr. Jose Rodriguez-Villarreal, MD, FACS
Her latest feedback on sep 2024
I'm in the maintenance stage. Lost 132 pounds total
Her previous feedback
Thank you for checking in with me I'm doing good feeling good down 91 pounds. I hope that's a good goal. I feel like it is. I have actually shared your information with several people that are considering weight loss surgery and talk about how good the whole process was. I tried on jeans today. I was in a size 22 and today I bought a size 12.
Hello JoAnne I'm great actually I been goin to the gym Mon-Fri for about hour and half to 2 hours sometimes I'm hiking and doing great feeling great. I've lost 120lbs. I actually weighed myself yesterday. The gym is wat really helps, I'm addicted to it and have good partners that help me out and it motivates me.
Gastric Sleeve
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Today I am at 122.6 lbs.
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My total Weight loss is 70lbs... yay!!!!! So happy I did this and have maintained! Thank you... send me what you post when you post please!
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I surpassed my GW at 8ths post op. I battled with maintaining for a while. I just kept loosing. At month 3 my gallbladder starting failing and at month 8 I had it removed. I have since seen a nutritionist here in the states to learn how to eat properly to maintain and stop losing. Been doing great and feeling great. Went from 16 to a four in eight months. 120 pounds total loss.
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Hey, I am doing great. My surgery weight was 454lbs. As of this morning I am 302 lbs. Down 152lbs as of now with no complications. All of my labs are within normal limits.
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Bypass to Bypass Revision
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It's been going great!! I've met my goal weight at 10 months with 100 lbs lost. Now, I'm focusing on building muscle. I'm still losing, and I don't like that. So, any tips on gaining some back would be helpful. Also, yes all that information is still good and accurate.
Gastric Sleeve
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I know it’s not an official check in but a friend sent this picture to me and I just stopped in my tracks and cried.
Down 115 lbs. Dec 2021-Oct 31,2022. Surgery was February 6, 2022. Almost 9 months PO. I’m doing great and my labs are phenomenal.
I don’t know who the person on the left is anymore. I never want to meet that person again.
Yes, please do share! I want to be a motivational speaker at some point. I feel like it is my new calling after going through this. I wish I had not waited so long to go through this process.
I had been dieting since I was 10 years old. I had an eating disorder at 10 years old. That is insane!
People should not have to live their life so miserable when there is a tool out there to help them. This is not an easy fix by any means. I have a whole new level of confidence that I never had before. I went hiking last weekend for the first time in over 10 years and it felt great!
Thank you so much to the team!!
Mini Gastric Bypass
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Starting weight 398 - Now 135
Metabolic RNY Gastric Bypass for Diabetes
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Thank you for reaching out to me. Wow it has been a four year journey from 293 lbs at my heaviest and unhealthiest to my today weight of 173 lbs and no longer on any diabetic medication or cholesterol medicine.
I'm still a work in progress and probably will remain so because this surgery was a tool to help me get healthy. I'm sending a before picture and an updated picture.
Thank you all for your help in guiding me in the right direction.
Lap Band to Mini Gastric Bypass Revision
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Hello JoAnne.. thanks for reaching out. I feel great, I've kept the weight off and maintaining my weight. Thank u for ur help.
Gastric Sleeve
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Everything is going great! I had 2 rounds of plastics in the DR and am currently 7 months pregnant!
Gastric Sleeve
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I'm at 154 to 156 maintaining at that weight I'm good with that I feel like if I was to get to 150 would be to skinny but would like to reach it just to say I did but no big deal.
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Hi Joanne, I am doing really good. I have lost a good amount. I am now at 340lbs (started at 468). I'm feeling good everything healed nicely. Thank you
Gastric Sleeve
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I am doing great, thank you. I've lost 95 pounds.
Gastric Sleeve
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Starting weight 223 - Down to 157
Gastric Sleeve
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Hello!!! I'm doing great!! Down to 130. Correct address and correct email :)
Sleeve to RNY Bypass Revision
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Down 120 pounds. From size 26 to 20 in pants, 6/5x top to 3x. Other than acid reflux at at night doing well.
Gastric Sleeve
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I'm 167 now. A number that I haven't seen in a very long time. I'm not quite to my goal of 150 but almost. All of my info is the same.
Mini Gastric Bypass
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I've lost 120lbs and feeling great! I've went from a size 26 to a size 14-16
Sleeve to Mini Bypass Revision
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I doing well I have stopped at 50 lbs lost. My skin is firming and I am down from a sz 12 /14 at the beginning to a sz 0 . Started at 186 . At surgery 172 . Now flux from 130 to 137.Still no insulin, no high blood pressure or high cholesterol. I have only had 2 Bad crones flares and it was my fault because of the food I ate.I feel great energy is good my muscle tone is good. My favorite Collagen supplement is skinny fit my skin and my hair and my nails are doing wonderful. I have switched from patches for other vites and minerals. Will do labs again next month to check levels of everything. Here is a current pic.
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Hi JoAnne! Thank you guys for taking good care of my sister (who recently had surgery)! My address is the same.
I'm officially down 102lbs and now weigh 195lbs coming from 297+ pounds.
I've gone from a size 18/20 to a size 12.
But on top of actual weight loss I physically feel so much better and a lot of the ailments I had at almost 300lbs have disappeared.
A year later I'm so happy with my decision and I can't wait to see what the future holds for my sister as well.
Gastric Sleeve
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Maintaining at 120 pound weight loss comfortably! All information is still the same! Thanks for checking in!
Gastric Sleeve
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I'm doing great, im down 106 lbs.
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Just wanted to share I made it to my first big goal of 50 pounds last week! I'm down 52 pounds as of yesterday!! I took this visual of a 50 lb bag of carrots at work today. I can't believe I was carrying around that much weight 2 months ago!! Thank you guys for all you do!
Gastric Sleeve
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I had the gastric sleeve on 11/19/2021, I have lost 76 pounds. I have seen great changes about my health. I do not take pain pills I used to need, I decreased my medication doses for high blood pressure, and I am able to walk faster, climbing stairs easily and with no pain. Thank you.
Gastric Sleeve
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I am maintaining at this point.I lost 100 lbs. All my information is correct. Great to hear your you.
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Yes ma'am and yes ma'am, I'm down 79 pounds so far and still losing slowly, I'm in a size nine now which is insane to me because I haven't been this small since I was in middle school. I've also started going to the gym regularly and I actually enjoy going which is something I never thought I would do
Gastric Sleeve
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Everything is going great! I just keep listening to my system on what it can and cannot take. My blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and aches and pains are all gone. I'm out living life now kayaking and mountain bike riding. I have my life back! I've also referred two people that are doing theirs in November. Can't wait to see their results <3. 54 Lbs and 45 inches down!!
RNY Gastric Bypass
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Hi Joanne! I'm doing great! I've lost 60 lbs so far (235 to 175), and from a size 18/20 to an 8/10. I feel amazing!
Gastric Sleeve
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Yep! That is all correct! This Saturday is my one year mark and guess what....: I'm riding a 100 mile century bike race that day!! I feel so good and so strong! All of my labs (blood work) are in the normal range and I just know that this was the very best decision for me!! This was me last weekend after I rode 71 miles around Bear Lake training for the century! I took these pictures exactly a year ago doing yoga. I've always loved to exercise and have so much love and appreciation for my incredible body but I just didn't feel right in my skin. One year later and I still enjoy yoga but I also get to do more of the things that I love! I feel healthy and happy!!
Mini Gastric Bypass
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