My surgeon Dr. Hazem Shamseddeen, MD, nurse Sherry Ge, NP, and all the other dietitians,…read morenutritionist and medical practitioners that assisted me over the past 9 months leading up to my bariatric sleeve surgery were excellent. The entire team does a fantastic job, and I recommend them to anyone seeking this type of procedure.
Over several months of visits they prepped me, taught me all about healthy foods, exercise, and how this surgery would change my life. They made me feel at ease, with no questions left unanswered. They accept a variety of insurance types, and were always able to get my appointments in the afternoons, as I prefer them to be.
Getting closer to the surgery date my mind naturally began to get some anxiety and I was having about a 20% thought of not having the surgery. After talking to several others who had this surgery, the surgeon, other doctors and nurses, my mind was set and committed 100% to doing it.
Now, 6 weeks post surgery, I am doing great, I have lost 60lbs in 6 weeks, and am not hungry at all, and sticking to my eating regimen, and all is going perfect for me concerning this operation.
Even now when I go out with friends and family to restaurants and see all the yummy items on the menu and watch them eat in front of me, although the steaks, burgers, seafood, and other items look so tasty, I stick to my plan, and am not tempted at all.
Although it might be about 1 year before I can again partake in eating the many foods that I did love, my current eating plan now satisfies my previously insatiable carnivorous hunger cravings. It is just as many others I spoke to that have had this same surgery all had one statement in common, which I now better understand and 100% agree with;
"This surgery changed and saved my life."
Soon I will post new photos of myself and some of my adventures on Yelp, and all of you will see the huge impact this has made on me when you compare my before and after photos. Huge thanks to this great team of medical professionals who helped turn my life into a more healthy and enjoyable life!