CJBlanton
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Hi, I'm Chris. I'm a 40-year-old male. My highest weight that I know about was 554 lbs and my CW is 457 lb (BMI 63).
It was in July 2016 that started addressing my weight when I went to my best friend's 4th of July party and had to leave after 15 minutes because I couldn't handle the standing and the heat. I found Dr. Matthew Weiner's Pound of Cure, and I lost about 110 lbs leading up to my VSG and then went down to my lowest weight in years (364 lbs) over the first 6 months. I had thought even then that the DS was the better surgery for me, but my surgeon had concerns about the length of time under anesthesia (and I think the amount of weight I had already lost made it seem like I wouldn't need the malabsorption component). We had discussed the
Then success happened! I met and married my lovely wife and started living life (I had put off a lot because I did a Ph.D. in Chemistry that took me a while and I focused on that instead of living life). After that, changed jobs a couple of times (both much better jobs), Covid, and moved states a couple of times (PA -> GA -> NC).
Once I got to NC, I was able to start working on my head (found out that I have ADHD) and some of the other issues (I wouldn't say I'm an alcoholic, but I consider myself a problem drinker (although it seems like that due to the ADHD)) greatly improved. I started reaching out to the surgical weight loss centers in the area and got involved in Rex Bariatics (of Raleigh, NC). We got the revision to DS approved and on 11/11/22, my revision is scheduled!
I'm so pleased to join this community. I've been doing a lot of reading and finding a lot of good information here. I'll probably end up mainly lurking, but I wanted to say hello to everyone.
It was in July 2016 that started addressing my weight when I went to my best friend's 4th of July party and had to leave after 15 minutes because I couldn't handle the standing and the heat. I found Dr. Matthew Weiner's Pound of Cure, and I lost about 110 lbs leading up to my VSG and then went down to my lowest weight in years (364 lbs) over the first 6 months. I had thought even then that the DS was the better surgery for me, but my surgeon had concerns about the length of time under anesthesia (and I think the amount of weight I had already lost made it seem like I wouldn't need the malabsorption component). We had discussed the
Then success happened! I met and married my lovely wife and started living life (I had put off a lot because I did a Ph.D. in Chemistry that took me a while and I focused on that instead of living life). After that, changed jobs a couple of times (both much better jobs), Covid, and moved states a couple of times (PA -> GA -> NC).
Once I got to NC, I was able to start working on my head (found out that I have ADHD) and some of the other issues (I wouldn't say I'm an alcoholic, but I consider myself a problem drinker (although it seems like that due to the ADHD)) greatly improved. I started reaching out to the surgical weight loss centers in the area and got involved in Rex Bariatics (of Raleigh, NC). We got the revision to DS approved and on 11/11/22, my revision is scheduled!
I'm so pleased to join this community. I've been doing a lot of reading and finding a lot of good information here. I'll probably end up mainly lurking, but I wanted to say hello to everyone.
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