Oregon-Portland Metro Area

[Suzannesh 376]

I am actually a Regional Corporate Nurse for an Assisted Living Company out of WA. So I travel up and down the I-5 Cooridor frequently. Between my traveling, the mini meals and the fact that I am Gluten Intolerent, food is rather challenging for me. I sometimes find myself eatting snack foods instead of real meals.

My step mom is on here somewhere too. We where sleeved at the same time with Dr. Aceves, she went down for emotional support then decided to get sleeved. So she took my bed on day 3. She looks great!

Tracy

Hi

Traveling and trying to eat could be a real problem for you. I just got home from Portland. My daughter lives there and has a compression fracture in her T8 Vertebrae so I went up and helped her with a few things today. My son also lives in Portland so we all went over to his house and had a BBQ.

We are heading to Reno on Thursday. We are going to Hot August Nights. They have over 5,000 classic cars and street rods. We will be there for 4 days. It is always a lot of fun. We have 3 street rods ourselves. But we are flying down, and making a vacation of it. We will stay in touch. Hugs, Suzanne

[sweetnsassy 1]

Hi! So excited I found this site! I live in Gresham, OR. I had my sleeve done by Dr. Ortiz in Tiajuana, MX in June. It was the best thing I have ever done! Let me know if you get a group together.

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Glad to find fellow Oregonians. I'm having my sleeve done in a week (mid-October) in Portland. My cousin in TX was sleeved 1-11 & she's done so well. She convinced me to choose the sleeve over other bariatric surgeries. Hope to hear from ya'll (can you tell I'm originally from TX)! Jan

[bratvp63 118]

Yeah for finding Oregonians! I live in Portland and will be sleeved in Jan. I would love to find a support group in the area.

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Yeah for finding Oregonians! I live in Portland and will be sleeved in Jan. I would love to find a support group in the area.

Where are you having your surgery? I had mine at Legacy Good Sam 10/12. Doing great & know I gave myself the greatest gift of health.

Jan

[bratvp63 118]

Where are you having your surgery? I had mine at Legacy Good Sam 10/12. Doing great & know I gave myself the greatest gift of health.

Jan

I am going through the Oregon Weight Loss Surgery center with Dr. Emma Patterson and it will be at Good Sam.

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Where are you having your surgery? I had mine at Legacy Good Sam 10/12. Doing great & know I gave myself the greatest gift of health.

Jan

I am going through the Oregon Weight Loss Surgery center with Dr. Emma Patterson and it will be at Good Sam.

Dr Patterson's office is next door to Dr Halpin's in Bldg 2. I will be going to monthly support groups at Good Sam starting in January. If you are interested, find out if you can attend those & we can see each other monthly. My husband is considering getting sleeved but he's not ready to make the commitment yet.

Jan

[bratvp63 118]

Dr Patterson's office is next door to Dr Halpin's in Bldg 2. I will be going to monthly support groups at Good Sam starting in January. If you are interested, find out if you can attend those & we can see each other monthly. My husband is considering getting sleeved but he's not ready to make the commitment yet.

Jan

That would be wonderful, I'll ask at my next appt in November. It would be so nice to have someone close by to talk with.

Karen

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That would be wonderful, I'll ask at my next appt in November. It would be so nice to have someone close by to talk with.

Karen

I just feel great. My doctor prescribed 90 pain pills & I only needed one the night I got home. It's only been one week since surgery & I have the energy to walk every day 30 mins/day. I was a wreck before the surgery. I had gained so much weight & was so out of shape. No more!!

Look forward to meeting you. I actually live in McMinnville so I don't get to Portland too often but I will be attending support meetings.

Take care,

Jan

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I just feel great. My doctor prescribed 90 pain pills & I only needed one the night I got home. It's only been one week since surgery & I have the energy to walk every day 30 mins/day. I was a wreck before the surgery. I had gained so much weight & was so out of shape. No more!!

Look forward to meeting you. I actually live in McMinnville so I don't get to Portland too often but I will be attending support meetings.

Take care,

Jan

I have bad knees so I'm starting deep Water arobics to start but what I really want to be able to do is the Zumba. That looks like so much fun. I actually live out Hwy 26 and 185th Ave so you're really not that far from me and I go through or around McMinnville everything we head to the beach cabin. Can't wait to meet you.

Karen

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I have bad knees so I'm starting deep Water arobics to start but what I really want to be able to do is the Zumba. That looks like so much fun. I actually live out Hwy 26 and 185th Ave so you're really not that far from me and I go through or around McMinnville everything we head to the beach cabin. Can't wait to meet you.

Karen

I moved to McMinnville a year ago. We used to be neighbors...I lived near the Burgerville at Walker & 185th in an apartment for 2 years after we sold our house.

[bratvp63 118]

I moved to McMinnville a year ago. We used to be neighbors...I lived near the Burgerville at Walker & 185th in an apartment for 2 years after we sold our house.

Small world...we live in the neighborhood behind the Greek Deli, we've been there for 12 years. I bet our paths probably crossed at one time or another and we probably didn't even know it.

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Small world...we live in the neighborhood behind the Greek Deli, we've been there for 12 years. I bet our paths probably crossed at one time or another and we probably didn't even know it.

I used to drive my son to Rock Creek campus 3x weekly & shop at Albertson's. I come to Beaverton at least once a month b/c I have good friends there. Hopefully we'll meet soon. Take care & keep me updated on your surgery. Jan

[Ruthsdaughter3 1]

Hi All! I just had my sleeve in TJ on July 16, 2012. I am so hungry right now all I can think about it eating, but I can't even drink very much. My daughter made a delicious vegetable broth for me this afternoon and I felt great after that, but I am so hungry still. I also have a lot of Water retention. I gained 27 pounds in a week that I had nothing but Clear Liquids and today I got up and 15 of that was gone. Did anyone else have such a massive gain while in the hospital? This is definitely not easy. I hope it gets easier. I have been kicking myself for doing something so drastric when I should have just been able to control my appetite, but I guess that's why we all are here. I live North of Vancouver in the La Center/Woodland area and would really like to meet some other people who have chosen this wls route. Please write to me and let me know if you would like to get together for some water Soup or something. Hahaha!

[Laceyloveland 21]

Where are you having your surgery? I had mine at Legacy Good Sam 10/12. Doing great & know I gave myself the greatest gift of health.

Jan

I am a patient of Dr Emma pattersons and have my pre op 8-7. I'm cash pay so I don't expect too long a wait after that. Is she ur Dr. Too? Did you get or need a pain pump? How long in hospital? How wad it?!