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Hi happy for you and your wife with all your accomplishments, I also live in NC Clayton, where do you work in Clayton? Who did you guys use for surgery? I had my surgery May 30th 2018 started at 240lbs now to date 170lbs, I’m at a stall for a while but I need to start exercise

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Hi, I had my DS surgery on December 13th, 2018. It was performed by Dr Jon Bruce, MD of WakeMed Bariatric Specialists Of NC In Cary, NC. I had lost 20 lbs prior to surgery and have lost 50lbs since surgery. Dr Bruce is the best! While in there doing my surgery, he spotted something on my liver, took a biopsy, sent it off and it came back stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver! If not for him, I would have never known it. I have to go see a liver specialist next month for options. Please pray for me! Thanks in advance!

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Sending love and prayers to you!!! Dr Bruce did mine as well, he is fantastic!!! I had the DS as well. Please let us know how everything goes....

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29 minutes ago, wwbigal said:

Hi, I had my DS surgery on December 13th, 2018. It was performed by Dr Jon Bruce, MD of WakeMed Bariatric Specialists Of NC In Cary, NC. I had lost 20 lbs prior to surgery and have lost 50lbs since surgery. Dr Bruce is the best! While in there doing my surgery, he spotted something on my liver, took a biopsy, sent it off and it came back stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver! If not for him, I would have never known it. I have to go see a liver specialist next month for options. Please pray for me! Thanks in advance!

Hello! Dr Bruce did mine too In April! Love him!!! He is the best! I am sending you prayers and hope all goes well for you!!! Also your weight loss seems to be going fantastic!!!

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Glad your experiences with Dr Bruce went well. My wife has a totally different experience with that crook. He didnt explain squat to my wife on what the requirements were all along for the total year she went through his half ass program. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO HAVE THE SURGERY THE INSURANCE COMPANY DIDNT QUALIFY HER FOR THE SURGERY!!! I blame it 100% on his practice and wasted tons of money for visits to him. Glad you had better resuts!!

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On 1/25/2019 at 8:53 AM, wwbigal said:

Hi, I had my DS surgery on December 13th, 2018. It was performed by Dr Jon Bruce, MD of WakeMed Bariatric Specialists Of NC In Cary, NC. I had lost 20 lbs prior to surgery and have lost 50lbs since surgery. Dr Bruce is the best! While in there doing my surgery, he spotted something on my liver, took a biopsy, sent it off and it came back stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver! If not for him, I would have never known it. I have to go see a liver specialist next month for options. Please pray for me! Thanks in advance!

I’m sending you prayers that all is ok 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Hi I am in Cary NC area going to have surgery next week at Duke.

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17 hours ago, bro4514 said:

TTAshton that’s great!

Thank you! Any last minute advice for me pre-surgery?

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I am in the Charlotte area and had surgery 2/25. From what I saw DS is not performed much here.

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20 hours ago, Goody222 said:

I am in the Charlotte area and had surgery 2/25. From what I saw DS is not performed much here.

How are you doing?

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6 minutes ago, TTAshton said:

How are you doing?

I I am doing good. Definitely still learning. I find I can tolerate some foods sometime nd then the next day...they make me sick. However, overall pretty good.

How are you doing TTAshton?

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5 minutes ago, Goody222 said:

I I am doing good. Definitely still learning. I find I can tolerate some foods sometime nd then the next day...they make me sick. However, overall pretty good.

How are you doing TTAshton?

I can imagine that is frustrating to experience. I am good feeling a little low energy this afternoon while on my pre-op diet, but only two more days after today of this diet and 3 days till surgery.

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