Jeff Weight Loss and Weight Loss Surgery Blog

Wanted to give my pre-op bariatric weight loss data. Jeff Blankenship Age: 35 Vertical Gastrectomy (aka laparoscopic bariatric surgery) Surgery date: August 30, 2005 Pre-Op Height: 6′ (72 inches) Pre-Op weight: 325.5 pounds Pre-Op BMI: 42.9 Pre-Op Fat%: 39.8% Pre-Op Fat Mass: 129.5 pounds

Good afternoon: I have one week left before I check myself in at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco for weight loss surgery.  My weight loss has been fluctuating by 3-5 pounds over the course of the last three or so days. Received an email from Barbara Metcalf at Pacific Laparoscopy and she asked [...]

I thought I had better write about my issues prior to having Vertical Gasrectomy weight loss surgery.  In 2003 I was at my heaviest of 392 pounds. I normally don’t have a problem with my weight, but I started to grow concerned. I decided to diet, I had never wanted to diet but decided I better. [...]

I am 12 days away from having Vertical Gastrectomy weight loss surgery. I have to go do pre-operation stuff 8 days from now. I am anxious to get this done, but not so anxious about the pre-operation stuff my cardiologist wants to do. I am back to work I get real tired by the end [...]

Were do I begin since my last Blog. February 28, 2005 was my last day at Ch2m Hill.  I went on to work for myself with one main contract in hand.  Things were going good and looking up as far as financial stability was going. The one thing that happened that was not good was I [...]