cedsangel's Profile

Username: cedsangel
Location: Bitburg, TX, Germany
Member Since: 2/9/2004
BMI: 25.2
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Surgery Type: RNY (04/14/04)
Surgeon: Glen Einspanier, M.D.

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Parenting - I have twingles ( a single birth baby and twins LOL)
Military - navy brat and air force wife
Air Force - active duty dependant

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Hi I'm Kay! I'm a 29 yr old Air Force wife and mommy to three amazing kids!! I began my weight loss journey in 2004 and have come a LONG way! I wasn't the "fat" kid in school, but I'm smaller now than I've ever been. I became obese along with having my babies, and wasn't able to shake that extra weight! My journey has been an amazing one, and I hope in the near future (when we return to the USA~we're living in Germany until this fall) to help others make the transition into their wonderful new life!!

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01/26/06
on April 21, 2008 6:15 pm

Okay this isn't an update, I just have to share something that I am so proud, honored and excited about!! My surgeons office (Dr. Einspanier & Dr. Frazee) are trying to put together and publish a cookbook for WLS patients and maybe even sell it nationally, and I keep in contact with one of their nurses and she had emailed me about the project and asked if I wanted to submit a testimonial and before/after pictures. I would do ANYTHING for the people in this office, so of course I wrote a testimonial and emailed Michelle my pictures and today she emailed me and said that Dr. Frazee would like to use my Before/After pictures as the cover of the cookbook and insert my testimonial towards the front of the book!!! WOW is all I can say! If I wasn't already so proud of myself for my accomplishments, I AM NOW! I will be sure to keep you all up to date about what's happening and even where/how you can purchase the book if you'd like :)

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01/24/06
on April 21, 2008 6:13 pm

I figured I should go ahead and update what happened with the plastic surgeon since I hadn't done so yet. It went PRETTY well, he agrees I definately NEED the breast lift and could benefit from a tummy tuck as well, which is AWESOME news!!! He doesn't want to do both surgeries at once since one pulls up and the other pulls down (although I think that OTHER people do it like this) and wants to proceed with my breasts first. He sent me for a mamogram to make sure they were healthy and now he's waiting on the report from the radiologist and then he will submit his report w/ a request to Tricare to pay for the costs for both procedures. The one BAD thing was that when I mentioned possibly getting implants as well, he seemed to have wanted no part in it. I told him of my desire to have implants and he said that I would have "plenty of my own tissue left to fill a good sized cup". I asked him what size he was talking about and he said a "SMALL B" !!!!! WHAT?!?!?!?! Okay for those of you who have known me forever, I was BORN with C cups, and as shallow as this sounds my breasts are a big part of me. The thought of having SMALL B's makes me feel a little numb inside. I am in no way comparing myself to a breast cancer survivor, but when those ladies have masectomy's and then have their breasts re done because they feel like a part of them is missing, this is how I feel. I lost my breasts due to weight loss rather than cancer, but it's the same effect to me. Anyhow, I am going to wait until my approve/denial comes and take it from there. He did say "well we can do the lift, and if later you want implants we can go back in and do them". Why would I want to have TWO surgeries when I can do them both at once, and financially, it would be a whole hell of a lot cheaper to just pay for implants out of pocket, rather than paying for the whole implant procedure out of pocket. I'd just have to pay for the actual implants themselves if Tricare were to approve me for a lift. I found a really cool message board on a site called HelpMeHeal.com today and there is a plastic surgeon from Houston who's on the board so I dropped him a line and asked him for his opinion, and he told me I am JUST in my thoughts on this. He also said that normally WLS patients do NEED implants with a lift, especially someone with my story. I'm just going to wait for the approval/denial from Tricare and go from there. I'll be sure to update as soon as I find something out. The Tricare rep told me it would be about 3- weeks so I should hopefully know something by Valentines day. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers that it goes well.

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01/11/06
on April 21, 2008 6:12 pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! Hope all who read this had a wonderful holiday season! Here's another year to continued success in all of our journeys :)

I had a great visit to the states, got to visit the in-laws for a few weeks in Dallas, made a side trip to Las Vegas to visit my best friend for New Years and had a blast!!

I am so excited, I have my first consultation with a plastic surgeon on Friday. I am really nervous that it's not going to go the way I want it to or I'm not going to get approved. Wish me luck! I am going to try and get approved for a tummy tuck and a breast lift w/ augmentations. I am POSITIVE that Tricare won't cover the implants, but if I can get them to pay for the lift, I plan on paying for the implants out of pocket. I will be sure to get on here this weekend and fill you in on what the doc has to say!

TTFN!

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11/08/05
on April 21, 2008 6:09 pm

Hi everyone! I hope this update finds all my favorite ppl out there well and ready for the holidays! I KNOW I AM! My mommy and daddy are coming over for their first European vacation in two weeks and I can't wait!!! Don't really care about thanksgiving since I don't eat much, but I am so looking forward to my parents' visit :)

I am starting now to look into having some plastic surgery done. Not going so well with Tricare thus far. Anyone have and stories or advice for me. I REALLY REALLY need a breast lift and would love to have a tummy tuck. I have already been told they WONT approve a lift, but the doc put in a referral for a "reduction" for me. Hopefully the german surgeon I go and see will be willing to put it in like that. As for the tummy tuck, they are giving me hell about that and now I am being asked to come back in to see my PCM so she can submit a package to the surgeon. It's really frustrating!!! Hubbys says we'll pay out of pocket for my BL if we have to, but I KNOW we can't afford TWO procedures out of pocket so hopefully they will pay for at least one!!!!

I am so happy with the results I have gotten from the WLS and I am still YOUNG so I would love to be totally happy with my body you know? Is that too much to ask?? LOL

Anyhow hope everyone is doing good. If you haven't said hello to me in awhile, please do! I MISS all my wls support!!!!

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08/29/05
on April 21, 2008 6:08 pm

Ok so we moved again.....we're at our second base now. I actually LOVE the house and the community up here is great, but it's out in the country LOL You get all the smells of farm and funk, but it's sooo pretty up here it's worth it :) We're finally settling in and JC started school today, the girls start next monday. What am I gonna do with my time? I'm actually gonna start hitting up the gym after I drop them off and hopfully starting down that path which I should've taken from the begining of this journey. Hopefully it's not too late! That is definately one thing I regret cause my body is sagging like it's nobody's business and from what it looks like, I won't be getting any help from Tricare over here with plastics. I am very depressed about the way my breasts look and they will DEFINATELY have to be fixed, there is nothing I can do about them, but hubby said we'd take care of that ourselves if need be.

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