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Guillermo Alvarez M.D.
This guy is awesome. He is friendly and seemed to be interested in me and my future not just my insurance plan or wallet size. He discussed not only the procedure with me but also what I might have to look out for and what I could do to make things easier in the future. And that was in the first hour after I met him. He was constantly checking on me and the other patients. We each had our own room that was decked out with nice furniture a computer and the works. His staff was great and the nurses that took care of me were all real sweet. I cant really say there was anything I didn't like, His English was excellent better than mine in fact and his attitude was great. Even though it is a very quick operation and hospital time he made me feel welcome and like i was not at all a burden even if i required more time than expected. He expressed the importance of aftercare and the do and do not as much as he could, even letting us know the bad things that could happen if we didn't listen. When it came to risks of surgery I never even bothered asking, his record spoke for its self the man is like a magician with a scalpel. An excellent doctor/surgeon better than anything i have ever and i mean EVER been to here in the states. Mater in fact i will probably ask him for his opinion if i ever decide to have another major surgery. This thing suggests I say something at least one thing negative because no one can be 100% positive and the best at what they do. So I have decided that the jello sucked and the apple juice was terrible. it was nasty and thick so ask for a different flavor or if you can take your own.
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havent done this in a while
on May 15, 2009 6:10 am
Hi all I havent done a new blog entry for a while so since I have some wonderful news i decided to. I weighed a little over 400 when is started. Well this morning I woke up went to the lou and decided to weigh. And God has blessed me with my very last day in the 300's I weighed in this morning at a wopping 300.4 lbs its safe to say that after work today and then swimming tonight i will get to see the 200's pop up on the scales since highschool. To some of those around me they are like congrats but no big deal. But i know that some on here have to know what this is like. It feels like the end of an era, I am over whelmed with excitement and i dont know what to do. I wish I had someone close to share it with but she left so i am kinda confused on how to celebrate by myself. LOL if that makes any since at all. Well tomorrow is saturday so i will have to get a party of friends together and go out danceing i guess. Thanks for listening to my rant. cheers and good luck
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Bored at work
on April 28, 2009 8:22 am
Hi all I am just here at work bored and waiting for 5 oclock to roll around. I had the VSG and I am 6 weeks out so I am expecting to have a few new problems crop up. And recently I have, I keep trying to eat suasage. Some sausage sets just fine and i feel great while others cause me to get sick lol i am figureing its the grease in it some haveing more grease than others. As great as it is to have this new life sometimes its a pain to figure out what I can and cant eat lol

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Oooopppsss
on April 27, 2009 8:23 pm
Hello all, I have just realized that it has been six weeks since my operation and that I created this account like 4 weeks ago and never did a blog entry. Well here it goes. I am now wearing a 40 pant with a little room and snugging into a 38. I am 23 and havent been anything below 40 since the 8th grade sooo its like one of those OMG that a blonde would say. lol I am so happy and cant believe how much better my life has gotten since i had my VSG done. The funny thing is life has sucked lately so they cant tell me that fat people can be happy to because i am enjoying it wayyy more as a skinnier person. Just so i dont leave you hanging i went through a divorce and had to move in with a friend, my car is on its last leg, my job is boring and i hate going to work, umm my godson (and his family) move 9+ hours away. And all this since december, so you could see how one might get depressed but I am still here breathing and happy. There is a new world to explore and this time around I can do it with no problems.
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My story begins a long long time ago, in a land far far away. Okay not really it starts in Oklahoma when I was around 8 or 9 until then I was a fairly small child. Then one day I ate something that i was allergic to because I swelled up for no other reason and the swelling never went down. Now here I am 23 years old, and deciding to make certian changes in my life. Let me explain I was happily married got married right after highschool, I wasnt happy with my weight but she said it didnt bother her so i would work out but never had the innitiative to loose alot of weight. She always said she married a big football player and thats what she liked so just stay healthy and she would be ok. Well she decided that she didnt want to be married anymore and then I started examining my life. I realized the only part that I woke up for each morning was to see her and now that she is gone I need more. I bet you can guess the main thing holding me back from doing the things i love. I was over 400, I dont know exact because scales that measure that high are hard to find and honestly made me depressed. So I started the diet thing once again and got down below 400 and stalled then i did the low carb and got to 385 and stalled. Then I talked to my mom about the VSG because she had to have it done for Diabetes. She got me lined up with a Brilliant DR. A and he set me on a 4 week liquid diet to get ready for the surgery. I got down to 348 on the liquid diet, I was thrilled it was the lightest i had been in about 2 years. Then I had the operation it went smooth my liver was nice and clean and small, and i recovered very quickly. I was walking around 6 hours after i got out of surgery, it may of been more but it wasnt long at all for beeing gutted the same day. So I started dropping weight like it was hot and it still is dropping. I am more active I went from a desk job during the day and being tired with numbness in my legs and my knees and back hurting, and chest acting up every now and then. To I am now working my desk job for money (it pays decent), lifeguarding for fun and swimming constantly with absolutely no knee back chest or any other pain. I feel like a greek god lol and i am only halfway down this path sitting at 300.4 this morning. I can only imagine how fantastic I will feel in another 5 or 6 months. Oh I am single so if your a cutie and in Oklahoma hit me up lol. cheers and good luck everyone.