Username: jolene22
Location: GA
Member Since: 5/10/2008
BMI: 40.0
Surgery date scheduled
Surgeon: Larry Hobson, M.D., F.A.C.S

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Goals

Make eye contact with people in public

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get out of my size 24 pants and look great in underwear sexy style not grandmas

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to be able to play with my kids without getting tired and losing my breath so fa

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Surgeon Testimonial

Larry Hobson, M.D., F.A.C.S
WHEN I FIRST MET DR.HOBSON I THOUGHT HE WAS FUNNY AND HE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD...I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE AROUND HIM AND ASKED PLENTY OF QUESTIONS..MOST OF HIS STAFF IS NICE BUT THERE WAS ONE LADY WHO WAS JUST RUDE AND DIDNT CARE BOUT THE PAIN I WAS IN AFTER SURGERY..I WOULD RATE HIM A 10 OVERALL I JUST HOPE THAT I CONTINUE TO HAVE NICE VISTS WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF..THE PROCESS IS HARD BUT I HAVE HEARD IN THE END IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT.

Member Interests

Poetry - I LOVE WRITING POEMS...I DO THAT IN FREE TIME THAT I MAY HAVE FOR MYSELF
Music - I LOVE BACHATA MUSIC..I AM A BIG FAN OF AVENTURA.NOW I JUST NEED TO LEARN DANCIN
Spanish - I SPEAK BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH I CAN ALSO QWRITE AND READ IN THE LANUAGE
Tattoo - GOT SEVERAL TATTOOS..MY EYEBROWS AND HALF SLEEVE DONE AND MORE TO GO
Corrections Officers - I REALLY WANNA TRY AND BECOME A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

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Comment by PinkFlamingoes on 5/11/08 11:45 am

I hope your surgery is complication free & your recovery speedy quick . Kathy

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jolene22's Blog

oh my god!!!
on August 19, 2008 6:19 pm

went for 3 month post op and weighed in at 180....
i am so proud cuz it has been so hard but i cant tell the differance like others can....i feel like others have been losing much more than me and i have felt stuck but i am losing and am so proud...maybe soon i will be able to feel comfortable in my own skin and wanna wear what i call sexy pannies...lol

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FEELIN GOOD
on June 23, 2008 10:27 pm

MAN I AM FEELING REALLY GOOD PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE AND I JUST FEEL HAPPIER..I FEEL TIRED ALOT BUT HAPPY..I STARTED OUT AT 255 AND NOW I AM 217..YEAHHHHHHH.
THINGS STILL GET HARD BUT I AM SO MUCH HAPPIER...

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BEGINING TO LOSE!!!!
on May 27, 2008 3:53 pm

I WENT FOR MY 2 WEEK CHECKUP TODAY AND MY STARTING WEIGHT WAS 250 BEFORE SURGERY AND NOW I AM AT 225...I CANT BELIVE IT..IT IS HARD BUT IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO HAVE SEEN THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE GO DOWN...I WAS GONNA BUY A SCALE BUT I DONT WANNA GET OBSSESED WITH WEIGHING MYSELF...THANX TO EVERYONE.I AM DOING IT AND SOON I WILL PROVE ALL OF THE ONES WHO THOUGHT I COULDNT DO IT,I WILL PROVE THEM WRONG...THANX U.....I WILL CHECK IN AGAIN SOON

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after surgery!!!!
on May 22, 2008 3:14 pm

AFTER SURGERY THE PAIN WAS HORRIBLE AND SO INTENSE..I CRIED COULDNT WALK AND SAID I MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER..AFTER 3 DAYS HOME I GOT ADMITTED BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL,BUT THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER NOW..I STILL DONT UNDERSTAND ALOT BUT WITH TIME I HOPE IT GETS BETTER..I HAVE ALOT OF REGRETS ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT..I AM UP FOR THE CHALLENGE BUT I MISS FOOD LIKE CRAZY..HA HA.I HOPE WITH TIME THINGS GET EASIER BUT IN THE MEAN WHILE I NEED ALOT OF HELP AND SUPPORT TO GET THROUGH THIS ALL...

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My Story

HI MY NAME IS JOLENE..I AM 21 YEARS OLD AND HAVE 2 CHILDREN BRYAN ALEXSANDRO WHO
WILL BE 3 IN OCTOBER OF 08 AND BRIANNA ALEXIS WHO JUST TURNED 1 THIS YEAR..I HAVE MANY MANY
TATTOOS BUT I AM MORE ON THE SHY SIDE..I AM STUDYING TO BECOME A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER BUT
I AM TAKING MY TIME..MY CURRENT WEIGHT IS 255 LBS..I AM HAVING MY GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY ON MONDAY
MAY THE 12TH OF 2008...I WAS ALWAYS STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT BUT NEVER KNEW HOW OUT OF CONTROL
I WAS GETTING WITH MY EATING UNTILL I WOULD GET AGRRAVATED AND MAD WHEN I COULDNT ACOMPLISH
MUCH AS I COULD BEFORE...I DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT ALSO FOR MY CHILDREN
.I HAVE A ADDICTION TO FOOD..I LOVE FOOD..FOOD WAS MY COMFORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND THROUGH
MANY POINTS IN MY LIFE..BUT ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE AND BETTER NOW THAN NEVER...I KNOW THIS IS GOING
TO BE A CHALLENGE BUT I AM UP FOR IT AND I LUV A GOOD CHANLLENGE AND I WANNA PROVE PEOPLE WRONG
I CAN DO THIS AND I WILL..BUT THE LORD KNOWS HOW SCARED I AM TOO...I LUV TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND TO SHARE STORIES AND TEARS SO IF UR UP FOR IT HIT ME UP..THANKS AND GOD BLESS..