• Name: J. Garcia
  • Username: jquihuiz
  • Member Since: 1/18/2012
  • BMI: 56.1
  • Hoping to have surgery
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I am a 27 year old single parent. I am hoping to get WLS.    
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Halfway mark
on March 23, 2012 3:36 pm
So I cut down on food for the past month and worked out like crazy. And this morning I weighed 411. I know what your thinking why are you so happy? Your still fat...well 412 is the halfway mark of my mandatory pre surgery weight loss. So me getting to 411 means my paperwork can now get submitted to my insurance. Omg I'm super excited. Now the only thing to do is loose 11 lbs before surgery date whenever that may be.... I'm hoping my papers get submitted today or Monday .... And I find out if I get approved by the end of next week. Praying for a quick surgery date, that would be my motivation to loose these extra pounds.
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WLS Seminar
on March 22, 2012 12:43 am
I had my last requirred seminar/class on march 17th. It went well, all the information was what i learned from previous class and info from OH. thank goodness for this class. Well after the meeting i was weighed in and went from 420 to 417. and well yesterday i weighed in again and am 415. to more pounds and i get to notify surgeons office and my paperwork gets submitted. I am very anxious and excited. all together i need to weigh 400 to get surgery. I am working out every other day and am really trying to loose this weight. It is a tough journey but hopefuly it is all worth it and my surgery gets scheduled.
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wls education class
on March 6, 2012 2:23 am
Today i attendd the mandatory wls class for the hospital i will be having surgery at. All the info was stuff i learned from prior visits and this site :) I was informed with the loss of 8-10 lbs my surgeon will submit paperwork to insurance. he says if i can loose this by the 17th which is the date of my last seminar i could possiby have surgery by end of march or early April. I am excited to say Im amost on the losers bench. Im also a lil frusterated with losing this 8-10 lbs. I have been trying to loose and have not lost more than 4 lbs :( hopefully keeping to my diet and adding more exercise will help.
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Almost there
on February 29, 2012 9:50 pm
 Today I scheduled my 2 and last class :)  my wls education class is march 5th and community seminar is march 17th. The hospital said at the class and seminar they will weigh me and if I lost 12 of the 24 lbs my dr requires of me they will submit my paperwork. They said the average wait time once submitted is a week after which I would be scheduled a date  :-) I'm so excited. They said if all goes well I can expect a surgery in April . 
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1class scheduled 1 to go
on February 27, 2012 1:53 pm
 Dr hospital called to inform me I can attend the march 5 wls education class. Now got to call surgeon office an ask about their req'd seminar.
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Hello, a little about myself... well like many of you, I myself have been overweight my entire life. Looking back at school pictures it looks like i was a "normal" wieght in kindergarden.... sad but true. affter that i was the chunker in cass... I was always told oh it's just baby fat??? now as a joke me and m sister joke around that we got a whoe lot of baby fat lol. anyhow. I have been pretty healthy i suppose, well what i mean is no hi cholestero, blood pressure is questionable but dr says its ok? no diabetes although im sure im borderline at the moment. what problems i do have are extremey horrific headaches, which can last anywhere from 2hrs to 2 days... my dr doesnt look into all he does is give me ibuprofen 800 or tylenol 3 which do NOTHING.I also get swollen legs ankles and feet. they swell so bad it is painful to bend at ankle or move toes. again dr does nothing. all he says is rest with feet elevated? its a quick releif but the problem is not resolved and constantly comes back. this swelling happens soon after exercise, and sometimes after sitting ? also after walking i get back pain, and horrible knee pain. I have had 3 seperate Bells Palsy attacks... I am not sure if this is caused by being overweight but im thinkn it is. unfortunately There is no know cause or cure for Bells Palsy and let me tell you... they say it temporary and well thats a darn lie. myb  1st time getting it was in 99 never went away ...got some muscle back but 50% only. in 06 2nd attack and well again 40-50% recovery oh and i forgot to mention each attack was on a different side so in 06 i had bells palsy on my entire face :( in 09 i got bp on the left side again. so as of today my face is still paralyzed . cannot smile only a slight grin. Unable to close mouth at all :( also cant make any facial expressions. not even eyebrow movement. I have tried way too many diets, and exercise programs. nothing seems to keep the weight off. i just want my life back. or should i say i just want a chance at a real life. I want to be able to go for an walk to the park with my daughter without breaking a sweat, and being out of breath. i want to go shopping without my legs and feet swelling so bad it hurts to take a step. I woud like to drive my car without my stomache steering :( I want to go to sleep without the fear that my daughter will not be able to wake me up in the morning. I am 27 and a single mother. I want to be a ROLEMODEL for my child someone she can be pround of and not embarressed of. She is 5 now and i feel horrible seeing her in the office at school because she hit the kid who called mommy a cow.