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Well, I am officially a Pinup model!!!! I have been dabbling in pinup modeling for a few months now and I am proud to say that I was chosen to be in a Magazine! Dames Planes and Automobiles Magazine has accepted my submissions and I will be featured in the December 2012 issue!!!!! All this due to my confidence gained from having my RNY. I have recently graduated with my Master's degree and I am still going strong with maintaining my weight loss. LIfe has never been so good and it keeps getting better! Thank you WLS!

So I was just thinking that I havent updated on here in forever....I look at my last blog and its been a whole year! This year has been the most exciting yet since my wls in June of '08. Ill take it from the top! April of last year my Husband deployed to AfgIhanistan....as Ive previously blogged about we have pretty much nothing but problems. This year has been no different. Only I decided to do something about it this time. From April to August we were in constant battles over the phone and internet. And at the end of August when I caught yet another suspicion of cheating, lies, and other untrustworthy behavior I finally called it quites. I filed for divorce,  packed up my kids, sold everything in the house and in December I moved back to California. Rewind a months prior to that which takes me back to March....I had my plastic surgeon put in a request for a tummy tuck and breast implants. I was declined again and in June began to save up money to pay out of pocket. I managed to save 13,596, the total amount due for a tummy tuck and breast implants by October and had both surgeries performed at the same time on Oct. 13 2010. Take it back 2 weeks prior to surgery, I meet and fell completely head over heals with my new guy Jason. Never in my life have I been treated as well as he treats me. He stayed at the hospital with my mom for my surgery and never left my side once throughtout the night. The day prior to surgery he asked me to wait for him while he does his 1 year tour in Afghanistan and I gladly said yes, and on Feb 11 my Valentines Day gift of a beautiful garnet engagement ring came in the mail with a note saying "Im sorry I cant place this on your finger, but I will in May when i see you again." I glady said yes to this as well :)  It is such a wonderful change to have someone who is there for as opposed to someone who cheats on their wife while she lays in a hospital bed. Recovery from this surgery has been a bumpy road. I developed seromas (fluid pockets within my body) and busted my insicions a few times. I had a total a 5 drain tubes in my legs for the tummy tuck. I have a scar from hip to hip and am gradually regaining feeling in the areas of my abdomen and thighs. I must say though that my stomach looks amazing and never did I think I would ever look like this again. My breast were the next issue. I went from a 34C to a 34DD even though I have plenty of skin to have placed a larger implant, these look just fine. I opted out of the lift because I wanted them more natural looking. In January, I began forming whats called a capsular contraction around my left implant. Basically my body rejected the implant and began growing scar tissue around the implant squeezing it out of place. In Feburary I underwent another surgery to repair that which was another $2000. Glad to say its been 3 weeks post op, I am doing great. The dr seems to have gotten all the scar tissue broken up and I should do fine from now on. No one knows why my body rejected the implant or why I developed so many sermoas from the tummy tuck, I guess Im just one of those people that has freak luck! So My complete cost of having plastic surgery was a whopping $15,596. Other note worthy things to talk about is that in Jan of '09 I enrolled in college for my BA in health care administration and I am now set to graduate in May of this year. I also enrolled in the Master's degree program for Organizational Management with a specialization in health care administration. I will be moving back to NY in the summer time to get a house ready for Jason to come home. June of 08 marked a new beginning of my life. One that helped me gain back my self esteem and confidence that I am a good person and deserve the best out of life. It took me years to decide that I needed a change, I took that first step on June 18 and have not looked back since. I have maintained my weight loss of just under 100 pounds. I have been at my goal weight since 9 months after surgery. I have wisend up to the fact that myself or my children do not need to be in an abusive relationship because there is better out there for us, and when I least expected it, better didnt just walk into my life....it came in blazzing through the door and life will never be the same. I am completely in love with the new me, my new guy and our awesome family and life that we will have <3

Oh my god! I had an awesome time on new years....had a big party at my house. We made tacos and tamales and had more alcohol then you can imagine.....of course I see vodka and Im like YEAH!!!! Party'd my ass off all night (as you can see in the pic...never not have a drink in hand). Then the next day came and I thought I was going to die!!!!! I have diagnosed myself with have gastritis because I felt the same damn way after surgery ...my pouch swollen. I was layed out for two days thinking I busted open my pouch and I really really wanted to go to the ER but I felt like an idiot because I knew they would tell me your not supposed to be drinking!!!! So I sat home and sucked it up!!!! Today I feel better just have a headache.... Moral of the story if someone brings a bottle of vodka that says military special on it....RUN!!!!!! 

So I turned in all my paperwork to the plastic surgeon and of course they still have not submitted it to my insurance. Not sure what the hold up is but its working on 2 weeks now. I will call them on Monday but the longer they wait the less chance I have of getting it done because I wont have any help since my husband deploys in March. SOOOOO I dont know what to do! Times like this I wish my credit was good enough to finance this surgery because I am over all this extra skin. Its causing problems that are affecting just about every aspect of my life!!!!!! Still happy about my surgery....not happy with the run around Im getting from surgeons. If I could do it over I would have stayed in Cali to get it all done. BUT too late now so I can either save every dime and have the $20,000 worth of work done or continue to fight the insurance company and hope I have someone here to take care of me. I would like it done before the summer time since I would like to drive home then with the kids. I dont understand how losing weight is a medical necessity but getting rid of the after math isnt....If the surgeons offices would just listen to what I am telling them I am almost positive the insurance wouldnt give such a fight. But they seem to get so offended anytime someone act remotely interested in their own health. But if they did the surgery and I didnt listen to them they would be pissed so either way....Im screwed!!!!!!