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Surgeon Testimonial

Muhammad A. Jawad, M.D.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF DR.JAWAD WAS THAT HE WAS KIND OF QUIET BUT ONCE HE STARTED TALKING I KNEW THAT HE WAS THE SURGEON FOR ME. HE KNEW EVERYTHING THAT THERE WAS TO KNOW ABOUT THE SURGERY THAT I WAS HAVING DONE.HIS OFFICE STAFF IS WONDERFUL. I HAVE TO SAY THAT IF I HAD TO HAVE THIS SURGERY AGAIN OR RECOMMEND ANYONE FOR SURGERY DR.J IS THE ONE TO GO TO.HIM AND HIS STAFF CARE ABOUT YOUR AFTERCARE. ANYTIME THAT I CALL I GET AN ANSWER OR SOMEONE WILL CALL ME BACK WITHIN THE HOUR.HE TOLD YOU THE AFFECTS OF SURGERY GOOD AND BAD AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES YOU WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS.IF I WAS TO RATE DR.J ON A SCALE FROM 1-10 I WOULD GIVE HIM A 20. THE ONLY THING I DIDN'T LIKE WAS HAVING THIS DAMN G-TUBE IN FOR 6 WEEKS. BUT IT IS FOR SAFETY REASONS SO YOU CAN'T KNOCK THAT.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by timidcharm on 8/12/08 11:42 am
    Girlfriend know that many prayers and lots of folks are rooting for your success . Hang tough , Im right behind you . Martha
  • Comment by alveta on 8/12/08 9:23 am
    CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW SURGERY TOMORROW..IM PRAYING THAT EVERYTHING WILL GO GREAT.
  • Comment by sw33ts1nger on 5/19/08 5:04 pm
    Hi beautiful, Thanks for the add! hey! u r on your way... i got my date friday, and i started Nov... it takes time but time flys and b4 you know it you in the moment. even tho the moment is not upon me yet I can honestly say all of what I've gone thru was worth it...AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE SURGERY!!!LOL but i know it will be. so be encouraged and motivated. and get at me anytime u need someone to talk to. ~Sw33t~
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I'M BACK O.H.
on August 2, 2012 5:44 pm
AFTER 4 YEARS I HAVE BEEN M.I.A. I AM BACK AND I AM SAD TO SAY THAT I HAVE FELL OFF THE WAGON. I HAVE GAINED THE WEIGHT BACK BECAUSE OF MY STOMACH BEING STRETCHED, I HAD SOME MEDICAL PROBLEMS BUT I AM BACK AND HOPING TO HAVE A REVISION SO THAT I CAN GET BACK ON TRACK.I HOPE IT IS NOT TO LATE.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
on August 24, 2009 7:00 am
TODAY IS MY 33RD B-DAY AND I HAVE TO SAY IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING ONE SO FAR! LOOKING BACK ON THIS PAST YEAR GIVES ME SO MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT. I HAVE MY HEALTH WHICH IS BLESSING ENOUGH, A FAMILY THAT LOVES ME UNCONDITIONALLY AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE MY BACK NO MATTER WHAT (INCLUDING MY OH FAMILY). I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY JOY WITH ALL OF YOU. UNTIL NEXT TIME OH FAM. LOVE YALL. SMOOCHES.
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HAPPY SURGIVERSARY TO ME!
on August 13, 2009 6:24 am
TODAY MAKES ONE YEAR SINCE I HAD WLS. I AM 115LBS. DOWN FROM WHERE I WAS LAST YEAR.I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT IN A MILLION YEARS I WOULD BE WHERE I AM TODAY AND DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE DID SO MANY THINGS THIS SUMMER THAT I HAVE NOT DONE SINCE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO MY KIDS SEE THAT I HAVE MORE ENERGY SO OF COURSE THEY TRY TO DRAG ME A LITTLE MORE. I AM SUSTAINING A GOOD WEIGHT AT 185, IT IS KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT I AM CONTENT WHERE I AM. AT FIRST, I WANTED TO GET TO 150-160 BUT NOW I THINK THIS IS A GOOD WEIGHT FOR ME I STILL HAVE SOME HIPS BUT THAT RUNS IN THE FAMILY SO THEY ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND BESIDES HUBBY HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO. I AM FEELING GREAT HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS, JUST LIVING LIFE AND LOVING IT. LIFE HAS ME SO BUSY THAT I HARDLY GET TO BLOG ANYMORE BUT TO MY OH FAMILY I LOVE YALL BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU ALL, ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST. TILL NEXT TIME SMOOCHES.
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JUNE 2009-STUNTFEST
on June 29, 2009 9:35 am




YES, I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY TOOL. I THANK GOD EVERYDAY FOR THE NEW ME. I AM SO HAPPY AND DOING SO MANY THINGS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT  I WOULD BE DOING. SMOOCHES.
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HEY GUYS
on February 13, 2009 6:38 am
I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I POSTED. BAD ME. THINGS ARE GOING GOOD FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY HEALTHY, STILL EATING RIGHT, WORKING OUT. THAT'S RIGHT A CHICK JOINED THE GYM. I BE IN THERE WORKING HARDER THAN THE SKINNY B***HES. THEY WAS LOOKING AT ME FUNNY WHEN I FIRST CAME IN THERE. NOW THEM CHICKS TRYNA KEEP UP WIT A SISTER. HOLLA. ALL IN ALL THINGS ARE GOOD. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DR. MY LAB WORK AND WEIGHT LOSS IS ON TRACK. LIFE IS GOOD.  I AM SO SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED IN SO LONG BUT I LOVE YOU GUYS AND WISH ALL OF YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST IN LIFE, LUCK, AND LOVE. TILL NEXT TIME. SMOOCHES FRIENDS.
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My Story

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, GROWING INTO MYSELF, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW. I GUESS WHEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WORRY ABOUT IS SCHOOL AND THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME OR PARTY, THOSE THINGS REALLY KEEP YOU GOING. 
 
I GAINED SOME WEIGHT WHEN I HAD MY FIRST SON, BUT I WAS STILL FINE YALL. THEN I WAS STILL ABLE TO SHOP AND BUY DECENT (OR ATLEAST WHAT I THOUGHT WAS DECENT) CLOTHES.DECENT TURNED INTO INDECENT REAL FAST WHEN I HAD MY SECOND SON AND IT WAS DOWNHILL FROM THERE. OVER THE YEARS I WAS ALL OVER THE SCALE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS I WOULD LOOSE AND THEN ALL THE OTHER MONTHS I WOULD GAIN. 

THREE YEARS AGO I FOUND MY SOULMATE YALL.  I THINK WHEN PEOPLE SAY THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART IS HIS STOMACH,IT IS NOT QUITE TRUE, ALL THE FOOD WE ATE FOUND ITS WAY TO MY THIGHS.BUT THROUGH ALL THE WEIGHT GAIN AND LOSS, HE HAS BEEN HERE WITH ME UNCONDITIONALLY. AND FOR THAT I THANK HIM. I WILL MAKE A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT NEED ME HERE WITH THEM AND I DO INTEND ON DOING JUST THAT.