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Goals

walk through the mall or any store

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Not feel like a huge embarrasment to my children and family.

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Buy smaller clothes

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to get 0ff of all the medications I am taking

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Is to be Healthy again so I can enjoy life with my family and friends.

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Surgeon Testimonial

Armando Joya
I felt that Dr. Joya was very nice. He had a nice, warm smile and vibe about him. He is very quiet but seems very competent. I didn't have as much interaction with him as I would have liked, being that he was my surgeon. rnrnHis staff were all really nice. They all spoke English well. Some of the hospital staff didn't speak much English, so that was a bit difficult. rnrnHe spoke to me for a little while before my surgery..explaining the surgery, risks, etc. He never spoke of aftercare or anything else really. He left that for his assistant to tell me about. rnrnI did have a complication - an accidental lacerated liver due to its size. It was fixed properly, I think. However, I don't feel I received enough care afterward because of this. I was really scared but none of the doctors talked to me about it afterward. They only told my husband what had happened..but after that, nothing was ever said again - until I got an additional bill for all the extra care.rnrnNow that I've had time to reflect, I am glad that I went to Dr. Joya. I have my Sleeve and recovering well. rnrnThank you, Dr. Joya....and your staff. You have changed my life!rnrnrn
Member Interests
  • Books & Literature - I love to read - John Saul, Dean Koontz, James Patterson
  • Family & Friends - I am very close to my family and friends
  • Cats - I have a cat named Chance
  • Dogs - I have a dog named Sammie
  • Movies - I enjoy watching movies; action and horror
  • Music - I love music; pop rock and the 80s are my favorites
  • Jewely Making - This is new, just learning, but enjoying it.
  • Married - I am married to Larry. We have 2 children: Joshua and Jillian
  • RN - I am an RN, now disabled
  • BMI over 50 - I am hoping that one day, this will not be the case.

lisaweisenbach's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was a very depressed person. I had always been overweight. I was looked down upon and discriminated against. I felt useless, hopeless, like my life was not worth living. I tried so many diets, nothing worked. I found that I couldn't stick to them for the long haul. This led to more depression and more weight gain. It was a tragic cycle.
Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Michele W. on 3/25/08 12:12 pm
    Oh Lisa , I am so happy for you !! I hope you are having a quick recovery !! I'm sorry I didn't remember your surgery date. I can hardly wait until my date gets here !!! We will be traveling the journey to good health together. Blessings ,Michele
  • Comment by Rae2008 on 3/17/08 2:32 pm
    Today is your day..ive been in and out of the board for some months now and you have been so excited and have been talking about how time just isn't going fast enough for you...well i am excited for you. its your time now and just know you might be in pain after the surgery but you will recover and here and in a month you will forget that you even had surgery...I hope for you an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery..today is your day..and nothin can stop you from acheiving every goal you have in life!!
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One Year Surgiversary
posted on 3/17/09 11:22 am
WOW!   I made it!  I cant believe its been a year. One year ago, at this time, I was lying in my hospital bed in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, waiting for them to come get me for surgery. I was absolutely petrified.

I had conquered my fear of flying and made my way to a foreign country....now I had to get past those fears and get the life saving surgery that I desperately needed. I did it!  I have no idea how I managed all of that bc basically, Ive never felt that I was a strong person, always afraid of the unknown and never took chances like that. But I made it through, despite my surgical complication.

Would I do it again? Absolutely, without a doubt.

One year and 103 lbs gone!  Amazing.

Regrets?  Yes!  Why didnt I do it sooner? I wasted so many years of my life as an obese person. I lost so much time, not to mention my career as a Nurse (although Im hoping to rectify that someday soon).

Although I have lost 103 lbs, I regret not losing more by this time. It is my own fault, my own failures, my own food addiction...that has kept me from losing more. However, I cant be sorry with 103 lbs!  I am quite proud of myself for that.

Do I always eat right? LOL... NO, unfortunately. But Im learning a balance between eating better while giving myself some indulgences now and then...thats what keeps me sane.

Ive had alot of problems this year. Ive had so much depression and have felt like giving up so many times. Im glad that I havent. I think the thing that keeps me going on is that I have lost 103 lbs.. I havent been under 300 lbs in over 10 yrs, so Im loving seeing the 200's on the scale.

Do I think I made a mistake with the VSG? NO!  yes, Ive had alot of hard times, but those problems were not bc of my Sleeve, they were my own personal problems with food, etc.  I started out with a BMI of 73, now its in the 50's. I still have a very long way to go and I dont know if I will ever meet my goal. But I do know that I will keep trying and that I havent felt this good since before my daughter was conceived (she's almost 11yrs now). 

Ive had lots of doubts over this past year, regarding my surgery choice. But I finally reconciled those doubts and realized that it was never anything wrong with my Sleeve..it was all inside me. I kept holding myself back...I still do. Its hard to counteract 40yrs of living a certain way and eating all the wrong foods whenever I wanted. All of my past "diets" resulted in failures. That is why I chose surgery. For me, the VSG was the simplest and safest. It gave me what I needed - restriction. When I think about the amount of food that I ate pre-VSG, it sickens me. Its hard to believe I stuffed that much into my mouth. Im glad I cant eat that much now. Although I can eat quite a bit, it doesnt compare to the pre-VSG amount.

I am very thankfull for my Sleeve. It gave me back my life. I love being able to do things with my family again. I love buying smaller clothes. I have even been able to buy a few things "off the rack"....instead of catalog/internet ordering.

I have my good days and bad days......but overall, Im happy with how things are now...and how things are still changing.

Thank you Dr. Joya, for my Sleeve! 

and thanks to all my awesome friends here on OH. I couldnt have made it without all of you.
I love you all!

love 'n hugs


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