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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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A New Life - 2 1/2 yrs post op (almost)
on July 27, 2010 11:08 am
It has been almost 2 1/2 yrs since my surgery. 

I have gone through many changes since my surgery in March of 2008. My first year was difficult, but the weight loss was pretty easy most of the time and very steady.  I had many ups and downs, but I did ok. I lost about 100 lbs that first year. After that year, the weight loss pretty much stopped. I started yo-yo'ing again. I could always eat larger portions of food than everyone else. That was really hard to deal with. After all, that is why I had surgery, to shrink my stomach so that I wouldn't be able to eat as much. Now, mind you, I can't eat nearly the amount I did before surgery, but after awhile, my body got used to what  I could eat, so it stopped losing. I've always had a problem with junk food - I still do, when I allow myself to eat it. I do still eat it on rare occasions. I've never totally deprived myself, which saved my sanity - almost lol.

My health improved vastly over the time since surgery. My diabetes is totally controlled with only 2 pills a day (as opposed to 6 pills and 2 shots of insulin, before surg). I was on High Blood Pressure meds, now I take none. My sink no longer looks like a pharmacy shelf. It's great.

Now, I am to the point that I am now. Life has taken a downhill slide. My husband decided he didn't want to be married anymore. So, he moved out and I filed for divorce. Our divorce will be final the middle of Aug. We will have been married for 23 yrs at that time. There are some advantages to the divorce. We no longer firght and argue, which we did. We didn't have much of a  marriage, more like roomates, but I knew he was there when I needed him. That is hard to deal with - being alone. I really hate that part. I am now totally responsible for my house and my young daughter. That's alot of responsiblility that used to be shared with him. The upside, I am losing weight again. Although, it's not from eating right - it's from doing without. For now, it's what I need to do, to get all of the carbs out of my system and decrease those cravings. High Carbs have always been my enemy.

I am now up to 122 lbs lost. I know I need to lose at least 100 lbs more to be at a good weight for my stature. I have no idea how far I will be able to go. I wish I had a crystal ball sometimes....it would make things easier.




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