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Surgeon TestimonialRudolf Weiner, M.D.I seem to have been one of the lucky ones to meet Dr. Rudolf Weiner at my consultation and i'm glad. He was very nice and seemed to honestly want to me and worked with my needs (in terms of surgery date), I told him this was something I wanted to do as soon as possible and he worked with that to give me the date i was hoping for.
The visit was a bit short, but since he already had all my information and medical history, there wasn't much for us to cover, plus thanks to my wonderful husband being an army soldier, the approval with Tricare is almost a no brainer.
In a way a fell a little safer, being here in Germany because they take there time with certain things, like my hospital stay is 6 days, where in the states its usually about 3 days, right after surgery i will be in ICU so they can better monitor me, and then on the second day i am taken to a regular room for the rest of my stay.
As for experience, i know he is one of the best here in Germany, he has a great track record and that is among the military population alone (in germany he is the only doctor, along with his assistants that preforms this surgery for the military community), I'm sure if we were to included everyone else his track record would be impecable. Member Interests
- Travel - My lifetime goal is to travel to as many countries as possible.
- Parenting - The mom to a wonderful little girl, almost 3 yrs old.
- Dancing - I love dancing, i will dance to just about anything
- Tattoo - I currently have 8 tattoos and have 2 more scheduled to be done after my surgery
- Army - I am a army wife, and get to travel around, and meet wonderful people.
- Body Piercings - I have 3 body piercings and would like to get at least 3 more
- Hispanic/Latino - I was born in New York, but come from Puerto Rican decent.
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I am new here and well i would like to meet people who i can relate too, and find support. I am married to a wonerful guy and we have a little girl, almost 3yrs old. I am orginially from New York, the Bronx, but my husband is in the army ( who would've thought someone so physically fit, would be with someone who cant even keep off 10lbs, yet alone run 2-3 miles a day :-).) and so we travel around. Right now we are in Germany. I am having my surgery done in Frankfurt, by one of the top surgoens in the world, so i'm happy with that.
Still slow as ever on August 6, 2008 4:41 am
So do i have a right to complain or not??!! I saw 176lbs for about a day, went to Phantasialand with my neighbors and good friends who are leaving this week to live in their house about five hours away as civilians..LOL and I guess from not eating as good as I should I went right back up to 178lbs...whichs SUCKS...My goal for August is to hit 175lbs by the time I see my surgeon on the 25th. Its only three pounds, but it also took me 1 month to see 176 and then it didn't last. My husband said is because I'm still bloated from having my period, but I was over it on Saturday and it is now Wednesday, how could i possibly still be bloated. But whatever I refuse to stress myself to craziness, instead I celebrate that I can now wear size 10. I have about 2-3 pairs shorts in size 10 and they all fit. So I guess sooner than later I will have to say bye to all my size 12's.
Now if only I could say bye to these damn 3 lbs I would be even happier.
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Slow and Steady the turtle won the race!!!! on July 21, 2008 2:03 am
I remember the tale about the turtle and hare and the race and how even though the turtle is slow he still wins the race....Well that's how I feel with my weight loss..it is sooooooo SLLLOOOOWWWW!!!!!! I am offically down 74 lbs from my highest weight and now weigh 178 lbs. My size 12 pants are starting to fit me big, and I am between a medium and large in shirts. Still haven't tried the whole bathing suit thing yet, living in Germany kinda saves me that event since right now even in July we are not really getting pool or lake weather...at least not on the weekends when I'm off...LOL
I know the slow progress is my fault as I have been slacking, and haven't been to the gym like I should, but between working full time, going to school practically full time and then of course taking care of my family, it is hard and my time is used up. I do walk as much as I can, and I have plently of stairs to go and down as I live on the fourth floor, plus keeping up with my 3 yr is an exercise in its own right...LOL...but I guess this is just not enough.....I know I have to hit the gym more often I just need more hours in a day for that....LOL
Don't get me wrong I wish the scale said 145lbs ( my first goal, i might decide to go a little lower, but not too much I don't want to be a size 0, just healthy), but seeing 178 isn't so bad either considering almost 7 months ago it used to read 252 lbs...so should I stop being a crabby patty...yeah probably but I just can't help it...
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Mix feelings....A little bit of everything!!!! on May 29, 2008 12:56 am
Okay, where to start...first my hair is falling out, I mean my hair has always fallen out some, especially when I washed it (i have curly hair that can get very tangled), but now its just all over the place. When I brush my hair the brush has a clump of hair on it, when I style it, its all over my hands, through out the day I end up with hair on my clothes...so yes its literally FALLING OUT!!!! To think I used to joke around and say since I had so much hair it would help if some would fall out, and now I'm losing my mind because I want it to stop. Prof. Weiner gave me Bioton, lets hope it works...
Next as mention I've seen Professor Weiner for what he called my 3 month follow up, but it really been 4 months and feels everything is going great, did my ultrasound and said everything is wonderful and my liver is 100% normal (no more fatty liver from being over weight), he was happy with my weight loss, even though I think its way too slow. He was also happy because he say I am gain definition in my body and he can now see my ribs when I lay down for the ultrasound (cool!!!!!) Yup, Yup, and I have a collar bone, shouldar blades, hip bones, wrists, and ankles, Oh yeah and skinny fingers all my damn rings are huge and slip right off...wow how would have thought we have so many bones...LOL
Moving on I have had to offically retire all my size 14 pants, they are way too big, I mean literally everywhere. These are pants my husband just brought me maybe 2 months ago, and already too big, oh well time for somemore shopping...LOL So I am ofically a 12, although I have managed one size 10, and some of my 12's are starting to fit loose. So I am definitely getting there and losing the inches, my goal for myself is a 7/8. I want to be healthy, but also have a little meat on me, I have never, never wanted to be stick thin, I really dont find nothing attractive about being a size 0/2. Not for me anyways, if that makes you happy then go for it. I like having curves, smaller ones, but still have some....LOL
Last this weight is moving so slowing, it makes me want to scream sometimes. Seriously in almost a month I have only lost 5lbs, how sad is that!!! As of today I am offically 186lbs. Prof. Weiner told me since I had less to lose, it will come off slower. I don't want to hear this, I want it gone...like now!!!! But I will take what I get. The gym is going good, basically just trying to tighten up as much as possible for my cruise in November, Carribean here I come!!!! At this point just being almost 70lbs lighter is fine with me, forget the rest whoever doesn't like my skin doesn't have to look!!!! I will be having the time of my life, being able to enjoy so much more than I ever could.....
I know it was a long one, but I had so much I needed to say...sorry I will try to keep it shorter next time.... ;-)
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Finally!!! on May 13, 2008 1:37 am
So I finally found a babysitter and have gotten back to the gym, really excited about that. The young lady is really good, she is a teenager and stays with her in her home, but my little one adores her and loves going over there.
So I go to the gym Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays for about 2 hours a day. I start with cardio, about 20-30 minutes on the treadmil at an 5.0 incline and speed of 3.0-3.2. My asthma is still an issue, but I'm trying to build up my lungs and see if I can start running.
***Now just as a note the asthma has been a problem probably since birth but wasn't diagnosed until I was 4. So its a health issue, not a weight issue. So I could probably be stick thin and weight 100lbs and I still wouldn't be able to run because of the asthma. Just wanted to clerify that for everyone. I would love to be able to run, it would be so cool since I've always wanted to join the Navy or Army, but I just don't dont know if that could happen.***
Then after cardio my husband works me to death...lol, no not really but it sure feels that way especially by the time i get home and have to walk up a whole bunch of stairs just to get home...LOL We do abs, and lots of weights for the arms and legs.
Last week was my first week back and I think every muscle group hurt, which felt good cause that means its working, but gee it can make things just a little harder....LOL
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Moment of celebration!!!!! on May 2, 2008 5:14 am
Okay so i haven't lost too much more weight since my last post, I am now down to 191lbs, God knows I don't even remember when was the last time I weight this little...yes little cause for me this is little. The last 7-8 years I have been over 200 lbs so this feels very good. I am down 61lbs in 3.5 months so i can't complain, leaving me only 46 lbs to go, something i'm hoping to do in the next 3 months.
Okay so now my reason for celebrating, my husband takes every chance he gets to buy me new clothes, so yesturday we went to the PX (for us army people...LOL) and he just starts grabbing jeans, size 14 so i'm happy cause i know they should fit really good by now all my 16's are HUGH. So into the dressing room i go and put on the first pair, and they fit i was excite but then i realized something, wait whats this, there were freaking big!!!! I almost died, so he comes back with a size 12 and here i go again a little scared they won't fit, and would you believe it they were BIG, so now i'm thinking someone is playing a cruel joke on me changing the sizes or something. So we try one more time with a size 10, Hold onto your pants everyone they FIT, i alomost started cring, but i was too busy admiring myself in the mirror...LOL and to make me feel extra better they were a size 10 DKNY jeans. And for those of you who don't know about name brands lets just say Donna Karen does not make clothes for plus girls, so yes I am celebrating....GO ME, GO ME, GO ME.
Now to show I am humble i will say it seems to be the cut of the jeans, cause all the other jeans I got were a size 12, but hey thats still better then a 16. I seem to have skipped the whole 14 size, but i won't complain!!!!
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Hello, My name is Angelica, and at 27 yrs old i have finally decided to stop pretending that if i just keep trying, and trying this weight will go away. I started out as an unerweight child, i mean seriously they used to tell my mom i look like the kids from the third world nations, i guess she didn't take that too well and started stuffing food down my throat and buying me all these "vitamins". The results? By the time i was 12 yrs i was always bigger then most kids, and at 16 i weighted in at about 180lbs, I used to get depressed alot, but no matter how hard i tried it just never went down, I cant forget to mention that i am a chronic asthmatic, and treatment for bad episodes is prednisone, which is a steroid, so yup i used to gain anywhere from a pound a week to five pounds a week, and sometimes i had to take this medication for months at a time. Since about the age of 21 and 24, my weight would just go up and down, then i got pregnant and gained an amazing 50lbs bringing me to my current and highest weight of 250lbs, mind you i am only 5"2. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful husband who supports me and never makes me fell bad, but this is something i need to do for myself, and for my health. I have been blessed in the sense that i have no major medical conditions other then my asthma, which i've had all my life, but i do get aches and pains every now and then and i'm sure thats from the weight.
So i have my surgery date (January 15, 2008) and although i am nervous, i am ready and prepared for this life long journey into a healthy and better life. Wish me luck.
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