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Surgeon Testimonial Jorge Sosa I HAD GONE TO ONE OF DR. SOSA'S SEMINARS ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED BUT I THOUGHT SURGERY WAS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. HERE I AM 3 YEARS LATER ABOUT TO HAVE DR. SOSA PERFORM GASTRIC BYPASS ON ME AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. I HAVE HEARD THE TESTIMONIALS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE EPERIENCED HIS WORK INCLUDING MY BEST FRIEND AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME THING TO SAY ABOUT HIM, HE IS GREAT! I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT DR. SOSA IS GOING TO BE MY SURGEON AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE MY TURN ON MARCH 2ND. Latest Surgery Support Comments
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My Story Hello, my name is Monica. I'm 25 years old and was born and raised on Long Island New York and now live in Miami Florida. I have a wonderful fiance and an amazing 6 yr old daughter. I had been overweight for much of my youth, I went down in weight right before my daughter was born and I was at a very good weight my lowest weight was 142! At 5'2" I was happy there. But soon after I was back up and my heaviest weight so far is 278. I have a family history of obesity my younger brother is obese an my father and mother are obese. We also have a history of diabetes and high blood pressure along with cholesterola and all the side effects that come along with all that bad stuff. When I moved to Florida I heard about Gastric Bypass and I thought about it, wow that sounds amazing and great. But I didnt do it until my best friend had it done about 10 months ago now and she is doing great 140lbs down in 10 months. So i started my journey around September 2009 and you can read my blogs to hear my story which is a little rocky right now. Hopefully it will go better along the road. But I am an optimistic person and I will keep my hopes up and I have faith in God and in my Dr. that he will make everything better. I look at people's befor and after pictures for inspiration and I just hope for a healthy thin future to spend with my amazing fiance and my daughter and the new children that we hope to have after our wedding that we are planning for April 2011. So thats my story |
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Well this is actually really really good, twins aren't considered full term until 37 weeks so I just have about a week left. . . BUT my doctor didn't schedule my c-section until February 27th so I still have 19 days to go. . .OMG 19 days, I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!! I have only gained 30 pounds with this pregnancy which is really really good also, with my daughter who I had pre-op I gained 60 pounds and she was a singleton and then instead of losing the baby weight I put on another 20 pounds after I gave birth! I know, wtf right. . lol. I'll be 3 years post op soon in about 3 weeks, I honestly can't believe it, 3 years! Wow. I am still after 3 years so so happy as the first day after my surgery that I made the decision to go through with the gastric bypass and that God blessed me to make it through the surgery. . .including the second surgery a few days later after I had all those complications and a hospital stay of a month and then having to go back to the hospital again!. . .yeah it was a lot for me but it was soooooooo worth it and I would not go back to change a single thing. I know that after these babies are born I am going to start exercising again and get back to my normal routine that I had of Zumba and boot camp. . I really miss working out so much and I miss being active, rollerblading, riding my bike, walking on my lunch breaks. . .I miss it all. . but I will get back to it and I will be back to working on my dream of becoming a
So I hope everyone else is doing well. . .and if anyone has any post-op pregnancy advice or stories or anything to help me out. . .it would all be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
. Not good, but hey, we are all human and we all make mistakes, its what we do after we make the mistake. . if we correct it or keep doing it. I won't keep eating bad things and I've been good since I got back to NY. I haven't seen the scale move in a long time but I know that I am still losing inches becuase I feel it in my clothes and people keep telling me that I still continue to look skinnier and skinnier every day. I was slacking on my vite's for a minute too but I'm back on track with those also. Taking my doses twice a day. . .an iron in the morning, then a dose of a multi, a calcium, a B-12, and a D3 and then the same dose at night before I go to bed. I hope thats enough. I haven't been to the Dr. for my blood tests since I don't have insurance at this moment but I will soon thank God and I'll go do the tests. I still continue to be active but not as much as I was two months ago. I was in a car accident in April and I haven't done my zumba or boot camp since then. . .and I really really Really feel the difference, 
and I can't wait until the chiropractor says its ok for me to start like I was before. As a matter of fact I had a twitch in my eye for 2 weeks and I know that it was my body releasing some stress. . .I need exercise to do that, and to make me feel good. I am going to start up again on Zumba this coming Monday and I can't wait, I'm so exited to get back to it and to get back to my routine. My gym membership doesn't start until June and I can't wait for that also I'm so exited!! Its a brand new gym with brand new equipment and even a pool!!! My plan is to go 3 times a week and I want to start a spinning class and also I would like to try out their zumba. Ok well I'd better get back to work. . lol. I hope everyone is doing well.. . .thank you to whoever is reading this for taking an interest in my journey and I just hope that something that I say or that you see in my profile gives you inspiration after your life changing decision or gives you inspiration and strength to have weight loss surgery for yourself. 
Wow how the time just flew by, its amazing. I feel so good and am ready to get back to my boot camp class. I was taking it before the holidays but then the class took a break and now its starting up again in the beginning of February and I couldn't be more exited! I can't wait to get moving again! Especially since its winter and I haven't been going out to ride my bicycle or go to the park or rollerblade so I really need this exercise. I was also doing Zumba which I fell in love with, its sooooooo much fun!!
I am going to be starting it again in February too. Also due to the holidays I feel like I haven't been to a support group in forever and can't wait to get back to my LIPO family and back to doing all the fun activities that are planned for the coming year. And now I have some more excellent news my fiance. . .yes we are still not married. . legally. . .lol.. . so my fiance just had the Sleeve Gastrectomy with Dr. David Buchin here on Long Island on January 18th and he is doing Great!! Now he will no longer have diabetes or high blood pressure or sleep apnea, we are so so happy and exited for his new beginning. He has been with me by my side through these two years after my surgery so he has really experienced it first hand. . .although I didn't have the sleeve I had the gastric bypass its about the same. Now we will take these journeys together, both of us with our new chances on life. Its so great. I can't wait for the summer so we can get out on our bikes and on our rollerblades and when we hit those hiking trails. My daughter is going to be so so happy now when Both of her parents will come along for the Whole ride. And another thing that I can't wait for is to get back to Six Flags. We went almost a year an a half ago now and Andy couldn't fit on some of the rides it was so sad.
. I could see how bad and embarassed he felt.
Also I felt bad for him and I really wanted to go on those rides. . so now I can't wait to get back there to show those silly rollercoasters that now Andy can fit in the chair!!!! It truly is a NSV!!! I hope everyone is doing well and that my posts are able to reach people who are thinking about having surgery or have just had surgery and now need some support or just to see other post ops doing well. 
I am encouraging Andy to get back on OH so that he can tell his story too so that other men can get inspiration from him and follow his story too. 
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