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  • Username: TOPRAISEHIMNO8
  • Location: CLEVELAND, OH, USA
  • Member Since: 5/24/2008
  • BMI: 42.6
  • Hoping to have surgery
  • Surgery Type: RNY
  • Surgeon: Aviv Ben-Meir, M.D.
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Walk without my thighs rubbing together

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19 People
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STOP DRINKING AND EATING JUNK!

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stop roaming the house at 2A.M. looking for food!

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learn how to push my plate away before I'm full!

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Trust that God's timing is perfect and He won't let me down.

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Aviv Ben-Meir, M.D.
He was very informative and a concerned doctor who I beleive has a lot of confedience in his work. He answered all of my questions in easy terms. He made sure that I got an understanding of the whole presedure.
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Happy, happy ,joy, joy!
4 days ago
Well I got some great news! So I called Well care insurance and found out about the misconception about them dropping my ppo. I found out that it wasn't so! I was explained that they were dropping Metro Health hospitals and their affiliates. I said "Praise God"! you SEE WHAT FAITH DOES FOR YOU!

I found that if I stick to what I BELIEVED in I just knew that God will make provisions for me. It had gotten to a point that it was beginning to look dark. The current insurance I have said that I didn't qualify but with Well care I will be approved for the surgery.

Now I'm going through my last few steps of diet and nutrition, my psyc. eval and a couple of test hear and their so by December I should be in their!
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HE STILL IS!
7 days ago

Yes! He still is GOD NO MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!

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9/17/08
on September 17, 2008 11:04 am
Praise Him,

           So I got the results back the sleep study and the doctor says that I don't have sleep apnea. So according to my insurance company I don't qualify for the surgery. I guess I'm supposed to be upset,crying and falling on my knees screaming "WHY"!

        Nope I know that God still has complete control over this whole situation. To top it off the surgeon isn't in my network so I can't even get that approved.
       Their has been so much going on in my life these last couple of months sometimes it feels like my head is a bout to pop off!

        I know that "WHEN THE ENEMY COMES IN LIKE A FLOOD GOD WILL LIFT A STANDARD AGAINST HIM! (Isaiah 59:19)
What this scripture means to me is that no matter what the devil throws at you, you can be getting hit from almost every angle the Lord will take a stand for you and make him flee!

My God is truly able so Praise His holy name!

Amen
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Still waiting
on September 11, 2008 6:49 pm
Praise Him,

                    Okay so it has officially been a month since I went in to take my sleep study. I was told it will only take two weeks to get my results! This has been truly a nail biting time. lol

My faith has really been tested. God's timing is not my timing and I know He has the best interest at heart for me.

When I start to get discouraged God always sends someone my way to encourage me. I'm so happy to have a caring and loving family.

I'm constantly reminded that without faith it is impossible to please God.(Hebrews 11:6) WOW if that don't give you a spiritual boost I don't know what to tell you!

I have so many OH family members writing me left and right saying"I was approved". I'm so proud of them I know my day will be sooner than I know.

My journey began in April and since I will be switching insurances that will make 6 months in October. Wow time has flown!

I ask that my OH family continue to keep me in your prays. I will most definitely keep you in mine.

God Bless  
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GOD IS STILL GOOD!
on September 4, 2008 8:42 pm
Praise Him,Praise Him,Praise Him! God is still good to us even though we aren't faithful to Him!

It has been a while since I have written. The last month I have been so busy, I can't begin to tell you. I still believe God for what He is going to do for me.

I'm still waiting for my results of my sleep study so that I can find were I stand on being pre approved for the surgery. So I called St. Vincents and found out that according to the sleep study tech. that they believe that I'm border line. That means they think I have sleep apnea and they kind of don't. Huh I'm between a rock and a hard place. So now it is up to the doctor to determine if she feels I have it.

The "Devil"! Hear is where my faith kicks in. I was told that I would get approved for my surgery by the "Almighty God". I don't care what the doctor feels He has the last and final say in all of this. So I know that"I got this"! This is my new saying to help encourage myself.
I tell you every time I say this in the name of Jesus He gives it to me because I have that much faith.



God Bless
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     Im a 27 year old woman with a beautiful family. I have been happly married to my soul mate for four years now and we have five beautiful children. Yes you heard me right I said five, that includes a set of twins soon to be two. My childrens ages range from seven all the way dowm to the age of two. Im so blessed to have such a family. 
     I guess I can say my weight problem started when I became aware of my body at sixteen. I was'nt heavy but being in a generation were image is suppose to mean everything I was very self concious. I would idolize the girls in all of the teen mags, on MTV,the show "Clueless", you name it. Anything in the nintys that had to do with self image I would be drawn to it. 
     I can remember after looking at "MTV JAMS" one early morning I got some weared notion to start being anerexic! So I did the do!(don't want to get so graphic) So that was the beginning of my struggles.
     Like I said I was'nt heavy in school at all, as a matter of fact the heavyest I was in school was 125 lbs. and that was in high school.
    My weight rollercoster began when I graduated high school and met my high school sweet heart( ha!) Our relationship was a love hate one. This young man at the time had alot of personal issues and I didn't care because I was still drawn to him. I guess it was good girl dating the thug guy that was a thrill for me.(bad,bad thing).       
    During that relationship I was phisylicly,mentally and spiritually wonded! I toped 175 lbs before I let that relationship go. Every since then I have relied on food as my conforter, and my freind. Even though I have moved on since then my weight still has been an issue.  
   I thought that because I got married that, that demon was behind me but it has gotten bigger and out of control. 
   I have hit my all time high with a vengence. What really made me give in was when I went to a church bible study and came home. I had my husband take a picture of me and I was apauled! I couldn't believe that I had let myself get so BIG. I had a habbit of taking head shots that were all so beautiful.
  I also had another revelation, my six year older came home and told me that one of her friends told her that "your mommy is fat!" I at first did'nt know what to say I really wanted to ball out crying right then and there. But I told her that some people say very mean things and you shouldn't listen to them. I couldn't even think of anything else to say so I changed the subject.So this is were Iam in my jurney so far.

                           



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