Jasmine77
I love God Jesus, live, love, laugh. Be healthy everyone. Our God is an Awesome God. I can't wait to have surgery and finally be a loser once and for all. I love this site. I hope to tell you guys about my journey some day. Till then, later.
Okay everyone, after months of going back and forth, insurance and physician issues, I finally got my date. July 10th at 12noon. I am a nervous wreck, and can't help but to doubt whether or not this is the right thing to do. I know deep down inside I want this.
As an overweight child, teen, and adult, I have been made fun of, teased, laughed at, spit at, and have become ridicule for many people. My weight has always been a subject for people to talk about and laugh at. At the tender ages of 10-22 everyone constantly told me how fat and ugly I was, and how stupid I was. To the point where I believed it and was depressed for years. After every attempt at numerous diets, I would lose weight and then gain it back and then some. Finally, I took control and went on a medically supervised Phentermine diet. I lost over 120 lbs. I was loving life, was no longer depressed but was happy. Then I met my Hubby, got married, got pregnant, got comfortable, gained all my weight with an additional 35 pounds. Now I have become a laughing matter for my in laws, and the cruelty doesn't stop from all sides of life.
A friend of mine had Lap RNY with Dr. Powell at Huntington Memorial and recommended me to them. She has lost an incredible amount of weight and looks fabulous. She is beautiful inside and out. I thought she was insane to take such drastic measures. Until I went to the seminar, and thought it should not be that hard. Went through 7 months of debating and pre op testing, and now I am just three days away from changing my life, God willing for the good and God willing I will be healthy for the rest of my life at a goal of 155lbs. Might seem too far out, but I will get there.
Thank you OH for being so supportive and helpful, and caring and loving. You have helped me through a lot of tough issues and doubts. I hope to update you all when I am on the losers side.
LOVE YA.........JAZZY 7/7/06
July 24
Hello there everyone, I am back and feeling great. I had surgery on July 10th with Dr. Lourie. He is a fabulous Doctor. I had Lap RNY. My surgery took over 3.5 hours. Doctor told me that the reason it took so long was because I had an enlarged liver and a lot of scar tissue, he told me I really made him work hard. But I am thankful for the Lord above that everything went well and I am fine. The first couple of days I slept, but had horrible gas pains, I finally asked if they could give me something to relieve the air pressure in my stomach, I got some mylicon, and guess what...it worked, I finally passed gas and burped after two days, if I didn't they were not going to release me from the hospital. My first appointment with the Doctor was on Tuesday 7/18 and in 8 days I had lost 17 pounds. Crazy hu? I was very scared and skeptical on my decision, if I had made the right choice or not, but now that I am here, I am glad I did. Thanks to all of you for your help and support.
8/30
Hello everyone here, yesterday was my appointment at the Dr.'s and as of July 10 I have lost 33.5 pounds. Not much for being out almost 2 months but it is better than nothing. My next appointment is in January. I wonder how much I will lose by next year. WOOOHOO
2/13/07
Here I am again, I am seven months post op and have lost a total of 82 pounds. I still have about that much to go. But I am not letting that trouble me. Thank you to all of you who have been there for me. I love you all...even though I don't know you personally. I just read my surgery support page, may God bless all of you and help you all through thick and thin. I will see the Dr. today, because of my horrible stomach pain and vomiting. I hope that all is well.
3/5/07
After I went through a whole ordeal, I am finally out of the hospital and I am doing fine. I have lost a total of 93 pounds. I will update you when I am at 100 pounds so that I could have one of the beautiful gold cards on my profile. Love ya everyone, thanks for all of your help. GOD BLESS
JAZZY
XOXO
5/9/07
Well everyone....I did it. I hit the 100 pound mark. I am in utter disbelief. I can't believe it. I still have another 60 to go to get to my weight. Can't wait. I thank you all for all of the support and love. May God bless you on your journeys and in your lives.
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BC BS, PPO
