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Okay so as you all know I was trying to get the debulking surgery. Well on July 16th, 2013 I got approved to have it! I set the date for August 28th, 2013 at Emory University Midtown in Atlanta, Ga. My surgeon was Albert Losken.  My bariatric doctor is Dr. Singh at the same place. I went through surgery just fine and then I will be posting before and pictures. The entire staff at both places are very skilled, knowledgeable and very pleasant. It took about 1.5mths to totally heal on the outside. I am marking off the test that are required for me to have the gastric sleeve, I am 17 pounds, $600.00 and 3 tests from having it. Everything seems so close but it is still SO far away! 

Okay so here is the quick view of things. I have always struggled with my weight. I was pretty active as a child and teen and even young adult. But it seemed nothing I did helped me lose weight I would always stay the same never really gaining or losing. This was fine until 2005 when I had a gyno problem which i have had all my life as well. I almost bled to death and I my doctor put me on bed rest and lift band. So I had to quit my jobs, school everything so I was sitting at home and not changing how I ate. I put on 60lbs in 1 month and had a fit. So I decided to cut my caloric intake to counter act my lack of movement. Well that didn't work I just kept on gaining. Well 2yrs rock on and I have gained over 200lbs. Going to doctors my entire and them testing me saying nothing was wrong when I knew there was. Well in 09 I finally reached my breaking point. I went to a free clinic and when I tell you I showed my ass I mean I showed my ass. I asked them to test my thyroid because there is no reason with the type and amount of food I am consuming DAILY I should put on 30lbs a month or even 3lbs for that matter. Well they just don't know what kind of worm can they opened when they told me that they weren't going to give me a test just be i asked for it because they were the doctors not me. I said look I have been with this my entire life and there ain't nothing that has happened to my body I don't know about. Yes, you are doctor but the fact of the matter is this. YOU DON'T KNOW MY BODY as this is the 1st time you have ever seen me and I'm different from every case you have dealt with. SO let me tell you what is gonna play out here today. Either you are gonna willing give me the test I asked for or i'm gonna sit my fat ass right in here this chair until you do. The dr said I will have you removed. I laughed out loud hard and said. OKAY THIS SHIT I gotta see because darlin if I don't wanna go....I won't go. Call who think you can call and watch there faces when they come that door. I promise you they ain't ONE SINGLE person on this staff, cop force, fire department, hospital staff or ems service that CAN MOVE without me helping them. SO do what you think you gotta do and I'll show you what I'm gonna do....sit my fat ass right here and laugh at ya'll. Well he left he room and then a female come in the room and she was a bigger girl and she asked me if I would leave and told her point blank hell no not without a thyroid work up. She said, IF I draw your blood and run it will you leave. I said NOPE because when I leave ya'll stop the process and bill me and refuse to see me again...i'm stupid as some people. But I will let you get the blood you need and I will sit here until the results come back. SO you gonna stick me or what. WELL they TOOK my blood, ran it and then EVERY DOCTOR in that office was in that lil ass room with me. I asked em what was wrong. They all started apologizing to me. WHY because my thyroid and metabolism WASN'T even registering on the test came back -0.00....They said with results like that...they hadn't worked since I was about 10yrs old...20YEARS!!!! of doctors telling me I DIDN'T KNOW what I was talkin about because I was a doctor!! So I looked and said thanks now I will leave I know what is wrong. Kim said , no we are gonna treat you. Okay I said so what are gonna do? They gave me some thyroxin and told me to come back in a week. I asked if I could take ALLI as well. she said I don't see why. So i went home with thyroxin. alli and 1200 cal. diet HAD me eating EVERY FOUR (4) HOURS!! How the hell does someone eat that much? I couldn't do it . But I said you know what self. WE are gonna do this JUST LIKE THEY SAY DO IT. If it don't work....then do it our way. SO I was eating every 4 hours with 3 snacks. and throwing up EVERYDAY because I was so damn full. So after a week of that and I went back I told em that I couldn't eat that much well she said cut out snacks but eat at least 3 meals DAILY.... what are you kidding me really omg this is gonna suck.....but I did it in the 1st month I lost 60lbs the next 9 months I lost 105lbs but I WAS STILL WEARING THE SAME SIZE PANTS AND SHIRTS..... wtf how was this? So I continue to lose into the next year and by then 1 marker of going to the dr....i'd lost a total of 175lbs.....happy as hell...but still wearing the same damn clothes and SICKER than when I was 175lbs heavier. I was 423lbs and I lost another 20lbs that is a 195lbs gone!! In under 1 year and 3 months and I be damn if my hips buckled under the weight of skin hangin center mass on my stomach. So I call 911 ems comes and gets me I go the Dr they tell me you have to gain some weight back or you are gonna be BED-RIDDEN. omfh you got to be fricking kidding me!!! How much I ask with tears in my eyes and a shattered heart. At least 35lbs....holy hell naw that ain't gonna happen I said. Then the dr said well enough to use a WALKER or be bed-ridden! The Dr leaves and I'm left with this bullshit news! SO sitting there CRYING AND TALKIN TO GOD out loud SOUNDING LIKE A STRAIGHT DAMN GREENLEAF WARD PATIENT! I'm asking questions and honestly i was looking for answers back. because I was totally at a loss with the entire situation. SO i fall asleep talkin out loud to god and crying. SO I awake due to med time. SO I tell the nurse to write something on my chart for me. SHE said what is that. I said I want you to put down I agreed to gain enough to use a walker because i damn if I'm gonna put back on all this damn weight i just lost. SO there it was they took my alli and downed my thyroid dose. well it doesn't TAKE long for me GAIN THE WEIGHT BACK and more than i WANTED. so i START looking for surgery solutions to remove the SKIN so I could finish this WEIGHT LOSS. Well how about I have 5 Drs tell me THAT for me to get pass the 400 lb mark I would have to weight loss surgery. I said, well I don't care. I have done research on this FOR YEARS!!!! Well that lead me on hunt for a year and half or more. SO Dec. 3rd i GET A consultation in ATL. with Dr. Singh....I go there and not knowing what o expect. I get there and get weighed....OMG I'M BACK UP TO 483 LBS I HAD GAINED 80 LBS back!! So I'm in tears talkin to him. He says LESS GIVE UP THE DR. PEPPERS..... really my MAJOR VICE and u want me to give it up one the 1st damn month! JUST MY DAMN LUCK. SO I agree.... WELL GO back in Jan. my family had a tight ass leash on my plates. SO I go back thinkin I had surely LOST weight ....I gained 4.5lbs NO DAMN WAY no way. i KNEW it had to water tension because i was on my monthly and i retain water BAD!!! I have to take water pills for it. So we meet and he tells me TO cut my carbs and breads intake...okay....that is gonna be a breeze the way my has to have 5 starches in one meal lol. Then we talk about the BLOOD WORK UP that Dr Singh did. he was totally amazed with it. I was under on everything HE said looking at this paper you would think they person it belonged had a very healthy weight, active life style and took great care in their fitness. WELL i just looked at him and I said Dr i told you i have always been mindful of the food I eat....and I was gainin weight eating less than most humans alive to day. He said I believe you now because your BODY LOOK isn't supported by your BLOOD WORK!! SO he asks me what my goal was this month I SAID LOSE 25 LBS. he said ok lets do it with a look on his face as .... nope you won't make it. I ask him for weight loss pills because I didn't have the money for alli. So he did. Well went back to the Dr on 2/21/13 got on the scale... 469.5.....a loss of 18 lbs ~ I was pissed but I smiled and said well at least it ain't a gain. The nurse was doing a dance and my sister was happy but me I was pissed because i didn't make 25 lbs So get through group....and I'm the last person to see Dr. Singh. He comes over and asks me how I am. I tell him okay he said so HOW much did you lose this month.... I REPLIED not what I wanted. He opened the paper and looked up confused and I giggled he said no this ain't right. He called the nurse and said did u write this down right? She said yes sir I did she really did lose that much weight. I'm sitting there like dude it is only 18LBS He said I gotta hug you...that is amazing what did you do. I said NOTHING. I what I wanted, when I wanted and didn't really exercise except the 1st 2 weeks of the month....and took the pills he said what i gave you...I said yep. He said with grin from ear to ear...I'm so proud of you this has NEVER HAPPENED HERE never has anyone lost this much weight in one month!!! He said as you hear there is a girl that has been here 3mths and only lost 35lbs and she smaller than you. He said so how is caloric intake....I said I usually try to keep it to 1200 or less but I only eat 2 meals a day most of the time. He told me about this site and wanted ME TO log my caloric intake so he can see just how many calories i do take in. So ya'll are caught up with everything that is going on with me RIGHT NOW.