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 WHATS UP EVERYBODY!!! IM SO GLAD TO FINALLY BE BACK AMONGST YOU GUYS AGAIN. I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY THINKING I GOT MY SURGERY AND RAN BUT I PROMISE IT WASNT LIKE THAT PEOPLE. IT'S JUST THAT SOMETIMES WE LET THE STRESS OF LIFE CAUSE US TO NOT DO THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE SHOULD BE DOING. CAUSE I KNEW I SHOULD'VE BEEN ON HERE CHOPPING IT UP WITH FELLOW MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY ALL THE NEWBIES. BUT ALL THAT ASIDE IM BACK NOW READY TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS! 

ALRIGHT, LAST TIME I POSTED A BLOG HERE I HAD JUST HEARD THAT I HAD GOTTEN APPROVED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND I GAVE YOU ALL MY SURGERY DATE. WHICH WAS ON APRIL 6TH 2011. THAT DATE WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. SO IM CURRENTLY 7 MONTHS POST OP. OKAY HERES MY LITTLE OVERVEIW: WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS JOURNEY MY HIGHEST WEIGHT WAS 637LBS AND I HAD A BMI OF ABOUT 82 OR MORE. I LOST 47LBS BEFORE MY SURGERY DATE PUTTING ME AT 590LBS ON THE DAY OF MY SURGERY. SINCE SURGERY IVE LOST 130LBS PUTTING ME AT 460LBS TODAY ON NOV. 16TH 2011. SO IN ALL THATS A TOTAL LOSS OF 177LBS!!!! IM FEELING SO MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS Y'ALL. I STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO BUT JUST THE SMALL DISTANCE IVE COME HAS MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE. IF ANYBODY ASKED ME WOULD I DO THIS AGAIN? MY ANSWER IS HELLLLLLL YEAH, DONT PLAY LOL!!! I HAD NO PROBLEMS DURNING OR AFTER MY SURGERY. EVERYTHANG WAS SMOOTH AS A BABY'S ASS. I HAD NO PAIN, NOT FROM THE SURGERY ANYWAY. I CAUGHT A BAD CASE OF THE GOUT RIGHT AFTER SURGERY BUT I HAD ISSUES WITH THAT BEFORE THE SURGERY. AND ALL THE OTHER PAINS I HAVE ARE ALL ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUES I HAD WAY BEFORE SURGERY. SO IN MY OPINION AND MANY OTHER PROFFESIONAL ASWELL. THIS SURGERY IS ABOUT AS SAFE AS ANY OTHER SURGERY OUT THERE. SO I SAY IF YOU WANT IT AND YOU NEED IT...DO IT!!! IT'S THE BEST MOVE I EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER LOST THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IVE LOST SINCE HAVING IT DONE. AND THE LITTLE NSV'S ARE SO PRECIOUS AND DEAR TO ME. I MEAN YOU GUYS WOULDNT BELIEVE THE THINGS IM ABLE TO DO NOW. THE CLOTHES THATS BEEN IN THE CLOSET FOR YRS IS STARTING TO FIT AGAIN. GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR IS SO MUCH EASIER NOW. AND THE ROOM!!! THE ROOM BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW IS SO MUCH MORE SPACIOUS!!!! I MEAN I COULD GO ON ON ON  CAUSE ITS JUST SO MANY THINGS THATS STARTING TO COME BACK TO ME AGAIN. I HAVE LITERALLY TAKEN YEARS OFF MY BODY!!! IM 37 YRS OLD NOW AND THE LAST TIME I WEIGHED 4 ANYTHING. I WAS AROUND 25 YRS OLD. SO THATS 12 YRS OF WEIGHT THAT I HAVE RELEASED FOREVER. AND WHEN I SAY FOREVER I MEAN FOR DAMN EVER!!!! THEY SAY DONT SAY NEVER BUT IM NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER GOING BACK TO THAT AGAIN, THATS MY WORD!!! BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE ON HERE WHO HAS TAKEN TIME TO TALK AND EXPLAIN ISSUES THAT I HAD ON HERE AS A NEWBIE. AND I WANT TO SHOW MY THANKS BY PAYING IT FOWARD. SO I EXTEND MY HAND TO ANYBODY ON HERE IN SEARCH HELP AND ANSWERS. IM NOT AN EXPERT OR NOTHING LIKE THAT BUT I DONT MIND SHARING MY EXPERIENCES WITH ANYONE. YOU GUYS CAN INBOX ME AND I WILL RESPOND AS SOON AS I GET YOUR MESSAGES. I SEE I HAVE QUITE A FEW MESSAGES TO RETURN NOW SO IF YOU ASKED ME SOMETHING RECENTLY YOU WILL BE RECIEVING AN ANSWER MOMENTARILY. OH AND FEEL FREE TO INBOX ME YOUR NUMBERS SO I CAN TEXT YOU MINE. THAT WAY WE CAN TALK OR TEXT WHICH EVER SUITS YOU.

WELL WELL WELL MY SHIP HAS FINALLY COME! I WILL BE UNDERGOING RNY GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY ON APRIL 6TH . THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG TEDIOUS JOURNEY FOR ME BUT TYJ IT HAS FINALLY COME TO AN END. WELL NOT REALLY AN END BECAUSE THIS IS MY NEW BEGINNING. BUT WHAT IM REFERING TO WHEN I SAY END IS THE LONG JOURNEY OF JUST TRYING TO GET A DATE, ALL THE HURDLES THEY SET BEFORE ME I OVERCAME & NOW IM HERE! SO I JUST WANNA SAY IF ITS ANYONE OUT THERE THATS REALLY TRYING TO DO THIS AND ITS SEEMING LIKE EVERYTIME YOU GET UP THEY KNOCKING YOU DOWN, PLEASE JUST KEEP PRESSING FOWARD CAUSE YOUR DAY WILL COME TOO. I KNOW I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE THIS DAY. AND ITS FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST CALLED TO CHECK ON MY INSURANCE APPROVAL THEY TOLD ME I WAS DENIED! AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT ALL THE FIGHT IN ME WAS JUST SUCK RITE OUT OF MY BODY LOL. IM TELLING YA'LL I WAS DOWN FOR THE COUNT LOL. BUT SOMEHOW I FOUND THE STREGNTH TO LIFT MYSELF UP 1 MORE TIME AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THE REASON THEY DENIED ME WAS BECAUSE THEY DIDNT RECEIVE MY SIX MONTH DIET DOCUMENTATION & THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. I JUST CALLED MY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND HAD THOSE RECORDS FAXED OVER & WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS I RECEIVED THE CALL SAYING I WAS APPROVED! SO IM JUST SO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE AT THIS POINT WITH THIS WHOLE THING. AND ALSO I WANNA SAY THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU GUYS FOR BEING WITH ME THRU THIS LONG JOURNEY WITH ALL OF YOUR KIND AND ENCOURAGING REMARKS. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GREAT AND IM SO THANKFUL FOR THIS SITE AND EVERYONE ON HERE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, LETS GET IT WHEEEEEEEW!!!!!!!!!  #lovingthehelloutofliferitenow

OH BTW - ID BE ON HERE ALOT MORE OFTEN IF THIS SITE HAD AN APP. THEY SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT GETTING ONE THAT WOULD BE GREAT, LOVE YOU GUYS!

I RECIEVED SUM BAD NEWS DIS MORNING DAT HAD ME FEELING KINDA DOWN. MY PCP CALLED N SAID MY CALCIUM WAS LOW & SHE HAD SEEN SUM THYROID ISSUES DAT SHE WANTED TO LOOK INTO. SHE ALSO SAID DAT THIS WOULD PUT A HOLD UP ON MY SURGERY BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT PUT ME UNDER ANESTESIA UNTIL I HAD THESE THINGS UNDER CONTROL. SO SHES LOOKING INTO SETTING ME AN APPT. WITH A SPECIALIST. BUT THE THING IS, ALL OF THEM ARE BOOKED SOLID FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS! SO OF COURSE I WAS FEELING REALLY DOWN THEN I REMEMBERED DAT LIFE IS ABOUT HOW MUCH U CAN TAKE & KEEP MOVING FOWARD. DAT HARDSHIPS MAKE US STRONGER, DAT PROBLEMS GIVE BIRTH TO WISDOM, DAT SORROWS CULTIVATE COMPASSION AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST WILL BCUM THE HAPPIEST! SO EVEN THOUGH IM WORRIED ABOUT MY POSSIBLE THYROID ISSUES, MY HEAD IS HIGH & MY FAITH IS STRONG!

FOLLOW MY JOURNEY ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/DCONNOISSUER

HELLO EVERYONE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT I

HAVE STARTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO POST VIDEOS OF MY PROGRESS

ON YOUTUBE. SO HERES THE LINK, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ACCOUNTS OVER

THERE SUBSCRIBE, THANK YOU!  

http://www.youtube.com/user/DCONNOISSUER



 

NOW I KNOW THAT AFTER ALL THIS TIME I DONE SPENT GOING THRU THIS 6 MONTHS OF SCHEDULED WEIGH INS WITH MY PCP WASNT ALL IN VEIN! I TALKED TO MY SURGEONS OFFICE TODAY. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MY INSURANCE DOESNT REQUIRE A 6 MONTH WEIGH IN. SHE SAYS THEY JUST WANT A LETTER FROM MY PCP STATING THAT I HAVE FAILED A DOCTOR SUPERVISED DIET. AND THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY NO TIME LIMIT ON IT, GO FUCKING FIGURE. BUT ANYWAY I HAVE COMPLETED 4 OF THESE 6 MONTHS ANYWAY & I HAVE THE 5TH MONTH VISIT COMING UP NEXT FRIDAY ON THE 12TH. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE SO IM JUST GONE CONTINUE WITH MY VISITS ON SCHEDULE & JUST HAVE MY PCP SEND MY INFO TO THE SURGEONS OFFICE JUST INCASE SOMEONE HAS MADE A MISTAKE. THEY TOLD ME ALL I NEED TO DO NOW IS SEND MY CPAP READING & GET CARDIO CLEARANCE SINCE I COMPLETED THE PSYCH EVAL TODAY. THEN THEY CAN SCHEDULE MY 1ST CONSULT WITH MY SURGEON. I GUESS I SHOULD BE HAPPY BUT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND IM THINKING SOMEBODY DONE FUCKED UP! SO IM GONE PLAY IT SAFE & COVER MY ASS YA DIG. I'LL KEEP YA'LL UP TO SPEED.

YA  BOI,
               PRIMO

 

WUTS UP YA'LL? LAST TIME WE RAPPED I WAS JUST STARTING MY 6 MO. DR SUPERVISED DIET REQUIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. WELL IM 2 MONTHS DOWN WITH 4 MORE TO GO. THIS TIME IS SEEMINGLY DRAGING ON & ON BUT IM HANGING IN THERE SO DONT WORRY ABOUT YA BOI, I GOT THIS. I HAVE MY PSYC EVAL CUMN UP ON JANUARY 6TH & I'LL BE ATTENDING A REQUIRED SUPPORT GROUP MEETING ON THE 7TH. AFTER THESE R COMPLETED I WILL FINALLY GET MY 1ST CONSULTATION WITH MY SURGEON. IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS & I HOPE DAT BY THE END OF MAY I'LL HAVE A SURGERY DATE. SO FROM THIS TIME TIL THE END OF THIS 6 MONTH THING IM DOING I WANNA TRY TO LOSE 50LBS. ALSO ONCE I GET A SURGERY DATE & HAVE TO START MY LIQUID DIET IM GONNA START MAKING A VIDEO LOG THAT I WILL BE POSTING ON HERE ASWELL AS ON YOUTUBE. SO UNTIL MY NEXT UPDATE HOLLA ATCHA BOI.

PRIMO

WHATS UP EVERYONE ITS BEEN A MINUTE. I'VE JUST BEEN DOING THIS INSURANCE OBSTACLE COURSE. U KNOW ALL THE TESTING AND WHAT NOT. I JUST COMPLETED A HEMOCULT IF U DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS BELIEVE ME U DONT WANNA KNOW! BUT ANYWAY  AT MY LAST DR VISIT I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR MY 6 MO. DR SUPERVISED DIET REQUIRED FOR MY INSURANCE APPROVAL. WELL TODAY I PAID THE FIRST PAYMENT TO GET STARTED ($65). IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $35 PER MONTH AFTER THIS. IM SO READY TO GET THIS 6 MONTH CRAP OVER WITH THAT I COULD SCREAM! REALLY I LOOK @ THIS PERIOD AS A WASTE OF TIME BUT IF THATS WHAT THEY WANT THATS WHAT THEY GONE GET. MY DR. TOLD ME THAT SHE'S SEEN SOME PATIENTS DO THE 6 MONTHS AND INSURANCE REVIEWED THE CASES AND TOLD THEM TO DO ANOTHER 6 MONTHS. IF THAT HAPPENS IM GONNA BE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE TO GIVE ME THAT WOULD KEEP THIS FROM HAPPING. ALSO IM TRYING TO SCHEDULE MY PSYC VISIT. ANY ADVICE TO KEEP THIS FROM BECOMING ANOTHER HOLD UP WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILL KEEP U ALL UPDATED AS I PROGRESS TALK TO U GUYS LATER.

WUTS GUD FAM?

WELL, I BEEN ON IT LIKE I WANT IT ALL DAY TODAY. I THINK I HAVE FINALLY FOUND A SURGEON THAT WILL ACCEPT MY CASE & HE  ACCEPTS MY INSURANCE. DR. JOHN W. BAKER OUT OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. ANYONE EVER HEARD OF HIM OR MAYBE HAD UR SURGERY WITH HIM? IM SO EXCITED, I'LL KEEP U GUYS UP ON MY PROGRESS. 

HELLO TO MY ENTIRE OH FAM!

I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS SURGERY FO QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BACK IN '04 BUT I WAS NOT COMPLETELY INFORMED SO I BACKED OUT. HOWEVER NOW I KNOW THAT I AM READY TO HAVE THIS SURGERY AND IF THEY CALLED ME TODAY ID GO TODAY. SINCE I WAS FIRST APPROVED MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS ADDED SOME NEW OBSTACLES THAT I MUST OVERCOME. THATS NOT A PROBLEM FOR RIGHT NOW BUT WHAT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM IS FINDING A SURGEON THAT WILL TAKE MY CASE. TODAY I DID ALOT OF CALLING AROUND AND I FOUND A FEW BUT THEY ARE ALL OUT OF TOWN SO I GOTTA DO WHAT I GOTTA DO. I HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME SO EVERYONE PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS BECAUSE YOU ARE DEFINITELY IN MINES. AS THINGS PROGRESS I WILL BE UPDATING YOU ALL ON MY PROGRESS.

YA BOY,
                PRIMO