brol1k

I am 5 months post op, I drink almost 3 liters of water daily, Taking mouthful gulps still hurts me a little while going down, and if I drink a 16 oz bottle half way in 10 minutes I feel super stuffed. Still? yes still, my surgeon says everyone is different so I guess I have to trust him lol

I am on my 5th month now, and every month I lost avg 16-20 lbs except for the month of july which I lost 30lbs in that month alone... everyone is different tho, being I was heavier then alot of other sleevers i had more water weight according to surgeon so ill loose faster and more

Yes my persistence finally paid off in the most positive way, my GF says im too persistent but I put it to good use this time hahaha thank you so much, I got somewhat dehydrated two months after my surgery, here in NYC we had a heat wave in august that killed me but thank god the NP let me on gatorade for the time being, and now im off it again lol. good luck with everything and please do watch my youtube videos, hit the box under my AVI. tough isnt the word, they were let downs! thanks for the kind words, if you need help I got your back also yes the journey sure was looong and tough, i heard the denial from insurance sucks being you have too wait a few months or so to resubmit again, am I right? thank you for greeting me, and yes please watch and subscribe, i pour my heart into those videos

Hello guys and gals, my name is Alexander, my age is 26 male from the Bronx, NYC. I was born here but am of Dominican Republic/Cuban heritage. My WLS journey began back in 2002 at St Lukes hospital which I spent almost two years doing all the pre op tests to actually be denied of surgery b/c I was to heavy. From there I contacted beth israel hospital and after a few months of going on seminars and such I got denied b/c i was to heavy. After both of those denials I decided to put the WLS on hold for the time being as that is totally discouraging. Maybe after about two years later maybe 2006-2007 I went to Montefiore medical center with Dr Gibb to seek RNY and to be denied yet again was baffling to me. I then said to myself after that im no longer seeking WLS b/c Im going to accept me being a "big guy". To no surprise almost two years after that I noticed my weight had reached a high of almost 600lbsand noticed my health in serious decline. after watching tv shows like biggest loser and people getting WLS on TLC I got motivated to research a facility that would operate on me (a person almost 600lbs at 6-2) on google Columbia presbyterian hospital showed up and contacted the surgeons assistant (Dr Ude at that time), she was on vacation and would return back about a month after that call, during that time I saw my PCP for a full exam and referral to see the surgeon, When october came I had seen the surgeon for the first time and she did the check up and sat me down in her office and I heard the greatest news ever!!!!! "She said yes we can do the surgery on you!!!" those words were the best thing I heard in years hahaha, so after that she said I have to do a 6 month supervised weigh ins by a nutritionist and several other pre op exams required by my insurance. SOOOOOOO im into my 4 month weigh in then to find outthat the surgeon had switched hospitals. That was the worst news to hear, i literally balled up and teared my eye away, right there the phone rang and Ude had told the assistant, that she left a file there with a hospital and surgeon thatll do the procedure on me. With that I got switched to lawrence hospital which is joined with CPH and the surgeon is called Dr Ahmed. Bad thing was Dr Ahmed didnt accept my insurance so I had to switch to H.I.P which is one he accepts. Then after switching insurances I got to meet the nutritionist there for the first time to give me the bad news that the nutritionist at CPH wasnt doing it correctly so I had to restart the 6 month weigh in with her and thus far doing the rest of my pre op requirements. so into my 5th month weigh in, I learned the surgeon Dr Ahmed was leaving lawrence to go to harlem hospital!!!!! also the NP was switched, which all felt chaotic and I didnt know what else to do. I told the new NP my story (one im telling you guys now) and she was FURIOUS! She said to me dont worry your new surgeon is Dr Aaron Roth and he'll be the one doing the procedure on you, and he's really anxious to meet you. SO after meeting with him a couple times and finishing the pre op requirements i was scheduled for surgery june 6th. But wait........ during the month of may I get a call from lawrence telling me the insurance people are about to deny me b/c theres not enough proof that the surgery isnt cosmetic. insurance asked me to go to my old PCP and get weigh ins from up to 10 years ago. instead of doing that, I called my primary and told him the story of what insurance wanted me to do and he was outraged....put it like this, half hour later insurance called me telling me they approved!!!!!!! then the desk lady for lawrence called me and said "you should thank your PCP, I heard he gave them an ear full" lmaoooo that was so funny but thanks to me being on top and persistent I got sleeved (VSG) June 7th 2011 and since have lost 161lbs!!!! I know have a youtube Vlog that I update frequently, I would love if you all would watch them and subscribe and comment also...www.youtube.com/brol1k

I can say we all have the same enjoyments hahaha, well here are mine: - As stated being able to wipe the rear end is super duper easier, even peeing is so not a pain anymore - getting compliments from people that havent seen me since before my surgery - all my neighbors look at me with amazement, and that feeling is GREATTTT! - being able to get out the car w/o my belling hitting the damn horn, after seeing the movie norbit I was totally embarrassed with that - Sex is definitely better, its now a workout and what I mean workout, able to be in more positions and enjoying it so much I dont want to be done so fast hahahaha - not being looked at like an E.T of some sort like I fell out from the sky - little kids not looking at me and them whispering to their parents "mom why is he so big?" - I notice women actually notice me walking by now, im cracking necks hahahaha - not being scared to get into anyones car anymore, whenever me and friends would take rides I never wanted to go in, b/c I didnt want to be the factor of anyone else not fitting or looking like im stuck in the seat. - love the fact I no longer have to sit in the front seat of a car - when going out to a club, I never let any female dance on me b/c Mr Peter was very hidden and I didnt want the female to look at me and say "hey where is Mr Peter at?" al thought now its not that bad for i do have that little fat pouch on top of it that I hate. - Mr Peter has a few more inches on him which is a huge plus! - now I know I wont die of a heart attack in 2-3 years - I can actually taste my food and eat AND feel great after that meal - not being diabetes prone - i can see my collar bone now - ability to cross my legs when I want to - putting on my socks and sneakers with ease - shopping for clothing is amazing, I can actually say I enjoy it now - best of all is meeting new people at the seminars I attend, theyre all awesome and all you guys here are truly amazing<<< this for me is the best of all!

I got my surgery done at columbia presbyterian by Dr Aaron Roth june 7th, I did get the catheter while I was out cold on the OR table, as said here when the nurse grabbed it to pull it out, that feeling was hella weird for me lol, tho when I went home i did not feel any tingle or discomfort of any sort. all I know for sure is, when they got me up to walk not to be gross or a perve I did catch a semi (as in little fockers movie) lmaooo anyone experience this?

I know casual male has these Core shirts but they do cost about 40$...thanks for the info as im in need of this now.

can I ask you guys a question, to those of you that were taking T shots, how heavy were you guys? I ask b/c my heaviest was 560 2 years back and never had to get T shots of any sort, has it anything to do with my age? (26 now)

Hey guys and congrats to all on your success, I got sleeved june 7th 2011 (this summer) and im down 161+ pounds into my 5 month weigh in... ill have to post my journey towards getting VSG in the correct section but I just fixed my laptops KB a few days ago and now I can type normal without deleting unwanted words hahahha, Looking forward to being active on here and help Also if you guys wants check out my Vlog, hit that blog button under my Avi<<<< CHEERS