leeann71

Glad to hear. Take it easy and get some much needed rest.

Get ahold of your surgeon or pcp soon. You don't want to become dehydrated and end up in the hospital. Good luck and keep us updated.

Just thought I'd share a few views from my saddle yesterday....

the little white speck in the middle is my dog

tin cup creek

south Leigh canyon on the west side of the Tetons

What state are you in? I have always dreamed of living in a place like yours! Lucky you!

I was approved through insurance today!!! I still can't believe it because they never approve. I am so excited!!

How did you get your insurance to approve the surgery?

You can always get a sugar free snow cone! They have come up with great flavors and zero calories. Here in Texas, with this heat you have to have some kind of frozen treat.

Im not sure where you are from, but here in Texas Dr. David Kim is doing surgeries for the summer for 4900 without insurance. Im not sure but I believe it's the sleeve. He is a great surgeon , has done I believe over 6000 sleeve surgeries. Good luck hope you find the best surgeon for you!

From my understanding, the ice part of it is sugar Water frozen. My source is my daughter who is a manager at Sonic.

Wow! Seems someone is hungry! Lol!

Great read!

See my answers in red...

You are being ridiculous and trying to take the attention off of the real issues here. Stop wasting my time and our member’s time with your ridiculous tactics.

Again, you are being ridiculous. Everyone on this site knows that I know Alex, THE founder of this website, not one of. Then again, everyone else knows him as well. And, once again, your reading and comprehension skills are truly lacking for someone who claims to be a teacher. Of course it is not predatory. I have been a volunteer member of the staff here for years. I worked for Alex for one year as a coordinator until I resigned because, as stated before, I received a promotion at my day job and was no longer able to continue to do both. Next, Alex is not a doctor, so your “Could such a relationship be considered predatory since you are a patient, as well?” statement just screams of ignorance on your part. Perhaps you ought to use your law enforcement skills a little better so you actually know what you are talking about.

I have never worked for a doctor. Sorry. There are those great reading, comprehension and law enforcement skills of yours again.

I already answered this. Practice your reading skills and find the answer.

Again, check your reading and comprehension skills. I have already covered this.

Some knew me from here, some I had referred to Dr. Illan, some were referred to me by other victims or other people who know me from here and outside of here and know that I am standing up for their rights. By the way, it is now eight. You seem to have a very difficult time understanding my connection with the bariatric community and the fact that I know a lot of people as a result.

I didn’t say they were all long time users. I said I have been a member here for years and many people here know me. And shockingly, I also have a life outside of here. This is not the only place where people know me from. Some people have joined because we requested they do so in order to share what has happened to them in the hopes that others do not experience the same thing. Others are long-term members who have created an alternate ID due to such wonderful people as you who like to bully victims.

Now, I am not and will not waste any more of my time answering the same questions over and over again simply because you have poor reading and comprehension skills and apparently suffer from some type of memory loss.

Instead of having Omar feed you information, I again challenge you to see if he has the cajones to man up and speak for himself. I am done with you. I have no time for enablers, and that is what you and the Omar worshippers are. You are all so in love with him, so hypnotized by him, that you continue to defend him knowing he is a criminal, knowing if he enters the US he will be arrested, and knowing he victimizes woman. By your insistence on defending him, you are enabling him to continue to take advantage of his patients.

I’ll be honest, I couldn’t really give two hoots about his sob story about his past. He made his decisions, he needs to take responsibility for them and accept the consequences instead of running to another country like a coward. What I do care about is that in no way, shape or form is it acceptable for any employee of a physician to take advantage of his patients and seek romantic/sexual relationships with them. Whether the patient is supposedly willing or not, it is his responsibility to not allow this to happen. He is unprofessional, unethical and has no morals, none! As I said, he is a pig and he disgusts me. I will defend these women in any way I know how.

Here are her answers to the questions that were asked.

I, personally, think you're full of it.

If you had the proof to hand and the 'analysis' already done, you'dve been able to quickly and adeptly retrieve the said 'similar sentences', copy and paste them and highlight where, the tone and nuances were identical.

You have not.

You have glossed over it, thereby becoming 'as bad' as someone who makes wild statements without the wherewithal to back them up. For someone who professes to be ex LE, I find that hilarious.

Huge difference between 'evidence' and 'intelligence', darlin' - or was that a bit above your paygrade?

I wouldn't stand up in court and say 'well its out there, you do your own research' to the jury. Nor, should you here.

All I could say is 'I'd love to have been a criminal on your watch'! '

But wait! Silly me!

There is already one on your watch, isn;t there, love

Lol!

I don't think you meant that in a positive way. I think you used in a paragraph while trying to describe someone who you think is somehow more sexually inclined and in some way negative or dirty because he is of Latino descent. I believe that you said he was "looking to get his rocks off." in the same paragraph. That is discriminatory language, and that's not ok with me. I'm always going to address that when I see it. It's ignorant and not called for. I really don't care if others aren't offended by it. I am, and I'm going to call it out.

Lipstick Lady, I don't care if you're Mexican or not. I don't appreciate discriminatory language such as "******." You aren't entitled to offend others due to your heritage. This phrase is ignorant, and it contributes to people thinking that Latinos are less educated and aren't as valuable in our communities. I can't believe that we still have to address matters like this in this day and age. It's deplorable.

Obviously you don't know me so how can you say what I meant! I am trying to understand where you are coming from with your defence but for the life of me I can't. To me you are one of those people who have to see it for your self to believe it ( right). As far as that goes you second guess everyone, probably even a child who says their parents hit them. You dont see bruises or cuts so yo probably think they are doing it for attention. I hope nothing bad ever happens to you because karma is a bitch!

Why are you so obsessed with Susan? This is not her truth! It is the truth of seven women who came forward with a warning! She just so happens to be the person that was not afraid to get the truth out there about a man who likes to seduce obese women. If they would have come to me or any other person on here they could trust, I would have been the one standing up for them and warning other women who might go to that company.

Did you mean it in a positive way?

Yes I mean it in a positive way. We all have had a lover in our lives , it's up to us to decide which lover we want to be with.

Wow! Latin lover is in no way in the same category as the other two! What is wrong with people being called lover? We are all some ethnicity of love .

Your kidding right! How does showing a picture of sambo to African Americans the same as saying latinos are latin lovers? There is a huge difference between the two! All the latinos I know and are acquainted with they are proud to be known as very sexual people! I have been married to my latin lover for 28 years.

No I would rather not elaborate on mine or anyone else's religious beliefs. I just hope and pray that this post has given enough warning out there to the future patients of this doctor. Even though the doctor is great, you need to be warned about his seducing coordinator and all the other hoopla that will happen if you fall for his tactics.

so you are a follower of Christ?

Then you know we ARE called to judge. "Jesus stated, “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Notice the Lord’s command to judge. But before we make that judgment, we must make sure we are judging righteously from God’s Word and not relying on our own opinion." Last I checked God said do not commit adultery, actually he made it a commandment. N'uff said.

So you are saying you have the God given right to condemn people! So tell me how does it feel when people judge you? Adultery is not the reason this post was started. If you go back to the begining it is about a man who has been seducing women and warning other women not to fall for his tactics and lies.

Y'all miss interrupt that scripture constantly. please stop using it like you know what it means or even like you know what chapter its in.

Excuse me! Seriously who are you that you know anything about me? I am the only person on here so far that has used that scripture. I know exactly what it means do you? Probably not since you are here judging people. If you are a God fearing person you should know it's not your or anyone else's place to judge people. He will judge when its time.

Babygirl 1987, since you are so obsessed withe her marriage vows and Christ why are you judging her? You who are without sin shall cast the first stone!

All I can say is WOW! All of this is so sad! To be taken advantage of when you are at your lowest point and afraid is so wrong. I am pretty sure almost all of us have been a victim at some time in our lives because of our obesity. Instead of fighting we need to stand together and protect our mothers, sisters , daughter's and so forth from the predators in this world. No matter who is a fault here, emotions were played upon and it needs to end.

Stay positive and take one day at a time. No one knows what the future holds for any of us. Don't worry about what could happen. Concentrate on the now and how well you are doing and how far you have become ok.

Wow with friends like her you sure don't need enemies! Real friends would never drag your problem out in to the public eye for starters. A real friend will stick by you thick and thin no matter what any situation is. They are there when you fall and when you are on top of the world. I myself accepted being fat along time ago, but I chose to have surgery a year and half ago because I wNted to live a long life . Most of all of us , if not had surgery or lost weight some how with out regaining would probably die from some obesity realated problem. The thing is we do love ourselves! We love ourselves enough to continue living. Your friend will grow up oneday and realize what you did was the best thing for you and no matter how she feels in say 10 to 20 years from now you are the one who will be healthy and loving life. She will probably still be 300 plus pounds and still vegan and no where near as happy and healthy as you will be. Good luck you made the right choice for you!

Have you had your hormones checked? Maybe it could be your thyroid? I had my surgery in Dec2012 and came to a halt just like you, then went to my primary and got my hormones back on track and I am losing again. Couldn't hurt to give it a try.

I did not cheat. I decided that I wanted to lose as much as I could before the surgery. That way it would be less weight I would have to lose later. I like lipstick lady had eaten enough in my 42 years to keep a few people fed without ever going hungry. It's up to you, if you want to have less or more to lose after surgery. Just remember, as time goes by after surgery you will be able to eat just about anything just in smaller portions unless the food is a slider like chips, Cookies all the really high carb stuff thats not good for you.