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maggie.alvarez

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  1. Really ??? Yesssss! I thought it wouldnt. Thanks for telling me
  2. Thank u jj, im glad to hear im not alone, im trying to jus be opened to what ever they wnna do cuz i want the surgery.
  3. Im pleased to reply that after all the stress from the sych evaluator n my dr, i was able to seek cleareence threw the pharmacist n also a kind lady from the surgical centers. I have been on depression pills, n although im not depressed" the pills have controlled my anxiety n energy, i feel a whole lot better, i still feel the same as far as content with life n where my mind is at, but i guess my anxiety was bring me down as far as not even having energy. I hope this helps someone who is goin threw what i did or in future may go threw this.
  4. It wasmt terrible , i did get in self defense mose lol, im not easlily manipulated n i need understanding of stuff before i agree. But i guess its jus the process to get to surgery n the important part is that i gain my health back.
  5. I underatand it may help, but i feel like they are forcing me to be depressed, i was tellin him how i feel n he said no thats not how u feel u are depressed LoL thatsnot normal for a dr to that, but i am compling with it, i jus praying that i dont come across more people like that dr, basicly i cant do amything about it if i want the surgery i have to continue to the process of compling with what yhe pscho dr says. Thank u bery much for the support
  6. I really feel like im alone n drs are jus being mean
  7. Was anyone dianogsed with depression? I answered some questions that make me took depressed when i dont feel depressed n actually i answered question with a whole different meaning that wasnt intended to be a bad thing, i dont feel depressed nore do i ack depressed, im alil stressfull over the whole situation n i need to hear some similar stories. I need alot of help to see what is wrong if im perfectly fine.
  8. Thank u marathongirl, knowing ur situation really helps me because i thought the dr was tryna make me look crazy to stop me from gettin surgery. Kinteehee thak you very much, i think what im understanding is once its undercontrolled (not off the meds) the surgery can be continued? Well i am actually a happy person i do get anxiety at time but as far as depression i dont believe i do, he said im depressed because of how i answered a few uetions witch i had a diferent meanig in my mind while they twist my words. I felt hurrassed by the psych evaluator dr. He was forcefull on the depression. For everything he said was depressing. Example. I gained weight with my last diet, he said" ooo that must of been depressing right? " i said no it dismt work for me so im trying other ones out. He said "no!! U are depressed" lol. Could he try any harder to hurrasse me?
  9. I have not done surgery yet, n reading all this sure helps. I think you woman are amazing to post this stuff, i find it very hard to see alot of this stuff as support, but this is real talk n great advice. Thank you all in advance so when i get stuck ima be like who cares atleast ima try.
  10. Yes i understand why they see it as depreses now.because i miss interped the queations, n i tryed to tell them how i feel n they said no im depressed, so i really need some support by someone who has gone threw this processes, how did u go about it n what happened. Please id really like to hear what i need to prep for this stage of processing
  11. U find myself day dreaming about rollerblading n jump roping like i did when i was a kid. Man i used to own those rollerblades. I did spins turns n twist like a ice skater. N how i used to jump rop, in my day all day we jumped n first one to stop was the loser. We did those criss cross, the back words, double rop, omg i wanna do that again so bad. I cant wait
  12. O no im not upset. Sorry i mad u feel that i am. Everyone has diferent situations, i jus never seen anyone wiyh my situation. I am happy for u that its a life change, i hope n have lot of faith i get the same. I think iy will be comforting to hear someone.story jus like mine. I can use that in more confidence. Ur achievements are amazing n are helpful as well. Thank u.
  13. Ginger snap all od what u said. N i dont wanna take meds, ots slowin my process down for surgery
  14. Did anyoane get diagnosed with depression but feels like they are not depreased?
  15. Its nice to no the outcome of someone who feels the same way.. i was thinking of deleting this cuz most people who already lost weight forgot how they felt before n that becomes no help no suport. Im extremely happy to hear someone feel like me. Thanks for sharing
  16. Omg finally someone talkin bout some reall stuff, i also feel tge same way... omg n my caves are for some reason hard to like all muscle, i dont even wanna think about my tattoos n after.. all i kno is ur not alone im thinkin jus like u. And about the talkin so much, im guilty, n i do feel alone even with all tge suport, but its not the same. If only i had a twin to do surgery with me
  17. O n im 30 i started diets n exersize since i was 15, i have always combined the two together, i never jus exersized or jus diet. I have studied n research so much about how the body works, n i also have low thyroids n low hormons, n cant take meds for niether one.
  18. Thanks, i get all of that, ive been looking into this surgery for years i kno alot about it, i kno it works for most of everyone, n a few people got sick due to lack of vitamine intake lack of following diet n exersize, i get that part.. my question is i wanna kno someone who has had success in this surgery n before surgery has never had success even with well played out diet n exercise. BACONVILLE I BELIEVE IT WAS U WHO MENTION WEIGHT WATCHERS N SWIMING N OTHER DIETS THAT U LOST WEIGHT BUT NOT AS MUCH AS U LIKED. but u were able to lose weight on ur own 60-90 lbs is awesome to do on ur own. I have done all of what u did n more n in a good time im talkin each thing well over 3 month, n i gain weight. Im not convinced that this isnt gonna work but i wanna hear a success story that has a background like mine. I do think that my diets i wasnt fillin the tomatch with enough so i always felt hungry n probably what could of happened was my body was storing fat cuz it felt hungry. But i kno i can do this easy! If i can diet n feel hungry for yrs that i tryed diferent diets, i can do this easy cuz i wont feel hungry. If anything im worried that i piece of food can accidently pass to big. But im confident in this. N again thank you BACONVILLE
  19. Dd's n ross are good places, to shop, those lil chinita store are cheap to
  20. @@Baconville, four yrs ago i lived in a apt with a pool n the manager n i became really good friends, n we used to race laps for exersize, i lived there for 2 yrs we swam everyday even in the rain, i didnt lose anu weight.
  21. Thanks. Everyone, yes im ready n willing, but id feel better if someone had same problem as me n it still worked for them, i got this n i can do it, its way worth it, i jus have doight that my body will lose even if im following it. I used to box.. boxing is one of the hatdest work outs n i was one of the beat boxers in my town, n were i was from boxing was a big deal to be in. Anyways i was in that for a long time n didnt lose weight. I never met anyone like me. Lol
  22. Yes, those other stuff aint good either, i always only focused on the hormons. Thats good to kno stuff thanks, n ima take some time tonight to read on ur links.
  23. How is a discussion about whats organic n not organic off topic? Did i miss something? Did someone get mad? It would be alil silly to argue or get mad over a simple conversation.
  24. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/24/health/he-turkeyhormone24

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