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rangehdelese@aol.com

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About rangehdelese@aol.com

  • Rank
    Expert Member
  • Birthday 12/18/1968

About Me

  • Interests
    5K's now....lol
  • City
    TheColony
  • State
    TX
  • Zip Code
    75056
Ok here’s my story….I never thought about what my story was/is.Well in 2001 I was told I had 6mos to a year to be on this earth. Yep, the word I’ve grown to hate, “Breast Cancer”. Long story short, chemo, radiation and a butt load of steroids for over 2yrs, I found myself at my heaviest weight. At that time weight was my last thought, I didn’t realize how much weight I had gained due to mostly steroids until years after being told I was in remission (2005). I tried every diet pill, every diet program, but nothing worked, so out of frustration I decided if I’m gonna be big I’m gonna do it big. YEP, VERY much stinking thinking. So late 2005 early 2006 I started my search to find out everything I could about this lapband thing. In 2007 I said forget it I can’t go through that and I stopped looking into it. Then from all the chemo and radiation treatments caused both knees to break down bone fragments with each step I made. My knee doctor told me at age 37 yrs old I needed to have bi-lateral total knee replacement ASAP. So I begged to let me try one more thing to get some weight off my knees. My doctor agreed, so this time I went full steam ahead to get the lapband.I had the band Jan. 2008, this has been the best thing I’ve given myself. I was at a size 22 and sum 23’s in Jan., now I’m happy to say I’m in a size 8, and no sign of Cancer also I’m able to put my knee surget back a few yrs!

Age: 55
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Starting Weight: 255 lbs
Weight on Day of Surgery:
Current Weight: 181 lbs
Goal Weight: 140 lbs
Weight Lost: 74 lbs
BMI: 31.1
Surgery: LAP-BAND
Surgery Status: Post Surgery
First Dr. Visit: 11/28/2008
Surgery Date: 12/17/2008
Hospital Stay: 5 Days
Surgery Funding: Insurance
Insurance Outcome: 1st Letter Approval
rangehdelese@aol.com's Bariatric Surgeon
4351 E. LOHMAN AVE., STE 409
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico 88011

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