Hello everyone, I'm MIke. I'm 38 (or am I 39, I forget), from New Orleans and I wanted to formally introduce myself to the forums. I've been a little chubby but the bulk, 100 pounds, I gained in past two years. I'm in drug recovery since February 16, 2010. I've switched addictions from drugs to food. Most of my weight gain in the last two years is a result of being clean and off drugs as well as the medication and a lot of tres leches cake., now that I have successfully passed my two year goal of being totally clean and have graduated from the medication, here I am 100 pounds heavier!

My insurance (Medicaid) has approved my lap-band surgery and I am soooo looking forward to this new life of not only sobriety but with a new healthy body. I was scheduled for this Wednesday the 29th. to finalize all my surgery paperwork, but with the hurricane Isaac but to hit New Orleans on tomorrow and Wednesday, my appointment had to be rescheduled for September 13th. Damn, It seemed like it took forever to finally get to the 29th, now these next 2 weeks are going feel like an eternity!

The most peculiar thing is that I was scheduled for gastric bypass August 29, 2005, the very day that hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, as a result all the computer hard drives and patient records were lost, now on the anniversary of hurricane Katrina, seven years later, another hurricane is wrecking havoc and causing problems with my surgery. If I was a superstitious man, that would really give me something to think about.

By the way, if anybody want to be friends and add me to Facebook here I am:

https://www.facebook.com/mjuniordominguez

Peace. One Love!

Oh noo ! Hopefully you will get it this time ! Good luck ! :-)

Thanks! I'm not got going to let this deter me. I've waiting this long, what's a few more weeks.

Congratulations on getting yourself clean! Thoughts & prayers for New Orleans! I'm from the west coast of Florida. We dodged the bullet yet again. Keep us posted on how things go.

Congrats on reaching your initial goals...and very sorry to read of the delay in your procedure. I can relate, as for reasons beyond my control, my band surgery was delayed for over a year.

I wanted to suggest to you to continue to be involved with some form of counseling as you move forward to an even healthier you. Addiction substitution is quite common, as you have already shared, but your post op adjustments may also create challenges you may not anticipate to remain compliant with your diet and exercise.

Best wishes to have a minimal impact with Isaac and a successful surgery...

Best of luck with the pending storm and your sober life!

Congratulations and continued success to you.

I have discovered nothing worth while comes easy...

New Orleans was a place I called home many years ago,

I am sure I would not recognize the east where we lived,

heard it was under water now.

Be patient and good things will happen!

Thoughts for safe delivery through the storm!

No, unfortunantly New Orleans East bares absolutely NO resemblance of anything you would have remembered. It's basically nothing more then a wasteland now.

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LOL. Just came back from the grocery. If the shelves were always as empty as they are now, weight loss wouldn't be a problem.

Hello everyone, I'm MIke. I'm 38 (or am I 39, I forget), from New Orleans and I wanted to formally introduce myself to the forums. I've been a little chubby but the bulk, 100 pounds, I gained in past two years. I'm in drug recovery since February 16, 2010. I've switched addictions from drugs to food. Most of my weight gain in the last two years is a result of being clean and off drugs as well as the medication and a lot of tres leches cake., now that I have successfully passed my two year goal of being totally clean and have graduated from the medication, here I am 100 pounds heavier!

My insurance (Medicaid) has approved my lap-band surgery and I am soooo looking forward to this new life of not only sobriety but with a new healthy body. I was scheduled for this Wednesday the 29th. to finalize all my surgery paperwork, but with the hurricane Isaac but to hit New Orleans on tomorrow and Wednesday, my appointment had to be rescheduled for September 13th. Damn, It seemed like it took forever to finally get to the 29th, now these next 2 weeks are going feel like an eternity!

The most peculiar thing is that I was scheduled for gastric bypass August 29, 2005, the very day that hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, as a result all the computer hard drives and patient records were lost, now on the anniversary of hurricane Katrina, seven years later, another hurricane is wrecking havoc and causing problems with my surgery. If I was a superstitious man, that would really give me something to think about.

By the way, if anybody want to be friends and add me to Facebook here I am:

https://www.facebook...juniordominguez

Peace. One Love!

welcome to this wonderful forum mike

please be safe as it seems you may have a chance of rain (haha)

no just take care.

congrats on being clean and stay as positive as you are now

tres leches cake....def one of my favs

Be safe and keep us posted about your status with the storm!

Best wishes! Looks like most are evacuating the city this time,

please I hope you are too!