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Dano here

i am in mexicali right now .i have had sleeve put in by Alberto Aceves 12/4/08

i have lost over 100 lbs and now i am recovering from a Tummy Tuck, muscle repair,lipo, that i had done 14 days ago by dr Manual Bello and all is going great..I have been on a rapid ride.

i weighed in at 195 when i got here my heaveyest was 308 i have a muscler build and i went from a size 44 to 32 and when my swelling goes down i may be a 30..i was buying medium shirts in the mall yesterday, that was pretty cool.

in 7 monthes i will have lost more than my goal weight and had my excess skin removed after 20 years of being obese/overweight feeling like all things / programs that i have tried so hard that i was never going to lose my weight and in just 7 monthes all my dreams have been answered...i will post my pictures up when i get home..i stayed in Alamater hospital an xtra 10 days just to speed my recovery and be able to relax and not have all the pressures that comes with being at home..

I wish everybody the best of luck

thank you

Dano:cool::001_tt2:

and its amazeing

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Welcome Dano,

You are going to love this board. Everyone is so kind and helpful.

It sounds like you are doing great. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Judy

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Congrats! Sounds like the sleeve has done great for you.

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Welcome and congratulations on your success. We all look forward to seeing your new body!

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Dano here

i am in mexicali right now .i have had sleeve put in by Alberto Aceves 12/4/08

i have lost over 100 lbs and now i am recovering from a Tummy Tuck, muscle repair,lipo, that i had done 14 days ago by dr Manual Bello and all is going great..I have been on a rapid ride.

i weighed in at 195 when i got here my heaveyest was 308 i have a muscler build and i went from a size 44 to 32 and when my swelling goes down i may be a 30..i was buying medium shirts in the mall yesterday, that was pretty cool.

in 7 monthes i will have lost more than my goal weight and had my excess skin removed after 20 years of being obese/overweight feeling like all things / programs that i have tried so hard that i was never going to lose my weight and in just 7 monthes all my dreams have been answered...i will post my pictures up when i get home..i stayed in Alamater hospital an xtra 10 days just to speed my recovery and be able to relax and not have all the pressures that comes with being at home..

I wish everybody the best of luck

thank you

Dano:cool::001_tt2:

and its amazeing

Hey Dano -

We were in the van with you the day you had your TT -- Ruthi rode in with you from SD and Bob and I were picked up by Ernesto in Calexico. Remember? You and I were in Recovery together?? So glad to hear things are going well for you ... you'll love this site - we're all wonderful (and modest too!!) ... can't wait to see the "new" you.

Congrats!!!

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Hey Dano, Glad to hear you are doing so well, looking forward to seeing the pics. Hope you had a marvelous stay in Mexicali

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