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Hey guys, I joined this site to tell my story. Ever since I was a little girl I've been overweight. I've always been the "she's fat but has a pretty face" kind of girl. It has always hurt me but I never let it show. I've gotten made fun of but never to the point where I was depressed.

I've always avoided going to the doctors, but one day my mother forced me and insisted that I go. I knew I wasn't going to hear anything nice. Unfortunately I found out that I got high blood pressure in the high 100's and diabetes. Although my diabetes wasn't that bad he told me I should still start eating healthy.

Being from a Hispanic family it's VERY HARD to just stop eating healthy especially when your moms food tastes so amazing!!! He finally insisted that I get weight loss surgery. I've been thinking about it for a long time but didn't know how to go about that. So when he told me that I was so excited!!

He told me about this wonderful surgeon named Dr. Fielding, people actually travel from across the country to get operated by this man! So of course I had to go check him out. After what seemed like the 4 LONGEST months of my life I finally got approved for the vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery! I was on a liquid diet for 2 LOOOONG weeks losing a total of 25 pounds and finally got operated on July 26,2014. Overall my surgery went great I was extremely nervous who wouldn't be!? I've never been put under anesthesia before let alone surgery before! During my recovery they constantly check your vitals and my blood pressure is excellent and my diabetes will also go to! It's only been 2 days since my surgery and my health is already improved! I can just imagine what other great benefits this surgery will bring to me!

Thanks for reading guys! Before and after pics will be posted up soon! Xoxo!

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Congratulations! Very happy for you!!

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Sleevetastic,

I hoe to do as well in Oct.

I'm happy for you. good luck for the rest of your life.

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I had mine two days before you.. how are you feeling? I still have some pain at my incision sites and the gas pains are still getting to me but they go away seconds after taking gas x strips.

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Congratulations. Stay positive and you will be in for wonderful life changes.

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Hey guys, I joined this site to tell my story. Ever since I was a little girl I've been overweight. I've always been the "she's fat but has a pretty face" kind of girl. It has always hurt me but I never let it show. I've gotten made fun of but never to the point where I was depressed.

I've always avoided going to the doctors, but one day my mother forced me and insisted that I go. I knew I wasn't going to hear anything nice. Unfortunately I found out that I got high blood pressure in the high 100's and diabetes. Although my diabetes wasn't that bad he told me I should still start eating healthy.

Being from a Hispanic family it's VERY HARD to just stop eating healthy especially when your moms food tastes so amazing!!! He finally insisted that I get weight loss surgery. I've been thinking about it for a long time but didn't know how to go about that. So when he told me that I was so excited!!

He told me about this wonderful surgeon named Dr. Fielding, people actually travel from across the country to get operated by this man! So of course I had to go check him out. After what seemed like the 4 LONGEST months of my life I finally got approved for the vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery! I was on a liquid diet for 2 LOOOONG weeks losing a total of 25 pounds and finally got operated on July 26,2014. Overall my surgery went great I was extremely nervous who wouldn't be!? I've never been put under anesthesia before let alone surgery before! During my recovery they constantly check your vitals and my blood pressure is excellent and my diabetes will also go to! It's only been 2 days since my surgery and my health is already improved! I can just imagine what other great benefits this surgery will bring to me!

Thanks for reading guys! Before and after pics will be posted up soon! Xoxo!

Congratulations! Your post is oozing with happiness!! YAY!!!

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<p>I had mine two days before you.. how are you feeling? I still have some pain at my incision sites and the gas pains are still getting to me but they go away seconds after taking gas x strips.</p>

Honesty I feel fine I still have some discomfort in my belly area but the medicine has been helping me. I do get a rumbling sensation in my belly but it goes away within seconds nothing I can't tolerate. My incisions are doing okay not really any pain at all. Thank God!!! I'm feeling overall still kind of sleepy but for the most part better than I was expecting! I was spitting up the whole day yesterday but thank god it stopped! How has it been for you!?

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Hey guys, I joined this site to tell my story. Ever since I was a little girl I've been overweight. I've always been the "she's fat but has a pretty face" kind of girl. It has always hurt me but I never let it show. I've gotten made fun of but never to the point where I was depressed.

I've always avoided going to the doctors, but one day my mother forced me and insisted that I go. I knew I wasn't going to hear anything nice. Unfortunately I found out that I got high blood pressure in the high 100's and diabetes. Although my diabetes wasn't that bad he told me I should still start eating healthy.

Being from a Hispanic family it's VERY HARD to just stop eating healthy especially when your moms food tastes so amazing!!! He finally insisted that I get weight loss surgery. I've been thinking about it for a long time but didn't know how to go about that. So when he told me that I was so excited!!

He told me about this wonderful surgeon named Dr. Fielding, people actually travel from across the country to get operated by this man! So of course I had to go check him out. After what seemed like the 4 LONGEST months of my life I finally got approved for the vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery! I was on a liquid diet for 2 LOOOONG weeks losing a total of 25 pounds and finally got operated on July 26,2014. Overall my surgery went great I was extremely nervous who wouldn't be!? I've never been put under anesthesia before let alone surgery before! During my recovery they constantly check your vitals and my blood pressure is excellent and my diabetes will also go to! It's only been 2 days since my surgery and my health is already improved! I can just imagine what other great benefits this surgery will bring to me!

Thanks for reading guys! Before and after pics will be posted up soon! Xoxo!

Congratulations! Your post is oozing with happiness!! YAY!!!

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it! My life is finally making a change for the better! :)

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