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| Name: | Heidi |
| E-mail address: | work.only@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I also had gastric bypass...at my highest weight I was 350. I got down to 190 and then it just started creeping back on. I am up to 267 right now. I have gotten up as high as 178 but lost a couple pounds. It is so frustrating. I decided to start walking an hour a day and have done three days but am sick from being outside sucking in the cold air. I just feel pretty down about gaining so much back. It is easy for me to use food as a coping mechanism. I wish you alot of luck in your journey and please know your not alone in the battle. Heidi |
| Name: | Andrea |
| E-mail address: | Daisylanemeow@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I have PCOS too. I have had it since I hit puberty in my early teens. I too had insurance problems and one misdiagnoses. I was finally diagnosed with full blow PCOS last month and put on medication. I would go months with out a period and then bleed for like 4 months. Its a horrible way to live. I am on glucophage as well and it makes me sick too. My insurance now is horrible and I still gain weight all the time. I gained on average 5 pounds a month for years. I am now 270 and getting heavier. I would love to talk with you some time. Email me if you have the chance, I am 20. You look great!! |
| Name: | Mandy |
| E-mail address: | txmedicalfreak@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://txmedicalfreak.blogspot.com |
| Comments: | Crystal ~
Don't give up, we all have the struggle, just hang in there. Peace ~ Mandy =^./.^= email me if you would like me to link you to my blog |
| Name: | Anonymous |
| Comments: | You're very pretty! You look a lot like 'Miss Parker' from "The Pretender" TV series. You might want to watch that show, if you're ever lacking in inspiration. She goes from very thin at the beginning of the series, to kinda chunky by the third season, then back to thin again. |
| Name: | Tammy |
| E-mail address: | emptypuzzle@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for giving me the inspiration to finally go through with the surgery. I am a mother of three and have been over weight all my life. Seeing your story has given me the kick in the but i needed to get my life back and for that you will be in my prayers for ever. So thank you,and my childeren thank you. |
| Name: | Penny |
| E-mail address: | kissyface_@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great Job Crystal i am glad you suceeded to your goals. I wish the best for you thru out the future! Good Luck |
| Name: | Lisa |
| E-mail address: | lisalynn35@sbcglobal.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mybattlewithbreastcancer.net |
| Comments: | Thanks for sharing your story. |
| Name: | John |
| E-mail address: | smithie 1975@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.hoodia-dietpill.co.za |
| Comments: | Great site, keep up the good work |
| Name: | PS |
| E-mail address: | giftedgifts@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I just stumbled across your site but I am very glad I did. I have been feeling a bit weary from my PCOS and have prediabetes and hashimotos as well as high blood pressure. My legs swell and I have been having trouble with my knees after an injury to one in the winter. I have seen the famous people and a lady I know lose weight after the surgery but I was told my insurance won't cover it. I need to talk my doctor into writing me one of those compelling letters for candidacy for the procedure. I am 39,5'3" and I weight 280 lbs. I have an 8 year old daughter and before I became pregnant with her I weighed 180lbs. Over the years I have gained and leveled off, gained and leveled off but never lost any just maintained. I was not diagnosed for almost 5 years after begging the doctor to find what was wrong with me. He came up with various excuses but no real diagnosis until I suggested that it was maybe my thyroid! He then did a blood test and I ask him if he would send me to a Endo-doctor. HE finally diagnosed the PCOS but I am not able to take glucophage as it makes me ill. I go back to the Endo for a check up and I am going to request his help in getting the surgery for me. I am really depressed over my body not working for me. I am happy to know there are others out there. If one more person gives me one of those side glane looks that you get from others I may explode. It is good to know someone understands. Someone wrote they were glad to know they weren't turning into a heavy hairy man, I to had begun to wonder since my doctor was not aware of this disease. This naming of PCOS was only done so back a little over a decade but some doctors still have never heard of it or except that it exists. Hang in there everybody and good luck on your individual quests for survival!! |
| Name: | bertha |
| E-mail address: | berthaannfranklin@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | your pictures are very encouraging i need help really bad am going to try to find a dr. to it for me my back hurts constantly and i never want to go out anymore because nothing fits. Well congrats and continued good health |
| Name: | Danielle |
| E-mail address: | danijackson732@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://hometown.aol.com/sexybig29 |
| Comments: | Hello Crystal,
I just wanted to say that I'm due to have the lap band procedure pretty soon and I, also, have PCOS. I hope that when this message reaches you, you are in good spirits and doing well. Please contact me when you get a chance. It's good to see someone whose been through (and came out a winner!) what you're going through. Best wishes, Danielle |
| Name: | Lori |
| E-mail address: | ItsmeLoriD@juno.com |
| Comments: | Hi Crystal.
So glad I stumbled upon your site. I have PCOS and have been desperately battling with my weight for 10 years now. I have been doing some aggressive research on the LapBand as a "last resort" and it seems pretty good. I do have health insurance, but unfortunately it does not cover even a portion of the surgery...so I have to make sure that if I make the investment, it HAS to be the answer. Anyway, you look great! I have one question that I haven't been able to find anywhere that maybe you can help me with. If I pay all that money to get the surgery and lose all the weight, would the weight come back on once the LapBand is removed seeing that PCOS is uncontrollable weight gain? This scares me to death! Well, if you'd like, feel free to e-mail me any time. Congrads! Lori |
| Name: | KENDRA |
| E-mail address: | kml12533@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | HELLO I JUST WAS LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE, AND IVE JUST BEEN LOOKING AROUND ALOT. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS TO GET THE BYPASS DONE. IM REALLY EXCITED AND CANT WAIT. SO HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS? AND I HEAR THAT YOU LOSE HAIR, DID YOU LOSE ALOT? ANY WAY THANK YOU FOR THE VIEW OF SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL.
KENDRA~ |
| Name: | Nikki |
| E-mail address: | sassyred_02@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | i found you site on a search and couldnt believe that there was some one out there just like me! it's like you took what was in my head and wrote it down on your site! i am 21 yr.old, 5'3", 345lbs. and i have PCOS! i am in the process of trying to get the gastric bypass surgery done and needed to know that i was not alone! my dr. is a retard! and didnt know n e thing about PCOS or G.B. surgery and didnt try to help!
thanx, Nikki |
| Name: | Elise |
| E-mail address: | mzbossb1@aol.com |
| Comments: | I had gastric bypass surgery on 5/21/2005. I have not been back to the Dr. yet . I am a couple of weeks out. |
| Name: | Kristy |
| E-mail address: | kristy.lawler@childrens.harvard.edu |
| Comments: | WOW
Is all I can say! You look fabulous! I am a 28 yr old mom of 2 beautiful little boys. And yes I consider them my little miricles. I got diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 26 after my 2nd child, though I am sure I have had this since I was in my early teens because I never had a regular period. I always felt uncomfortable talking to anybody about it, so I just considered it a blessing to go for months without getting it. It wasnt until I went to see my doc after going 5 months without having my period (I usually at most skipped 3 months) I never even considered that I would be pregnant because I had been with my boyfiend for 4 years and after 9 months of being together did not use any protection and never got pregnant. I fell into such a deep depression because I honestly though that I couldnt have children! But to my surprise I was pregnant...24 weeks at that point! At age 20 I was you could say "thick" but really I only weighted 140lbs..of course I thought I was a fat...now I would die to be at that wieght again! Well I went up to about 175lbs at the end of my pregnancy, and after I deliverd had a pretty "normal" period every month (though I never knew when the hell I was going to get it, I at least expected it every month)....Still not knowing I had PCOS I started gradually gaining more weight, and started plucking more than just a few hairs off my chin and other places I hate to mention...ok so now I cant loose this wieght, It takes me years to concieve, Im growing a beard, I have even worse acne on my back than I did as a teen..and soon after my period started going waco again....So what the hell is wrong with me! So I did my own research and diagnosed my self...thanks to websites like yours. So I went to the doctor, and the result were in. I was right. I now could put a name to it other than thinking I was turning into an overwieght man. So my doc suggested to put me on the pill and that will help regulate my period and help decrese some of the hair growth on my face. But I didnt want to. I mean I wanted to have more children...so I dont want to be put on a birth control pill!!! Well I guess I had a really louzy doctor because she didnt presribe anything to me because I guess she was content that I was at least getting my period every other month, so she wasnt to concered. So another 5 years goes by, and now I am heavier and shaving everyday like my boyfiend!...and to my surprise again, at a routine check up ..I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd. At least this time I was only 2 1/2 months and not 5. So to all those suffering from infertility caused by PCOS, do not give up hope. So it took 4 years to have #1 and 5 to have #2. Now I still struggle with my wieght and I too have been considering WLS. But I am too afraid to risk it because of the fear of leaving my little boys behind. But I cant help but cry every day after looking in the mirror, or trying on clothes...Isnt it worth the risk if It means living a more happy and healthy life? (2 be continued.....) |
| Name: | Emma |
| E-mail address: | emmyluscd@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Dear Crystal,
I am overjoyed that I found your website. I am 19 yrs old, and have PCOS. I was diagnosed at 15. It's been decided (by me) that it's probably one of the worst things a woman can suffer from, as there is no cure! Like many PCOS patients, I have been overweight as long as I can remember, and have tried all sorts of diets and programs, losing only minimal amounts of weight. Of late, I have considered getting liposuction done to get rid of the excess fat, and your site has shown me that there are lots of PCOS women out there who have done (and are doing) the same surgeries that I have considered. Thank you so much! I look forward to your newer pics. Yours, Emma |
| Name: | Laurie Mesa |
| E-mail address: | learvolino@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | You are beautiful!!! I too have PCOS and have struggled with my weight my whole life. I have 2 amazing children, and my doctor is still trying to figure out HOW I got pregnant twice. I suffer from PCOS even when at a "healhty weight" but right now at 210, I am suffering much more severely. I do not test positive for insulin resistant and glucophage has done nothing for me. I'd like to consider gastric bypass, but my husband is terrifed of even discussing it. Good luck with further weight loss and any journey toward getting pregnant. The only thing I can say in that regard is you will appreciate your babies even more when you have to go through so much to have them! |
| Name: | denyse |
| E-mail address: | tnthottie1@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | am glad you did what you did so you can feel good about your self.am 24 and have three kids am 160 and am thinkin about doing the sugery.if you have any tips about the sugery. please write me back. |
| Name: | denyse |
| E-mail address: | tnthottie1@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | am glad you did what you did so you can feel good about your self.am 24 and have three kids am 160 and am thinkin about doing the sugery.if you have any tips about the sugery. please write me back. |
| Name: | Ann |
| E-mail address: | mommytomatt@aol.com |
| Comments: | Hi Crystal!
WOW, you look WONDERFUL, and you have such a pretty face! I just surfed in as I was looking for personal GBP stories. I'm thinking of going through the same thing. Reading your story and seeing photos really inspired me to look into this further! Thank you for sharing your story! (((HUGS))) Ann |
| Name: | vicki |
| E-mail address: | truckerbill@fuse.net |
| Comments: | HI,I AM A 32 YR OLD FEMALE,WHO HAD OPEN GASTRIC BYPASS IN 4-15-2002.I HAVE DONE BEAUTIFULLY,LIKE YOURSELF,I WENT FROM 259LBS,AT 5'3",TO 130LBS,I WORE A SIZE 24W,NOW 8 MISSES!YOUR WEB SITE IS AN INSPIRATION TO MANY PEOPLE!THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME,TO UPDATE EVERYONE.IF ANYONE WANTS TO EMAIL,ME WITH QUESTIONS,OR COMMENTS,FEEL FREE,TO DO SO!!
SINCERELY, VICKI |
| Name: | james owens |
| E-mail address: | owensjames@cableone.net |
| Comments: | youre a great inspiration to all big women out there e-mail me sometime lovee james from oklahoma |
| Name: | sandra dumont |
| E-mail address: | sabdradumont1960@msn.com |
| Comments: | i going through all the testing now i hope to have the surgery bye the end of Jan, 05 im 44 yrs old and have many med prombles i hope this will help. thank you sandy |
| Name: | ron |
| E-mail address: | rron999@aol.com |
| Comments: | I am in the process of trying to get my insurance(AETNA) ot approve my surgery. I was wondering how can I find a support group in my area? I live in yuma arizona. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it..Thanks...god bless. please feel free to email me. |
| Name: | Trish |
| E-mail address: | KBlough10@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I stumbled across your site & just had to write you a lil' note. Congratulations on such a wonderful weight loss! You look terrific! I just had Lap RNY gastric bypass on 9/13/04...and like you, I also have PCOS. I'm 20 years old. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was almost 16...Also, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes right before surgery. So, the surgery was VERY important to me. I started out at 344...and I am now down to 301. :o) Feel free to e-mail me anytime. (that goes for anyone!) I love meeting new people, especially those who have had similar experiences or are considering WLS. |
| Name: | Jessica Spivey |
| E-mail address: | daddiesgirl829@aol.com |
| Comments: | Hey Crystal, My name is Jessica and I'm from MT. Juliet Tennessee. I'm 20 and planning to have GBS in the next few months. If you could email me, I have lots of questions and since you are younger I feel like you might be able to help me with them.
Thanks |
| Name: | Tammy |
| E-mail address: | dimondgirl1106@aol.com |
| Comments: | I just recently had the roun-y gastoric bypass done on the 9/9/04. I am now 6 days post-op/ I just wanted to chat to know some of the emotional feelings that had happen to you during your sucessful weight loss. As I know I am going through them now. Any reply would be helpful. Congrats on your sucessful journey.
Tammy |
| Name: | Barbara |
| E-mail address: | uhbarbsthename@aol.com |
| Comments: | Congrats on the weight you lost. I am considering getting Liposuction done. I am 23 yrs old. I have a 3 yr old son, I stand 4'10.5" and weigh about 205 lbs. I am hoping that I can go through with this and get it done. At any rate wish me luck at reaching my goal of 130 or less. |
| Name: | Jessica |
| E-mail address: | jessica_jessie21@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/jessica_jessie21/ |
| Comments: | Hi there! Good luck on your journey! Its so important to share your story to be an inspiration to others. Please drop me a line at my site! ~*Jessica*~ |
| Name: | Deb Henry |
| E-mail address: | debraleamelton@aol.com |
| Comments: | I have surgery too and have lost 110 lbs. I tried to email you but it came back "undeliverable". Anyway, just wanted to compare notes with you about maintaing. So if you, or anyone else that has had surgery wants to email me back, I'd love to chat. |
| Name: | Deb Henry |
| E-mail address: | debraleamelton@aol.com |
| Name: | sara |
| E-mail address: | diddy1014@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | hi there crystal was hopin to be able to chat with u about your gb surg. i have pcos too and have been told my only option is the surgury. just thought we had a lot in common and would like to hear from you. if u have yahoo or msn messenger add me or just email me hun. yahoo- goofygirl1014
msn- diddy1014@hotmail.com hopin to hear from ya ttyl |
| Name: | kristi raymond |
| E-mail address: | kristie00@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | hi, i am kristi.i am going to wls and i am scared.i know i have to do it for me.madison and blake are my twin daughters they are the other reason for me to have wls.if you can give me any advice plz. email me,or just email me anyway. thanks,kristi |
| Name: | kristi raymond |
| E-mail address: | kristie00@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | hi, i am kristi.i am going to wls and i am scared.i know i have to do it for me.madison and blake are my twin daughters they are the other reason for me to have wls.if you can give me any advice plz. email me,or just email me anyway. thanks,kristi |
| Name: | Shirley Lawson |
| E-mail address: | lawsonie@cox.net |
| Comments: | Hi there, my name is Shirley and I'm 39 years old. I think that you have done a wonderful job of looking great post-op. I know that the Lord has a special place for people like us that have endured and will survive this disease and it's deadly symptoms. I too will be having WLS in the near future. I meet my doctor tomorrow and I'm scared, but I am prepared for whatever he tosses my way because of people like you that have shared their experience with WLS.
God Bless and have fun with your new form. Shirley Lawson |
| Name: | Diane |
| E-mail address: | diane78026@ev1.net |
| Comments: | I suffer with pcos too and am morbidly obese but am scared to death to go under the knife. I have been doing Atkins since July 2003 and have lost 90lbs so far. I am hoping to continue losing and getting to a safer weight by this summer so I can try and get pregnant. I am 34 and have been married almost 10 years and we have no children yet...thanks to PCOS. Anyway, congratulations on your surgery and I wish you the best in the future. |
| Name: | tara_shane_jackson |
| E-mail address: | the_happy_bunch@msn.com |
| Name: | Hollie |
| E-mail address: | webmaster@astralworld.zzn.com |
| Comments: | You look great!
i have a few questions though, so if you get a chance drop me a line. Way to go Girl! |
| Name: | shad |
| E-mail address: | shad@phillipsmediagroup.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.express-pharmacy.net |
| Comments: | Great site - my wife has pcos. Check out my site at www.express-pharmacy.net We have a great selection of cheap weight loss diet prescription drugs like Phentermine, Adipex, Ionamin, Meridia, and Xenical. |
| Name: | Carmie Magazzu |
| E-mail address: | ninsson@floodcity.net |
| Comments: | Congratulations!!!!going for my initial exam on Feb 19 th in Pittsburg PA. I hope to do as well as you. Would appreciate any info or words of encouragement.
Hope to hear from you. Carmie Magazzu |
| Name: | shirley haney |
| E-mail address: | moms542000@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hi ,I'm wondering what does this surgey cost if you have no ins. |
| Name: | Heidi |
| E-mail address: | robolsonfamily@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hi Crystal~ OMG, you know I think that it is FATE that I came across your site. OK first of all your site is very informative!!!! 2nd~ I have been looking into WLS,Im 23, 286 and I am a Vet of the AF, just got out so the VA will do the surgery for me... no insurance hassels, Praise Jesus. But after reading through your site the PCOS thing cuaght my eye. Never heard of it. Been talking to Drs over the past 5 years about my weight gain, Very irregular periods, these stupid skin tags (uggghhh), and no one can ever help me. I think i just found on your site what I need to talk to my PCP about next week!!!!! These symptoms are all me. Thank you for your Site... you gotta email me I have lots more to ask you!!!
God Bless Heidi |
| Name: | kim gordon |
| E-mail address: | bigsexykmg |
| Name: | latisha harper |
| E-mail address: | latisha306@aol.com |
| Comments: | I think you look really great. you are so preety. but people seems to not belive that when you are overweight.im thinking about the surgery.but family does not approve of it. because of risk. could you write back to give me some good and bads about surgery. |
| Name: | latisha harper |
| E-mail address: | latisha306@aol.com |
| Comments: | I think you look really great. you are so preety. but people seems to not belive that when you are overweight.im thinking about the surgery.but family does not approve of it. because of risk. could you write back to give me some good and bads about surgery. |
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| E-mail address: | alt@hotmail.com |
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| Name: | dana |
| E-mail address: | drv@muw.edu |
| Comments: | hi, i am 21 years old. I am from Memphis but I live in Columbus, MS. I just got approved for the gastric bypass surgery like two weeks ago. I am so excited but I have been looking for someone to talk to about it. I have my surgery on March 2. I would really like to ask you a few questions if u have time!
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| Name: | Paul Hansen |
| E-mail address: | Paulnbr1@msn.com |
| Name: | Kim |
| E-mail address: | Overtonrn@aol.com |
| Comments: | I visited your website because I am very interested in weight loss surgery. I live in Murfreesboro. I am 33 and have exhausted all my other options. I feel so trapped. |