About Aagemini
- Sleeved or not sleeved:
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Biography:
- I found this group because I've noticed a few things since my surgery. I've always been overweight, as far as I can remember. It was "cute" when I was a chubby toddler and never shed any of the extra pounds. I grew up in an "overweight" family. I was raised by typical Black Country fed, homegrown, soul food grandparents. My mom was the type of woman who loved being a voluptuous woman and I inherited that gene.
I loved being voluptuous, plus sized, etc. it wasn't until I realized the older I got the bigger I got. I got all the way up to 390 lbs and with health problems, single parenting, losing close family members and juggling too much that I started having severe health problems, namely Congestive Heart failure, Pulmonary Hypertension which caused me to go into respiratory distress. After being in a medically induced coma for 21 days I emerged plagued with Tracheal stenosis and almost died three times before they could diagnose it. Having to get a tracheostomy in 2011 and being told by numerous doctors that I would have the trach for the rest of my life I settled in to trying to build my life again.
One of the Doctors that told me that I would always have my trach removed it December of 2012. My trachea healed. I discovered that Medicare paid for gastric surgery and in May 1, 2013 I had my first consultation. Initially in 2009 I planned to get the Lap Band (I'm glad that things didn't work out for me to get it) I researched the gastric sleeve and found people that had the surgery. After months of planning I had my surgery October 31, 2013.
- Location:
- Lubbock, TX
- Interests:
- Sewing
- Occupation:
- Full Time Mother
- Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
- Dr. Manuel E. Castro
- Surgery date:
- 2013-10-31
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- 12-24-2013
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Aagemini on 12-26-2013 at 12:58 PM
Hello all!
I didn't post anything yesterday because I spent the better part of the day in bed. Today is another day. Christmas was sad for me. Even though I have lots to be thankful for, bottom line i was depressed. My daughters tried to cheer me up as much as they could and im grateful for them being here. Today I have errands to run and I'm going to upcycle a pair of shoes that i found at goodwill. Have a good day everyone.
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Aagemini on 12-25-2013 at 02:02 AM
I so many emotions going through me right now. I want to start off by saying that I ordered a dress for New years. New Years 2014 will be a start of something new for me I ordered a 3X even though I probably won't be able to fit it in a couple of weeks, months, etc. It's a dress that I wouldn't have considered before my surgery. The reason I joined this site is because I've been soooo emotional lately!! I cry, yell, scream, stomp my feet, cuss among other things. I stopped taking my Effexor
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370.00 lbs. - before
after - 250.00 lbs.
Member: Aagemini
Surgery date: 10/31/2013
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