"As of Yesterday May 20th,2011, I am 8 Years out yippie me :). I had my surgery with Dr. Aguirre in 2003, one of his first known here on obesity help, thanks to the late Latrisha she made it all possible for me to go to Mexico. I have been able to keep the weight off, thanks to preventive medicine doctor's here I see him every 2 months. This has been one heck of a journey, you only learn by traveling through it. It is not easy, a lot of people think it is the easy way out or the magic surgery (let me tell you, it is not) it is a lot of hard work. Would i do it again, it a heart beats. I guess not to be "fat" would be one, which for most of us we are there before we realize we have a big health problem on our hands. Once you have gastric bypass, you then need lots of plastic surgery and are left with ugly scars. So you never are at peace with your body and if you cannot have plastic surgery you have gross hanging skin. There is no easy way, once you become "fat". So having surgery is the best alternative, and to stay active. I have met too many people who put all the weight they lost right back on, that is so sad that will never be me. I have spent way too much time and money on this new body. As far as my personality, i was so much happier when i was a fat girl. But I do know now im so much healthier, and that I did make the right choice by having Gastric Bypass, Thank you Dr. Aguirre and to the Heavens above to Latrisha, and to Grace Smith to whom I still keep in contact with!!!!! To All of you waiting to have surgery, do not give up in the end it is all worth it!!!! God Bless You All :)
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