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So...I'm blanca, Im 25 years old and I am currently at my highest weight ever...a whopping 230lbs.! ahhh!! Ive always been "thick" but the weight really started to pile on very fast about 5 years ago, i couldnt figure out why and no matter what i did i couldnt get it off! it wasnt until i was diagnosed with PCOS at 21 years of age that i realized it wasnt all my fault. Anyway, my mom put the idea of WLS in my mind a few months ago...she mentioned it and i got MAD i never really thought of myself as being "that big" and i never thought my life lacked anything...im a very happy and outgoing person, im in a wonderful relationship and i have the best friends and family in the world, BUT i soon realized she was just looking out for me and recently ive found myself thinking of the future more than my present and I know that I want to have a family and live a long life, keeping this weight on will only make those goals harder to achieve, i already have PCOS working against me...and im really hoping that losing the weight will make that disappear also. I've decided to have RNY and im in the final stages of the approval process, im hoping to have a date very soon!


 

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progress.....
1 day ago
gallbladder ultrasound completed!
psych eval completed!
would've been done if darn pcp didnt order the echocardiogram, thats scheduled for dec 1st, but ill be calling EVERY DAY for cancellations!
its so close i can taste it LOL

hope everyone is well!

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updates
on November 11, 2008 7:50 pm
well i saw my pcp and she decided i needed to have an echocardiogram before she'll tell my surgeon im clear for for surgery, so now im just waiting for that referral to be approved so i can schedule an appointment.
I have my psych appt on thursday and my gallbladder ultrasound on friday...and YUP thats it for the pre-op testing.
cant believe its almost here =)
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UGI
on November 6, 2008 1:47 pm
upper GI completed!
my initial attempts to schedule an appt was a bit disheartening because i found out the soonest appt was for Dec. 1st BUT today I decided to try my luck and check for cancellations and sure enough there was one for this morning!!!
I'm feeling very blessed at the moment, blessed to have this surgery available to me, to have this site as a source of support and reassurance,and blessed to have this whole process moving along so smoothly!


p.s.
the UGI was a total workout!! haha
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getting closer
on October 28, 2008 9:18 pm
had my consult with Dr. Krahn today, wow he was as nice as he seemed to be at the seminar i attended back in july. He ordered a UGI and gallbladder Ultrasound (expected) and of course the dreaded psych eval lol
So we put in the referrals today and now i just wait for approval, should be by end of the week. According to Dr. Krahn and his staff surgery will take place about 4 weeks after all the necessary tests are completed!
I'm getting closer, yay! Its honestly hard to believe that I started this process in July, its gone by pretty quickly and i hope the next leg of the journey is just as speedy!!
oh yea...i decided (with the help of my surgeon) that i will be having the RNY, i was on the fence for quite a while about going with rny or lapband. the surgeon told me that with my pcos he expected me to reach goal with the band w/in 2-3 years...and with rny it would take no more than a yr.
The choice was pretty clear to me. The boyfriend and his fam are worried and would rather i do the lapband BUT it has to be my decision and i know they will support me! my fam is behind my decision 100%.

P.S.
totally off topic but can someone tell me how to change the "hoping to have surgery" title on my profile, its located under my BMI and above my surgeons name....i've searched high and low for a way to change that LOL
thanks in advance!!!

-blanca
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10/28
on October 17, 2008 7:33 pm
consult is scheduled for 10/28!
It's no surgery date, but hey....its a start!!!
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My Story

I've always been a "thick" girl and honestly never had a real problem with it. I LOVED my curves for a larger part of my life, im latin WE CURVY haha! I only started considering my weight a "battle" in the last few years....it started to just PILE on around my waist and no matter what I've tried (and Ive tried LOTS) it just doesnt go away... a cpl of years ago i was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and learned that this syndrome plays a HUGE role in the lack of weight lost through the years, my fellow CYSTers will know about the burden of carrying this extra weight! Good news is that I've heard WONDERFUL things about pcos simply disappearing after WLS, i sure hope im one of the lucky ones!!

I only started thinking about WLS in the last few months, my mom actually brought it up and off the bat i took offense to the idea!! It took a while for me to understand that she was only thinking of me and my future...I want kids someday....this weight and PCOS can put a huge damper on that...AND i want to be around for those kids...i need to be healthy!!

I only recently mentioned this to my boyfriend who very quickly said that he supported my decision 100%...i was so scared about what his reaction would be...he met me this way and i wasnt sure he wanted to think of me any other way...but he sees the need for it healthwise and even jokingly said, "can i get it too!" lol hey MAYBE ...haha but i love a big man soooo i dont know hahaha...either way he WILL be working out with me!!!

Im hoping to say bye bye bye to PCOS, back pain, asthma and MY BELLY very soon!! =)

 

 


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