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Hi everyone! My name is Amy and I'm a plus sized princess from the northern suburbs of Chicago. I'm very excited to be having gastric bypass surgery in 4 weeks! I've been big my entire life and don't really know what it's going to feel like to be average. But trust me, I'm ready to find out!
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23 days out and 24 pounds lost!
on June 22, 2007 2:22 pm
I'm so excited! I'm finally starting to feel better. Now I can start walking like I used to. Hopefully the pounds will come off a little faster then. My clothes are starting to be big on me already! I'm going to have to get a second job so I can buy my new wardrobe! I can't wait until ALL of the pain is gone and I know how much I can eat before feeling really full. I'm kind of surprised how long it takes for me to feel full after eating. Oh well, it's still great!
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8 Days out!
on June 6, 2007 2:29 pm
Well,I survived the surgery! It wasn't as bad as I thought. The hospital staff kept remarking on how well I was recovering. I feel pretty good but after day 5, I was hungry! I was under the expectation that I wouldn't be hungry. What's going on? I hope that this works because that was a lot to go through for this not to work. I know it's going to take a lot of hard work on my part too.
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My Surgery Date is Scheduled!
on May 15, 2007 9:42 am
MAY 29!!! Wow! I'm still in shock.
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Just got approved!!!!!
on May 12, 2007 8:29 am
Well that didn't take too long. Thank God, my insurance company approved the surgery! Now I have to call the surgeon on Monday and set up a date! I'm sooooooo excited!
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Waiting to hear back from the insurance company.
on May 3, 2007 12:28 pm
I'm a nervous wreck. My life is in someone else's hands. I want to have this surgery more than anything else in the world. I've given of myself to everyone else but now it's my turn. I need my insurance company to not give me any hassles. Wishful thinking?
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My Story

I don't know if I have much of a story but I guess, here it goes. I'm a single mom, by choice, with 2 beautiful girls. I've been wanting to have WLS for years but my insurance wouldn't cover it until a couple of years ago. I decided then to have one more baby before I pursued WLS. Because once I lose all of this weight, I don't want to be pregnant again and gain any of it back. (All of you moms know what I'm talking about!), So I looked for months trying to find a surgeon that would work with my insurance. My boss finally found one for me! She's great and been very supportive! So here I am. Waiting for the insurance company to approve me. I can hardly beleive that this could actually be happening very soon! I've been big my entire life. I am in fairly good shape though. You have to be to chase after kids all day! I won't let myself just sit around and be lazy. I have always been the life of the party and have many,many great friends. I guess my weight has kept me from doing some things in life but I still try to enjoy my life as much as possible. I want to be able to take my girls on fun vacations and not worry about being able to fit on anything or having to go off on anyone because of their ignorance. I will stand up for myself because I am a beautiful person! We all are in our own special ways. Don't ever forget that! So, not too much to tell. I am kind of a private person until I get to know someone. But it is really nice to read about all of you and I don't feel so alone in all of this.

 


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