Where do I even begin??????
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. I actually remember my Mom giving me diet pills as young as 5th grade. I was teased throughout my school years, fortunately it wasn't that bad. I would rather it not have happened at all, but I also know it could have been worse.....
I got pregnant with my oldest son in 2001, and I think that is when the battle with my weight became so much harder. After having my 10 pound 2 ounce baby boy, I did lose most of the pregnancy weight, just to gain it all back again, plus some, within the next year and a half or so.... We started trying to have our second baby when our oldest was just a few months old, and as each month passed, I was more and more upset, and food was very comforting to me. We did finally get pregnant again with the help of fertility meds, and had our second son in 2004. When I went in for my first prenatal appointment with him, I was shocked to see that I actually weighed MORE than I did when I delivered my first son! I knew I wanted to look into this surgery after I had him. Once he stopped nursing, I did go to a seminar, and came home totally on the fence. As much as I knew I wanted this, I also knew I wanted another baby. After thinking more about it, we decided to have another baby. We needed fertility meds to get pregnant again, this time it happened very quickly.
I have always had this surgery in the back of my head, but again, decided I wanted just one more baby. Unfortunately, we were not as lucky this time around. I went to see my doctor, and they ran a series of tests, and diagnosed me with PCOS. I went back on fertility meds, but was still unsuccessful after 6 cycles, so I decided to move on to a Reproductive Endocrinologist. I then went through all the Basic Infertility Testing, and another unsuccessful round of meds. We found out that both of my tubes were blocked also. The hardest part was when I went in for my consult after all of my testing, and was basically told that, due to my PCOS being so bad, the likelihood of getting pregnant on my own, was slim to none, and we should really look into IVF. Since I knew my insurance covered no part of IVF, I am home and did my research, and found that WLS could help my symptoms of PCOS, which could make getting pregnant much easier as long as I lose some weight. That was when I sat down with my husband, discussed all of our options, and decided to schedule my consult. After my consult, I felt good about my decision to hold off on any future children, and have WLS!! I have been impatiently awaiting to hear back from my insurance company, the paperwork was submitted on March 6th. I can't wait to move forth with this, and get started on my way to a new, healthier, me!!