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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
It all started when I turned 12 or 13 (that was about 35 years ago). That's when I discovered Twinkies. Not your average discovery. We never had cakes, chips, or soda in our house growing up. It was then that someone thought it was a good idea to buy Twinkies. My older sister always had a weight issue (she is 4 yrs older) so they had to be hidden from her..so they went into the locked cabinet. Guess who had the key? Yup the responsible middle sister, it was my job after all to make dinner. They wouldn't miss one Twinkie, and I was right. This went on and then other secret eating habits developed. Older sister had a job, she would buy 1 pound bags of m and m's and eat those in one sitting..but she shared. On and on it goes. In high...
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It's Done
posted on 7/24/12 4:02 pm
I had my surgery very early yesterday.  I spent most of the day sleeping off anesthesia.  I didn't sleep well last night, probably because of sleeping so much during the day.  So how did surgery go?  To quote my surgeon "You made me work a little harder for this one, but it's done and it went well."  He told me I had  swollen liver (even after the 2 weeks liquid diet). This is when my husband asked him if I didn't have this surgery, would this liver issue have caused me probems down the line.  The surgeon said that I would absolutely had, not to mention the diabetes He also told my husband that getting the weight off will help both those condidtions.  During recovery, my husband said to me "I guess the surgery was the right thing to do."  So now, finally, I think he's on board.

I have been feeling great today, started eating a clear liquid..love the broth..jello not so much.  I get to go home tomorrow. 

Let my new life begin!




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