Hurray!

Jul 27, 2010

Oh, hurray!  Just got the call from Tameki today that my benefits have been approved.  I have my first appointment with Dr. Garth on Aug 26th.  Just one month away.

I am feeling more and more certain that gastric bypass is the right step for me.  I am very eager to have my Molina band removed, regardless of the complications that might arise.  I have a new friend here on OH who also had a Molina band, almost as old as mine, and Dr. Garth was successful in removing her band and performing the gastric bypass.  She has had such good results in the past year.  It gives me great hope!

Now all I have to do is prepare myself mentally for the changes this operation will bring to my life.  I did it once before with the gastric banding and I know I can do it again.  I was more than willing to accept the dietary restrictions back in 1993 when I had the band put on.  I lost 140 lbs and I was so happy and healthy after that.  I thought I had found a permanent solution to my problem.  But little by little the weight came back, no matter how hard I tried.  Now here I am, 17 years later, and I'm just 10 pounds shy of where I was then.  So sad.

But I have faith in Dr. Garth and in the bypass.  And in myself.  I know I can regain my health with the help of this surgery and my willingness to work hard.  As I told my children, "This isn't about being skinny; it's about being healthy!"

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