I have basically kept it to myself for quite sometime now but NOT ANYMORE!

It took me about two years to make a decision, research etc.  I have confided in a few in people earlier this year because I didn’t know if OHIP would accept my application.  They have accepted it now! 

This is quite personal, however I feel I can mention it now and I’m proud of my decision. I am going to have weight loss surgery (WLS).

I have honestly tried way to many times on my own to lose weight over the years and keep yo-yoing and gaining more and more weight.  I have put on way to much since we got married, like 125 lbs.

I was always really worried about how others feel,  about what they would think of me if I had WLS.  Then I came to realize it is only my thoughts that matter.

I thought I was taking the easy way, but trust me this is not the easy way out. This will only give me a tool to work and there’s a lot of hard work ahead of me – but I am confident I will succeed.   

I have belonged to an Ontario support group and these people are all post-op and pre-op.  I have learned much from them and they are there for me.  I went to a Christmas Gala in Toronto last Friday to meet everyone.  I met one of the ladies in Parry Sound during the summer. 

Again, it was a hard decision but I finally made it and now it’s coming true.  I didn’t even mention it to John, my hubby, until earlier in July.  Like I said I thought about it for quite sometime and did research way before talking to him.  He’s being very supportive.  John is a wonderful supportive husband and I’m thankful to have him.   Feel free to check out the websites to learn more about WLS my   surgeon’s webpage:            http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+profile+Steven+Poplawski+crf.html The hospital:   http://www.barixclinics.com/

My support Group:   www.obesityhelp.com/forums/ON/posts.html 

My family doctor is very proud of me, for thinking of me now rather than later when my joints wear out and fully supportive. 

I choose to have it done in the states where they specialize in this type of surgery.  To wait to have it in Ontario would be 4-5 years and they do not do it on a regular basis like Barix Clinic.  This is all they do there. 

My mom and my best friend went with me in August for a consultation with the surgeon as per my request, so they can understand everything too.    

I am basically healthy, my blood pressure is just starting to rise, but my knees really are grinding and my ankles and back are really bothering me from the excess weight. 

OH MY - I just found out November 21, my pre-op date is Dec 6 and John and I will be leaving on Dec 5.  My Surgery date is Dec 11. I have to go for a two week check up after surgery and then I will most likely be back at home during the first week of January.  

This is such a nice Christmas present to me.  I’m thinking of me.  I will be having RNY Laparoscopic WLS surgery at Barix Clinic (Location: Bariatric Specialists of Michigan 135 S. Prospect, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 1-800-282-0066 - Dr. Poplawski.  .   I will be in hospital for 3 days and then recovering at my mom’s in Amherstburg; Barb Houle’s in Amherstburg. 

Feel free to phone or email me; I will have my laptop during my recovery.  It will be hard to keep me away from the computer world unless I’m resting, reading and most likely playing BINGO or Literai.

 Take care and keep smiling!