2bethin62
I am a 46 yr old who has been battling the bulge for 39 of those years. And because of this i had a daughter when i was 29 and because of my food addictions i now have a 17 year old daughter who has the same problem. So many many months ago she came to me after being suicidal because of the treatment she received in school over her weight. And she said to me "mom can i go to the doctors and see if i am able to get the weight loss surgery. So at that point i saw her reaching out for help and i would never deny that. So we called the ins company to find a doctor who was near us. And thank God for them steering us towards Dr. Washington in Freehold , NJ. When we went for her consultation they asked me why i was not also doing it. And i told them because i have so many medical problems i figured they wouldn't touch me. But after talking to them they said i was able to go through it if i were to choose. I jumped on the chance and my daughter and i banned together and we were a team to be reckoned with. We went thru all the hurdles flying over them with one goal in mind. Bet to the surgical finish line. Because his was to be the first day of our new and healthier life as a family. So on 2/12/09 we went thru our wls together. I had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and my daughter who had never experienced medical procedures ever had the RNY gastric bypass. We have had our good days and our bad but the look on her face when she comes in to my room and says my weight is this today. It was worth all the bad days and i would do them over and over again just to experience that look that she gets. Her eyes are bright and she hold her head up and is so proud of her wt loss so far. And we are delighted.
So now we are family fighting the battle of the bulge together and we will not let food dictate our lives ever again. She now feels like she can go out and has found a really good guy that is as proud of her as we are. And i am finally losing weight that is a wonderful feeling to put the clothes on and have them falling off and not trying to suck it in to put them on. As you will see in my photo of me before surgery, i decided to show it all and not hide ever again. And if i ever feel like binge eating all i have to do is look at that picture and will never touch foods like that again. And of all things we have gone thru and learned over this time is when i was given this web site for support. Thanks to all of you who care enough to help others with your emotions and your wisdom.
Thank You and see you on the loser's bench. I will leave you a seat. WE will all fit on a bench that maybe would have held 3 of us before. I look forward to seeing you in after pictures. Gail and Kalin Delnegro......
