Tammi Sandoval
My Story,
WOW, I am just like all of you. Been heavy most of my life, ok all my life. Been teased as a kid. Tried all diets possible loose the weight but regain plus more. Lost 45 pounds when I was 17, Married ( my highschool sweetheart of 5 years) when I was 18 had my first son at 19 gained from 145 to 260lb and been heavy every since. About the same weight for my second son. I went through alot of mental abuse. We divorced 10 years later. I remarried a wonderful hispanic man in 2001 that really has put up with so much from me.
I am a recovering addict I have 3 years and 1 month tomorrow,
2005 was the best year for me I went to a recovery program.. In 2006 I started college, Got Baptized, signed up for this surgery and Got my GED, found out I had HEP C Jenio type 1, wow what a shock .The worst type of Hep C you can get . Started taking a chemo type shot Riborveron and Pegaysess (SP) 4x a month and 6 pills a day that is a shot 1 a week for 48 weeks 6 pills plus all 14 others I took aday. . I was so sick thaught I was going to die. Mind you I had already started 4 months, the nutritionalist 2x per month keeping the journal eating right exercising and loosing 40 pounds just was waiting from letter of approval and then I got it Tammi you are too ill to have the surgery sorry, all this came in at the same time with finding out about my Hep c. May of 07 I finished ohh forgot to tell you as I was driving from the Doctors office that little guy was on my shoulder and said your already sick lets go get high then I started laughing because God was testing me. I thaught I came this far I am not going back. I finished as I said in May of 07 got my results back ohhhh ya in the mean time I was really depressed and gained all 40 pounds plus back. My test came back inremission YES. My Hep c is sleeping. All this time I thaught UW of Seattle got the word and I would not be on the list any more for surgery. Still fighting depression getting ready to sign up again. I got a call in October of 07 "Is this Tammi,?" "Yes," "This is so and so from the UW in Seattle and you have been waiting long enough, it is your turn, get in here and get your surgery done." I was crying, first time ever I hit the floor on my knees and thanked God. ( never told this to anyone before) I had my first apt a few days later ( my hospital is about 3 hours away) met Doc he was great. Went too Mexico for 2 months with husband. Came back Jan had 4 apt in one day. Doc hurt shoulder, had surgery hisself, pt and this dragged my surgery out to now so my date is July 16 RNY, I go in on the 16 of June for last apt. then start my 1000 cal. diet the 25th of June and this is where I am now. I attend Church teach Sunday school 1x a month involved in fund raisers for Missiontrips went on Mission to Montana in 07 . Tired of being heavy, tired of being tired. I have 2 boys 19 and 22, two step children a boy 10 and a girl 13 almost 14 wow. I have been married for 7 years. My husband is very active 5'9 and 160# he can eat any and everything and never gain a pound. Well this is me in a nut shell Thankyou for reading. I will share again soon Tammi
