Jessica G.
I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I think I was about 8 when a neighbor of ours came over and I remember that she had on this outfit that I really liked and she said that I wouldn't be able to wear something like it unless I lost weight. Since then I have known I had a wieght problem, and for some reason people seem to think that they needed to point it out at every oppertinuity. I never understood that. I was in high school when I first thought about getting WLS, but like most I was scared to have a serious surgery. I went on thinking that was always going to be the fat one (both my sisters are like toothpicks, they got the good family genes). For the most part I will say I was ok with it but really I always wished that suddenly I'd wake up and lose the wieght, but it never happened. Every now and then I would get a bug in my butt and decide that I was going to do this diet or that diet but the second I stopped the diet, it was like a waterfall, and all the wieght plus more was back on for the ride. I did all the crazy diets and the diet pills, but nothing was fixing my problem I have created with food.
I think that my main problem is that I never feel full, and when I would get to the full point it would be to late and I would have "stuffed" myself to the point that I felt sick. But of course there was also the binge eating. I am very good at eating through my emotions. I gave comfort food a whole new meaning.
I have commited to having the surgery in July of 2009. I started at Easton Hospital. I loved the Dr and the staff but after about 2 months of working with them the hospital lost their "Blue distinction" (insurance thing). I was a little frustrated with that but did not allow it to get me down. I went to Lehigh Hospital and for reasons I will not post on here, I decided that it was NOT the hospital for me. I heard about Sacred Heart Hospital and thought I'd give it a try. I met with Dr. McHottie and was IN!! The staff was great and the Dr was amazing, and not just his looks! I will saying going to group meeting wasn't half bad when Dr. McHottie was there. However the same thing happened about 2 months in, they lost the "Blue distinction". At this point I was losing hope. I waited until after the holidays and then heard on the radio that St. Luke's had a program. I went to their seminar, liked the Dr and staff and they just got thier Blue distinction!! So excited!! I have been craming in as much as I can as quickly as possible. Looking forward to surgery in July 2010!!
