blaquebeauty36
My story begins like almost everyones here. I've been big all my life. But I worked it. That was up until my forth pregnancy in which I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. I managed to make it through my last pregnancy only having to take 1 pill a day to control my diabetes and checking my blood sugar 4 times a day. After iI had my son I was told I should monitor my blood sugar because it was likely that I would develop diabetes within five years since I had diabetes in my pregnancy. Now fast forward to a year later. I figured it's been a minute since I had seen a doctor so I figured I would go in and have a physical make sure I had not developed diabetes. The nurse comes in and takes my vitals and tells me the doctor would been in shortly. In comes the doctor he takes a seat on the stool and and not even look up at me asks so how long have you had Hypertension? I look at him like he has three heads and of course I take notice that he does not make eye contact. Tell him (rolling my neck ) while I'm talking. I don't have hypertension. I'm here for a physical and to have blood work taken to make sure I'm not a diabetic. Now he's looking at me like I have three heads and says No. You have hypertension your blood pressure is 150/102. I'm like your nurse didn't tell me that. He's like that's why I'm here. To make a very long story short. That was my wake up call. THANK GOD that I had symptoms like the constant headaches, popping Tylenol like they were skittles. That's really what made me make that appointment. I was started on medication to help control my high blood pressure. But that's when I started seriously considering WLS. Up until that point it was not for me. I was maintaining. I'm married with 4 kids (all boys) I was heavy when I met my husband and after almost 14 years of marriage. Right hand high he has never once mentioned my weight. I knew I had to take control. Don't get me wrong I have done the dieting thing to loose weight. Who wants to wear a 22/24? However we know how to work a 22/24. So my Journey began on November 28, 2006 at that appointment. Thats Enough for now until we meet again.
