Cassandra C.
Apparently all of the things I had written previously were deleted when the site was redone. So I guess I'll start over...
I'm 25/W/F from PA. I live near Philly now, but I grew up in a small town that no one has ever heard of and makes everyone laugh when they hear the name. I am married to a (USUALLY) wonderful man and will celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary to him in April 2007. We have a beautiful daughter together who is now 15 months old and into EVERYTHING she can get her hands on.
I have been overweight my whole life. I think the first time I realized I was "fat" was in second grade when we all had to line up and get weighed in the gym. I was the biggest by far. That memory has always stuck with me and haunted me. Although I was often unhappy and uncomfortable with my size, I lived a pretty happy life. I didn't think too badly of myself. But after I moved to the Philadelphia area and got married, that all changed. I gained A LOT of weight in a very short period of time. I got very depressed and relationship problems ensued. After I got pregnant, I decided I had had enough of this and needed to make a change.
I had been researching bariatric surgery for a number of years but never got up the courage (as with MOST things I do) to do anything about it. But I realized that I need to be around for my daughter when she grows up. I want to be able to run and play with her. I want to be able to go on amusement park rides with her. I can't do that now because I don't fit. It's the most embarrassing thing in the world to know that you're too fat to ride on a roller coaster. And most importantly, I don't want other kids to make fun of her when they see her with her fat mom. So I made my move.
I went to a seminar at Barix Clinics. I pretty much knew I was going to do the surgery before I even went to the seminar. But I knew for sure after I went. I had my consultation a short time after that and submitted my paperwork to the insurance company. Within a few weeks, I got my approval.
My surgeon said I had to get a sleep study done. Unfortunately, it found that I do have a mild case of sleep apnea. I'm hoping I don't have to go a the CPAP machine or whatever it's called b/c it is only a mild case. They also found that I have Severe Limb Movement Disorder or something like that. They seemed much more concerned about that. Apparently, I jerk in my sleep and wake myself up like 60 times a night. No wonder I'm always so darn tired. So I have to go back and meet with a doctor to discuss my results from that.
I faxed a copy of the test results to Barix Clinics and am now waiting (impatiently) on a date. I got a estimated time period of March or early April from the scheduler. I'm hoping March because I'm tired of waiting. But at the same time, April would probably be better b/c that way I can save up a little more leave time at work. I just hope I have it done before my anniversary on April 27th. So for now, I'll just sit here and twiddle my thumbs and wait for my date.
I'm 25/W/F from PA. I live near Philly now, but I grew up in a small town that no one has ever heard of and makes everyone laugh when they hear the name. I am married to a (USUALLY) wonderful man and will celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary to him in April 2007. We have a beautiful daughter together who is now 15 months old and into EVERYTHING she can get her hands on.
I have been overweight my whole life. I think the first time I realized I was "fat" was in second grade when we all had to line up and get weighed in the gym. I was the biggest by far. That memory has always stuck with me and haunted me. Although I was often unhappy and uncomfortable with my size, I lived a pretty happy life. I didn't think too badly of myself. But after I moved to the Philadelphia area and got married, that all changed. I gained A LOT of weight in a very short period of time. I got very depressed and relationship problems ensued. After I got pregnant, I decided I had had enough of this and needed to make a change.
I had been researching bariatric surgery for a number of years but never got up the courage (as with MOST things I do) to do anything about it. But I realized that I need to be around for my daughter when she grows up. I want to be able to run and play with her. I want to be able to go on amusement park rides with her. I can't do that now because I don't fit. It's the most embarrassing thing in the world to know that you're too fat to ride on a roller coaster. And most importantly, I don't want other kids to make fun of her when they see her with her fat mom. So I made my move.
I went to a seminar at Barix Clinics. I pretty much knew I was going to do the surgery before I even went to the seminar. But I knew for sure after I went. I had my consultation a short time after that and submitted my paperwork to the insurance company. Within a few weeks, I got my approval.
My surgeon said I had to get a sleep study done. Unfortunately, it found that I do have a mild case of sleep apnea. I'm hoping I don't have to go a the CPAP machine or whatever it's called b/c it is only a mild case. They also found that I have Severe Limb Movement Disorder or something like that. They seemed much more concerned about that. Apparently, I jerk in my sleep and wake myself up like 60 times a night. No wonder I'm always so darn tired. So I have to go back and meet with a doctor to discuss my results from that.
I faxed a copy of the test results to Barix Clinics and am now waiting (impatiently) on a date. I got a estimated time period of March or early April from the scheduler. I'm hoping March because I'm tired of waiting. But at the same time, April would probably be better b/c that way I can save up a little more leave time at work. I just hope I have it done before my anniversary on April 27th. So for now, I'll just sit here and twiddle my thumbs and wait for my date.
