Doing4Jah
Life... SUCKS 
!! I'm 27 years old with an 11 year old daughter and a 1 1/2 year old daughter. I am currently 284 lbs 
!! Over the years I have been up and down with my weight, on water pills, and phentermine!! Back in August I took my kids to Cedar Point in Ohio. Previously going to an amusement park was sheer pain due to my feet overly swelling and blistering up and not being able to walk at all after 3 or 4 hours on my feet, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE RIDES !! This time I could not ride anything at all 
!! We had tickets to the Park for 2 days, the first 3 hours in the park after I realized I could not fit into any of the rides I cried and decided I could not carry this weight around anymore!! It was time to make a life changing decision and do it fast before I completely mentally lost it! After returning home I immediately made an appointment for my yearly physical with my PCP and for his weightloss clinic. My PCP did all my bloodwork and immediately gave me pain killers for the pinched nerves all over my body, naproxen, and a referral for a full Sleep Apena Test and ENT consult. On top of that I was given waterpills, B12 and Lipo shot, and phentermine with a very strict diet 
!! I work in a call center. Several people I know at my job have either had some sort of bariatric surgery or has started the process of hoping to have a surgery. I have never wanted to have the surgery due to the risks I have heard about over the years. I have always thought that I could do this, I could lose the weight on my own, even after yo-yo dieting, taking phentermine several times, losing over 90 lbs 3 times in my life and gaining it all back, I THOUGHT I STILL COULD DO IT ON MY OWN
!! After attending the orthopedics due to feet problems and being told that the weight has to come off and stay off, I decided to go to a John's Hopkins Bariatric Informational Session. Needless to say I want a new me!! I am looking forward to being healthy, running and playing with my girls, buying clothes in regular stores, not having my feet swell, not having the pain all over my body from the pinched nerves, and ENJOYING LIFE
!! I am just EXISTING not LIVING
!! I need a change and if the VSG is going to give it to me then by golly I am all for it!! I don't emotionally eat, I do however tend to eat 1 meal a day most times, or over eat when in social situations. I do make bad choices when it comes to what to eat and with my work schedule the when to eat is a problem for me!! I need a change and I really want a PERMANENT CHANGE, changing me now will make a positive influence on my daughters!! Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, breast cancer, OBESITY, Pancreatic cancer, and acide reflux runs on both sides of my family and being extremely obese is putting me at a high risk
!! So I am at the phase of "HOPING TO HAVE SURGERY"... HERE WE GO
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09/20/2010 - - - Orthopedic appt - - - LOSE THE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF
09/22/2010 - - - PHYSICAL and WEIGHTLOSS CLINIC... started water pill and phentermine again!!
09/22/2010 - - - Johns Hopkins Bariatric Surgery Orientation
09/28/2010 - - - Received call about blood work, Vitamin D is too low, 20, take Vitamin D pill everyday for 6 months til retest
10/07/2010 - - - Sleep Apnea Consult
10/11/2010 - - - Sleep Apnea Sleep Test
10/19/2010 - - - Appt with Endocrinologist
10/21/2010 - - - Sleep Apnea Results
10/26/2010 - - - Appt with ENT
11/08/2010 - - - Appt with Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Lidor - - - YAY!! What I am waiting for!!
11/11/2010 - - - Sleeve Gastrectomy Support Group at Bayview
