ladytinner
from 1984 until 2001 i worked in construction, it was easier to keep my weight down when i was working and playing soccer but once i injured my neck i was unable to play ball any longer and eventually when i refractured my neck i was unable to work any longer... so the i lost complete control of my weight...
i gained a lot of weight over the years.... the frosting on the cake was when i quit smoking i gained yet another 30 pounds...
december of 2009 was a life changing month fpr me... i was hospitalized, intensive care for high blood pressure ... high blood sugar... and COPD...
i left the hospital with instructions to inject insulin 5 times a day... (something i found next to impossible to do) that day my medicines cost me nearly $900 dollars... this was only for one months medicines...
at first i shot as directed... but i am not a good caretaker of myself and i found myself not shooting but once or twice a day... my sugars were running 285 in the morning for a fasting sugar level... this is not working, i thought... i have family members who have died due to complications of diabetes and i did not want to be one of them...
my sister was insulin dependant when she had her gastric bypass, and after the surgery she was insulin free... so i thought it was time i looked into this...
it was never about losing weight it was all about losing the dependancy of insulin... and other medications...
i do have to admit that since the surgery it seems not only have i lost the necessity to shoot insulin but, i have gained the ability to dream again... i have lost nearly 40 pounds already and i can now bend over and tie my own shoes... i can put on clothes and see the difference... i have a long way to go yet, but the freedom i have gained in the past month has been so jubilating i cant even begin to share what i feel so that you would understand...
i thank God for the ability to have this surgery... thanks to dr wegner for being the tool God used to set me free... thanks to dr sands for understanding and supporting me in my venture to seek out this surgery...
i know this is a huge step in life... but diabetes is a killer disease... and i dont want to die from my heart shredding or my kidneys failing when there is something i can do about it...