nancy6
My story is like so many others... I've struggled with weight all my life with oh-so-brief periods of "not so fat-ness". I was the chubby kid who grew into the pleasingly plump woman and didn't know when to stop. I went through the Optifast program in 1988, losing 85 pounds, but bouncing right back up there and even higher. Then in 1999-2000 I lost 130 pounds and kept it off for a couple years. The last 5 years have seen my weight balloon again. After thinking about WLS for a while I finally attended an orientation with Dr. Oh in January, 2007 and got the ball rolling. I wasn't sure if my insurance would cover the surgery, but was very excited when I found out surgery had been approved! Woohoo!! I will have lap RNY on 11/27/07 at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, WA.
I was born and raised in the Tacoma area and can't imagine living anywhere other than the beautiful Puget Sound. I have 2 grown kids - a son and a daughter, who are both out on their own. They both have SO's, but are not married and no grandkids for me yet! I was married for almost 25 years when I divorced in 2000. In 2002 I met my wonderful current husband and we married in 2003. With my husband came 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren. He has a son and a daughter. The daughter is married with 3 teenagers so is very busy! His son has a girlfriend, but no marriage or children plans right now. Our blended and extended families are the very important to us both. We have family get togethers regularly on both sides.
