JUST ONE MORE STEP CLOSER TO SURGERY
Hi everybody, a little bit about myself.
I am 37 years old, 5'3 tall 220 pounds. 220 pounds just looking those numbers in black and white is sort of jarring and obsene. This is the heaviest I ever been.
I am that girl that people say “ohhh you have such a pretty face, if you only lost some weight, you would be so beautiful, why don’t you just lose some weight" (Sure I’ll get right on that). I am the funny friend, I am the trusting friend, I am the friend that got tired of being the one to be holding the purses and bags in the clubs or party while my friends dance that I stop going out all together.
About two year ago, I started to notice some things, I was always tired during the day, and actually I was falling a sleep at work. My knees where killing me, had this pain in my chest when walking up or down a stairs. I really was starting to get scared. My family medical history reads like a bad horror story. My mother is a diabetic, has high blood pressure, high cholesterol. My dad has two stent in his heart, both my grandmothers died of heart attack and even thought I don’t have any of those conditions it is a matter of time until I’ll have to take insulin shots. I a walking time bomb.
Then I was diagnose with Sleep Apnea that scare the living lights out of me. I mention it to the sister of a good friend and she suggested that I see her doctor. She just got Lap band surgery. I attended the seminar and I left that place 100 ready to do this. I saw my primary doctor the next day and told her what I wanted to do, she told me that she is 100% behind me but she suggested that I get the Sleeve instead. I spoke with the surgeon and he agrees with her. My cardiologist is 100% behind me as well. They all submitted their reports the only thing staying in my way was that my insurance requires a 6 months weight supervise. My primary doctor provide the surgeon with her notes for the last 6 months in which discuss my weight lost. We have hoping this will be enough for the insurance.
Now I am only waiting for the insurance approval. This could really be life and death for me. I know that my weight is something that I must take control if not, I don’t know what is going to happen to me.
Be proud of your self for making this decison, and based upon everyone here, you will not regret it!! You go for it!!! :):)
