1 Year Post Op

 Well today is finally here! Its my 1 year surgiversary!!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by....a year ago I was sitting in the waiting room waiting for my name to be called and then it was, my Mom was crying and I was crying all very happy tears tho. I have to say this past year has been by far one of the best I can ever remember. So many new and exciting things have happened to me this past year. When I really stop to think about it, everything has changed for the better. I applied and got a brand new full time job at a new hospital which I would have never ever have done before. I couldn't look people in the face that I knew let alone apply and meet all new people at a new job. I have made so many new friends over the last 4 months its unreal and just plain amazing! To think of a ll the fun and incredibly supportive people I would have missed out on makes me tear up. Was it easy....NO, not by a long shot would I do all the good and bad all over again....YES in a heartbeat. I knew once I had made up my mind on having this surgery it was going to be challenging and a lifelong commitment but I also knew I would succeed and use this tool to the best of my ability... Pre op I was the most scared to tell my Grandma, she's always been there for me and has never ever said a word about my weight but I knew she was uncomfortable with it...I sat her down one afternoon at a family party and explained the entire thing to her and not to my surprise she was 100% on board. She asked me if I knew what I was doing and that if so she would be behind me all the way...this past Sunday I sat down with her again and she just kept telling me how proud she was of me and that she just feels like she gets to love me longer now that I am healthier and happier, she gets to see the Jessica Ann she knew as a child who's free spirit and love shines through. Id just like to say a huge thanks to my MOM. She is and always has been my very best friend, she also knows how impulsive I am and once I have something in my mind that I want to do she knows there's not a lot she can do to change it lol I wonder where I got that from...Thanks Mom for being there for me a year ago today, for everyday before that and everyday since. If that's not long enough I could have not done any of this without the support of my husband Nick and my kids Koby John and Alivia Angelina. They are the reason I want to be happy, the reason I want to be healthy and the reason I want to live.

Amazing, simply amazing... what would life be if not for family and friends supporting us... congratulation you look amazing!

Enjoy your day, Donna

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Amazing you look great :)

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 awesome!!!!

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 Amazing change...congratulations!! 

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Simply amazing Jess...you look fabulous and I bet you feel even better.
I still remember us in the waiting room waiting for our scopes, still seems likke yesterday, so unbelievable how the time has flown by and what a ride it's been....