Jane C.
7 years ago today
Oct 17, 2012
10/12/12 WELL IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE MY SURGERY. I AM SO GREATFUL. HAS IT BEEN EASY? HELL NO. I WANT TO SCREAM TO THE WORLD THIS WAS BY NO MEANS A CURE. YOU HEAR THE PHRASE ALL THE TIME, "IT IS JUST A TOOL", AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. ALSO IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR TOOL IT STILL WORKS AFTER 7 WONDERFUL YEARS. I AM SO SORRY FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT FEEL THE SURGERY FAILED BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT EDUCATION BEFORE HAND, FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS, SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST AND HAVING SUPPORT MAKE THIS SURGERY A SUCCESS. I THINK BEING BULLHEADED ALSO HELPS. I HAD SO MANY PEOPLE NOT WANTING ME TO DO THIS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO LOVING AND THEY WANTED ONLY THE BEST FOR ME. YES THE SURGERY IS VERY DANGEROUS BUT DYING WAS NOT AN OPTION AND THAT WAS WERE I WAS GOING TO BE IF I DIDN'T DO THIS.THROUGH THIS JOURNEY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE I AM SO GREATFUL FOR MY LOVING, BEAUTIFUL 2 SISTERS WHO ALSO HAD THE SURGERY BUT WHO WERE MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS EVER. MY HUSBAND AND MY GIRLS WERE TERRIFIC. I WENT TO WORK TODAY AND TOOK A PICTURE AND SHARED THAT TODAY WAS MY ANIVERSARY. ALMOST EVERYONE SAID, "I DON'T EVER REMEMBER YOU BEING THAT BIG". THAT STATEMENT BRINGS ME TO THE SAYING I HAVE ALWAYS SAID.
AT 311 POUNDS I WAS HUGE BUT I WAS INVISABLE. I AM NO LONGER INVISABLE. I AM ALIVE, ACTIVE, 52 YEARS OLD. I AM HAPPY WITH MY WEIGHT, MY CLOTHES BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I LOVE MYSELF.
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About Me
Florence, KY
Location
29.9
BMI
Surgery
10/17/2005
Surgery Date
Jul 17, 2005
Member Since
Before & After
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Before WLS I was invisable believe it or not
311lbs
1 year post...I've lost 157 I feel great. Thank you Dr. Sonnanstine Florence KY
154lbs
