3/28/05
My name is Albertina and I am 35 years old .... I have been a big girl all of my life but I have led a very full and productive life until a few years ago when I started having problems with my knees. I always carried myself well(I knew I needed to lose weight).... but WLS was never an option until I got to the point I couldnt walk or stand for long periods of time and when  it was about to threaten my ability to work and make a living for myself........ I heard about lapband a few years ago but was told that I was too heavy for the surgery by a co-worker... So of course I was immediately discouraged!!!! and I increasingly got worse ...... I had a baby in 2003 and didnt gain one pound the entire pregnancy or have any problems.....but soon after weight started jumping on me almost overnight.  Long story short, my child is walking now and I cant keep up with her at all.....but the straw that broke the camel's back came in a very scarey way .....my daughter took off from me one day and literally ran into the street and almost got run over by a car and I couldnt catch her....my sista heard me screaming and ran out to catch her.........my heart dropped so low into my stomach I thought she was about to be hit (Thank God she didnt get hit)that scared the life out of me and I made a decision that I had to do something or I wouldnt be around to take care of her...I had seen the TV Ad about the clinic a week before this incident and I called to make an appointment but was still very apprehensive  about coming until this happened I knew that I had no other choice. 
When I walked into the office (2/04/05) and I saw all these other people in the same shape I was in made me feel good to know that I wasnt alone in this fight to lose weight.  After seeing the doctor I was informed that I couldnt get the Gastric Bypass right away because I have a hiatal hernia under the incision of a prior surgery and that I was gonna have to lose weight before the surgery or that I can get the Lap Band right away..... I was shocked and relieved because I knew with a small child at home 6 weeks was gonna be too long a recovery for me.  God answered my Prayer!!!!

4/27/2005
Well, it has been over a month since I have updated.... I was so depressed after I was denied for the LAP BAND surgery that I just didnt have the heart to write anything else..... What I cant stand is that we pay for our insurance and we cant get help when we need it, but others that have a government funded health program dont have to jump through the hoops that we do.... I THINK THAT IS SOOOOO UNFAIR...... I am in serious need of some help...... It has gotten virtually so painful to just get up and take care of myself and most importantly my daughter.

I had to use a cane for balance when after I tripped and fell one day at church ..... I passed by a window and caught a glimpse of myself and I almost fainted from FRIGHT.... I look so bad and I am walking around all bent over and slowly that I am now so embarrassed to be seen..... What am I gonna do now!!!!!! uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I cry everyday from shear agony and pain from walking that I hate to get out of bed because my feet(heel spurs)makes it difficult to walk flat 1st thing in the morning.

I need to get this weight off or I am gonna die..... I DONT WANNA DIE ..... I would have to get a special made casket... and even in death I would be embarrassed......I need to get this weight down.................if I could just get my mind focused I will be able to do what I need but I havent been able to.......

I have gained so much weight that it has affected how I do my job...... I am late almost everyday because I can't get dressed without huffing and puffing.......and once I do get to work I have to drive around to find the closet parking space(another ten minutes) then park and trek across the PLANTATION to get to the Building.....it never fails I am then 15 mins late AGAIN!!!!!

9/11/2005
I can't believe that it has been months since I have updated.
Now 6 months have passed and that was all the time the insurance company requested that I have.  It seemed such a long time and now it has come and gone and I still havent done what I should have done.  My surgery could have been scheduled but because of my ANGER I didnt see the DRs like I was supposed to.  Sometimes I wonder if I really wanna lose weight, but I do because I need to be here for my daughter. I want to be able to play with her and I cant because I dont feel like it most of the time.

But I am still going to appeal the DENIAL.... Found out that I have a severe case of SLEEP APNEA and I need a CPAP to be able to sleep betta....... kinda scarey but I must press on.  I am praying that I dont get denied this time....

12/27/05
It has been awhile since I have updated...... Dealing with being denied for surgery the 1st time I applied has had me on a definite emotional roller coaster ride.  I never thought I would have to go through so much just to get here.  The pain in my knees have gotten so bad, I don't want get out of bed some mornings but I have to get my daughter ready for daycare so I have to push through the pain. 

I am really beginning to lean towards getting Lap RNY because I am so desperate to be able to take better care of my child and of me.

I even changed my insurance company because I was denied by my husband's company.  I got my own insurance through my job, so I hope that I don't have to jump through so many hoops for approval.  With my weight being and BMI being in the 'SUPER' category, I thought approval would be a piece of cake but I guess not (sigh).  I digress......... ANYWAY lol!!! I am now with BC/BS Federal so maybe they will say yes....... KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS! 
 

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11/23/2010
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Mar 04, 2005
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