HELLO ALL,

I GUESS THATS HOW WE ALL START THIS,,MY STORY,,IVE BEEN OVER WEIGHT AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER,,,,MY SISTER WAS THE PRETTY ONE,,,SHE COULD DO NO WRONG ,,I COULD DO NO RIGHT,,,I WAS NOT THE SMART ONE,,,COULDNT READ,,SPELL,,,SO IF YOU FIND SOMETHING THAT I WRITE THAT JUST DONT SOUND RIGHT WELL PLEASE LOOK OVER IT,,,,,

ANYWAY,,,BACK TO ME,,,,,I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS VERY SMALL I HAD TO CLEAN MY PLATE,,,I WOULD HAVE TO STAY AT THE TABLE UNTIL I WAS ALL DONE,,,SO I WOULD HIDE THINGS IN MY NAPKIN,,,SAY I WAS DONE AND THROW IT AWAY,,,BUT THEN IT GOT WHERE I WOULD JUST EAT,,,,WHEN I WAS HAPPY,,,ID EAT,,,,WHEN I WAS SAD,,,I WOULD EAT,,,,FOOD BECAME MY BEST FRIEND,,BY THE 6TH GRADE I WAS THE 2ND HEIVIEST IN THE SCHOOL,,,NOT GOOD,,

WHEN I GOT TO THE 7TH GRADE,,,I STARTED TO PLAY SPORTS,,,I WOULD PLAY ANYTHING,,,BASKETBALL,,,(I WAS VERY GOOD TOO LOL) SOFTBALL,,,,VOLLYBALL,,,ID RUN TRACK,,,IT DIDNT MATTER,,,IF THEY MADE ME RUN,,,I WAS ALL FOR IT,,,,SO NOW I WAS ABLE TO MANTAIN,,A OK WEIGHT,,,I DID THAT ALL THOUGH HIGH SCHOOL,,,THEN I GOT MARRIED AND HAD A CHILD,,,,ONLY TO NEVER SEE UNDERLAND(200) AGAIN,,WHEN I HAD MY FIRST CHILD I WENT ON MY VERY FIRST DIET,,,I LOST ABOUT 20LBS,,,,THEN GOT COUGHT UP WITH LIFE AND MY NEW WONDERFUL DAUGHTER,,,THAT I STARTED GAINING WHAT I LOST,,,,I HAD 3 MORE CHILDREN ONLY TO LOSE BETWEEN THEM AND GAIN ALL AND MORE BACK,,,WHAT A RIDE,,,

DECEMBER OF 2004 AT MY DR APPOINTMENT ,,,HE FOUND MY COLESTERAL WAS UP,,,HE WANTED TO PUT ME ON COLESTERAL MEDS,,,I DIDNT WANT TO  BE THE OLD PERSON ON MEDS FOR THIS AND THAT SO I ASKED HIM COULD I LOSE WEIGHT,,,HE SAID YA YOU CAN TRY,,,WELL I DID IT ,,,,IN 4 MONTHS I LOST 40LBS,,,AND 50 POINTS ON MY COLESTERAL,,,HE WAS SO PROUD,,,

AND THIS WAS THE TIME I STARTED MEETING PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SURGERY,,,AND SEEING HOW WELL THEY WERE DOING,,I STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT FOR MY SELF,,,,YES,,BECAUSE I HAD STARTED TO GAIN BACK THE 40 AND YES,,MORE,,

I WAS GOING TO A DR FOR MY NECK PAIN AND SHOULDER PAIN,,,THEY WANTED TO PUT ME ON FLUID PILLS,,,THAT WAS WHEN I ASKED THEM IF I WAS TO LOSE THE WEIGHT WOULD THE PAIN EAZE UP,,,THEY SAID YES,,,AND THAT WAS WHEN I ASKED MY DR FOR THE REFURALL,,HE SAID IF I CAN FIND SOMEONE TO DO THE SURGERY HE WAS ALL FOR IT,,,AND THAT WAS WHAT I DID,,,

JANUARY 2005 I DID THE PAPER WORK TO GET THE BALL ROLLING,,,GOT A LETTHER BACK SAYING MY INTERVIEW WAS GOING TO BE JUNE 1,2006,,I WAS SO EXCITED,,,I ALSO GAINED ANOTHER 30 OR SO LBS WAITING,,,NOT GOOD,,,

JUNE 1,2006 I FOUND OUT MY SONS FRIENDS MOM HAD THE SURGERY,,,SHE BECAME MY ANGEL,,,,SHE WENT WITH ME ON THE APPOINTMENT,,,,I WAS APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY,,

JUNE 13 GOT A LETTER SAYING MY SURGERY WAS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 1ST,,WOWOWO,,,,,

JUNE 15 GOT A LETTER MY MEDICAID THAT THE PROGRAM I WAS ON WAS ENDING AUG 1,,,,,,,,NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!

I COULD HAVE GIVEN UP RIGHT THEN,,,,GOOD THINGS DONT HAPPEN TO ME,,,BUT I STARTED MAKEING PHONE CALLES,,,MEDICAID,,,MUSC,,,MEDICAID,,,MUSE,,,,

MEDICAID SAID I HAVE TO GET THEM TO CHANGE MY SURGERY DATE,,,,

MUSC,,SAID THEY WERE ALL FILLED UP FOR JULY,,,

JULY 12TH I GOT SOMEONE TO HELP ME,,,,THEY SET A DATE FOR JULY 25,,,NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF MED APPROVES IN TIME,,,,,WAITING,

WAITING,,

WAITING,,

NO WORD,,,BUT THEY HAD TO DO SOME TEST ON THE 24 JUST IN CASE OF AN APPROVEL ON THE 25,,,I HAD TO BE AT MUSC AT 9AM,,,AROUND 4:30 I FOUND OUT I WAS APPROVED,,,FOR TOMARROW,,,

TOMARROW,,,MAN,,

FEELING,,,NO TIME TO FEEL ANYTHING,,,I HAVE TO PACK,,,,LOL,,

About Me
summerville, SC
Location
43.9
BMI
RNY
Surgery
07/25/2006
Surgery Date
Jun 27, 2006
Member Since

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