carolb101
I have been over weight my whole life.My parents adopted me and my grandfather told my mother that the orphanage got the birth date wrong on my papers.He said instead of four month's old,that I looked a year.
My parents adopted two more children(my brothers)and had one naturally.So I grew up being very active.Playing hockey,wiffle ball,base ball,and yes even tackle at times.Always on the go.
I remember my mother taking me to the doctors when I was around 8 or 9 and the doctor put me on a diet.He told my mother to stop feeding me so much and that I was drinking to much milk and I needed to get moving.My mom didn't understand since (back then)I was always outside playing sports with my brothers.
In grammer school I was on the basketball team,baton twirling and summer programs.
In high school I was Co cpatain on the Volley ball team ,basketball,softball,cross country and I was always on a play.After all of that I was still"chunky" and I always heard "You have such a pretty face"but you need to loose weight.
So after the years of loosing and gaining I stopped loosing .I gained a lot of weight with my second son and could not get it off.I was getting very unhealthy.High blood pressure(with meds)boarderline diabetic,systemic lupus,sleep apnea and depression .I am not even forty! and I felt like I was fifty.
For three years I researched the surgeryRNY. I knew after reading night after night and running into people who were very successful that had the surgery I knew this was the path that I needed to take to get my health back,to be a better wife and mother .I went to a bunch of seminars and I finally found a wondeful surgeon .I had to go to my family doctor for six month's to weigh in and get a balance on my medication and the put all the paperwork into the insurance company.Within 2 days I was approved.
Today I am greatful... and so thankful for having this surgery.It has changed my life and I would do it all over again.
