dbl2008
My story; I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I see childhood photos of myself and it looks like I started gaining the weight at around eight years old. Five pounds here, ten pounds there. I am now approaching my fifth birthday and my weight has sky-rocked to 327, this is the largest I have ever been. Not Good! I am waiting for my surgery. The surgery date is Jan. 28, 2008. The start of a new life!
What brought me to this point is eating large amounts and the wrong kind of foods. I am not kidding myself on how I have reached my weight. We do love our food in New Orleans. I seem to love it too much.
I have been thinking about the sugery for about two years now and have taken all my test. My insurance is not covering my surgery cost so it is not only a life change but a huge financial task for my family. My husband of twenty -eight years has been very supportive of my goals. He does have some concerns of the risk. I have two adult children, My son, twenty-two is living with us. I have a twenty- seven year old married daughter with a one year old son. I do love my grandson. That is one of the big reasons I am looking foward to my new life. I am having trouble keeping up with him. I have always been able to handle my size but it seems, as I get older my mobility is much slower. It is hard to do my everyday activities with the bending and getting up from the floor. I have lower back pain and knee pain. I do not want to live the next twenty-five to thirty years like I have been. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on my surgery date and I will get back to you with my post story.
