Debra D.
I'm Debra. I'm 38 and will have gastric by-pass 02/07/08. I have been overweight pretty much my whole life. I was an 'average' sized child until about age 5, then I started gaining weight. I was 'chubby' until after my father passed away and then I put on about 30 pounds the summer after that (age 13)...and steadily gained from there. I have always loved food, particularly sweets. That is partly the reason I've chosen gastric versus lap-band....because of my addiction to sweets/sugar. AND, there's a strong history of diabetes in my family as well. I could be diabetic myself if I don't do something NOW.
I'm excited and scared and anxious about this new journey. I'm ready to get healthy and FEEL GOOD!!! I have two young children that I want to be able to run around and play with and more importantly, see them grown and I'd really like the opportunity to see their children too! I suffer from joint pain because of being overweight, I have gallstones and GERD. My doctor is going to remove my gallbladder when I have the gastric by-pass so that will be a great help, I'm sure.
I've decided that I need to get rid of some old bad habits and develop some new ones, so here I am!
