DebbieT1961
This is my story, which is probably not much different than most others. I have struggled with my weight since I was very young. Every summer from school I promised myself "this is the summer that I take it off", which never happened. Since then, I have yo-yo'd up and down from a size 12 to a size 26 or sometimes 4x. I have looked into the quick fixes, the drugs, the diet plans, the diet support groups..nothing has had lasting success. I have obviously needed something more, a new control system, a new fail-safe. During all these years, raising 2 children basically on my own (no real father influence in their lives, my being both father and mother in spite of their having a father, if you know what I mean), I have never taken the time for myself. This is the year that I am looking after me. I now have a man in my life who is completely behind me, supports me in all aspects and has not missed a doctor's appointment from the initial consultation to the tiring day-long consultations with the social worker, dietician and they 4 hour class on the entire process. My kids are concerned, but they, too are completely behind me.
I started this WLS journey last year, April 2009, when I submitted an application to Humber Regional Hospital (Health Centre) and it was about a year before I heard from them again. Things have been moving quickly for me, in fact, I would have had the surgery by now if I had not had the date moved 6 weeks from August 27 to October 12. I begin a 2 week fasting on September 28 and I travel to the hospital (everything being done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto) on September 17 for all of my pre-admission testing. I am nervous, I am relieved, I am excited...I am filled with many emotions. I am trying to stay focused on the end results and putting faith in my doctors (Dr. D Lindsay and his partner..whoever that is), my partner, my brother and sister, and my children...stay with me, people...let's all stay focused. Wish me luck!
