djneska
My journey began in August 2006 when I went to my primary care physician for a refill of my anxiety medication. My blood pressure was 180/114 after sitting still for over an hour. I had been to the emergency room twice in the previous week for swelling and pain in my legs. My doc thought I may be in the early stages of congestive heart failure. I was 34.
I realized at that point just how much I had given up over the years to keep eating. I also realized that I wasn't willing to do it anymore. Over the next several months I quit drinking, quit smoking, stopped 1/2 of my medications, started exercizing, and went to a seminar on bariatric surgery. I started the program at Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Bariatric Surgery center in January 2007.
It's been a long road, but my surgery date is finally here. (10/30/07)
This is the story so far...
