Hmm where do I even begin. I have always struggled with my weight and have tried just about all the fad diets out there as well as Weight Watchers and Lindora. I have tried all the over-the-counter appetite suppressants as well. I even went to a weight loss doctor years ago and took prescription meds. I currently weight 330 pounds and am 5'9" tall. I have sleep apnea, high blood pressure, low thyroid, depression and anxiety and also herniated discs in my lower back. I desperately want this surgery to make me feel better about myself and to become healthier. I have a 10 year-old son and I have missed out on so many things because of my weight. For instance just this past summer my family and I went on a vacation to the High Sierra's and my sister (who has never had weight issues and is physically fit) and my father who is 66 years old decided to hike up a waterfall. My son was able to go along but I had to stay back at camp because there was no way I could make that hike. That was quite depressing. I have always had a very low self-esteem and it is very hard to take compliments from people (especially men) as I feel that they are just saying it to be nice. I know that I have been passed over many jobs due to my being overweight and there is definitely weight discrimination just about everywhere I turn. For me the best day will be when I am able to walk into ANY store and buy my clothes not just at the "Fat Lady" stores as I call them. My mother just had the RNY in November of last year so I have an excellent support system, we can help each other along. I have a wonderful fiance who loves me just the way I am, but I want to be able to love myself. People that do not have weight issues just do not understand how hard we struggle and how defeated we feel each time we fail or give up on the latest diet. I am so ready to get this surgery over with!!!!

About Me
Riverside, CA
Location
34.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/14/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 27, 2007
Member Since

Friends 18

Latest Blog 10
Down 1 size in clothing
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Surgery Tomorrow!!
FOUR MORE DAYS!!!!
20 DAYS TILL SURGERY
One Month Until Surgery
Counting the days..............
04/02/07
GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.....................

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