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Hi, my name is Ellen. I live in the small comunity of Thorntown, about 25 mi. from Lafayette & Indy. I have been married to my "blind date" for 42 yrs. have 3 wonderful daughters & SIL's, 8 grandsons,1 grandaughter- soon to be 9 boys & 2 girls!!
I have been obese all of my life- my all time high was 289#. In 2003 I tired to have baritaric surgery, and was denied because my PCP at that time didn't believe in the surgery and keep records of my attempts at weight loss !!!

Most of my life was consumed with -pain low self esteem,depression, self hate, many pills / shots / diet clubs / starvation / liquid diets- on & on til l nearly died. I became a severely ill person- high blood pressure; pre-diabetes; 3 major back surgeries; took tons of pain meds.;heart problems;sleep apenea; depression; on & on.

In Jan. 2004 I found a wonderful PCP who was so supportive and I had to be on a med. supervised diet for 12 mo. plus go to 2 support group meeting a month for 10 months due to my Ins. requirements. It was the BEST thing I could have done- it helped me prepare for the many changes to come and find support /answers and hope from others who "had been there- done that".On Oct. 25, 2005, I was given aLAP RUNY by Dr. Inman.I walked down the hall at 271# into my new life!!! I have NEVER regretted my
decision to have this life changing- life saving surgery. As of 12-20-06 I reached my goal wt. of 155#, my BMI has gone from 48.0 to 24-1, I have dropped from a 26-28 to a 12-14 and lost 68 inches!! I have regained my self confidence, playfulness-am able to play with my grandchildren, be active,& being able live life as a healthy- NORMAL person ! I LOVE the friends I've made on here- we laugh, cry, share, encourage, & support each other- thats what I've found here- "family"!!