Well let's see my story.  I am a 32 year old female.  I have struggled with my weight since my senior year in high school.  I have gained and lost since then but have decided to take "the bull by the horns".  It's really kind of funny to think about my whole life.  As a child I was so scrawny, everyone was after me about eating more food.  I was constantly told "you are too thin".  Then puberty hit at about 14 and instantly I got hips and started worring about my weight. 

  So how did I come to the conclusion of having the Sleeve done?  Well, it's not really all that exciting.  My aunt is one of the nurses for Dr Walton and I started asking her some questions about the weight loss diet in January.  I wanted to see if I could just go on the diet that they put their patients on.  She said do you not know about how the weight loss surgery works.  No, not really.  She had the surgery a few years ago and all I knew is she looks fantastic.  Well to make a long story short she told me when they remove the stomach that the hormones that produce hunger are removed for a while.  So I don't have an overwhelming urge to eat.  So she scheduled me an appointment to see a seminar.  After learning the the difference between the RNY, Sleeve, and Lapband, I decided that the Sleeve was for me.  

  Well I wanted to have the Sleeve done in February, then I had a weird EKG.  I had to go see a Cardovascular Dr.  Which was loads of fun.  In fact the whole experience freaked me out.  I found out that not only does my family have problems with Diabetis but also serious issues with Heart Disease.  But I also found out that insurance does not pay for the Sleeve.  So it was all delayed indefinitely.  But then I ended up getting a new job in May and decided to use some of my retirement to invest in myself.  So I called the Patient Advocate and started getting everything scheduled for July 2nd.  And it all worked out perfectly.  

  How did my freinds and family handle my news about WLS?  First of all I was very open about having the Sleeve done.  Well my family was very supportive.  In fact they were very encouraging.  But my friends had a mix of opinions.  Some were concerned that I had not tried other methods hard enough.  Some didn't believe I was big enough to have WLS.  Others were concerned about having Surgery period.  So I answered their questions.  But I told them that I appreciate their concern but this is my decision.  So by the time the surgery came most were very supportive.

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