FoxieOne75
After careful consideration, I have decided that the lap band surgery will still leave me obese.
Hey everyone. It's taken me several weeks to even add my story to this site. I actually am a southern girl from Houston Texas who made the move to Seattle a couple of years ago. I have a great life with the exception of the hardest battle of my life. I am one of those people who sets a goal and always exceeds my own expectations. The weight loss thing is just played out.
So, I began investigating batriatric surgery 7 years ago. I remember actually meeting with a highly recommended doctor for the initial consultation. After an hour, he assessed that I needed to commit to losing the weight on my own and that i just didn't have will power. I left thinking that I would just buckle-down and commit to losing the weight. After even more failed weight loss trials, I went to a quack that a friend said approves everyone for surgery. He also said that I was young and needed to follow a diet plan. A few years later I attended another informational session and decided that I could lose the weight on my own. I had to lose the weight before my 30th birthday.
Throughout those years, my body started to react to all of this extra weight. I started snoring at night and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I have been on a nighly CPAP for the last 4 years and it's just damn embarassing. I also was diagnosed with PCOS 9 years ago and have suffered with all those wonderful symptoms (i.e. hirutism, insulin resistance, etc.).
Well, my 30th birthday came and went. My college 10 year reunion was fun but it illuminated my weight. I went to school with some fine heifers and they still look good. I decided after that reunion that this was enough of the suffering and that I needed to do something different. My friends love me the way that I am but I can't take it any more. I asked my doctor for a referral to a general surgeon and haven't looked back since.
Initially, I wanted lap band surgery but changed my mind a month ago. I realized that I only wanted lap band because it made my mother more comfortable with my decision to have surgery. I am at peace with my decision to have lap RNY and my confidence has made it easier for those who love me. I have never been more sure about anything in my life.I am October 2nd is my birthday but March 3rd marks my commitment to a new life. Thanks for reading my story and come back to see how I begin to transform myself.
