Frankie Soto
Back again.. hoping to have WLS soon!!
Sep 04, 2012
So I have 4 children of my own now, 5 total lil boys at home ages 8, almost 7, 4, 2, and 8 weeks. I am currenty 271 lbs at 5`0. I am going to a seminar on Sept 10th and hopefully my first preop appointment on sept 19th if all goes well. I am set on having lap band. I have read all the horror stories about failed bands but I have decided to give it a go before going to something more permanent and irreversible. I have several friends that have it and are doing great with it after years.I need all the support I can get. I thought about getting the sleeve but decided against it. My surgeon does both procedures and my medicaid will pay for either but I am only 26 years old and I feel like lap band is the best choice for me right now. I was thinking, if I get the band and it doesnt work for me then I can have it taken off and try the sleeve later on. If I get the sleeve, lose the weight, then gain it back later by overeating and stretching my stomach back out then theres nothing else I can do. The thing that scares me with the sleeve is infection or leaking of the staples and me dieing. I am young, my children are young, i just lost my mom jan 31st and I feel I was too young to lose her so they are definetly too young to lose me. I don't want to chance that at all!
I have GERD right now and I read that lap band can sometimes help it. I have a lot of back problems and my feet and ankles hurt when I walk around a long time. My shoulders/neck/head hurts also on a daily basis because I have something called frozen shoulder. Its not a permanent thing although it feels like it, I have had it since 2008 and it gets better then bad again. I have been to physical therapy several different times because of it. I bet my big boobs dont help either! I am in size 24 right now and I want to be in a size 11 again. Thats what I was before I got married or pregnant. I was that size in high school and I looked great!!
I need the support of friends who will help me get through this and support me with the decision I make no matter what the outcome. I'll be needing advice on what to eat and what exercises to do. I really hope I can achieve my goal weight with the band and I am really excited to get started on this journey.
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east bernstadt, KY
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28.9
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Aug 25, 2008
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