I have gained most of my weight over the last 10 yrs, starting with quitting smoking, having a hysterectomy, stress from losing my nephew in a car wreck the the stress of learning my father had lung cancer and eventually his death in 2005. I don't want to sound like I am whining but I guess I really am. I have never been this weight before even through any of my pregnancies. My daughter was heavy growing up and she had the surgery in Sept 2004 and has done very well with it. She lost approx 130 lbs. I went through the support group meetings before and after surgery. I never thought in my life that I would ever be this big and always said I would never have the gastric bypass surgery. Well I am at a point in my life where I need help. Over the years I have tried most all the diets and took diet pills and even spent so much money on LA Weightloss. I realized that most of diets like that are just a money thing that I just can't afford. I chose Dr. Mailapur as my surgeon because he was highly recommended by the nurse at my doctor's office who had the surgery herself. I went to one of his seminars and felt very comfortable with him and when I had my consult visit I liked the fact that he took his time to talk about the surgery, answer my questions in a way I could understand them and explain what needs to be done to get insurance approval. I have to go through the 6 mo doctor monitored weightloss program because of my insurance and I have 4 months to go before my approval letter will be submitted. Why did I decide to do this? Well, I started having less energy, knees, ankles and back started hurting, acid reflux got worse, restless legs got worse, having to sleep with a c-pap machine, getting out of breath without effort, walking up hills or climbing stairs getting almost impossible, and finally finding out I am a diabetic. I am fixing to be blessed with 2 grandsons (both of my daughters are pregnant) and I want to be around to see them grow and I want to be healthy so I can enjoy them and do things with them but overall I just want to be healthy for myself. Thanks for listening and i am sorry if I was rambling on too much.  

About Me
Fayetteville, TN
Location
23.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
09/28/2009
Surgery Date
Sep 12, 2004
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