Introduction

Jun 18, 2009

I'm Grace.  I am an almost 37 yearold loving wife to Jeff.... proud Momma of 4 (almost 5yo triplets and a 3 yo surprise).  I am just beginning on my journey to surgery.  I always swore that surgery was not an option for me - I have seen many have it and succeed - I have seen just as many fail and I have seen 1 with very severe complications.  I have also watched my parents die from the complications of type 2 diabetes. I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30.  I used insulin while pregnant, but mostly I have pretended it does not exist.  Now as I approach 40 and my toes begin to go numb, I realized that it is time to do something to make sure that I am alive and mobile for my kids.  So 6 months ago, I got myself a brand new primary care doc who immedaitely let me know how bad my health actually is.  I have struggled to lose weight on my own and have dropped about 25 pounds in the past 6 months - I am currently playing scale-pong between 257-260 every morning.  I have staye don the diabetes med prescribed, but I cannot stand needles every day between finger pricks and medication shots- I feel like a darn pin cushion! 

So a few weeks ago, I made the ultimate decision - to start the journey to gastric bypass surgery.  My doc referred me to a surgeon, who I met the other day.  I liked him a lot - and he is easy on the eyes so that helps too.  My insurance requires 6 months of supervised weight loss prior to surgery - I am hopeful to have surgery in November
...and so my journey begins....next stop- psychologist here I come......

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