I wasn't always fat.  I didn't start gaining weight until I lost my best friend in a car wreck (one that I felt I should have also been in) in 1994.  I went from 140 lbs to 180 lbs in about 5 months.  Right before I started X-ray school, I went on Phen-fen and dropped 40lbs in about 4 months.  Things were great until I got pregnant; boy, did that really pack on the pounds!  I gained 60 lbs during, only lost 30 lbs after and it just snowballed.   Marital problems, family problems and work...I ate my way up to 285 lbs over the next 9 years.  After my last baby was born, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol with borderline hypertension in Aug 2009.  I was miserable and depressed and tired of being fat.  That same time, I decided I didn't want to spend the next 30 years injecting myself with insulin or having other diabetic issues, so I started looking into WLS.

My mother had RNY in June 2009.  When I saw how great she looked and felt and that all her co-morbidities resolved, I was set on what I wanted.  Did my 6 months of "doctor supervised weight loss" and did my info-seminar, consult with NUT and surgeon all in the same day.  I had all my prereqs done in 2 wks! (even the 2 support group sessions-went to 2 different groups!)

JULY 14 2010- I took back my life from diabetes, high cholesterol, and htn!!
I feel great, but the greatest is knowing that this is only the beginning!  BRING IT ON!


About Me
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Location
33.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
07/14/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 04, 2010
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