iamhis5732
My story...whew where to begin. All throughout high school and up until the birth of my first son I was a slender 102. Since I am only 5'2" this was fine and then after the birth of my son the roller coaster started. I lost almost all the weight from the birth of my son and began taking the birth control shot and gained 48 lbs. I stopped taking the shot about 9 months in and I lost about 25 lbs and then got pregnant with my second son. I gained another 48 lbs. I went up and down for the next 5 years. I went through a divorce and lost all of my weight down to 121 lbs. I was ecstatic until the weight began to creep back up again. I would lose 20-30 lbs. only to gain that +5 in addition thus the cycle continued. My mother has battled weight all her life and I know I could always count on her to understand. The year before my wedding she lost a significant amount of weight and looked really good. Boy did she work hard but slowly the weight returned and then some. I felt it was a sign of my years to come. She made a decision to have VSG. I wasn't sure about it but I knew that she had thoroughly researched the procedure. Honestly, I was most nervous about her going to Mexico. It has been a year since her surgery and honestly I have never seen her happier. I figured she would never be able to eat again but to my surprise this is not the case. My father who has also struggled just had VSG a couple of days ago with Dr. Alvarez. as did my aunt. My whole family has struggled with weight and with the odds stacked against me on both sides I felt like well maybe I oughta just quit worrying about it and be happy with myself as I am. AS IF....that really works. I mean I love who I am don't get me wrong but to not think about it all the time is nearly impossible. I have a loving husband who loves me no matter what and my children think I am beautiful but I get embarassed. I get ready in the morning and look in that mirror and think "hey not bad" but then someone takes a picture and I see myself and say who is that "FATSO" in the picture because it couldn't possibly be me. My niece was recently here and she was pressing on my stomach saying "squishy"...omg that hurt!!! As a result of all this weight and family heredity my boobs are huge causing much discomfort and a feeling like I look like Dolly Parton or a jersey cow. My dad who just had the surgery talked with me before he went and we had a real heart to heart. He told me that I would always be beautiful to him just the way I am but he didn't want me to struggle with this for the rest of my life and that if I wanted to have the surgery he would help me financially. I nearly died. I hadn't even thought it possible. I have jumped at the chance to have this done . I am so excited and looking forward to life after VSG. I can only say that God has blessed me with wonderful parents and a very loving family and I hope to see all of you on the other side.
Sincerely,
The soon NEW to be!!
