Joizee21
I am 25 yrs old and have been overweight my whole life, however, I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would need WLS. Although I appear as a very happy, outgoing person to those that meet me...my weight has always held me and I have grown to be insecure of who I am.
It was October 2006...I was happy where I was at the point of my life. I just started law school, had great friends, a wonderful loving boyfriend, yet something was missing. I took time to evalute my life and I knew I had to admit it... my weight has always been my biggest concern and held me back from being ME. Besides that...my father has been undergoing many medical issues due to his weight. He's side of the family has a history of diabetes, high blood pressure, and so forth. I started to research WLS and was sure that the Lap Band was the option for me. My parents live in Costa Rica and I don't have insurance therefore I opted to be a self-pay patient in Costa Rica.
I had a date for May 15th 2007. However, when I met with my surgeon the day before and discussed the differences between the other WLS options I learned about the gastric sleeve. It was right there....the day before my scheduled surgery....I decided to do the sleeve. Was it the smartest way to make my decision? Probably not....I should have done more research about it since it was the first time I really heard about the sleeve. However, was it the right the decision....so far the best decision. After talking to my doctor I knew the Band was NOT for me and I already decided I did not want and would not get the bypass.
At first I thought I was taking the "easy" way out, but it's been a month since my surgery and I learned it's not easy. I am struggling with head hunger, working on an addication I never knew I had, but must admit to...food addication, and just telling myself this gets better everyday. Sometimes I cry and ask why did I let myself become so overweight that I needed to take have WLS, but then.... I just thank God that I was able to have this surgery now...at 25 years old. I still have my whole life ahead of me and God has blessed me with the opportunity to live it to the fullest.
I am worth this!
