ladykatdancer14830
I am 44 years old and have battled my weight since I was a teenager. I was painfully shy in school and very self-concious about my bust size. I have had two major heart surgeries. One to fix the wall that was growing over a valve and the other to fix an atrial septal defect. As a child I was warned not to be too active as they did not know the extent of the heart problem and didn't want me over exerting myself. Even though my heart is fixed the warnings have carried on through adulthood and I have a hard time breaking that cycle. Now I get short of breath because of my weight and lack of exercise. I am really considering this surgery as a way of saving my life. My husband and I did not meet until we were in our late 30's and will have been married 6 years on August 24. He has been a light in my life that I never thought I would have. We have no children, both due to our ages and our health histrories. He wants to be able to celebrate 50 years so we have to live until we are 88 years young. I was diagnosed a year ago with Type 2 diabetes, which runs in my family but it has been pretty well controlled with medication and a somewhat modified diet. I really try to eat right but sometimes when I get depressed or angry I eat. I am an emotional eater, "happy, sad, not feeling anything at all -- let's have a bowl of ice cream or a peice of cake."
I am tired of being sick and tired all the time. My joints ache, my feet hurt. It is hard for me to get up from a seated position without some kind of pain. I want to know what it is like to be 150 lbs or less. I don't think I have ever been less than 180 in my adult life. Looking at all the before and after pictures, and witnessing it with my coworker who has had the surgery, I am truly amazed at the results people have had and how it has changed their lives. I truly believe that it would be right for me. I hope to be able to have it done by next year if possible. I'd like to be able to go swimming next summer in a new bikini....
