LdiSaphire
Welcome to my page...a bit about me...I'm a 35 year old mother of 4. 3 with health problems, one has Down Syndrome...all are awesome!!! 3 boys..18, 15 and 13...a girl..10. I live in Kansas...not much to say about that...lol. Going to school for Computer Information Systems. Love animals...have a zoo...lol. 2 greyhounds, 4 rats, 6 cats, 2 hedgehogs, 2 snakes...and a partridge in a pear tree...ok joking about the partridge. Always redecorating my house, driving my husband and kids nuts, and creating something. Talk too much, spend too much time on my computer, love to laugh and believe we should live each day like it's a celebration. Overall just a pretty normal individual.
I've spent the last 18 years fat...wasn't big in high school until I got pregnant at 16. After that it's been an increasingly uphill battle and the weight just kept packing on. By the time I was 25 I had been pregnant 7 times...I lost 3 of my precious babies between 18 and 24 weeks.
As I got heavier, I got into the habit of never eating and then wondering why I didn't lose. After trying everything I could think of I opted to check into WLS. After many struggles and research and thought...I opted to have the Duodenal Switch. I spent 6 months jumping through the hoops...insurance approval was so fast, I couldn't believe it. I had surgery with Dr. Bernita Berntsen with Tallgrass Surgical in Topeka, KS on October 1, 2009. Want more info...ask me how I'm doing....I'd love to share this amazing journey with you.
