lilyminerva
3-21-07
Hi my name is Tonya, I am 34 y/o, happily married with 5 children (4 of which are teenagers). I have been a certified nursing asst. working with mostly elderly people for 14 yrs. I've been in college for the last three years and I graduate with an associates degree in nursing next year (I'll be an RN). I have always been "big boned" and have been over 200 lbs most of my adult life, I have gained 50 lbs in the last 7 yrs (30 of which just within the last 6 mos.) and I 'm bigger than I have ever been. I suffer from severe obstructive sleep-apnea and I 've been trying to wear a CPAP device for over three yrs now without any success. Sometimes I feel like I'm smothering. I stay tired alot and my joints ache. I won't say exactly how much I weight right now, cause my husband might read this, but my BMI is 42 and you can see my pic. I am suppose to be having my surgery (RNY) this coming June (over summer break). I have been looking at all of the before and after photos, they give me hope and sometimes they make me cry, it's really hard to believe in something when you've tried so many things before, but I look forward to finding out. Thanks for listening.
