lisamomofboys
Counting down the days!!!
Oct 24, 2012
SO I am totally counting down the days until I have my first consult with my surgeon. Things have been so busy that the weeks that I thought would drag are flying by.Perhaps some history of how I landed here...I am fat. I have been fat for too long and I am sick of being fat!!
I wasn't always chubby, I used to be in shape and the picture of health...now my goal is to get back to that with the help of WLS. I have managed to deal with the weight over the years because I have always been able to use my sense of humor to combat it. I could always deflect the attention or find a way to change the subject, but the truth is that I am so very unhappy with the way that I look that I MUST change it!
I must change it for me, my kids and for every other chubster out there that is on the fence about WLS.
It really hit me a few weeks back when I realized that I can count on 2 hands the number of pictures I have of me with my kids, on vacations, holidays, family gatherings, or just random shots....I always hide from the camera. Should I happen to get stuck in a shot, there is a scowl on my face...and if I have any control over the camera, the picture gets deleted. Someday, down the road, my boys are going to want these pictures of me...fat or not, they will want these memories. I have been so vain and selfish that I have taken that from them and I refuse to continue that! I have vowed that from that moment forward, I was going to allow the pictures to be taken...if for no other reason, to remind me of what drove me to this decision in the first place!
So at this point in time, I have scheduled my visit with Summa on November 5th where I will meet Dr. Mark Pozsgay
In the meantime, I did make an appointment with my PCP to see where she stood on the whole issue of WLS. This proved to be a very interesting visit. First and foremost, I have always been under the impression that I was 5'8" tall...turns out I am 5'7"! During the nurses' part of my check-up I learned that I was 262 lbs and 5'7"...gulp. Additionally I my BP was up...fabulous...and I was prepared to talk to her about my fear of having sleep apnea....bring on the co-morbidities.
Throughout all three pregnancies, I pushed insulin as well, so this coupled with the BP and my BMI she agreed that I was an ideal candidate for surgery! DING DING DING, this is exactly what I wanted to hear!!!! So before I left, I had my sleep study scheduled and I really feel like I am on my way.
