Lizc68
Well where do I start...... I am 38 years old single mother of three wonderful boys...I should say young men. My oldest is son to be 17, my middle is soon to 15 and my baby is just turned 10 years old. I just quit my job for various reasons but made two of the biggest decisions of my life. 1st being that I am going to save my life by having gastrict bypass and 2nd I am going back to school.
I have a man in my life and he is an amazing support system I have said it many times before I should of had kids with him! We don't live together yet but we have been together for about 1 1/2 years.
Well I use to be a runway model in my pre childern years. I started to gain a little bit of weight when I was 19. I became pregnant at the age of 21 and thats where it all began. While I was pregnant my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Well that was very devistating but I thought positively and though ok we will get rid of it. I had my son and my maternity leave consisted of waking up with my son getting him ready picking up my mom taking her for cemo and then making sure she was ok. Then I would go home and take my mother in law to cemo in the afternoon. They were going to two different hospitals that is why I had to do it this way. Well bad news, my mom she was terminal and passed away Sept. 20 1991. So here I was a new mother and now I had become a mother to my 13 year old sister. (Boy did I do alot of growing up. Our father took off along time ago so no support there.) I did have family support my aunt and uncle were like second parents to me, but my uncle who was the only father figure in my life passed away suddenly 6 months before my mom. SO I moved in with my aunt and we raised my sister together. So with this long winded story I have this all resulted in a very major bought with depression. I stopped being active and slept alot and just gained more weight. I had my second son at the age of 24 shortly after my ex and I split up. I meet a new person about 2 years later and we had my last son together. That relationship lasted 10 years. So through out all that time I pushed alot of people away including my friends and just kept gaining weight.
I have an unusal eating habit. I don't eat much at all. I can go a whole day or two with out food and not be hungry. Then late at night is when I get hungry and want to eat. My doctors and personal trainers say my body has gone in to survival mode. I just can't seem to eat three meals a day. By chosing to get this surgery I will be forced to do this eat at least 6 small meals a day. I have the desire to make my life change in every aspect. I want to go to school for what I have dreamed of and that is Nursing. I want to be healthier for my childern and not have them be embarassed of me. I want to be healthier for me. I have decided to be selfish and do this mostly for me.
So I have started this incrediable journey all because of one very Special person my dear friend Sarah. Every time I asked a dr for the surgery they never knew how to go about getting it. I asked Sarah (she is a very dear friend of mine) because she works for a Dr. and she put me in contact through Shona who just had it done. Well it went from there. Shona gave me Debbie's number and she taught me a whole world of things. SO for three days after I did mad research on the different surgeries and chose the on for me. My poor boyfriend, I am at his house and totally ignoring him and just reading away. He is great though he is so interested and supportive that I have to pinch myself to believe it is true. He comes to all my Dr. appointments with me and takes an active role in learning as well.
Well I don't have my date yet but I do have OHIP approval. Dr Kam wanted me to have an ultrasound on my Gallbladder to make sure all is ok to which it is because I had it today. SO I now am calling on Monday to get my appointment. Dr Kam said in about 2 to 4 weeks he will fit me in. I am all excited and nervous at the same time.
Well thats long enough for know thanks for taking an interest in me.
Liz
