meannevil2
im a 22 yr old mother of 2. im 5' even and weigh 223lbs. 6 months ago when my husband left on deployment i weighed 245. ive lost 22 lbs due to stress but cant loose any more. i finally, after sitting on the wait list for a year at portsmouth, got defferred out into town. im going to Dr. moscosco in va bch. i cant stand the way i look now. i hate mirrors and i hate clothes shopping even more. which sucks couse im a shop-a-holic. i would like to be healthy and be able to play with my children. i would like to fit in my bath tub. i would like to fit in a normal bathroom stall when i go out. i would like to walk up the stairs without havin to take a nap afterwards couse of how tired i get. i would like to not have sleep apnea and siatica and palpatations and everything else i have wrong with me due to my weight. my consultation went good. dr moscoso said i could be in the or within 4 weeks if everything checks out ok. im hopin it does. pray for me.
update- 7/9/03
ok well i had my consult with the psychiatrist (standard with tricare) well it was horrible. she said eventhough i had a wonderful understanding about the risks and changes and everything i nended to know, she could not clear me for surgery couse i have untreated depression and she would not release me till i was on a medication regimate. so i had to go to anouther psychaitrist. uggh. well i have untreated bi-polar dissorder and anxiety disorder and adhd. i havent been on medication since my senior year of high school and i think im fine. well now i have to wait till the 21st for a follow up appt for the medication management so i can get cleared. this is such a mess. im about to give up. i wish i knew someone in hampton. i just moved here and i dont know anyone. it makes it very hard and very lonely. oh well. ok enough pity party. i hope all is well with everyone else.
update- april 26,2004
well i havent had the surgery yet. we lost our house in the hurricane and had to move and as soon as we got into our new house i found out i was pregnant. im 29 weeks now 9 weeks to go and anxiously waiting for it. we have 2 girls 2 and 4 and this is our boy so were done. i have to go through the whole refferral and approval and waiting list crap all over again so i have a long road ahead of me i guess. i was so close last time then all this but its for the best. at least i can get fixed now and i didnt end up pregnant right after surgery. the only downfall is that im 5' even and i now weigh 260.5 lbs with 9 weeks left in the pregnancy. ive only gained about 10lbs thus far but im entering the heavy weight gain stage. uggh. oh well, i guess well see. ill update again afteri have the baby i guess like i said i still have a long road ahead of me. i hope everyone else is doing good.
update: 4/6/2005
well everything has pretty much went to hell in a hand basket for me. when my son was born we found out (the hard way) that he had a genetic defect called craniosynostosis its a malformation of the skull. and when i say the hard way its because he couldnt come out the birth canal couse his head wouldnt mold and his heart rate dropped to 58 and we may have lost him so i was rushed in for emergency c section. well he has had one of 2 sergeries he needs to correct the problem with his head and hes doing good. as for me. amidst all this drama, my husband was discharged from the military and got a job that pays less than half of what we were making and the insurance costs so much we cant afford it. so now here i am heavier and more unhealthy than ever and we have no insurance so i went from almost having a date, with full approval from tricare to nothing, i cant even see a dr for a cold let alone the surgery. oh well.
well... its been a long time. its 12/23/07
after many attempts and a few different insurances, it looks like it might happen for me this time. i think im going to opt for the lap band though. we'll see.
-UPDATE 03/01/08-
ok well the last attempt was again stopped because my hubby lost his job so we lost our ins. well now i have delaware physicians care and i am finally going to have the surgery (fingers crossed!!) i had my consult at chrias with dr wynn and everythign is a go. with delaware physicians care their is only a 4-6 week wait so right now im looking at scheduling the first or second week in april. i already have both of my chrias classes scheduled. one is this tuesday and the second is this sat. i have my 2 support group meetings picked out so they will be done by next weds, i scheduled my cardio apt, and my pshyc apt and im scheduling my pulminary apt on mon. everything is going fast and GREAT so far. only problem is.... ive elected to have lap band but i think ive changed my mind. i think i want to opt for the bypass. i have to loose 150lbs to realise my goal. im 274 and i want to be 128-130. im just not entirely positive i can accomplish that with the lap band, and i KNOW i can with the bypass.im just so stressed because i have NOONE to talk to about it that im literally in a panic. hopefully ill get it resolved before mondayas of right now im going to call chrias and st francis and change my procedure to the bypass. i hope i dont have any additional crap to deal with because of it. well.... ill keep updating. more often now. this is 7 years in the making. hopefully it really happens this time.
