New to Blogging!!!

Apr 17, 2010

Hi all!
I am new to all this so bare with me!!
I am 41 years old and weigh 285.  I am at the tail end of the process of getting bypass surgery.  I went for the 2 hour class last week and learned a whole lot!  I do know I want bypass surgery.  I want it to be final and nothing foreign in my body.  God bless to those of you who got the lap band. 
I can't wait to get this over and start my new life!!! I have wanted this for so long just never went through it.  This time 1 of the nurses at my Dr office did it and lost 110 lbs in a year and she looks amazing!  I lost my mom at 55 due to heart failure.  She had diabetes and my dad is 73 still alive thank God!  He has had heart bypass and also has diabetes.  I have high blood pressure and take Liptor.  I also have a slow thyroid.  So I am sure diabetes is coming on soon. 
I sat about a week ago and said to my self.  Ok I had a great relationship with food.  We are best friends.  I went to the Culinary Institute of America in 1987-1989 and was taught to cook with butter in 1 hand and heavy cream in the other.  I grew up in an Italian family were portion and full was just not an option.  You just ate.  So being heavy all my life I don't know what thin or healthy is and I am determined to figure it out.  So I realized that I had a great relationship with food.  Food was always my friend and we got along great.  It is time to start saying goodbye to my friend.  It is time for me now.  I have a great husband, 2 great kids who I put first all the time.  It is my turn for a while.  I am so excited about going on this journey!!!
My next step is this coming Tuesday to see the surgeon, take the physc evail and get a date!!!!! It is then submitted to the ins co.  They have up to 15 days to approve it or deny it.  I shouldn't have a problem.  God I hope!!! Then 10 days of liquid diet and surgery we go!!!!
My big thing is what to eat when I am out.  I am hoping they will tell me all this on Tuesday or the pre op date. 
So that's my story for now.. Keep checking back I plan on being a regular here!!!
Missy

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