Mimi G.
Hi everyone,
I'm a 38 year old single mom of a wonderful 8yr old boy, and I am so done with being overweight! I went to a JourneyLite seminar in August 07 and made the decision to persue LapBand surgery. After seeing 2 of my coworkers try to go through our insurance (Blue Shileld CA) and get repeatedly denied, I decided to bypass the insurance company alltogether and pay for the surgery myself. I will be taking out a loan to cover the $15k, and I know it will be worth every single payment.
I had my first consult with Dr. Helmuth Billy yesterday and scheduled my surgery for Nov 13th! I am so excited!!!
The greatest thing about self-pay is I dont have to jump through all the insurance hoops of 6 months diet, see this doc, see that doc...no. This is my body and I want control over it. So I'm about to start my pre-op stuff and getting ready for the big day! I can't wait!
The reasons I am making this major life-change are many. The top one, would be my health, and doing everything I can to make sure I am here for my son. I'm all he's got, and I plan to be a grandma someday (in about 30 years!). I also am doing this for my own self-esteem. I am an educated, successful professional, but have struggled with being 'respected' in my industry, simply because of my body. I am a very large-busted girl, and much of my weight is there to hide me from unwanted attention. I plan to have breast reduction surgery after I've lost a significant amount of weight. I think it will be so liberating to be free of a body that leads people to draw negative conclusions about who I am as a person.
As for lesser reasons for having the surgery, I can't lie...I want to wear cute clothes! I want to shop in any store I please, and always find something that fits. I want to wear cute short skirts or dresses with boots and not feel like an elephant. I want to wear flats and not feel stubby. I want to wear sweats and not feel like a slob. And the next time I go to Hawaii, I want to feel like a normal person in my bathing suit, and not a freak show. This body is not who I am. So I am gonna change it. And what I didn't have the courage or the strength or the willpower to do on my own as a younger woman, I'm gonna use my credit card for now! There are advantages to age!
I'll keep you posted on my journey. And I hope to make a lot of new friends along the way!
