MISSYNEE69
HI, MY NAME IS MELISSA. I AM 37 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT MY WHOLE ADULT LIFE. WHEN I WAS 18, I GOT PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND WEIGHED 140 LBS. DURING THIS PREGNANCY, I GOT TOXEMIA AND BY THE TIME THEY HAD TO TAKE HER I WEIGHED 205 LBS. I LOST ABOUT 20 LBS. AFTER I HAD HER. BUT OVER THE NEXT 18 YEARS I HAVE PUT ON AN ADDITIONAL 90 LBS. I AM AT THE BIGGEST I HAVE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE AT 270 LBS.
EVER SINCE I FIRST HEARD ABOUT GASTRIC BYPASS I WAS LIKE "THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO HAVE!!" PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD IT, AND I COULDNT HELP ENVYING THEM. THEY ARE SO LITTLE NOW!! OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TALKING ME OUT OF IT BY SAYING, "JUST DONT EAT AS MUCH!!" OR "DO YOU KNOW YOU COULD DIE FROM HAVING THAT SURGERY?? I 'D RATHER BE FAT THAN DEAD!!" I KNOW THAT THEY ARE MEANING WELL, BUT I HAVE HAD MY HEART SET ON THIS SURGERY FOR A LONG TIME NOW. I HAVE TRIED TO DIET ON MY OWN, BUT I JUST COULDNT STICK WITH IT FOR VERY LONG. I WOULD LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT, GET DISCOURAGED, AND GAIN BACK WAY MORE THAN I LOST!! AND NOW FINALLY, THIS TUESDAY I GO FOR MY VERY FIRST CONSULT WITH DR. HODGE IN JOHNSON CITY. I AM SO EXCITED I CANT WAIT!!! BUT I AM VERY WORRIED AND CONCERNED ABOUT MY INSURANCE!! WHAT IF THEY WONT PAY FOR IT?? I AM PUTTING THE WHOLE ENTIRE THING IN GOD'S HANDS!! MY GOD WILL FIND A WAY!! SO, AFTER MY FIRST VISIT TUESDAY, I WILL POST MORE!! WISH ME LUCK!!!
