Raven
So my story isn't really that different than anyone else's here. I've been battling with my weight since I was a child. I've been put on diets since 13. I rebelled against said diets for a few years (gained A LOT of weight), lost the weight, got married and pregnant twice and gained it all back and then some....like another 50 more. I began this year at 278 and now waiting for my Pre-Op tomorrow I'm around 260 something. Not bad but not good either. I have two kids that I love more than anything except my amazing husband of almost 6 years. I am happy with my life except for the fact that I'm not really living it. I'm watching from the sidelines as my life passes me by because of things I cannot do (run, dance, play, goof off with my kids...etc.), so I decided last year that this needed to change. I had to do something when I couldn't dance for one whole song while holding my almost 4 year old at the time. So I researched the surgery. I did my homework I didn't research for months but at the end of 2 weeks I could explain RNY-Lap to just about anyone even if they had no clue what it was. My dad was actually against it until he realized that I was serious and wasn't just messing around this time, that I knew what I was doing and knew what the doctors would be doing to me. How it was going to work, help vs. things tried before, etc. My mom has been my biggest supporter from afar, but she is happy that I'm finally doing something about the weight. My husband is afraid of many things but staying positive for me which I find to be amazing and wonderful of him. My girls are too young to really understand anything we are just going to tell them that Mommy needs to go to the hospital for a few days so that the doctors can fix her tummy....But all in all it is going to be the most wonderful experience of my life. May the Gods watch over us all.....
