rinestonerocker
HELLO, EVERYBODY!! WELCOME TO MY STORY. IM 28 Y/O AND A SINGLE MOTHER OF A 9 Y/O BOY. IM IN COLLEGE, MAJORING IN CRIMINAL JAUSTICE, I HOPE TO BECOME A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR. I AM JUST BEGINNING MY JOURNEY. I HAVE BEEN "FAT" SINCE I WAS 8 Y/O. I WAS ALWAYS ACTIVE THOUGH. I LOVE TO DANCE, SKATE, RUN, BIKE RIDE AND WALK. IVE TRIED COUNTLES DIETS INCLUDING STARVATION TO LOSE WEIGHT OVER THE YEARS. I GUESS MY PROBLEM REALLY GOT BAD IN 2002 WHEN AFTER REPORTING SEVERE LEG AND BACK PAIN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEGENERATIVE MUSCLE DISEASE THE DR. (OR SHOULD I SAY QUACK) PUT ME ON 25 DIFFERENT MEDS. I WENT FROM 180 TO 350 IN 10 MONTHS. IN 2004 I DID TRY ATKINS ALONG WITH YOGA AND PILATES AND EVENTUALLY GOT DOWN TO 200 IN JAN. 2007, WELL I HAVE HIT THE 300 MARK AGAIN, SWITCHED DR.'S & LEARNED THAT I WAS MISDIAGNOSED, AND THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE SLEEP APNEA WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF MY PAIN. I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT WLS BUT SINCE IM ON MEDICAID I THOUGHT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT, A SIMPLE PHONE CALL LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WOULD AND IT WAS THE SAME TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SLEEP APNEA. IM JUST STARTING THE PROCESS. MY INFO SESSION IS JUNE 1ST. I'M SCARED AND EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I'VE BEEN READING OTHER STORIES AND RESEARCHING SO ITS NOT SO BAD. I DONT HAVE ALOT OF SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS SO THIS WEBSITE IS LIKE A GIFT FROM GOD. THANKS EVERYONE !
