MY STORY STARTS IN 1994 ONE YEAR AFTER MOVING TO LAS VEGAS I BEGAN GAINING WEIGHT WITH NO CLUE AS TO HOW TO STOP IT. FIRST IT WAS A FEW POUNDS HERE AND THERE THEN IT BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED. AFTER MOVING TO TEXAS AFTER 10YRS AND 120 LBS OF EXTRA WEIGHT I REALIZED I HAD TO DO SOMETHING I KNEW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SURGERY BUT I WAS AFRAID TO GO THRU THOSE DRASTIC MEASURES BECAUSE I THOUGHT OF IT AS CHEATING OR AN EASY WAY OUT AND I FELT THAT I DID NOT DESERVE AN EASY WAY OUT. AFTER ONE YEAR AND THE REALIZATION THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN WITHOUT SOME VERY EXPENSIVE HELP,  I ADOPTED MY SON AND FOUND THAT AS HE GOT OLDER  I COULD NO LONGER LIFT HIM I HAD TO SIT DOWN WHILE MY HUSBAND PLACED HIM IN MY LAP BECAUSE HE WAS SO HEAVY AND MY KNEES WERE SO WEAK I DECIDED THAT DAY I WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE SURGERY OR OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THE SURGERY I WAS NOT CONVIENCED YET SO I CONTINUED TO TALK TO FRIENDS THAT HAD THE SURGERY AND WATCHED THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES OF SURGERY. THE DECIDING FACTOR FOR ME TO MAKE A VERY LONG STORY SHORT WAS THAT I WENT TO A MEETING THAT DR WARNOCK ENCOUREGES ALL PATIENTS AND NON PATIENTS TO ATTEND, THERE WERE MANY SUPPORTORS AND STORIES AND HELP AND INFORMATION AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND ENCOUREAGEMENT AND HOPE AND LOVE THAT I DECIDED NOT JUST FOR ME BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR MY SON AND HUSBAND I NEEDED TO CONSIDER THIS SERIOUSLY THE VERY NEXT DAY I CONTACTED INSURANCE AND IT WAS A LONG BATTLE BUT WELL WORTH IT. I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL 10 DAYS BEFORE MY SON'S 1ST BIRTHDAY AND NOT ONLY WAS I ABLE TO PICK HIM UP FROM A STANDING POSITION I CELEBRATED A 14LB WEIGHT LOSS, THAT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY (I WILL POST THE PICS) TODAY I SPEAK TO ANY ONE THAT WILL LISTEN ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF SURGERY I AM NOT AT THE GOAL MY DOCTOR PERSCRIBED (150LBS 40 MORE TO GO) FOR ME BUT I AM HAPPY, I FEEL GREAT, I CAN RUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I CAN ENJOY ALL THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER WITH MY FAMILY. I FEEL LIKE A TEENAGER AND I JUST CELEBRATED MY 38TH BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY (10/26/69) I AM NOW TRYING TO ENCOURGE MY HUSBAND TO CONSIDER THE LAP BAND AS HE ONLY NEEDS TO LOSE ABOUT 65LBS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPAND OUR FAMILY AND MY DOCTOR HAS GIVEN ME THE OK TO TRY IVF TO BECOME PREGNANT AS IT HAS BEEN 2YRS SINCE SURGERY AND I HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP MOST OF THE WEIGHT OFF. THANKS FOR VIEWING MY PAGE AND LISTENING TO MY STORY I HOPE IT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU!!!!!

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