Sillyguts
I am a 31 year old proud mother of a 2 year old daughter, Bailey and have been married for 5 years to a wonderful and supportive man, Ben. I am a full-time student majoring in Sociology at Bowling Green State University.
I weigh 278 pounds. I have been overweight my entire life. As many of you can or could relate, I have tried just about every diet known to man with no luck. About 7 years ago I took Phentermine pills to lose weight. I lost about 30 pounds which took me down to 210 pounds. I felt fabulous. A few months later I ended up having to have my gall baldder removed and got down to 201 pounds. I had vowed to throw a party for myself if I got below 200 lb. I stopped losing weight and quickly gained the weight back within a few months. I wasn't surprised.
Then in 2005 we found out that we were pregnant after having to use fertility medication due to my having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Our daughter was born in November of 2005.
My husband and I had both decided to begin weight watchers last summer. I lost 12 pounds and stopped losing. Needless to say, I gave up and gained the weight back.
I have seriously thought about having the surgery but have been scared to death, especially now that I am a mom. But I am hoping to become pregnant after the surgery without the assistance of medication while being healthier and able to be more physical during my pregnancy. After consulting the surgeon I feel much better about the surgery and have decided to go through with the entire process. There is no doubt that this is what I need to do for myself and my family. I am just scared to death to go through something this drastic.
I would appreciate any input in helping to comfort and reassure me that I am doing the right thing and that everything will be alright.
