soonermelissa
Hi,
My name is Melissa. I have been overweight for at least the last 10 years. I developed diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesteral and thyroid problems after pregnancy. I have dieted and exercised costantly over the last 10 years. I finally decided to have the gastric bypass as a last resort. I was tired of being run down and medication no longer working. I take what seems like thousands of meds a day but in reality is only 8 different. My surgery was on November 5 of this year. So far I am feeling fine. I had to diet and exercise for 90 days pre-op. I thought yeah right. But let me tell you that I lost 35 pounds prior to my 2 week liquid diet before surgery. I started at 335 pounds. On the day of my surgeon's pre-op visit (the day I met with the office and took my before picture), I was at 300 pounds. Today (11/12/07), I weigh 288. My weight is going down and my energy is starting to go up!
