Staceygirl212

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 I've made it 6 months out and I'm doing well. I cant believe it's been that long. I go Tuesday the 21st for my checkup. I was hoping to be 100lbs lighter than the day I came in for my initial consult with my surgeons office. I am at 318 according to my Wii fit. I need to lose 3 pounds in 3 days. Even if it doesn't happen I have come a long way baby!! I am looking forward to whatever the future will bring. I have been so thankful for all the people I have meet on my journey and all the great advice I have gotten from this website. It has been a great tool. I was ready for almost everything thanks to all the posts from othes that have been through this. Eveything from denial letters to ketosis odor. I was prepared. I continue to shae the knowledge with friends and family that are starting their own journeys as well.  I do not regret anything!! I am glad I took the time I did. I can't say that I shouldn't have gotten this sooner. I don't think I would have been ready a few years ago. This surgery takes a certain inner peace and personal maturity. I know that I did this for Me and My reasons!!! My one reget is not documenting my progress better with photos and measurements. But maybe that wasn't part of MY plan. I see the scale dropping and the clothes saggingso that's enough for now. I do know that I will have to start from now with the visual record. I will post pics as soon as I can get them to work!!

      I haven't really been updating as I should. I really don't know what to blog. I went through the process and got a denial letter at the end of March. My heart sunk and I kept thinking "What if they say no to the appeal?" I received assuramce fom all of the experienced people on here and somehow I knew everything was going to be allright!!     I received a phone call with the great news that I had been approved after a long 5 week wait once the apeal went in. During that time I got a little sad and fell off the wagon. I started to feel like I wasn't going to get approval. I started eating differently and stopped Most of the things I started with my Nut. I kept running my lessons over and over in my head. That was a good thing, I knew inside what I needed to do. Anyway I went in for the final appt.'s scheduling and a chat with my Dr. I felt so at ease. I may get the jitters later but I don't think so. I have 8 weeks to close up this chapter of my life and prepae for this new begining!

I'll start my journey here and fill in the old stuff later. I have been fearful of this day for months even putting it off until I felt I could answer all questions with no outside stress factors. I don't know what in the hell I was thinking. She didn't ask me anything weird or hard. I have always thought deeply before I speak and my eyes wander taking in my suroundings always. I didn't want that to be taken for some sort of avoidance.


I guess I can go back and say a bit about me and what brought me to this decision. I made it to my 40's being oveweight all my life. I have tried diets and lifestyle changes but all have failed me. I would always give up after a few months with no results. Ihave a 23 yr. old Daughter who has been nothing but joy in my life. My physicians have always commented on what excelent health I've always been for a person my size. I did get the warnings to loose the weight or bad things will catch up with me. Well at aound 37 it did. My knees started to buckle and slip. I found out I have arthritis. I've had it for awhile according to the x-rays. I always thought the knee pain was weight only. Then I had some sort of attack that I thought was my heart. I was held hostage in Rochester General Hospital for 5 days. They ran every test in the world on me and $100,000 later found nothing. (thank god I have insurance)  I started my first aspirin therapy and cholesterol pills.  A few years later here I am at 40 and I have arthritis in my left foot. Something had to be done before things got worse. I went to a bariatric info seminar about 2 yrs ago and wasn't ready for the initial consult. I still had some soul searching to do. I started last year 2010 on New year's eve with the ok from myself that this is my year to save my self. So the journey began with a toast to th future. I spent the next 6 months gathering and researching everything I could find about Gastric Bypass. I started to actually listen to people I have known that have had it. I never listened to hard before because of an issue I have with some personality types. I didn't want to become what I have seen from some. I made the phone call in late spring/early summer for the first appt. that would change me forever. I got an appt. in August.....   And here the story will begin!