Trina Patty
I am 43 years old. I have been gaining more and more weight over the past 10 years. I have probably gained even more since I have decided to go through with this. I am mother of 6... 3 girls ages 26, 14, and 16 and 3 boys ages 20, 15, and 9. I also have 2 grandsons ages 4 & 5. I have a wonderful family and a very supportive husband!! We live on a small farm with goats, llamas, pigs, chickens, potbellied pigs, emus, dogs and cats. I work in a middle school.
I was a little chubby as a child but slimmed down when I was about 12, I weighed about 110 when I got pregnant with my first child. I lost most of the weight pretty quickly. I gained some back when I moved to Germany ( I think I got up to 150) from eating all the wonderful German food and pastries!! I lost that fairly quickly then got pregnant again. I went to WW after that child was born and got back down to 128-135 and stayed ther for several years. Then I got divorced and had 5 close family members and friends pass away all within 6months and unexpectedly. I went into a deep depression so they put me on antidepressants!! that started the steady weight gain. Met my current husband shortly after that, I weight 150 when we married. After about 5 years, I gained so much that I had to start on BP medicine. Now, I have recently been put on Metformin for hyperglycemia and metabolic syndrome and weigh 230 pounds!! Needless to say I am miserable!! So I have started the process of having the lapband and I am very excited and nervous all at the same time. Can't wait to lose weight, afraid of surgery and afraid the I will be the one it doesn't work for. I have met some wonderful people on here so far which is great.... I need the encouragement.
