annie_er
I am 49 yrs old, married 28 yrs to my soulmate. We have 3 awesome children; all grown and mostly out of the house(my youngest being a junior in college). I come from a family of overweight people so every occasion involves eating. With my children grown, I feel as if I just woke up one day and looked in the mirror, and found that I didn't recognize the person staring back at me. When I married my husband, in 1978, I wore a size 9 wedding dress. Now, I don't wear dresses but wear a size 26/28 pant. The last 28 yrs were all about raising my kids. Everything went into raising them. All of my energy, all of my finances. If there was a choice between me or them, it was them. This, I think, is the path of most parents, especially mothers. Well, I decided to investigate surgery options about a yr ago and finally decided after the holidays '06, that I would begin filling my needs. I researched and studied, attending 4 maybe 5 info sessions. I began getting all of my appointments with doctors, calling insurance etc., out of the way so that when I had my appointment with the surgeon, most everything would have been already taken care of. It took about 1 1/2 wks for insurance approval through UnitedHealthCare. My surgery date is 4-16-07. I'm very anxious and nervous but it helps reading about others in the same situation. I can't wait to be on the losing team! (Never thought I'd be thinking in those terms) I so look forward to reading all of the positive and supportive messages on this site. I thank you all, you never know who's life you may be helping!
