bjlm321
GOD BLESS
MY STORY IS SIMILIAR TO EVERYONE ELSE'S. OVERWEIGHT SINCE CHILDHOOD AND HAVE TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERY
DIET THERE IS. WITH SOME SUCCESS ONLY TO REGAIN MORE WEIGTH THAN I LOSE. DEPRESSION, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE & CHOLESTEROL. SWELLING OF THE LEGS, ANKLES & HANDS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN OUTDOORS PERSON INSPITE OF BEING OVERWEIGHT. BUT AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED , I FOUND MYSELF, NOT BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE FUN & SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP BECAUSE OF SHORTNES OF BREATH, PAIN IN KNEES, BACK & FEET. I WENT INTO KIDNEY FAILURE IN 1998. I WAS BLESSED FOR AFTER A SHORT TIME ON DYALYSIS, MY KIDNEYS BEGAN
TO FUNCTION AGAIN. THAT WAS A BIG WAKEUP CALL. AND ALTHOUGH I TRIED EVEN HARDER TO LOSE WEIGHT. THE POUNDS SLOWLY CAME BACK AND WITH A VENGENCE. I FOUND MYSELF IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR(2007) AT 279 LBS. I WAS
MISERABLE AND I FELT I WAS DYING SLOWLY. I COULD NOT SLEEP WELL AND TRYING TO DO MY JOB WAS TOTALLY A MISERABLE TIME. I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AND WALK AND USE MOBILE EQUIPMENT. I COULD BARELY MOVE. I ASKED GOD FOR DIRECTIONS AND STRENGTH TO CHANGE MY LIFE. AND I STARTED RESEARCHING WEIGHTLOSS SURGERY. AND HERE I AM. AS OF 9/06/07( MY NEW BIRTHDAY) I HAD LAPBANDSURGERY. AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. MY PRESENT WEIGHT IS 247. I AM BLOWN AWAY. I LOOK TO MY FUTURE EARGERLY AND PRAISE GOD EACH DAY.
