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Hi! I am a 30yr old mother of 3 children and a wife. I have been overweight all of my adult years, and have considered myself chubby since a small child. My mother always complained of her weight when I was a kid, even though she was a size 8(boy I would love to be that size! so would she now) so maybe that is where I got all those silly ideas from. Bottom line, I have dieted myself to my current weight of 240. I am 5'3" so I am getting pretty round. I am out of breath all the time, and really can't handle being a good mom sometimes. It is really hard to keep up with my 5,6 and 10yr olds. They are very active. My knees hurt, and basically, I want to have this surgery to FEEL better and of course, look better to myself. I miss feeling sexy, I miss being able to tie my shoes! lol I walk with a limp, my right knee and sometimes my feet really hurt! If I do too much, I have to stay off my feet the next day because I am in so much pain. When I lose a little weight, the pain goes away. Tell you anything? I have a closet full of clothes I can't wear, I can't afford new ones anymore!
I have chosen a very competent surgeon, he is very compasionate, and kind. I have heard nothing but wonderful remarks about him, and talking to others who have used him has really boosted my confidence in him. I was referred to him by a friend I didn't even recognize!
3/5/02 I had my Pre-Op today! It is really happening! I am so excited to find out some answers to my questions today. I will NOT wake up with a tube in my nose, NOR will I wake up with a catheter, I do NOT have to cleanse my colon this weekend, and I can eat the day before. (light, of course) Oh, and get this! I even choose the "pouch" size! I am going with the 30cc size, instead of 15. I am really scared of it being too small. Oh, he also does not send his patients to ICU unless there are complications. Yeah! My friends can come see me! Oh, and no protien drinks. I don't know why, I forgot to ask that. He said something about surgery lasting 2 hours or less, I thought it was going to be longer than that. We'll see! AAAAHHHH! I am so excited!
8/11/02 5 months ago I was miserable, today I am one happy woman! I feel great, which is the best part of it all. I can eat almost anything I want, in moderation of course, and I truly enjoy my food now. One shrimp tastes better than a dozen used to. Why? Because I really chew my food and savor it! Amazing what food I really don't like too much anymore, because I have to chew it and really taste it! lol My husband touches me just to see how different I feel and that makes me feel very sexy, although I am still over 170lbs. I feel healthy. I need to exercise, I haven't started that yet, but I keep saying I will and that is still a goal I have. It will happen. Until then, the size 14 I have said I would love to be is a dream come true, and I am sure that 10-12 is on the way someday soon, not like all that matters!
3-11-03 Here I am, 1 year later, and I feel great. No, I am not "skinny" by any means, still over 150, but you know what? I feel great, and I am eating well. I am not deprived at all, and I have started working out and weight training which will keep my weight up anyway. Size 10, and happy! I still forget to chew my food enough and it gets "stuck" so I have to unstuck it if you know what I mean, but that is only occasionally, and usually with something like steak, or ribs, oh yeah, pasta, too. Forget rice, it isn't even worth it! Wish I dumped on chocolate though, oh well!
yikes! I need to get an updated photo! This was at around 180.
10/9/03 I needed to do another update! I am still a size 10/12, I can get into Junior size 11 skirts and size 13 pants, and if I complain about still being too fat, someone slap me! I am actually pretty happy with the way I look, I don't "look" like I had surgery, you know what I mean if you meet enough people who have had this done, or lost a lot of weight. I did the Atkins diet last month for 2 weeks and lost about 6 lbs, but got sick doing it, a horrible UTI, so I won't be doing that for a while! I did feel really good though. I am a carb freak still, wish I wasn't. I would love to get rid of this extra tummy skin, but I know it isn't medically necessary so if I win the lottery maybe I will do it. LOL
