cyn1972
Finally!
Mar 29, 2007
It took me six months to figure out how to do all of this stuff!!
I have been doing great!! I am now down 120lbs since surgery and I couldn't be happier. The hardest part is finding clothes that fit!! I am so cheap, I hate buying new clothes when I know I will only be able to ear them for a short time but this is a problem I can live with!!!
I promise now that I figured this out I am going to blog at least once a week!!
Have a great day!
Cindy
About me
Oct 17, 2006
I figured it was time to let everyone know a little about me. I am 33 years old, born and raised in Pottstown, PA. My highest weight has been 337 (Iam down to 291 since having surgery 9-20-06)I have been overweight me whole life. I have three older brothers who tormented me as I was growing-up. They, of course, are all tall and skinny. I got the tall part but somehow missed the line for the skinny part. I have to say that I have always been confident on who I was and my looks although not as much as I use to be.
I can't say what made me decide to have the surgery. I knew I had to make a change. I always thought that I would have another child. ( I had my son when I was 20) After years of trying, my husband (not my son's father) decided to get tested for fertility....well I feel very blessed to have a happy healthy son. Since the chance of having another child wasn't going to happen I decided it was time to put myself first and to take care of my health.
My biggest concerns of having surgery:
* How would my family/friends react and would they be supportive through the whole process.
* How would my son handle me having surgery, We are very close and I worried that he would be so upset.
* Was I ready, really ready.
* Finicially could I take time off work.
I thought my biggest struggle would be my mom and brothers. I didn't think my mom would understand my decision. Boy was I wrong!!! She has been very supportive. My biggest complaint is that she is a great baker and she is always baking something sweet in her kitchen. This can be difficult but I know I can't change her, I have to change myself.
My brothers are a little different story. The oldest one I think was scared. He never talked to me about it. The first it came up was after I had surgery and we went to a high school football game and he told me how proud he was that I had gone through this and that I was doing good. He was even suprised that I didn't get mad at my husband for eating french fries in front of me.
My second oldest brother has been terrific. He even went to the hospital the day of my surgery. We have been very close throughout the years.
My youngest brother, well I have no idea what he thinks or says. haven't spoken to him in years although I do have to be in the same room with him at holidays.
My son has been a huge help to me. He understands why I had the surgery and other than the morning when I left for the hospital he has been supportive. The morning of the surgery he and I cried. All he kept saying was that he didn't want me to die. I had told him my surgery was in the afternoon when in reality it was early in the morning. My husband called him at school the second I was out of surgery to tell him I was okay. He was a little mad that I had lied but I explained that I did it because I didn't want him to be upset at school. Thank God he doesn't hold a grudge!!!
Since my surgery I have been feeling pretty good. Some back pain that is bothersome but I can live with it.
Thats all for now, I am going to figure how to add a picture and all that other stuff soon!
