debbiew69
when i started this process i was 34 years old , my life was over as i saw it, i was unable to do anything that i once enjoyed doing adn i was miserable all the time, i had health problems that a person my age should have never had. i spent many months going to support group and listening to everyones stories of what they have gone through and met with dr H to have all the medical things explained to me. he was a very caring person form the moment i met him and i knew right then that this was the only dr that could do this for me.the main thing that o could not get through my head at the beginning was this was a tool i thought ok this will be easy biy was i wrong there was a lot of work ahead of me and it was up to me to use what tools this dr gave me to make my life better, well here i am today 130 pounds lighter and all the medical problems i had before surgery are gone. i now do things i would have never done vefore and i finally am gaining confidence in myself somethng i never had before. as i look back to day 1 when i was thinking omg this is the hardest thing i have ever done in my life, i now know that right now is the hardest part of this surgery, at the beginning you had no choice but to eat small amounts , take your vitamins and drink your water adn lose lose lose, well now at 3 years out ican pretty much eat what i want and sometimes as much as i want i have to remind myself everyday, small amounts, no junk food, and exercise, its very hard not to fall into those BAD HABITS again, but i try hard everyday because i do not want to go back to the way i was. i am still not at my goal but i have come along way and i am very proud of that.another wonderful thing that came out of this surgery was the great people that i met at support group they have truly been a great support to me and others that have needed it.
11/18/06 well when i had surgery i was 316 pounds with a BMI of 48, now 3 years later i am 185 with a BMI of 28.1 and acording to the charts i am still over weight aint that a big kick in the head
