DeeDee1107
Hello Everyone,
This is my story. I have gone through half my life at a normal size. All through high school and college I have weighed no more than 135-140 lbs. I was also active in school and exercise as much as possible when I was in college so that I would always be able to fit in whatever I bought from the stores to wear to the games and go out. After I graduated I started in the working world. I changed jobs after about a year for more money and that was the worst mistake. I went through a depression at this new job and gained a lot of weight. I worked as a supervisor on night shift and came home after about 15 hours at work and just ate and went to bed. Before I knew it I had gained over 100lbs. I finally left that job and moved to Texas where I got a wonderful job, however my eating habits were horrible. When I had my 2nd child my weight went down for a little while but soon went out the roof. I never would have believed that I would ever become this big. My husband has been with me for 10 years now and has never complained about my weight. However, I don't fill like myself anymore. I want to be able to be here for my kids and not have them grow up without a mother. I want to be able to look in the mirror again and smile. I want to be able to show my kids the healthy way to live. More importantly I want my health to be better and not have to worry if this is the year that I will become a diabetic (like my whole family). i just want to live.
I had heard people talk about the Gastric Bypass Surgery and how it helped them, but I was not ready to give up on so much that I had come accustom to. I decided to try different diets (some crazy) in hopes to lose the weight. Some of them would work for a little while and some would not work at all. Finally, what really changed my mind was when I had to walk from the parking lot at my job and was out of breath like I had been running a marathon. I immediately thought of my kids and what if I had a heartattack right now. Enough is Enough. I decided this was time for a change. I started looking into the surgery and finding out everything about it (pros and cons) I quickly decided that the pros outweighed the cons. I researched my husband's insurance company to find out if they paid for gastric bypass surgery. They did not. Because it was time for insurance enrollment at my job I researched the insurance company they use and their policies to see if they covered the surgery. They did. I changed insurance to my companies insurance before the enrollment cycle was over. I started to check on what was needed to get approval for the surgery. I went to my first seminar in Jan. 09 and made my first Medical supervised appt in Mar 09. I researched everything and made sure I followed all the rules to the letter. I wanted to make sure the insurance company did not have any way to deny me. My insurance company received my documents on Friday, Sept. 18 and when I called them Monday, Sept. 21 they said I was APPROVED. Just that quick. I should have my surgery date this coming week and I am looking forward to moving towards my goals and getting my life back.
